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I Red Light Company The Beat Club. 375 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9919. £5. London-based five-piece who have supported Editors.
Edinburgh
I Air Traffic The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £1 1. Piano-led indie rock quartet from Bournemouth.
I Sergeant Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £5. Jangling
indie pop that owes a debt to The La's and
The Smiths.
I Skeletons a. the Kings of All Cities, Dominic Waxing Lyrical and North Atlantic Oscillation Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 8—16a Morrison Street. 228
9393. 8pm. £5. Matt Mehlan‘s solo project
joined by an eclectic cast of collaborators (from punk to classical). FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies. 4—6
South Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. JUst turn up
and perform.
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Glasgow
I Future, Kiddo, Gdansk and Your Distant Cousin Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7pm. Alternative rocking three-piece from Glasgow headline this ()xjam gig.
I Ejector Seat The Beat Club. 375 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9919. 7.30pm. £5. Derby-based iijectorseat won the U[)SA battle of the bands.
I Terry Heason: Secret Smiles’n’Love Songs (‘itizens‘ Theatre. 1 19 Gorbals Street. 429 0022. 7.30pm. £12. Glasgow born singer and actress. Terry Neason returns to the Citizens' following her exclusive sell-out concert run in 2007. for another night of poetry. chat and song.
I The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Jim McAteer presents a night of songwriters and bands.
FREE The Modern Faces, Halt Cut and The Benthams Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Indie rockers from 1)unfermline headline.
I The Parkers, The Matadors, Little Fire and Audiodeluxe 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Spiky guitars and catchy hooks from the headliners.
I 65 Days of Static and Pilgrim Fathers King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Sheffield post-rock combo whose album The Full of Math draws equally on Kraftwerk and Mogwai.
FREE Acoustic Night The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 8.30pm. tan Forbes hosts this weekly acoustic session.
FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties- style rhythm and blues band play a mini- residency.
I Cay Against You, Hudson Mohawke and Mong Stereo. 20—28
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Liverpool’s current top indie export, The Zutons’ sax-heavy tracks will get an airing at this MTV Spanking New Music Tour as they gear up for the release of album number three, You
Can Do Anything, which is set for a June release later this year. There’s also quality support in the shape of One Night Only and The Script. For your chance to win tickets see Win Stuff, page 74.
E ABC, Glasgow, Mon 5 May.
Renlield Lane. 222 2254. £5. See Thu 24 for GAY. See preview. page 71.
Edinburgh
; I Eastern Conference Champions,
lsosceles and Electrolite Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £6. Cracking indie rock triple bill. I Filth of Mankind, Grinding Halt, Begining oi the End, Atterbirth and Bumper Crop Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 816a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Apocalyptic crust metal from Gdansk‘s Filth of Mankind and Grinding Hall.
I The Kooks Corn Exchange. 1 1 New Market Road. 477 3500. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. Brighton indie tykes whose new album Kmik has proved a hit with the young people of today.
I Katy Moflatt 1.eith Folk Club. The
Village. South Fort Street. 478 7810. 8pm. £8. American roots music from singer- songwriter Katy Moffatt.
I I The Low Lows, Eagleowls, White
Heath and Mark Hunter The Ark. 37 Waterloo Place. 228 9393. 8pm. £5. 1.o-ti feedback and gently chugging guitars. FREE Band Showcase Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5| 14. 9pm. Call in
' advance for a gig.
Glasgow
I Dogs ABC2. 330 Sauchiehall Street.
332 2232. 7pm. £10. London indie scruflbags. bandwagon jumpers to a man. I Sparrow and The Workshop Brel. 39—43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 7.30pm.
Sat 17 May: 7.30pm
£2. Glasgow-based duo touting percussion. violin. guitar and voice at this Vivamelodia night.
I Terry Neason: Secret Smiles ‘n’ Love Songs (‘iti/ens‘ Theatre. 1 19 (iorbals Street. 429 0022. 7.30pm. £12. Sec Tue 29.
