I Savaza and Nathaniel Slade Ro\y Art House. 2 Rmburgh Place. 0871 750 0077. 9pm midnight. £6 (£4). ()riginal. free ja/I~inf1uenced. trio playing emotive ilttprmiscd inusic. \Vith Paul Keen- Rhodes (piano). limma Smith (bass) and (lids Ross (drums). Singer/songwriter Slade supports.
I Gasgiant, Found and Disciples of Panic Earth The Bongo ('lub. .\lora_\' llttttse. 37 11()1_\t‘()od Road. 558 7604. 9pm 3am. £5 (£4). ('luh night l)iggin' Deeper present another night of 1)] skills interspersed with live music including hip hop front 1)()1’1'..
I The Owsley Sunshine, Gram Solo and The Plastic Adults (‘afe Royal. \Vest Register Street. 9pm. £4. .\1i\ed bag of crepuscular dream pop. melodic prog. psych rock and prog blues ptmk rock.
I Lords of Bastard, Dead Beat Club and Sustained (iig (formerly Revolution). 31 1.othian Road. 22‘) 7670. 9.30pm 3am. £6. Slea/y rock action from the Lords plus a 1)] set from indie types lilbow.
I The Grease Monkeys and The Nukes \Vee Red Bar. lidinhurgh (‘ollege of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. 9.30pm. £4. (iarage rock and punk rock plus [)1 sets from 1)] liggman and lil (ittapo.
Saturday 19
Glasgow
I Phil Collins Sli(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £37.50 £45. Soporilic .'\( )R rock from the former (ienesis sticksman. \Vake tip at the back. I British Sea Power Queen Margaret Liliott. 22 1'niversity (iardens. 33‘) 9784. 7pm. £13. Post—punk atinospherics frotn Brightoth British Sea Power who are big on presentation and good intentions but not so big on actual songs. ('heck ottt the onstage foliage.
I Dirty Three and My Latest Novel .-\B(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £1 1. Bad Seed Warren lillis leads his torrid trio on violin. Support from local wispy types. See caption. below.
I Ian Brown and Humanzi (‘arling .v\cadem_\ (ilasgow. 121 liglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. SOLD ()1 "1'. See Fri 18 and preview. page 63.
I Marillion .'\B( ‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. The 80s pl'og rockers. now fronted by Steve Hogarth.
I Sydney Devine Pavilion Theatre. 121 Reniield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm.
£12 £14. Also matinee performance at 2pm. costing £10.50.
I Khanate attd Black Sun Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £8. llellish brooding doom from Khanate and virtually subsonic noise terror from Black Sun who promise ‘you won't like it'.
I Kathleen Edwards and Joel Plaskett King Tut's Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. ()ttawa—based country/folk sitiger/songwriter punting her second album [fuck In lie.
I Head Hung Low and Rise with the Fallen 13th Note (are. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. 1)lY hardcore metal hand from Nottingham.
I Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Rossum (ilasgow School of Art. 167 Renfrew Street. 3534531. 10pm. £11. ()ptitno presents this one-off club night showcasing the wares of hip New York label/colIcctive 1)FA. See clubs. page 33. for preview.
Edinburgh
I Roll Deep lloney comb. 15 17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. 10.30pm 3am. £10. (‘lub night Mardi (irah! returns for its second date with the Scottish debut of [fast London crew Roll Deep. and their two 1)]. three producers and eight M(‘s ripped up. infections take on grime. hip hop. dancehall and eski. See clubs. page 33. for preview.
I The Rab Howat Band Bannerman's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 3pm. Free. Long standing and estremely popular covers hand.
I Blackjack Blues Band, Sway, The Sound Divide and Big Hand \Vliistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557
51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 alter. Blues. indie. rock and ska.
I My Electric Love Affair and Lunar Sunrise ('aharet Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £5. MELA deliver their unique mix of primal electronic psychedelic indie.
I Dead at the Scene, Stem, Black Lodge and The Day I Vanished Subway ('owgate. 69 (‘ow gate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £4. Metal. rock and hardcore night.
I Abdominal Showmen, Babygod and Found (’aledonian Backpackers. 3 Queensferry Street. 476 7224. 8.30pm. £4. ()llheat night of electro and obscure hip hop heats.
I Underbelly, Isa & the Filthy Tongues and Cry Over Billionaires Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Indie rock from headliners l'nderbelly.
I Barry Vista Social Club The Tass. High Street. 556 6338. 9pm. Free. Acoustic covers night. with songs by Sinatra. the Beatles. Hank Williams. (‘oldplay and more.
I The Masonics and Preston Panz & the Seaton Sands The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. £4. Led by Mickey Hampshire. formerly singer songwriter of the Thee Milkshakes (with Billy Childish). the Masonics continue a long legacy of snarling punk rock and primitive beat rock.
