Monday 30
Glasgow
I Scotland United The Arches. 30 Midland Street. 0870 240 7528. 7pm. Free. Big anti-racism jamhorec featuring. Mosa Funk (‘1ub. Fugees l'nitcd. Tigerstyle and 1)hol Infusion. lilectricat. Moishe‘s Bagel. Bigg Taj. Dance lhayami. M(‘ Soom T. comedians. photo exhibition and talks.
I Ad Infinitum, Achren, Concept of Time and Embolism Soundhaus. 47 llydcpark Street. 221 465‘). 7pm. £5. ()yer- 14s show. Various shades of metal. I All American Rejects Barrowland. 244 (iallow'gate. 552 4601. 7pm. £16.50. ()yer- 14s show. ()klahoma-hred. New York-based power punk pop band.
I Paolo Nutini ('arling Academy (ilasgow. 121 liglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. S()1.1) ()l'T. ()yer- 14s show. The l’aisley pop prodigy runs through future singalong classics frotn his debut album T/H’M’ Streets. including last Request' and ‘Jenny Don't Be llasty’.
I Saosin AB('2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £7.50. ()yer-14s show. Rockers from New port Beach. ('alifornia. I Immersed, Hardy Souls, Sinister Flynn and Liam Ferns Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 332 5431. 8pm. Free. Indie and singer-songw'ritcr hill.
I James Taylor Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £40. Sensitiye sitiger-songwriter type who‘s been pumping out the tunes since the early 70s.
I The Zico Chain and Girls Play Boys Barfly. 260 ('Iydc Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £6. Niryana influenced grunge rockers.
I ‘I'usuv:: A. 5. , The Victorian English Gentlemen’s Club and That Fucking Tank King Tut's \Vah Walt llttt. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £7. See preyiew. page 58.
I The Aphrodisiacs, Over the Wall and Bozilla 13th .\'ote (’afe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. ‘)pm. £3. Mothcrwell electro trio The Aphrodisiacs are atnong the guests at this Find of the Month ('lub. I Cancer Party Bar Bloc. I 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. ‘)pm. Free. Self-styled ’yulgar no wayc indie band'.
Edinburgh
1-21 Maria McKee ('aharet Voltaire.
36 38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £15. See Sat 28.
I Floods of Fire City, Your Fears, Dead at the Scene, Thy Came Forth and Doubts Cast Shadows Sttbway (‘owgate 6‘) (‘ow-gate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £5. Rock and metal.
I The Day I Vanished, The Party Program and Capgun Fashion Henry's (’ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 ‘)3‘)3. 8pm. £3. Metal.
Tuesday 1
Glasgow
I Paolo Nutini (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. 121 liglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 4pm & 7pm. S011) 011'. See Mon 30.
I Deep Purple, Styx and Thin Lizzy Sli(‘(‘: (‘lyde Auditorium. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 6.45pm. £31.50. A headhanging good triple hill. headlined by the noble ‘1’urps who can still summon tip a hit of a hoary rock storm. performing classic album .lltrt'liint' Ilcml.
I The Haunted, Municipal Waste and Azriel The (‘athouse 15 1'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £12. ()yer- 14s show. (iothenhurg thrash metal quintet who urge you to ‘become the sickness‘. (’heers guys.
I Josh T Pearson and Ian Wadley The l'niyersal. 57 5‘) Sauchiehall Lane. 332 88‘)‘). 7pm. £7. Pearson is better know it as the former frontman with intense 'l‘exan trio lift to lisperience.
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Thursday 17 May — 7.30pm
Drive By Argument] We are The Physics / Dananananaykroyd
Friday 18 May — 7.30pm
CameraObscura/EhnmaPollock/KidCanaveral
Saturday 19 May — 7.30pm
Nouvelle Vague / BMX Bandits / The War
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King of the combover Paul Smith leads Warp signees Maximo Park through their angular art punk clatter.
Taking an intellectual approach to lyrics, their new album, Our Eartth Pleasures never quite reaches the ecstatic high of early singles ‘Going Missing’ or ‘Apply Some Pressure’ but still towers above their indie peers.
