I Now it’s Overhead AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £7.50. ()ver- l4s sltow. lttdie collective from Athens. (ieorgia. led by Bright Eyes/Azure Ray collaborator Andy LeMaster.
3!: Gay Against You, The Elegies
and Frightened Rabbit Nice’n‘Sleazy.
421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7pm. Lo-ft electronic anarchy from hyperactive duo (iay Against You. with similarly rabid support at this (ireen Wedge gig.
Glider Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Indie. I lnnes Graham Bret. 39-43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. Lewis songwriter. influenced by Dylan. Mike Scott and Shane Mae(iowan. appears at this (hit to Play night.
I Mad Skulls MacSorley"s. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 8pm. Free.
I Slaves To Gravity Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. £tbc. London trashy rock quartet.
Edinburgh
I The Zips, Without Malice and Ultra Violet Pilot Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. Free. Old school punk from The Zips.
I The Hedrons ('abaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Snarling girl punk front the lledrons. See preview. page 62.
Wynd Bannerznan's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. See Sun 7.
I Crash my Model Car and Little Doses lleriot-Watt l'niversity l'nion. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. Free. Melodic. solid guitar rock front the band formerly known as Poor ()ld Ben and pop-punk-electronica types Little Doses. I Open Mic Night The (irass Market Bar. 2731 West Port. 221 1448. 9pm. Free. See Thu 4.
I Spies in The Wires (‘abaret Voltaire. 36- 38 Blair Street. 220 6176.
t lpm 73am. £tbc. The live gig/club crossover continues. live acts still the at time of going to press.
Glasgow
I Dresden and Racingreen ()ran Mor. 731 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 7.30pm. £4. Agit pop flavour to proceedings with sonic dark horses Dresden. plus Kilmarnock band Racingreen.
I Austin, AudioAlysis and Rico Franchi (‘lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 8470820. 7.30pm. £5. Progressive pop rock from Attstin. Duran Duran tinged 80s pop from :\ltt1i():\lysis. and tnore pop from Rico Franchi.
I Logan and Wasted Youth Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. (1870 907 0999. 8pm. £8. (ilasgow quintet who have garnered the patronage of (‘reed's Mark 'I‘ramonti and made inroads in the States while remaining largely unknown at home.
I Goodbye Stranger Samuel Dow‘s. 67 7| .\'ithsdate Road. 423 0l07. 8.30pm. Free. Live music.
I Salon Boris, Roy’s Iron DNA and Hey Apache King Tut‘s Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Playful electro and dance sounds from Salon Boris.
I The People .\1c('huills.40lligh Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Love-like otttflt.
Edinburgh
I Ten Stories High, Lost Generation and The Scarecrowes Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. lndie.
I Jyrojets and Stereogto (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £5. Swaggering Britpop from Inverness‘ Jyrojets.
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I Dropkick, The Deadbeat Club, The Scuffers and My Radio Henry‘s (‘etlar Bar. 8 4631 Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. (’atchy. countritied pop from Dropkick with support from acoustic rock-poppers The Deadbeat ('lub amongst others.
I Murnie, The One Day Speakers and The Remnant Kings (‘at'e Royal Bistro Bar. 17 West Register Street. 557 4792. 8.30pm. £5. (iarage/country/rock vibe featuring excellent Glasgow and lidinburgh acts.
I The Bubble Project and Rebel Yell Bannerman's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Surf pop and electro.
Glasgow
I Open Stage The 11alt Bar. I60 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 4 8pm. Free. See Sat 6.
I David McDonald .-\B(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. ()ver- 14s show. Former limbryo frontman. with influences ranging from Dylan to Marvin (iaye.
I Little Johnny Rocket, The Spinoffs and Trabeca Barfly. 260 ('ly'de Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. ()ver- 16s show. Dark pop from LJR.
I Jyrojets King Tut’s Walt Walt llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22| 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Swaggering Britpop from this lnverness group.
I Perfect Remedy Samuel Dow's.
67 -71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Local rock band.
I The Coy Dogs .\tc(‘hui||s. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Rockabilly. I The Five Aces (ilasgoyy School of Art. 167 Renfrew Street. 353 4531. l lpnt. £6 (£5). Authentic boogie and Hammond grooves from the Five Aces (previotIsty known as the Boogaloo Investigators). live at Divine.
Edinburgh
I Main Street Blues, Size Queen and Dignal, Dowell 8. White Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557
51 14. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues. covers and originals.
