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Ticket information
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Thursday 26
1. i.1£§\i()\... I 28 Costumes, The Liks and The Whelks lhe ('athonxe. l5 l'nion Street. _‘.1\ (lotto " 5il|illl. L5. ()\er l-l\ \lioxx. \i..- little I neipndhan indie ioek hand top the lull I Space Junk, The Tall Boy and Black History Month ()ueeii \largaret l "i'fl l ni\ei\it_\ (i.iltlt‘ll\. ii" WIS-l.
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I The Belial Project, Stitch from
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I Eric 8. the Bunnyboilers .llltl De
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I The Free Candy Sessions llle
I :titiid Ship. l"l I”5 (neat \Vexlern lx’oad.
331 l‘)()l. 8pm. l’ree. \Veekl}. laid haek \L‘SSItlll with guest tllll\ieittll\.
I The Hellfire Club, The Outfit and John Hinshelwood Band Bourbon Street. IllS (ieorge Street. 553 (ll4l. Spin. L5. (‘aiun and alt.eountr_\ headliners at (‘luh :\inerieana.
I The lnvisibles, Beat Trap and The Fruitelies Bai'l‘l). 3(itl (‘l_\de Street. 0870 Vii-f (NW). Spill. L5.
I Owen McAulay lehai ()\na. 43 ()tago Lane. 557 4534. Split. L3. l.o-li xiiiger/xonguriterl} ltHL‘llllL‘SS l'roni Sinaekuni nieiiiher ()\\ en .\le.l\ula'\. promoting hix alliuni (‘nllornmol
I El Presidente, The Upper Room and Station Project King ’l‘ut'x \Vah \Vah lltit. 3"3a St Vineeiit Street. 33] 53“). 8.30pm. L7. their album i\ about to drop and lil l’rexidente are the toaxt ol' the toun. llere'x a eelehrator} loeal hoe doun hel'ore the} go \ll'tlltl\pllL‘l'lL‘ \\llll their unxuhtle Bolaii/Seixxor Sixterx paxtiehe. l’urt of /(I [Am in .llm;
I Ewan McFarlane, Team Salt, Uncle Fritz and Dieselbone
()'llenr_\ \. l4 l)rur_\ Street. 348 375]. -S.5ll]llll. l’ree. (il:t\gti\\ xiiiger/xonguriterx night. l'eaturing (it'illl .\'orthern Soeial l'rontmaii \lel’arlane.
I The Prose, Redsun, Catbuster and Also Soundhanx. 4" ll}depark Street. 33] 4(5). 8.30pm. L4.5(l. .\leinher\ and gtte\t\. \Veekl) Sounder \honeaxe oi tip-and— eoniiiig aetx. .-\l\o are a l..\ touring aet.
I Tauntra, The Plimsolls, No Kilter and TWO Bit Trio l’ur} .\lurr_\ \. ()(i .\la\\\ell Street. (S.5ll[llll. L4. Shoueaxe ol loeal lttdte litilidx
I The Elegies and The Low Miffs Niee‘n'Slea/_\. 43l Sauehiehall Slt'eL‘l. 55.5 (Milt). “Pin. L5. the headliner\ oller indie pop \\ itli a lllt‘l';tl'_\ hent.
I Satellite Dub and Information Control l51ll .\'o1e(‘al'e. 5n (ill King Street. 553 l(i.i.\. ‘tpin. L4 (L3). \ltiltiiiiedia exening.
I Wing and a Prayer 'l‘intlerhm. IS“) B}re\ Road. 33‘) .illlS. ‘)pni. l'ree. .\L‘tlll\llL‘ \t‘l.
I JJ Gilmour()raii .\lor. iii 735 (heat \Vextern Road. 35." (Bill), L‘). l’oi'niei' Sileneerx \oeahxt [ll'ttlllttlt‘\ ll|\ eurrent alliuni Sir/1m \lt/(' /’.l/.. dedieated to hix lriend. l’aul .-\nthon} l.ennon. \\ ho died oi
Edinburgh
Originals RM} .'\rt llouxe. 3 Ro\hurgh l’laee. “Sat "5“ (ltl7"_ 7pm. Ltlie. (iordoti \lelnty'e (lialllio) l headlinex thix night ol' tre\h pop. lolk and indie liluex. alongxide Sarah Kaiiiiii. l’|o\\er\ l-oi' .v\lgernon and .loliii lllllll. l’ai't ol /.(/Ill/N(I‘L‘/l /\’Ir\/I 311115. I The Now Denial, Filthpact, Ix aiid Azriel Sulma} (‘o\\g;ite. (i‘) (‘ougate. 335 (Who. 7.30pm. L5. l)ark. hroodiiig liardeore l'roni (iL‘l'lllttll} \ .\'o\\ Denial.
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Harvey albums and Dirty by Sonic Youth into their own debut Cut Across the Land should not be written off as mere laziness. The Duke Spirit have a certain . . . erm, spirit which you can’t resist when
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such unashamed thievery gets bound up in one hypnotic ball of energy.
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I Pharmacy and Sleepsilver Rll)llllll Rtitillh. Q-Bar. 5 ll l.eith Street. t’.3()pm. L4 tL5l. .\'e\\ Iii e muxie night promoting loeal talent. Tonight it'\ the turn of tliexe l\\o indie roek hands.
I Man of the Hour, Zillah, Stepdads and Voice of the Mysterious Bannerman'x. .\'iddr_\ Street. 556 3354. 8.45pm. L4. Another might) Meadoux l'htltidt‘aiwt‘ oi roeking good \otttldx.
