list.co.uk/music members of the State Broadcasters, West of Scotland Ukulele Players and members of Blochestra. ■ 65daysofstatic and Thought Forms The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £14. The Sheffield-based four-piece plays instrumental post-rock. ■ Francois & The Atlas Mountains Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £9. Bristol-based French musician Francois (who sometimes plays trumpet for Camera Obscura) and his band match French lyrics to African rhythms. See album review, page 75. ■ The Men Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £8. Old school blues based honky tonk rock’n’roll. ■ Paolo Nutini Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £29.50. See Fri 28. ■ Vigo Thieves O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Classic rock and electro pop influences from this Wishaw quartet. ■ You Me At Six O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. See Fri 28. ■ Rhodes The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 7.30pm. £6. Haunting vocals and delicate guitars. ■ The Guns N’ Roses Experience The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50–£12. Tribute to the Sunset Strip rockers. ■ Mike Peters King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Alarm and sometime Big Country frontman plays an acoustic show. FREE The Beatroots MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9.30pm. 60s mod sounds. ■ Cut Hands, Hecker, Konx-om- Pax and Jack Wrigley The Art School, 20 Scott Street, theartschool. co.uk 11pm–4am. £8 (GSA students £6). Visceral ‘poly-rhythmic Afro-noise’ from William Bennett (Whitehouse).
Edinburgh FREE The Ged Hanley Trio, Ruff Cut Blues Band, Sea Bass Kid and The Diversions Whistle Binkies Live Music Bar, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Blues, funk and boogaloo. ■ Plastic Animals, Adam Stafford and The Birthday Suit East Market Street Vaults, East Market Street. 6pm. £15. Broken Records present punk rockers Plastic Animals, alternative folk musician and short film maker Adam Stafford and the indie rock band formed by Rod Jones of Idlewild, The Birthday Suit. Part of Hidden Door Festival. ■ Jack Savoretti The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12. London-based singer-songwriter with an indie folk style.
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Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Multi- layered electronica. bordersbreakdown album showcase. ■ Return To The Sun, Revel Westerns, Sea of Crowns and Balor Mile Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. The Glasgow-based indie-rock quartet. FREE The Ruffcut Blues Band Whistle Binkies Live Music Bar, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Playing the roughest cut of blues and rock. ■ The Shows Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Indie rock mixed with electro and hip hop beats. ■ Panic Room The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £12. UK prog rockers fronted by Anne-Marie Helder. ■ Gidfest Opium, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 8–11pm. £5 (weekend ticket £8). Year One Events presents a weekend of live indie, rock, folk and pop courtesy of bands local to central Scotland. Headliners include Harry & The Hendersons and Bear Arms with support from Wolves At Heart, Bad Luck, Penfold, The Walking Targets and Lovers Turn To Monsters.
■ Morderstein Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £7. ■ The iFoundation The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Upbeat reggae from Scotland. Cumbernauld ■ Secreto Tropical Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 7.45pm. £10 (£5–£7). Cumbia band hailing from Edinburgh performing music rooted in the trees of the Amazon jungle but heard throughout the Latin American continent.
St Andrews ■ Fifestock Festival The Inn at Lathones, By Largoward, 01334 840494. Times vary. Prices vary. See Thu 20.
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Glasgow FREE The Base Warriors Beresford Lounge, 468 Sauchiehall Street. 7pm. See Sun 23. ■ Bonafide The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Swedish hard rockers. ■ Rebel 69 and Liberty Fallen Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. £5. Classic rock. ■ The Selecter O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. One of the original Two Tone ska revival bands, fronted by the charismatic Pauline Black. ■ The Darlingtons The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8–10.30pm. £tbc. See Thu 27. ■ The New Madrids and Robert Cassani Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Revivals singer Ian Hutchison joins former members of Southpaw to perform their beefed-up country rock sound. ■ United Fruit, Secret Motorbikes and Bad Luck Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £5. See Mon 24. ■ Forest, Farkow and Barbary Coast King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Alt rock quintet.
Edinburgh ■ Hidden Door Festival East Market Street Vaults, East Market Street. 6pm. £15. Artists of all stripes congregate for the Hidden Door interdisciplinary arts festival, which features dozens of cool musicians, bands, artists, poets and filmmakers under one roof, often working in new and exciting combinations. Today’s line-up tbc. FREE Stevie Scott, Flagstaff and Bannockburn Whistle Binkies Live Music Bar, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Americana, Celtic and rock bill. ■ The Amazing Snakeheads Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Garage blues trio from Glasgow, now signed to Domino Records. ■ Boy George The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £23.50. From influential pop androgyne to DJ supasta with graffiti-style make-up, the Boy’s soap opera life continues with a new tour to support his latest album This Is What I Do. ■ The Moons and Last Minute Glory The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7.15pm. £8. Indie-rock influenced by 1960s psychedelia from the Midlands-based five-piece fronted by Paul Weller keyboardist Andy Crofts. ■ Resonate: Rock & Pop Night The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£3.50). A mixed bill featuring students from Napier University alongside Edinburgh Schools Rock Ensemble and battle of the bands winners. ■ Gidfest Opium, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 8–11pm. £5 (weekend ticket £8). See Sat 29. St Andrews ■ Fifestock Festival The Inn at Lathones, By Largoward, 01334 840494. Times vary. Prices vary. See Thu 20.
Rock & Pop | MUSIC COMING SOON AT THE QUEEN'S HALL
TCHA LIMBERGER & HIS BUDAPEST GYPSY ORCHESTRA Fri 21 March, 8pm “One of the most astonishing musicians I have heard in ages” (The Observer) RESONATE 2014 Mon 24, Sun 30 & Mon 31 March Our series of concerts highlighting Edinburgh’s talented young musicians playing pop, rock, folk, classical, jazz and traditional. GAVIN MARWICK'S JOURNEYMAN SPECTACULAR Sat 12 April, 8pm “beautiful and exhilarating music” (The Scotsman)
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