Music Rock Pop

I Dalék and Oddatee King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22I 527‘). 8.30pm. £7. Highly recommemled New Jersey hip hop act who have collaborated with the esoteric likes of Faust and Mike Patton.

I Acoustic Open Mic Bar Bloc. I 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. ‘)pm. Free. See Sun 2‘).

I Alamos, Luxury Car, Le Reno Amp and The New Rosy Jewels Nice'n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 ()‘)00. ‘)pm. £3. Bumper hill of indie and alternative sounds.

I Piney Gir and the Flying Matchstick Men 13th Note (‘afe.

50 60 King Street. 553 I638. ‘)pm. £3. Iilectro pop as well as girl folk/rock from Piney (iir.

Edinburgh

I The Mending Hearts The (‘entral Bar. 7-‘) l.eith Walk. 554 4‘)7‘) . 6.30—8.30pm. Free. Rockahilly four- piece with a good time swing vihe playing covers and originals. Part of the [with I'i's'lii‘u/ 2005.

I Michael Ball Playhouse. I8 22 (ireenside Place. 0870 6063424. 8pm. £24.50--£28.50. See Sat 4.

I Junk Mans Choir and Mr 2 Bannerman's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Alternative indie.

I David Allison The Left Bank. 37 Guthrie Street. 225 ‘)744. £4 (£3). Sec Sun 2‘).

I The Meadows Festival The Meadows. Melville Drive. I I.30am. Free. Includes Hannah ()‘ReiIIy. The Rushes. Amplilieo. Deadenstereo. :\s.-\. The Nucleotides. The Weird .-\ttractors. Starsky. ()pal Sky and Big Iland.

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Glasgow I June and Little Panic Barlly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0‘)‘)‘). 7.30pm. the.

I Valis The (‘athouse. l5 L'nion Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £7.50. ()ver-l4s show. [ix-Screaming Trees.

I Acoustic Jam Nice‘n‘SIeazy. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Free. See Mon 30.

I The Elegies, grnr and Otterley Stereo. l4 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. £3. The headliners offer indie pop with a literary hent.

I Neil Diamond SI{(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 8pm. £37~£50. The rhinestone-encrusted troubadour serenades the Sli(‘(‘ with such well-worn classics as ‘Song Sung Blue’. ‘I.ove on the Rocks’ and the seminal ‘Sweet (‘at'olinc'. Altogether - ‘hands touching hands . .

I Neils Children Bat'lly (Upstairs). zoo (‘lyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 8pm. 5.5. Not to he confused with Mr Diamond‘s offspring. Neil's (‘hildren are a London indie-hoy trio fusing psychedelia and post-punk inlluenees who had a cameo appearance on the TV adaptation of I/ir’ Rum'r's ('luli.

I Spear of Destiny and The Zips King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22] 527‘). 8.30pm. £‘). Kirk Brandon's moh. rel'using to give tip the ghost. despite only having one minor hit twenty years ago. Miiscles hulge. veins pop. lists are clenched. rahhles are roused.

I G Plan and Secret Meat Bar Bloc. I I7 Bath Street. 574 6066. ‘)pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Monday Night Metal Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. More metal mayhem to start the week. line-up the.

I Open Mic Whistlchinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 I4. ‘)pm. Free. See Mon 30.

I Andy’s Open Mic Night Queen (‘harlotte Rooms. 56a Queen ('harlottc Street. 555 6660. ‘).30pm. Free. Open

stage for short slots from many of the acts across the Leilli Festival 2005.

I BA Robertson Brunton Theatre. Ladywell Way. Musselhurgh. 665 2240. £I 1.50 (£‘)i. One man performance with a distinctly comic edge.

Glasgow

I Open Hand The (‘athouse. I5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. the. Atmospheric rock‘n'roll .styIings.

I Tori Amos (‘lyde .-\uditorium. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 7.30pm. £22.50~£27.50. More kooky piano-led

w arhling from the flame-haired diva.

I Ben Folds Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm.

£I5 £20. The ever-womlerful Ben Folds treats his piano mean and keeps his audience keen. Iixpeet a deluge of vvoinlerful piano pop to eat up Billy Joel and Randy Newman with envy. See preview page 67.

I Eden Maine, Miocene and Sparks Lights and Flames King Tut's Wah Wah Ilut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8pm. £7. ()ver-14s show. Hardcore onslaught and progressive amhience from St Alhans- hased quintet Iiden Maine.

I Five O’Clock Heroes and The Elvis Suicide Barlly. 260 (‘Iyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £5. The headliners are an .»\ngIo-.-\merican outfit enthused hy Motown and New Wave.

I The Kiteflying Club Tehai ()vna. l6‘) Deanston Drive. 0l4l 64‘) 7258. 8pm. £2. Improvisation with memhers of the (ilasgow Improviser's ()rchestra.

I The MV & EE Medicine Show and Tarpis Tuala Tehai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Psychedelic space folk.

I Neil Diamond SIi(‘(‘. I‘innieston Quay. 08700404000. 8pm. £37 £50. See Mon 6.

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I Petekennyjulie and Amplifico Soundhaus. 47 Hydepark Street. 22] 465‘). 8pm. £5. Members and guests. A Shameless Transmission night with live music and short films.

I Redford, State of Mind and The Vinyls Stereo. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. £4. Melodic indie rock. :5: Jaga Jazzist Mono. 12 Kings Court. King Street. 553 2400. 8.30pm. £thc. See preview page 68 for ()mar of the Mars VoIta's favourite band .Iaga Jazzist and their unique take on the jazz. format with added electronics.

I Driverdown, Kobai and Soul Star Tom Tom. 207 Bath Street. 248 2123. ‘)pm. Free. Self-styled triprockers I)riverdown promote their debut album (ietting It Out the Way which they described as ‘Muse meets Massive Attack'.

I Eaves and Leechhate Bar Bloc.

I 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. ‘)pm. Free. To he continued.

I Supersystem and Like a Stuntman Niee'n'SIeazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. ‘)pm. £7. I’ost-Kraftwerk synthpop with hadass Pixies ‘tude from the hand who used to he Iil (iuapo.

I Wild Type 13th Note Cafe. 5060 King Street. 553 I638. ‘)pm. £3. Indie heaviosity.

Edinburgh

I Marlena Shaw The Liquid Room. ‘)c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £14. See Sun 2‘) and preview page 6‘).

I Deadenstereo, North Atlantic Oscillation and The Silent Revolution Suhway (‘owgate. 6‘) (‘ow-gate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £4 (£3i. Alternative rock hill with the intelligent. powerful. emotive sounds fo Deadenstereo.

I Band Showcase Whistlehinkies. 46 South Bridge. 557 51 14. ‘)pm. Free. See Tue 3 I.

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