audacious Yeah Yeah Yeahs are iiilected '.Hll1 the spirit oi the B-52s and Blondie btit they haye their own inimitable style icon in the shape ol the restless Karen 0. See feature. page 22.

I Mountain Rentrew Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Brooinielaw. 01698 265 51 1. 7.30pm. £15 tadsi. £17 idoori. Mountain's Lesley West is the godlatlier ol' stoner rock and. while it iiiight be pushing it to say that there would be no Queens of the Stone Age without hiiii (illtl his lelltiw l‘)7t1s longhairs Mountain. it is still a possibility which we would rather not contemplate. Their best known track ‘Naiituclset Sleigliride' was used as the tlietiie iiiusic tor top. gritty documentary series lliir/tl III xlt'llun.

I Lucky Jim The (ioat. Ila? .-\rgy le Street. 357 7373. 8pm. Free. (iordoii (irahaiii's te\-1.ost Soul Bandi current band.

it Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn The Al'L‘lics. 25.3 Argy lL' Street. (TS—H) 24” 7528. Spin. £13.50 (£1 1.5tli. Southern country soul troin the producer duo behind some ol Aretha Franklin and l’ercy SlL‘tlfJL"S greiltext hits. I’ur! ii/ lite Big ("mutt/fix

I Independence Samuel l)ow 's.

67 7| Nitlistlale Road. 423 (1107. 8.30pm. Free.

I Shack and Jim Noir King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £15. Liyerpudlian iangle pop Veterans continue to charm with their harmonies. supported by nouyeau psychedelic troubadour Jiin Noir.

I Brady Cole and Acute Riot Firewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. 9pm. Free. Rock stylings t'roin Brady ('ole who count l)a\ e (irohl ainoung their fans.

I Easy Listening Orchestra The Butterfly and the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 771 1. 9pm. Free. See Fri 12.

I Truck Fighters and Marshan l3tli Note (Til-6.501)” King Street. 55.3 1(i3b’. 0pm. £3. Swedish stoner rockers joined by local kindred spirits.

I Laura Kenny and John Alexander Tron Theatre. 63 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £3. Melodic singer/songwriter with country inflections plays this Acoustic Altair night.

I Sniffing Glue .\1c('huills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Punk. no doubt.

I Future and The Dirty Hepburns The Liquid Lounge. 94 West Regent Street. 353 6333. £tbc. Libertinesy sounds from the Dirty Hepburns.

Edinburgh

I Dirty Pretty Things The Liquid Room. ‘)c Victoria Street. 225 2.564. 7pm. S()L1) ()t'T. They're del'initely pretty and they may well be dirty . . . it's the other Libertine ((‘arl Barat) and his new band. so far proying marginally more reliable than Babyshambles.

I Barry 8. Louise, Athens and The Flavours The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 6pm. Free before 10pm; £5 before 1am: £7 alter. (itiitai‘ pop from Barry & Louise and Athens while the house band the Flayours are joined by Dean Bridges on \ocals.

I Delta Mainline and Sanna Wee Red Bar. lidinburgh (‘ollege of .-\rt. Lauris'ton Place. 229 1442. 6pm. Free. Psych-blues rock from Delta Mainline and the lo-ti Spirituli/ed sounds of Sanna.

I Lee Patterson, Big Hand and Joiocoke \y'hisilebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 at‘ter. Hot ska lTUiii Big Hand.

I Apocalypse Theory, Lateral Sorrow and One Eye Open Studio 24. 24—26 C‘alton Road. 558 3758. 7pm. £tbc. Rock atid metal.

I The Blue Vintage City, The Dials and Five Park Drive Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £4. West Lothian three—piece B\'(‘.

