Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. lixperimental t'ock/ja/l act limployee of the Month headline.
I Blue Wednesdays l’ot'est (lite. 3 Bristo Place. 221) 4538. 8pm. liree. live acoustic intisic with The Bluesl'ather. Nick 'l‘repka. Alasdair (‘larke and Anna K Jat‘os/..
I Esther Beanscene. 2 (it'os\'ettt)t' Street. 346 8043. 9pm. Free. listher ()'('onnor. l'ormerly ol local favourites Ashton Lane. l‘ronts her own gig.
I Jewel 8. Esk Presents The Bongo (‘luh. Moray llotlsc. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 9pm. £3. Mixed line-up ol hands from the respected music course. I Tony Shoebox, The Energy Plan and Ist \‘t'histlehinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5] 14. 9pm. Free. Melodic indie pop.
I Vitamin Flint Heart and YourBoyBlair Southern Bar. 22 South (’lerk Street. (367 2289. 9pm. Free. ()riginal indie.
I The Steve Agnew Band Blind l’oet. 32c \Vest Nicolson Street. 667 0876. 10pm. liree. Veteran rock covers hand.
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I Aynsley Lister and Ian Parker The l‘erry. .»\nderston Quay. 'l‘he Brooinielaw. ()l698 360 ()85. 7pm. £12.50 lady i. £14tdoorl.'l‘wenty- something British hlues talents showcasing their creative wares separately hel‘ore coming together for a joint performance.
>3 Bringdaruckus presents The Celtic Connection The Hold (under Adtniral Bar). Waterloo Street. 7pm. £6. The (ilasgow leg ol‘ the Scottish hip hop special featuring Surl’ace li.\ll’. 'l‘he Remedies. .\1a\'rick Sahre. l.oki. (‘orrekt Minds and DJ (3 all hosted hy Bigg 'lai.
I Guillemots ('arling Academy (ilasgow. l2l liglinton Street. ()870 77l 2()()(). 7pm. £12.50. ()yer- l4s show. Described as ayant-garde pop. this Mercury Music l’ri/e-itoininated act ollet' mellow. slightly kooky indie music with a lot of heart. huilt around hroken rhythms. keyhoards and kaleidoscopic lyrics. Alter supporting glam pop pttt'\‘e_\'ot's the Scissor Sisters. (iuillemots etnhark on their own headlining l'K tour.
I My Brightest Diamond ABf‘Z. 33() Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £7. ()yer- l4s show. Aka Shari \Vorden. a .\'ew York-hased classically-trained \‘ocalist who likes to get her hands dirty playing the cluhs ol‘ the Lower liast Side.
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1 He’s Irish, and therefore great OK, that doesn‘t necessarily equate, but the 26—year~old singer songwriter grew up in Bray. a seaside town outside Dublin, and with no record player in the house, a musician dad and artistic mum, he was brought up on the lrish folk tradition, a host of travelling minstrels doing a turn right there in his living room.
2 He’s not Bob Dylan or Nick Drake or Jeff Buckley or . . . Needless to say. the immensely talented troubadour has been compared to all the usual folky singer songwriter touchstones. but really, his incredible guitar dexterity and cheeky. bizarre linguistic inventiveness are unique and stand in their own right. For what it’s wonh. he cites Woody Guthrie as more of an influence than any of the above bunch.
3 He believes in signs The title of his debut album, The End of History. came about when he bought a tweed jacket. stuck his hand in the pocket. and pulled out a piece of paper with those very words on it. What’s that all about? 4 He’s signed to Bella Union There are plenty of great independent labels thriving out there. but Bella Union, run by
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I Gym Class Heroes and Madina Lake The (‘athouse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £8.50. ()\'Cl'- l4s show. (‘artoony punk-pop hand from New York promote their new alhum sly ('rtu'l xix .S't'limi/ ('lii/(Irt'n.
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Rockers. l4 Midland Street. 22] 0726. 7.30pm. L'lt). Springsteen-inlluenced .\'ew York rootsy sitiger/songwriter who was inspired to form a hand hy l'2’s Rattle and Hum lilm.
I Anemic and Aerial Caused the Haunting Barl'ly. 260 (‘lyde Street. ()870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Bristol-hased post—hardcore with an American punk twang.
I The Grim Fandangos and Jetpack Penguins MacSorlcy 's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 8pm. l‘ree. Dottth hill ()l‘ indie rock.
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I The Noisettes, Slow Club and Mayor MCCA King 'l'ut's Walt Walt Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8pm. £7. ()vcr—l4s show. Scorching lemme punk from the appropriately - named Noisettes. See preview. page 67. I Simon McLean 'l‘chai ()yna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Solo
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I The Hermit Crabs and Rainbow Sheep Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. liree. local melodic pop hand in the 'l‘eenage l’ancluh/Belle & Sehastian yein at this (hit to Play night. I Mr Hudson & The Library and Remi Nicole \ice‘n‘Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 ()9()(). 8.30pm. £6.50. Ssssshhh? You‘re in the lihrary (though Mr lludson specialises in hip hop heals and piano pop).
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