Rock& Pop
FREE Louise McVey, Cracks in
the Concrete and Last Ones Left
1 Brel. 39-43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966.
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Glasgow
I Forever the Sickest Kids, Kill the Arcade and All Forgotten ABC2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. ()ver- 14s show. Formulaic emo pop punk from this Dallas six-piece.
I Y&T The (‘athouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £16. Over-14s show. Californian hard rock veterans Y&T (Yesterday & Today) have sold four million albums in their time.
I Three Days Born, Anavris and Dead City Riots Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7.30pm. Alt.rock bill.
FREE Catcher, The Rioteers and The Wave Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. (‘ommercial pop/rock. I Jack Law Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 452-1. 8pm. £2. Singer- songwriter.
I Julie Felix The Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 360 085. 8pm. £14. The folk rock icon is still going strong.
I Kizzy Star, Streetlight Conspiracy and Co-Piiot Effect Pivo Pivo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. £4. New wave sounds from the headliners with jangling and grungey support respectively.
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of acoustic sounds. I Rising Son Barfly. 260 Clyde ‘ Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. Over-
14s show. Hard-hitting rock quartet.
I Vulture Speak Tchai Ovna. 169
Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2.
E Minimalist psych folk sounds. I Swervedriver, Terra Diabio and ‘ Latonlc King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut.
272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. The return of the early 90s post-grungers who could out-riff many of the US bands they were inspired by.
I Zoey Van Ooey, The Starlets and John B McKenna 13th Note Cafe’. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £4. Kindred pop sounds from The Starlets.
I into Flight, Jennifer Concannon and John Deery The Drawing Room. 1055 Sauchiehall Street. 339 8866. Weekly Quiet Riot night of laid—back sounds.
I Plates, Vars of Litchi and Ballad
of Mabel Wong Stereo. 20—28 Rentield Lane. 222 2254. Molten post-
punk energy from VOL. I Sennen, Gaichen and Barn Owl Captain‘s Rest. 185 Great Western
, Road. 331 2722. Norwich post-rockers who haven‘t forgotten about tunes.
‘ Edinburgh
FREE Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery
i The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 5pm. Open stage for singer-
songwriters to showcase new songs
(Wed). archive material (Thu) and bands (Fri). I Sonic Fusion Festival Launch
Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 6.30pm. £10 (£5). The second Sonic Fusion Festival brings the best of
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international contemporary music to Edinburgh. Tonight's opening performance marks the 80th anniversary of the birth of Karlheinz Stockhausen and presents Beaver and Wolf. from a new music theatre piece called Animals. by the festival's artistic director. Stephen Davismoon. Part of Sonic Fusion Festival.
I Bad Manners and Savage Circle Citrus Club. 40—42 Grindlay Street. 622 7086. 7pm. £14. Buster Bloodvessel celebrates his 50th birthday bash with a rousing set of ska. featuring special guests Max Splodge and a Ruts tribute in support.
I Lirnbo The Voodoo Rooms. 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. 8pm—1am. £5 (£4). The Black Spring DJs man the decks and bring you live acts each week (acts the on 18 & 25 Sep) with Fangs. Dead Boy Robotics and Your Loyal Subjects (2 Oct).
I Jay Brown Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 8—l6a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Local singer-songwriter.
FREE Crash My Model Car and The Debuts Heriot-Watt University Union. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. CMMC are in the same vein of Snow Patrol. Travis and The View plus electro- indie-rock from The Debuts.
FREE The Zips, Bohernond and Sleepmode Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Punk from the Zips with indie rock from acoustic balladry to post punk from Sleepmode. FREE The Freaky Family The Jazz
Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298.
1 1.30pm. Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Glasgow
I Firewind and Kluas The Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Greek metal quintet fronted by actual rock god Apollo.
I French Wives, State of Affairs, incrediboy I: the Forget-me-nots, Tegan and The Lost Boys Carling Academy 2. 121 Eglinton Street. 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £5. Charity fundraiser for Barnardo's Scotland. featuring the swelling sounds of French Wives. Fife- based anthemic rockers State ofAffairs. singer/songwriter Incrediboy. indie poppers Tegan and emo rockers The Lost Boys.
