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The Raconteurs Jack White takes time oil from his day ]()i) to hook up wrth his pal Brendan Benson and two of lhe Greenhornes to moonlight with this rollicking tribute to [Us rookisnis. 7 oh the fringe, Corn Exchange, (78/0 765) 07 00, 7’3 Aug, 7pm. 5‘20.
Budapest Festival Orchestra A young and exuberant group who tire things up With Stravrnsky's Rte of Spring and a couple of nifty works from Bartok. See prevrew. page 6-1. Usher Ha//, 4/13 2000, 23 Aug. 8pm, 537607.136.
Regina Spektor Here from New York via Moscow, Spektor's classical piano training and skewed musical sensibilities means she sounds like a proper one off. See prevrew. page 66. T on the Fringe, Liquid Room, 0870 769 0700, 27 Aug, 7pm, [‘72.
Ali McGregor’s Opera Burlesque See prevrew, below left. The Spiege/ Garden, 27 8 28 Aug, 9pm, 24 Aug, 9pm, 538 (5‘6).
The Dandy Warhols Bohemian Like You' is only the tip of their sleaiy glarn pop iceberg as this intimate show Will no doubt remind us. See prevrew, page 55. T on the Fringe, Liqurd Room, 0870 769 0700, 78 Aug. 7pm, SOLD OUT.
Martin Carthy A cornerstone of the English folk world and still one of the guitar's most skillful exponents. He tackles songs new and old bringing his own measwed tWist to the material. St Bride’s, 346 7405, 20 Aug, 5.45pm, £70 (£8).
'l’he Fratellis Scotland's latest greatest get all hot and sweaty wrth their bOunCy Supergrass-lite twanging euphoria. T on the Fringe, Liquid Room, 0870 769 0700, 77Aug, 7pm, SOLD OUT.
For venue addresses see index page 80
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