I Thee Comrades, Le Reno Amps and The Last Band (iig (formerly Revolution). 31 Lothian Road. 229 7670. 9.30pm 3am. £6. T—Break winners Thee Comrades. and melodic indie rock from Le Reno Amps.
I Das Contras The Left Batik. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. 10pm. Free. Laid back. background sounds.
Glasgow
I Phil Collins Sli(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. (1870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £37.50 £45. See Sat 19.
I Alkaline Trio, Mike Park and Sunshine Barrowland. 244 (iallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. S()1.1)()17T. ()ver- 14s show. (ireen Day-approved tnorbid punk meets goth trio with style and substance. I The Boogaloo Investigators ()ran Mor. 731 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 3pm. Retro funk and R&B residency.
I All Time High, Loki and Speech Therapy Basura Blanca. Brunswick llotel Basement. 106 Brunswick Street. 552 0001. 7.30pm. £5. Homegrown hip hop night called Bare Lyrics. Plus open mic spot.
I Horse Lauries Bar. 34 King Street. 0141 552 7123. 7.30pm. £15. Loyally patronised singer/songwriter who will no doubt he crooning to a full house in this snug venue.
I Uriah Heep and Asia The (iarage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120. 7.30pm. £18.50. ()ld school prog fans' ship has come in tonight. The spandex and hairspray riffola of l'riah 11eep meets the furrow ed brow noodling of Yes guitarist
Few bands who start off from such an ingenious position stay this far out over time. Most rock
bands soften with age but the angular shapes thrown by this Melbourne trio have, if anything, got more intense over time. Their new album Cinder is as dark and twisted as anything they’ve ever produced, and even the introduction of some sundry vocals hasn’t lessened the intensity. Warren Ellis’ violin has more power than any would-be Jimmy Page could ever muster.
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Steve Howe‘s Asia. Not for the faint- hearted.
I An Evening with John Doe, Peter Case and Michael Weston King Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. £9. An intriguing package. with fortner X-frontman and songwriter John Doe. ex-Plimsouls big gun Peter (‘ase and Michael Weston-King of the (iood Sons. All mixing their punk pop- driven alt.country heritages.
I Clap Your Hands Say Yeah AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 8pm. £6. Touted [TS quirk rock combo whose gig had to be moved up from Stereo despite the fact that their album will not be released here until next year.
I Cold Night Song The (ioat. 1287 Argyle Street. 357 7373. 8pm. Free. (‘harlie and Neil. formerly of Astrid. are
joined by Stacey Sievewright of the
Reindeer Section for this acoustic night. I Hey Enemy Stereo. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. Rawk with hints of the mighty Jesus Lizard and Queens of the Stone Age. Wonderful influences. now check out the band.
. I Illegal Eagles Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2
Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £15.50- £17.50. Tribute band.
I Lazy Mary, The Science, Airstrip One and The Megaman Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 099‘). 8pm. £4.
I The Skinflints, Original Score, Civilised and Amplitude Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907
' ()999. 8pm. 1:4.
I The Gussets, Johnny 8. the Entries and Nalle Mono. 12 Kings (‘ourt. King Street. 553 2400. 8pm. Free. The (itissets' are a five girl punkgastn frotn lidinburgh.
I Metro Riots and The Mandrakes King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Scuzzed-up punk blues froin Metro Riots. I Soulstarr, Josephine and
theoceanfloor 13th Note care. 50 ()0
King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. (‘ollision of quirky indie sounds.
I Quinn The Liquid Lounge. 94 West Regent Street. 353 6333. 10.30pm. £4 (£3). Slinky. trippy pop from this Glasgow-based band who have recorded an album with cool Parisian Kid Loco at the controls.
Edinburgh
I Kathleen Edwards (‘abaret
Voltaire. 36- ‘38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £tbc. ()ttawa-based country/folk singer/songwriter punting her second album Back In Me.
I Sweet Little Bullet, Leftwideopen and The Silent Revolution Subway (‘owgate. 69 (‘owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). Young five-piece SLB with their unique brand of punk metal.
I Sal, Sirkus and Wyldflower Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. 1)e1ta blues and (‘eltic influences combine with Sal.
I Kevin Robinson and Hathanial Slade Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Free. (‘overs and originals.
I Hobo The Bongo (‘1ub. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604.
10pm 3am. Free before £1 1pm; £3 after. ‘l.ive music and alternative disco for justified sinners‘. The 1990s are the live treat this evening.
Glasgow
I The Prodigy and Vatican DC SFI(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 7pm. £25. (ireatest hits set from the techno specialists renowned for their blistering live shows of heavy electronica. which should hopefully make tip for their lackluster recent alhtun A/ii'uys ()umimilu'n'rl. A't'i't'r ()ulgmmc'd. I Achilles, School of Assassins, Recoil, Coda and Modest Theory Soundhaus. 47 Hydepark Street. 221 4659. 7pm. Local band bill.