The current hot hope on the UK soul scene. Another Mercury Music Prize shortlist alumni, the young Londoner jetted off to LA with just a phone number and a suitcase, the result was a signing with Def Jam UK/Mercury and debut album Untitled. Her new album IAm again captures her rich vocals and is perhaps her most personal album to date. Arc/rm, (Nagging, Wort It) Mat." Cuba/t)! Vo/tt'r'rt). Edinburgh. llrrr ll Mm.
I The Twisted Melons, Amber Souls, The Merchants and Mezkal Niee'n‘Sleal}. 42l Sauehiehall Street. 333 (Mill. 8.30pm. £5. The 'l‘uistetl .\lelolt\ are three brothers l'rorn Kinnre \\llt)\t‘ rnuxie encompasses art pop. eleelroniea antl prog rock. I’lus retro its} eh Ir'orn .\'e\\ea\l|e quintet .-\rnher‘ Souls.
I Spieler 'l'he llttll litll'. llill \Vootllatitlx Road. 352 0096. ‘Iprn. l'ir‘ee.
I Albaroot .\Ie('huill\. 40 High Street. 55.2 2 l .35. lllplll. l'iliL‘L'. 'l‘he l'titilx/l'eggtle rockers prime} their heautilul lllt‘ltKllL‘N rni\etl \xith heart) haxs.
I Controller Controller (illISg'tiu St‘lititil (ll .‘\l'l. l(i7 Renlire“ SII‘L‘CI. .555 453]. llprn. £6 (£5). ('luh .\’.\Ili night lt‘tlllll‘lltg a ('anatlian hantl \\ ho trade in propulxn e. angular roek.
Edinburgh
I Sonic Music Festival Italian (‘ultur‘al Institute. S2 .\'ieolson Street. 668 2232. 4pm. .-\ \\til’l\\lltip e\ploring the ntuxieal research undertaken at the ('entro 'l'ernpo Reale. l’lorenee.
I Barry 8. Louise, Athens and The Flavours 'l'he .Iarn llottxe. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 6pm. liree hel'ore Illprn; £5 hel‘or'e lain: £7 alter. (iuitar pop Irom Barr} tk Louise and .-\then\ while hoth hantl tlte l5|a\our\ are joined h} (‘hris ’l'raee).
I Main Street Blues, Gonzo A-Go- Go and The Hustlers \Vhixtlehinkiex. 4 6 Sotrth Bridge. 557 5| I4. 6pm. l-‘ree helot‘e midnight: £4 alter. Funk) hluex Irorn the llustlerx.
I Chris Farlowe & the Norman Beaker Band The liquid Room. ‘Ie Vietoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm.
£l2.5ll £I4. ()ltl \ehool hlues llaxouretl rock.
I Damiano Meacci & Kilian Schwoon Morningxitle Parish Church. I ('lun) l)ri\e. Morningxitle. 447 6745. 7pm. l-‘ree. Meacci and Selmoon. l‘rorn (‘L‘lill‘ti 'l'ernpo Reale Florenee. tlireet eleetro-aeouxtie works associated with the world renowned institution. I’urr ol'Smrit' 13mm.
I St Jude's Infirmary, Money Can’t Buy Music and Gummi Bako (‘aharet Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. 7pm. £6. SI. Records signings St Jude's
headline \\ ith hallho} man (ior'tlon .\laelnt_\re in his solo. .\Ione_\ ('an‘t Bu} .\lll\lk'. guise. PM”! it! lllh't'l'fl'”.
I The Deadbeats Sulma} (‘ougate 6‘) ('ougate. 225 6766, 7.3llprn. £5. Mancunian quintet \\ ho “on l;l\l yank (ilastonhur} l'nxignetl eornpetition.
I Theme The Three 'l‘uns \Vine Vaults.
7 ll llttlttnel‘ Street. 0| 3| 225 .54 l 2. Spin. l"ree. Intlie roek.
