I The Earlies and Half Cousin AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £l l. ()yer- l4s show. Anglo- American dreamy popsters the liarlies. with support by ()rcadian troubadour llalf Cousin.
I Battle of The Bands Rockers. I4 Midland Street. 22] 0726. 7.30pm. £4. Rockers battle it out at this Rockers and SMN Promotions battle of the bands.
I Bryan Ferry SI{(‘(‘: (‘lyde Auditorium. l-‘innieston Quay. 0870040 4000. 7.30pm. £35 -£45. The smoky yoiced former Roxy Music frontntan turns his attention to Bob Dylan covers on his current albtnn.
I Our Lunar Activities, Endor, Wake the President and Fast Camels ('lassic (irand. l8 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. See Sat 3 for ()l.A.
I X Factor Live Sli(‘(‘. l-‘innieston Quay. 08700404000. 7.30pm. £25. Performances by the contestants from the most recent series of the light entertainment TV show. including swing loy'in‘ Ray. rocking Ben and singing automaton Leona. (it) liton Road!
I LAP, Archangel’s Revenge, Parafin and City Life Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. Post-hardcore and etno.
I Starsky and Galavant The Butterfly and the Pig. I53 Bath Street. 22] 77] 1. 8pm. liree. Acoustic Affair session.
I The Veragoes, Traquair and Emma Jane Box. 43| Sauchiehall Street. 0141 332 543l. 8pm. l‘ree. Standard l.amp Sessions night of acoustic sounds.
I Black History Month, Martin’s Room, The Passengers and The Arguments Nic‘e’tt'Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 )900. 8.30pm. Punk. rock and pop line-up.
I My Alamo, Spider Simpson and Mexicolas King 'l'ut’s Walt Walt llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22] 5279. 8.30pm.
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£6. Ker/‘ung.’ Radio Breakthru 'l‘our featuring a trio of rising British rock bands. There‘s a free (‘I) for the first fifty folks through the door.
I Black Label Society (‘arling Academy (ilas‘gow. l2l liglinton Street. 0870 77l 2000. (‘A.\'('lil.l.lil).
Edinburgh
I Albert Lee 8. Hogan’s Heroes The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 7pm. £l2.50. (iuitarist Albert Lee is joined by (ierry llogan (guitar). Pete Winglield (piano). Brian llodgson (bass) and Peter Baron (drtuns) for an exciting of rockabilly/country rock.
I Pop Up and Edgar Prais ('abaret Voltaire. 3638 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Melodic indie pop from Pop [p I Lafaro, Project: Ven-Hell and Refuse Boy llenry‘s (‘ellar Bar. 8- I621 .\'lorri.son Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £5 (£4). Loud angular rock from Belfast‘s l.afaro. I Hobo The Bongo (‘lub. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 10pm 3am. l‘ree before 1 lpm: £3 alter. the tnusic and alternatiye disco for justified sinners'. live acts include punks 'l‘he Needles (4 Mar) and Area liclix ( l l Mar).
Glasgow
I Biffy Clyro llMV. l'nit 5 6. Lewis Building. Argyle Street. 204 4787. 6pm. liree. (ilasgow rockers return. performing tracks from their epic new album at this instore.
I Eagles of Death Metal and The Spores AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £| l. ()yer-lbs show. Queens of the Stone Age-aftiliated slea/y rock’n‘rollers liagles of Death Metal. See preyiew. page 59.
I Richard Swift and David Landervelde AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £8. ()yer-l4s show. liarnest l'S balladeer.
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I Battle of The Bands Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 22l 0726. 7.30pm. £4. See Stilt 4.
I Sweet Soul Music Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £l9.50 £2l.50. See Sun 4.
I X Factor Live Sli(‘(‘. l-‘innieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £25. Sec Sun 4.
I Acoustic Jam .\'ice’n'Slea/.y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 ()900. 8pm. l’ree. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material.
I Our Lunar Activities, The Shakes and Callel Queen Margaret l'nion. 22 l'niyersity Gardens. 339 9784. 8pm. £3 (ady). £4 (door). Raw night of local bands. See Sat 3 for ()l.A. I Look See Proof and Action Group King 'l'ut's \Vah Walt llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £5. (‘lassic three-minute indie pop songs frotn this Steye l.amacq—appro\‘ed quartet.
Edinburgh
I My Latest Novel, Duglas T Stewart and Saint Jude’s Infirmary The Bongo (‘lub. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 6pm. Free. \r'erascoustic night of (unstu'prisingly) acotistic nittsic featuring lo-li indie folk from My Latest .\'oye| and BMX Bandits head man Stewart.
