I Flat Got The Left Bank. 37 Guthrie Street. 2259744. 8pm. liree. Hard rock. I A Very Secret History, Cubical and Ardent John ('aledonian Backpackers. 3 ()ueeiisferry Street. 476 7224. 8.30pm. £4. Alt.pop night featuring bands from l.l\erp()()l and lidinburgh.
I 2 Minutes of Hate, Private Jackson and Creeper Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. lleay'y rock and post-punk.
Park Attack The Bongo ('lub. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 10pm 3am. £5. lilectro punk outfit Park Attack play liy e at cltib night Fast. with [Us taking you through to 3am.
Glasgow
I Isobel Campbell and Jeniferever AB(’2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £8.50. See preview. page 62 for the wispy es-Belle & Sebastian singer. touring with litigene Kelly to recreate her new Ballad of the Bro/sen Seas album.
I Julian Cope Queen Margaret Union. 22 1'niyersity Gardens. 339 9784. 8pm. £16. The ey-Teardrop iixplodes frontman. historian. writer and all round ‘drude' continues his quest to popularise stoner gt‘ooy es and stone circles.
I Beulah Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 7 8.30pm. Free. Soulful singer-songw riter playing acoustic numbers from her new album Mabel & I. I The Jan Akkerman Band Renfrew Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 265 511. 7.30pm. £13.50 (advance). £15 (door). lirstwhile guitarist in (“T liuroproggers Foctis.
I Hotel California S1i(‘(‘. l-‘iiinieston Quay. 08700404000. 8pm. £17. Following a critically acclaimed sell-out Scottish (our. Hotel ('alifornia return for a performance of ‘the ultimate Eagles story".
I Stand Alone, Flux, The Spinofls and The Holy Folks The Vale. 5 Dundas Street. 332 4928. 8pm. £3. Rock. pop and folk.
I The Unit Ama and Vom Stereo. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. £3. See Thu 23.
I Unlike a Chair, Funkheisen Hangover Band and lnegular Slinky Nice'n'Slea/y'. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Art punk presentation from l7iilike a (‘hair
I Vancouver Deluxe, Black Robinson and Hellhouse Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £4. ‘Rock folly and remedial electronics‘ from Vancouver Deluxe. which sounds like something we might approve of.
I Lou Rhodes King Tut's Wah Walt Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Frontwoman with electronica duo Lamb steps out on her own.
I C20, Furious Breaks and Ill Technique (‘arnival Arts Centre. 2nd Floor. 34 Albion Street. 552 8637. 9pm—3am. £8. French Technics DMC‘ Team (‘hampions (‘2(‘ put in a formidable display of their turntable skills at this Funkin' Goi‘s'uts night. See (‘lubs for preview. page 3 l.
I The 458 The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 9pm. Free. (‘ountry and soul.
I Deadpad, Genetik Blueprint and Chaosphere 13111 Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. industrial death metal and other sounds from the heavier end of the sonic spectrum.
I We are the Physics Barfly. 260 (‘ly'de Street. 0870 907 0999. 10.30pm. £5 (£4). Deathkill 4000 night.
I Envelopes Glasgow School of Art. 167 Renfrew Street. 353 4531. 1 1pm. £6 (£5). (‘lub NMIZ presents Envelopes. an off kilter York-based indie band with members previously based in Sweden and Paris.
Edinburgh
I Acoustic Mayhem and Roguestar Whistlebinkies‘. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Featuring three of Scotland's best
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We won’t bore you with the stories of feverish record company bods gnawing at band members’ limbs in an attempt to get their autographs on a recording contract. It’s far better to savour the wistful, knowing pop that Popup specialise in. Frequently deadpan, often sweet, sometimes sad and occasionally angry, they have the confessional air of Arab Strap and the musicality of a whole bunch of great indie bands that it would take too long to list here. Just go see them. Caledonia/i Backpackers. Edinburgh, Fri 77 Feb.
acoustic players with Acoustic Mayhem (Lee Paterson. Dave Arcari and Scott i‘y'lacDonald).
I C20 and F3 Collective (‘abaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £8. See Glasgow for (‘2(‘ as they put in an early show before heading down the M8. See (‘lubs for preview. page 31.
I The Oneday Speakers, Gatsby,
Jacc, The Silent Revolution, The
System, 7 Story Ruin and Indigo Ink Subway (‘owgate. 69 (‘ow gate. 225 6766. 7pm. £6~£8. More tip-coming indie acts at iiiiiergenza.
I Wild Strawberry Henry's (‘ellar Bar. 8~16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Guitar band playing tracks from their latest release on Luna Records.
I Deadensteneo, Hipslinky and Cezare Bannerman's. Niddry' Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Alternative rock with a Muse/Radiohead slant from Deadenstereo.
Glasgow
I Caliban King Tut's Walt Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £8. Over-14s show. German metalcore band in the vein of Slayer and Poison the Well.
I Diamond Nights, Ampersand and Dresden Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £5. Diamond Nights are a buzz band from Long Island. New York who old school rock like the Darkness but also reference the likes of New Order and Billy ldol in their sound.
