Wednesday 7
Glasgow
I The Horrors Virgin Megastore. 8.3 Argyle Street. 22] 2606. 5pm. I‘ree. Iintry hy wristhand to this instore set from the gothic rockahilly quintet. famed for their hig hair. sharp suits and explosive live sets. Last seen trekking round the country on the All/l5 ‘indie-rock' tour.
I Keane and Polytechnic SI{(‘(‘. I-‘innieston Quay. 08700 1690100. 6.30pm. £23.50. (ilasgovv date for the Sussex super—trio. whose elegiac hallads and soaring pop songs have resulted in two .\'umher ()ne alhums.
I The Answer and Airborne The (iarage. 4‘)0 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 I20. 7pm. £10. ()ver-I4s show. Northern Irish outfit. never afraid to rock like it’s 1974. I Enter Shikari Barrowland. 244 (iaIlowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. £10. Over- l4s show. Iinter Shikari are a trancecore act from Ilertfordshire who are garnering a formidahle live rep.
I Kaiser Chiefs, The 1990s and Ripchord (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. I2I Iiglinton Street. (1870 771 2000. 7pm. S( )l.I) ()t'T. ()ver- I4s show. See Tue 6 for Kaiser's. Support tonight from spiky. catchy (ilasvvegian trio The I‘)‘)0s.
iii Mastodon and Saviours AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £12. ()ver-I6s show. Atlanta-hased hefty rock hehemoth vv ith a proggy approach to metal on cttrrent alhum Blood .llouniuin. See preview. page 60.
I Necrophagist The (‘athouse. 15 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £12. Over- 14s sltovv. I’roggy (ierman death metal outfit.
I Page 44, The Jack Jones Band, B Raymond & Voicettes, Still, The White Light and Guitars Don’t Fly Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 221 ()726. 7.30pm. £4. Indie rock night also featuring liaint llearted.
I Hangman Joes and Always Read the Label Barfly. 261) ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)()7 ()‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £4. Rock.
I Michael Simons Tchai ()v na. 169 Deanston Drive. 64‘) 7258. 8pm. £2. (ilasgovv-hased guitarist playing folk. thes and heyond.
I Bricolage, Found and Dot to Dot King Tut's Wah Wah Ilut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £6. Spiky. retro indie sounds from Bricolage. pltts experimental sampledelia from Iidinhurgh‘s I-‘ound.
I John Irvine, Craig Jeffrey and Ross Mitchell Nice’n'SIea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Triple hill of songwriters.
I Crawford Smith, Emma Jane and Jim Dead 1.inen 1906. l l 10 I’olIokshaws Road. 64‘) 0007. 9pm. I"ree. Acoustic songwriters hi”.
I Low Winter Sun Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. l‘ree. Mellow. lo-li sounds.
I Pocket Promise 13th .\'ote (‘afe.
50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Irish quartet. now hased in London. who descrihc their sound as ‘an evplosion of honeycomhed ice cream'.
I Zoey Van Goey Rio (‘afe. 27 tlyndland Street. 33 990‘). I‘ree. Warming pop with csperimental llourishes.
Edinburgh
I The Christians and Colin Vearncombe The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 7pm. £12.50. Liverpool’s undisputed kings of soulful pop harmonies. The ('hristians are touring with (‘olin Vearncomhe. AKA Black from ‘Wonderful I.ife'.
I OBE, The Acute and The Vivians ('aharet \"oltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Three hand hill of Iidinhurgh punk and funk.
I The Powderbox! Wee Red Bar. Iidinhurgh ('ollcge of Art. I.auriston Place. 22‘) I442. 7.30pm 3am. £4 (£3). Part of .\'I'S National Woman Week with a soundtrack of indie. funk and electro with live sets from Bahookie. the Impact Drummers and DI Shona 3000 (Party
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bands around. The band have stayed out of the limelight for some time now, but are preparing to go on a major tour with this one-off informal gig at the Liquid Room, on Thursday 8 March, an unusually small venue for a band with their reputation. Keane will be playing songs from their album Under the Iron Sea, and some new, unheard tracks. For your chance to win a pair of money-can’t-buy tickets simply answer the following question:
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I Blue Wednesdays liorcst (are. 3 Bristo Place. 220 4538. 8pm. liree. live acoustic music with The Bluesfather. .\'ick Trepka. Alasdair ('Iarke. Verity Burton and Andy Mackin.
I My Kappa Roots and Rob St John ()ctopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. 8pm. I‘ree hefore 9.30pm: £3 alter. l’ost-folk and lo-li.
I Esther Beanscene. 2 (irosvenor Street. 346 8043. 9pm. Free. Iisther ()’(‘onnor. formerly of local favourites Ashton I.ane. fronts her on n gig.
I Exposed The Jan. Bar. l (‘hamhers Street. 220 4290. 9pm. I-‘ree. Singer/songvv riter night.
I Jewel 8. Esk Presents The Bongo ('luh. Moray House. 37 Ilolyrood Road. 558 7604. 9pm. £3. Mixed line-up of hands from the respected music L‘t)llt'sL‘.
