I Little Panic The Vale. 5 l)tmdas Street. 332 4928. 8pm. £3. Melodic metal.

I Merchant City and John Steeler & Craw 500 (‘luh. l’artickhridge Street. 8pm. Free. Acoustic set from a hand fronted by Ryan River ('iIv I’letcher.

I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. 169 l)eanston Drive. 014] 649 7258. 8pm. £2. (ilasgovv-hased guitarist playing l'olk. blues and heyond.

I The Science and In Absentia Barfly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. the.

I The Apple Scruffs, The Apsherons and The Down 8: Outs |3th Note (‘al'e. 50 60 King Street. 553 I638. 9pm. £3. lndie rock triple hill.

I Capturie Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. Free. .\|elodic hard rock with metal undertones from this (ilasvvegian lt'io who are promoting their dehut lil’.

Edinburgh

I Miasma 8. the Carousel of Headless Horses Suhvvay (‘ovv-gate. 69 (‘ovvgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £thc. British instrumental quartet playing dark music vs ith echoes of liastern liuropean l5olk. avant—rock and neo— classical lilm scores.

I Aconite Thrill, Cry for Silence, My Minds Weapon and Ben Cozine Studio 24. 24 26 ('alton Road. 558 3758. 7.30pm. £7. l’osl-hat'deot'e l'rom Aconite Thrill.

I The Afterglow The Bongo (‘|uh. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 8pm. £3. As the Alterglovv release their lirst lil’ (.llmlt'rn Life l’irus) the indie rockers head out on their lirst l'ls’ tour.

I Concession 101, The Recondites and Elephantine Bannerman's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Hardcore and rock.

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I The Schitzophonics, The Tyrant Lizard Kings, El Dog and Sugardaddy Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Alternative indie and heavy rock.

I Big Tuna and The Assassenachs Whistlehinkies. 6 South Bridge. 557 5| l4. 9pm. Free. This three-piece l‘rom Netherlands play tiddle. gttitar. diamhe and hodhran.

Glasgow

I Stephen Fretwell, Hush and Liam Frost King Tut's Walt \‘y’ah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Young acoustic trouhadour attracting rave responses and comparisons to Nick Drake. Boh l)y Ian and James Blunt.

I June and the Waiting Room The \‘ale. 5 |)undas Street. 332 4928. 8pm. £3. lndie/electronica.

I Thomas Peter Davis Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £3. Psychedelic l‘olk singer/songvvriter.

I Jam Session Samuel l)o\\ 's, 67 7| .\'ithsda|e Road. 423 ()l()7. 8.30pm. liree. See Thu 8.

I Resident, The Jacks and Crisis Loan Soundhaus. 47 llydepark Street. 22l 4659. 8.30pm. £4.50. Weekly Soundset shovvcase ol~ nevv hands.

I Gilded Lil l3th .\'ote (’al‘e. 50 60 King Street. 55.3 I638. 9pm. £3. Raucous garage punk hlues hand \vho hay e been quiet ol’ late hut kick up quite a stink live. I Mick Clarke Band Studio One. (il‘os\ettor 'l‘errace. 34] 65 I6. 9.30pm. l-‘ree. hour—piece hlues rock hand from London.

Edinburgh

I The Magical Beer Fairies, Callel and Grey Star The Bongo ('luh. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 9pm. £2. :\L‘()tl\llL‘ harmonies l'rom (Hillel.

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I Sugarhouse, Rezen and Taylor Kane Whistlehinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5| l4. 9pm. Free. Blues with a rocky. urhan edge l'rom Sugat'liouse.

I Bandeoke \‘l'alkahoul. ()mni Leisure ('entre. (ireenside Place. 524 9300. 9pm. See Thu 8.

I Out of the Bedroom Waverly Bar. St Mary ’s Street. 556 8855. 9pm. See Thu 8.

Glasgow

I Trivium and All That Remains The (iarage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7pm. S()l.l) ()l'T. See previevv. page 62 t‘or nevv metal ov erlords Trivium.

