Wednesday 28
Glasgow I Tom McRae atid Sarah Blasko '|"he (iarage. 4‘)(l Sauchiehall Street. 333 l l3ll. 7pm. £ l 3.50. Acoustic set from the l.ondon-hased singer/song“riter. easil} mistaken l'or Damien Rice. l)a\id (ira). 'l‘urin Brakes. etc. etc. Support l‘rom Australian singer/song“riter. I Average White Band AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 333 3333. 7.30pm. The tunkicsl hand e\ er to come from Dundee. or Scotlatid l'or that matter. The} ‘rc a hit long in the tooth these (la-\s hut the} can still recapture that Sl_\ Stone/Isle) Brothers summer spirit in their current set. Data Panik, The 19905 and Beatroot Stereo. l4 Kel\ inhaugh Street. 57» 5tll8. 8pm. £4. The return ol'('luh Beatroot alter nearl} eight )ears. leaturing sets trom l)ata l’anik. aka the reshul'l'led Bis and the l‘)‘)l)s. featuring Michael lrom \' 'l'\\ in and .lohn l'rom the Yuinin_\1'ur. plus )our hosts Bcatroot. I Magic: A Kind of Queen l’a\ilion 'l‘heatre. l3l Rentield Street. .553 ltS4(i. 7.3llpm. £l l.5ll £|3.5(l. ('ome and enjo} Bohemian Rliapsod) \\ ith this ()ueen trihute act. I Acoustic Open Stage ’t‘he llalt Bar. Hill Woodlands Road. 353 ‘)‘)‘)(i. 8pm. l‘ree. \Veekl} unplugged session. I Le Reno Amps Brel. 3‘) 43 Ashton l.ane. 343 4‘)(i(i. 8pm. l-‘ree. Melodic indie l'oek. I Michael Simons 'l‘chai ()\na. lo‘) I)eanston l)ri\e. ()l-4l 04‘) 7358. 8pm. £3. (ilasgon ~hased guitarist pla}ing t'olk. hlues and he}ond. I Nine Finger Nigel, who Shot Jonson and No Longer Deprived The Vale. 5 l)undas Street. 333 4‘)38. 8pm. £3. l’unk. I Ross Clark 5tlt) ('luh. 3 l’artick Bridge Street. (Split. l‘rec. I The Skinflints, Sirkus, Black Robinson and Silver Division Barl‘l} tupstairsl. 3N) (‘l_\de Street. 0870 ‘)()7 ()‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £5. Spoon and Amusement Parks on Fire King 'l‘ut's Wait Wait llut. 373a St
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Vincent Street. 33] 537‘). 8.30pm. £10. See pre\ ieu page (it) tor Spoon.
I Live Music .\1acSorle_\ 's. 43 Jamaica Street. 348 858l. ‘)pm. l‘rce. See ‘l‘hu 33. I The Bottleneckers The Scotia Bar. ll3 Stock“ ell Street. 553 8(38]. ‘).3()pni. l'i'ee. \Veekl} hlues I'L‘SltlL‘liC}.
I Clearfall The Bunker Bar. l‘).3 l‘)‘) Bath Street. 33‘) l437. lllpln. liree. Anthemic indie rockers in the Idlenild/Snoxs l’atrol win.
I Kubb Mom. 13 Kings ('ourt. King Street. 5.5.3 340i). ltlpm. l‘ree. l’tist- (‘oldpla_\ comho lronted h_\ singer/song“riter llarr} ('ollier.
Edinburgh
I Aberfeldy The Venue. l7 3i (ittltnn Road. 557 3073. 7.30pm. £8.50. 'I‘outed lidinhurgh hand \\ ho ha\ e charmed man). including the great Rotiin 'l‘rade lahel. \\ ilh their lo-li acoustic l'olk} sound and ho} -girl harmonies.
I Countervayl, Dregs, Paradime and The View The Bongo (‘luh. Mora} House. 37 llt)l_\t‘ood Road. 558 7604. 7pm. £3. Night ol‘ metal.
I Beezer and Rage Bannerman's. \iddr} Street. 550 3354. 8.45pm. £4. l’eaturing Rage Against the Machine trihute act Rage.
