Dunfermline
I Drive By Argument, We are the Physics and Dananananaykroyd (‘arnegie llall. Iiast Port. 01383 3l4000. 7.30pm. £6. Much fancied rocking quintet. l)riye by Argument. who came together as part of a music course and lime gone on to surpass exert their own expectations. I’url of ‘ligt'tjii'xl.
Stirling
I King Creosote and The Pictish Trail Tolbootlt. Jail Wynd. 0178(i 274000. 8pm. £l2 (£l()l. Beguiling Tolls. pop and rock from the l’ence ('ollectiye‘s key players.
Friday 18
Glasgow
I Meatloaf Sli('('. liinnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. (1.30pm. £37.50 £45. :\()R behemoth and king of the power ballads. trttck stop boogie and lrilly call is back witlt But out (ll/It'll 3‘. Where will it all end‘.’
I Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent The l‘erry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 0|(i‘)8 300 085. 7pm. £l5 lady). £l7 (door). The e\-/.ombies singer and key board player reunite. performing both Zombies hits and songs from their post-Zombies careers as solo artist and member of Argent respectiyely. Blunstone's Voice is still sublime and. despite a worrying penchant for leather trousers and perms. Argent gets a lil‘etime pass for writing ‘(iod (iaye Rock‘n'roll To Yott‘.
I Gallus Cooper and Glasgow Kiss Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 22l 0726. 7pm. £3. lixcellently-monikered Alice (‘ooper and Kiss tributes.
I Little Man Tate The ('athouse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 (iollo. 7pm. £5. (her- 14s show. l)irty guitar pop outlit from Shellield perl'orm thile) Set gig.
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Taking the ‘method actor’ approach to making their debut long player, Brightblack Morning Light abandoned their homes for the great wide
open. ‘We were already living in tents so it wasn’t a deliberate act,’ they explain. It did, however, lead to a greater understanding of the world around them, as evidenced in their album of mercurial introspective country rock.
The Hold louder flieAdni/ra/ Ban. Glasgow. Wed 23 May.
I The Jurors and The Carnival Barfly. 200 (‘lyde Street. 0370 907 099‘). 8pm. £5. Local indie rock.
I Paper Airforce, The Blank Expressions and The Young Guns Barfly tupstairsi. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 007 0099. 8pm. £6. l-‘eisty indie rockers influenced by the likes ol~ The Smiths and Sa\es the Day.
I Sol Diablos and The Pedestrians Box. 43l Sauchiehall Street. 0l4l 332 543 l. 8pm. l‘ree. l.ocal bill including bluesy. garagey combo The Pedestrians. I The Fortunate Sons The Butterfly & the Pig. I53 Bath Street. 22] 77l 1. 8pm. liree. See Hi I l.
I Datarock King Tut‘s Wah Walt llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £8. 'l‘racksuited and booted Norwegian duo influenced by the august likes ol‘ Dew and Talking Heads.
I The Rogues Samuel Dow's. ()7 7l .\'ithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. l-‘ree. l.iye inusic.
I Rubens, Engine 7 and Mosca l3th .\'ote (ale. 50 ()0 King Street. 553 l(i38. 8.30pm. £5. llerb Recordings showcase ol ambient. post-rock and down tempo music.
I Kenny Leckie Beanscene. 38 42 \Vtitidlands Road. 353 9800. 9pm. l‘ree. See Wed lo.
I The Easy Orchestra The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 22! 77l I. l0pm. l‘t‘ee. See l‘ri l l.
I Jackson Analogue l'irewatet‘. 34] Saucltiehall Street. 354 0350. liree bel'oi'e 10.30pm; £5 (£4) alter. lttdie quintet from the isle (ll. \Viglit.
Edinburgh
I Lee Patterson, Demons Eye and The Usual Supects Whistlebinkies.
4 () South Bridge. 557 5l l4. (rpm. l'ree beltn‘e midnight; £4 alter. (‘ontetnporary and classic coyers and originals.
3i: The Levellers The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £l().50. linglish puryeyors ol' lolk‘ rock with a political edge. still \ery actiy e on the l‘estiyals circuit. Part of the liquid Room's l0th birthday celebrations. See preyiew. page ()0.
I Nick Harper and Keiran Docherty ('abaret Voltaire. 3b 38 Blair Street. 220 (070. 7pm. £8. Virtuoso guitar playing l'rom .\'ick ‘son M Roy‘ Harper.
I This is Music ()ctoptls Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 0744. 7pm. £3. Indie night with acts still the.
I Orange Goblin (‘lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. £l(). Stoner rock. psychedelic noodlings and greasy biker grooyes how can you l‘Csist'.’
I Ping Pong Banana Show and Trap 6 ()ran .\lor. 73] 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 (i200. 7.30pm. £4. Mellow indie rock l'rom l’l’BS and harder sounds from Trap (i.
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' ' - "Salt-A -fi'.¢‘*L---J.9 '- - u I Eliza Gilkyson and Robert McEntee the l’leasance ('abaret Bar. ()0
Pleasance. ()50 234‘). 7.30pm. £l3. Soull‘ul storyteller lili/a blends her t'olk roots with a pop influenced passion for compelling melodies and a penchant for writing intelligent lyrics.
I Plastic Animals, Cuddly Shark and Cheese & Onion Subway (‘owgate. (it) (’owgate. 225 (i766. 7.30pm. £tbc. lleayy alternatiye rock.
I Vantage Point, 7 Hertz, Joe Viterbo, Longhorn and Firebrand Supermck llenry's (‘ellar Bar. 8»-loa Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £5. lleayy metal.
I Underground Railroad, Project:Venhill and Some Young Pedro Bannerman‘s‘. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. £5. The headliners are a Parisian ayant-punk trio toutittg Sonic Youth influences.
Dunfermline
I Camera Obscura, Emma Pollock and Kid Canaveral (‘arnegie llall. liast Port. 01383 314000. 7.30pm. £l(). Winsome. jangling indie sounds from (ilasgow's (‘amera ()bscura. Part of 'Ii‘gurlk'sr.
Stirling
I reLOADED Tolbootlt. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £6 (£4 in adyancel. l-‘eaturing unsigned bands The Debut. (‘aden/a and l-‘nords.
Saturday 1 9
Glasgow
I Beardstock The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. l -l lpm. £l2. (ilasgow line Bun-(l presents this all day musical extravaganza ol l).ls. visuals. bands. pop. art and sonic experimentalism including the likes of The One linsemble. l’ti.\laJaW. Kylie .\linoise. Wottnded Knee. Team Brick and Skeleton Bob.
I The Usual Suspects Rocket‘s. l4 Midland Street. 22l 0720. 6.30pm. Free. See Sat l2.
I The Bleeding Hearts Brigade :\B(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. . 32 2232. 7pm. £0. ()yer- l4s show. (‘ottntry pop from this outfit. l‘ormerly known as :\//uri.
I Fountains of Wayne .»\B(‘. 330 Sauchieltall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £l4. ()yer— l4s show. l’erky power pop quartet from New York".
I Girls Aloud Sli(‘('. l-‘innieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £20. See \Ved lb. I Saxon The (iarage. 490 Sattchiehall Street. 332 l I20. 7pm. £17.50. ()yer-l4s