I Stewart Traquair chttxccnc. l9 Sluung Sticct. Shunlnntls. 0338090
9pm I rcc. Songuntci tlL'Stl'llk'tl to thc lll|\\lllj,_’ link hunt-cu llcllc tk Schgixtigut :uul Bill} Jocl
I Thinkpol, In Ernest and Tauntra littl Bloc. ll7 littlll Sttccl. 574 mom 9pm. l‘l'c't', lhc hcntllincrx .uc c\ incinhcrx ol lllt'ltttllt' ioc kcrx llonuttlx .\ll;t\.
Edinburgh
I Chris Corsano llL‘tlt) \ (‘c-lltir Bur.
S Ion Mormon Strcct. 33H 9 393. Split. £5 ttli lllltllt'\\l_\ uncutnc illltl L'\plo\l\L' \olo thuni work
I Band Showcase \Vlnxtlt-lnnkicx. 4 () South lltnlgc. 557 5| l4. 9pm. l't'cc, ('ull Ill iltl\illlt't' lot .t gig
I William Douglas, Alister McErlain, Daniel McGeever and Paul Hinnrichs lglu. 3h ltunuicu Sttcct. 4 in 5 3 3 3. 9pm l'tcc. .'\L'olt\llL' night.
Isle of Mull
I Martin Stephenson 8. Scott MacDonald .-‘\n 'lohtu'. .\rg) ll 'lctrucc. lohcintoi}. llloSS’ 3tl33l l, S.3llpnt {H 1U»). Scc Sun 35
Stirling
I James Blunt Stirling (‘nxtlca ()Id lll\\ll. lll7Sli-15llllllll. {33.50, .-\ll couqucring hlnntluthon lt'otlt this lulton .lohn t‘lltlUISL‘tl trouhutlotu' “ho had thc luggcxt \cllutg nlhuut ol 3005.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow
I Parafin, Back Breaker, Rip in Reality, I Shot Nice Guy Eddie, My Farewell illltl After NO ’l‘hc (‘ttlltottxu l5 l'tllott Sltct‘l. 343 ()(ill(). 7pm. [5. (MCI? l-l\ \lltm. Mt‘lttl hi”.
I Michael Simons 'lclini ()mu. lot) l)L‘ttll\lHll l)ri\c. ()49 7353. Split. £3. (lli|\gtl\\'llil\t'tl guittu'ixt pl;t_\ing l'olk. hlucx ninl hc}oltd.
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I Red Snowman, Anavris, Khara untl Pretentious Thoughts Burn} tup\t;tirxi. 3N) ('l}dc Strcct. “STU 907 0999. 3pm £4. Rock bill.
I The Vibe, Fast Track Outlaws illlti Spieler Burll). 36“ (lch Sltc‘c‘l. tlx'll) 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Mclmhc llitllL‘ rock.
I Circulus, Castaway and Kazoo Funk Orchestra King 'l'utk \Vuh \Vnh llut. 373:1 St Vinccnt Strcct. 33! 5379. 8.39pm. to. Acc lllL‘tllL'Hll toll} cnxcinhlc u ith outlitx to ntutch \\ ho nmkc thc l’ol_\phottic Sprcc tuttl l)c\cntlru Bunlmrt look \atnc. ()ur chulicc mcrlltmcllt u ith to}.
I Lil 2e, Fools Circle and Acute Riot Nicc'tt'SlcuI}. 43l Suuchichull gnu-L 433 0900. 3.30pm. £4. Rock/duncc L‘t‘oxxtncr outl'u l.i| 7c lttllllL‘li thctr ‘l);ingcrou\' lil’ on l‘runungo RL‘L‘UrtlS. I David Burns, The Down 8. Outs and Matt Johnston |3th Noic (kite. 5() (ill King Strcct. 55.3 l(i3h’. 9pm. £3. Two local singcr/songuritcrx guttl lotu— piccc group \\ ith cluxxic ittllucuccx.
Edinburgh
I Ben McDonald Duo illltl The Amateur Herbalists 'l‘hc .luttt llottxc. 5 ()uccn Strcct. 330 4380. 7.30pm. l-rcc. lit/l guitarx l'ollovtcd by loutlcr. inorc contctnporzu') tratckx l‘roiu thc Ainutcur llL'rllttll\l\.