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I New Found Glory, Cute is What we Aim for and Pink Spiders AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £15. ()yer- 14s show. More of that ubiquitous raucous American pttnk pop with latest emo pop fayourites in support. I Switches, Haunts and Parka g2. 4‘)0 Sauchiehall Street. 353 31 1 1. 7pm. £7. ()yer- 14s show. New indie shoutnik contenders. with oodles of character.
I Bronto Skylift, Daybreak and This Band (’apitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £5. (irungc heats and indie kids.
I Ross Clark .\'ice‘n’Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Acoustic singer-songwriter likened to a quirky Scottish Bright liyes.
Edinburgh
I Shutter Henry's (’ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £4. lleayy post-rock from the Highlands.
Dunfermline
I Tigertest Launch Event (‘arnegie llall. liast Port. 01383 314000. 7.30pm. Free (ticketed). A heads up on the upcoming Tigerfest music festival 1 16- 1‘) May) with music from 1)] Pat .\'eyin. limma Pollock and Keith Anderson and free beer courtesy of Scottish and Newcastle.
Wednesday 2
Glasgow
I Bill Callahan AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £15. (‘harismatic Smog rnainman ('allahan brings his droll songs and calming influence to Sauchiehall Street.
I Johnny Winter The Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 016‘)8 360 085. 7pm. £25 lady). £28 (doorl. Veteran (irammy-nominated blues rock guitarist. I Paolo Nutini (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. 121 liglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. S()1.1) ()1'T. See Mon 30.
I The Ronelles, The Apple Scrufts, The Pedestrians, The Apsherons and Team Salt The Buff. 142 Bath Lane. 248 1777. 7pm. £3. Bargainous local hill of contenders. suhtitled The Future Kings of Scotland. organised by Fire Point Promotions.
I Tiger Army, Dead Line and The Poisoning The (‘athotise. I5 t'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £12. ()yer- 14s show. Tiger Army are an 1iast Bay-based psychohilly trio.
I Gallus Cooper, Glasgow Kiss and Blue Sugar Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 332 5431. 8pm. Free. Alice (‘ooper tribute.
‘-'I‘~ Sergeant, Kobai, Latonic, Delta Audio Club and Hi 5 Alive Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £6. 1)undonian indie rockers who are friends of The View (which 1)undonian indie rockers aren‘t?) headline the first of this week's hills celebrating five years of the Barfly in (ilasgow.
I Dave Arcari and You’re High Frequency Nice’n‘Slea/y. 421 Sattcbiehall Street. 333 ()‘)00. 8.30pm. Alt.b1ues man Arcari plays a short set at this Fuzzy Felt Folk night.
I Mumm-Ra, Ripchord and Dead! Dead! Dead! King Tut‘s Wah Wah 11ut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £8. Fresh-faced indie rockers from Bexhill-on-Sea. who were part of this year's .\'Mli Indie Rock tour.
Edinburgh
I Aerogramme (‘abaret Voltaire.
36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £‘).50. llirsute rockers. much loved by ('harlie out of Busted.
I Zoey Van Goey, Y’All is Fantasy Island and Alan Bissett ('abaret Voltaire. 3638 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £tbc. Writer Alan Bissett enjoyed his collaboratiye experience on the Ballads oft/w Bunk album so much that he has wasted no time heading out on tour with two more acts of a musical persuasion.
I SixStarl-lotel Henry‘s (‘ellar Bar. 8~l6a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £tbc. ()riginal guitar rock.
I Meeko, Ka-Tet, Smoked Glass and Kids with Guns The Jan Bar. 1 (‘hambcrs~ Street. 220 4290. 8.30pm. Free. Singer-songwriter night featuring eyerything from acoustic indie to blues to hip hop/electro with metal influences.
I Soom T, Action Group, The Remedies, The Rodents and David Ferrard The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 11o1yrood Road. 558 7604. 8.30pm. Free. Democrazy night of indie rock action.
Glasgow
I Paolo Nutini (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. 121 liglinton Street. 0870771 2000. 7pm. S()1.1) ()l'T. See Mon 30.