I The Hermit Crabs, Blood Music and Older & Far Away RAt-‘A. 42 Ashley Street. 8.30pm. £4. New monthly indie/country club Drunk at the Pulpit presents liye music from The Hermit Crabs. a local melodic pop band in the Teenage l’ianclub/Belle & Sebastian yein. Swedish songwriter Karl-Jonas Winqyist aka Blood Music and ()Al’A. a country loy'ing outfit with Mogwaif/ephyrs affiliations.
I Independence Samuel Dow‘s. 67 71 Nithsdale Road. 42.3 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Local rock.
I John Power, Brian Houston and The Last Project King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Liverpuddlian ex l.a's bassist and (‘ast frontman whose latest solo offering ll'i/luw She lli't'ps apparently sounds ‘like a mountain‘.
I Vars of Litchi and Klima Nice'n‘Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Molten energy from \'()l.. I Kessler and Cortez 13th Note Cafe. 50— 60 King Street. 553 I638. 9pm. £3. Jangly guitars and dark 80s synths from Kessler.
I The Gilded Angels Mc(‘huills. 4() High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. I-‘ree. (‘ountry sounds.
I The Shakes The Arches. 30 Midland Street. 0870 240 7528. llpm. £4 (ady). £6 (door). Highly charged indie pop set from The Shakes at this Blit/krieg Bop club night.
I We are the Physics AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. £6. Students free before 1 1.30pm; £4 after. Midnight gig at Popshop from the self-styled mutant science punk rockers.
Edinburgh
I The Houserockers, Roadhouse and The Hustlers Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5] 14. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Rock. funk. coy'ers and originals.
I Amy McDonald (‘abaret Voltaire.
36 738 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £6. See Thu 12.
I Dovetail and The Vacant Tourists Henry 's ('ellar Bar. 87 l6a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Rock and pop.
I Tears of Grace and Enrapture Subway (‘owgate. 69 (‘owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £tbc. A goth rock line-up. with more the.
I Sphygs, Denajapan and Samoa ()ctopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. 8pm. Free before 9pm; £3 after. (ilam punkabilly rock frotn the Sphygs.
I Miyagi and The Amateurs 'l'he Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 386l. 9pm. Free. Sun-dipped cowboy funk from Miyagi at their acoustic residency. I Rotating Leslie and Black International Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. £4. lndie pop and
Saturday 14
Glasgow
I Avastl, Kaddish, Alamos, Mercury Tilt Switch, Ho KiIter, Mesa Verde and Titus Gein Nice‘n‘Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 2.30pm. All-day honan/a of alt.rock. electro rock and punk prog from bands from (ilasgow and Dundee.
I Black Arrows, Beatnic Prestige, The Moonrunners and Mobius Westfleld (‘ommunity Hall. Westlield Driye. (‘umbernauld 0l236 725683 . 7pm. £5. lndie gig.
I Black Rebel Motorcycle Club AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £15. ()y'er- l4s show. BRM(' amp tip the hyperkinetic drone rock with new album Baby 8/ .
I Bloc Party, The Maccabees and Mahogany (‘arling Academy (ilasgow, l2l liglinton Street. 0870 77] 2000. 7pm. S()l.D ()lTT. Post-punk politicists from London. back with lire/rend in The ('ity'. their second album of urban angst.
I Chris Isaak Sli(‘(‘: (‘lyde Auditorium. liinnieston Quay. 0870 040
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Ninja Tune’s one and only indie signing on their new Counter "'7 i Records imprint (perhaps they saw how well Maximo Park
were doing over at Warp). Pop Levi brings poetry and magic to his free-
wheeling post-rock. ‘My music is future pop,’ explains Levi. ‘It sounds like
true jazz to me, it’s about the attitude, the free thinking.’
King Tut '3. Glasgow, Mon 23 Apr.
4000. 7pm. £27.50. Noirish crooner still best known for his hits ‘Wicked Game and ‘Blue Hotel‘ but also recently the star of his own offbeat late night sitcom.
