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■ Darrell Muldoon, Vicki Paxton, Scott Beaton and Amanda William O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Bill of singer/songwriters. ■ The Jury, The Sneaky Russians, Sleepyheads and Eyes Own O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Indie bill. ■ Maiden Scotland, Gallus Cooper and Chasar g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £tbc. Iron Maiden tribute outfit support by a tribute to Alice Cooper. ■ Silent Screams, Here Lies a Warning, My Friend the Arsonist and Winters Horizon Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £4. Metal bill. ■ Moloch and Closure Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Doomcore sounds. ■ Benny Gallagher City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £17. A songwriter of sheer class whose songs have been covered by Bryan Ferry, Don Williams, Garth Brooks, Phil Everly and Simon & Garfunkel plays this Acoustic Affair gig. ■ Confusion The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8 in advance; £9 on door; £21.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Local rock band play covers from the 70s. ■ Hotter Than Hell and HeHatesUs The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £11.50 in advance; £13 on the door; £25.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Kiss tribute act plus hard rock support. ■ Six Pack, Jackhammers and Spoutmouth The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Bruising punk rock. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 8pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters. ■ The Works and The Speak Easy Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. FREE Devor, The Jury and The Sneaky Russians Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Rootsy rock’n’roll in a Black Crowes style. ■ The Last of the Free, The Dirty Cuts, The Puppet State and Mocker King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Alt.pop and rock bill. FREE 2 Bob Rocket Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers.
Anstruther ✽✽ Haarfest Various Venues, for the weekend; £15 per night for evening concerts. See Thu 11. fencerecords.com. Times vary. £65
By Oban ■ Southern Tenant Folk Union Easdale Island Community Hall, Easdale Island, 01852 300113. 8.15pm. £10 (£8). See Thu 11.
Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Largs ✽✽ Kelburn Brazilian Festival Fairlie, 01475 568685. noon. Weekend tickets £32; day tickets £10; under 17s £7; family £30. Exoticism on the West Coast of Scotland as Kelburn Castle hosts its Brazilian Festival. Expect capoeira demonstrations, live music and dance, samba workshops and colourful carnival parades. Line-up includes dub, reggae, Latin, electronica and funk from the likes of Samba ya Bamba, Samba Sene & Diwan, The Fontanas, Auntie Flo, DJ Astroboy and many more.
Sunday 14 Glasgow ■ Defining Affinity, Dana O’Hara and Slabheed Stalker Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 2pm. £6. Over-14s show. Afternoon gig.
Kelburn Brazilian Festival
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Scotland gets a little dose of South American heat, in this two-day celebration at Kelburn Castle, with capoeira, carnival parades, samba workshops and live music, including Senegalese/ Scottish Afrobeat group Samba Sene (pictured) and Diwan, who are also playing a run of dates in the Edinburgh Festival too, see below for details. ■ Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Fairlie, Sat 13–Sun 14 Aug; Samba Sene & Diwan: Africa Calling, Assembly George Square, 623 3030, until 22 Aug (not 11–14), 2.30pm, £10 (£8).
O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Alt synth rock show. Glasgow piano based rock quartet headline. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material.
FREE Michigan The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 2pm. Afternoon gig. FREE Acoustic Butterfly 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 4pm. Folk rock. FREE Forever Fallen, Ludovico and Death by Disco Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Alt.rock and punk pop from Birmingham band at this week’s Blues Kitchen. With post- hardcore support from Glasgow’s Ludovico. ■ Deviation, Fallen Riot and Cemtex Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £6. Metal bill. ■ Brothers Reid Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Folk, rock and bluegrass sounds. ■ Country Roads: A Celebration of John Denver Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £17.50. Wayne Denton and a full live band play John Denver’s classic country hits. ■ Trenches, Citizens and Fat Janitor Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Downtempo hardcore from Galway headliners. Plus intricate hardcore from Glasgow’s Citizens. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Open mic night hosted by Louis Abbot (Brother Louis Collective) and Craig Grant (Union of Knives). FREE Open Mic The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 9pm. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. New weekly open stage at the rock club. FREE Open Mic Lebowskis, 1008 Argyle Street, 564 7988. 9.30pm. Hosted by Fried Medicine.
Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Largs ✽✽ Kelburn Brazilian Festival Fairlie, 01475 568685. noon. Weekend tickets £32; day tickets £10; under 17s £7; family £30. See Sat 13.
Monday 15 Glasgow ■ The Corleones, The Celestians, Broken Indigo and Kevin McGuire
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