Music Rdck&Pop
Data Panik, Uncle John & Whitelock and The Hedrons (ilasgow School Art. l0... Renlrew Street. .355 453]. l0pm. £5 t£4i. A night w here music. art and ttirntahlism collide with light installations. ll\e hlucs and electro and a rail ol [Us on hand.
I The Fusion Experience Bluti. 50 'l‘rongate. Merchant (My. 548 I350. llpiii. £5. (ilasgow 's llllL'Sl esponents ol |a//~ hotise electronic ltisioii. whose set includes coyers ol the Doors and Air.
Edinburgh
I Roadhouse and Roguestar Whistlehinkies. 4 6 Sotith Bridge. 557
5| l4. 6pm. l‘ree helore midnight; £4 alter. Big rock lrom Rogtiestai‘.
I The Happy Ending ('aharei \‘oltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 330 6l76. 7pm. Free. ('otiiitrilied indie with more acts the.
I The Last Resort and The Flavours The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 336 4380. 7.15pm l3. t0am. £5. £7 alter lam. l'nitiue ariaiigeinents ol w ell-know ii coyei‘s lioin the last Resort lollow ed hy house hand the l'ltl\ttlll'\.
I Opal Sky, DOPE Soundsystem and The Flicks The l.el't Batik. 37 (inthrie Street. 335 9744. 8.30pm. l‘i'ee. Rock inl'luenced ja/I-pop ll'tllll ()pal Sky.
I Pale Man Made and Son of Thom ('aledonian Backpackers. 3 ()ueensterry Street. 476 7334. 8.30pm. £4. Newcastle indie and lidinhtirgh songwriters.
I Covert Camel and Emergency Red Bannerinan's. Niddry Street. 556 3354. 8.45pm. £4. With another act the.
I The Jackals, Fountain Bridge Collective and Charly’s Boat The I.ol't. I39 (‘ow gate. 07738 0l5335. 9pm. £3. Janeg gtiitar pop with heart limit the Jackals pltis hip hop ll'tllll l5B(‘.
Stirling
I James Grant 'l'tilhtititli. Jail \\'y nd. 0l786 374000. 8pm. £ l0 (£8). The e\- Low and Money l'rontman deliyers more ol' the country and t'olk direction ol his solo material with tracks l‘i'om his latest alhtiiii l/U/\ /.Hl'('.
Glasgow
I Less than Jake, Boys Night Out and Bullets to Broadway ('arling Academy (ilasgow. l3l liglinton Street. 0870 77l 3000. 7pm. £l3. ()ser-l4s show. l"ltiritl;i-l\;tsc'tl ska-punkers w ho haye hecome an enoriiiotis cult in the last lew years. touring continually. yet still not impinging much on mainsti‘eaiii culture. I Three Doors Down and Waltham AB(‘. 330 Sauehiehall Street. 333 3333. 7pm. £|7.50. ()yer- l4s show. Mainstream l'S rockers who haye enjoyed huge success in the States. supported hy a hand named alter their Massaclitisetts hometown whose power pop sound is influenced hy the Brat l’aek moy ies ol‘ the Slls.
I Seth Lakeman, Dan Donnelly and Brendan Campbell King Tut‘s \Vah \Vah llut. 373a St Vincent Street. 331 5379. 8.30pm. £l0. A haunting original take on l‘olk rock l'rom last year's Mercury Mtisic l’i‘i/e token t‘olky. who was last .seen in liqtiation with Kate Rtishy and (‘ara Dillon. See caption. page 74.
I Counselled Out and Harmonica Jones Renl'rew Ferry. .-\nder.ston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 365 5| l. 7.30pm. £8 lady). £|0 tdoori. (ilasgow’s answer to the ('ommitments present their RckB
I Christ and Misc DJs l3th .\'ote Cale. King Street. 8pm. £5. lidinhurgh's most excellent electroiiieist and resident ol. the Benheeula Lahel performs li\ e.
I The Fusion Experience Brel. 3943 Ashton Lane. 343 4966. 3—6pm. Free. See Fri 3|.
I Carnaby Street Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 33l 0736. 6-8pin. l-‘ree. Rock and pUp L‘U\Cr.\.
I The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash AB(‘3. 330 Sauehiehall Street. 333 3333. 7pm. £7. See Thti 30.
