MUSIC | Rock & Pop

pop, from grunge pop, psychedelic pop and indie pop featuring Algernon Doll, Now Wakes the Sea, Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn to Monsters and Hamish James Hawk. Through Colour Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Punchy pop rock from North Wales via Manchester. Linlithgow Party at the Palace 1503 Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 664 3062. 2–10pm. £52 adult ticket per day; VIP £99. See Sat 9.

Monday 11

Glasgow Brodown The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 5.30pm. £10. Bromotions presents a hardcore line-up with performances from headliner Deez Nuts and support acts Iwrestledabearonce, TRC, Texas In July, Vitja, Counting Days and Louie Knuxx.

Tuesday 12 Glasgow Amen The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £13. Pure punk rock/metal mayhem as Amen and Casey Chaos return.

Wednesday 13 HOWLIN’ FLING

Glasgow The Julie Ruin CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. CANCELLED. Apache Darling Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8–11pm. £5. See Wed 30. Edinburgh Dirty Harry Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7–10pm. £8 (£5). Tribute to new wave punks Blondie. Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thursday 14

Glasgow Poison Idea Audio, 14 Midland Street, facebook.com/pages/Poison- Idea 6.30pm. £12. Six-piece punk- metal-rock band from Oregon who formed in 1980.

Earth CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £14. The veteran

rock band led by Dylan Carlson perform tracks from their tenth studio collection Primitive and Deadly. Withered Hand Bowlers Bar, 100 Tullis Street, Bridgeton, 556 1857. 8pm. £12. Edinburgh scene stalwart and master of plaintive, witty outsider folk. With Justin Currie. Part of East End Social.

Edinburgh Cairn String Quartet Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Young all-female string quartet which has collaborated with the likes of Emeli Sande and Echo & the Bunnymen. Festival show with a selection of special guests. Neutral Milk Hotel Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £23.50. Reformed experimental indie rockers from Athens, Georgia, who became cult favourites in their absence. FREE Blueflint The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30–10.30pm. See Thu 10.

Friday 15

Glasgow Teenage Fanclub Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre, Kelvingrove Park. 6pm. £25. The beloved Fannies play through their melodic indie classics. Part of Magners’ Summer Nights. Slint The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £20. Hugely influential 100 THE LIST 10 Jul–21 Aug 2014

The magical island of Eigg hosts Howlin’ Fling, a micro festival (now very sold out) featuring Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, Beth Orton, Jens Lekman, Luke Abbott, Oliver Coates, RM Hubbert and Steve Mason, as well as local heroes Golden Teacher, the festival organiser (and island caravan dweller) Johnny Lynch, beach bonfires, tractor rides, sheep spotting and more. Isle of Eigg, Fri 18–Sun 20 Jul.

cult US outfit, beloved by Mogwai and a host of Scottish post-rockers. Owls in Antarctica, Tidens Tann, Bellow Below and Athena’s Army Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £2. See Wed 16. Freddie Mercury Tribute Night The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on the door. Jim Smart’s tribute to the Queen frontman. Edinburgh Agnostic Front, Oi Polloi, Certain Death and Happy Spastics The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 6pm. £16.50. Fast-paced thrash metal courtesy of the American five-piece. Dante Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Intertwined indie and trad folk. Inside All, Scarecrow Tribe and Little Love & the Friendly Vibes Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £tbc. Indie.

Airdrie MacFloyd Airdrie Town Hall, Stirling Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £15 (£13). See Sat 9.

Saturday 16 Glasgow David Guetta Bellahouston Park, Paisley Road West, 427 5454. 4pm. £55. Big hands-in-the-air dance beats from one of the biggest names in EDM. He’s worked with Black Eyed Peas, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna and N iki Minaj so expect chart hits such as ‘When Love Takes Over’, ‘Titanium’ and ‘Shot me Down’. Steve Angello and Oliver Heldens provide DJ support. Part of Glasgow Summer Sessions. Squeeze Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre, Kelvingrove Park. 6pm. £35. Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook join forces once again to play their brand of witty South London pop. Part of Magners’ Summer Nights. Jack Rowberry, Calum Baird, The Vegan Leather and Dead Man

Fall Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. £5 in advance; £6 on the door. Singer / songwriter and guitarist who won a Scottish Alternative Music Award in 2014. Mark Eitzel Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £12.50. As both a solo artist and the frontman for American Music Club, evocative singer Eitzel combines the energy of punk with folk to create dark melancholic pop. Not The Sensational Alex Harvey Band O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. But presumably a decent soundalike.

Edinburgh Young Aviators Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Glasgow-based Irish indie rock trio with grunge / surf leanings. The Jokers and Lyxx Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £8. A modern take on classic rock sounds. Glenrothes Gary Mullen Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 7.30pm. £17.50. Stars in Their Eyes winner Mullen presents his Queen tribute.

Prestwick The Lift Shaft Incident The Eagle Tavern, 3–5 The Cross, 01292 477674. Times tbc. £tbc. Rock covers of everything from AC/DC to Katy Perry. Sunday 17

Glasgow The Skunnered Lismore Lounge, 206 Dumbarton Road, 576 0102. 7pm. £tbc. Local band combining traditional songs with covers and their own material. Edinburgh Not The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8. See Sat 16

Monday 18 Edinburgh Ten Tonne Dozer, Sympathize and Witch Charmer Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £6. Groove metal from Shetland.

Tuesday 19

Glasgow The Killers, Courteeners and Miles Kane Bellahouston Park, Paisley Road West, 427 5454. 4pm. £49.50. Las Vegas rockers famed for their glamorous take on ‘indie rock’n’roll’. Big outdoor show. Part of Glasgow Summer Sessions. Edinburgh Holy Esque Sneaky Pete›s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Glasgow four-piece with an epic post-rock sound. Samantha Crain and Jellyman’s Daughter Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £9. American folk-rock singer / songwriter and musician.

Wednesday 20 Glasgow Bound By Law Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. £5. Glasgow punk-folk band. EP launch

Edinburgh Dirty Harry Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7–10pm. £8 (£5). See Wed 13. The Old Firm Casuals, Control and Runnin’ Riot Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £11. Old school oi punk side project from Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen. RM Hubbert The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 9pm. £14. See Fri 8.

Thursday 21 Edinburgh Jeffrey Lewis & The Jrams Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street,