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I Tom McRae, Cary Brothers, Catherine Feeny, Brian Wright, Jim Blanco and Greg Laswell ()ran .\lor. 731-735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 7.3(1pm. £15. See Thu 24.
Bass Clef, Rustie, Hudson
Mohawke, Mweslee, Dee J A’Ia Fu and Boom Monk Ben The Ivy. 157— 15‘) North Street. ('haring ('ross. 221 l 144. 8pm. £8. lilectronica. grime dubstep and hip hop sounds emanating from this butnper bill headlined by llackney's Bass ('lef. Part of 'l'ripty'c/t. FREE Black Alley Screens, Mellifluous and Rieser Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Indie rock. I Joots, The Odd Socks and Luma ('apitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £5. 1)undonian alt.rock quartet head this bill. I Oxiam Clothes Swap Night The Beat Club. 375 Sauchiehall Street. 33.3 ‘)‘)l‘). 8pm. £5. ('lothing swap night run by Pistolwhip Vintage. with free entry to the club afterwards. All clothes must be clean. and all proceeds go to ()xfam. See www.pisto1whipvintage .com for the rules. I Pooch, The Breakers, Exit Pilot and The Strike Nineteens Maggie May's. 5(1'1‘rongate. Merchant (it). 548 135(1. 8pm. £5 (£3). Anthemic rock from tisit Pilot. I Raspberry Badger and Must Be Something The Beat (‘lub. 375 Sauchiehall Street. 333 ‘)‘)1‘). 8pm. £8. Melodic punk pop from the headliners with rocking support. I Severant lvory Blacks. 56 ()swald Street. 248 4114. 8pm. £5. Metal. I Wing and a Prayer 'I'chai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo. I Grant Lee Phillips King Tut‘s \Vah \Vah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.3(1pm. £12. Heartfelt blue collar indie roots from the former fronttnan of (irant Lee Buffalo. FREE Isis Samuel 1)ow's. 67 71 Nithsdale Road. 423 (11(17. 8.3(1pm. Soft rock. FEEE Kandella 8. the Latecomers Lauries Bar. 34 King Street. 552 7123. 8.3(1pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. I Kids Return, Black Channels and Kaddish 13th Note ('afe. 5(1 6(1 King Street. 553 1638. 8.3(1pm. £4. ‘l’roper’ emo bill headed by a hand from lisetcr. I Laura Healy, Ohio and Anna Meldrum Nice'n’Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333(1‘)(1(1. 8.3(1pm. Two folk- inspired singer-songwriters.
Jamie Lidell, Theo Parish and
Gilles Peterson 'I‘iamway. 25 Albert Drive. (1845 33(1 35(11. ‘)pm 2am. £18. British soul vocalist. beatboxer and showman Jamie Lidell takes the live spot with multi-talented 1)] support (also including Jose James. l’aul ('aw ley and Laurence Hughes). I’urr (it"li'ipivcli.
Jah Shaka (ilasgow School of Art.
167 Renfrew Street. 353 4531. ‘)pm. £15 (£10). Brace yourselves for the world's heaviest dub sound system. with support frotn Mungo's Hi-li. I’urt rif'li‘i'prvi'll. I Soul-ti Basura Blanca. Brunswick Hotel Basement. 1(16 Brunswick Street. 552 (1001. ‘)pm. £3. Modern soul. I Steve Tilston, Kieran Docherty and Andrew Bacon Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. ‘).3(1pm. £ 1(1. Liverpudlian sitiger-songwriter and highly skilled guitarist plays as part of the Acoustic Affair.
Buraka Som Sistema The Sub
(‘1ub. 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600. 1 1pm. £10. Portuguese Angolan party collective firing up a brew of house. techno and hip hop at this Kinky Afro club night. See (‘lubs for preview. page 36. Part of iii/irv‘c/i. I Skinlab Stereo. 2(1 28 Renlield Lane. 222 2254. £10. Bay Area thrash metal quartet influenced by the obligatory Pantera and Slayer. I Spiders on Mars l’irewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 (1350. Free before ‘)pm or in costume; £5 after. Bowie tribute night hosted by Spiders on Mars.
