I The Down and Outs Bo\. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Launch party tor the (ilasgow hand‘s single ‘.lulie .'\ndrews'.
I Figure 5 and Sergeant King 'l‘ut’s \Vah \Vah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £6. l'nr'equited Scots indie-rockers ol the mid-~90s rel‘erencing school. the latter hunch coming lt‘ottt the same 'l'ayside scene as The View.
I The Stations, Wealth of Nations, The Mortal and Mama Mayhem Bar't‘ly (upstairs). 260(‘1yde Street. 0870 907 099‘). 8pm. £6. .»\ hatch ol' local rockers take in er the Bat‘l'ly ‘s top floor.
I We are The Physics and Titus Gein Barl'ly. 260 ('lydc Street. 0870 ()(17 099‘). 8pm. £5. “31V”, are l)L‘\ti- on ing art-rockers lrom (ilasgow. who layour tlte rock hall ol' that tag. .\ l.e\ i's ‘()ttcs 1o \Vatclt‘ show.
I (We Are) Performance and The Retrosexuals l‘ir'ewater'. 34 I Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. 9pm. l,ocal indie acts.
I Stewart Traquair Beanscette.
38 42 Woodlands Road. 352 9800. 9pm. Free. See Thu 2 l.
I Acoustic Affair: Eoghan Colgan il'ron ‘l'heatr'e. 63 'l‘r'ongate. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8. The local singer/songwriter pulls in a string section to promote his latest lil’.
I The Easy Orchestra the
Butterfly tk the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 10pm. l-ree. See Hi 22.
Edinburgh
I Haftor Medboe Duo, The Bradleys and The Flavours the .lam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 5.15pm. l‘ree hcl'ore 9pm: £3 het'orc 10pm: £5 hel'ore lam: £7 alter. See 1‘r'i
I Missing Cat, Modern Faces, Vacant Tourists and Wired Desire \Vhistlehinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 6pm. l‘rce helore midnight: £4 at'ter. lndie. rock. coyers and originals. I James Grant the l’leasance ('aharet Bar. 60 l’leasancc. 650 2349. 7pm. £13.50. The e\-l.o\e and .\1oney trontman deliyers more ol' the country and t‘olk direction ol' his solo material with tracks lrom his last alhttm l/u/y l.()l'(’.
I Atlantic and Lychenthrope llenry ’s ('ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. l.oca| rock.
I Suzanne Vega Queen's Hall.
87 8‘) (‘let‘k Street. ()08 20l‘). 7.30pm. £22.50. .\ls \cga has aged as well as her charming. thoughtlul songs
‘l.uka'. ‘.\Iarlene on the Wall and the like.
I Found and The Linkwood Family ()ctoplts Diamond. 37 (iutht'ic Street. 225 974-1. 8pm. £3. 1".\pcrimental catchy pop l'orm a unique acoustic. samplers and laptop set-up o1 liourtd. plus puppets. projections and cakes at this l'pstart night.
I Mijuanito and Come in Tokyo ()ctopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 2259744. 8pm. £3. ()lilheat tunes.
I Schmoof 'l'he l.o11. 'l‘he 'l'hree Sislct's. 13‘) ('ow gate. 022 0801. 8.30pm. £5. 1.ondon electt'o pop duo. I The One Day Speakers, The Alibis and The Stereoheads Bannerrnan‘s. \iddry Street. 556 3254. 9.30pm. £4. Indie. ptrnk and ska.
I Dfrnt Trouble the (axes. \iildry Street South. 557 8989. llptn 3am. £8 t£61.'l'hc ('ayes get the l)'l~ treatment with .\'-\'ectors playing liye and the l)ogtooth (iirls supporting the 'l'rouhle ('r'ew on the decks. See ('luhs. page 30.
Dundee
I The Meat Loaf Trilogy (‘aird llall. (’ity Square. 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £18.501£|6.501.Stcyc Steitunan 1 '\‘ampircs Rock'l hrings his .\1eal l.oal' show to town. It locuses on hits 1mm “(1/ (HI! ('I [Ir/l 1. 2 and 3. three ol the hcst selling alhums ol' all time.
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I Velour Amour 1’.l‘s. 7 (‘anmore 9pm. 1"i‘ee. .-\ \ersatile liye~piece hand who play music from the 70s to the present.
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Glasgow
I De Loreans and Black Shuck \ice‘n'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 2 4.30pm. lit'ee. .'\ patrol local hands ol'l‘ering some Sunday allct‘ttoott hangmcr reliel'.
I Open Stage 'l'he llal: Bar. 160 \Voodlands Road. 352 9996. 4 8pm. i'il'L‘L'. SL‘L' 8:11 2.3.
I Black Tie Affair, The Grim Fandangos, The Coviets and Mobius(‘apito1.468 Sauchiehall Street. 33 1040. 7pm. £5. .-\ hunch o1 local indie outlits tor your pleasure. as presented h_\ lndieyous.
I Logan :\B(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 3.32 2232. 7pm. L [0. Some solo singer- songwriter action.
I Ampersand and Rockburn (‘lassic (hand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. £5. .\ pair ol ( ilaswegian t'ock outlits. presented to you hy 1)icc|ines.
I David McDonald, The Rico Franchi Vibe and Ben Sturrock lltc .4\r'ches. 253 :\rgy le Street. 0870 240 7528. ".30pm. £6. l)a\ id .\lcl)onald is a soull'ul local \lligt‘llstrtig“l'llL‘l' whose high—prolile gigs include the Acoustic .v\1'1'air and .v\B('2.
