I Ninety Six 4 Rockcrs. I4 .\Iidland Strcct. 22I 0726. 7pm. £5. lil’ launch. I The Sensational Alex Harvey Band ()ran Mor. 73] 735 (ircat \chtcrn Road. 357 (3200. 7.30pm. £8.50. 'l'lic) said thc_\‘ \xcrc Saying Iarcwcll hut Alcx'x lrottpct‘s troop on.
I David Burns, Magic Box Mistress and Davie Lawson Rio (‘aILfi 27 llyndland Strcct. 334 ‘)‘)0‘). 8pm. I-‘rcc. Acoustic cx'cning. cntitlcd Danccs on thc Sand (gcddit‘.’l.
I Fandangle, The Hostiles, 4 Play and Twisted Rainbow BarI'l} (upstairs). 200 ('l}dc Strcct. 0870 907 0‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £6. ()\cr- lox \lttm. Skacorc. punk and political rock.
I Michael Simons 'l'chai ()\na. Io‘) l)can.\ton l)ri\'c, (14‘) 7258. 8pm. £2. (ilasng-haxcd guitarist playing I'olk. hlucs and hcyond.
I Black Robinson, Miss Atlanta and No Kilter \icc'n‘Slca/y 42l Sauchichall Strcct. 333 ()‘)00. 8.30pm. Bill 01 dark clcctro and rock \oumls.
I Candie Payne and The Draytones King ’l’ut‘s “ah “ah IIut. 272a St Vinccnt Strcct. 22I 527‘). 8.30pm. £(i. Float)" Lixcrpudlian sotigsll'c‘ss. \istcr olul‘hc Standxi llou'ic and 'I‘hc '/.uton.\' Scan. u ho i\ inI‘lucnccd by thc Iilmic soundx oI' Scrgc (iainxhotn‘g and .\'ina Simonc.
I Mr Fog and Number One for Sympathy l3th .\'otc ('aIc. 50 (Ill King SII‘CL‘I. 553 1033. ‘)pm. £3. Rtk‘kdld'tlll and poxI-I'oc‘k rcxpcctiwl}.
Edinburgh
3:: ldlewild 'l'hc Liquid Room. ‘)c Victoria SII'L‘L‘I. 335 3504. 7pm. SOLI) ()l'l. Scots indic rockcrs. ptttting in a spccial intimatc show as part oI' thc Liquid Room's I0th birthda) cclchrations. Scc prcvicu. pagc (ll).
I Stephen Fretwell llcm'} 's (‘cllar Bar. 8 Ion .\Iorri\on Slrcct. 228 ‘)3‘)3. 7.30pm. £l0 £l2. Scc .\Ion I4.
I Kenny Leckie Bcanxccnc. 2 (ironcnor Strcct. 340 8043. 0pm. l'i‘cc. 'l‘wcnt) -}car-o|d l’aidcy
\ilthI'/.\ong\\ ritcr.
I People under The Stairs 'I‘hc Bongo (‘luh Mora} lIousc. 37 Ilol_\rood Road. 558 7004. ‘)pm. £8. I’l'l'S summon tip good titnc hip hop \‘ilk'x. I'unk and old \kool jamx.
I Wyldflower, Non Zero and Rocket Fox \Vhistlchinkicx. 4 (1 South Bridgc. .557 .5l l—l. ‘)pm. l‘I'L‘L‘. llltllL‘.
Dunfermline
I King Creosote, The Pictish Trail and Rozi Plain ('arncgic llall. liaxt l’oI‘I. (H.383 3I4000. 7.30pm. £I0. Ramshaklc Iolk Irom I‘cncc man (’I‘coxotc. l’ur! (I’M/lig't'l'lt'fl.
Glasgow
I Funeral for a Friend, The Receiving End of Sirens and The Haunts (‘arling .-\cadcm} (ilaxgou. I2l Iiglinton Strcct. 0870 77I 2000. 7pm. £lo. lncrcaxingl)‘ mainxtrcam rocking I‘rom nicc \Vclsh crno lads who arc popular \\ ith thc )oung gtllllx oI toda}.
I Magnum 'l‘hc (iaragc. 4‘)0 Sauchichall Strcct. 333 l I20. 7pm. £17.50. ()\cI'-l4\ \lli)“. ()ld \L‘hool I‘oot-on-thcmonitor rockcrs \\ ho juxt kccp on trucking.
I The Mission .'\B('. 330 Sauchichall Strcct. 332 2232. 7pm. £I5. ()Vcr-I4\ shim. ()ld gothx dic hard :tx \Vaytc lluxxcy I‘L‘ttxxc‘ltlhlcx ltix \L‘l\L‘I-\\\;Illtcd troupc Iot‘ a ncu album.
