Music Rock&Pop
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Glasgow
I Dorian and Callel (‘lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7pm. £5. Upbeat guitar pop with darker hues.
I Fridge Magnets, The Corinthians, Odessa, The Detours and The Lane Barrowland 2. 244 Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. £6. ()ver- 14s show. Local band showcase.
I Gary Louris AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £10. ()ver- 14s show. Jayhawks founder member goes solo with his album Wigulmmlx.
I The Poems, The Ten to Five Project, Acoustic Butterfly and Mike & Solveig ()ran Mor. 7314-735 Great Western Road. 357 6200. 7pm. the. £6 (adv). £7.50 (door). Scotpop supergroup helmed by Bobby Bluebell and fronted by Karine Polwart's equally pure-voiced sister Kerry play tracks from their new album Young America at this Disaster & Emergencies benefit for Burma.
I Robyn The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. 7pm. £1 1. ()ver- 14s show. Swedish pop sensation who has long been successful back home but has recently reached our ears via her hit ‘With livery Heartbeat‘.
I The Tracks, The David EII Band, Funkilicious and Semtex The Perry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 360 085. 7pm. £5. Local band line-up encompassing everything from acoustic sounds to funk.
I CarIis Star, Black Arc and Mr Six Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 7.30pm. £5. Mancunian outlit who combine crunchy guitars. synths and boy/girl harmonies.
I The 18 Wheels, Bad Bad Men and Wanda Audio ()‘Henry‘s. l4 Drury Street. 248 3751. 8pm. £3. The Splendid Dead folks present a night of ‘mutant music for sinners. winners. boo/.ers and losers'.
FREE Kiddo, The Zips and Butterhook Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Indie and punk.
I Liza Minnelli Sli(‘(‘: (‘lyde Auditorium. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £35—£‘)5. Rare glam bam live outing from the song and dance diva and screen icon for whom life and presumably her show is a cabaret. See preview. page 73.
I The Pictish hail, Player Piano and Come in Tokyo Stereo. 20 28 Renfield Lane. 222 2254. 8pm. Pence night headlined by (‘ollective stalwart The Pictish Trail.
I The Stranger and Coconut University The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 215‘). 8pm. £4. Americana. blues and rock‘n‘roll at the monthly Don‘t Mess With Texas night.
FREE Doctor Bliss Samuel Dow‘s, 67—71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. I Thea Gilmore and Pete Du Pon King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £13.50. Prolilic young singer/songwriter from ()xfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan. Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell.
I A Band Called Quinn The Winchester Club. 4‘) Bell Street. ‘)pm. £5 (£4). A sultry dose of electro-pop from ABCQ. promoting their new album Sun Moon Stars at this Pinup Nights gig.
I Les Bof The Twisted Wheel. 73 Queen Street. 221 4851. 10pm. £5 (£4). French language garage rockers from tidinburgh play at this Eyes Wide Open club night. I Plants and Animals (‘aptain‘s Rest. 185 Great Western Road. 331 2722. Folk- prog trio from Montreal.
Edinburgh
I Chil and Beau Nasties Whistlebinkies. 47-6 South Bridge. 557
51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 alter. Indie with more acts tbc.
nu Open Mic Night Rumba. 17 Portland Street. Leith. 467 7227. 6pm. See Thu 5.
I Kevin J MacLean The Bongo ('lub. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558
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7604. 7pm. £6. Fusing rock. pop and ballads.
I The Last Project, Go, The Dead Certs and Ewan Butler (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Indie rock.
I Morcheeba The Liquid Room. ‘)c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £20. The chilled trip hop ensemble who supply the soothing background music for many a
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I Sidelock, The Escape, Keiko Avi and Six Stories High The Hive. l5 l7 Niddry Street. 556 0444. 7pm. £tbe. Headed by screamo troop Sidelock.
I Tom Sawyer The Liqttid Room. ‘)e
Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £10. A tribute to Rtish.