Super Furry Animals Barrovvland. 244 (iallovvgate. 552 46(ll. 7.30pm. £l6. ()ver-l4s shovv. See previevv. page 6| tor the Welsh surrealists. \\ ho are hack with their .skevv ed take on Beach Boys lttelodies and late 60s psy chedelia on latest alhum Low ls'ruli.

I Budgie Renl‘revv lierry. :\ltdel'!slt)ll Quay. The Broomielavy. ()l698 265 5| 1. 7pm. £|2.50. Veteran rock hand. doing the rounds since the l96()s.

I Aconite Thrill and Cry for Silence Barfly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 7pm. £5. ()ver- l4s slttm. See \Ved I4.

I Anic, Carnage and Demeter The Vale. 5 l)tmdas Street. 332 4928. 8pm. £3. .\letal hill.

I Confusion, First Republic, Blacklisted and 99 Confessions Fury Murry 's. 96 Maxvv ell Street. 22l 65l l. 8.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig cluh. Weekly shovvcase ol' local indie hands.

I Mother and the Addicts King Tut‘s Walt \Vah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22] 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Demented (ilasvvegian quintet promote their territic nevv album 72:“ the Lovers Home ’Iimig/tl.

I Speedtrap Samuel l)()\\ is. 67 7| Nitlisdale Road. 423 (MW. 8.30pm. Free. I Capturie, Reasons for the Insanity and Cycle of Zen l3th .\'ote ('al'e. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. See \Ved l4 l'til‘ ('apturie.

I Mosa Funk Club The llalt Bar. 160 \Voodlaltds Road. 352 9996. 9pm. l-‘ree. A pleasing hlend ol‘ lunk. jaw and stillllds.

I High Plane Drifters and Dooley Wilson Barfly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. l0.30pm. £5 (£4). .-\lternative country at the l-'titiliotise.

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Edinburgh

I Stephen Fretvvell The Venue.

17 2| ('alton Road. 557 3073. 7pm. £7. See Thu 15.

I Kris Delmhorst (‘aharet Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. 7pm. £8. l’olk and country from her acclaimed alhums stingy/m Hurricane and Five Stories.

I The Zephyrs and Jenny Reeve ('aledonian Backpackers. 3 Queensl‘erry Street. 476 7224. 8.30pm. £4. 'l'houghtl‘ul and affecting songs from l-‘il’ers the Zephyrs and sometime Arah Strap violinist Jenny Reeve.

I London Elektricity The Bongo ('luh. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. l0.30pm 3am. £|0 (£8 .‘ylanga memhers). l’ull live shovv from Hospital Records‘ headman Tony (’olman‘s jail/y drum & hass act (hand on stage at 12.30am). Part of Manga with [)1 action until 3am. Sec ('luhs Tor previevv page 29.

I Raff, Mr Nice and Roguestar Whistlehinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5| l4. 6pm. Free hel‘ore midnight: £4 alter. Stadium rocking from Roguestar. I The Kays Lavelle, Rae and Private Jackson Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Acoustic lidinhurgh headliners.

I Station Road Walkahout. ()mni Leisure (‘entre. (ireenside Place. 524 9300. l0pm. Party rock hand.

Stirling

I Trashcan Sinatras, Roddy Hart and Jo Mango MacRohert. l'niversity ol' Stirling. ()l786 466666. 8pm. £8.50 (£5). Suhlime l'elro pop lt‘om Kilmarnock‘s 'I'rashcan Sinatras vvith support from tyvo of Scotland‘s most important and influential emerging talents.

Glasgow

I Clem Snide and Lou Hickey King Tut's \Vali \Vah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £7. The headliners Used to he a no \\ ave comho hut have sot‘tened their edges over the years and novv play art-country in the vein of Smog. and dig listening to Buddy Holly and the liverly Brothers. Supported hy local songstress.

I The Unstoppable Flying Raincoats, Ampersand, Pulse and lndica g2. 490 Saucliiehall Street. 35.3 3| 1 1. 7pm. £5. ()ver- |4s shovv. Indie rock hill.

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