76 THE LIST 21‘. Apr-8 May 9008
Skeletons & the Kings of all Cities
Leftfield weirdo popsters who have drawn comparisons to everyone from Sonic Youth to Boyz II Men. Matt Mehlen has
drawn together a mixed bag of talents including classical horns, punk drummers, multiple guitars and more for a truly unique bombastic sound. The band are performing as part of The Last Ever Triptych Party alongside the likes of Candi Staton, Derrick May, Aidan Moffat, Four Tet, Gilles Peterson and The Parsonage.
§ The Arc/res. Glasgow. Sun 27 Apr; Henry Col/(2r Bar, Edinburgh, Mon 28 Apr.
Edinburgh I Big Hand and Demons Eye \Vbistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. liree before midnight; £4 after. Ska and rock. I My Minds Weapon, Fell Silent and Firing Blanks Studio 24. 24 26 ('alton Road. 558 3758. 6pm. £6. l’ost- hardcore Aberdonians My Minds \Veapon tour in support of their album. The ('urriun Sky. FfiEE Thieves in Suits and Sabai \Vec Red Bar. lidinburgh ('ollege of Art. Lauriston Place. 22‘) 1442. 6pm. lipic indie pop. I Alphabeat, Frankmusik and Leon Jean Marie The Hive. 15 17 Niddry Street. 556 (1444. 7pm. £6.5(1. l)ayglo happy. happy indie-pop crew from ('openhagen. siphoning the irreverent fun factor of ('SS and The B-52s on this \Vonky l’op Tour. g Dirty Projectors and Correcto é
(’abarel Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street.
220 (1l7(1. 7pm. £8. Aka Bt‘ooklynitc l)ave Longstreth and his dissident pop. l’ur! of~ ITf/NAY'II. I Jesus H Foxx, Fox Gang, Meursault and State of Affairs Henry 's ('ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 ‘)3‘)3. 7pm. £4. Acoustic set of Pavement-esque indie from Jesus 11 MAX. I The Manikees and The Red Light Company Studio 24. 24 36 (‘alton Road. 558 3758. 7pm. £5. Indie pop.
as The RZA as Bobby Digital attd " Flying Lotus The Liquid Room. ‘)c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £16. The respected producer. soundtrack composer and \Vuil‘ang man of tnany guises unleashes his hip hop cyberpunk solo persona. l’ur! of ‘I‘ri/ilycli. I Groove ‘n’ Move Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 473 2000. 8pm midnight. £‘) (£6). (‘harity disco with 6(1s-8t1s music. All profits to the ('yrenians. I Mikel Rouse Queen's Hall. 87 8‘) ('lerk Street. 668 2(11‘). 8pm. £15 (£12). ('.'\.\'('lil.l.l{l). l’u/‘I (it“li‘i/ily'i'lt. I Employee of the Month The Jan Bar. 1 ('hanibers Street. 22(142‘)8. 8.15pm. £3 (£2). lisperimental rock/ja/I.
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I Divas of Country Albert Halls. 1)umbarton Road. (11786 473 544.
7.3(1 11pm. £15 (£14). A country show featuring singers Laurie. Jane and Sophia and their four-piece live batid. The trio
will perform classic hits by l’arton. (‘line and \Vynette as well as more contemporary tunes by Shania Twain. Leanne Rimes and l-‘aith Hill.
I Reloaded Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. (11786 274000. 8pm. £6. Featuring excellent indie acts l-‘rightencd Rabbit. Y‘All is Fantasy Island and Beautiful Tear Smiles.