I Young Fathers, William Douglas and Supersonic Sims Wee Red Bar. lidinburgh (‘ollege ol’ Art. Lauriston Place. 22‘) 1442. 7pm. £5. lilectro hip hop from Young l‘athers. plus 1)] sets from Monterey Jack and the Dogtooth DJs.
I The Remnant Kings and The Fusiliers The Ark. .3 7 Waterloo Place. 228 ‘)3‘)3. 7.30pm. £tbe. Local rock and indie.
I St Jude’s Infirmary, The Valkarys, Kosmoas KoIIecif and Danielle Jack The (iranary. 32 34 The Shore. |.eith. 554
‘ ‘)465. 7.30pm. £6. Special acoustic set
from S.” with rock. dance/new wave and soul support. l’uri oft/iv Lei/Ii I'i's'lit'rtl.
I Club Welto The Village. 16 South Fort Street. |.eith. 478 7810. 8pm lam. Donations on the door. Serving up l‘olk. twisted electronica. spoken word and funky house. ('1th Welto is a broad church that welcomes all with live sets from Sanna. Keser. limily Scott. lix Lion Tamer. Shellsuit .‘vlassacre and 1)] Steve Wattless. I’url oft/1c Ix'iI/t I'i'slii'ul.
I Red Well and The Maydays Henry‘s
‘ (‘ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228
9393. 8pm. £4. Altlolk. indie and hence (‘ollective shenanigans.
I The Well, Sabai and Inge Mcllroy Meridian. I38 Leith Walk. 554 4238. 8pm. £6. Night ol‘ gothic country and Tolk- flavourcd tunes. I’urt oft/iv [with I'i'slit'tll.
It’s hard to categorise Joan as Policewoman (aka Joan Wasser and her band). She’s worked with Rufus Wainwright, is one of Antony’s Johnsons and creates intelligent, thoughtful music with a punk rock attitude. ‘l’ve called it punk rock R&B but American soul music is better,’ explains Wasser. ‘I feel like my music is the melding of the two styles I love the most.’
I Class/C Grand, G/asgow. Tue 10 Jun.
FREE Hi-Voltage The Voodoo Rooms. l‘)a West Register Street. 556 7060. ‘)pm. l'nl‘ortunately LA’s Devil Doll have cancelled but iii-Voltage will be putting in it free show with 1)] support liot'm \egtts' lirankie Sumatra.
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I Sean Wilson Albert Halls. Dumbarton Road. 01786 473 544. 7.30 l0ptn. £l2 (£10). Irish singer and accordionist Wilson. with more that 28 albums under his belt. will lovingly entertain.
Glasgow
I Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott Barrowland. 244 (iallow gate. 552 4601. 7pm. £26. Moore is one of Ireland’s leading solo artists. mixing traditional song with contemporary social and political commentary and a few l'unny anecdotes to ensure his gigs feel more like a reunion of old friends.
I Kieran Docherty and Someone’s Son (‘ity Halls: Recital Rooms. ('andleriggs. 353 8000. 7pm. £10. The l'olk-tinged singer-songwriter launches his album Hum/s ('p [flint 'vi' Ilml lino/tell. I Himmo Brothers and Dave Arcari AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £12. ()ver- 14s show. (ilasgow's top blues brothers supported by respected bluesy guitarist.
I The Strike Nineteens and Running with Horses .\'ice‘n‘S|ea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 ()‘)00. 7.30pm. £5. lndie rock headliners.
I Coma Toast and Verdana Barfly (upstairs). 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £6.
FREE Cutaways, Magma Child and Roomtolet Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Magma ('hild are classic rock with a soull‘ul edge. like Led /.ep meets (iotttel.
I Kicktokill, Shoegazer, lseeshapes and Signals The Beat (‘lub. 375 Sattchiehall Street. 333 9919. 8pm. Bil‘l'yesque intricate rock sounds from lseeshapes.
