Coming up at the Edge

Little Feat

Legendary roots-rockers, and pioneers of the LA sound, Little Feat return to Edinburgh after a two-year absence for a night of their eclectic mix of rock, blues, funk and jazz. Having survived for 41 years, 16 albums and the untimely death of frontman and band co-founder Lowell George in 1979, the seven-piece remain as popular as ever. With original members Bill Payne on piano and Paul Barrere on guitar, Little Feat promise a rich and varied night of musical excess, with the sound of Hammond organs and seemingly never-ending guitar solos. [Amy Taylor]

Tinchy Stryder

How many grime or hip-hop artists can say that they have benefitted from the financial support of an MP? Kwasi Danquah—better known as Tinchy Stryder—can. Takeover, the management company that facilitated his rise to fame is run by the son of Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb, with his dad's backing.

Fresh from opening the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, Tinchy is preparing to release his third studio album, Third Strike, in the autumn. Hits 'Number 1' and 'You're Not Alone', apparently enjoyed by none other than Deputy PM Nick Clegg, are bound to feature. Just make sure you get close – he's only 5' 1". [Nick Eardley]

HalloGallo

A member of pioneering electronica project Kraftwerk, and co-founder of monumental spin-off band NEU!, guitarist Michael Rother’s return to the circuit more than three decades after Kraftwerk’s debut shows he’s got a lot to answer for. Rather than facing the marginal electro audience of yesteryear, Rother’s revolutionary contribution to alt-music genres inspired a fleet of modern favourites, from Joy Division to Sonic Youth to the Mars Volta. Expect a rapturous response, lots of surprise guests and fresh sounds from this evening of NEU! Music that has actually been around for years. [Rosie Nolan]

Colin McIntyre

It’s not everyone who can successfully pull off a name change; but Colin McIntyre seems to have acquitted himself rather nicely. After three melancholically melodious albums released as Mull Historical Society, Hebridean pop-smith McIntyre stepped into the limelight as himself for widely acclaimed The Water and Island. With wistful, epic numbers mingling with punchier, drum-driven frivolity in McIntyre’s back catalogue, his gigs tend to be varied affairs that reflect his compatibility with acts like REM and The Strokes, with whom he’s toured. Other highlights to look forward to include stage chit-chat aplenty and cool trainers. [Rosie Nolan]

Feeder

Didn’t they do the one about the brand new car? It had leather seats and a CD player, as far as we recall. Sounds a bit outdated; these days you’d need at least a DAB radio and Mr T voicing the SatNav to really impress. Feeder have spent the last few months touring under the name "Renegades" and playing small, intimate club shows. Apparently it’s "the loud, uninhibited and exhilarated sound of Feeder doing what they want without a care in the world." A cynic might argue that it’s the sound of an irrelevant band pulling off a desperate ploy to make someone, anyone care. If you’d like to find out which it is, the Welsh rockers will be playing the newly reopened Liquid Room. No doubt they’ll do the one about the car. [Andrew Chadwick]