Gigs of the week ft. !!!, Sunflower Bean + more

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) | Tue 16 Feb | Sound Control | £11
Dance punk band hailing from California tour in support of their sixth LP, As If.
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Sunflower Bean | Tue 16 Feb | Soup Kitchen | £7.50
Brooklyn trio whose influences include Velvet Underground and Black Sabbath, recently released their debut psych pop album Human Ceremony.
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Cattle & Cane | Wed 17 Feb | Gullivers | £9
Pop folk band from Thornaby with elements of country and rock.
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Girls Names | Thu 18 Feb | Soup Kitchen | £8
Belfast surf rock four-piece with melancholic tones.
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Shuggie Otis | Fri 19 Feb | Club Academy | £20
American singer-songwriter best known for his 1977 track Strawberry Letter 23.
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Rosie Lowe | Fri 19 Feb | Soup Kitchen | £8
London-based experimental electronica with R&B beats, for fans of FKA Twigs.
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C Duncan | Sat 20 Feb | Deaf Institute | £9
The Scottish composer, having written compositions for shows including Waterloo Road, had his first album Architect, a lo-fi folk record, shortlisted for last year’s Mercury Prize.
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Now Wave’s All Dayer | Sat 20 Feb | The White Hotel | £9
Line up includes Childhood, Real Lies, The Big Moon and Whitney. See our full preview here.
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Twist Helix | Sun 21 Feb | The Castle Hotel | FREE
Electronic pop band hailing from Newcastle.
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