I The Jamm and the Paul Weller Connection lyory Blacks. 50 ()svyald Street. 248 4| l4. 8pm. £0) Two respected Weller tributes lor the price of
I Reeve and Babygod Queen's ('lub. 40 Queen Street. 22l 038‘). 8pm. £4. Jenny Reeve. formerly of Tim and sometime Reindeer Section member with her new band. Support from a local outlit with an esoteric pop sound.
I Three Children of Fortune, After Christmas and Mono Effecto Barfly. 200 ('lytle Street. 0s70 007 000‘). 8pm. £5. Trio from the Mcdway. named alter a Brothers (irimm story. who have attracted Sonic Youth. Shot and l’avement comparisons.
I Bismarck, Looking for Simon, Shot Silver and Redhouse l‘ury Murry ’s. ‘)0 Maxwell Street. 22! 05l l. 8.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig t‘ltll). Weekly showcase ()l‘ local indie bands.
I The Duvets Samuel Dow 's, 07 7| Nithsdale Road. 423 0l07. 8. 30pm. l'rce. I Nic Armstrong 8. the Thieves and Figure 5 King Tut's Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22! 527‘). 8.30pm. £0. The Nottingham based Armstrong is influenced by primal rock'n'roll and the early beat groups. Support l'rom local retro rockers.
I Aviator Shades .\'ice ‘n' Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0‘)00. ‘)pm. £3. Retro rockng from Aviator Shades.
I Big Licks .‘ylacSorley 's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 858i. ‘)pm. Free. Rock.
I Frank O'Hagan The Scotia Bar. 1 I2 Stock“ t‘ll Sll'L‘t‘l. 552 ShSl. 9pm. l'TL‘t'. ('mers oi Dylan. the Band. ('recdence. I Jim Bob and Yer Maw l3th Note (Kile. 50 00 King Street. 55.3 I038. ‘)pm. tbc. It‘s the one and only Jim Bob. .\'0. not him from The Hill/HIM. The other one Jim Bob. ex ol'('artet‘ the l'ustoppable Sex Machine. with a new album and book to promote.
I Southern Culture on the Skids (halt .\lor. 73l 735 (ircat Western Road. 353 8000. ‘)pm. £8 (£0). Musical mischiel makers from North (‘arolina blending inllnences tron) country. rhythm ‘n' blues. garage pop and surf guitar. Part of the Bit lite (‘oultlry Festival 2005.
I The Ronelles, the People and Roscoe 8. the Apsherons Stereo. l4 Kely inhaugh Street. 570 50l8. ‘)pm. £4 (£3). (‘ouutry/bluesy rock.
I The Saturns .\lc(‘huills. 40 High Sll'L‘t‘l. 55.7. 2l35. 10pm. l'TL'L'.
I Fleeing New York Bartly. 200 ('lyde Sll‘t‘cl. “370 (Ml-1099‘). l lpltl. lltdlL‘ t‘tk‘k trio from Southampton play the weekly l'tlllltutlst‘ club night.
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I Hannah O'Reilly, Modus and Big Hand Whistlebinkies. 4 0 South Bridge. 557 5| l4. 0pm. l-‘ree belore midnight: £4 alter. 00s style jal/ pop lrom .\lodus with hot ska from Big Hand on at midnight.
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so slightly when the Kaiser Chiefs hit the streets with their own brand of chirpy, bouncy skanking nonsense but DDIHC have the gumption to ride out the storm and set knees a quivering with their own queer and quaint indie pop stomp as this show
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I A and Instruction The Venue. l7 2| ('alton Road. 557 3073. 7pm. £10. The l'K's best pop punk band return alter a brief hiatus. still no match for (ireen Day mind.
I The Kills The Liquid Room. ‘)c Victoria Street. 225 2504. 7pm. £‘). Intense blues punk duo who have just released second album .\'u ll’ow. Smell the chemistry.
I Donnie Munro and Heather McLeod Queen‘s llall. (‘lerk Street. 008 201‘). 7.30pm. £l5 l£l3). See Thu I2.
