Wednesday 1 1
Glasgow
I Stephen Fretwell 'l’lie (iarage. 4‘)() Sauchiehall Street. .353 I I3”. 7pm. £‘).50. ()ver- l4s show. Shaggy young Scunthorpian purveyor of heartfelt acotistic tunes who has been likened to Bob Dylan. Nick Drake and James Blunt. See caption. page 67.
I Michael Simons 'l‘chai ()vna. l6‘) Deanston Drive. 0l4l 64‘) 7358. 8pm. £3. (ilasgow-hascd guitarist playing folk. blues and beyond.
Edinburgh
I Gatsby, The Set Up and Vitamin Flint Heart Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3354. 8.45pm. £4. Rock and indie triple.
I Paranoid Monkeys \v'histlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5l l4. ‘)pm. l‘ree. Indie rock.
Glasgow
I JJ Gilmour 'l‘he (iarage. 4‘)0 Sauchiehall Street. 333 l I30. 7.30pm. £l0. l-‘ormer Silencers vocalist promotes his current album Smmvvn/w (PA/.1. dedicated to his friend. Patil Anthony Lennon. who died of cancer. l’ur! of (‘r'lltl' (in/titr'r'lionv.
I The Levellers and Teada The Arches. 35.3 Argyle Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £l6. Brighton ci‘usties the Levellers continue to pltig away with their folk- punk hybrid here with an acoustic set as part of (iv/In ('o/Im'l'tions.
I Stinking Lizaveta and Black Sun Bar Bloc. l l7 Bath Street. 574 6066. ‘)pm. liree. See 'l‘ue H) for Slinking l.i/avcta. Support from (ilaswegian kindred spirits Black Still.
I Passion Beyond Reason, A Silent Farewell and The February Solution Barfly (upstairs). 360 ('l_vde Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 7.30pm. Hardcore metal and melancholy post—rock influences from the liebruary Solution. I Attic Lights The (ioat. l387 Argy lc Street. .557 7373. Split. lirce. Beach
Boy s/Byr‘lls«;i—like harmonising.
I Frightened Rabbit, My Luminaries, Marwood and Coriolis Barfly. 360 ('lydc Street. 0870 ‘)()7 ()‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £4. Punk and art rock sounds.
I Herman Dune, The Wave Pictures and Summer of Mars Mono. l3 Kings ('ourt. King Street. 553 ‘)458. 8pm. £7. The curious anti—folk of llerman Dune supported by the country/ i—‘rungvfi‘ sounds of Sununcr of Mars. See Herman Dune preview. page 60.
I Wing and a Prayer 'l‘chai Hunt. 43 ()tago l.anc. 357 4534. 8pm. £3. I-'olk/blues duo.
I The 885, Echograph and Stonesthrow King 'l'ut‘s \\'ah Wall lllll. 333a .Sl Vincent Street. 33l 537‘). 8.30pm. £4.50. l.ocal hand triple bill.
Edinburgh
I Magner’s Very Best of Scottish Unsigned Subway ('ow gate. 6‘) (‘owgate. 3356766. 7pm. £4. Bands tbc. I Belle Epoque, Colin Kramer, Was a Fighter and Secta Rouge Studio 34. 34 36 ('alton Road. 558 3758. 3.30pm. £5. .langly guitars and screamed vocals from l‘rance's Belle lipoche who blur the line between hardcore and emo.
I Glamarous Pat, Birds of Delay, Muscletusk and Green Mist Vs Ravenous Monastery llenry ‘s (‘ellar Bar. 8 l6a Morrison Street. 338 ‘)3‘)3. 7.30pm. £5.l£8 both nights). Metallic grunge and free noise from Portland headliners (ilamorous l’at. pltis frcehack. electronics and various clanks fro the supports for the first night of Slramash.
I Dirty Diggers and The Great Ezcape ('abaret \‘oltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 3306176. 8pm. £5. ()riginal intricate. intelligent word play and rhymes lroin twosnian l.ondon crew Young Max and Pat Slash (AKA Dirty
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Diggers) plus drutn & bass influenced hip hop from local heroes Profisee and Vigilante.