I The Enemy The (iaragc. 490 Sauchiehall Street. . 32 l 120. 7pm. £8. ()yer- l4s show. (‘oyentry three-piece sporting a slice of early-()asis swagger. I Mach 5, Some Boy and The Hype AB('2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. liunk soul new raye rockers with indie supports.
I Joan as Policewoman and Jon Redtern ()ran Mor. 73! 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 7.30pm. £9.50. Aka dramatic \‘iolinist/yocalist Joan Wasser who has performed with Rufus Wainwright and Antony"s Johnsons. and who named her act after the old Angie Dickinson TV show.
I Lena Martell Mary hill ('omtnunity ('entral Hall. 304 Maryhill Road. 331 7664. 7.30pm. £10. The star of stage and screen and wearer of old-fashioned floaty print frocks sings numbers from her 30 album-strong career.
I Mocker, The Jack Knives, Montra and Kung Fu (‘lassic (irand. l8 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. Indie rock bill.
I The Leatherettes, Bayan and Black Tie Affair Barrowland 2. 244 (iallowgate. 552 460l. 7.45pm. £6. ()y‘er- l4s show. Bayan‘s members hail from Italy. the Philippines and Scotland and their sound blends 60s garage and bossa nova influences.
I Kings Die Kings, The Storm Society and Vinyl Future Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £4. lidinburgh anthemic rock quintet headline.
I Murder By Death, Aye Nomad and Motion Gallery Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £5. Indiana ensemble with a (‘aye. (‘ash and Radiohead-inspired sound.
I Asylum Samuel Dow‘s. 67 7| Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Rock classics.
I Fields, Hush the Many and Alberta Cross King Tut‘s Walt Walt Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pn‘. £8. Dark guitar pop in the My Bloody Valentine tradition meets Wicker Man folk in l-ields' music plus dreamy
Americana from Alberta ('ross.
I How to Swim and Stinky Munchkins (ilasgow School of Art. l67 Renfrew Street. 353 4531. 8.30pm. £4. Barrage of contrasting pop influences colliding in the sounds of these two bands.
Edinburgh
I With Scissors, Whore Whores Whores, D-Rail, Errander and Chronicles of Adam West Subway (‘ow'gate. 69 (‘ow gate. 225 6766. 3pm. £6. Huge bill of rock. metal. punk and math metal. rounded out by Beasts. Friday Night (iunlight. Xillah. Secta Rouge. Take a \Vorm for a Walk Week. Ben ('o/inc and The l-‘cbruary Solution.
I Blackjack Blues Band, Dakota and U Know Hoo \y'histlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5] l4. 6pm. l‘ree before midnight: £4 after. Night of funk. blues. rock and Americana.
I Haunted House, The Royal we and The Damn Shames Wee Red Bar. lidinburgh (‘ollege of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 l442. 6pm. £4. lilectro duo with a no laptops policy pltis a bit of indie and punk. I Maiden Scotland Studio 24. 24 26 (‘alton Road. 558 3758. 7pm. £7 (includes entry to Retribution club night). Iron Maiden tribute.
I Missing Cat Henry's ('ellar Bar.
8 l6a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Psychedelic blues with another act the. I Ardent John, The Last Band, The Electric Ghost and Jenifler Concannon ()ctopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. 8pm. Free before 9pm: £3 after. Dirty Northern Mitsic label showcase.
I The One Day Speakers, The Hazy and Unknown Hagana The lischange. 55 (iroyc Street. 443 0404. 8pm. £6 (£4). Rockfcst at the appropriately titled lidinburgh Rock Riot.
I Blueflint, Eagleowl and Emily Scott The l.oft. Three Sisters. I39 (‘ow'gate. 07738 0|5325. 8.30pm. £5. Bluegrass and alt.folk from banjo duo Blueflint. backed up by a full band.