I The Jack, Joe Viterbo and State of Mind \Vliisllehinkiex 4 (l South Bridge. 557 5| l4. ‘)pm. l-‘ree. 'lriple hill ol indie.
Thursday 29
Glasgow
I Texas ('arling Academ} (ilasgtm. l3| liglinton Street. ()870 77l 3()()(). 7pm. £35. ()xer— l4s shots. Sharleen Spiteri and the ho}s return \sith more of their slick pop/rock on nexx alhum Ix’nl Hunk.
I Joan Armatrading l’a\ ilion 'l‘heatre. l3l Renlield Street. .333 ltS4(). 7.30pm. £33.50. .\lu|ti auard-“inning. MBli anarded artist \\ ith a suhlime \oiee. pla} ing sell—penned soul and sophisticated pop.
I Transglobal Underground lite Arches. 3() Midland Street. ()870 340
onsciously grave robbing from the 705 and 805, Louis XIV mount Bolan’s bones while
7538. 8pm. £l3 t£l()l. .\Ii\ing dance heals and world music gi‘oo\ es with support form the .\Iungo's lli-l'i l)Js.
I Shake Some Action and Figure 5 Bart-l} (upstairsl. 3(il) ('l}de Street. ()87() ‘)l)7 ()‘)‘)‘). 7.30pm. Retro sounds.
I Amsterdam Barl‘l}. 3N) (‘lyde Street. ()87() ‘)(l7 ()‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £5. Amsterdam are a Merse} side indie ere“. lamured h} John Peel and lil\ is (ioslello.
Eugene Kelly, Dot to Dot and Tibi Lubin .\lono. 13 Kings ('ourt. King Street. 553 3400. 8pm. Respected (ilasnegian musician and scenester launches “hat is. surprisingl). his dehut solo album. See pl'e\ ie\\ page 58.
I Keith James: The Songs of Nick Drake ’l‘ron 'l‘heatre. (i3 'I‘rongate. 553 4307. ‘).3()pin. £ltl. Songuriter and music producer Keith James hrings Nick's songs hack to the stage at this Acoustic Altair perl’ormance. \xhielt \\ ill also include a screening of the pre\ iousl} unseen l)rake documentar} A Skin ’loo l'i'n.
I Sticky Fingers Studio One. (irosxenor 'l‘errace. 34| (i5l(i. ‘).3()pm. l‘ree. Rolling Stones co\ers hand.
I Avenue D (ilasgou School ot‘Arl. Hi7 Rentrexs Street. 353 453]. l lpm. £4 l£3l. l.atin trash duo I)ehhie l) and Daphne l) pla} Record l’la} er/.
I The Free Candy Sessions The Liquid Ship. l7l I75 (ireat Western Road. 331 l‘)l)|. 8pm. l-‘ree. See Thu 33. I Karina ’l‘chai ()\ na. 43 ()tago I.ane. 3.57 4534. 8pm. £3. :\eotlstie singer/song“riter in a Joni Mitchell win. I Phil’s Session l'isge Beatha.
3.33 34h Woodlands Road. 504 1590. 8pm. l‘ree. See 'l'lill 33.
I Desolation Yes, The Favourite Sons and Signified Soundhaus. 47 ll)dep;il‘k Street. 33l 405‘). 8.30pm. £4.50. \Veekl} Soundset slitm case of local hands.
I Jam Session Samuel l)o\\ 's. ()7 7l \ithsdale Road. 433 (llll7. 8.30pm. l‘ree. Sec 'l‘hu 33.
I Stonesthrow, Eric & the Bunnyboilers and Castaway King 'l‘ut‘s \Vah \Vah llut. 373a St Vincent
thinking about the Fall and Wire naked. Their debut album the fantastically titled The best Little Secrets are Kept is filled with stripped, gnarly groovers. The fact that it is so wildly derivative only makes it
more appealing. Ar! School (i/(tfigUW, 8:1! / Oct.
68 THE LIST .7.” 5514. i, ()mt ." '-',t‘,
Street. 33l 537‘). 8.30pm. £5. Nineties- sl}'lL‘ indie rock from headliners Stonesthrou'.
I Live Music Starbucks. 353 354 mics Road. 357 5318. 7 ‘)pm. l‘ree. See Thu 33.