I Bearsuit, the Retro Spankees, the Chemistry Experiment and Unvisibles ('aledonian Backpackers. 3 Queensl‘erry Street. 470 7224. 8.30pm. £5. A trio of bands from linglish towns beginning with N although it's probably not deliberate. Bearsuit are a John Peel- endorsed Norwich-based band with a hapha/ard pop. rock and soul sound. Nottingham's the (‘hemistry lixperitnent have drawn comparisons with Belle & Sebastian and Tindersticks. The Retro Spankees are a frenetic pop outfit from Northampton.
I The Punchline is Murder, Three Days Born, Ex lnlernis and Mongrel Bannerman‘s. .\'iddry Street. 550 3254. 8.45pm. £4. lleavy night or rock.
I Wendy Rule The Lett Bank. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 ‘)744. l0pm. £5. Dreamy. deep Americana from Australian singer/songwriter Rule.
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I Bird Borders Books. ‘)8 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 5.30pm 8; 0.30pm. Whimsical London-based singer/songwriter. compared to Dido. plays with cello accompaniment prior to the release of her single ‘Slowly Slowly".
I Drive Thru Invasion Tour The (iarage. 4‘)0 Sauchiehall Street. 332 l I20. 7pm. £‘). ()ver- 14s show. Various alternative rock types showcased on this national tour.
I The Space You’re Not In ()ran Mor. 73l 735 (ireat Western Road. 08700 000 I00. 7pm. £30. A host of celebs including John Byrne. Li/ Lochhead. liddi Reader. Alasdair (iray. Belle & Sebastian. Arab Strap and the Bluebird Theatre (irottp. perform songs and poems influenced by (ilasgow writer and actress. (iail Wylie. who recently died from leukaemia. Proceeds from the event. which includes a champagne reception and auction. will go towards the building of a new leukaemia research centre at (iartnavel Hospital in (ilasgow.
I Bryan Adams and Keith Urban Sli(‘(‘. l‘innieston Quay. 0870 040 4000.
7.30pm. £30. Appetites whetted by last night's Adams tribute. here‘s the real thing telling us we're the only thing that looks good on him and other icky sentiments. I Casbah Club and Primary Colours Renl’rew Ferry. Anderston Quay. 0l0‘)8 205 5| l. 7.30pm. £12 in advance (£14 on door). See Thur I2. I Coriolis, Scott McDonald, Anton and Mr William Bates The Liquid Lounge. ‘)4 West Regent Street. 353 0333. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Showcase ol‘ acotistic artistes. mixing blues. country. soul and rock styles. I Fever (irand ()le ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 42‘) 5390. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 members). (‘otintryz I Daryl Hall & John Oates Sli(‘(‘. l-‘innieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £27.50 £40. Likely to he a concert of two halves when the white soul duo. best known for their hits ‘Maneater' and ‘1 (ant (it) for That' back in the 80s. are good. they're very good but when they’re bad. they're um'emittingly dull. I Ga Ga Royal ('oncert llall: Strathclyde Suite. 2 Sauchiehall Street. ()l4l 353 8000. 8pm. £14. See Thu 12. I The National, theonewhotlew and to the Ends of the Earth Barfly. 200 ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 0‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £0. See preview page 7l for the National. a quintet hailing from New York via ('incinnati whose atmospherieally morose sound recalls the works of Tom Waits. Tindersticks and American Music (‘lub. Nels Andrew and Jill Sobule ()ran Mor. 73] -A 735 (ireat Western Road. 353 8000. 8pm. £8 (£0). Albuquerque resident Nels Andrews won the coveted New liolk award at the 2002 Kerrville Festival in Texas. He performs live with his band. the lil l’aso liye-l’atch (how good is that‘.’). Also on the bill is Denver singer/songwriter Jill Sobule. Part of the Big Big ('mmtry festival 2005. I The Demon’s Eye Samuel Dow‘s. 07 -71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0|07. 8.30pm. Free. Rock and blues covers. I JJ72 King Tut‘s Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22! 527‘). 8.30pm. S()l.l) ()l'T. The return of the atmospheric indie trio who emerged around the same time as .\lttse but have been quiet of late. I Another Owsley Sunshine Variety Spectacular Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. 42| Sauchiehall Street. 333 ()‘)0(). ‘)pm. the. Local indie poppers raise expectations with this intriguingly-named night. I Bearsuit, the Chemistry Experiment and the Retro Spankees Woodside Social ('lub. 32‘) North Woodside Road. 337 1043. ‘)pm. £4. See Fri 13.