ROCK & POP A Grand Nldrt For 8lnglng - Rodger: & llammereteln Strictly Songtime. Stockbridge House, 3-]! Aug. 8pm. Five singers and band perform standards and rarities. ...AndYoqullKnoonByThe MI 0' 00.6, Part Chlmp and 00 W Planet Pop. Gala. 6 Aug. 8pm. A blizzard of drunken. drug-fuelled. violent behaviour. instruments mangled. stages trashed and mouths shot off in fine style - this is life on the road with . . . And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. But these four young Texans are no braindead divvies - all their excessive rock ‘n‘ roll antics are done with an arched eyebrow of irony. Mixing the power of full-on guitar rilfage with art-rock sensibilities and a hint of gothic melodrama. . . .Trail Of Dead‘s music is easily a match for their behaviour. And let‘s face it. there's no better sight in this world than beautiful young men thrashing the fuck out of mUsical instruments. (Doug Johnstone) Tb. “0M0 Boys Gilded Balloon at Teviot Row House. 3—13 Aug. times vary. Formed amidst the cultural explosion that followed Zimbabwean independence in I980. the Bhundu Boys blazed the trail for what later became known as ‘World Music‘. raft, Dropkick and Ola: F lipside. Whistlehinkies. South Bridge. 3 Aug. 8pm. Triple bill of indie rock and pop presented by So Purple Ecosse at The Flipside Music Festival. on”. Keane Pleasance Dome. [—27 Aug. [0pm. Fascinating Aida writer and singer performs her latest collection of humorous and moving songs. ' Dirty ‘l’hree and lugene Kelly '1‘ on the Fringe. The Liquid Room. 5 Aug, 7.30pm. Rock with a difference from this Australian three-piece (and Nick Cave cohorts) featuring violin. guitar and drums. M On '1 Mind Assemny Rooms. 3-27Aug. 9pm. A different tribute from two Norwegian women who still hold a torch for The King. W m Ross Theatre and Princes Street Gardens. 4—25 Aug. noon. Watch the world's largest live arts broadcast. Showing hundreds of live festival performances. with video presentations of every conceivable art form from music and comedy to theatre and dance. lover! The Ialdng of Peggy Lee Kate Dimbleby. Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road. 7—19 Aug. times vary. Back after last year's acclaimed run. Dimbleby brings Peggy Lee to life with a class performance that sets her way above the Stars In Your Eyes pastiche you‘d expect. See Music To Watch Boys By. Frank Black And The Catholic: and Aereogramme Ton the Fringe. The Liquid Room. 6 Aug. 7.30pm. See preview. m w Komedia Southside. 3—12 Aug. 4.25pm. Astonishing virttroso acoustic guitar teamed with original melodies. deeply personal lyrics and very humorous banter. Hitchcock Assembly Rooms. 3—5 Aug. [0pm. See panel. I”!!! and W0. Road F lipside. Whistlebinkies. South Bridge. 2 Aug, 8pm. Acoustic Underground and Peter Michael Rowan host today's Flipside Music Festival. m C. C Belle Angele. 5—26 Aug. 1 1pm. lntemational and local DJ's. musicians. street performers and visual treats in aid of the World Development Movement. which campaigns to end world poverty. Jake and Ihvood - The Blues m M NETT UK. Komedia Southside. 3—26 Aug. [0.30pm. Authentic. toe-tappin'. hip-swayin'. singalong tribute to the silver screen syblings of cool. - Queen of the F“ W Pleasance Music. Pleasance Courtyard and Over the Road. [—27 Aug. times vary. Fringe 2000 Herald award-winner returns with songs. comical rhymes and mechanical hats to match. The laperlence - Drum M Mimi! The Underbelly. 5—26

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