I Bryan Ferry Playhouse. I8 22 (ireenside Place. 08706063424. 7pm. £45. Sec Sun 4.
I The Dykeenies (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. 7pm. £tbc. See Sun 4.
I Open Mic \\'ltist|cbitikics. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5l 14. 9pm. liree. .lust turn tip and perform.
I Ben Goddard Bannerman's. Xiddry Street. 556 3254. 9.30pm. £4. Solo show.
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Glasgow
I Sam Beeton l-’()PP. l9 t'nion Street. 222 2 l 28. 5pm. liree. lnstore from the latest sitiger/songwriter.
I Kaiser Chiefs, The Long Blondes and The Pigeon Detectives (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. l2l liglinton Street. 0870 77] 2000. 7pm. S()l.l) ()l'l. ()ycr- l4s show. Hail the return of the jolly post- Britpoppers with their fame-is-quite- crap second album l'nurs 'l'ruly. Angry .llnh. Support from Sheffield sopltisticates and indie sct'ttl'l‘s.
I Fijidots, Signal Way, Soundview Avenue and Screaming Ochids Rockers. l4 Midland Street. 221 0726. 7.30pm. £4. lndie rock.
I Atreus Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. (ilasgow metal quartet.
I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8pm. lirec. Fortnightly gathering of the tnusicians' collectiye with featured artists. open mic and a strict original material policy.
I Joan Armatrading Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £24.50. Multi award-winning. MBli aw ardcd artist with a sublime yoice. playing self-penned soul and sophisticated pop from her impressiye back catalogue.
I Playtone and Bronto Skylift (‘apitoL 468 Sattchiehall Street. 33l 1040. 8pm. £5. Indie rock and punky power pop.
I The Hours King 'l‘ut's Walt Walt llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Straightforward anthemic indie from Ant (ienn and Martin Slattery. who haye between them played with Black (irape. Pulp. lilastica and The Mesettlet'os before lit)l'lllill:_' The “ours.
I Dead Spies and Elegies Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. l-‘ree. London noiseniks and local clcctro rockers.
REASONS TO GO SEE
1 Ils sont un groupe francais plus bon OK. we're not going to keep that up. not with our school- level French. Anyway. for the last ten years. French duo Air (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel) have. along with Daft Punk. been at the vanguard of Gallic pop and dance music. bringing a continental sophistication and sense of humour to both genres. 2 They’re brainiacs Before they formed Air, Godin did architecture at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Versailles while Dunckel studied mathematics. Only in France. where pop is the realm of academics and philosophers. is this considered a seamless career path. 3 They’re sexy boys Of course. that 's open to debate. but what's not in question is that the pair's 1998 single ‘Sexy Boy' launched them into the public consciousness. soundtracking a summer and setting them on the path to pop success. 4 Are they just pleased to see us, or is that a symphony in their pocket? The forthcoming album. Pocket Symphony, (reviewed on page 62) features the dulcet vocals of both Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon. Hmmmm. nice. 5 They’ve been learning from a master The new album features lots of Japanese instrumentation. including a koto and shamisen (no. us neither) which Godin apparently learned to play at the feet of Shoko. a Japanese master. (Doug Johnstone)
ABC. Glasgow. Wed 74 Mar
I Gavin McGinty Beanscene. l9 Skirying Street. Shawlands. 6328090. 9pm. liree. Young singer/songwritet'.
I Open Mic (ilasgow l'niyersity l'nion. 32 l'niyersity Ayenue. 339 8697. 9pm. liree. 'l‘hey‘ll proyide the gear. you
proy ide the talent. An open mic night for anyone. including musicians or comedians. eyery 'l‘uesday night. l-‘ree drink for all performers.
Edinburgh
I Sam Beeton l-‘()l’l’. Rose Street. 320 0310. 2pm. l‘rce. Sec Tue 6.
I Little Doses, Kiddo, Vitamin Flintheart and Gildoza ('abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. 7pm. £4. [is-Snow Patrol bassist Mark Mcl.el|and's new band. blending pop. punk and electronica.
I Paul Burch and Darden Smith the Pleasance (‘abaret Bar. 60 Pleasance. 650 2349. 7.30pm. £l0. .-\mericana from this former l.ambchop member supporting his new (‘l)/'.r1\I lli'yl.
Dunfermline I David Gray (‘arnegic llall. liast Port. 0l383 3l4000. 7.30pm. £20. Sec 'l‘hu l.