I The Down 8: Outs and The Hospital Ship Soundhaus. 47 Hydepark Street. 221 4659. 7pm. infectious rock'n‘roll from the headliners.
I Apollo Players: Sentimental Journey Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £l4—£18. To celebrate their 40th anniversary the Apollo Players present a gala musical revue. featuring the best of London's West End and Broadway.
I Clawfinger and Treekillaz The ('alhottse. 1.5 littiott Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £8.50. ()ver-14s show. Scandinavian rap/rock quartet.
I The Apple Scruffs and Soul Circus Stereo. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. £4. Gimme gimme indie rock.
I Engerica and Tempercalm Barfly. 260 ('Iy‘de Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £5. ()ver- l4s show. iingerica are an energetic [issex trio. leading the new Britrock assault. Support from guitar- wielding noiseiiicks Tempercalm.
I The Goat Club Acoustic
Sessions The Vale. 5 Duridas Street.
332 4928. 8pm. £3.
I Ludovico Nice'n'SIea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Art rock.
I The Trains and Eoscene The Butterfly and the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 771 1. 8pm. Free. Acoustic/electro hybrid from the Trains and soulful pop songwriting from iioscene at this Acoustic Affair night.
I Ocean Fracture, Reluctant to Speak and Manatees 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. I Porchsong Anthology and John Alexander Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8. Acoustic Affair
(T. T gig.
Edinburgh
The Aliens, Mammal and Pip Dylan The Venue. 17-21 (‘alton Road. 557 3073. 7.30pm. £10. New project formed from the ashes of the Beta Band (with John Maclean and Robin Jones) heading in a more psychedelic poppy direction than before. See preview. page 63. I Skaville UK and The Harringtons (‘itrus Club. 40—42 Grindlay Street. 622 7086. 7pm. £8.50. Playing the best tracks from 40 years of ska featuring members of Bad Manners. the Selecter. Prince Buster and Lee 'Scratch' Perry‘s band. I Rise with the Fallen and Sound Shock Subway Cow-gate. 69 Cow'gate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £4. Hardcore and other rock sounds.
I Cry Over Billionnaires, Mesh 29 and The Science Bannernian's. Niddry sum, 55:, 3354. 8.45pm. £4. l‘ost- ' melodic hard rock
I Prime Suspect and Nathaniel Slade \Vhistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 55" 51 14 9pm. liree Prime Suspect are a duo featuring Daye Dudgeon of the l'sual SUWX‘c‘ls.
I Hobo The Bongo (lub. Moray House. 3~ llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 10pm 3am l-‘ree before 1 1pm. £3 after See Sun 19
I Rise Up ('abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 10pm 3am. £5 (£41. DJs .iiid live music all night long. This month's line-up Includes the Derelicts. Sound Deyelopment Agency. the Dials. DB1". and Granger.
Glasgow
I 65 Days of Static, Chris Clark and Mirimar Disaster ABt‘Z. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £9. Sheffield post-rock combo whose album The l'iill of Mirth draws equally on Kraftwerk altd Mogwai.
I Cathedral, Electric Wizard and Grand Magus The ('athouse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £9. Dyer-14s show. Doom metallers from Coventry.
I Acoustic Jam Nice‘n'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Free See Mon 20.
I Tensheds 'l'chai ()y na. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. liolky blues singer/songwriter.
I Louis XIV and Ludes King Tut‘s \Vah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Sleazy. glaniiny T-
Rexy sounds from Louis XIV.
I Glasvegas Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. liree. Velyet 1'nderground/l‘yfany Star-inflm-nced group.
I l Catch Fire 1301 Note (life. 5060
King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Indie rock'ii'roll from limbra town.
Edinburgh
I The Crimea Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £6. The (‘rimea were formerly Welsh country punks the (‘rocketts. now peddling a twee- er sound on their latest single ‘1.ottery
Winners on Acid'.
I Sunburned Hand ot the Man, Hush Arbors and Wounded Knee 11enry's(‘ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £6<£7 (£5 members). Boston collective of drone rock. ftee ja/l and space funk iiiUsicians anchored by John Moloney and Rob Thomas. See preview. page 63.
I Stepping Stones The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 7pm midnight. Free. See Mon 20.
I Open Mic The Left Batik. 37 Guthrie Street. 225 9744. 8pm. Free. See Mon 20. I Kilo, Train of Thought and Kings Die Kings Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Indie rock in an ()asis vein from Kilo.
I Open Mic Whistlebinkies. 4 —6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. See Mon 20.
Tuesday 28
Glasgow
I The Crimea AB('2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. See Mon 27 for the Crimea. Support from whiriisipop combo (,‘learlake.
I Staind The Garage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7pm. £16.50. Dyer-14s show. S()[)()rlllc complaint rock from out Stateside way. which is inexplicably popular with the kids. Note new date for this show which has been shunted around like an unwanted puppy.
23’- The Aliens, Mammal and Plp Dylan King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. See preview. page 63 and Mon 27.
I Acoustic Love Experience, Rotchie and David Bova Barfly. 260 (‘ly'de Street. 0870907 0999. 7.30pm. £4. MUsic from the Daily Record 192 Big Break competition winners. '