I Isa 8. the Filthy Tongues, TV21, V for Victory and The Winkle Experience (‘aletlonian Itiekpaekers. 3 Queenslerr} Street. 476 7224. S.3l)prn. £5. (‘raeking lineup ol‘ cutting-edge perl‘or'rnanee-pop. I’url o/ Tiger/(WI.
I Yeah "0 Totally l.'x\ttaehe. Shanthtiek Place. 22‘) 3402. rnitlnight. l‘r‘ee. See lr'ri I2.
St Andrews
I Classic Clapton Bye ‘l‘heatre. .-\hhe_\ Street. (H334 475l)()ll. Spin. £l3 l£llll. lileetr‘il} ing recreation of ('Iapton‘s stage Slit)“ and greatest hits.
Glasgow
Li: Roddy Hart .-\B(‘2. 330 Sauehiehall Street. 332 2232. 8pm. £40 l£.\’l. ()xer- l-l\ shim. Rising acoustic singer/song“riter. I’trrl of Big Big ('orutlrt'.
I The Piers, Phelix Culpa, Dida, The Droogs and The Opportunity Club Sountlhaux. 47 ll_\tlepark Street. 22| 465‘). 7.30pm. £5. ()\er‘- l-l\ Slit)“. lntIie line-up.
I Acoustic Love Experience and Torag l’i\o l’i\o. I5 Waterloo Street. 8pm. £3. Sunn} tunes a la Mamas and the Palms from this girl group.
I The Haze, Table 57 and Black Johnson Barll}. 260 ('l}tle Street. llh’7l) 007 (NW. 8pm. £5. Indie roek hour the Male.
:3: Master Musicians from the Crooked Road Tron Theatre. 6.3 'l’rongate. 552 4267. Spin. £I2 l£Illi. See Sttn l4. I’urr of Big Big (brown.
I Need for Acoustic Music Whialen Mother. I I6 B_\re\ Road. 576 ll52S’. Spin. Free. See Sun I4.
I Sam Corry The Butterll) and the Pig. I53 Bath Street. 22I 77I I. 8pm. Free.
Rn er l)eteetr\e Sarn (‘orr_\ puts III a solo [k'rlorrnanee at llIl\ .-\eou\tre .-\llarr
f . ’ . N .1; g . h {to ‘ a s (j: ‘1, .3 ., \A I is“ ‘93 ~
Iliprn 3am l-ree hetore I Iprn. £3 alter See Sun I4
I Union of Knives l'lie (ioat. IZS” .-\r'g}lt' Street. 357 New (ilasgou eleetr'onrea att lorrnetl h} e\-liah} ('ham and Heekartl rnan (‘hrrx (iortlon.
I The Deadbeats, The Ronelles and The Mode \lL‘L‘thlL‘Jl}. ~42l Sauehtehall Street. 333 (Mill). .S' 3llprn £5. tlllllllt‘l \\ ho “on last _\ear\ (ilaxtonhur‘_\ l‘nsrgnetl eornpetrtron. supported h} the eountr} llllllSCtl roek ol the Ronellex and the \Vho/l '2 rnllueneetl Mode,
I Protokoll, Veto Silver and Shrinking Violet King 'l‘ut‘x \Vah \\ah lltrt. 272a St Vineent Street. 22I 527‘). S. 30pm. £5. Stexe |.arnaeq L'lltlill'St'tl hantl lrorn the States. iornetl 7 3I h} eleetro-ar't-popper\ Veto Srl\er,
I Ramblers, Pictures of Sound, The Venture and Andy Craig |3th .\'ole (Kile. 5i) (ill Kill}; Slt't‘t‘l. 55.3 I638. ‘lprn. £3. lntlie. lunk. reggae. roek antl aeouxtie smorgasbord ol sound.
Edinburgh
I An Aldo Clementi Portrait St John's ('hureh. Princes Street. 3pm. £8 l£5l. l'eaturing Roherto l'ahhrreiant tllutel and l.aurina Sahlex ieiute tpianoi, l’urr ml Smut I’m/on.
