Wha's Showcase: EBB and Doris Brendel

EBB and Doris Brendel play Ivory Blacks on Saturday 27 August, part of the Wha's Showcase series. It's a double bill that puts a Scottish band on the same stage as a visiting one, and the two share the night rather than one just opening for the other.

That pairing is the whole point of the Wha's Showcase format: a Scottish band and a visiting band together on one bill, giving festival-goers a taste of what to expect. If you're heading to a festival later in the summer, this is a way to hear two of the acts in a club setting before they hit the bigger stages. It's a preview of the festival circuit in a single night, and with two bands on the bill, you get two sets for the price of one.

Ivory Blacks is at 56 Oswald Street in Glasgow City Centre, a 300-capacity room run by music lovers for music lovers. They describe it as the most hospitable room in the city, with a focus on band comfort, so it's a venue that looks after the people on stage as much as the people in the crowd. It's right in the heart of the city, easy to get to and easy to leave when you're done.

So, EBB and Doris Brendel at Ivory Blacks on Saturday 27 August. Two bands, one night, in the city centre.