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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication for Glasgow to glasgow@list.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 12 Glasgow ■ The John Knox Sex Club and Wounded Knee Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £1. Rockers with a Calvinist edge, they say. Er, join their club? FREE Hot Fur in the Wilderness Opening 48 King Street, 48 King Street, 7.30pm. Opening of an exhibition of new prints by David Patrick, with live music from Animal Magick from 8.30pm. ■ Aames, Dead Man’s Shoes and Starstudded 78 Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Electro-indie and rockabilly bands. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. Hosted by Independence. ■ Kong, Bronto Skylift and Castrovalva Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Ferocious punk from these Mancunian lads, currently touring debut album, Snake Magnet. With kindred local support. ■ The Lava Experiments, Miscued Vein, In Atlanta and Andrew Bones Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Ambient electronica from The Lava Experiments.
■ Burn the Negative, Jack Butler and Run from Red King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. The headliners are an epic new wave electro punk band from Carlisle. ■ Billy Liar, ICH, Tragical History Tour and The Autonomads 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Punky sounds. FREE Fear the Fives Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Glasgow four-piece who claim influences as varied as Shostakovich and Bon Jovi. FREE The Forum Walters, The Final Summation and Psycho Babe MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Bands from Australia and the US. ■ The Kittycat Dolls, The Sundays and The Coverboys Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £8. Over-14s show. Pussycat Dolls tribute. Saturdays tribute The Sundays are not to be confused with the winsome indie troupe of the same name.
Dundee ■ Open Mic Night The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £tbc. Bring your bathroom warbling to a bigger audience at this open mic night. FREE Spanky’s Heroes The Bread, 33 Constitution Road, 01337 810372. 8pm. Modern indie rock sounds combined with a hint of 80s new wave. Hawick FREE Roddy Huggan Beanscene, Tower Mill, Kirkstile, 01450 376 228. 8pm. Free live music from singer/songwriter Roddy Huggan.
Kilbarchan ■ Nick Harper Steeple Hall, Steeple Square, 07866 533416. 7.30pm. £12. Singer, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Nick ‘son of Roy’ Harper takes his show
on the road – attention all ‘Harponauts’ (as the man himself calls them). Rutherglen ■ Return of the King Rutherglen Town Hall, 139 Main Street, 0141 613 5700. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Tribute to Elvis on the 30th year after his death, featuring one of the best-loved impersonators of the man himself.
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Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 Glasgow ■ Dirty Smiles Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Live music. ■ The Mode, The Dirty Suits, We are Jawbone and The Jury O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Local indie rockers. ✽✽ Pantha Du Prince Captain’s 7304. 7pm. £10. German electronica artist Henrik Weber, who is influenced by Detroit techno, minimal techno and early 90s shoegaze bands. See Festival preview, page 64. ■ What’s the Damage?, Truth Be Told, The Colony, Semper Fi, Momentus and Break Through Reality Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Bumper bill at Barrowland’s Metal Weekender. ■ The Dirty Demographic, Gallus Fever and Rio Callahan Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Power-pop quartet who dig the likes of Ben Folds and Randy Newman. ✽✽ Inspector Tapehead and Yusuf Bar), Waterloo Street, 7.30pm. £4. Folk/blues guitar mixed with synths from IT, launching new album Duress Code. ■ Alasdair Roberts and Two Wings CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900.
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8pm. £6. Low-key performances to accompany a screening of the film No Deposit, No Return. ■ Nick Harper and Jake Cogan The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 07790 310157. 8pm. £10. See Thu 12. ■ Not Half Right, The Human Zoo, HeHateUs and Mellifluous Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Emo and alt.rock bands. ■ The Smears, The Cemetery Girls, Burnout 27 and Roughmute 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Grunge grrrl band from Nottingham headline. ■ Stomachs, Deathpodal and The Foundling Wheel The Mitchell, North Street, 248 7411. 8pm. £tbc. Hardcore and post-rock bands from Glasgow and Edinburgh. FREE Kong Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ We’re Only Afraid of NYC King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Glasgow trio rocking a range of alternative influences. FREE The Nature Boys, Craig Bedson, Gruesome Green Fever and Freaky Jesus Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Punk/country bill. ■ The Cave The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 11pm–3am. Free before £11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. Garage punk, sleaze. horror and rock & roll. ■ Cha Cha Heels The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. £tbc. Plus more acts tbc.
Bathgate FREE The Frauds Live Dreadnought Rock, 14–16 King St, 8pm. The punk veterans perform a mix of old and new songs plus classic covers. Dundee ■ Admiral Fallow Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. £tbc. The band formerly known as Brother Louis Collective play tracks from their album Boots Met my Face. ■ Transmission The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £7–£8. Over-16s show. Joy Division tribute.
Saturday 14 Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 5pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. ■ Lions.Chase.Tigers, Iseeshapes and 3 Times Over O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Glasgow indie four-piece. ■ The System, The Stalls and The Groove O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Indie sounds. ■ Zaun, Kritikill Mass, Vidi Well, Psychotropic System, Burning Sunrise, Blood Visions and Purpose:Fai Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Another dose of heaviness at the Barrowland Metal Weekender. ■ Casino City and The Asps Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ The Chinaskis Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Alt.rock. ■ McCluskey Brothers and Andy White The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8pm. £10. Rootsy pop songs to tug at the heartstrings from the Bluebells siblings and beloved Irish singer/songwriter. Part of Summer Song. ■ Flashguns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Indie trio from Exmoor. FREE Swagger Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Quality rock covers and self-styled ‘rock salvation’ from Swagger.
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Alasdair Roberts and Two Wings A film screening of No Deposit, No Return, about the great psychedelic folk guitarist Sandy Bull, who used folk
instruments to explore drone, classical, jazz and ethno musical styles. The film, made by his children, covers his early life during the 60s, spent hanging out with Hunter S Thompson amongst others. There is also a solo set from folk troubadour Alasdair Roberts and a set from Two Wings. ■ CCA, Glasgow, Fri 13 Aug. See cca-glasgow.com to watch a clip from the film.