I Jezebel Whistle Biiikies. Niddrv Street.
557 5 I I4. llpm. Free.
I Holly Tomas Common Grounds. 2/3 North Bank Street. 226 I4l6. 7.30pm. Free.
Kirkcaldy
I Khaya and Lug The Path Tavern. ()I592 263 671. 8.30pm. LIT/£2. Rising stars Khaya have a John Peel session that will be aired at the end of June.
Stirling
I Mass Producers l.e Weekend. Covvane Theatre. Covvane Centre. Covvane Street. (H786 475 544. 7.30pm. £6 (IL-ll. or U) (£6) for a double/triple hill ol‘ sliovvs. A season ticket for all sliovvs costs £24 it; l 5 I. Le Weekend is a tliree-dav celebration of truly alternative and avant-garde music covering a number ol‘ styles. See preview. page 38. I E.A.R, Longstone, Land Of Nod arid Mount Vernon Arts Lab l.e Weekend. Covvane Theatre. Covv ane Centre. Cowane Street. 01786 473 544. 8.45pm. See above for ticket details. See preview. page 38.
SATURDAY 29
Glasgow
I The Mavericks featuring the Havana Horns and The Felsons Cl}de .-\udiionum. SFCC. Fiiinieston Qua). 287 7777. 6.30pm. LI".50 plus hooking lee. See BBC Music l.i\ e listings. page IS.
I Feeder, Straw and Muse The Garage. Sauehiehall Street. 552 I I20 '7piii. £7.50 plus booking fee. See BBC Music Live listings. page I8.
I The Nectarine No. 9, Phantom Engineer and Twitch Raiiishorn Theatre. Ingram Street. 552 348‘). l0.30pm. Free. See BBC Music Live listings. page IS.
I Eric Bibb and Colin Reid The Ferry. Clyde Place. 287 55I I. 7.30pm. L'l0 (£8). Part of Big Big Countrv. Bibh's country blues sound is influenced h) the
Green“ icli Village l’olk scene ol' the 60s in which he pla‘ved a part.
I Yvonne Tipping and Dirty Pink Frock King Tut‘s Walt Walt Ilut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘), 3.50pm. 2.5 plus booking fee. Tipping first appeared on BBC I ‘s (in Tillll'xlt‘l Together and novv makes a live TOM) vvitli a backing band including llue And Ci‘v's (ireg Kane.
I All The Catliouse. l’nion Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £4.50 plus hooking fee.
I Astrid, Snow Patrol and Soundbuggy Radio I Stage. George Square, 8pm. Free Three ol‘ the best bands in the city. Astrid go Tor dreainv ianglv pop. Soundbuggv do an invigorating Supergrass-meets-Kula Shaker turn arid Snovv l’atrol crank up the volume htit don't I'orget the tunes.
I Holly Tomas, Graham Mearns, R02 and Johnny Dredd Borders Cale. Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 7.30pm. Free. A Saturda) Night Songvv I'llL‘l\ ev cut to coincide vv ith BBC Music law
I Howard Hebron (irand ()Ie ()pr}. Paisley Road Toll. 42‘) 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (i I .50 membersi.
I The Beatles Beat Bourbon Street. George Street. 552 0I4I. 7pm. £5 iLl‘).50 with dinneri.
This issue’s best gigs
EXPERIMENTAL
Le Weekend Funny how the most free-thinking events often take place outwnh the cosmopolitan urban sprawl. This mini-festival of experimental IT‘IUSIC including the Mass Producers (pictured above) should be mindblowuig. See prev/iew, page 38. Stir/mg- The Cowarie Theatre. Fri BEE—Sun (it) May
HIP HOP
The Jungle Brothers Tee) Scottish gigs from the legendary lfi't) hop (TOW currently at the peak of their powers Gi’asgow (,2. Me." .337 MW Edinburgh The Veriur,‘ ‘i/i/er,‘ 5" r'u'.‘ BBC MUSIC LIVE
Various artists The BBC—run live mUSlC festival is Still going strong With genres covering everything from CIaSSical to drum & bass there must be something for you See separate listings, page To (Lasgt w various venues, until Mon .')‘l f riy
I Open Stage The Halt Bar Woodlands Road. 564 I527. 4~S mi. Free.
I Tequila Mocking ird The Hall Bar. \V'oodlands Road. 564 I527. 0pm. Free. I The Originals Kilkenii} K. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.
I The Stone Rovers Was} ‘s. Candleriggs. 552 8717. 0.30pm. Free
I Mistreated The Wharl. Yokei‘ Fei'i‘_\ Road. 959 20I6. 9pm. Free.
I Live Music Samuel l)ovv ‘s. Nitlistlale
Road. 423 ()III7. S._‘~()piii. Free.
Edinburgh
' I lonzi D's Apricot lam Show Liz/aid
Lounge. Cale (iral'i‘iti. Mansl'ield l’lace Church. Broughton Street. 557 S001. 9.30pm -2am. £8. The live combo do \tllll. funk and hip hop vvith a hit of comedv throvvn iii.
- I Tin COTTIIC :\tllc‘. l)}c't\ Close. (‘\l\\:_'illL'.
225 8382. 7.30pm. £3. Recent signziigs to lidinburgh's Human Condition Records.
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