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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication for Glasgow to glasgowGlist.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book How.
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Glasgow
I My Bloody Valentine Barrowland.
244 (iallowgate. 552 460i. 7pm. £22.50. Indie fans of a certain age will be trembling with excitement at the prospect of the reunion of My Bloody Valentine. who released a couple of highly influential heady guitar rock albums at the turn of the ‘)()s. then disappeared off the face of the earth. I Dave Dominey Tchai ()vna. 42 0121in Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Funkiness on laptop and bass.
I La Fleur Fatale, Bo Deadly and Dennis Law Jr Pivo Pivo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8l()(). 8pm. £5. Psychedelic Swedes poised to release their debut album .Vigli! (imw'urion. FREE The MixUps Box. 43l Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. (ilasgow indie quartet.
I New Adventures and Kick to Kill King Tut‘s Wah Wah IIut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £5. Iipic alternarockers from London.
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I Capguns, The Humble Hoax and The February Solution l3th Note (‘afe. 5()rr6() King Street. 553 I638. ‘)pm. Heavy and hypnotic sounds from Welsh headliners. plus hardcore support from Sheffield and (ilasgow.
I The Privates The 'I'wisted Wheel. 73 Queen Street. 22l 4851. ‘)pm. Hammond- driven instrumentals.
I The Anthym, The Wirestones, A Perfect Intent and Halcyon Stereo. 2() 28 Renlield Lane. 222 2254. Local bill. including the Biffyesque alt.rock of A Perfect Intent.
Edinburgh
FREE Smoked Glass, These
United States and Vandaveer (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 22() M76. 7pm. Swaggering rock from Smoked (ilass who‘ve become a bit of an internet phenomenon. FEES Born to Be Wide The Voodoo Rooms. I‘)a West Register Street. 556 7060. 7.30pm lam. Music industry social club that aims to bring musos. journalists. promoters. record shop workers and musicians together. Featuring Mark Robertson and David Pollock (The List). I Little Green Machine and Wake the President The Voodoo Rooms. l‘)a West Register Street. 556 7060. 8pm lam. £4. The Black Spring I)Js man the decks and bring you two live acts each week. I Rubix The (iRV. 37 (iutlirie Street. 220 2987. 8pm 3am. £5. Indie night with live sets the. I STFU Edinburgh Electronic Music Festival Red. 73 ('owgate. 225 I757. 8pm 3am. ()pen collective of electronic musicians and visual artists. Thu 3 Jul features Dene Road. Third Mountain. Telekom. (’allmeyang TM.
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(‘ave Sedem and The I7F(). Fri 4 Jul sees sets form WlilB. I'nknown Forces of Iiveryday Life. I am Blip. lidinburgh Rave Supergroup plus I)Js (iary King and Bill Spice.
I The Zebra Three The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 8pm. Free before l()pm; £3 alter. (‘lassic pop songs from the 50s.
The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar. l (‘hambers Street. 220 4298.
l l.3()pm. ()rganic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Cumbernauld
I Cumbernauld First Music Festival (‘umbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. ()l 236 732887. Times vary. £tbc. A week long festival of music showcasing the best local talent. emerging bands and singers for lots of different tastes.
Glasgow
I Callel, The Brig, The Weekend Pickups, The Scallies and The Trend Barrowland 2. 244 (iallowgatc. 552 4601. 7pm. £6. ()ver- l4s show. The headliners are duo (‘raig Iltighes and Arron (‘ornall who have been likened to Arcade Fire and Simon 8: (iarfunkel.
I The Galvatrons and Red Snowman The (‘athouse. l5 I'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £6. ()ver-l4s show. Aussie electro rockers.
I The Tunics ('lassic (irand. l8 Jamaica Street. 847 ()82(). 7pm. £6. Indie rock trio from London who have
just released their new album free over
the interweb. Iiveryone‘s at it these days.
