I Eye Contact Leads To..., Standby, Roller and Hollow Point Nice'n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. £5. Altpop.
I The Shuffle, lnvain and The Whisky Works Rust T Firefly. 207 Hope Street. 332 1469. 8.30pm. Free. Grunge punk bill.
I Tape, The Tennis Coats, Ass and National Park Mono. 12 Kings Court. King Street. 553 2400. 8.30pm. £8.50. Pastoral electronica from Swedish trio Tape. with support from Japanese outfit The Tennis Coats.
I Acoustic Love Experience and Shine The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 9pm. Free. Sunny tunes a la Mamas and the Papas from this girl group. playing the Standard Lamp Sessions.
I Live Music McChuills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 9pm. Free. See Thu
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I Mending Hearts, Liz MacEwan and The Debonaires The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 5.30pm. Free before 10pm; 3 after. Acoustic roots. cool jazz and soul is on offer tonight.
I Protocol, Bleeker and The Debuts Hard Rock Cafe. 18—20 (ieorge Street. 6pm. Free (request donation). Rocktober live music on behalf of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
I Aim Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £13; £10 in advance. Melanchon trip hop from Barrow-boy Aim. See preview. page 60.
I The Datsuns and The Sound Explosion Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £10. Their amps go up to 1 l and they wear matching Cuban heels - seriously. what more could you want from a mane- shaking rock'n‘roll band'.’ Currently in town promoting third album .S'mukv & Mirrors.
I Alasdair Roberts, Duncan Williamson and My Kappa Roots Henry's Cellar Bar. 8—16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £5—£6. Wee Black Skelf and Tracer-Tails present an extraordinary night of folk-song and folk-tale. See Wed 25 for tnore Ali.
I Billy Limerick and Ewan Micheal Riley Cafe Royal Cellar Bar. 17 West Register Street. 557 4792. 8.30pm. £2. Acoustic night.
I Jacobs Pillow Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5| 14. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I The Kays Lavelle and Alan Cassidy The Union. Heriot—Watt University. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. Free. Local band of the dark and beautiful are joined by the young Paisley songwriter Alan Cassidy.
I The Sundancer Beanscene. 99 Nicholson Street. 667 5697. 9pm. Free. Acoustic performance.
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I Duke Special FOPP. 19 Union Street. 222 2128. 5pm. Free. AKA Peter Wilson from Belfast. who has impressed the White Stripes and the Hives with his gramophone-backed after-hours balladcering.
I The Divine Comedy and Duke Special ABC. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Neil Hannon. the always charming lrish songwriter. returns with his latest band configuration. With support from a beguiling new Northern lrish songwriter. I Gnarls Barkley and Peeping Tom Carling Academy (ilasgow. I21 liglinton
Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. £22. Fxpect
a healthy dose of theatrics and eccentricity from Baltimore-based DJ/producer Danger Mouse and rapper/singer Cee-Lo. responsible for the phenomenally successful ‘Cra/y‘ classic. I Nimmo Brothers and The Fortunate Sons ABC2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Glasgow‘s top blues brothers.
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I One Day Remains lvory Blacks. 56 ()swald Street. 248 4114. 7pm. £15. No ' age restriction. Michigan metal band play this Hallowe‘en-themed night.
I WASP and House of Cards The Garage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7.30pm. £15. ()ver-14s show. Full- on metal outfit whose name is an acronym for We Are Sexual Perverts.
I The P45s, Transaudio, Baby Jane and Fade Barrowland 2. 244 (iallowgate. 552 4601. 7.45pm. £6.
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I Diamond Sea, Fire on the Horizon and The Ocean Fracture Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Altrock.
I Grace, Room to Let and The Symbolics Barfly (upstairs). 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Accessible. passionate sounds from (irace. punting single ‘Standing Still‘. I Kessel Capitol. 468 Sauchiehall
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I Roddy Hart and Finniston Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club. Chamberlain Road. 8pm. £10. (ienteel acoustic sounds from singer/songwriter Hart and brother/sister duo Finniston. I Aim King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a
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St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. See Thu 26 and preview. page 60. I Stinky Munchkins and Johnny and the Debutantes Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. £4. Disco pogo for punks in pumps. apparently. at this ()xjam charity night. I The Sundancer Beanscene. I9 Skirving Street. Shawlands. 6328090. 9pm. Free. See Thu 26. I Dresden Firewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. 10pm. £2. Agit pop flavour to proceedings with sonic dark horses Dresden. A r- ‘ W I Marti Pellow Sli(‘(‘: Clyde *:' T , / Auditorium. Finnieston Quay. 0870040 ‘I '9 ': 4000. £27.50~£30. Solo (‘except for his best friend Chris Difford') show from the ‘ former voice of Wet Wet Wet.
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I Five Park Drive and Without Grace The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 645—10an £5 (£4). Nexuslive offer tip their ()xjam Special. a live music and video projections broadcast. I : I I A I A I I I I 3 I
I Nexuslive The Bongo Club. Moray
House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. - - o o - o . o 7—10pm. £4. This month marks the Nexuslive ()xjam Special a new music showcase with live bands. DJs and VJs coming together in live broadcast.
I The One Day Speakers, Seneka, Them Scally Boys and Wynd Subway Cowgate. 69 Cowgate. 225 6766. 7pm. £3. Indie Ring presents underground indie rock.
I Southpaw and The Zuchinnis Henry's Cellar Bar. 8- 1621 Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £5. Five-piece alt. country outfit. - 0 O I Billy Nayer Show, my Tiny Robots and Azadeh Cafe Royal Cellar Bar. 17 West Register Street. 557 4792. 8.30pm. £5. l’nique garage rock and post-punk act with support.
I Robbies Bar Acoustic Robbies. 367 Leith Walk. 554 6850. 8.30pm. Free. Solo acts. open mic and bands unplugged.
I The Demons Eye, Modus and Charles Wood Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Free. Classic rock from The Demons liye. A Q
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