MOTHERWELL group the La Fontaines are Scotland's rowdiest and wildest party band.

Now the fivesome reckon the time is right for their hip-hop and pop to start hitting the mainstream.

"We've been swimming against the tide but I've noticed in the last six months it's like there's been an attitude shift," says singer Kerr Okan.

"People have realised these guys are selling out their gigs and doing well, so if you can't beat them then join them.

"There's guys doing stuff with no record deals and there's a DIY thing happening where major labels are needed less and less.

"Social media is so powerful now and the time is right for a band like us, as we do everything ourselves."

That includes headlining their own show on Saturday night at the Classic Grand, their biggest gig yet.

It comes after spending time on the road with the likes of American popsters 3OH3! and Welsh hard rockers the Blackout, showing how the Fonts can hop between styles easily with their catchy, full-on blend of pop, rock and rap.

And those recent gigs have made Kerr realise that even though he's rapping in a strong Scottish accent, the songs are getting across south of the border as well.

"The accent seems to be a positive, and to be honest I thought it wouldn't have been," he adds.

Touring has brought its own problems though, mainly in the shape of the band bus. It seems the quintet can barely move a few yards in it before some sort of disaster befalls them on the road.

"The Font bus is something we got for free, which we thought was amazing at first," he laughs.

"But the reason for that is that it's a death trap. It acts like a fridge and is the coldest thing in the world, it breaks constantly but we keep fixing it and plodding along.

"The exhaust fell off the other night, so we tried to tie it back on with a belt."

Such antics seem to regularly occur to the band, who, in addition to Kerr, are made up of guitarist Iain Findlay, guitarist/keyboardist Darren McCaughey bassist John Gerard and drummer Jamie Keenan.

Yet they've built up a devoted following, to the extent that their T Break appearance at T In The Park in 2011 saw the tent packed out.

They'll be back at T this year, by which time they're hopeful a debut album will be completed.

They're also getting their glad rags on for Saturday's show, which has a special theme inspired by gangster movies and the style of the Rat Pack.

"When the Classic Grand was confirmed we thought there could be a Mafioso feel to it," says Kerr.

"The theme's like a classic 50s gangster feel, or films like the Godfather and Casino."

n The LaFontaines, Classic Grand, Saturday, £7, 7pm.