I I Fly Spitfires (’ahar'et Voltaire. 36 .33 lilzttl‘ Street. 22” (il76.
‘Iprn 3am. £4. See Sun I4.
I Acoustic Open Mic The Iron. ‘) llunler Square. High Street. 226 (N3I. ‘lprn. Free. See Strn I4.
I Prime Suspect antl Jase \Vltistlehinkies. 4 6 South liritlge. 557 5| I4. ‘Iprn. l-'r‘ee. l’rirne Suspeet are a duo I‘eaturing l)a\ e l)utlgeon ol' the l'xlltll Stlxpt‘clx.
I Hobo The Bongo (’Iuh. Mora} House. 37 llol}rootl Road. 553 76ll4.
$43.
Glasgow
I Miss the Occupier, Pablo Eskimo, Fast Track Outlaws .mtl Kissy Jafta & the Minnows Madness. 3” liolltu ell Street. "pin £4 l’uneh) rntIre punk roekrng lrorn Miss the (leeuprer See Sat 2“ lot l‘ahlo l.\l\lllltt
I Serena Maneesh \ltt‘l. 33” Sauehrehall Street. 332 22 32 7 illprn
U) \tll“ L‘j._'l.lll ll.tleti lt't‘tll‘delx rnerehantx
I Acoustic Jam \ree'n‘SIt-a/_\. ~l_‘l Sauehiehall Street. Hill‘lllll .Sprn l-ree See \lttll l5
I Drive By Argument ( Iran \Ior.
7 35 (ireat \\e\tern Road. 357 62”“ Spin. £7 See lue I6
I Jeniferever, thetwilightsad .llltl Beerjacket Stereo. 14 Kelunhaugh Street. 576 5lll.\ Spin. £7 \Iogxxai/Srgur Rm \t)le \hrrnrnerrng \ountlxeapex
:31 John Hammond lllt' .-\rt~lie\. 25% .\rg}lt‘ Street. “hall 24” 752K Spin £l5 t£l 3). liltrex/lolk roek \eteran llarnrnontl has pl;r_\etl with man} ol the blues greats. rnelutlrng .lohn l.ee Hooker. lloxtlrn' \Voll antl \ltrtItI} \\ater\ I’trrl ol lire lire ('urmrn.
I Ox, Dusty Sound System .Illtl Attic Lights .\lono_ l2 Kings (hurt. lx'ing Street. 552 ‘I-I5S Spin £the 'l‘hrte preee letl h} (I\ l.-\l\‘.\ \lark lirounrngi \xho Illa) a ‘xenxrtne hut \eulletl' take on the alt.eountr_\ Stilllltl. supported h} Rohrn liennet ol (ioltlr‘uxh lll \olo guise. I Still Remains, Sinai Beach and Demitricious King 'l'ur\ \Valr \Vali lltrt. 272a St \tneent Street. 22I 527‘) lell. £‘). ()xerrl4x \lIti\\. \Irehrgan rnoxher‘x lollmx up llterr Bullet lor in} Valentine support \ltil \\ rth llIlS heatllrne ltitlt'.
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Van Morrison - Elaine Paige - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Anne Sofie von Otter 0 Budapest Symphony Orchestra:'
English Touring Opera - Berlin Philharmonic Wind QUirltet Tallis Scholars - Palladian Ensemble 0 Ballet Russe
The Buzicocks - Karen Dunbar - Reduced Shakespeare Company 9 June Tabor - Barry Cryer’ 8. Ronnie Golden? Girl Talk ‘0 Rosebud-The Lives of Orson Welles .. ’3
Tall Stories- Michael Mfarr‘a‘o Shoogleniflyvo Lagomy * Kimberley Boyle o Perth Youth Orchestra - .
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11—25 Ma, 2006 THE LIST 1s