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Glasgow
I BMX Bandits, Kidd and Ally Kerr ('ottier's. 93 95 Hyndland Street. 357 5825. 8pm. l’ree. Indie \eterans go aeoustie for this \'iyamelodiea night. l’url oil/re lli yr [CTN] l‘i'.\lfl'(l/.
I The Brother Louis Collective and Callel Brel. 5‘) 4.3 Ashton 1.;lltL‘. 342 4966. 8pm. £2. (ilasgow -based artist who reeently supported (iuillemots. l’ur/ or 1/11’ lli’sl [Cl/HI l't’\lfl'(l/.
I De Rosa, Irregular Slinky, The Low Miffs, Mouse Eat Mouse and Wake the President ()ran Mm:
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I Django Killl, Katie Sutherland, Black Carnation and Woodenbox Box. 431 Sauehiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. 1.oeai indie bands.
I Miss Atlanta, Baillie & the Fault, Cancer Party and Kid Apathy .\'iee'n‘Slea/y. 421 Sauehiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. £4. lileetro-roek from Miss
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I Soirée oh La La! Special Fete De La Musique ()ran .‘\loi'. 731 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 8pm. l-‘raneo- Seottish eoneert followed by Soiree Oh La 1.;17 diseo.
I Suicide Underground and diAugusto ('apitol. 468 Sauehiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. I.oeal roek.
I Vulture Speak Tehai ()yna. I69 l)eanston l)ri\ e. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. Minimalist psy eh folk sounds.
I Joe Purdy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. ('alifornian folk roeker affiliated to the TillllUlh Hotel ('afe night.
I Alamos Bar Blue. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. liree. Ripped up indie eleetro punk from these Dundee reprolnites.
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50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm.
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I Popup, Down the Tiny Steps and sixpeopleaway l3tli .\'ote (’al‘e. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Presented in association with Seottish iiiusie fan/ine Is This .lluyit'f’. the hotly -tipped indie-pop sty 1e of Popup meets the folksy. l-‘enee ('olleeliy e affiliated l)ow n the Titty Steps. I Stewart Traquair Beanseene. I365 Argyle Street. 357 4340. 9pm. l-‘ree. The folk-pop sound of 28-year-old (ilaswegian Stewart Traquair has been eompared to the
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I Ping Pong Banana Show, Nacional, Montra and 3 White Mice Barfly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. £5. Mellow indie roek from PPBS.
Edinburgh
I La Féte de la Musique Institut l-‘raneais d'lieosse. 13 Randolph (‘reseent. 225 5366. 5 1 1.30pm. l-‘ree. Worldwide annual midsummer music festiyal offering free eoneerts of all kinds of music performed by professional and amateur musieians ineluding lireneh roek form l.es Villains and folk from Stey‘e Adc)'.
I Mike Kearney and The Sensational Alex Hodgson The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 7pm. Punk and ja/Iy piano from Kearney followed by eoy‘ers ranging from pop and ja/I standards to contemporary folk from llodgson.
I Strike the Colours, Little Doses and Sans Trauma ('abaret Voltaire.
36 38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. Free. A quality seleetion of Ioeal aets ineluding Little l)oses (ex-Snow Patroll. presented as part of the ('ab's Duty Free series of free show s. See album reyiew. page 62.
I Opal Sky ()etopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 2259744. 8pm. £3. Mixing eleetroniea with jal/ funk at this single launeh for ‘The Blue onou’.
I Sabai Henry 's ('ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £4. lixperirnental female duo mixing pop. folk. ja/l. roek and eyerything in between. I John Hamilton Beanseene. 99 Nicholson Street. 667 5697. 9pm. l-iee. Singer/songwriter from London.
I dead young records, Galacia, Darklight and Unknown Hagana Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. l-‘ree. Indie night.
I JB Conspiracy, Taking Chase and My Own Religion Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 5563254. 9.30pm. £4. Ska. punk and rock.
Ayr
I Bellingham/Robinson Beanseene. 1h Allow ay Place. 01292 270 040. 9pm. Free. liagles. Blunt and ('rowded House inlluenees from this dtio.
Dunfermline
I The Motion, The Manikees and The Only Jones PJ‘s. 7 (‘anmore. 9pm. £2. Loeal hand line-up eneompassing rock. pop and indie.