I Blueberry Sound System, George Prophet and Scoty Bannerman's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3354. 8.45pm. £4. Reggae and dancehall.
I Mars Patrol Whistlebinkies. 4r 6 South Bridge. 557 5| l4. ‘)pm. Free. Mellow yet hard-edged rock from Mars Patrol.
Glasgow
I Deacon Blue Royal ('oncert Hall. 3 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £3l £33.50. The Scotpop favourites present all their hits of yore. lixpect much ‘Dignity'. ‘Real (ione Kid‘ and ‘('hocolate (iirl'. l’urt o/‘(i'ltir' ('mim'r'tirms.
I Blob, Pigscum, Carnage and Embolism Nice‘n'Sleazy. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. £4. Appreciate the subtle differences between extreme. grind. death and thrash metal at this Metal Mayhem night.
I Mud and Butter 'l'ehai ()vna. 43 ()tago Lane. 357 4534. 8pm. £3. Swing/blues trio.
I Alcopop, Stereoglo and The Ads King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. 373a St Vincent Street. 33l 537‘). 8.30pm. £5. Post-punk action from the headliners who cite Bowie. lggy Pop. Queens of the Stoneage and Nirvana as influences.
I Moses, San Sebastian, The Epic and Rocketfox liury Murry‘s. ‘)6 Maxwell Street. 33l 65l l. 8.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Weekly showcase of local indie bands.
I The Owsley Sunshine Barfly. 36f) ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)()7 0‘)‘)‘). |().3()pm. £5 (£4). Summery 60s pop from the ()wsley Sunshine. launching their album at this l-‘unhouse night.
Edinburgh
I Wounded Knee Wee Red Bar. lidinburgh (‘ollege of Art. Lauriston Place. 33‘) I443. 4pm. Free. Experimental blip bleep japery.
I Lee Paterson, Dakota and Jacobs Pillow Whistlebinkies. 46 South Bridge. 557 51 I4. 6pm. Free before midnight: £4 after. Rock with a bluegrass vibe from Dakota.
I Aces High, Armoured Cats, Krank, Solo, Toe’d Up and Weird Subway ('ow'gate. 6‘) ('ow'gate. 335 6766. 7pm. £4. l'nsigned liproar launch night brought to you by 13th Floor livents.
I Ashtray Navigations, Directing hand, Usurper and Wounded Knee Henry's (‘ellar Bar. 8 ~ l6a Morrison Street. 338 9393. 7.30pm. £5.(£8 both nights). Stramash continues with psych- rock explorations. noise. itnprov and other astute musical unpredictabilities. I Stepdads and The Douglas Kay Band ('aledonian Backpackers. 3 Queensferry Street. 476 7334. 8.30pm. £4. Kickass rock from lidinburgh and the West Lothians.
I Fat Ben 8. the Looters, Legless and Last Ditch Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3354. 8.45pm. £4. Local punk. rock and indie.
Saturday 14
Glasgow
I The Beat Trap and Findo Gask Stereo. 14 Kelv'inhaugh Street. 576 5()l8. 8pm. £4. Double bill of touted
I Kevin McDermott The Arches. 353 Argyle Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £l5. Local favourite serves up r()()lS-llll\‘()lll'C(l rock‘ and pop. I’ur! ()fft’llir‘ ('mmer‘lions. I Ricky Warwick, Capturie and Soul Drive Barfly (upstairs). 360 ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 ()‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £7. Iix- Almighty singer whose debut solo album 7211mm & x’flihis was compared by Ken-(mg! to Steve liarle and Tom Petty. I The River Detectives, Benny Gallagher and Clive Gregson St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 353 8000. 8pm. £16. The Acoustic Affair hosts three fine acts who span the roots and pop worlds. including veteran songwriters (iallagher and (iregson. I’ur! of('('/Iir‘ ('onm'r'lirms.
I Jamie T King Tut‘s Wah Wah llut. 373a St Vincent Street. 33l 537‘). 8.30pm. £5. Songwriter encompassing indie. hip hop and punk influences in his lo-li sound.
