Well it's been a busy couple of weeks, proving again that there is no shortage of live music to check out in Glasgow.

My boys (and girl) Glasvegas have played not one but two shows since my last column. Last week they played a secret gig in The Griffin in the city centre.  They chose the tiny 70 capacity venue as a warm-up ahead of their show at The Kelvingrove Bandstand and it was a treat to join the rest of the Glasvegas family and some lucky competition winners for a special intimate show.

I say family because it genuinely does feel that way, we've met so many amazing people who come to every gig and have become life-long friends. But this night we welcomed a new member into the gang...Billy Connolly. Billy has been a friend of the band for a while. I remember going to see him at the armadillo five or six years ago and he said 'I love Glasvegas, singing about social workers...that's my kind of band!'

I adore Billy Connolly so I couldn't wait to call Robert and tell him! Since then they've hung out a few times and James is in touch with him regularly but this was the first time the Big Yin had made it to a show. What an honour to get to say hello and watch the gig with a real Glasgow legend.

The band opened with the beautiful Flowers and Football tops and played over an hour of their biggest songs including Daddy's Gone, Euphoria, Geraldine and It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry.

All of that was only a warm-up for their headline show at The Kelvingrove Bandstand on Saturday. It was my first time at the bandstand and the venue didn't disappoint. The weather on the other hand had its own ideas!

Support came from Glasgow duo Atom Tree and (my favourite Libertine :-)) Carl Barat with his band The Jackals.

I've been keeping an eye on Atom Tree since I saw them on the Brunswick Street Stage during last summer's Commonwealth Games celebrations and it was obvious how much they'd grown, losing a member but gaining confidence and experience over the last year. Check them out on Sound Cloud.

Carl and The Jackals lifted the energy and got the crowd ready for Glasvegas with a strong set that included covers of Dirty Pretty Things songs Deadwood and Bang Bang You're Dead. As The Jackals left the stage the heavens opened and the crowd made use of the free Magners Summer Nights ponchos that had been handed out.

The weather didn't dampen anyone's spirits though and the rain subsided shortly after the band took to the stage. The gig was especially fun for me as I got to take my nine year old nephew to his first gig and my brother was there to see the band for the first time too. The atmosphere was electric with people dancing on top of the benches, and one or two falling over the benches after indulging in one pint of Magners too many.

The set included songs from all three albums, with many of the more subdued tracks from the back catalogue being substituted for loud, guitar-swelling wall of noise tracks. It worked perfectly and the crowd were euphoric by the time the band returned to the stage for the encore of I Feel Wrong, Daddy's Gone and Lots Sometimes.

Afterwards I headed out for a quiet drink (is there such a thing?) with some friends, the band and both of the support bands. It quickly turned into a 6 in the morning job. It was great to get a chance to catch up with our friend Carl Barat who's been super busy recording the new Libertines album in Thailand as well as playing Glastonbury and headlining T and The Park. Hanging out with Billy Connolly and a Libertine in the same week....it's a tough gig!

Another artist I've been lucky enough to see play twice over the past fortnight is SAY Award winner Kathryn Joseph. I caught Kathryn's single launch at The Hug And Pint last Saturday and was delighted to see her again at The Creative Scotland Edinburgh Festivals Reception on Tuesday night.

There are lots of great gigs coming up over the next couple of weeks. Tonight (Friday) I'm going to head over to Citizen M Hotel for The SAMAs (Scottish Alternative Music Awards) Showcase to check out some bands that are breaking through ahead of the SAMAs ceremony which will take place at The Garage in October. Tonight's gig features performances by Vukovi, Campfires In Winter and The Rising Souls. Over at the Kelvingrove Bandstand, Magners Summer Nights continues with Ben Folds tonight and Echo and the Bunnymen tomorrow.

On Saturday female arts collective TYCI take over The Old Hairdressers with live sets from Martha Ffion and Delgados founding member Emma Pollock. Katie Harkin of Sleater-Kinney will be djing with money raised going to Action Aid UK. 

I'm looking forward to seeing my friends Young Aviators headline a charity gig at Stereo on Wednesday (19th). The gig which will be hosted by XFM's Jim Gellatly is a fundraiser for cerebral palsy charity Bobath Scotland. Watch the video for Young Aviators new single Drive-Thru Culture Night.

Other gigs worth sticking in the diary for the next couple of weeks include The Fratellis who'll be at King Tuts  on Friday 21st of September and if you fancy a trip to Edinburgh Magners Summer Nights is heading to The Ross Bandstand for indie marvels James on Wed 26th and alternative rock darlings The Flaming Lips on Thursday 27th. Both of those gigs should be crackers!

The countdown to my holiday in Mexico is officially on...two and a half weeks to go! As usual I've spent hours creating holiday playlists but the album I keep going back to is Tame Impala's new record Currents. Perfect beach listening!

I'll be back in two weeks with another Music And The City column. Until then follow me on Twitter @carlycoop and don't forgot to