I The Rascals, The King Rats and The Hugs The Garage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 120. 7pm. £9. Over-14s show. The Last Shadow Puppet who isn't Alex Turner takes his main band of indie rockers out on tour in support of their debut album.
I Trade, The Anthyrn, Soul Circus and The Lemmings Classic Grand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7pm. £5. Old school rock with punk. indie and Celtic influences elsewhere on the bill.
I AI Martino Pavilion Theatre. 121 Renfield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £12—£16.50. The crooner best known for his ‘Spanish Eyes' hit also has the distinction of being the first ever number one on the UK charts with ‘Here in My Heart'.
I Approximately infinite Universe CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £10. CMN UK tour with this collaboration between Finnish and USA underground artists featuring Kemialliset Ystavat & Axolo; Es & Fursaxa; lslaja. Blevin Blectrum & Samara Lubelski and Dream Triangle.
I The Debuts Nice'n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Synth driven indie rock from Edinburgh.
I The Fire and i, Sol Diabios and The Elvis Suicide Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. The headliners are a high energy duo. comprising Gordon and Hooligan.
I Joey Belladonna The Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 360 ()85. 8pm. CANCELLED.
I The Law, Gloria Cycles, The Brogues, The Rioteers and lwan Butler Capitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £5. Indie jangle pop not unlike fellow Dundonians The View. FREE The Decent Souls, The Sweet Sensations and The Deals Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. indie pop and rock.
FREE Bad Medicine Samuel Dow‘s. 67—71 Nithsdaie Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers.
I Littleiostdavld, iao Fitzroy s the Royal Bastards and Alan Cassidy King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Aka David J Roch. a songwriter influenced by everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Tom McRae to the an of David Shrigley.
I Les Bofi, The Brutes and The Pharisees 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £4. French language garage rockers from Edinburgh headline.
FREE The Easy Orchestra The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 771 1. 9.30pm. The Friday morning houseband on BBC Radio Scotland's MacAulay & C0 perform from their diverse songbook.
Edinburgh
FREE Dr Ruby's Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 5pm. See Thu 18.
I House Rockers, Strangebrew, theCOLOURS and Racing Green Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Electro indie pop from theCOLOURS who have supported The Wombats. lda Maria and Dan 1e Sac.
I Echo Parade, Mllophobia and Speakeriak The GRV. 37 Guthrie Street. 220 2987. 7pm. £5. Local rock and indie.
I Your Fears, Mind Set a Threat, Dying Too Young, Kudos and Which Way Now The Hive. 15—17 Niddry Street. 556 0444. 7pm. £5. Rock and metal bill.
FREE Benbecuia Records Showcase The Voodoo Rooms. 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. 7.30pm. Scotland's home of weird and wonderful electronica show off their wears with a packed bill of Christ.. Araya. Wounded Knee and talkingmakesnosense. with special guests the.
I The Reverb Syndicate, Dick Dangereus s The Love Bastards and The Nukes Henry's Cellar Bar. 8—16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £4 (includes entry to late gig). Surf instrumentals from Canada.
I The Flavours and The Offenders The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 8.30pm. £5. Party tunes from house band The Flavours with blues support. I Sonic Fusion Festival The Voodoo Rooms. 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. 9pm. £10 (£5). Electronic sound art/installation created by Bryden Stillie. Haftor Medboe. Dave Hook and Paul Ferguson. Part of Sonic F usimi Festival. I Sad Society, The Plastic Adults and The incendiary Bats Henry’s Cellar Bar. 8—16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 1 1pm. £4 (includes entry to 8pm gig). Legendary local punks Sad Society.
Stirling
I Rockin' on Heaven's Door Albert Halls. Dumbarton Road. 01786 473 544. 8—1 1pm. £14.50 (£12.50). Tribute to the all time greats Elvis Presley. Roy Orbison. Buddy Holly. Eddie Cochran and more.
I Tipitina Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). Strong vocalist Debbie Jones leads Tipitina in an evening of swing. btmgie-wmgie. jive and gospel.
Saturday 20
Glasgow
I Rory Gallagher Tribute The Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 360 085. 2pm. £18. Tribute to