Edinburgh
Test lcicles'l‘he Venue. I7 3! (‘alton Road. 557 3073. 7pm. £8. Metal- loving trio who dig Slayer. Slick Rick and
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Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’, Dar Williams refocuses a paean to the joys of out-of-it hedonism to become a hymn of disenchantment at the Bush administration. Even Roger Waters would have approved. It kind of sums Williams up: she is famed for her straight- forward emotiveness, skipping so much of the wistful fluff that clogs up too much contemporary country, rock and folk.
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Lightning Bolt btit sound more fun than any of those guys. See preview. page 60. I Mr Nice and Roguestar \\'liistlebiiikies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5] l4. 6pm. Free before midnight: £4 after. Stadium sized rock.
I Superstate, The Fighting 69th, Mistaken Mind and Modo Subway ('ow'gate. 6‘) (‘ovv'gatcx 335 6766. 7.30pm. £4. (irunge. rock and riffs.
I quti ('aledonian Backpackers. 3 Queensferry Street. 476 7334. 8.30pm. £5. Acclaimed Jeffrey Lewis collaborator (iregg Weiss brings his one-man alt.country stylings to town.
I Mystery Juice, Down the Tiny Steps and Hamfatter Bannerman's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3354. 8.45pm. £4. An incredible mixing of musical genres makes up the new wave ('eltic sound of Mystery Juice.
Glasgow
Belle 8. Sebastian and The 19908 AB('. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 3.33 3333. 7pm. S( )l.l) ()l'l. Top (ilaswegian tunesters. voted the best Scottish band of all time in The Lisr‘s definitive poll. ready themselves for the release of their new album The life Pursuit.
Test lcicles, Help She Can’t Swim and Damn Arms Barfly. 36f) ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)()7 ()‘)‘)‘). 7.30pm. £8. See Sat l4 and preview. page 60.
OK Go, Envy & Other Sins and The Bright Space King Tut‘s Wah \‘v‘ah Hut. 373a St Vincent Street. 33l 537‘). 8.30pm. £6. Power pop quartet from ('hicago whose new album ()/1 .\'o was recorded with Swedish producer 'l’ore Johansen tl-‘ran/ Ferdinand. the (‘ardiganst at the helm.
Edinburgh
I The Holloways and The Maccabees ('abaret \‘oltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 3306176. 7pm. £5. Two of the hottest bands as seen at Manchester's In the ('ity 3005 event with a double headliner tour.
I The Acute and Soulstar (‘abaret \‘oltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 330 M76. 7pm. £5. Local indie showcase.
I Red Pill Memories, Ben Cozine, A Written Apology and The Day I Vanished Subway (‘ovvgate. 6‘) ('owgate. 335 6766. 7.30pm. £3 £4. Mix of metal. hardcore. punk and rock.
I Jacob Flynch, Break Faith and Sumo for Now Bannerman’s. \iddry Street. 5563354. 8.45pm. £4. Jacob l’lynch have been described as ‘('aptain Beefheart being assaulted by Rage Against the Machine'. llmmmml.
I Inge Mcllroy and Nathaniel Slade Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5f 14. ‘)pm. liree. Singer/songw riter double bill.
I Hobo The Bongo (‘lub. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604.
l0pm 3am. liree before £l lpm; £3 after. The Women lead the line up of most excellent nitisic and DJ.
Monday 1 6
Glasgow
Belle & Sebastian and Lucky Luke AB('. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 333 3333. 7pm. S()l.D ()l'l. See Stilt I5. I Electric Eel Shock and The Southern Electrics King Tut‘s \Vah \Vah llut. 373a St Vincent Street. 33l 537‘). 8pm. £8. ()ver- l4s show. High voltage era/ed Japanese garage rock. I Exhumed, Co-Exist and Evidence of Trauma The Arches. 353 Ari—‘Fle Street. 0870 340 7538. 8pm. £7.50. (lore-obsessed death metal and thrash with a dash of black humour from these San Fran splatter fiends. I Adzuki and Bismarck Barfly. 36() ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £4. Welsh melodic rock quartet. I Dot to Dot Stereo. l4 Kelv inhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. £4. Indie 'boy band' Dot to Dot provide the live music.