This Week's Gigs: 4th - 10th April

Despite having my grass cut by bigger branded gig guides I'm carrying on with my own for the time being. Support your local shop.

Recent weeks have been fairly quiet, this week is not even slightly quiet.

Monday:

Roddy Woomble. Paisley Arts Centre.

Tuesday:

The Red Room Presents: Redwings, Adam Stafford, theapplesofenergy. The 13th Note.

Washington Irving, Randolph's Leap, Mike Nesbit. Captain's Rest. (Tickets)

Washington Irving are off on tour, launching their new single Abbey Gallop.

Shooting Stansfield, Where We Lay Our Heads, People, Places, Maps... Maggie's Chambers, Edinburgh.

The Xcerts, The Barents Sea. The Doghouse, Dundee. (Tickets)

Wednesday:

Jonnie Common's DESKJOB: Album Launch. The Captain's Rest.

DESKJOB is an album of performances by Meursault, Panda Su, Conquering Animal Sound, eagleowl, Adam Beattie, Iona Marshall, Autistic Angus, The Oates Field, Adam P Gorman and Inspector Tapehead. Nine of them will be playing 2 songs each, in an intimate fashion, at the launch. More details can be found at the link above, as can tickets.

Secret CDs: Birdhead, Polly and the Billets Doux, Sparrahawk, Rosie Nimmo. The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. £3.

The Airborne Toxic Event. QM Union. (Tickets)

The Xcerts, The Barents Sea. Drummonds, Aberdeen.

Thursday:

Sucioperro, Carnivores, Wrongnote. The Arches (Tickets)

Wide Days - full info here.

Two Winners Present: Mitchell Museum, The Scottish Enlightenment, Dormant Figure. Dexters, Dundee. (Tickets)

Does anyone from Dundee read the blog? If you do then may I suggest going to this?

Vendor Defender, Young Aviators. The Captain's Rest.

Miss The Occupier, The Red Show, A Fight You Can't Win. Maggie Mays.

Take A Worm For A Walk Week, OV. CCA. £5.

Take A Worm... launch their really quite wonderful new album, with a little help from their friends.

The Xcerts, The Barents Sea, Six Storeys High. Fubar, Stirling. (Tickets)

Friday:

Futuristic Retro Champions, Little Eskimos, Manda Rin (DJ). The Captain's Rest.

The final *sniff* Glasgow gig from FRC. Cheap tickets available from their link above.

Scrap Brain, Lady North, Jump: Press A, Hagana. Maggie's Chambers, Edinburgh.

Controversy causing Edinburgh noiseniks Scrap Brain launch their new single "Nal", with some ace support bands.

The Late Call, de Selby, Adam Stafford. The Flying Duck.

Sonic Hearts Foundation, Edinburgh School For The Deaf. Nice n Sleazy.

Supermarionation & others. Box.

Saturday:

Ah Saturday, it has been a wee while since you decided to have a laugh. Back to your old tricks I see.

No Dancing: The Scottish Enlightenment, Miaoux Miaoux, Male Pattern Band. The Admiral. (Tickets)

Frankly looking at this line up I could easily believe it has been put on just for my benefit. It hasn't though, so you should come along.

Flowers in the Dustbin: Audiodeluxe, It Girl, How Garbo Died. Pivo Pivo.

Since No dancing finishes at 10pm, I'll be nicking along the road to this afterwards.

Oh You Dancer Vs Kaskrute, Bloc. 10pm kick off, free entry before 11.

Boycotts, Otherpeople, Miniature Dinosaurs. King Tut's. (Tickets)

Esperanza, Bombskare. Stereo.

Esperanza launch their debut album, Permanent Ska.

Sunday:

Words Per Minute 11. The Arches, 4pm.

As always find all the info over at the Words Per Minute website and the Facebook page above.

Tom Williams and the Boat, Trapped Mice, Kat Healy, Let's Say We Did. Captain's Rest. (Tickets)

If memory serves me correctly this is only Trapped Mice's second Glasgow gig. The first one was put one by this really halfwitted guy that doesn't really know what he is doing.

Brain Burner: Wounded Knee, Muris, theapplesofenergy, Iliop. The Liquid Ship. Free.

The Late Call, The Japanese War Effort, The Wee Rogue. The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh.

Remember you can submit a gig for inclusion on the guide by emailing details to gigs@ayetunes.org.uk, full details are on the Submissions page up the top.