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(iarage. 490 Sauehiehall Street. 333 l 130 7pm. £7.50. ()yei'— l4s show. Bell Xl area young lrish quartet who hlend ('oldplay ‘s epic atmosphei‘ics and a harder rocking garage edge. supported hy Brighton tour— piece who skip the rocking garage hit.
I Damiens the Regicide, Kobai and Jack Butler Bai'lly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. The post-rocking amhient electronica headliners were formerly ln Ahseiitia.
I The Goldenhour Nice'n'Slea/y. 43l Sauehiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. £4. Sunny 60s-inllueiiced el'l‘ei‘y escence l‘rom the (ioltlenhour.
I Yer Maw, iDou and Bernard The \'ale. 5 l)unda.s Street. 333 4938. 8pm. £3. Allrock.
I Kong Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 33| 0736. 9pm. Free. Rock covers.
I Creme de Menthe (‘arnixal Arts ('entre. 3nd Floor. 34 Alhion Street. 553 8637. l0pm. £l0. lilectro sounds at this Audioloye cltih night.
I Dios Malos (ilasgow School ol Art. 167 Renl‘rew Street. 353 453l. l Ipm. £6 (£5). ('luh NMli night with liye set l‘rom this (‘alil‘ornian psy chedelie Utlilll who added the Malos hit to their name alter heing threatened with legal action by rock rtimpelstiltskin Ronnie James l)io.
Edinburgh
I Blackjack Blues Band, Gonzo A- Go-Go and Jojocoke \Vliistlehinkies. 4 -6 South Bridge. 557 5| l4. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 alter. Indie guitar action with a hluesy twist l‘rom openers Blackjack Blues.
I Kim Edgar MacDonald llolyrootl Hotel. SI llolyrood Road. 0870 I94 3|06. 6pm. Free. See Thu 30.
I The Athens Trio and The Flavours The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 336 4380. 7.|5pmsmidnight. ££5. Band of brothers playing popular coy ers on guitars and bass follow ed by Jam House house hand the Hasours. joined tonight by special guest \oealist. (‘laire Ward.
I Knives, The Young Playthings and Deadenstereo (‘aledonian Backpackers. 3 Queenslerry Street. 476 7334. 8.30pm. £5. London act on tour. I The Common Redstarts and Thee Comrades Bannerinan's. Niddry Street. 556 3354. 9.30pm. £4. Melodic. young lidinhurgh hand.
Glasgow
I Fun‘Da'Mental and Biazin’ Squad ('arling Academy (ilasgow, l3l liglinton Street. 0870 77l 3000. 6 l0pm. £9 lady i. £| l tdoori. The Jump ()0 liaster listrayagan/a is a strictly tinder- l8s al'l'air with hangin' sounds galore. including junior hip pop posse Bla/iii' Squad.
I Curtis Stigers AB('2. 330 Saticliiehall Street. . 33 3333. 7pm.
£ l 7.5”. Recent .llnl I/It' Tim (if. I 's contestant Stigers pei'l'oriiis a jail/- llll'llsetl sel.
I Silver Bullet, Nine Circus, Reckless, Da Flava Boy: and Something Broken The (‘atltouse. l5 l'nion Street. 348 6606. 7pm. £4 lady i. £6 tdoorl. ()yer- 14s show. Rock/pop line-up.
I Silver Division, Four Faces, Zircon and Kissing Wendy Sotintlhatis. 47 llydepark Street. 33l 4659. 7pm. £5. ()ser- l4s show.
I All Star Night of Supreme Temptation Royal ('oneert Hall. 3 Sauehiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm.
£ l 5 r£l().5(l. The lllttsle til. the Temptations. the Stipremes and Jr Walker and his All Stars all rolled into one celehration ol' the Motown sound.
I Discharge and Certified Barlly. 360 ('lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £8. Veteran noise hand formed in I980 who were among the early acts to blur the houndaries hetween punk and metal. I How to Swim, Baby Jane and Tibi Lubin Stereo. 14 Kelyinhatigh Street. 57h Sillh'. 8pm. £3. liclectic indie sounds t'rom the How to Swim colleetiye. I Paul Malcolm The Butterfly and the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 331 77l l. 8pm. Free. Contemporary songwriting with a hluesy guitar hacking at this Acoustic Al‘l‘air session.
I This Familiar Smile, A Silent Farewell, Drama Before Flight and No Kilter Nice’n'Slea/y. 431 Sauehiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. £4. limoish sounds.