I Cry Over Billionaires, Joe Viterbo and Dieselbone Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. £4. Post-melodic hard rock.
I Blackalized Blind Poet. 32c West .Nicolson Street. 667 0876. l0pm. l"rec.
('hilled drum & bass. hip hop and jan collectiye.
I The Thanes, The Nukes and The Fnords Henry's ('ellar Bar. 8 l6a Morrison Street. 228 9393. l lpm. £5 (£4). The Scottish garage legends launch their eighth album A Night in (ireut King Street support from local surf instrumental trio The Nukes.
Fife
I The Fence Collective’s Homegame Various \"enues. SOLD ()1 'T. liife‘s l’ence collectiye take over Anstruther and (‘ellardy‘ke for the weekend with y'at'iotls gigs in yat‘ious yenues including the likes of Aidan Smith. the Pictish Trail. King (‘reosote. James Yorkston. Deaf Mutes. Dow n the Tiny Steps and more (exact line-up the). See lixposure. page 62.
Glasgow
I Rick Redbeard and Jill Leighton Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 6.30pm. Free. lil Rancho Relaxo presents tall acoustic tales from the Scottish wilderness.
I Hanson ('arling Academy (ilasgow. l2l liglinton Street. ()870 77| 2000. 7pm. £ l 8.50. ()yer- l4s show. 'l'oothsomc blonde brothers. best known for their infernally catchy hit ‘Mmmbop‘. but now all grown up and angsty.
I Stacked Actors and Hyphin Soundhaus. 47 Hydepark Street. 22l 4659. 7.30pm. £5. Rock.
I Attic Lights, The Felt Tips and Ally Kerr (‘ottier's. 93 95 llyndland Street. 357 5825. 8pm. Free. Beach Boys/By'rds-a-like harmonising from Attic Lights at this Viyamelodica night. I Ben Sturrock, Emma Jane and Peter Barrie The Butterfly & the Pig. I53 Bath Street. 221 77] 1. 8pm. l‘ree. Acoustic Affair session.
I Blueflint The (ioat. I287 Argyle Street. 357 7337. 8pm. liree. l.ady banjo players extraordinaire.
I The Threats and Skudpuppetz Barfly. 260 ('ly'de Street. 0870907 owl). 8pm. £5. 80s punks headline.
I Wealth of Nations, Dirge, Maple Thieves and Type 23 Barfly (upstairs). 260 ('ly'de Street, 0870907 0999. 8pm. £5. Mtise-like rocking from Wealth of Nations and tnore trad classic rock influences frotn Maple Thieyes.
I Sucioperro, Orko, Piano Bar Fight and The Statler Project King Tut's Wait Wait llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22| 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Ayrshire hcayy guitar outfit Sucioperro haye cut their teeth supporting the Subways. l’ightstar and .-\et'ogrammc.
I Yashin Nice'n'Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. l’uneral for a l-'t'iend-sty‘le emo rock from Yashin.
I Mary Kiani (are (‘ossachok. Rtissian (‘ultural ('entre. l0 King Street. 553 0733. 9pm. £7. The mice behind any number of rayey happy house tracks from the early 90s performs in more intimate surroundings.
I The Black Chain, D-Rail, Chronicles of Adam West and Friday Night Gunfight l3th Note ('afe. 50 60 King Street. 553 I638. 9pm. £3. Tech metal mathcore ja/I Violence from this bill (though not all at the same time).
Edinburgh
I Jed Milroy Dalriada. 77 Promenade. l’ot'tohello. 454 4500. 3 6pm. l'it'ee. singer-songwriter.
I Jason Ringenberg (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. 7pm. £l0. Rocked up folk and alt.country from the Jason ck the Scorchcrs frontman.
I Last Concern, Recreational Homicide, Fall Idol and a Theory to Reckon With Subway (‘owgate. 69 (‘owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £3. Rock and metal.
I The Zucchinis and Chris Bradley Henry 's (‘ellar Bar. 8--16a Morrison