FEWES
Los Angeles post-rockers Red Sparowes have supported the likes of Dillltnger Escape Plan and feature members of Isis, Halifax Pier and Angel Hair. They plough a deliberately
experimental furrow of epic ambient rock, but distinguish themselves form the pack with extensive use of pedal steel guitar for spiralling, multi-Iayered instrumentals as showcased on latest album Every Red Heart Shines
Toward the Red Sun. I Stereo, Glasgow. Thu 7 0 Jul.
Cumbernauld
I Cumbernauld First Music Festival (‘umbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. 01236 732887. Times vary. £tbc. See Thu 3.
Dundee
I Smokeville All Day Event The Doghouse. 13 Brown Street. 01382 206812. 2.30pm. £6. A smashing rock. alt.pop and indie line up featuring The Daze. The Draymen. The White Light. The Boy Orchestra. The Valentine Project. The Floor. The Algarves. Rebel Hearts and The Living.
FREE Crawler Chambers Bar. 59—61 (iellatly Street. 01382 225616. 9pm. Classic Rock.
Largs
I Kelburn Garden Party 08 Kelburn Castle and Country Centre. Fairlie. 01475 568685. Times vary. CANCELLED.
Paisley
I Dave Arcari, Maeve O’Boyle and Doghouse Roses Paisley Town Hall. Abbey Close. 887 1010. 7.30pm. Alt.b1uesy mayhem from The Radiotones man at this Danny Kyle memorial concen.
I Doghouse Roses Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. Eolk/country/blues duo. Doghouse Roses. who make music to drink wine to.
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Glasgow
FREE Claire Wood The Hall Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 7pm. EP launch.
76 THE LIST 13—17 Jul 2008
I Kylie Minogue SECC. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £49. See Sat 5.
I Spock’s Beard and Frost The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. 7.30pm. £16. Californian prog rock quartet. influenced by Genesis. The Beatles and Star Trek.
I Blood of the Bull, Eric Euan,
Miss the Occupier and Ballad of Mabel Wong The Hold (Underneath The Admiral). 72a Waterloo St. 221
7705. 8pm. Headliners who cite the
shipping forecast as an influence plus Aberdonian squallers Eric Euan and punchy indie rocking from MT(). FREE The Front, The Ideals and Cheviot Hoods Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Indie bill. including the Britpop-influenced Ideals from Ayrshire.
FREE Acoustic Night The Butterfly
& the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711.
8.30pm. Hosted by Callum Ray. I Ghostwood, To The Bones,
Stonesthrow and Tempercalm
King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Alt quartet from Sydney headline with support front To The Bones. described as ‘Pixies mauling Motorhead'.
I Wolf Among Wolves, Maths, Archives, Citizens and Black
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Channels 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Punk and screamo line-up.
Edinburgh
I Oliwa, Kudos, The Love
Bastards and Electrolite The Ark. 3—7 Waterloo Place. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Alternative rock.
I Jae P and Simba The Voodoo
_ Rooms. 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. 8pm. £5. Live hip hop from two of
Edinburgh's up-and-coming talents.
I Hobo The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 10pm—3am. £1.50 before 1 1.30pm: £3
‘ after. ‘Sonic adventures. from
. Transylvania to The Great Wall of China' ' as Hobo returns. Live guests include The School (6 Jul) and The Foudling Wheel
(13 Jul).
FREE Midnight Special The Jan. Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 1 1.30pm.
; Singer-songwriter/guitarist William i Douglas and friends.
FREE Best of T-Break Stage The
2 Three Sisters. 139 Cowgate. 622 6801.
j Sneak peek at who's going to be rocking
the T-Break stage at this year's T in the
Park. Acts include Departures. Jocasta Sleeps. The Down & Cuts. The King
Hats and more.
Largs
I Kelburn Garden Party 08 Kelburn Castle and Country Centre. Fairlie. 01475 ; 568685. Times vary. CANCELLED.
Glasgow
FREE Acoustic Night
i Nice‘n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street.
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333 0900. 7pm. Sleazy‘s long running acoustic session for local musicians.
FREE Prince Edward Island, Liam Ferns and Blood Red Roses
Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Bill of indie and singer-songwriter sounds.
I We are the Ocean, Canterbury, All Forgotten and Buildings Amongst Tall Things Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. ()ver- 14s show. 'l‘win-vocalled London rockers headline.
I Richard Fleeshman King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. The latest post- Blunt singer-songwriter to come knocking has a not-so-secret history as an actor on Coronation Street. Accolades include winning Sexiest Male at the 2006 British Soap Awards.
Edinburgh
I Bolide Awkwardstra, Wounded Knee, Playground Meltdown (-), Smear Campaign and Usurper Stills. 23 Cockburn Street. 622 6200. 7pm. £4. ‘Hamflsted‘ improv. reed and percussion from Bolide Awkwardstra. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Just turn up and perform.
Largs
I Kelburn Garden Party 08 Kelburn Castle and Country Centre. Fairlie. 01475 568685. Times vary. CANCELLED.
Glasgow I Kylie Minogue SECC. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 7pm. £49. See Sat 5.
Stapleton, Triple School and
Nathaniel Green Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. A1t.rock power trio supported by manic Io-fl punk duo and piano-led duo respectively. See preview. page 68. I Andy Miller Tchai ()vna. 42 Otago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Acoustic guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter presents some of his favourite bands. I Extra Golden and Tut Vu Vu Mono. 12 Kings Court. King Street. 553 2400. 8pm. African beats meets rock. FREE Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8pm. Fortnightly gathering of the musicians' collective with featured artists. open mic and a strict original material policy. FREE Wansaudio Pivo Pivo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. Local electro-rockers. FREE Acoustic Night The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 8.30pm. lan Forbes hosts this weekly acoustic session. I Julian Velard King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Brooklyn-bred. London- based bequiffed singer-songwriter who has toured with Amy MacDonald. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties-style rhythm and blues band play a residency. FREE Washington Irving, Tale of “no Halves and Andrea Marini Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. singer-songwriters.
Edinburgh
I Richard Fleeshman Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £10. See Mon 7.
I Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Domenic Waxing Lyrical and Tattle Toes Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 8—16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £5. Arty. jazzy
indie from Switzerland.
FREE Band Showcase Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Call in advance for a gig.