I Moving Sounds St (iiles' (unlit-dial. Royal Mile. 225 0442 bi‘lll £3 «£5i Markus Stockhausen tk 'lara Bouiiiann pertoriiiing together as the duo \losiiig Sounds. compositions and iiiiproy isations will be decided on the night depending on the pei'lorinance space. crowd. tiiiic alid tiiood. l’tirl u/ Smith I' thin”

I The Owsley Sunshine, The Dead Beat Club and Dropkick ('aledonian Backpackers. .3 ()tieenslerry Street. 4'6 "224. 3.30pm £5. Psychedelic pop and heayenly harmonies. I’m! ul lie: m \I

I Private Jackson and No Minutes of Hate Baniieriiiaii‘s. \itldry Street. 556 3254 S 45pm. £4 Spilsy post? punk lroiii l’riyate Jackson.

I Chocyamo, The Amateurs and Eagle Owl The Lott. l W (‘owgaie 0773311153259pin. £3. Hark. discoidaiit guitar and heayy bassliiies li‘tilii ('hocyaino. indie pop lorin the .'\lillllL‘til‘\ and 1o—li post-tolls li'tilii lzagle ()wl

I In Gowan Ring and My Kappa Roots the l’leasance ('abaret Bar. 6(1 The l’leasancc. 650 234‘). 9pm. £6. ln (iowan Ring and their iiiedieyal psy cliedelic tolk meets inodern e\periiiieiitalisiii play Inc at gotliic night Fiiiiulyetr.

I Taylor ()ld ('hain Pier. 32 Trinity ('rescent. .\'ew hay en. 552 1233. “pm. l'TL'L'. SL‘C l‘il‘l I2.

I Fast and Hide This Train The Bongo (Tub. .\loray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 553 7604. 10pm 3aiii. £5. Two clubs for the price ot~ one as last returns. The best in high energy rock'n‘roll. garage and punk with liyc guests the Moxie Star Junkies. while Ride This Train goes all rebel country on your ass. I Pant: l.':\ttache. Shanth ick Place. 22‘) 3402. iiiidnight. Free. ('lassic rock

Saturday 20

Glasgow

I Dirty Pretty Things, Kill City and Glasvegas Barrow land. 244

(iallow gate. 552 4601. 7pm. S()|.l) ()l'T. See Fri 1‘).

I Ocean Colour Scene Royal ('oncert Hall: Main Auditorium. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 Slit)”. 7.3llpin. £18 £20. .'\L‘Utl\tiL‘ set than the duller than l)u|ls\‘ille on a wet Wednesday outlit promoting their l'orthcoiiiing album The Jam Home.

I The 4/5s, The Statler Project and Trap 6 :\B(‘2. 330 Saticliieliall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Melodic. danceable indie rock with a retro feel.

I Michael Schenker Group, Nikki Puppet and Faster Inferno g2. 400 Sauchiehall Street. 353 31 l 1. 7pm. £12.50, ()xer- 14s show. li\-l '1-‘() man who still beliey es in a thing called old school hard rock.

I The Beautiful South and Aberfeldy ('arling Academy (ilasgow. 12l liglinton Street. (1870 771 2001). 7pm. £25. The e\er~popular pipe—and- slippers pop combo punt their nth album Super/ii. Support lTUIil lidinburgh l‘olk pop ensemble .-\berl‘eldy.

I Ga Ga Royal (‘oncet't Hall: Strathclyde Suite. 2 Saucliiehall Street. 0141 35381100. Spin. £14.51)..-\ celebration ot the music ot' Queen. iiiinus any ol~ the tisual wig and take moustache coy er band tripperies.

I Pablo Eskimo The \‘ale. 5 l)uiidas Street. 332 492S’. 8pm. £3. Pop-punk with ska inllueiice.

ii: Tracy Bonham Brel. 3‘) 43 .-\slitoti Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. £9 i£7i. l.:\ singer/songwriter Tracy Bonham who has just released a new album Blink the Brightest. l’ur! ofBi'e lite (hunt/(i.

I Thunderstruck Samuel Dow ‘s. 67-71 .\'ithsdale Road. 423 (1107. S.3()pni. Free.

I Tilly 8. the Wall, Semifinalists, The X1 and Emmy the Great King Tut's Wait Wait Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). ts’.3t)pm. £6. The headliners are an ol‘lbeat ()maha pop combo who infuse their sound with tlute. glockenspiel. cello and employ a tap dancer in place ot‘ a drummer.

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