Radar recommends: 13 - 19 Sep

[Findo Gask at Sleazy's on Saturday: "Imagine Crufts but with just men"]

It doesn't really come under our purview (a Malcolm Tucker reference there folks), but last week we mentioned a certain midweek football game. So we should probably let all you sports-hating music fans know what happened.

Scotland lost - in that valiant, heads-held-high style of losing we specialize in. And now with nothing but the depressing prospect of two big Glasgow teams battering wee diddy teams week in week out for the next year, at least we can console ourselves with plenty of live music...

Dundee
Hip Parade, Colour Coded, The New Times
Friday @ Fat Sam's / 8pm / £6
Tabloid-friendly rock schlock. Not exactly recommended but the good people of Dundee need something.

Edinburgh
Jeremy Jay, Tissø Lake, The Colourful Band
Monday @ The Bowery / 7pm / £7
Californian Jeremy Jay does the whole frail-voiced, affirming thing, and does it very well.

Second Hand Marching Band, Withered Hand, Wounded Knee
Wednesday @ Wee Red Bar / 7.30pm / £4 (£3)
One question arises from this: how do you fit Scotland's biggest indie marching band into the Wee Red Bar? Turn up to find out, and witness two of Edinburgh's most interesting songwriters in support.

Banjo or Freakout, Dead Boy Robotics
Friday @ Sneaky Pete's / 7pm / £5
London-based Italian Alessio Natalizia goes by the name of Banjo or Freakout and does lo-fi covers of Burial and LCD Soundsystem. DBR need no introduction to readers of this blog.

Gang Of Four
Friday @ HMV Picture House / 7pm / £18.50
The original post-punk iconoclasts return. Well, half of them do anyway, to play their best album, Entertainment! Also playing ABC, Glasgow on Saturday.

Emily Scott, Beerjacket, Julia and the Doogans
Saturday @ Wee Red Bar / 7.30pm / £7
Trampoline presents a night of stellar acoustic talent, with UtR-tipped Emily Scott and Beerjacket, plus the moonlit lullabies of Julia and the Doogans.

The OK Social Club, Black Alley Screens, Sebastian Dangerfield
Saturday @ Sneaky Pete's / 7pm / £5
Scuzzy indie rock from The OK Social Club, with local support.

Glasgow
Brother Louis Collective
Monday @ Capitol / 7pm / £tbc
Please your ears by getting them near this orchestral-pop marvel. Featured a few weeks ago right here; check it.

Theoretical Girl, Tango in the Attic
Monday @ Captains Rest / 8pm / £5
Posh sounding chamber-pop hottie swims up from London to hook up with a few boys from Glenrothes. Sounds like a match made in personal ad heaven.

Aidez Moi, Cursive Hearts, Clear Air Turbulence
Tuesday @ Nice'n'Sleazy / 7.30pm / £4
Keyboard-wielding, electro-loving, post-industrial Aidez Moi - describe them however you like and enjoy the pop tunes.

Clara Belle, Earl Grey & The Loose Leaves, D Bass Collective
Wednesday @ Nice'n'Sleazy / 7.30pm / £tbc
Scottish/Japanese Clara Belle's sweet voice captures the heart with delicate melodies strummed along by ukelele. Expect things to get jazzy with tea-obsessed Earl Grey and multi-member D Bass Collective.

Codeine Velvet Club
Wednesday @ Classic Grand / 7.30pm / £8
Jon Fratelli takes time from his day-job and pairs up with cabaret-loving singer and Glasgow Club Noir regular Lou Hickey.

Times New Viking, Copy Haho, Mellifluous, Surreal Knights
Thursday @ Nice'n'Sleazy / 7.30pm / £7
Fuzzy, loud and fun lo-fi rock from Ohio's Times New Viking perfectly complemented by indie/pop fun from Copy Haho.

Cassidy, Three Blind Wolves, Paper Planes
Thursday @ Oran Mor / 6pm / Free
They've got wood; and they're not afraid to use it. All acoustic four piece joined by a couple of Glasgow's darlings. FYInteresting information, Three Blind Wolves were formally Ross Clark and the Scarfs Go Missing.

Sugar Crisis
Thursday @ The Apple Store / 7pm / Free
Glasgow duo Sugar Crisis offer a taste of their sweeter than sweet electro-pop (think Bis but even more hyper) with this free in-store gig.

Come on Gang!
Thursday @ Captains Rest / 8pm / £tbc
Come on then! What are you waiting for? Like you have anything better to do on a Thursday night than get a little closer to this sexy three-piece.

Zoey Van Goey
Friday @ Oran Mor / 7pm / £6
Recent Chemikal Underground signings Zoey Van Goey play from their acclaimed debut album.

Charlotte Hatherley
Friday @ King Tuts / 7pm / £7
Out of the Ashes... hmmm... might just stay well clear of that pun. Sometime Bat for Lashes guitarist, multi-instrumentalist brings it to Glasgow solo-style.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band, The Declining Winter, Second Hand Marching Band, Burnt Island
Friday @ Captain's Rest / 7.30pm / £5
The live arm of Is This Music? returns with New York's Phenomenal Handclap Band, plus UtR favourites the Second Hand Marching Band and the melodic Burnt Island, a musical venture from author Rodge Glass.

Our Lunar Activities
Saturday @ King Tuts / 8pm / £5
Placebo rip off or not Placebo rip off, if you have yet to see this band you should. Even if it's just for the plain fact that they have been around for so long.

Boycotts, The King Hats, Popolo
Saturday @ Captains Rest / 8pm / £tbc
Boycotts are celebrating a birthday and everyone's invited. If you want to see the best new music from Scotland get there sharp.

Stereo Open Day: Correcto, Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lockpickers, Tut Vu Vu, DeSalvo, Fox Gut Daata, Gummy Stumps, Furhood, Schnapps, Peter Parker, Chlorinide and Nanobots
Saturday @ Stereo / 3pm / £5
With this lineup, Stereo and organisers Huntleys & Palmers Audio Club are really spoiling us. All day sharp post-punk/"Doom wop"/screamy masked terror/MCs/rock'n'roll/etc fun for a bargain price.

Sounds in the Sububs: The State Broadcasters and Vinny Peculiar
Saturday @ The Woodend Tennis and Bowling Club / 8pm / £7
This Jordanhill venue might be out of the way but it's worth the trip to hear this Americana-inspired six-piece, playing from debut album The Ship and The Iceberg.

**UtR's gig of the week**
Crufts #1: Findo Gask, The Happy Particles, Popolo
Saturday @ Nice'n'Sleazy / 7.30pm / £4
Former UtR guest bloggers Findo Gask present the first of four monthly nights at Sleazy's. Members of Remember Remember, Stapleton and Simplestorm make up The Happy Particles and UtR-tipped Popolo join the bill. Top dog.


Words: Elaine Liddle, Aimi Gold, Nick Mitchell

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