I Tunde Queen's Hall. 87 89 (‘lerk Street. 668 2019. 7pm. £15. Solo show from the former lead singer of The Lighthouse Family.
Kilmarnock
I Neil Diamond Tribute - Real Diamond Palace Theatre. 9 (ireen Street. 0|563 554900. 7.30pm. £14 (£12.50). John llylton gives a true to life performance as the pop wonder .\'eil Diamond. accompanied by his eight-piece band.
Glasgow
>1: Joanna Newsom & Northern Sinfonia and Alastair Roberts (‘ity Halls. ('andleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. “950 .-\n evening of orchestral folk pop eccentricity headed up by the girlish. harp-plucking Joanna Newsom. whose current albutn Ls features strings lovingly arranged by Beach Boys collaborator Van Dyke Parks. See preview. page 62.
I Linchpin and Red Snowman King Tut's Wah Walt llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £5. ()ver- 14s show. Teen punk pop quartet from Kent who ttave been proclaimed ‘t'ucking aw esotnc’ by Dave (irohl.
I Lucky Luke Bret. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. Indie folk trottbadours play at lit Rancho Relaxo.
I Must Be Something and Rebel Yell Barfly. 260 (’lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. ()ver- l4s show. Rock bill.
Edinburgh
I Dia and Panic in Style Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Pop punk.
I XV Final of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity The Bongo (‘lub. Moray House. 37 llotyrood Road.
558 7604. 9pm 3am. Free. Live bands and DJs to raise cash for Polish charities. featuring live sets from The Starry Wisdom (‘ult and Quasitnodo plus DJ B- Bttrg.
I Oatbeanie Wltistlebittkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Free. (‘overs and chilled Sunday vibes.
I Slaves To Gravity (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. £tbc. See Thu 1 1.
Glasgow
I The MacDonald Brothers (‘lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. £10. ()ver- l4s show. X l-iu'mr ttndcrdogs bring their not-that-g1oritied wedding singer act to the (irand. lixpect the renditions ofThe Proclaimers’ ‘500 Mites‘ attd Bay (‘ity Rollers' ‘Shang :\ Lang’ which made them so. ahem. loved on the telly.
I Acoustic Jam Nice'n‘Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Free. See Mon 8.
I For The Moment, Lahoya and Darklight Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘Iyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Local battd bill. including rock/pop trio Lahoya influenced by everyone from the Beach Boys to Billy ('lyro.
Edinburgh I Open Mic Whistlebinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 51 t4. 9pm. Free. See Mon 8.
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Glasgow
I Steven Seagal & Thunderbox Renfrew Ferry. .-\nderslon Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 360 085. 5pm a 9pm. £20. Brace yourself for the musical event of the millennium. as Steven Seagal yes. that Steven Seagal lays dowtt some blues rock licks in the company of his band 'I‘hunderbox. We are possibly not worthy. See preview. page 63.
I Soil, Godhead, Brand New Sin and Lennon The ('athouse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £10. ()ver-l4s show. lleavier than thou metal thunder. 311 Zero Degrees of Seperation featuring Vashti Bunyan, Adem, Vetiver and Juana Molina .-\B(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £15. '/.ero Degrees of Separation tour featuring fragrant folk collaborations between cult 60s folk chanteuse Vashti Bunyan. .-\rgcntinean sitiger/songwriter Juana Molina. Devcndra Banhart‘s bttddies Vetiver and Badly Drawn Boy associate Adeni. See preview. page 61. I The Hope Conspiracy and Rise and Fall King Tut's Wait Wait llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £7. ()ver- l4s show. Boston hardcore punks.
Edinburgh
I Band Showcase \y'histlehinkies.
4 6 South Bridge. 557 5| 14. 9pm. Free. See Tue 9.
I The Out House Acoustic Session The Out llotise. 12a Brottghton Street Lane. 557 6668. 9pm. Free. See Tue 9.
Wednesday 1 7
Glasgow
I I Shot Nice Guy Eddie, Back Breaker, Paraffin and My Heartless Apology The ('athouse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £15. ()ver- l4s show. Metal and rock bill.
I Acoustic Open Stage The ttalt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 8pm. Free. See \Ved 10.
I Michael Simons Tchai (M an. 169 Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. See Wed 10.
I Blood Brothers King Tut‘s Wah Walt Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8.50. Demented. dog- eared l'S emo punks who make a racket well worth investigating.