711 Travis and Brinkman Barrouland. 344 (iallougatc. 553 400]. 7pm. S()l.l) ()l'l‘. Rclatixcl} intimatc rcturn aI‘tcr a I'airly lcngth} ahxcncc Ior thc (ilaxgou pop combo and thcir ncu album 7711’ [for It’ll/I .Vu .Vuntt'.
I The “Hang ()uccn Margarct l'nion. 22 I'nivcrsit} (iardcnx. 33‘) 0784. 7pm. £‘).50. l'p-aml-coming Brummic prolc rockch \x'no rcI‘crcncc CVL‘I‘) northcrn indic hand who c\cr mattcrcd.
I Diana Ross Sli(‘(‘. liinnicxton ()um. nx7n 040 4mm. 7.30pm. £40 £45. 'I‘hc'
original dancing quccn on hcr ‘l l.o\'c You' tour.
I Wake the President, Soom T, How to Swim and The Bluebells ()ran .\Iot‘. 73l 735 (ircat \Vcstcrn Road. 357 (1200. 7.30pm. £6. .\'c\\ Iilcctric llonc} Rccords signings \Vakc thc l’rcxidcnt launch thcir ncu 7in 'Sot‘l'oux Ior ('lolltcx‘. \VllllL‘ Soom 'l. lltitt'lx‘x llIL‘ rclcasc oI' ‘\\'hat is LiI'c'. hcr Burnsong collalmration \\ ith King (TcoxolC. on Rooth’ Rccordings. anothcr Stou ('ollcgc lttlk‘l. Sonic old littntlx CilllCtl 'lillL' Bluchcllx rcport 1111' action oncc morc in cclchi‘ation at all this \ ihrant muxical ilL‘li\Il}.
I The Deadbeats, The Black Tie Affair, Astronauts Fail and Hank Barrick ('apitol, 408 Sattcltichall Strccl. 33l I040. 8pm. £5. 'l’hc hcadlincrx arc thc Mancunian quintct \\ ho “on last _\car\ (ilaxtonhur) l'nxigncd compctition. \\ ith \upport Irom thc indic rocking Black 'l‘ic :\ I'Ia i r.
I Do Make Say Think ‘I‘hc IIoId Iundcr Admiral Bari. \\'atcrloo Strcct. 8pm. £10. 'I'oronto pod-rock inxtrumcntalixtx utilixing distortcd guitarx.
ja/I} drums and clcctronic cI‘I‘cctx.
I Elliott Brood and The Motion Gallery Barll}. 200 ('I_\dc Strcct. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). Xpm. £7. ()Vcr- l-l\ \hou. ‘Blackgraxx‘ hand I'rom 'I‘oronto.
I Ghost .\Iono. 12 King\ ('ourt. King Strcct. 553 2400. 8pm. £l0. I’x} chcdclic rock group that hax c hccn acti\ c on thc cwr I'crtilc Tokyo undcrgroutul sincc thc latc Xllx.
I Member of the Wedding ’I‘chai
()\ na. 42 ()tago Lanc. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Bittcrxucct \ittgL‘t'—\ottg\\I‘itcr Iarc.
I The Oran Social, Sisa, Hooligan and Darren Mcllroy Bo\. 43I Sauchichall Strcct. 0I4I 332 543 l. 8pm. l‘rcc. Local hand Shoucasc.
I The Schitzophonics Brcl. 3‘) 43 Axhton Lanc. 342 4‘)o(i. 8pm. l'rcc. .r\cou\tic gig Irom pop rockcrx at Illi\ ()ut to I’Ia) night.
I Vulture Speak 'I‘chai ()\ na. Io‘) I)can\ton l)ri\ c. (i4‘) 7258. 3pm. £2. Minimalixt px} ch I‘olk \oundx.
iii Grizzly Bear .\'icc'n'Slca/}. 42l Sauchichall Strcct. 333 0‘)00. 3.30pm. £7.50. llaunting. amhicnt \ongnriting
\\ ith piano and banjo Irom thcw rcccnt \Varp \ignccx.
I People under The Stairs and Time Machine King 'I‘ut'x \Vah \Vah llut. 272a St Vinccnt Strcct. 33] 527‘). 8.30pm. £ll). SL‘L‘ \VL‘LI II).
