I Open Mic (ilasgow t'niyersity t'nion. 32 t'niy‘ersity Ayenue. 330 8607. 0pm. Free. They '11 provide the gear. you proy‘ide tlte talent. An open tnic night for anyone. including musicians or comedians. ey-ery 'l‘ues'day night. liree drink for all performers.
I The Checks, The Routes and Little Doses King 'l'ut‘s Wah Wah lltit. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5270. (‘.»\f\'(‘1il.l.lil).
Edinburgh
I Recliner, Associate and The Debuts ('aharet Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. liree. More liyely up-and-coming locals on the ('ah's Duty l’ree ticket.
I An Evening with Andy Williams Playhouse. 18 22 (ireenside Place. 0870 0601730. 8pm. £20.50v£33. 'I'he ‘limperor o1 liasy' pops across the pond to perlorm tnore 01. his classic hits.
I Dennis Law Jr and Rodent Henry's (‘ellat‘ Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 0303. 8pm. £4. Screamo and power pop. I GRNR, Rodent Emporium and Mr. Martin Restrick llenry's (‘ellar Bar.
8 16a Morrison Street. 228 0303. 8pm. £4. Local rock and metal.
I Secret Melody Store ()ctopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 0744. 8pm. liree. Witty lyrics and catchy melodies trom some ol' lidinhurgh's linest musicians.
I Band Showcase Whistlehinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 0pm. liree. ('all in ady'ance for a gig.
St Andrews
I Toujours L’amour By're 'I‘heatre. Ahhey Street, 01334 475000. 8pm. £12 (£101. Lesley Mackie performs the songs 61' lidith Pial'.
I John Hamilton Beanseene (St Andrewst. 4h Bell Street. 01334 461 177. 0pm. l‘ree. See Thu 21.
Wednesday 27
Glasgow
I Chris Cornell ('arling Academy (ilasgtm. 121 liglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. £25. The ex-Soundgartlen and Audioslay e grunger gets set to rock (ilasgow. in support of new solo alhutn (‘urry' ()n.
I The Drive, Kurai Kotoro, Rush Hour Soul and The Travels The (‘athouse. 15 t'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £the. A hunch of local rockers. with tnore names 'l'BA.
>1: Guru, MC Solar and Urbanscot Raw ('lassie (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0821). 7.30pm. £8. A night of nu-soul and hip hop from the former (iangstarr tnain man.
I Acoustic Open Stage The llalt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 0006. 8pm. l-‘ree. Weekly unplugged session.
I Blanche King Tut's Walt Walt llttt. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5270. 8pm. £10. White Stripes-l‘ayoured country-folk duo. Also from Detroit. Michigan. this pair (ll't' actually married.
I Blob, Friday Night Gunfight and The Black Chain 13th .\'ote (Kile.
50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. Bloh play grindcore. Scottish-style. Messy.
I Boris Nice'n'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0000. 8pm. £10.50. llighly rated Japanese drone-metallet's. in the same win as Mer/how and Sunn ()111.
I Call to Mind, Magma Child and The Statler Project The Hold tunder Admiral Bart. Waterloo Street. 8pm. £the. 1.ocal indie triple hill.
I The Long Walk Home, Trade, The Storm Society and Sinking Cities Barlly. 260 (‘tytte Street. 0370 007 6999. 8pm. £5. A hunch ol local indie acts for a fiyer
I Michael Simons 'l'chai ()yna. 160 l)eanston l)riye. 640 7258. 8pm. £2. (ilasgow—hased guitarist playing l'olk. hlues and heyond.
I Mobius and Anton Yau Bo\. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. the. A pair ol‘ local hands appearing at Box's lndie-(io night.
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Originally known as The African Disciples, Culture were part of the wave of reggae acts that connected with the punk youth of Great Britain in the late 70s, alongside better-remembered
contemporaries such as Black Uhuru. Despite the death of their lead singer, Joseph Hill, last year, the trio continues to perform with Hill’s son Kenyatta in his place.
Arches. Glasgow. Fri 22 Jun.
Edinburgh
I Emergenza Battle of the Bands (‘aharet Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. the. Watch young wannahes slug it otit for your pleasure diy‘ersity is the name of the game here. along with admittedly y'ariahle quality.
I Sellotape and Your Loyal Subjects ()etopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 0744. 8pm. £3. lidgy indie.
I Saint Jude’s Infirmary Southern Bar. 22 South (‘1erk Street. 667 2280. 0pm latn. l-‘ree. High-quality hlues rock in a Bad Seeds fashion from the lidinhurgh quintet.
I Idium Bannerman's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 0pm. £4. Alt.rock hill with more acts to he contirmed.
I Paranoid Monkeys, The Fire and I and Frantic Chant Whistlehinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 0pm. liree. Rock night.
I The Sundancer Beanseene. 2 (irosy‘enor Street. 346 8043. 0pm. l‘ree. Acoustic perl'ormanee.
