Foil play Nice 'n' Sleazy’s on Fri 12 May; CasRock on Sat 13 May
shortage of material to fill up the sets. I Grandaddy King Tut’s Wah Wah liut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6
plus booking fee. An unfortunate clash with the Gorky’s show as this Californian group are every bit as intriguing. Their latest album The Sophtware Slump will go down well with fans of Neil Young and Mercury Rev, combining the melodies of the former and the quirkiness of the latter.
I Him The Cathouse, Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £5 plus booking fee. No age restriction. Glammy rock band from Finland, normally the home of Satanic rape-and-pillage metal bands.
I Demented Are Go and Consumed Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Sculpt that outlandish quiff for the headliners, who are veteran psychobillies; support from a punky gang.
I Promise Ring and Burning Airlines The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 8pm. Promise Ring are an emocore four-piece from Milwaukee while Burning Airlines feature members of punk grunge bands .lawbox and Wool.
I Jamboree Grand Ole Opry, Paisley Road T011, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50 members). Country.
I Button Up Corinthian, Ingram Street, 552 1101. 12.30pm. Free. See Sun 14. I The Cobramatics The Seotia, Stockwcll Street, 552 8681. 4pm. Free. Fortnightly residency.
Edinburgh
I Shrinking Violet, Little House and Head Rush The Attic, Dyer’s Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Triple bill of local talent. Part ofJE/tlS Music Festival.
I Mike Scott Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, 248 4848. 8pm. £1()—£12. An acoustic show from singer- songwriter and Waterboys frontman Scott with piano from Richard Naiff.
I Radiotones Queen Charlotte Rooms, Leith. 6.15pm. £6/5. Bluesy business.
I Travler and Little Gem lleriot-\\’att Student’s Union, 451 5333. 9pm. Free. Double bill of local pop rock quirks.
I D] Night Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—3am. £2. See Sun 14.
I The Bernadette Wilde Show Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I Live Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
MONDAY 22
Glasgow
I Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50 plus booking fee. Steve’s younger sister and her husband present the latest instalment of their musical collaboration Dancing With Them That Brung Me which combines pop, roots and folk with the traditions of their Nashville home.
I Jools Holland 8: His Rhythm ‘n' Blues Orchestra Paisley Town Hall, 887 1007. 8pm. £19.50 (£15.50). The former Squeeze keyboard whizz is a bit of a dab hand on the ebony and ivory and with his orchestra in tow pays tribute to his boogie-woogie, R&B and jazz heroes with original material and cover versions. I Dismember, Akerkoche, Infestation and Regorge The Cathouse, Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £6 plus booking fee. No age restriction. Charming line-up of bands who are all big fans ofLittle House On The Prairie, we hear.
I The Radio Sweethearts and Adams & Naismith The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £2. See Thurs 18 for Radio Sweethearts.
I Acoustic Jam Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 9pm. Weekly open mic hosted by Gerry Lyons.
Edinburgh
I Splendid The Attic, Dyer’s Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Unity and Walking Monuments to DNA provide the support. Part olez‘MS Music Festival.
I Unbelievable Truth and The Lights The Venue, 17—21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 8pm. £6. Thom Yorke's younger brother fronts this outfit, playing brooding melancholy rock.
I Dave O'Higgins Quartet Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 9pm—3am. £5. Expect a seriously funky selection from saxman O‘Higgins, a man equally at home with future rhythms as he is with be bop or New Orleans beats, who takes his quintet through a set inspired by his latest album, The Grinder's Monkey.
I Mark Neal Common Grounds, 2/3 North Bank Street, 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free.
I Live Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
Glasgow
I Hue And Cry and Button Up Cottier Theatre, llyndland Street, 357 3868. 7.30pm. £15 plus booking fee. Sanitised soul pop from the brothers Kane supported by loungey instrumental jauers.
I Violent Femmes and Hefner The Garage, Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £14.50 plus booking fee. No age restriction. Rescheduled date for this cult US combo who patented their own mix of tirebrand post—punk and Velvet Underground cool on tracks such as ‘Gone Daddy Gone‘ and ‘Add It Up’. Support from classy trio Hefner who are the latest heirs to the gawky charming indie pop throne.
I Surround, Nytelyte and Shore Glory Box, Curlers, Byres Road, 338 6511. 8.30pm. Free.
I Live Music King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance), £4 (door). One of the heats of the T Break competition to find new, unsigned bands to play at T in the Park.
I Live Music The Last Stylophone, The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £2. The Stylophone live music club bows out with twelve bands who have played there in the last year performing sets, six at the cafe and six more at the club where the valedictory revelry continues.
I Live Music The Last Stylophone, The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 8pm. See above.
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