I The Organ, The Bright Space, Dios Malos and Trabeca King Tut‘s Walt Wah Hut. 373a St Vincent Street. 33] 5379. 8.30pm. £5. Kaiser ('hiel‘s- endorsed hand wearing their 80s indie inlluences on their sleeye. supported by
dreamy ('alitornians who recently had to modity their name alter a legal challenge tiom rock‘s rumiwlstiltsktii Ronnie James Hm
I Imogen Heap l‘lie Arches. 353 Argyle Street. 0870 3407538130 \Vispy. amhicnt sounds trom this singer/songwriter with a dash ot l atirie Anderson's inlluence
Edinburgh
I Hundred Reasons, 65daysofstatic and Keiko The Venue. 1“ 3l ('alton Road. 55" 3073 "pm. £ l0. They '\e heeii tltiiet toi a wee w hile now htit aic e\ploding hack onto the Brit rock scene with leiociotis new alhum Kill li’lll' ()itn. stippoit tiom similarly interesting metal meets electronica instrumentalists
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3&1 Spectrum 2 Queens llall. ('leik Street. 668 3019. 3pm. £4 Second instalment ol the initii—lestiyal toi the Queen's llall lrom Sunday Supplement Showcasing mtisic li‘om local acts and his such as |)( )l’li. Aiiiplilico. the Very. l-‘otind. (iecko 3. Ten Storeys lligh. Hoochi l‘ig. Born to he Wide and DJ SI alongside stalls. lood and drink. See prey tew. page 65.
I Chris Rea l‘shei‘ llall. lothian Road. 338 ll55. 6.30pm. £30 £36.50. l’opulai in lzurope during the late 80s and early 90s, ('hi'is Rea‘s c\ceptional cai'eci now spans l9 alhtiins. with oyei 33 million alhtiiii sales worldwide. and has included many inspiring liye perlorinances all
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I Mark Eitzel (‘aharel Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 330 6l76. 7pm. £13.50. As hoth a solo artist and the li'ontman lor .-\merican Mtisic (‘luh. eyocatiye siiigei liit/el comhines the energy ot punk with l'olk to create dark melancholic pop.
I Zico Chain Studio 34. 34 36 (‘alion Road. 558 3758. 7.30pm. £5. Niryana inllueiiced grunge rockers.
I Kim Edgar The rising Room.
ll3 ll5 (ieorge Street. 33‘) 85l l. lpm l‘ree. See Thu 30.
I Calhoun, Six Star Hotel and Oatbeanie \\'liisilehinkies. 4 6 Sotith Bridge. 557 5| l4. 9pm. l-iee. ('lassic and contemporary coy ers.
I The Square Peg, Restless Natives and The Fanny Pads Bannerman's. Nidtlry Street. 556 3354. 9.30pm. £4. Rock/punk night.
I Hobo The Bongo ('ltih. Moray House. 37 llolyrootl Road. .558 7604.
l0pm 3am. l-‘ree het'ore l lpm; £3 alter. ‘l.i\e iiiusic and alternatiye disco tor justified sinners'. Acts this lortnight include the Brigantes and the Rey iyals.
Glasgow
I Tina Dico AB('3. 330 Sauehiehall Street. 333 33.33. 7pm. £6.50. Soptirllic Danish songslress who has lent hei‘ soothing meals to '/.ero 7 hut concentrates here on her own material l'roni the In Illl' Ret/ alhum.
I Chris Rea Royal (‘oncert Hall. 3 Sauehiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £33.50 £36.50. See Sun 3.
I I Can’t Stop Loving You King's Theatre. 397 Bath Street. 340 I | l 1. 7.30pm. £13 £30. A celebration ol the lite ol' Ray Charles. including hits such as ‘(ieorgia on my Mind'. ‘llit the Road Jack' and 'You are my Sunshine'.
I The Wholigans Renlrew' Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Brooinielaw. (H698 365 5l l. 7.30pm. £l0 lady l. £l3 tdoori. Tribute to this year's T in the Park headliners. the Who.
I Acoustic Jam .‘s'iee‘n‘Slea/y. 42l Sauehiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Free. Weekly showcase for local songwriters perl'orming original material.
I Blob, Evidence of Trauma, Carnage and Paradox Barfly (upstairs). 360 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Appreciate the subtle dil‘l'erences between extreme. grind. death and thrash metal at this Metal Mayhem night.