ROCKTAJK GIG GUIDE

Dundee promoters Make That A Take bring an explosive St Patrick’s day punk tear-up to Conroy’s Basement tonight.

Entitled Dae Yer Ane Club, the special night features lionhearted Irish punk rock ‘n’ rollers Good Friend, who headline a four-band line-up, also featuring The Murderburgers, Lachance and Green Bears.

The post-show DYAC night will feature MTAT DJs from 11pm. Tins for Tunes will be in full effect in support of Dundee Foodbank.

Doors at 7pm and advance tickets are £5 or it’s £7 on the door, which also gets you into the club night.

Go to makethatatake records.bigcartel.com for tickets.

Fantastic folk/bluegrass band Southern Tenant Folk Union play the latest Dundee Acoustic Club show on Sunday at Roseangle Arts Café.

The band have just released their seventh album Join Forces and with their allacoustic banjo, fiddle, double bass, acoustic guitar, percussion and harmony vocals they perform an eclectic mix of high energy atmospheric folk.

Artistically successful, award-winning and with an exciting live act worked around a single microphone, they have performed at Celtic Connections, Orkney Folk Festival and Belladrum.

Doors open at 1.30pm and tickets are available from brownpapertickets.com or on the door.

Number 57 has its weekly acoustic session tonight from 9pm.

Ringer are in the teatime slot tomorrow at 5.30pm.

On Sunday it’s The Junkyard Dogs in their usual residency at 7pm.

Barry and Nicky Lawson play acoustic covers at Bank Bar tonight from around 9.30pm then tomorrow it’s The Broon Troot Orchestra at the same time.

Songwriters Sunday is hosted by Gavin McGinty with guest performances by local musicians at 8pm.

Dave Webster’s open mic night is back on Wednesday from 8.30pm with all welcome to take part or just enjoy the tunes.

Artwork and Headway welcome Art’s House to the Reading Rooms tonight.

Doors open at 10.30pm and advance tickets are £10 from residentadvisor.net.

Tomorrow xxxy is on the decks as the first guest of the year at Phazed.

Rupert Taylor, aka xxxy, has a unique modern take on house, techno and garage music that continues to develop and grow confirming him as one of the most exciting producers working in the underground electronic scene.

With a deep knowledge of acid house, New York and New Jersey house, as well as UK garage, UK bass and techno, his DJ sets are as eclectic as his productions and have been well received in clubs and festivals around the world.

Support comes from residents Teddy Hannan and Correlate

Advance tickets are available from residentadvisor.net and Groucho’s or it’s £10 on the door.

Stamina has invited the people behind Silver Dollar Club, one of Glasgow’s newest and most forward-thinking nights, to this week’s Rooms Thursdays.

Residents Matt and Rico kick things off from 10.30pm and entry is free before 11.30pm then it’s £3 for students, £5 for everyone else.

The Danger Zone play 80s pop and rock covers tonight at Clark’s on Lindsay Street.

Tomorrow it’s indie and punk anthems from Cherry Bombz.

Both start at 9.30pm with free entry before midnight.

The Sunday Song Club is hosted by The Mess Arounds this week from 7.30pm.

Clarks favourite Martin Stephenson returns to Pre Production on Thursday with Daintees guitarist John Steel.

Martin formed The Daintees in his teens with the intention of showcasing a broad range of musical styles and has released a succession of critically acclaimed albums over the past three decades.

Doors open at 7pm and tickets are £12 from the bar, Groucho’s, Assai Records and eventbrite.co.uk.

There’s a special St Patrick’s weekend gig at Bar 15 in Dundee tomorrow when the fantastic Celtic/Irish influenced Charlie and The Bhoys play Live At Bar 15 in Ward Road.

Formed in the 1980s in Barlanark in the East End of Glasgow, they played their first concert at the Squirrel Bar, Gallowgate, in 1989 and have been creating Irish-themed mayhem at parties around the country ever since.

Doors open at 7pm and tickets are £10 from ticketweb.

Cherry Bombz also play an unplugged show tonight at Shotz Snooker Club’s St Patrick’s party from 9pm then on Sunday afternoon at The Stag in Carnoustie from 4pm.

McDaniels has The Fizzle Chimps tonight from 9.30pm then tomorrow it’s Hustler at 10pm.

Good Friend headline at Conroy’s Basement.