I Bullitt for Pablo, The Draymin, The Silent Project and Send for Walter Barrow lattd 2. 244 (iallow gate.
552 4601. 7.45pm. £6. .\ collection ol' young. local indie hands rockin' the Barrow lands' downstairs room.
I Autosafari, 6.0.8. and Hurricane Butterfly lyory Blacks. 56 ()swald Street. 248 41 14. 8pm. 'l‘hrce local rock hands. \\i1lt more to he announced.
I Blitzhoney, The Retrosexuals, Actions without Words and Jocasta Sleeps Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. .'\ gang ol‘ rock- centric west coast outlits.
I Dirty Kudos Niee'n'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Scots indie outlit with the eyer more hack-in-yoguc selection of haggy and Britpop inl'luences.
I The Grim Northern Social Barlly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. See 'I‘hu 28.
I Hyphin, Horizon, The Dunderheids and Faigan Bartly tupstair‘sl. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. l.ocal itidie acts.
I Schmoof, The Clicks and Bozilla 13th .\'ote (are. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. Mucky electro—pop duo Schnrool headline this electronica-heayy installment oi the [find ol the Month cluh.
I Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Dirty Projectors and The Young Soul Rebels King 'I‘ut‘s Walt \Vah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £6.50. Impressiyely literate punk rock songwriting l'rom Indiana natiy e Leo and his hand.
I Reconnaissance Summer Party The l'crry. :\lttlct‘slott Quay. 'l‘he
Formed by ex—Edinburgh College of Art students
Pete Boggon and Mark Donnelly in 2003, Action Group have honed a sound that combines a lightness of touch with a real appreciation of the classic rock artists that they love. Their self- titled debut album, launched here, contains echoes of Pixies, The Beach
Boys and Queen’s of the Stone Age. Calm/of Volga/(2. lo’rrrln/rg/r, NM 96‘.
Broomielaw. 01698 360 085. 9pm 3am. £10 (£8). l.iye music from Jeff Saillant. llolly (iltosls. X-Vectors. [)as (’ontras with 1)] set from Paul (‘awley and Ronitoni with (‘has on trumpet and Rodrigo on congas. What a night!
I Federation of the Disco Pimp Bar 91. 91 (‘andleriggs. 552 5211. 10pm. l-‘ree. Jau-l‘unk set from the hand formerly known as lainkology.
I The Gilded Angels The Butterfly & the Mg. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 10pm. 1"ree. See Sat 23.
Edinburgh
I Barclay’s Beat, Bobby King and the Kingfishers and The Flavours The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 5.15pm. Free before 9pm; £3 hel‘ore 10me £5 hel‘ore lam: £7 alter. Blue duo Barclay's heat start oil the night followed by the retro sounds of Bohhy King then house band the l-‘layours.
I The Houserockers, Dakota and Mexico \‘t'histlehinkies. 4- 6 South Bridge. 557 5| 14. 6pm. Free before midnight: £4 al'ter. Rock and other liye sounds.
I Isa and The Filthy Tongues (‘aharet Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £6.50. The former (ioodhye Mr. MacKen/ie 1 minus Shirley Manson. of course get better and hetter all the time. with lead singer Stacey ('hayis ot‘lcring iiery rock chick appeal.
I Agankast and Kreeper Subway ('owgate. 69 (‘owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. Borders rnetallers Agankast. I Diego and The Modern Blues Henry‘s (‘ellar Bar. 8- 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Local indie-rockers.
I Black Arrows, The Storm Society and lndica Bannerman‘s. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 9.30pm. £4. .\'ew waye. indie and garage rock.
iii Underling The Jan Bar. 1 ('hamhers Street. 220 4290.
Midnight 3am. £5. lidinhurgh hip hop liye-piece play as part of Fish Fry night. See Iixposure. page 61.
Arbroath
I Secretly Soulmates, The Day I Vanished and This Time Tomorrow Viewtield Hotel. 1 Viewlield Road. 08700 600100. 8pm. Rock. indie and more.
Greenock
I Arisen Nation Arts (iuild Theatre. ('amphell Street. 01475 723038. 7.30pm. £10. .-\ gospel music eyent with indie rock hand Beyond. more music from Anselm. yideos and prayer.
Stirling
I Open Mic Night Beanseene. 40 King Street. 01786 451472. 9pm. Free. A collection of local musicians to enjoy with your col'lcc.
Glasgow
I Emergenza Finals ('arling Academy (ilasgow. 121 liglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 4-] 1pm. £10. Dyer-14s show. The first set of finals for the indie-rock talent contest.
I Cobramatics (‘lutha Vaults. Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 5pm. Free. See Strn 24.
I The Fine Lines and The Statler Project Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street.
. 32 5431. 8pm. Two local indie acts. with more to he continued.
I Monica Queen and Blueflint (‘ottier's. 93 95 llyndland Street. 357 5825. 8pm. 15ree. A solo set from the Belle and Sehastian-ai‘liliated (ilaswegiatt singer. in suitably atmospheric surroundings.
I The Bottleneckers Blackit'iat's. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8.30pm. Free. Live rhythm and hlues. 50s style. l’urr (if/lie (i/usgon' International Jar: l-i'slr't'u/ Fringe.