Music ROCK&POP
FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. Long-running weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material, hosted by Gerry Lyons. Edinburgh ■ Field Music, Laki Mera, The Dykeenies and Bwani Junction The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £10. HMV Next Big Thing special. Field Music hail from the same North East scene as Futureheads and Maximo Park alongside electronica/folk-pop band Laki Mera featuring former God’s Boyfriend singer Laura Donnelly. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Just turn up and perform.
Tuesday 7 Glasgow ■ Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. Atlanta-based hefty rock behemoth with a proggy approach to metal. ■ Niki & The Dove Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £5. Swedish electro pop trio. FREE Papa Zita, Everywhere, Grand Central and Cassy Lochart Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Indie and acoustic pop. ■ Holly Throsby, Tiny Ruins and Jordan Ireland Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Triple bill of antipodean singer- songwriters.
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FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Weekly open stage, hosted by Ross Leighton of Fatherson, with a free pint for performers. ■ Tragic O’Hara, Kevin Walls, Whatever They Say and The Sweet Janes The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Acoustic troubadour Tragic O’Hara heads the bill. ■ Nada Surf and Waters King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £14. Pop melodies and skewed guitar licks from NYC outfit who sound like REM on an Americana tip. FREE Open Mic The Libertine, 45–47 Bell Street. 9pm. Weekly open mic night hosted by Ian Thomson. FREE The Sensational Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Retro psych-rock. Edinburgh FREE Acoustic Edinburgh The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7pm. All unplugged, all original music. ■ Fiona Cuthill & Stevie Lawrence Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £tbc. A mix of modern Celtic sounds with prog rock and trad folk from this duo (both currently members of Rallion). FREE Aaron Wright The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9.30pm. Rootsy local singer-songwriter hosting a songwriters session. FREE Panda Trap and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Alternative rock.
Wednesday 8 Glasgow ■ Dream Theater and Periphery SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £28.50–£32.50. Veteran progressive metal band from Boston promote their current album A Dramatic Turn of Events.
High Places
■ AWOLNATION and Arcane Roots The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Emo synth pop outfit from the States. ■ Two Door Cinema Club, Metronomy, Tribes and Azealia Banks O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £19.10. Upbeat electronic indie trio Two Door Cinema Club headline the latest NME Awards Tour, joined by the Mercury Music Prize-nominated Metronomy, Camden indie rock troupe Tribes and latest hip hop enfant terrible Azealia Banks. ■ Acoustic Wednesdays Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 8pm. Unplugged sounds. ■ Alesana, We Came As Romans, I Wrestled A Bear Once and Glamour of the Kill King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12. Over-14s show. Post- hardcore bands from North Carolina and Michigan. ■ Khuda, Nasdaq, Citizens and Fat Janitor The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Post rock from Leeds-based two-piece Khuda. ■ The Trews, The Fleet and Lions Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Dark, raunchy rock’n’roll sound from this Canadian band, spiced up with horns, harmonica and harmonium. Edinburgh ■ Campbell’s Wild, Letters, Waverley and The Defaults Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Fresh indie rock from Edinburgh. ■ Gilby Clarke and Badmouth Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 7pm. £15. Rock guitar action from Clarke who spent three years in Guns N’ Roses (and worked with The Bronx, Heart, Supernova and Nancy Sinatra). FREE Callum Beattie, Killing Time, Havana Rising and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Covers and indie funk.
Sat 04 Feb - Andy White
Wed 08 Feb - Kevin Montgomery Sun 12 Feb - Colin Blunstone
Sat 18 Feb - Frank O’Hagan Band
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Sat 10 Mar - Mick Taylor Band
Sun 11 Mar- Bowden & Williamson Sat 17 Mar - Mick Ralphs Blues
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This Los Angelite duo (Rob Barber and Mary Pearson) get the inspiration for their electronic pop from the colours and landscapes of places they’ve visited in the past few years. So the Northern Mexican desert, the plants of the Australian outback or the turquoisey waters of the Indian Ocean have all been known to trigger a bout of creativity, which then gets translated into visuals and music. Check out hellohighplaces.blogspot.com for an idea of their sun-drenched but driving pop. ■ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Wed 15 Feb; The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 16 Feb. Part of the Glasgow Music & Film Festival.
■ Edinburgh Unlimited The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8pm. £3. Bands and music showcase. with Dan Gillan Band, Dusty Cut, Union Canal and Turning Plates.
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Opry, 2–4 Govan Road, 429 5396. Glasgow ■ The Hype Theory and Jet Pack Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £7. Over-14s show. Power pop punk band from Chelmsford. ■ Devour, Bacchus Baracus and Longhorn Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £6 including free entry to The Cathouse. Metal triple bill at the weekly Mayhem Underground night. ✽✽ The Twilight Sad Grand Ole 7.30pm. £12.50. Kilsyth trio taking their former wall-of-sound noise rock in a new, post-punk direction in anticipation of their new album No One Can Ever Know. See preview, page 83. ■ Hyra Da Hero, Marmozets and Astroid Boys King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8.50. Over-14s show. Los Angeles-based rapper with rock’n’roll attitude. ■ Scragfight, Spat and Terminal Parade The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. All girl garage punk headliners. ■ The Dirty Keys and Coldair Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8.30pm. £4 (students £3). Epic piano pop from The Dirty Keys plus folk pop from Coldair aka Polish singer-songwriter Tobiasz Bilifiski. ■ Ifan Dafydd The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 9pm–midnight. £5. James Blake-style piano murmurings from the young Welshman. Presented by Mixed Bizness, with support from Point to C. FREE The Rudiments Maggie May’s. See Thu 2.
Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 2. ■ Kaiser Chiefs, Frankie & The Heartstrings and Native Tongues The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £25. Over- 14s show. The mighty Kaisers tour their new album The Future Is Medieval, offering more of their trademark rowdy anthems and catchy indie rock nuggets. With indie pop support from Sunderland’s Frankie & the Heartstrings. ■ Ostra Kuchnia The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £10 in advance; £15 on the door. Mashed up scratched funk, hip hop and dubstep. FREE Chris Finn, Codejack, The Difference and Seneka Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Indie. ■ Moodjam The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £7. Indie night headed by North Atlantic Oscillation and singer-songwriters Nick Paterson and Steve Heron (more acts tbc) to raise funds for Scotland’s national depression charity Action on Depression. ■ Future Heroes See Thu 2.
Friday 10 Glasgow ■ Disguise Your Beauty and Sea of Lions Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £6. Over-14s show. Screamo six-piece from Glasgow supported by South Yorkshire five-piece. ■ Alestorm The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Pirate metal from Perth. Aaaarrrrr!!!! ■ The Heretics, Sunset Stereo, Catara and The Strategy O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Rock’n’roll from The Heretics.