Thursday 8
Glasgow
I Focus The I‘erry. Anderston Quay. The Broomiclavv. 01698 360 085. 7pm. £l5 (adv). £17 (door). Dutch pl‘og rock hand. who scarred many a youngster in the 70s with their wailing amiearances on T/Il' ()lr/ (il‘t'v liltis’l/t' 7i'.\l.
111'? Lily Allen (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. l2l Iiglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. £15. (‘hart-topping ska pop from Keith Allen's daughter. Lily. vv hose summery single ‘Smile' elevated her to stardom last year. See feature. page 12. I The Cribs King Tut’s Wah Wah IIut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8pm. S()I.l) ()t'T. ()ver- l4s show. Dog-cared garage indie from Leeds reprohates.
I Errors Mono. 12 King‘s (‘ourt. King Street. 553 2400. 8pm. £4. 'I'hree-piece who have heen steadily making a mark with their raucous guitar. synths and drum machine. Plus Mogvvai I)Js.
I Hunky Dorys and Bo Deadly MacSorIey’s. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 8pm. I-‘ree. All hail the rocking pun hand name.
I Tender Mercies, Captain Howdie and Lynn Mackintosh Box. 43l Sauchiehall Street. 0141 332 5431.
8pm. I-"ree. Acoustic trio (‘aptain Ilowdie play as part of this local hill.
I Zox, Beat Union and The Hostiles Bat'tly. 260 ('lyde Street. 0870 ‘)07 ()‘)‘)‘). 8pm. £5. Rhode Island quartet who have played with the likes of Black Iiy ed Peas and I’Iogging Molly.
I Racoo-oo-oon Nice‘n‘Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. £6. t’sych folk quartet from the IS
I Connecting Flight Bar Bloc. I 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. I‘ree. Straight-up rock with suhtle electro inflections front Liverpool.
I Moose Maloney Beanscene. I365 Argyle Street. 357 4340. ‘)pm. liree. .Aka Monkttis frontman ('raig Iland.
I Standard Lamp Sessions The Hall Bar. I60 Woodlands Road. 352 ‘)‘)‘)6. ‘)pm. liree. Acoustic sitiger/songwriter night vv ith acts to he confirmed.
I Calvin Harris The Arches. 31) Midland Street. 0870 240 7528. 10.30pm. £5 (£3). lilectro sounds from fast-rising I)umfries hcdroom hoflin and his hand at (‘Iuh .\'MIi.
I The Needles and Trap 6 I~‘irewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. liree hefore 10.30pm: £4 (£3) after. Aherdonian indie garage comho play the llorrorshow cluh night.
Edinburgh
I Adrian Crowley, Pumaiaw and Gareth Dickson ('aharet \‘oltaire.
36 38 Blair Street. 221) 6176. 7.30pm. £7. Irish sitiger/songwriter hacked hy the Iilysian Quartet adding depth via violin and cello to his usual electric guitar.
I Saviours, Fuctoff, Ix and Lords of Bastard Suhway (‘ovvgate. 6‘) (‘owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. £5. Math rock meets hardcore and hlack metal from (‘alifornia's Saviours and their heavy riff assault.
I Arctic Circle ()ctopus Diamond. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. 8pm. Free hefore £I0pm; £3 after. Iilectronica from Bristol.
I Northern Alliance, The Red Well, Jym Ponter and lona The Village. 16 South l’ort Street. I.eith. 478 7810. 8pm. £5 (£4). Down tempo indie-folk-rock in the same vein as Sparklehorse and Twilight Singers at this solo acoustic show
from I‘ence signee .\'A.
I Shock & Awe and Restless Natives Henry's (‘ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £4. I’unk.
I Soul Britannia All-Stars t'sher Ilall. Lothian Road. 228 l I55. 8pm. £16.50 £18.51). Featuring the cream of British soul and funk musicians and vocalists from the 70s. including Linda Lewis. Madeline Bell. (‘ymande. Hamish Stuart and more.
I Tyrant Lizard King, Cambrian Dawn, Flat Iron and Jackie Treehorn Studio 24. 24 26 ('alton Road. 558 3758. 8pm. £4. Bone crunching rock. I Dirty Monet Bannerman's. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. 9.30pm. £4. Blues and rock'n’roll.
I Spies in The Wires ('aharet Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. l lpm 3am. £4. The live gig/cluh crossover continues. and it's a DJ special as Barry form Sunderland's fittest. The I‘utureheads. mans the decks alongside Jay Sin? (Art of Parties) and the I My Spitfires residents.
Glasgow
I AudioAlysis and Just Sunday AB('2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. ()ver- l4s show. Duran Duran tinged 80s pop from AudioAlysis with acoustic pop support.
I Mando Diao The (‘athouse. 15 t'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £8. Over- 14s show. Much touted garage rock outfit from Sweden.
I Tom Sawyer The Ferry. Anderston Quay. The Broomielaw. 01698 360085. 7pm. £ I0 (adv). £12 (door). Rush trihute. I Adrian Crowley, Jo Mango and Zoey Van Goey Brcl. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Irish singer/songvv riter name checked hy Ryan Adams. plus a pre-SXSW performance from Jo Mango.
3i: LCD Soundsystem and I’rin/horn Dance School Barrowland. 244 (ialIowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £15. ()ver— l4s show. Aka hyper-hip New York Producers I)l"A who are hehind all those groovy punk-funk records. See preview. page 61.