Glasgow Mogwai, Clinic, Dirty Projectors, Malcolm Middleton, Errors, Frightened Rabbit and Magic Markers ’I'ramway'. 25 Albert Drive. (1845 33(1 35(11. 3pm. £21. (ilaswegian post-rock instrumental heroes head this bumper 'l'riptych bill with support front hypnotic Scouse psychedelic garage sorts ('linic. redoubtable ex-Arab Strap guitarist Malcolm Middleton and various local indie and electronica tunesmiths. also including (’orrecto and Rememberremember. Part of 'Ii'i‘ptyrlz. Convextion and The Village Orchestra 8: friends The tvy. 157 15‘) North Street. ('haring (‘ross. 221 1 144. 6pm. £6. Miso present deep. hypnotic techno front (‘onvextion downstairs and an improvised soundtrack to an episode of Japanese TV drama series .lll’l) I’svc/m courtesy of The Village ()rchestra upstairs. l’uri (it"l‘ripIy't-li. I The Ladybug Transistor The Twisted Wheel. 73 Queen Street. 221 4851. 7pm. £4. 1)reamy west coast psv'chedelia-inlluenced New Yorkers. Michael Hurley, Alela Diane and Grant Campbell (‘lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 2114 5151. 7pm. £10. Hurley's first album Hrs! Songs was released in l‘)64 on the legendary liolkways label some say he's the last of the rambling folk troubadours. With support from ethereal folk clianteuse Alela Diane and the noir rootsy (ilasgow-based ('ampbell. Part of Iii/inch. I Mindless Self Indulgence AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. S()l.l) ()t'T. ()vet‘- 14s show. Honestly - monikered New York band who cram iridtistrial. punk. jungle. rock and techno strands into their polyphonic sound. I The RZA as Bobby Digital and Flying Lotus The Arches. 253 Ari—'1'“ Street. 565 1000. 7pm. £16. See Fri 25. I Hal Ketchum Pavilion Theatre. 121 Rentield Street. 332 1846. 7.3(1pm. £22.5(1. Award-winning Texan singer- songwriter.
I The Dead Certs, Local Tour Guide, The Capulets and Darlings ('apitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £5. Pop rock bill including all girl quartet The ('apulets.
FREE The Gap Year Riot, Opportunity Club, Device and Canary Warfare Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Melodic. punky sounds from ()pportunity ('lub.
I The ID Parade and The Fox Gang Maggie May’s. 6(1 Albion Street. Merchant (‘ity. 548 135(1. 8pm. £5 (£3). lilectro rock.
I Jake and Elwood: The Blues Brothers with the Black Rhino Band The lierry'. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. (116‘)8 36(1 (185. 8pm. £17. Show and dinner: £2‘).5(1. Tribute to the funk soul brothers.
I MacBeth and KatBGini Barfly“. 26(1 (‘lyde Street. (1870 ‘)()7 (199‘). 8pm. £7. See Thu 24.
I Mikel Rouse Royal ('oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £12.50 £15. (‘AN(‘1iL1.1il).
I Syntheme, Orgue Electronique, ZilIa/King Cannibal and Mr Velcro Fastener The lvy. 157 -|5‘) North Street. (‘haring (‘ross. 221 1 144. 8pm. £8. Miso present acid rave from Berlin and Finnish krautrock as part of this international bill of electronica acts.
I Alphabeat, Frankmusik and Leon Jean Marie King Tut‘s Wah \Vah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.3(1pm. S()l.l)()1."1‘. See l’ri 25. I Burning Skies, Madman is Absolute, Abraxas and Sunset Squad 13th Note (are. 5(1 -6() King Street. 553 1638. 8.3(1pm. £5. Metal and hardcore bill headlined by Bristol old school types.
FREE Crisis Samuel Dow's. 67 7| Nithsdale Road. 423 (11(17. 8.3(1pm. Live music.
FREE Cross the Border, The Sweet J’s, Ewan Butler and Steph Macleod ()‘Henry‘s. l4 1)rury Street. 248 3751. 8.3(1pm. Acoustic line—up of folk. indie and rock acts.
I The Gilded Angels The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 8.3(1pm. (‘ountry rocking in the spirit of (iram l’arsons.
I Standing Order and The Primary School Nice‘n‘Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 (1‘)(1(). 8.3(1pm. lndie rock with heavy blues rock support.