I Thinkpol and Taking Chase Sulmu} ('tm gzttc. ()9 ('tmgttlc. 335 (i7ho. 7.30pm. £4. 'l'hinkpol urc cx-llimurtlx Alias.
I Duck Baker litlinhurgh liolk (‘luh. (‘athtu'ct Bar. ()0 'l’hc l’lcusuncc. ()l4l 9506947. Spin. [6 (£5). SL‘C Sttl 34.
I Bo Deadly, Epic 26 and Morphon Bunncrniztn's. Nidtlr} Strcct. 550 3354. 8.45pm. £4. 'l'riplc hill of intlic \ountls. I Kim Divincenzo, Renata Youngblood, The Manikees and The Yard \‘l'histlchinkic‘s. 4 () South ltritlgc. 557 5l l4. 9pm. l’rcc. Mixcd linc-up.
Argyle St. Glasgow
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74 THE LIST 22 Jun—o Jul 2006
' t ’ When he was cherry-picked at the ripe age of 14 by the Beastie Boys, who signed him to their label and released his
debut Grandpaw Would, Ben Lee’s music trajectory could have gone a number of ways. 12 years on he‘s still releasing affecting soft-centred acoustic pop like that exemplified on his new record Awake is the New Sleep and collaborating with everyone from Evan Dando and Ben Folds to Dan the Automator and Kylie Mlnogue. A true renaissance man and
still only 26. ' K/ng lt/l's‘, (3/(IS‘(]()W. Mon at; Jon,
I Your Boy Blair, Harlem 75’s AI and AOL Spamborskee Southcrn But. 33 South ('lcrk Strcct. («)7 3339. 9pm. l‘t'c‘c‘. Acoustic night.
Isle Of Mull
I Martin Stephenson & Scott MacDonald lxlc ol~ lirruitl. l‘ionnphort. (lloSl 700538. Spin. l’rcc. Scc Stilt 35.
Stirling I James Blunt Stirling ('ttxtlc. ()ltl low”. (“786 4.5000“. [335”. SL‘L‘ lttt' 37.
Glasgow
I Armored Saint, Man of the Hour and Attica Rage 'l'hc ('uthouw. l5 l'nion Strcct. 34S ()(itlo. 7pm. {I l. ()\ct‘- l4\ show. l.;\ ntctul \L‘lL‘l'tllh u ho hmc lllil}'k‘tl \xith Mctullica. WASP. :\L‘l'o\lltlllt untl .lllllilS Print in thcir tlu).
I Boogie Loushou, A True Story, Starkicker and Genoa Rage Burtl} lttpslttirxl. 360 (‘lytlc Slt‘L'L'l. 937“ 997 0999. 8pm. £5. lntlic rock.
I Eoscene, The Ads nnd Pablo Eskimo 'l‘hc linivcrxul. 57 59 Suuchichull Lunc. 333 8899. Split. £5. Soull'ul pop songwriting l'rom lioxccnc and punk pop l'roin l’uhlo lixkiuto.
I I Defy Bitrll}. 3(tll (lulu Strcct. 9370 907 0999. Spin. [6.
I My Darling YOU! and Moneyflight MucSorlcy's. 43 Jamaica Strcct. 34K 8581. Split. £4. Anothcr Stilllltl\ ol chdcn night. \himcaxing Scuntlinmiun \t)lllltl\ and lcuturing lixc pcrlormunccx l‘roin (iothcnhurg low pop tltio .\l_\ Darling You? and Mulnio crooncrx Moncyllight.
I Robert Davidson lL‘lltll ()\ nu. 43 ()tugo Lanc. 357 4534. Spin. £3. :\cott\tic sct l‘ront l’urunoitl Monkcy l‘ronttnun.
I Clearfall Nicc‘n‘Slcw}. 43l Suuchichull Strcct. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Anthcntic indic rock.
I The Metro Gnomes zuul Darren Mcllroy 'l‘hc Liquid Ship. l7l I75 (ircut chtcrn Rotul. 33l l9lll. 8.30pm. l-‘rcc. lircc ('auul} Sc'xsions :tcouxtic night. featuring thc Mctro (inorucs. AKA Antlrcu 'l'otnlinxon and Mark Rul‘lcrt}.
