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Glasgow
I Cyndi Lauper and Robots in Disguise (‘arling .-\cadettty. 121 liglinton Street. 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. Best known for her crazy coloured hair and big 80s hit. ‘(iirls .lust Wanna lla\e l-tm'. Lauper makes a rare trip to Glasgow to celebrate the release of her new cllib-orientated album.
I The Drifters l’av ilion 'l‘lteatre. 121 Rentield Street. 552 1846. 7.30pm. £18.50 (£17.50). The Drifters bring over 50 years of magical hits to life. with a set featuring classic hits such as ‘Saturday Night at the Movies'. 'l'nder the Boardwalk' and ‘l 'p ()n The Root". I Glenn Tilbrook 81 the Fluffers (’lassic (irand. l8 .lamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. £15. The Squeeze man's new band performing old classics. rttl‘lllc‘s. stilt) \Htl‘lx ttlltl Ct“ L‘t's.
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I Never Means Maybe, Thoughts Collide and Your Tragic Silence Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 221 0726. 7.30pm. Metal and hardcore.
I Chomsky Allstars, The Jackanoors, Gibson Boyle and Station Sound l’ivo l’ivo. l5 \Vaterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. £4. Militant beats from Chomsky Allstars. garage funk from Jackanoorys. acoustic grooves from Gibson Boyle and rawk from SS. FfiEE The Last Corinthians Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Local indie pop quartet.
I Last Gang, Labels and Echofela Barlly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £7. ()ver- 14s show. West Yorkshire indie kids described as a northern Clash.
FREE Punch 8. the Apostles and Mitchell Museum Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Blues. funk. punk and jazz influences from P&TA at this Concrete Campfire night.
I Scott MacDonald Tchai ()vna. 169 1)eanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. Acoustic and harmonica driven set from MacDonald.
I Team Waterpolo, Defend Moscow and Coriolis King Tut‘s Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Preston popsters attracting an amount of interest at the moment.
FREE Deltasound Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bth Street. 574 6066. 9pm. :\lt.rockcrs from Newcastle.
I We Were Promised Jetpacks and The Little Kicks 13th Note Cafe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Breakneck alt.rock with strident. jangling guitars from WWPJ.
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Glasgow School of Art. 167 Renfrew Street. 353 4531. 11pm. £4 (£3/£1 ). Electro pop and stupid hairdos from this trio. comprising sisters Emma and Mia Kemppainen and Malin Nyqvist. playing at the RP'/. club night.
I Ainslie Henderson, Tim Kwant and K Anderson The Drawing Room. 1055 Sauchiehall Street. 339 8866. Fame Academy alumnus presents his songwriting wares at the weekly Quiet Riot night.
I Alan Tyler & the Lost Sons of Littlefield, The Gilded Angels and Dave Arcari Grand Ole ()pry. 24 Govan Road. 429 5396. CANCELLED. I Danny Wylie and Chris Clark Nice’n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. CANCELLED.
I Jiezuberband, Cheviot Hoods and Soundproof Stereo. 20—28 Rentield Lane. 222 2254. Post-Britpop sounds from Jiezuberband.
I Kids in Glass Houses, This City and Save Your Breath Queen Margaret l'nion. 22 University Gardens. 339 9784. Much-touted emo powerpop quintet from Wales.
I Vessels Captain‘s Rest. 185 Great Western Road. 331 2722. Experimental post-rock from Leeds.
Edinburgh
FREE Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 5 8pm. ()pen stage for singer- songwriters to showcase their material (Thu) and bands (Fri).
I Spencer Clark Sneaky Pete's. 73 (‘owgate. 225 1757. 7pm. £3. Psyche noise with a solo show from The Skaters' Spencer Clark.
I The Deloreans The Ark. 3--7 Waterloo Place. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Rock.
I Eddi Reader Festival Theatre. 13/29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £20 £21.50. ()ne of contemporary British music‘s leading ladies. Incorporating pop. jazz. folk. Burns and ballads.
i‘fiEE Ten Storeys High and Kiddo The Caves. Niddry Street South. 557 8989. 7.30pm. Ticketed. Sci-ti pop with
jazz. hip hop. rock and acoustic
flourishes. Free tickets from wwwthemi|1-live.com.