I Firebrand Super Rock, Idium and The Erinnyes Bannerman's. Nitltlry Street. 556 3254. 0.30pm. £4. l.oeal rock and grunge outfits.
Thursday 28
Glasgow
I The Apsherons, I Lost Myself, Track 9, Billy Laird and The Capellas 13th .\'ote Cafe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. A hunch of local indie troops eelehrate the last 'l'hut'sday of the tnonth.
I The French Quarter, Richard Mailey and Kid iD Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. A trio of local indie-rock hands.
I Mika Miko and No Age Niee’n'Slea/y. 421 Sattehiehall Street. 333 0000. 8pm. £thc. A pair of indie-pop outlits. presented by Nuts and Seeds. And no. no relation to Mika.
I Soil and Pimp Sessions The Sub (’luh. 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600. 8pm. £10. Playing a uniquely aggressive lorttt of music they call ‘1)eath Ja/l‘. (iilles Peterson layourites Soil and Pimp Sessions return to (ilasgow alter last year's storming pert'orttiance at 'l‘riptych. [)1 support from Paul ('awley.
I Strung Out and The Day I Snapped King 'l‘ut’s Wah Wah lltit. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5270. 8pm. £8. llardcore skate-punks lrom ('alil'ornia. w ho haye been going lor many a year.
I The Mellow Yellows Beanseene. 1365 Argyle Street. 357 4340. 0pm. l"ree. Ati intimate set from the Scots rockers.
w ho cite Wilco. Paul Weller and John Martyn as inlluenees.
I Sluts of Trust Bar Bloc. I 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 0pm. Noisy hut artl‘ul hlues-roek limit the (’ltetttllstll l'nderground-al‘li1iated duo. Presented hy (‘luh()1um.
Edinburgh
I Sygn Bar Summer Soiree Sygn. l5 ('harlotte lane. 225 6060. 6pm. Jayne Seayy right attd her hand coy er a mix of soul. lunk and tan tunes to mark the new look of lidinhurgh's style har of the year 2007. (‘oektails & canopies on arriyal fancy?
I Action Group, Amplifico and Sixpeopleaway ('aharet \‘oltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £5. 'l‘hree good-Value local acts. including the noisy and intelligent art-rock ol' Action (iroup. I The Grim Northern Social The liquid Room. 0e Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £7. l-‘aees-esque rock'n'roll from the earthy (ilaswegian journeymen. :11 Guru The Bongo (‘luh. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 7pm. £0. ('entral to seminal hip hop outlit (iangstarr. one of the higgest in the game. I Mike Kearney and The Glebes The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 7pm. l‘ree. Funk and ia/ly piatio from Kearney l’ollowed hy pop coy ers l'rom 'l‘he (ilehes.
I Household, Lowers and Eagleowl llenry '.s ('ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 0303. 8pm. £5. l.oeal indie. presented it) This ls Altlstt‘. I Bellingham/Robinson Beanscene. 00 Nicholson Street. 667 .5607. 0pm. liree. See Thu 21.
I Safehouse, Hot Mangu and Captain Face Whistlehinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 0pm. liree. lndie.
I Mutley, The Hijacks and Attack The Hive Banncrman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 0.30pm. £4. Punk and ska iii a 10011 style.
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I Dead on the Live Wire (‘octeau Lounge tdownstairs at ligo). Pieardy Place. 478 7434. 1 1pm. £4 £3. See Sun 24.
Ayr
I McKinley Beanscene. 1h Alloway Place. 01202 270 040. 0pm. Free. A new addition to the Scottish singer-songwriter scene. playing on his home patch.
Glasgow
I SNO!storm Xscape Braehead. Kings lneh Road. Braehead. 0871 222 5672. 7pm 2am. l-‘ree. A mini l'estiyal atmosphere is promised. with live sets from (ilasgow's Needles. Little Doses and Theatre 1"all. as w e11 as Suhcity 1)Js to soundtrack your adventures on the snowhoarding slopes.
I Darkwater 'l'he (’athouse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £5. (ilasgow punk- metallers. w ho may or may not he generating a hit of hu/./ thanks to the charms of eltin lead singer l.ora. mark the release of their new single.
I Pat Metheny and Brad Meldau (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. 121 liglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. £28. Witness some expert musicianship from guitarist Metheny. See preyieyy. page 60. I’ur! of I/lt' (i/usgmr Iltlt'l‘nulimltl/ .lttr.“ l‘t’xlll‘tll. I The Fortunate Sons The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 7.3(lpltt. l’ree. See “'1 32.
I Transaudio, Sol Diablos, The Maydays and Five Park Drive
Barrow land 2. 244 (iallowgate. 552 4601. 7.45pm. £6. A quadruple hill of young indie-rockers. 14 years and oy er.
I Attica Rage and Ten Tenne Dozer 13th Note (ale. 5(1 611 King Street. .553 1638. 8pm. £4. Attica Rage are a rock and metal trio from Ayrshire and (ilasgoyy drawing on 70s classic rock. 80s ril'l’ola and 00s thrash.