I Rose Hill Drive, Gamble Gamble 8. Drever and Sleepmode King llth Walt Walt Hut. 373;: St Vincent Strcct. 33l 5379. 8.30pm. £5. ('urttixorotts ()ltl \c‘ltool rock trio from Boulder. ('olorattlo. lrontcd by thc \'cr_\ )oung Sproul hrothcrx.
I The Only Jones, The Fast Camels and The Dirty Hepburns l3th Notc (Kill: 50 6” King Strcct. 553
In 3S 9pm £4 lhc l )n|_\ .lottcx .uc .t ll.ttl intltc quurtct lioiu (il.t\_‘.!o\\
I The Skinflints .unl The Common Redstarts l‘llt'\\.|lt‘l. 3-ll S.iuclucli.il| Sttcct. 354 “35” 9 3llpni l-icc lintgotututg guitar lll\l\ outx trout ('onuuon RL‘tl\l.lll\
I The Bottleneckers .\lc( ‘luullx. to High Sticct. 553 3| 3.5 l'tcc R.\ll lmntl plu} Inc ;I\ putt ol .\lc( 'huill‘x .\lotl \Vcckcutlci uluch \‘Hltllllttt‘\ lllllll \lllltlJ} I The Very lhc Hull (lull. I l3 llntli l.;utc. 34S I777. nutllught l’lt't‘ Raw t‘ock'tt‘toll [no piccc. hlcntling mil} punk \Kllll \ti'Ippctl tloun llllllllll.tll\lll
Edinburgh
I Wardead, Down to Kill .intl Restless Natives llcni} '\ ( 'cll.u l3.u. S lou Morrison Sttccl. 33H 9 393 S 3llpiu £4. Rock triplc.
I Serpico untl Amongst the Arrows Bunncrtuuu‘x. Nitltlr} Stir-ct. 55o 3351 H.45piu. [4. Punk.
I Dealer ‘l'ltc l.clt Hunk. 3" (iutluic Sttcct. 335 974-1. 9pm. l'icc Scc Hut 3.‘ I Simon Pollitt llcnuxccnc. 99 Nicholon Sttcct. (l()7 5(v97 9pm l'tcc SL‘C it! 3 i.
I Zhain, Wills and the Willing .uul Scope \Vluxtlchiuktcx. 4 (i South litnlgc. 557 5| l4. 9pm. l'icc. llig unlic lull
I Action Group l-go. I‘l l’nnnl} I’Licc. 47S 7434, Ill. 3llpin. £4 lUi \\.'upctl gutttux trout .'\L‘lltlll (itoup :tppcunng at rippctl up iutlic night (ittllltth llcut
Glasgow
I Whitesnake illltl The Answer ('tu‘ling Actulcui} (iltISjJtn‘u. l3l lagluuou Slrcct. llS7ll 77l 30”“. 7pm L 3H, ()ltl \chool hctn} inct:tl tlcl. \Hlll (lt'\ll't)ll\ ttct norlt utttl rccctling \httgg} pcrinx. Supportctl h} thc ttc\t gcncrutiou ol oltl \L‘ltool rock hcntlhungcrx.
I David Holmes guttl Steinski 'l llt' ()ltl l‘ruittnurkct. ('unrllcrigg\. 3%? 55l 1. Ill.3llpni 3am. L'l4. l)J \ct lroiu tltc L'\L‘l lunlt} lrixh innn rcnounctl lor lux llllll \(llllllllrilCh\. \uch ttx (h mm 'x lilr'ir'lt .tlltl ()ut o/ Stu/it. plux inorc hulk} lit/l gt‘oo\C\ illltl tluncc lk‘itl\ u. llll .»\h|cton \cl l'rottt SlClll\l\l. I’ll/’1“,Illt'(r/(I\L'Hlt ./(t.‘g‘ /‘('\Ill(l/. Scc (‘luln lor ptcxicw pugc 31 I Alfonzo lhc l.iqtutl Loungc. 94 cht chcnt Stt'cct. 353 ()3 3 3. 7pm. £4 Blixtcring rock ‘n' roll.
I Bad Dancer, Loss Leader and Lou Hickey Burll} tupstzurxt. 3o” ('l}tlc Strcct. 0870 907 0999 3pm. Bud Dunccr am :1 lctnulc-l'rontctl indic cotnho.