Live Music Roundup - October

Edinburgh

Weapons grade rock and roll, motherfucker: that's what The Mooney Suzuki are gonna bring when they hit up the Hive on 9 Oct. Make no bones, these boys have been doing it for years and they're the real deal. Sing it with me: I am Alive and Amplified!

It's angular! It's spiky! It's regional! But is it a cliché? You can decide for yourself when The Cribs play Potterrow on 10 Oct. Alright, you'd probably go mental if you had to listen to one of their albums from start to finish, but there's no doubting that this is good music to jump around drunkenly to. Also at Fat Sams, Dundee on 9 Oct.

Drink! Smoke! Fuck! Fight! Hadouken! sound like the Prodigy with an ASBO: all rave synths, dance beats and power chords – with a hefty dose of dodgy rapping thrown in for good measure. Expect a drunken riot when they play the Liquid Room on 21 Oct. Also playing ABC, Glasgow on 19 Oct and Moshulu, Aberdeen on 20 Oct.

Dour indie superstars The Wedding Present return to the Liquid Room on 24 Oct as part of The George Best 20th Anniversary Tour. They'll play the whole album every night, so you can look forward to renditions of classics like My Favourite Dress and Shatner. Also at Fubar, Stirling on 23 Oct and QMU, Glasgow on 25 Oct.

Glasgow

Parts and Labor get things juiced up early in the month with a set at Nice N Sleazy on 6 Oct. If you've not heard them before, they peddle a really fucked-up post-rock sound featuring mental fast drumming, squawking electronics and incongruously earnest sounding vocals. Why do so many American bands do that? Anyway, they're pretty interesting so check.

Filthy rock sluts The Vivians tear shit up at Barfly on 18 Oct. The Skinny has watched these Edinburgh locals rise up the ranks and evolve into a fearsome proposition. They've got the riffs and the style and a killer knack for an anthemic hook. Beware of their uncouth stage banter - the dirty bastards. Also at the Greenside, Leslie on 27 Oct.

"No-nonsense experimental rock performed with vintage synths, drums and electric guitars." That's what it says on Kling Klang's tin, and they weren't lying. Pleasantly rocking, with heaps of atmosphere – these noise-mongers have got enough keyboards to make Rick Wakeman proud. Barfly 27 Oct. Also at The Hive, Edinburgh on 26 Oct.

Asobi Seksu have a bit of a buzz around them at the moment, as well they should. Citrus, just released in the UK - our album of the month a few issues ago too - is a magical payload of dreamy pop, fuzzed out melodies and delicate, haunting vocals – and big things are expected from this UK tour. By all accounts, they've got the skills to make it happen. Essential.