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I The Mix Ups, Marvel Heights, The Highways and The Resolutes ('apitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £5 (£4). Local band line-up at this Indie Rocks night.
I The Sexual Objects and Remember Remember ( ilasgow School oliArt. lb7 Renlrew Street. 353 4531. 8pm. £5. liire lingines l‘rontman Davey Henderson and his new band The Sexual ()biects play this New Breed night. I The Levee Breakers and Kevin Young King Tut‘s Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £8. Led /.ep tribute.
FREE Perfect Remedy Samuel Dow's. 67 7| Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock band.
I The Plimptons, The Murderburgers and The Squid 13th Note ('ale. 50 ()0 King Street. 553 lo3b’. ‘)pm. £4. ‘.-\bsui'do-pop' band The Plimptons launch their new single ‘Lonely Old Man'.
I Dirty Summer The l’lying Duck. 142 chlield Street. 572 0100. 1 1pm. £3 before midnight; £5 alter. Teen art pop trio play Dolly Mixture.
I Evangelicals (‘aptain‘s Rest. 18.5 (ireat Western Road. 331 2722. £tbe. Horrorshow garage rockers from Oklahoma.
Edinburgh
I Safehouse, Black Carnation, The Dials and Dignan, Dowell & White \\'ltistlebitikies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557
51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight: £4 alter. ('overs. blues. indie and rock.
I Ben Hash, Ben Reynolds, Wounded Knee and Fordell Research Unit Henry’s ('ellar Bar.
8 lba Morrison Street. 223 9393. 7pm. £5. Experimental psychedelic l‘olk mixed with indie. loops and electronica.
I The Debuts, Epic 26 and The Breech (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Synth driven indie rock from lidinburgh‘s The Debuts. launching their new liP.
I The Joy Foundation and The Soul Foundation The Ark. 3 7 Waterloo Place. 228 ‘)3‘)3. 7.30pm. £tbe. l-‘unk. Latin. R&B and sottl.
I Roaring Nenties The (‘aves. .\'iddry Street South. 557 808‘). 8pm 3am. £5 £7. Live music from the live-piece New Orleans Disieland band. more swing music li'ottt DJ Lenny Love. plus a swing dance competition and lots more. all in aid ol Dow n's Syndrome Scotland.
I Isa & the Filthy Tongues, We See Lights, John Deery and Christina Clayhills The (iranary. 32 34 The Shore. |.eith. 554 0465. 8pm. £6. The former members ol' (ioodbye Mr MacKen/ie minus Shirley Manson. of course get better and better all the time. with lead singer Stacey ('ha\ is ol'l'ering licry rock chick appeal. l’ur! oft/iv It'll/i I'i'slii'ul.
I Workingman’s Deed and Rodeohead Meridian. 138 |.eith Walk. 554 4238. 8pm. £5. Grateful Dead tribute. l’url oil/re [wit/t l't’.\lt1‘(l/.
I This is Music Henry’s ('ellar Bar.
8 lotl Morrison Street. 228 9393.
1 1pm 3am. £4 before midnight; £5 alter. lndie night with live sets from Jesus 11 Lou and Q Without l'.
I Frenzy Frenzy Royal Highland ('cntre. lngliston. 08708 748 748. £33 (under 16s £21 1. A one day ('hristian music testiyal leaturing l)elit‘ious'.’. ('hris Tomlin. Dav id (‘rowder Band. Rebecca St James and many more. All denominations w elcotne.
Loch Ness
Rock "858 Loch Ness. l)ot'es.
0871 424 4444. £100 weekend with camping; £85 without camping; £45 day ticket. Two days of line dance beats \\ ith a splash of top-notch rock for good measure. This year's line-up includes l‘atboy Slim. The View. Digitalism. Ra/orlighl. liditors. The (‘ribs. lladoukenl. 2ManyDJs. Simian Mobile Disco. ('SS. David (iuetta. l-‘elix da llousccat and Roisin Murphy.