Edinburgh
I Ray Lamontagne l'sher llall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7pm. £17.50. See Mon 22.
I Napier Live The Bongo (‘lub. .\Ioray llottse. 37 llolyt'ood Road. 558 7604. 8pm. £3.50. A night of new tnusic featuring students from the Napier BA Popular Music degree course.
I Galicia, Little Green Machine, Wyldflower and The Wynd Whistlebinkies. 4 o Sottth Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. l-‘ree. Indie night.
I Simon Pollitt Beanscene. 2 (it'osyettot' Street. 346 8043. 9pm. l’rec. Iix-frontman of lindorphin. ttnleashed and solo.
Glasgow
I Cute is What we Aim For, Hit the Lights and Dave Melillo 'l‘he (iarage. 490 Sattchiehall Street. 332
l 120. 7pm. S()LI) ()l'l'. ()yer- 14s show. l-‘ast-rising etno sorts from Buffalo.
I Dead City Radio, The Hype, Codeen and Airspiel (‘apitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 7pm. £5. Americana from I)('R at this Indieyous night.
I Esperanza and Lo-fi Disco Project ()ran .\Ior. 731 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 (i200. 7.30pm. £4. Ska. Latin and reggae sounds.
I Endor and Roy Moller Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. lindor are a (ilaswegian quartet comparable to a more tnelodic Arab Strap. supported at this Out to Play night by Belle & Sebastian associate Roy .\loIlet'.
I Glasvegas, The AMs and Madskull King Tut's Walt Walt Ilut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £5. ()yer- I4s show. Noyel 50s doo-wop- inllttenced stuff. infused with a (ilesga perspectiye.
I You Already Know Nice'n'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Alternatiye pop.
I The Doghouse Roses, Jane Kizzy and Paul Sneddon The Hall Bar. 100 \Voodlattds Road. 352 9990. 9pm. I-‘ree. Standard Lamp Sessions night.
I Mark Rafferty The Liquid Ship.
I71 I75 (ireat Western Road. 331 1901. 9pm. l‘ree. I‘ree (‘andy Sessions night. I Marshan Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 ()(l()(). 9pm. I‘ree. Super lteayy stoner rock.
I The Sulphur Children l3lh Note (me. 50 ()0 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Burns Night special.
I Covergirls, Kincardine and The Retrofrets Barlly tupstait‘sl. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870907 0999. £tbc. Rock. garage atid blues sounds from The Retrofrets.
I Good Shoes, Danananaykroyd and The Answering Machine Barlly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870907 0999. £tbc. ‘1)anceable. shed rehearsed guitar music" from (iood Shoes and flailing noise action from I)anananaykroyd.
Edinburgh
I OBE, My Tiny Robots, The Ripps and The Damn Shames Ilenry's ('ellar Bar. 8 1611 Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £tbc. Indie. rock and eyen a bit of host punk.
I My Radio Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 550 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Indie rock. I The Deloreans, Hollow Point and Something Illegal \Vltisllebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5| 14. 9pm. l-‘ree. Rock.
I The Hussys and Ten Storeys High lleriot-Watt l'niyersity l'nion. Riccat‘ton. 451 5333. 9pm. I‘ree. Pure pop and alt.rock night with ex- Supernaturals and Starlets.
Glasgow I Ben Folds ('arling Acadetny (ilasgow. I21 Iiglinton Street. 0870 771
2000. 7pm. £25. The eyer-wonderful Ben liolds treats his piano mean and keeps his audience keen. lixpect a deluge of wonderful piano pop to eat up Billy Joel and Randy Newman with enyy.
I The Statler Project, The Decent Souls and The Bone Idols (‘lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. £8. l)anceable indie rock bands play the launch of new club night 21st ('entury Sound. plus ska/northern soul l)Js.
I Wing and a Prayer 'l'chai ()yna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo.
I The Coy Dogs Samuel Dow's. (i7 71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. I’ree. Rockabilly.
I Make Good Your Escape, The Motion and Team Salt King 'l‘ut‘s Walt Walt llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. I’uryeyors of euphoric rock from Winchester.
I We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Ads and Grim Fandangos Nice'n'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Bloc I’arty/Bifly/Strokes influences from WWI’J.
I Copy Left, Underling and Laurence 8. Co The llalt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 9pm. I’t'ee. Local band line-up.
I Esther Beanscene. 38 42 Woodlands Road. 352 9800. 9pm. liree. listher l)ufftn. formerly of local fayourites Ashton Lane. fronts her own gig.
I The Plimptons, Baby Jane and The Martial Arts 1311] Note (‘at‘c’x
50 o0 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. l’op. prog. ragtime and the kitchen sink from the I’Iimptons.
I Vagabonds .‘ylc(‘huills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Iiree. Popular
I Beecake and City Barlly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. £tbc. Alternatiye rocking from the li‘l Billy Boyd-fronted Beecake.
I The Draytones, The Doledrums and The 888 Barfly tupstairst. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. £tbc. (iarage rock outfit from London.
Edinburgh
I Blue Zinc, The Demons Eye and Roguestar Whistlebinkies. 4 (1 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight: £4 after. Night of rock.
I The Enemy, White Light Parade and Beaker (‘abaret Voltaire. 3o 38 Blair Street. 220 (31%. 7pm. £7. (‘oyentry three—piece sporting a slice of early-()asis swagger.
I Lazyhand and Arse 2 Mouth Subway ('ow gate. ()9 ('owgate. 225 (i760. 7.30pm. £4. Album promo show.
I Paul Leegan and the Legends Brunton 'I’heatre. Ladywell Way. Musselburgh. (ms 2240. 7.30pm. £14 (£1 1.50). A musical tribute to Lonnie I)onegan and other skiflle and country blues performers including Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen.
I Stealer, Taylor Kane and Energy Plan ('afe Royal Bistro Bar. 17 West Register Street. 557 4792. 8.30pm. £5. Power-pop. cool indie and smooth funk. I Rose Kemp Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Acclaimed 20-year-o1d singer who has supported King ('reosote and Seth Lakeman.
Glasgow
I Supersuckers AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Venerable Seattle bar band Supersuckers recorded for Sub Pop throughout the grunge era bill are just as comfortable playing scruffy country music. More impressiyely. they once backed \Villie Nelson on T/It' 'Iimig/tl Show.
I The Child Echo, Opportunity Club, The Strawberries and Black Carnation Barfly. 2o0 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Local band line-up. including Wishaw indie band ()pportunity ('lub.
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