I Live Music Mc('huills. 4() High Street. 553 3l35. ‘)pm. liree. See Thu 33. I Live Music MacSorle)”s. 43 Jamaica Street. 348 858i. ‘)pm. l‘ree. See Thu 33. I Tiny Little Hearts 13th .\'ote (Bite. 5() (ii) King Street. 553 M38. ‘)pm. £3. I Vagabonds The Scotia Bar. I I3 Sloek\\'ell Street. 553 8(i8l. ‘)pm. Free. See Thu 33.
Edinburgh
I Big Hand, Bombskare and The Kinkies The Bongo ('luh. Moray ilotise. 37 llol)‘t'ood Road. 558 7604. 8pm. £5 t£4l. Night ol‘ lull on ska madness at Big lland's ‘lidinhurgh we hid )ou liai‘euell' special.
I Deadenstereo, Bohemond and The Adrenaline Bannerman's. .\'iddr_\‘ Street. 556 3354. 8.45pm. £4. Melodie indie rock tron) I)eadenstereo.
I Born to Be Wide The Street. 3 l’icard)‘ Place. 556 4373. ‘)pm lam. l‘ree. .\itisic iltdttsti’)’ social cluh that aims to bring musos. journalists. promoters. record shop workers and musicians together. With a varied soundtrack from various indltstt‘)‘ hods including lid Bxhus tSl. Recordsl and Andre“ liaton (Su immer One).
I Bandeoke Walkahout. ()mni Leisure (’entre. (ireenside Place. 534 ‘)3()(). ‘)pm. See Thu 33.
I Out of the Bedroom \Vas'erl)‘ Bar. St .\lar_\ 's Street. 556 8855. ‘)pm. See Thu 33.
I The Zips and Mothersugar \Vhistlehinkies. 4 (i South Bridge. 557 5] I4. ‘)pm. l‘ree. Old school punk.
Paisley
I Mosa Funk Club l.tlsli. 4o ('atiseyside Street. 014] 88‘) 8774. 8.30pm. l‘ree. Another night at the Bungaltm Bar Rex ital. See 'l‘htirs 33 for Mosa I‘unk ('luh.
Glasgow
I Texas ('arling Academ} (ilasgow. l3l liglinton Street. 0870 77| 3()()(). 7pm. £35. See Thu 3‘).
I Corrosion of Conformity and Witchcraft King 'I‘ut's Walt Wah llut. 373a St Vincent Street. 331 537‘). 8pm. S()l.l) ()l'l. ()\'er-l4s show. Veteran crossm er hardcore hand return to a lull lintlse.
I The lntadels and Deat Stereo Bai'tl}. 3(1l)(‘l}dc‘ Street. ()870 ‘)()7 ()‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £0. Blurring the lines henseen rock and dance as t'tl“ punk and l‘unk-drixen electro loops collide.
I Ray Davies Ro}al (‘oncert Hall. 3 Saucliiehall Street. 353 8()()(). 8pm.
£ l 8 £30. The Godfather ot‘ Britpop.
\\ hether he cares or not. and one of the most influential songnriters e\ er to ha\ e emerged from the British music scene with more titan a ten classics in his catalogue. I Aluminum Babe, From Mars, Vox Populi and The Down 8: Outs Soundhaus. 47 ll}depark Street. 33l 465‘). 8pm. £8 t£7l. Alumimun Bahe are a New York hand \siill a sound like a sen/x) ('ardigans. supported h) the jitter) alt.punk of From .\lars at this Our llaus night.
I Apathetic The Vale. 5 l)undas Street. 333 4‘)38. 8pm. £3. Metal.
I Rush Hour Samuel l)o\\ 's. ()7 7| Nithsdale Road. 433 BMW. 8.30pm. Free. I Club 600 The Hall Bar. lot) \Voodlands Road. 353 ‘)‘)‘)(). ‘)pm. Free. Rock'n'roll eluh \\ ith li\e inusic to he confirmed.
I End of the Month Club 13th Note ('ate. 5() (ii) King Street. 553 M38. ‘)pin. £3. t'sual multi-media mayhem from BU/illa and guests.
I Frank O’Hagan 'I‘he Scotia Bar. I I3 Stock“ ell Street. 5.73 Shh'l. ‘)pm. Free. See l'il'i 3.3.