ESEEE Rachael Cormack, Mummy Short Arms and Freudian Slop Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Acotistic folk pop from Cormack.
I Hawksley Workman and Sonny Marvello King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. \"irtuoso musician. still waiting for the world to cotton on to his idiosyncratic style.
§§EE Open Stage The Hall Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 8.30pm. Weekly open mic session.
I Baby Boyz, The Martial Arts and Bozilla 13th Note Cale. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. lilectro punk sounds at the lind of the Month Club.
Edinburgh
SREE The Kays Lavelle and Ross Manson McEwen llamiltons Bar & Kitchen. I6 18 llamilton Place. Stockbridge. 226 4199. 5pm. Dark and beautiful local band.
I The Acute, Dirty Modern Hero, The Scarlet Drive, The Banter Thiets and Lucky 13 Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £5. Rock and indie.
I Seth Lakeman The liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £15. A haunting original take on folk rock from the former Mercury Music l’ri/e nominee. who was last seen in tiquation with Kate Rusby and Cara Dillon.
BREE Esther O’Connor and Mexico \‘i'histlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. l-‘ormcr Ashton 1.ane frontwoman. listher ()‘Connor.
Glasgow I Willy Vlautin, The Endrick Brothers and Iain Petrie The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. 7pm. £12. Americana from the Richmond liontaine man. plus local roots rock support. See 5 Reasons. page 78.
I Colin Maclntyre (‘lassic Grand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. £10. The Mull Historical Society man reverts to his own name. promoting his new album The Water.
I Solid Silver 608 Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 35.3 8000. 7.30pm. £21 £23. This year's tour features performances by (terry & the Pacemakers.
Swinging Blue Jeans. Dave Berry and Dave 1)cc. 1)o/y. Beaky. Mick 6’; Tich.
I Terry Heason: Secret Smiles ‘n’ Love Songs Citi/cns‘ Theatre. 1 19 (iorbals Street. 429 0022. 7.3(1pm.£|2. See Tue 29.
I Dave Dominey Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. liunkiness on laptop and bass.
I Figure 5 and Eastern Conference Champions King Tut's Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £6. ()ver- 14s show. Local retro indie combo with IS indie rockers in support. FREE Public Property and Washington Hays Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. lndie rock.
I Frog Pocket 13th .\'ote Cafe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. tilectronica with live liddle and guitar from Frog Pocket aka John Charles Wilson.
FREE The Low Lows Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. Country narcosis from this Atistin band.
Edinburgh
I Jethro Tull Queen’s Hall. 87 89 Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 6.30an £2S.5(). Did you know that Jethro Tull was an tinglish l8th century agricultural pioneer? Anyway. they're playing tracks from their album Aqua/1mg. it's got lots of songs about cows and ploughs. .\'ot really.
I The Law The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £7.50. Indie jangle pop not unlike fellow 1)undonians The View.
I Yelps, Chutes and Tango in the Attic Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Infectious guitar hooks form \\'o1verhampton's Yelps. FREE Born to Be Wide The Voodoo Rooms. 19a \Vest Register Street. 556 7060. 7.45pm 1am. Music industry social club that aims to bring inusos. journalists. promoters. record shop workers and musicians together.
I The Chap and Come on Gang! The Voodoo Rooms. 19;! “est Register Street. 556 7060. 8pm lam. £6. ‘l’op-improv- disco-roek-w ith strings sound' of The Chap.
I Oi Polloi, The Plastic Adults, The Casual Terrorist and Rapunzel Henry's Cellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £5. lidinburgh punk veterans ()i t’olloi head this May Day punkathon.
FREE Ainslie Henderson Bcansccnc. 76 Commercial Street. 1.eith. 555 7033. 9pm. l-ium' Armlwny alumnus presents his songwriting wares.
FREE Irregular Company and Come in Tokyo \\'liistlcbiiikies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Indie.