I Limbo The Voodoo Rooms. 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. 8pm— lam. £5 (£4). The Black Spring DJs man the decks and bring you live acts each week including The Fusiliers. Myshkin and Autosafari ( 16 ()ct). Popup. lsosceles and Woodenbox with A Fistful of Fivers (23 Get) and Cancel The Astronauts. Babyng and Clint (30 ()ct).
I Slick’s Kitchen, Ho Kilter and Rocket Salad Bannerrnan's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. £4. German punk.
FR ES Terra Diablo and The Strands Heriot-Watt University Union. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. Glaswegian post-rockers Terra Diablo plus lad rockers The Strands.
FR ES The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298.
1 1.30pm. ()rganic hip hop and jazzy
grooves.
Glenrothes
I Elvis on Tour Rothes Halls. Kingdom Centre. 01592 61 1 101. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£16.50). Lee Memphis King recreates some Elvis magic with help from his orchestra and costumed singers.
Glasgow I Kaiser Chiefs, Late of the Pier and The Hair Barrowland. 244 Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. £27.50. ()ver- 14s show. The mighty Kaisers tour their new album (W'ieilh their Heads offering more of their trademark rowdy anthems and catchy indie rock nuggets. I My Ruin, Speed Theory, Illuminatus and Sanctomm The
I £10. Critically acclaimed
Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606.
7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Mouthy gml rapper Tairrie B rages hard in dark ‘ horror rock mode. I Terra Diablo and We Hung Your Leader Classic Grand. 18 Jamaica 1 Street. 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Glaswegian post-rockers who constructed a website dedicated to Buckfast.
I 3 Doors Down Carling Academy.
121 Eglinton Street. 0844 477 2000.
7pm. £18. Over-14s show. Mainstream
US rockers who have enjoyed huge success in the States play this
rescheduled date.
I Eddi Reader Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18.50—£21.50. Sec Thu 16.
I The Jamm ()ran Mor, 7314735
Great Western Road. 357 6200. 7.30pm.
A tribute to the many guises of the Modfather. Paul Weller.
I Johnny Flynn and Amy LaVere Nice'n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street.
333 0900. 7.30pm. Part of the same London nu-folk scene as Laura Marling and Noah & the Whale. Flynn. with his band the Sussex Wit. has been described
as ‘Nick Drake fronting The Pogues'.
I Lena Martell Pavilion Theatre. 121 Rentield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm.
£16.50 (£15). The star of stage and
screen sings numbers from her 30 album-strong career.
I David Ferrard City Halls: Recital Rooms. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 8pm.
singer/songwriter. described as Scotland's Rufus Wainwright. performs his gentle l melodies following release of his debut album Broken Sky. Par! ofGlusgaya'
I Adele Sande Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. English-Zambian gospel-flavoured soul singer based in Glasgow. whose tastes span Nina Simone through to Mos Def. FREE Kung Fu, Must Be Something, The 1,2,3s and Airspiel Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Melodic indie rock from Kilmarnock.
I Zoey Van Goey and Stevie Reverb & the Reverberations Gilmorehill C112. 9 University Avenue. 330 5522. 8pm. £7 (£6). Instrument- swapping indie folk trio ZVG and Stevie Reverb. better known as Belle & Sebastian guitarist Stevie Jackson. perform at the opening night of the Sounds Film Festival 2008. following screenings of two music documentaries. one about the Ballads of the Book project and the other a Danish film about the Glasgow music scene. called Indienn‘kens Mekku.
I aRe WE theM? Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 221 0726. 8pm. £5. No. you're not. but you do sound a bit like them.
I Acusis, Andripov and Culann
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St
Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Indie electro pop trio headline.
FREE Perfect Remedy Samuel Dow‘s. 67—71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock band. FREE The Easy Orchestra The
Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street.
221 771 1. 9.30pm. The Friday morning houseband on BBC Radio Scotland's Mae/lulu)“ & C o perform from their
diverse songbook.
I Plaaydoh and Peter Parker Stereo. 20-28 Rentield Lane. 222 2254. Post-punk sounds.
I Styrofoam Captain‘s Rest. 185 Great Western Road. 331 2722. Indie electro
from Antwerp‘s Arne Van Petegem and
band.
Edinburgh
FREE Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery : The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4298. 5—8pm. See Thu 16. L I The Escape, Carla’s Chin Job, ,
Precious 8. Grace and Acts of
Anger Studio 24. 24—26 Calton Road. 558 3758. 6pm. £5. Edgy. guitar-driven 5 rock.