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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Macrobert, University of Stirling, 01786 466666. 8pm. £15 (£12.50; under 18s £10). New York indie pop trio who should feel right at home in Scotland, given their liking for Teenage Fanclub and The Pastels. Part of mFEST.

Sunday 1

Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. See Sun 25. ✽✽ Electric Frog Street Carnival Eastvale Place, Yorkhill, 221 9657. 3–11pm. £32 (£29 earlybird). Liquid Events, Optimo and SWG3 present the second annual edition of this sublime party, with Liquid Liquid, Simian Mobile Disco, Alter Ego, Optimo, Factory Floor, Luke Slater presents Planetary Assault System, Cottam, Sensu, Trus’ Me, Simon Cordiner, Billy Woods, Teamy and Dirty Larry (Wrong Island), Dema and Nice (Freakmenoovers), Craig Moogroove and Kev Stevens. Oh. My. God. See preview, page 63. She’s Hit, Young Empires, Un Cadavre, Tangles, Prolife, The Little Kicks and Curators Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 3.30pm. £6. Varied line-up of alt.rock and hardcore. Words Per Minute 4 Creation Studios, 16 Trongate, 3.30pm. £3. The spoken word/performance/film/live music event gives itself over completely to the launch of new anthology of Scottish writing The Year of Open Doors, with performances from contributors Doug Johnstone, Suhayl Saadi, Allan Wilson, Kirstin Innes and Anneliese Mackintosh, as well as an exclusive film by Duncan McLean. We’re also hearing rumours of a very special surprise guest. Toy Fires, Run from Red, No Rearview and Peace in Revolution O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Live music.

✽✽ Wu Tang Clan O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000.

7pm. £29.50. Veteran hip hop crew whose members have distinguished themselves individually but who have a special chemistry when they come together. See 5 Reasons, page 69. Club Sublime Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. Entry by donation. Musical showcase hosted by Blind Gurl and the Crips. People in Planes Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Welsh rock quintet. Digital Dinosaur Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Electro pop from fraternal duo. Good Luck, Bangers, Your Neighbour the Liar and Blue Sky Archives 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Pop punk. Atlas Sound Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. £tbc. CANCELLED.

Edinburgh The 10:04’s, Underclass, Hagana, Marner Brown and A Fight you Can’t Win The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £8–£10. The first gig at the reopened Liquid Room is a ‘Best of the Mine’ special ‘cutting gems from Edinburgh’s rock’, with a line-up completed by Tam’s Railway and DJ/compere Jim Gellatly, with special guests London retro-rockers Marner Brown. The Wilders The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8pm. £12.50. See Tue 27. The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 0.30am. £2 (£1). See Sun 25. Dundee FREE Sunday Busking Session Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. See Sun 25.

Rock&Pop Music

Mid Calder FREE Choral Highlights Ladies Choir Kirk of Calder, Main Street, 01506 437658. noon–1pm. See Sun 25. Stirling Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra Macrobert, University of Stirling, 01786 466666. 8pm. £15 (£12.50; under 18s £10). Who needs instruments when you’ve got lung-busting a capella skills? The world’s biggest beatboxing troupe are lead by Shlomo, who has worked with Jarvis Cocker, Bjork and the Mighty Boosh. Part of mFEST.

Monday 2

Glasgow Alice in Chains O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £23.50. Over-14s show. Heavy rockers from Seattle who have returned following the death of their frontman Layne Staley, with a new vocalist William DuVall. Katatonia The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Atmospheric doom metal. Obviously not to be confused with the Welsh indie warblers who are no more, anyway. Peter Murphy Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £18. Bowie-obsessed frontman of Bauhaus with a presumably theatrical goth rock solo show. Kris Kristofferson Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £30 (£27.50). Grizzled country rock outlaw who may have killed a few celluloid vampires in his time. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 26. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. See Mon 26. Mirrors King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Pop noir quartet from Brighton. Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £2–£3 (£1 with a trade payslip). See Mon 26. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Mon 26. FREE Felix Champion MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. Edinburgh The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 0.30am. £2 (£1). See Mon 26.

Tuesday 3

Glasgow FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. See Tue 27. Calvin Johnson and Muscles of Joy Hyndland Community Hall, Novar Drive, 7.30pm. £6. An indie hero too many, Johnson is the lynchpin of lo-fi US combo Beat Happening and set up influential indie label K Records. Also BYOB. FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm. See Tue 27. FREE Freespirit Graham MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. FREE Open Mic The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. See Tue 27. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 27. Edinburgh Kris Kristofferson Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £25–£30. See Mon 2.

Wednesday 4 Glasgow The Burns Unit O2 ABC, 330

Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Over-14s show. Folk/indie supergroup featuring Karine Polwart, Emma Pollock, King Creosote, Future Pilot AKA and others. Calvin Johnson, Ben Butler & Mousepad and eagleowl Pilrig St Paul's Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 7.30pm. £6. See Tue 3. Also BYOB. FREE Have a Quack The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 8pm–midnight. See Wed 28. Lavellion Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock. Grand Archives and Sarah Lowes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Hirsute grunge quartet from Seattle. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. See Wed 28.

Isle of Mull Tiller’s Folly Mull Theatre @ Druimfin, Tobermory, 01688 302828. 8pm. £10. Canadian Celtic, folk, bluegrass and country band. Mid Calder FREE Choral Highlights Ladies Choir Kirk of Calder, Main Street, 01506 437658. 7.30–8.45pm. See Sun 25.

Thursday 5

Glasgow China Crisis, Larsen B and Mr Fogg O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. 80s pop rock act on their 25th anniversary tour. Not Advised, Living in Hiding, City of Statues and Hello! Hello! O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Accessible emo metal from this Southampton band. Stacey Solomon, Danyl Johnson, Jamie Archer, Rikki Loney and Same Difference SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £29.95 (limited ‘Meet & Greet’ tickets available at £59.97). Big line up of ex-X-Factor contestants. Futuristic Retro Champions, Martin Creed Band and Eugene Kelly Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £6. Colourful indie pop and electro ensemble FRC head this multi-band bill completed by Kings Of Macumba and Hidden Masters. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 22. A Last Concern Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock. Peter McLeod King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Glasgow musician, now LA- based. Vague Space, Bunny & the Misshapes and Sex Panther 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Indie rock. Sugar Crisis, The Paraffins, Park Circus and DeLarge Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £tbc. The headliners are a Glasgow electro pop duo, signed to Island Records. Edinburgh Born to Be Wide Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £tbc. Music industry social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together plus DJ sets from those involved. Stornoway and Harper Simon The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £10. Up-and-coming indie- folkers Stornoway, an Oxford band with a nice line in roof-raising, majestic folkedelia. Part of The Edge Festival. The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 0.30am. £2 (£1). See Thu 22.

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