I Denied Sons of Iglesias, Wreckless and Raw Deal Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Melodic left-field guitar rock from the Denied Sons.

I Bandeoke Walkabout. ()mni Leisure Centre. (ircenside Place. 524 9300 . 9pm. Your chance to sing with a full live band as seen on lTV‘s l()l‘(’2.S‘/l()[7.

I Into Control, Cobra Grande, Darklight and Scope Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5| 14. 9pm. Free. Big line-up of indie and rock.

I Out of the Bedroom Waverly Bar. St Mary‘s Street. 556 8855. 9pm. Open mic session for Edinburgh-based singer/songwriters. Folk. punk. funk. just bring along your original songs and sign up to play at 8ish.

Stirling

I Frank Holden Interprets Sinatra Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. 0] 786 274000. 7.30pm. £l0 (£8). Holden embraces the excitement and emotion of 01' Blue liyes‘ heyday.

Glasgow

I John Legend ('arling Acadetny Glasgow. l2l iiglinton Street. 0870 77l 2000. 7pm. £20. ()ver- l4s show. Neo-soul smoothie who was a piano prodigy and played with Lauryn Hill before being discovered by Kanye West.

I Dave Davies and Band Renfrew Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 0|698 265 51 1. 7pm. £15. Some weeks ahead of his older brother's gig. erstwhile Kinks guitarist Dave Davies brings his band to the Ferry.

I Buttwiser, the Conviction and 3 Steps Back The Vale. 5 Dundas Street. 332 4928. 8pm. £3. Punk rock bill.

I The Flykicks and Luxury Car Barfly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. lilectro pop from Perth's Luxury Car.

I The Gain, Green Door Clinic and Soul Circus The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. 8pm. £6. Anthemic indie rock from the (iain.

I The Contradictions, Kung Fu, Indica and Forth Street Fury Murry's. 96 Maxwell Street. 221 65] 1. 8.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Weekly showcase of indie bands.

I Stars and Roland Shanks King Tut’s Wah Wah l-lut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £8.

I Lucerna l3th Note Cafe. 50-60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Melodic and epic disposition from this band who have supported the Hives. Spiritualized and the Buzzcocks.

I Chris Adams Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8. Acoustic Affair gig from the man who penned many a hit for the Bay (‘ity Rollers and String Driven Thing.

I Glasgow Improvisers’ Orchestra Mono. 12 Kings (‘ourt. King Street. 553 2400. 10pm. Free. Some members of the orchestra. erm. improvise.

Edinburgh

I The Clientele, Lee Paterson and Saint Jude’s Infirmary (‘aledonian Backpackers. 3 Queensferry Street. 476 7224. 8.30pm. £4. Autumnal alt.pop from Merge Records signings the ('lientele. plus Glaswegian songwriter l.ee Patterson and well-loved locals Saint Jude's Infirmary.

I William Douglas 3. the Wheel, Miyagi, Starvation Box, Samba and Aeiron Wright The Bongo (‘lub. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. l0pm. £6. The Delta Duvet (‘lub returns with its usual mixed bag of indie musical goodness (with [Ms through to 3am).

I 27, 1X and Fall of Boss Koala Studio 24. 24 26 (‘alton Road. 558 3758. 7.30pm. £7. Night of heavy rock and metal.

I Charles Wood, Roadhouse and The Hustlers Whistlebinkies, 46 South Bridge. 557 5l l4. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Fttnky blues from the

llustlers (on stage at midnight).

I Dr Feelgood The lixchange. 55 (irove Street. 443 0404. 7.30pm. £l l.50. Popular blues act.

I Delta Mainline, The Rapids and The Coviets Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. rock'n'roll- psychedelia-space-blues' from Delta Mainline.

I Kirsty Crawford Band Walkabout. ()mni Leisure Centre. (ireenside Place. 524 9300 . l0pm. Pop Idol finalist and her band.

Dundee

I Ultimate Chill (‘aird llall. ('ity Square. 0| 382 434940. Times vary. £5 -£l2 (£3 £ Ill). The music and arts extravaganza returns. See www.rootchord.org for more details.

Saturday 10

Glasgow

50 Cent Sli(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 6.30pm. £28.50. ()\‘et'- l4s show. llaving rocketed from liminem's prodigy to the world‘s biggest rap star in a matter of months last year. 50 (‘ent finds these days. as he cracks open another bottle of Kristal. that being shot nine times wasn't so bad after all. .\'ote the new date that sort of replaces the cancelled liminem shows in lidinburgh.

I MIA, Stigma and The Idea The \‘ale. 5 Dundas Street. 332 4928. 8pm. £3. Not to be confused with the young Anglo-.-\sian rapper. MIA headline this grunge line-up.

I The Clientele and The Mitford Girls Woodside Social (‘lub. 329 .\'oth \Voodside Road. 337 I643. 9pm. £4. See Fri 9 for London band the (‘lientele who are joined by ‘(ilastronica' outfit the Mitford (iit‘ls at the latest \\'iitcliestet' (‘luh

I Dresden Ensemble and Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra (‘(‘A. 350 Saucltiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Thu 8.

I Lost Cherees and Constant Fear Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Veteran anarcho-punks.

I Ultrasonic, Shades of Rhythm and Hyper Bass (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. l2l liglinton Street. 0870 77] 2000. 8pm. £l8. (ilowsticks and \‘icks Vaporth at the ready for this celebration of all things old school ravey Davey at the latest Back to the Future night.

I My Computer, The X1 and Stop Starts King Tut's Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. linergetic electro pop rock.

I No Bob Rocket Samuel Dow's.

67 7| Nithsdale Road. 423 0|07. 8.30pm. Free. Rock covers.

I Attic Lights l3th .\’ote (‘afe. 50 60 King Street. 553 I638. 9pm. £3. Altcountry and 60s pop influences with four-part harmonies.

I The Fusion Experience Saint Jude‘s, I90 Bath Street. 352 8800. 9pm. Free; £5 after I lpm. (llasgow ‘s fittest exponents of jau-house electronic fusion. whose set includes covers of the Doors and Air.

I Volts The Hall Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 9pm. Free. A(‘/I)(‘ tribute.

Edinburgh

I Bombskare and The Skarsoles The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £6. Infectious ska action from the eight-piece Bombskare with similar sttpport.

I Jeff Finlin Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. 7pm. £8. Americana. Bruce Springsteen himself has chosen one of Finlin’s tracks. ‘Sugar Blue'. as his intro for all his shows.

I X-Vectors, Sanna and Stones Throw The Bongo ('lub. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 8pm. £5 before l0pm; 7 after. Three bands kick things off at another lleadspin live showcase. punk funkers X-V’ectors lead the charge. with the lleadspin l)J display team going on ‘til 3am.

Success can do nasty things to people. Before his million selling album White Ladder he was a hugely celebrated, if unsung, musical hero who was brother-in-law to the Orbital boys. Now he’s lumped in with all manner of MOR shite. He’s better than all that, and these shows and new album should remind us of this very fact.

€231} (Jar/mg Academy. (i/(is‘gon: 71/0 20 Set).

QRN Wflflm 03% {d e

LP & CD out now

Live: Sunday I 8th September Glasgow King Tut's

I

\II "III \ ‘I \l h‘II

BABi’ C'MUN '\ a. r‘n

THE LIST 69

.‘i I." fit‘l‘