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show. Russian rock band, formed in Vladivostock. ■ Shiv-R Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Australian industrial duo with neo-classical overtones. With The Invalid and Advance. ■ The Birthday Suit, Campfires in Winter, Amber States and Jemma Tweedie Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6 in advance; £8 on door. See Fri 17. ■ Jack Jones Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £27.50–£29.50. A true Las Vegas star who has received praise from the likes of Sinatra. Expect wit and smooth vocals in equal abundance. FREE The Jackhammers, Black Kop, Moonshine Docks and Depressants The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 7.30pm. Garage rock. ■ Senses Fail, The Marmozets and Handguns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. US rock quartet mixing punk, hardcore and poetic emotion. FREE Southside Sessions Acoustic Showcase Linen 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Road, 649 0007. 8.30pm–1am. Acoustic work from a number of talented types. Featuring Matthew Malone, Ian Hill, Growlin’ Graham Carter, Susan Phillips, Roger Shepherd and Guthrie Handley. Part of Southside Fringe. FREE Bootleg Wonderland Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road, bootlegwonderland.com 9pm–1am. See Sat 18. FREE So You Think You Can DJ? The Social Southside, 28–30 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, 0845 659 5902. 9pm. Take along your music device of choice (or actual vinyl records if you’re old school) and share your music tastes with friends and strangers alike. If you harbour a desire to play a set, let them know beforehand. Part of Southside Fringe. FREE Tumbleweed Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, 632 6741. 9pm–midnight. See Thu 16. Edinburgh ■ Bonobo The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £15. Down tempo, hip hop, funk and dub from this Brighton-based DJ/producer. ■ Click Clack Club Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 8pm. £5 (students £3). Funky Beefheart- influenced experimental music club. Third anniversary special featuring the Click Clack Ensemble. ■ Money for Nothing and Atomic Blondie The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 8pm. £12. A double bill of tribute acts (to Dire Straits and Blondie) to raise money for the National Autistic Society. FREE Stevey Hay Duo Golden Rule, 30 Yeaman Place, 229 3413. 9–11pm. Blues rock from acoustic duo Stevey Hay and Neil Warden.
Friday 24 Glasgow ■ Slam Dunk 2013 O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 5.30pm. £15. Over-14s show. Punk and metal bonanza across two floors. Massachusetts pop punkers Four Year Strong head the bill in ABC, while San Diego progressive post-hardcore four- piece Pierce the Veil lead the charge in ABC2. Completing the bill are Memphis May Fire, The Early November, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard, Woe Is Me and Hands Like Houses. ■ Premonition, Bridges Burned, Nemecyst, Gambit and Sin Harvest Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £6. Over-14s show. Metal bill. ■ Andrew McMahon Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13.50. Frontman of emo pop band
GONORTH By day, it is a ‘creative industries festival’ (a bit like the Highlands’ version of SXSW), with talks and workshops on topics like ‘Music Placement in Films’ or ‘Behind the Scenes at the SAY Award’ given by industry pros. Come nightfall however, GoNorth reveals a belter line-up of local acts, who’ll be taking to the venues of Inverness to perform as part of a Scottish showcase. Alarm Bells, Book Group, Casual Sex, Fat Goth (pictured), Garden of Elks and Hector Bizerk will all be there, giving it some before talent scouts and punters alike. To win two nights accommodation in Inverness for the festival, see page 33. ■ Various venues throughout Inverness, Wed 5 and Thu 6 Jun, gonorthfestival.co.uk.
Something Corporate in solo guise. ■ Happy Martyr Audio, 14 Midland Street, happymartyr.com 7pm. £6.50. A stripped back, sharp blend of hip hop vocals and folky guitar, duo Alex Lusty (Acarine) and Boz Boorer (Polecats) tour in anticipation of their debut album. With The Coffins and The Apparells. ■ The Janoskians SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £20. Over- 14s show. Australian band of pranksters, singers and stunt performers whose name is an acronym of Just Another Name Of Silly Kids In Another Nation. Hope their music is better than their grasp of grammar. ■ Kids with Machetes, My Social Suicide, Simple October, The Larch and What You’re Worth The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £7. Over-14s show. Local punk and emo bands. ■ Streetlight Manifesto The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. The headliners are a ska punk band composed of various players from the New Jersey ska underworld. ■ The Besnard Lakes and Sweet Jane Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £10. Like Arcade Fire, The Besnard Lakes comprise a husband and wife team from Montreal, though their sound is more ethereal. ■ The Cavaliers, Versace Smile, The Smoking Indians, The Rising Souls and Brian Gatens Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Indievous bill. FREE Diana Schad Urban Bar & Brasserie, 23–25 St Vincent Place, 248 5636. 7.30pm. Singer/pianist performing originals and covers. ■ One Night of Queen Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £17.50– £19.50. Tribute to Freddie Mercury et al, starring Gary Mullen – winner of ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes – and his band The Works, bringing you all the Queen hits. ■ Blueflint The Old Hairdressers, opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222
2254. 8pm. £8–£10. Lady banjo players extraordinaire tour their bluegrass ballads. Support from Dougie Crosbie. ■ Los Tentakills The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Local garage rockers. Album launch with Easy! Tiger, Reverse Cowgirls and Kosher Pickles. ■ Polaris, The Abstract and Stevie Kyle The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £6. Local indie acts. ■ Shields Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Indie electro from Newcastle. With Gunning for Tamar and Forest Fires. ■ Steve Poltz and Dylan Sneed The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 8pm. £7. Californian singer/ songwriter of folk punk combo The Rugburns, with Texan support. Part of Southside Festival. ■ The Stones The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Relax – it’s not actually the Stones, but these guys pride themselves in getting as close to recreating the Stones vibe as possible.
✽ ARIKA13 Episode 5 ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. From 8.30pm. £14 festival pass, £6 evening pass, all day events are free. The start of a 3-day queer theory/ House Ballroom festival, including a club night in Stereo on the Friday. See photo preview, page 94, and visit arika. org.uk for the full programme. ■ Ghostpoet Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8.30pm. £10. Mercury Prize-nominated eclectic rapper/poet from Coventry, now based in London. ■ Revere, Youth & the Young and The Critters King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. See Sat 18. FREE Swagger Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Covers of familiar classic rock tuneage.
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