the now defunct band Whiskeytown has turned his back on the drugs and
The alt.country singer- songwriter and founder of
pronounced last month’s album Cardinology his most focused to date.
Picture House, Edinburgh, Fri 74 Nov.
I Scouting for Girls and The Days Carling Academy. 121 Eglinton Street. 0844 477 2000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. London indie poppers who gave us ‘She's So Lovely" and describe themselves as ‘inspirational. escapist. friendly and quirky".
I Clinic, These New Puritans and Threatmantics The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10. Compelling Scouse indie band with the tnesmeric urgency of prime Velvet Underground and a propensity to dress up in costume for their live shows in surgical masks (plus visuals by animator (‘lemens Habicht).
I High Places Nice’n'Slealy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7.30pm. Brooklyn duo.
I Rag: and Paul Malcolm (irand ()le ()pry. 2—4 (iovan Road. 429 5396. 7.30pm. Norwegian singer/songwriter. now based in Liverpool.
I The Ellis Island Rejects, The Colony, Chasing Goodbyes and The Hype Pivo Pivo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. tbc.A1t.rock bill. Spiderhoof Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Hook-laden indie pop trio from Glasgow.
I The Notwist King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £1 1. Veteran German band who have moved from their darker alt.rock roots in more of an electronica-oriented direction.
Open Stage The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 8.30pm. Weekly open mic session. hosted by David Rae and Dave Needles.
I Human Rejection, Amagortis, Cereme Bore and Volturyon 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Brutal death metal from (ireece. gore metal from Switzerland. and plain old death metal from Scotland and Sweden. respectively. llow cosmopolitan. I Jackson United ('aptain‘s Rest. 18.5 (ireat Western Road. 331 2722. Side project from (‘hris Shiiiett oi' the Foo Fighters. A bit of a change from Wembley Stadium. eh Chris?
Edinburgh I Sparrow and the Workshop
Cabaret Voltaire. 3o 38 Blair Street. 220 (3176. 7pm. £tbc. (ilasgow-based duo touting percussion. violin. guitar and voice.
I Sway The Voodoo Rooms. 19a \Vct‘ Street. 556 7060. 7pm. £11. l'K hip hop and grime artist who. even before releasing an album. had picked up a best hip hop .\l()B() on the strength of his mixtaty and Bottomfeeders llenry 's ('ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 223 9393. 7.30pm. £5. llardcore punk from Austria.
I Red 2 Red, Machar Granite, Edward 8. the McCails and Horse Breaker The Ark. 3 7 \Vztterloo Place. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. indie and rock night.
I Cara Luft 8. Hugh McMillan 'i’he Pleasancc (‘abaret Bar. ()0 l’leasance. 8pm. £7 (£6). Dynamic vocals from 1.ut't (Wailin' Jenny's) mixing rock and folk. joined by bassist and mandolin play er
McMillan.
I Alan Anderson Trio The Jan Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Blues and swing from this pianist and band.
I Tragic O’Hara and Bite the Bullet Bannerman‘s. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. £4. Local indie and rock.
I-ri’fi Sonny Blue Eyes Whistlebinkies. 4 ~() South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9.30pm. Acoustic l‘etnale—l‘ronted four-piece.
Glasgow
I Napalm Death Ivory Blacks. 5o ()swald Street. 248 4114. 7pm. £15. liar- splitting sonic assault from the original British thrash metal heroes and inventors of grindcore who have long forgone the three second song for something longer and arguably more interesting.
I Scouting for Girls and The Days (‘arling Academy. 121 liglinton Street. 0844 477 2000. 7pm. S()i.i)()t"1‘. See Wed 19.
I Uriah Heep 'I'he (iarage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120. 7pm. £17.50. ()ver- 14s show. Spandex and hairspray ril'l'ola from unashamed old school metal veterans.
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