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and Johnny Barr Band Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Hearty punk and rock bill. ■ The Krissy Matthews Band and The Gerry Jablonski Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8.50 in advance; £10 on door; £22.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Young blues artist taking the country by storm with support from Aberdonian blues man. FREE Laura Healy, Chasing Owls and Sean Kennedy Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Acoustic set from the folk/Americana- inspired singer/songwriter. ■ Michael Chapman St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £9 (£7). Blues country rock from the John Peel-championed Michael Chapman. ■ Papercuts Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. San Francisco dream pop outfit. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. ■ Little Barrie and Handmade King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. The favourite guitarist for hire of Primal Scream, Edwyn Collins and Paul Weller performs with his own band. FREE Unplucked at Firebird Firebird, 1321 Argyle Street, 334 0594. 8.30pm. Join resident guitarists for a jam. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 26. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 26. ■ Thomas Tantrum Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. See Wed 8. ■ Yashin, Sacred Betrayal and Mind Set A Threat Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £8. Funeral for a Friend-style emo rock. ■ One Night Of Queen Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £23.25. Tribute to Freddie Mercury et al, starring Garry Mullen – winner of ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes – and his band The Works. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Open Mic with Shaz Sofi’s, 65 Henderson Street Leith, 555 1979. 9pm. Open mic and jam session. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Vanishing People, Panel 2 and Bannockburn Whistlebinkies, 4-6
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South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Celtic rock from Bannockburn. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26. Friday 10
Glasgow ■ Buckcherry, Slaves To Gravity and GU Medicine The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 6.30pm. £16. Over-14s show. Hard rockers from LA. ■ The Moons and Figure 5 Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £12 in advance; £14 on door. Sixties-influenced indie sounds from The Moons who supported OCS on their recent tour. ■ Mummy Short Arms Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Indie rockers from Glasgow. ■ Till This Night, The System and Midget & the Gems O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Indie sounds. ■ Elton John SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £35–£65. Dame Elton has been shrewdly aligning himself with hip artists such as Eminem and Courtney Love in recent times, but do his audience care? No, they just want their camp old piano man back. Last seen collaborating with his mentor Leon Russell. ■ Frank Fairfield and RM Hubbert Whitehill Theatre, Whitehill Secondary School, 280 Onslow Drive. 7.30pm. £5. Californian folk musician harking back to the blues and folk of the early 20th century with hypnotic finger-picking support from guitarist RM Hubbert. ■ Mono The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £12.50. Extreme guitar dynamics from Japanese instrumental post-rock band Mono, who have been compared to Godspeed You Black Emperor. ■ The O’s Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Uplifting Americana and bluegrass. ■ Thermal & a Quarter Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indian indie rock. ■ The Johnny Cash Roadshow The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £16 in advance; £18 on door; £29.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Cash tribute from singer/songwriter Clive John. ■ To Kill a King, Crow Road, Sunshine Social and Yonderboy Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. London folksters headline the latest Communion night, plus Crow Road launch their new EP. ■ Vakunoht and The Jackhammers The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Progressive space rock and hard riffing from former members of Macrocosmica and Post Diluvian.
■ Volts Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £7. AC/DC tribute. FREE The Halos Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Angelic rock. FREE The Roving Crowes, The Blind Watchmakers and Sidney Shaw Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Indie bill. ■ Yelawolf King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11. Alabama rapper, signed to Eminem’s Shady Records, who rhymes over classic rock and bluegrass. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. ■ Art School Degree Show & Closing Party The Art School, 168 Renfrew Street, 353 4690. 10pm–3am. £tbc. The staff and students at Glasgow School of Art’s Vic Bar union close the door on an era, with this special ticket only finale featuring the likes of Errors (live), LuckyMe, Mungo’s HiFi, Hushpuppy and many more. Edinburgh FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. Start the weekend early with a mix of musicians, comedians and DJs. Live music comes from William Douglas & The Wheel and Dixie Beaver. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 27. ■ Moondawgs, Bigtime and Bad Boogaloo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues and covers. ■ Ariels Up, Jump Press A, Scrap Brain and Aperture Leith Dockers Club, 17–17a Academy Street Leith, www.leithfestival.com/ 7pm. £5. Rock and indie line-up. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Brian Wright and Jim Bianco Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Howling from alt.country from LA and Brooklyn. ■ Stephanie Sounds The Voodoo Rooms, 19a W Register St, 556 7060. 7pm. £5. Soulful rock from Sounds who has provided backing vocals for everyone from Celine Dion and Will Young to. . . Shaggy. ■ The Rising Souls, The Harlets and The Wyre Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. £3. Blues rock. ■ Isa & the Filthy Tongues, Birdhead and The Lotus Project The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £tbc. Stacey Chavis offers fiery rock chick appeal fronting The Filthy Tongues. ■ Rebel Underdog Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Indie rock. FREE Sabai Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Experimental female duo
mixing pop, folk, jazz, rock and everything in between. FREE Jamie Scott Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. See Fri 3. ■ The Summer Revel Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 10pm–3am. £10 in advance only. The big ol’ summer party with a big marquee out the front hosting live bands: Randan Discotheque, Snide Rhythms, The Young Spooks and The Machine Room. The rest of the ECA rocks out to the sounds of Club Soda, Hot Rods and Victor Q all with an Underwater theme. Doune ✽✽ Doune the Rabbit Hole Doune Castle, Castle Road, 07915 970832. Times vary. Prices vary: weekend ticket £58 advance, £68 on the gate (under 16s £45); day ticket £32 (under 16s £18; under 10s free); parking £10. Lewis Carroll-inspired weekend festival in the countryside surrounding Doune Castle. Expect beautiful surroundings, psychedelia, poetry, dressing up, face painting, stories, sing-alongs and food and drink stalls aplenty. This year’s line- up includes The Vaselines, Polar Bear, BMX Bandits, James Yorkston, Alasdair Roberts, RM Hubbert and more.
Saturday 11 Glasgow ■ Eruption Records All Day Fest The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 2pm. £tbc. Featuring sets by Dynamite Pussy Club, Reverse Cowgirls, The Brutes, Charles Randolph, Pablo Eskimo and Psycho Candy. ■ Phoenix Mayhem Punkfest Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6pm. £10 (£15 for weekend ticket). Two days of wall to wall punk action. Line-up over both days includes Charred Hearts, Hate, Dun2Def, Skud Pepetz, The Liberty Club, The Red Eyes, Fire Exit, Media Whores, Alkotron, The Duel, Razorblade Smile, The Snipes and Ana Trash & the Sociopaths. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 28. ■ Enrique Iglesias and Lemar SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £35–£65. The smoothie Latin dreamboat serenades his predominantly female fanbase. With support from efficient Brit soul star Lemar. ■ Cash O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Johnny Cash tribute. ■ The Chapin Sisters Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £9. American singer-songwriter sisters Abigail and Lily Chapin bring their pristine harmonies and rock-tinged folky sounds to these shores. ■ The Morning Of, Paige and Kyoto Drive Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £tbc. Indie poppers from New York headline.
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