St Andrews
I Peter Morrison and Friends Byre Theatre. Abbey Street. 01334 475000. 8pm. £14 (£6 £12). A mix of Broadway hits and Seottish music from Peter Morrison and his daughter Jaekie.
Glasgow
I Raymond and Maria and afterchristmas The Admiral. The Admiral Arms. 72a Waterloo Street. 221 7705. 7 1 1pm. £4. ('elebrate midsummer with folksy Swedish troubadours Raymond and Maria {they're actually a quintet. named alter a notorious 70s swingers club in their homelandl. baeked by jaunty (ilasgoyy art-sehoolers afterehristrnas. Includes entry to the (iood Pool eluh afterwards.
I The Images, The Lost Causes, a Nightmare of Noise, Dead Religion and Crazy 8 Golfers Soundhaus. 47 Hydepark Street. 221 4659. 7pm. £tbe. A quintuple bill of loeal roek acts.
I Marc Almond AB(‘. 330 Sauehiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £20. ()y'er— 14s show. The ex-Soft (‘ell man returns to the by e stage. show easing songs from his new eoy'el‘s album Stun/om Rom]. See Answer Maehine. page 104.
I Social Schism, Venue with Pistol, Athos Vienna, The Detours and Easily Influenced The (‘athouse. 15 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £tbe. (her- 14s show. A batch of loeal roekers for a bargain price.
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I Culture The Arehes. 253 Argyle Street. 0870 240 752i . 7.30pm. £10. Politically eharged roots reggae aet formed baek in 1976.
I The Fortunate Sons The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 7.30pm. Free. Aeoustie folk/roek/hlues resideney.
ti: Asobi Seksu, diAugusto and Callel King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St \‘ineent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £5. (iirl- fronted. One little Indian-signed shoega/ers from New York. whose name translates into eolloquial Japanese as ‘playful sex'. apparently. I Das Boot Bar Bloe. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 8pm. Free. Insert submarine joke about this (ilasgow indie group here. I The Elvis Suicide, The Passengers, The 48 and Kino Box Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. The l'.1\‘is Suieide take their lead. apparently. from ‘The (lash. ('ash and Queens of the Stone Age'.
I The Felt Tips Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. A brand new indie band who eite The Pastels as a big intluenee. Naturally they're (ilaswegian. I Fuzzy Felt Folk Night Niee'n'Slea/y. 421 Sauehiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. A seleetion of sounds from the eutesy indie-folk eolleeliye.
I Hell is for Heroes, Gavin Portland and enjoy destroy Barlly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. A small seale Kerrang Most Wanted show for niueb-on'ed punk-rockers Hell is for Heroes.
I Iamchemist, Serpico and Hooligan 13th Note ('afe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. The one-man eleetro-roek of laniehemist is haeked up here by a pair of loeal roekers.
I The Leatherettes, My Electric Love Affair, The Wrath of God Syndrome and Shell Suit Massacre Box. 431 Sauehiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Quality loeal band line-up.
I The Streets of Milwaukee and The City Riots lyory Blacks. 56 ()swald Street. 248 41 14. 8pm. Two loeal roek acts. with three more to he announeed.
I Michael McMillan Beanseene. 38 42 Woodlands Road. 352 9800. 9pm. Free. l)rummer-turned-singer/soiigw'riter inllueneed by the likes of Jackson Browne and Kris Kristofferson.
I The Easy Orchestra The Butterlly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 77l 1. 10pm. Free. The Butterfly and the Pigs house band with eoyers. ranging from l‘rank Sinatra to Ricky Martin.
I Chutes .'\B(‘2. 330 Sauehiehall Street. 332 2232. 1 1pm. £6. Loeal indie tnoh Chutes. playing a midnight gig as part of the Popshop night.
Edinburgh
I Haftor Medboe Duo, The Bradleys and The Flavours The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 5.15pm. Free before 9pm: £3 before 10pm; £5 before lam: £7 after. Jan guitarist Medboe is followed by pop from The Bradley‘s and house band The l-‘layours. I Sugarhouse, Modus and The Pictoids Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight: £4 after. Roek. eoyers and
I My Favourite Porn Star, Covington Case, Fortuna, Sidelock and Keiko (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £5. A huge seleetion of local indie-roeking types. appearing liy e for but a prineely sum.
I Daemonolith and Maelstrom Subway (‘ow gate. 69 (‘ow gate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £tbe. Mix of thrash. death. blaek and melodie metal.