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Monday 18
Glasgow FREE Johnny Graham, Fake Gods, Chris Gould and Below the Skyline Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Johnny Graham hosts a night of acoustic acts and bands. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 27. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 27. ■ Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. See Mon 4. ■ Vivian Girls Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. New York trio who combine girl group melodies with Mary Chain shoegaze distortion. See preview, page 78. ■ Fatherson, Vukovi, The Winter Tradition and The Scottish Enlightenment King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie power-pop trio from Kilmarnock. Debbie Kate plays in the bar. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights.
Edinburgh FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 27. Isle of Mull ■ Laura Marling Aros Hall, Main Street, Tobermory, 01688 302415. 7.30pm. £20. Engaging alt.folk from the waif-like singer whose music brims with lyrical depth and maturity.
Tuesday 19
Glasgow ✽✽ Judas Priest, Queensryche Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £36. and Rival Sons SECC, Finnieston
Classic old school metal as the mighty Priest ride into battle for their final tour with support from Seattle metal veterans celebrating 30 years at the coalface. See page 84 for how to win tickets. ■ Pajama Club Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Playful musical side-project fronted by Crowded House frontman Neil Finn and his wife Sharon. ■ The Computers Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Bluesy punk quartet from Exeter whose album This Is The Computers is out now. ■ FOUND, Bermuda, Cancel the Astronauts and Verse Metrics King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Experimental catchy pop from the unique acoustic, samplers and laptop set- up of FOUND. ajimal plays in the bar. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 28. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 28. Edinburgh FREE Out of the Bedroom Montague Bar, Montague Street, 226 0931. 7.30pm. See Tue 28. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Tue 28. FREE Munich and Campbells Wild Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Indie pop five-piece Munich have a great line in memorable hooks.
Wednesday 20 Glasgow ■ Room 94, Dave Giles, No Lights at Lockdown and Downhill The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 6pm. £10. English punk pop headliners.
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■ Iron Maiden and Airbourne SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £37.50. The legendary heavy metallers bring their Final Frontier UK Arena Tour to Scotland. ■ Tom Tom Club O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Ubercool new wave electro pop outfit formed in the 80s by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, best known for their hits ‘Genius of Love’ and ‘Wordy Rappinghood’. ■ Jozef Van Wissem, Adam Stearns and Cheer Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Dutch minimalist composer who specialises in experimenting with baroque and Renaissance styles on the lute. ■ Moral Dilemma, Constant Fear, Happy Spastics and Pionosa Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £3. Night of punk and rockabilly headed by London’s Moral Dilemma, ■ Acoustic Tribute Night The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. The subject of this month’s soundclash are tbc. ■ Bronto Skylift, Carnivores, United Fruit and Jackie Onassis King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Three-minute power punk from two- piece BS. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights. ■ Milk Flat 0/1, 162 Bath Street, 07583227912. 9pm–3am. £4 (students £3). See Wed 6. Edinburgh FREE The Golden Hour The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 8pm. Loose cabaret evening with words, music and ‘raunchy cartoons’, hosted by your erudite and moustachioed host Ryan Van Winkle with readings and live music. This is set to be the penultimate regular monthly Golden Hour event, as the future
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of the Forest Cafe hangs in the balance and the organisers move on to other projects, so there’s extra reason to get down and show some support. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Wed 29. FREE 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4- 6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Wed 13.
Thursday 21
Glasgow ■ Evita, Giants, Golden Tanks and Only in Abstract Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Heavy and alternative sounds. ■ Pop Will Eat Itself The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £16. The grebo gurus return for their 25th anniversary (now sans Clint Mansell) with more mashed-up techno-rock-acid house-hip hop-industrial with new album Vile Evils. ■ The Black Light District and The Heretics Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Rock’n’roll from The Heretics. ■ Andrea Heins Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Canadian singer/songwriter on guitar and auto-harp. ■ dd/mm/yyyy Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Indie five-piece from Toronto. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 23. ■ Song of Return, OtherPeople, The King Hats and Ace City Racers King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. New band from Union of Knives members. Where We Lay Our Heads play in the bar. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 23. FREE Citizens, Shields Up and Broken Few Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Hardcore punks from Scotland and Sunderland. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 23. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 23. ■ The Computers, Bronto Skylift, PAWS and A Fight You Can’t Win Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. The headliners aim to splice rock’n’roll with hardcore punk in a Chuck Berry-meets-Minor Threat sort of way. ■ Sara Lowes and Easy Tigers Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Lowes has collaborated with the likes of King Creosote, The Earlies and Jim Noir. ■ Wynd Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Alternative rock. ■ Secta Rouge, El Schlong, Fatalists and Of Spire & Throne Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £4. Progressive and avant- garde metal bands from Edinburgh and New Zealand. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 23. ■ Red Dog Music Night The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 9pm. £tbc. A selection of live bands (and DJs) presented by music store Red Dog Music, also featuring a music marketplace upstairs. FREE Roadway and Neil Sturgeon & The Infomaniacs Whistlebinkies, 4- 6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Featuring Goldenhour frontman Sturgeon. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 23.