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Electric Circus Live Lounge (Imaginary Witch, Jason Kyrone, Jo Hill)
19:00 – 22:00, FreeElectric Circus, 36-39 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DFAcoustic-styled musical variety show, headered by Glasgow's Imaginary Witch, who do a rather nifty line in pseudo intellectual lo-fi.
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Whitemare (Romans)
19:00 – 22:00, £tbcStereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PHSpeed rockers of the super-fast filth-rock hardcore variety.
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The Heretics (Sunset Stereo, Catara, The Strategy)
19:00 – 22:00, £8O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JARotherham-based metal-meets-punk foursome, with three guitar players amongst 'em.
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Kaiser Chiefs (Frankie and The Heartstrings, Native Tongue)
19:00 – 22:00, £25O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, Glasgow, G5 9NTThe gangly Leeds indie-pop scamps return following a three year hiatus, back on the road with new album The Future Is Medieval.
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Bluesoul, Roguestar
19:00 – 23:45, freeWhistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1LLBlues-y rockers Bluesoul square-up to the alternative metallic rock noise of Roguestar.
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Indie Funday Friday (The Spook School, The Seven Deadly Sins, November Orchid, Little Love and the Friendly Vibes)
19:00 – 22:00, £3Henry's Cellar, 8 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BJMonthly indie-pop night where a selection of, er, indie-pop acts play in aid of local charities.
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Next Big Thing: Frightened Rabbit (We Are Augustines, Fatherson)
19:00 – 22:00, £10HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2DJUK-wide live music festival championing the best new music around, this time headered by the mighty F'Rabbit.
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Glasgow Ska Train (Skababs)
19:30 – 23:30, £5Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6AYLive ska spectacular featuring a selection of Glasgow's favourited ska bands, plus free pizza for all! We're sold.
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Steve Cradock
19:30 – 22:30, £9.50Maggie May's, 60 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5EPSteve Cradock and his merry band bring their acoustic slant to songs old and new.
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Michael Marra (Chloe Matharu, Rory Butler)
19:30 – 22:00, £14 (£12)Queen's Hall, 87-89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9JGAcclaimed singer/songwriter hailing from Dundee and recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Dundee, no less.
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RSNO: Romantic Valentine
19:30 – 22:00, From £11Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EASelection of romantic classics performed in full symphony orchestra glory, for all your Valentines needs.
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Gentle Friendly, Way Through, Peepholes, Wild Pegasus
19:30 – 23:00, £5Nice 'n' Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 3LGUpset The Rhythm tour, showcasing a selection of experimental DIY talent.
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Vagabond Social Club (Stewart Traquair, Alex Wayt, Dinny)
20:00 – 22:30, £4The Griffin, Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JPThe Americana night returns, soundtracked by Stewart Traquair's 60s-tinged urban folk, amongst others.
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The Law (John Wean, The Trade, The Korova)
20:00 – 23:30, £6 adv. (£7 door)Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, Dundee, DD1 1NDDundonian rock'n'rollers in possession of big ol' riffs, stirring melodies and a sweet harmony or two.
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Haight-Ashbury Love Music
20:00 – 23:00, £6 (£5)The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HRGlaswegian trio pilfering from across the pond, all heart-flipping indie grrrl harmonies, grunged-up guitars and shimmering LA rock.
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Pussy Whipped Presents: Noisy Pig, Help Stamp Out Loneliness, Seafield Foxes
20:00 – 22:30, £2Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DFNew pro-queer, pro-female band night for Edinburgh, headered by one-man electro-noise behemoth Noisy Pig.
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Pain Of Salvation
20:00 – 23:00, £12Captain's Rest, 185 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9EBSwedish progressive rock trio led by Daniel Gildenlow.
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Sonic Thirll
20:00 – 23:00, £tbc13th Note, 50-60 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QTHard rockin' Edinburgh five-piece riding along on a timeless 80s sound imbued with modern grit and melodic twists.
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Brawth, Belmondo, Dol Eoin
21:00 – 23:30, £3The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9AWMixed up offering of darkly, mellow folk from Brawth and sunshine-infused world folk from Belmondo, plus highly talented hebridean troubadour Dol Eoin.
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The Shiverin' Sheiks
21:00 – 23:00, £tbcDuke's Corner, 13 Brown Street, Dundee, DD1 5EGMadcap rock'n'roll and 50s psychedelia for your Friday night pleasure.
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Recommended events
- 11Feb
Three Blind Wolves
Stereo, Glasgow19:00 – 22:00; £7Singalongable, dancealongable alternative countryesque tunes from the Glasgow lads, raising funds for their trip to SXSW 2012.
- 13Feb
GZA
The Arches, Glasgow19:00 – 22:00; £16The Wu-Tang Clan's most potent lyrical swordsman, GZA (aka The Genius), heads Arches way for the usual dexterous assault of colourful wordplay. Bow down.
- 13Feb
Pulled Apart By Horses (The Computers)
King Tut's, Glasgow20:00 – 23:00; £6Leeds-based band of lunatics running to a tight check list of torturous vocals, distortion, serious riffage, and hardcore clatter. All in the name of some pretty bloody awesome balls-to-the-wall rock, y'understand.
- 13Feb
Paul Vickers and The Leg
The Real Mary King's Close, Edinburgh20:00 – 21:30; £4 (limited to 35)The refreshingly raucous Edinburgh bunch play an intimate set with no amplification in the medieval catacombs of The Real Mary Kings Close, ahead of the release of their new album. Limited to 35 tickets.
- 16Feb
The Vintage Village Fete (Matt Norris and The Moon, Das Contras, Emelle)
Bristo Square, Edinburgh10:00 – 20:00; £3 (£1.50)Vintage festival housed in a unique vintage marquee in Bristo Square, including various stalls and artisan food, plus live music sessions in a red double-decker bus. Raising funds for a selection of charities.
- 16Feb
The Topp Twins
Bongo Club, Edinburgh19:00 – 22:00; £15Twin sisters from New Zealand doing their folk-singing musical comedy thing. Weirdly good, in a freaky identical twin kinda way.
- 16Feb
GFF: High Places
The Arches, Glasgow20:00 – 22:30; £8Brooklyn boy/girl duo of Robert Barber and Mary Pearson, making quirky electro-pop that they then backdrop with their own video projections. Part of Glasgow Film Festival 2012.
