I The Commercials 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. The return of the local indie popsters.
I Frank O'Hagan The Scotia Bar. 1 l2 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. See Fri 13.
I Rollin’ Joe McChuilIs. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 9pm. Free. Rock‘n‘roll from the Jerry Lee Lewis-loving Joe.
I Neil Thomson 8. Gerry Cambridge and Brendan Campbell Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8. More laid-back sounds from Acoustic Affair. Songwriter Neil Thomson is joined by harmonica player Gerry Cambridge.
Edinburgh
I Lee Paterson, Dakota and Roguestar Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Rock with a bluegrass vibe from Dakota followed by stadium guitar sounds from Roguestar.
I Endorphin, Draw, Five Day Hemingway and is Not is So Subway Cowgate. 69 Cowgate. 225 6766. 7pm. £4. Sharp cutting guitar action from Endorphin and blistering hooks and epic choruses from Scotland‘s Draw.
I Fuck Off Machete, Last Great Wilderness and Sans hauma Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £5. See Thu 19 for Fuck ()ff Machete. Most excellent support from these two local rock monsters too.
I Frantic The Exchange. 55 Grove Street. 443 0404. 7pm. £10. Roxy Music tribute.
I Mars Patrol, the Silent Revolution, the Goodnight Story and Danika Star Studio 24. 24—26 Calton Road. 558 3758. 7pm. £4. Smooth dreamy vocals with guitar backing from two piece Mars Patrol with acoustic and emo support.
I Hick Harper The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £8. Virtuoso guitar playing from Harper.
I Loomer and the Homewreckers The Village. 16 South Fort Street. Leith. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £6—£7. A night of Americana from Canadian six-piece Loomer.
I The Sluts of Trust, Multiples and the Flying Matchstick Men Caledonian Backpackers. 3 Queensferry Street. 476 7224. 8.30pm. £5—£6. incendiary Glaswegian duo SoT signed to Chernikal Underground who combine sleazy gutter-trawling rock‘n'roll with Eddie Van Halen-inspired widdly guitar breaks.
I Bad Sector The Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 650 2349. 9pm. £3. Ethereal darkwaye at goth club night Finsternis.
Ayr
=1: Ayrshire Hospice Gala Concert Gaiety Theatre. Carrick Street. 01292 611222. 7.30pm. £12.50. All proceeds in aid of the Ayrshire Hospice.
Maybole
=31 Lou Reed, Eddi Reader, Dougie MacLean, Phil Cunningham and Duncan Chisholm Culzean Castle. 01655 884400. 6pm. £20. Tickets from the Gaiety Theatre. Ayr and Ticket Scotland outlets. The Gala Concert of this year‘s Burns An‘ A‘ That! festival is headlined by very special guest Mr Lou Reed. he of the Velvet Underground and. therefore. the godfather of every indie band ever. Here he pays tribute to another influential bard. while the luminous liddi Reader offers some of her beguiling Burns interpretations. The Orchestra of Scottish ()pera provide the soundtrack. Part of Burns An 'A ' Thai. See 5 Reasons. left.
Stirling
I The Fridays, Flaw and My Latest Novel Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £4~—£6. The Fridays dispense rock‘n‘roll with a dance edge while Flaw mix acoustic guitar with sax and punchy bass. See page 71 for review of My Latest Novel
Glasgow
I Alabama 3 Carling Academy Glasgow. 121 Eglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. £13. Over- 14s (no age restriction on seating). Characterful blend of southern fried preachifying. dancefloor-friendly beats and a whole lotta love. Parr of I () Days in May.
I Dogs Die in Hot Cars and Si Connelly The Garage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120. 7pm. £7.50. Perky. quirky pop from Dogs Die in Hot Cars who recorded their debut album with Madness/Dexys producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley and may be cursing those pesky Kaiser Chiefs for impinging on their territory. Part of II) Days in May.
I Damon 8. Naomi Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 7.30pm. £7. Psychedelic folk from these former (ialaxie 500 members.
I Cerberus Shoal and North Cross Stereo. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. £3. Portland-based performance art and post-rock.
I Loomer Lauries Bar. 34 King Street. 0141 552 7123. 8pm. £5. A night of Americana from Canadian six-piece Loomer as part of the latest Fallen Angels Club.
I MacFloyd Renfrew Ferry. Anderston Quay. 01698 265 51 1. 8pm. £10. Scottish tribute to the mighty Pink Floyd.
3%: Vic Chesnutt ()ran Mor. 73l--- 735 Great Western Road. 353 8000. 8pm. £10 (£8). Vic Chesnutt brings his expressive. raw singing style and poetic song-writing as part of the Big [fig (‘mmlry festival 2005.
I Cousteau, Tracy Bonham, Sumo and Endor King Tut's Wah Wall llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Lush indie sounds in the style of"1'indersticks from Lomlon-based Cousteau (see page 83). who are joined on the bill by LA singer/songwriter Tracy Bonham who has just released a new album Blink I/H’ Brig/11ml. I’arl (if
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I Rush Hour Samuel Dow‘s. 67 7| Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
I The lzzys and Raising Kain Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 9pm. the. Bluesy narcotic rock from New York-based trio the lHys which encompasses alt.country and rockabilly references.
I Jeep Solid and How to Swim 13th Note Cafe. 50 --—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Jeep Solid is the self-styled ‘Sun Ra of lnverness‘. God help us.
I Primary Colours The ilalt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 9pm. Free. I Perfect Remedy MacSorley's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9.30pm. Free. Local rock band.
Edinburgh
I The Medicine Show and the Hustlers Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. ('over versions from the Medicine Show and hot blues from the Hustlers.
I Emerganza The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £tbc. ()ne of the Scottish finals for liinergan/a of one of the biggest battle of the bands comps in the world.
I We Rock Like Girls Don’t Cabaret Voltaire. 36 W38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £8. Bolshy fem rock rom this quality power trio which comes off somewhere between 1.7 and PJ Harvey. I Demon Summer, Phantom Ril‘fage, Fire Brand and Vanity Scare Subway (‘owgate. 69 ('owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £4. Big bill of rock and indie from Dicelines.
I I Stand Alone and Buzzbomb Spider's Web (‘ellar liar. 258 Morrison Street. 477 3471. 8.30pm. £4. Melodic hardcore from 1 Stand Alone plus punk rock from Box/bomb ('1‘S()l. trnfortunately have cancelled l.
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