Music hitlist

The best music from the festival

This article is from 2009.

David Byrne
Even without Talking Heads in tow, the multi-faceted Byrne live is a beguiling prospect, as this Edge Festival appearance will attest.
Playhouse, 08444 999 990, 8 Aug, 7pm, £35.

Billy Childish
A special poetry/solo blues set from England’s singular Stuckist art rebel.
Gilded Balloon, 622 6552, 9 Aug, 12.30am, £12.

Isa and the Filthy Tongues
A chance to witness Edinburgh’s most wanted, sleazy power pop with a ragged edge, as part of Bang Bang Club.
Gilded Balloon, 622 6552, 8 Aug, 12.30am, £10.

The Time (less) Machine
Polish art/music deviant Sambor Dudzinski blows minds with his home made musical contraptions.
Edinburgh International Conference Centre, 0844 847 1639, 6-23 Aug, 7pm, £9–£11 (£7–£9) (previews £7); Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s, 346 1405, 25–30 Aug, 5.45pm, £9–£11 (£7–£9).

Shooglenifty
A fresh take on Scot’s folk melodies injected with considerable contemporary swagger and funk.
Queen’s Hall, 668 3456, 12 Aug, 10pm; 27 Aug, 7pm, £15, £13.

Dub Syndicate
Adrian Sherwood leads this live dub invasion.
Voodoo Rooms, 556 7060, 10 Aug, 8pm, £15.

Rough Cut Nation
A series of intimate live gigs showcases some of Scotland’s finest DJs and new sounds.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 624 6200, 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 21 & 22, 28 Aug, times vary, free.

Steven Severin
The former Siouxsie and the Banshees man soundtracks The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.
Gilded Balloon, 622 6552, 7, 14, 21 & 28 Aug, 12.30am, £10.

The Stranglers and Alto Elite
New wave veterans show why they're still a draw 33 years after their inception.
HMV Picture House, 08444 999 990, 7 Aug, 7.30pm, £23.