I Mouse Eat Mouse, Dumb Instrument and Commander Keen l3th \otc (‘aIL’z 50 60 King Strcct. 553 1033. ‘)pm. £4. 'l‘igcrcht Icaturing thc colloquial ltHlL‘x oI' .\lou\c liat .\Iou\c and Dumb Instrumcnt and thc I'olk. [loxl-t'oL‘L amhicncc oI ('ommandcr chn.
I The Yellow Bentines Bcanxccnc. I305 Arg) Ic Strcct. 357 4340. ‘)pm. l‘rcc. Scc I-‘ri I I.
I The Cardinals l'iircuatct'. 34l Sauchichall Strcct. 354 0350. l'rcc th‘orc l0.30pm: £4 I£3l1tllctl Axpii'ing \tadium rockcrx pla) this llorrorxhtm night.
Edinburgh
I The Strands and Kiddo (‘aharcl Voltairc. 3o 38 Blair Strcct. 220 (Il7(l. 7pm. £4. Dirt} indic rock'n‘roll.
I Stinking Lizaveta, Moniack and Lords of Bastard llcnr} \ ('cllar Bar.
8 Ma .\iorri\on Strcct. 32X ‘)3‘)3. 13pm. £5 £0. l’oxI-I‘UL‘K mctal. \ludgc. \toncr and doom \t} ling\ \\ ith iaH clcmcntx and liaxtcrn inI‘lucnccx I'rom llti\ l’hiladclphia inxtrumcntal poucr trio.
I Ayahuaska, Darklight and Beatnik Prestige \\'hi\tlchinltic\. 4 o South Bridgc. 557 5l 14. ‘)pm. I'rcc. Rock and indic.
I The Grim Northern Social and My Radio llcriot-\\'att l'ni\cr\it} l'nion. Riccarton. ‘l5l 5333. ‘)pm. £3. Scottish rock/pop otItIit \\ ho got lo\t in thc tramplc to \cc I‘ran/ I‘crdinand. but \till command a Strong homc Iollou ing.
I Monktus Bcanxccnc. ‘)‘) \icliolxon Strcct. 007 5097. 9pm. l-‘rcc. Night oI~ rock.
CA/ARET V©LTAIRE
36 BLAIR STREET, EDINBURGH. EH1 10R T: 0131 220 6176
MAY 2007
WEDNESDAY 9TH MAY 7pm KRIS DREVER, RUARRI JOSEPH
In great demand since moving to Edinburgh
THURSDAY 10TH MAY
COLIN MACINTYRE, GAVIN THORPE, AINSLIE HENDERSON www.colinmacintyre.com
THURSDAY 10TH MAY
SPIES IN THE WIRES presents FIGHT CLUB 2: 586 + TRASH FASHION (LIVE), + DOGTOOTH DJS
FRIDAY 11TH MAY
PLAYTONE, THE FABIEN, DARKEST OF PERU
one of the most exciting live acts
SATURDAY 12TH MAY
THE CHECKS, ACTION GROUP, MISSING CAT
Played NME New Music Tour & won
SUNDAY 13TH MAY 7pm HOW TO SWIM. FUTURISTIC RETRO CHAMPIONS
spiky riffs, odd orchestral freakouts
MONDAY 14TH MAY EMMA POLLOCK
Founding member of The Delgados www.emmapollock.com WEDNESDAY 16TH MAY
WE ARE...ELECTRIC presents CASTLE VANIA + NIGHTMOVES www. weareelectric. net " . THURSDAY 17TH MAY 7p
KIDDO, THE 48 + CITY CITY BEAT %' ’9' Indie Ring event /’ a ,9
11pm
7pm
7pm
11pm
www.kiddomusic.co.uk THURSDAY 17TH MAY SOLESCIENCE presents GREENSKEEPERS LIVE
M99 k_eytv1[9nsb9_5-,in_ rism_p.|§_ce§__ FRIDAY 18TH MAY
NICK HARPER.
KEIRAN DOCHERTY
A rare kind of artist and songwriter
SATURDAY 19TH MAY
THE LAW
Dundee. radio play from BBC + XFM www.myspace.com/upthelaw SUNDAY 20TH MAY
THIRTEEN SENSES
New album swoony piano arena rock www.thirteensense.com
WEDNESDAY 23RD MAY 7pm MELTWATER, RECREATIONAL HOMICIDE. EL GUAPO. ONE SPEAKERS. NO WAY BACK,PARIAH THURSDAY 24TH MAY '- XEROX TEENS, BIB
Stripped-down indie-schmindie www.m_yspace.com/xeroxteen§m__
11pm
7pm
THURSDAY 24TH MAY FRESH AIR FM presents: INDIE CLUB TOGETHER www. freshair. org. uk
11pm
www.freshalr.org.uk
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