Described as “an incendiary union of Kenyan benga and Stateside rock’ there’s a soft side to these cross-continental superstars. Their track ‘Obama’ is dedicated to the Presidential front runner, not for political reasons, but as a thank you for helping the African members of the band, Opiyo
Bilongo and Onyango Wuod Omari, sort out their Visa problems. Aw. I Mono, Glasgow. Tue 8 Jul.
I Ghosties, Jakil and Mr Six Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. ()87() ‘)()7 099‘). 8pm. £5. The headliners are influenced by everyone from I)evo to Duran Duran.
FREE The Child Echo and Boogi Loushou Box. 43l Sauchiehall Street. 332 543 l. 8pm. Self-styled post-punk outsider rock from The ('hild F.cho. plus power rock trio Bl..
I Look See Proof, Theatre Fall and Dead Sea Souls King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘). 8.30pm. £6. (‘lassic three-minute indie pop songs from this Steve I.amacq-approved quartet.
§§€§§ Renegade Samuel I)ow‘s,
67- 7I Nithsdale Road. 423 ()l()7. 8.30pm. Rock.
I Symbolics l3th Note ('al’e. SI) 60 King Street. 553 1638. ‘)pm. Infectious indie pop/rock quintet.
I The Urges and The Doledrums The Twisted Wheel. 73 Queen Street. 22! 4851. l()pm. £5 (£4). Stripped-back 6()s garage rock sounds from the mop- topped I.'rges at this Iiyes Wide Open night.
I Broken Records Barfly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)()7 099‘). 10.30pm. £6. Iiuropean folk meets alternative indie from this Iidinburgh ensemble.
I We See Lights, Salon Boris and The Janes Stereo. 20 28 Renl‘ield Lane. 222 2254. We See Lights claim that they have captured ‘the sound of Tom Weir’s bobble hat'. I’lus playful electro support from Salon Boris.
Edinburgh
I To Catch a Thief, Anavris, Lap, Up for the Letdovvn and Monroe Studio 24. 24 26 ('alton Road. 558 3758. 3pm. £5. Leftlield indie and heavy rock all-dayer.
I Nacional, Theives in Suits and Ross Clark (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 22() 6l76. 7pm. £5. Indie post-punkers. See preview. page 6‘).
I Hamage Inc, Firebrand Super Rock and Katie 8. the Dull Fuds The Hive. l5 l7 Niddry Street. 556 0444. 7pm. £tbc. IIard rock and indie. I Asmorod, Irezumi and Nohno The Ark. 3 7 Waterloo Place. 228 ‘)3‘)3. 7.30pm. £4. I)oomy ambient soundscapes.
I Monument (‘itrus ('lub. 4t) 42 (irindlay Street. 622 7086. 7.30pm.
.£ l(). A night of 80s electro stylings with this I'ltravox tribute act.
I STFU Edinburgh Electronic Music Festival Red. 73 (’owgate. 225 I757. 8pm 3am. See Thu 3.
I The Spectres, Chateau Greyskull, The Incendiary Bats, Joe Viterbo and The Planes llcnry"s (‘ellar Bar. 8 I621 Morrison Street. 228 ‘)3‘)3. 8pm. £4. Mixed line- up of rock. progressive new wave. ska punk and reggae.
Lousie & Michael The Abbey. 65 South (‘lerk Street. 668 4862. ‘)pm. Acoustic music.
Cumbernauld
I Cumbernauld First Music Festival (‘umbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. ()1236 732887. Times vary. £tbc. See Thu 3.
Largs I Kelburn Garden Party 08 Kelburn (’astle and ('otmtry ('entre. Fairlie. ()l475 568685. Times vary. ('.»\.\'(‘I{I.I.Iil).
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Glasgow
FREE Kurai Kotoro Borders Books. ‘)8 Buchanan Street. 222 77()(). 3pm. The Biffy-like alt.rockers from (ilasgow sign their new single. ‘I Blame You For Me'.
I Kylie Minogue Sl{(‘(‘. I-‘innieston Quay. ()87() ()4() 4()()(). 7pm. £4‘). Another mega-production from pop behemoth Ms Minogue. back tending her Hock after her brush with mortality.