I Baby Tiger Open Mic Night ('aledonian Baekpaekei'x. 3 Queenxlerr} Street. 47(i 7334. 0pm. l‘ree. (iood tunes at thix alternatn e open mie night.
I Grandmaster Melle Mel and Scorpio The liquid Room. ()e Vietoria Street. 335 3564. ()pin. Ll3. ()ld \L‘llool hip hop lrom thexe lini'ioux l"i\ e l'ounderx ;i\ the} di\pl;t) their \till eonxiderahle \ei‘ateh and Iiip hop \lxillx. .\'o\\ appearing ax part ol' Snateh.
I The Last September, Baltic and Sub-Opt \Vhixtlehinkiex. 'l (i South Bridge. 557 51 14. 0pm. l'ree. ()riginal guitar roek.
I Out of the Bedroom Wait-rt} Bar. Sl .\lai'_\ \ Street. 55o S355. 0pm. ()peii niie \exxion l'or lidiiihtu'gh-haxed \inger/xonguriterx. l‘olk. punk. l'unk. inst bring along _\our original mug and \iin up to pla} at iSl\ll.
I The Dyad 'l‘he l.el't Batik. 57 (iuthrie Street. 335 ()744. t).3()pin ll_5il;llll. 'l'lie l)_\ad. .»\l\'.i\ ('hrix Rim. Beniainiii Seliogler. l’aul Keene. l)a\e l<t)\\ and Nie and lint Moore. luxe eleeti'oiiiex nith inno\ati\ e instrumental groin ex at \Vilkie lloti\e\ l.el't Bank Bar.
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I Kousokuya, Paul Flaherty 8- Chris Corsano Duo and Wally Shoup Trio 'lolhooth. .lail W} iid. 01780 374000. quillpllt. Ll3tLSl1t\\titl;t} tieket 33 lLl-l l1 l'exti\al pa“ L4l) (L3(il. .-\\ part ol /.(' lli'ekr'm/ l'extiuil. guitarixt .ltitok Kaneko. know u l'or hix \\tll'l\ on the .lapanexe underground \eene. liringx Ktttl\(tkll)it to lil'e.
Glasgow
I Shane MacGowan and the Popes 'l‘lie (iarage. 4‘)” Sauehiehall Street. 553 ID”. 7pm. L3H. l‘olk punk hero. poet and prolexxional drinker perl'oi‘iiix a l'ui'ioux. eleetrie and unpredietalile \et. lot a \tlpptt\t‘tl dead man walking. he\ paeking in a lot (it gigx til late.
I The AKFs, Squiddley Diddley and Indra Bari-l}. 3(ill (lule Street. llSqll Wt" (NW). 7.5(lpni. the. line tip ol handx lroiii .lttltlex \thtt (‘ollege
I The Backbeat Beatles l’a\ ilioti 'l'lieatre. l3l Renlield Street. 553 lSlh. faillpni. Ll5. ()ne ol the llltixl popular Beatlex triliute aetx on the road.
I Combat Rock, Straw Dogs and The Underground Jam Rent'rexx lien). .-\ndei'\ton ()ua}. “HHS 3(i5 5] l. Spin. LS. .\ liuinper e\eniiig lor old age punkx. leaiuring trihutex to the (‘|a\h. Stilt little l'ingerx and the lam.
I R&B/Hip hop Jam ‘l'ehai ()\ na. 43 ()tago lane. 35," 4534. Spill. L3. \Vith .\l(‘ Rek/ and l'riendx.
I Shrinking Violet, Big Red and The Coast King 'l‘ut‘x \Vah \Vah lltll. 373a St Vincent Street. 33l 537‘). Shillpni. L-l.5ll. 'l'hree-pieee iiielodie roekerx Shrinking Violet take the headline \lot at thix .‘\\L'tlill Ba} Reeordx iiiglil.
I The Yellow Bentines, Colonel Stratho, Tempershift and The Temps l‘ur} .\ltll'l‘_\\. ‘)(i .\la\\\ ell Street. 3.50pm. L4. ineluding entr} to post-gig eluli. \Veekl} \himeaxe ol loeal indie handx.
I Lizzie’s Arcade, The Stick Finlays titltl Fade Stereo. l--l
Kel\ iiiliatigli Street. 57(i 5lllS. ‘Jpni. L4 (L3). ‘l'lie Stiek l‘inla'n are a grung). punk} eoiiilio.
I The Mosa Funk Club and Junkstar Soundhanx. 47 ll_\dep.irk Street. 33l 405‘). t)piii. L" (Lot. l'unk \ouiid\ at the nionthl} Shoogakuhe night.
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T in the Park has announced further bods to its bill. Scally antiques the La’s are showing up but happily the Dears, the Go! Team and the very entertaining Maximo Park (pictured) all redress the balance. A last blast of day tickets are still available too. Check www.tinthepark.com. The National Trust for Scotland is setting up a series of gigs around castles in Scotland this summer between 29 July and 13 August. A wildly diverse bill of acts, including Ocean Colour Scene. the Stranglers. Girls Aloud. T'Pau and Fun Lovin' Crirriinals. will play places like Crathes Castle in Banchory and Culzean Castle in Ayrshire. Visit v-vantsorguk for info on how to get tickets.
Scottish coffee shop chain Beanscene is expanding into the music world with a novel idea, a record label whose products are available exclusively through Beanscene branches or its website. The label launches on Thursday 26 May with live performances from Wild Strawberry, Grant Campbell and more at its Argyle Street branch in Glasgow. See Rock Listings page 73 or wwaunare cords.co.uk for full details.
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