I Acoustic Jam \iee‘n'Slea/y lll Sauehiehall Street. 333 ‘)(i3". Spin. l'ree. With a tree tlrink ax ineentit e lot' partieipantx.

I Open Mic liquitl lounge. ‘H \\’e\t Regent Street. 353 (i333. ‘lpin. l-ree. Aeouxtie lllll\lL‘. poetr}. ete.

Edinburgh

I Acoustica ('aharet Voltaire. 3o 33 Blair Street. 330 MW». 7.30pm. l’ree ixoluntar} L‘tllill'll‘lllltllh on e\it i. .-\ llt‘\\ night ol' ttt‘tlthllc \Ulllltl\ ollt'l'tllg \arietl llllt‘-llpx lroin litlinhurgli‘x linext \inger/xongixriterx. .‘\lltl reineinlier no Ct“ L‘l‘ \L‘l'\ttill\ tllltm etl.

I Open Mic \\'hi\tlehinkie\. ‘1 (i Sotith Bridge. 55." 5| l-l. ()Plll. .luxt turn tip and perl'orin.

Tuesday 2

Glasgow

I Simple Minds (lule .\tttlitoritnn. Sli(‘('. l‘innieston Qua}. 05300-10 rltlllll. 7pm. [38.50. See Mon 1.

I Blue and Speedway Slzt‘t‘. l'inniexlon Qua}. 0870040 .1000, {3350 No longer the l'ei\t_\ ho} hantl neueoinerx. Blue are settling into pretnature middle age h} the \t‘lllltl ol their neu alhttin (int/Ii. We don't need another \Vextlile. ax lina 'l‘urner alinoxt \ang. Support l'rotn (ilaxgou popxterx Speetlua}. \tho pla_\ their lll\ll'lllllelll\ antl exer)thing.

I Drive by Truckers King lurk \Valr \Vali lltit. 373a St \"ineent Street. 33] 537‘). 3.30pm. £7.50. Southern roekerx \tith the \pirit ol' l.}ll}l'tl Sk_\n_\rtl in their \einx. \earil) enough. 'l‘heir tlehut alhtnn Soul/run It’m‘A (l/tt'rtr \\a\ a eoneepl allitirn about a hand ealletl Betaina\ (iuillotine. Now we're reall_\ \earetl.

I Michael Dracula and The Mars Hotel (ilaxgou Sehool ol'.-\rt. ltiS Renlreu Street. 353 .1530. 7pm. l-ree.

RADIOHEAD What would it be like if pop stars ran the world? They probably couldn’t do much worse than that muppet Dubya and you’d imagine Thom Yorke would be in the cabinet alongside Bragg, Hynde, Bono and wee Chrissy Martin. If that was the case, surely ‘Karma Police’ could be the national anthem? Or am I just getting carried away now? (Mark Robertson)

I SECC. Glasgow; Sun 30 Nov.

Single launt‘li loi \liehael l)raeula. \\llt\ ha\ e \ignetl to reeentl} ret ixetl \exx York l;ll‘t‘l /C Rt‘t‘ifl'th.

I Nibushi Shang Hong, Poppadoms and The Kytes \iee‘n'Slea/t. l3l Saueluehall Street. 333 W13“. ‘lprn. £3. \lelotlie intlie guitar \(llllltlS.

I Shim R and El Jugador Stereo. l3 l-l Kelxinhaugli Street. 570 SillS. Spin. [4. .'\nother intriguing e\ent l'rorn tlioxe good people at .'\eou\lie .v\ll'air. I 0868, This Familiar Smile, Resident Calling, The Astrobelts antl Kicking Buckets

'l‘lie (‘atliouxtz l5 l'nion Street. 318

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(i(ill(i. 7.30pm. {-1. ()\er- l~lx show. l’unk pop and \kate pttitk line-up.

I Carina 'l‘ehai ()\ na. 43 ()tago Lane. 357 4534. Spin. L' l. .-\L‘Utl\llL‘ singer/song“ riter.

I Phil’s Session l'ixge Beatha. 232 \Vootllantlx Road. 5M 5%. 9pm. Free. \Veekl} iain.

Edinburgh

I Band Showcase \Vhixtlehinkiex.

-l (i Sotith Bridge. 557 5| l4. 9pm. (’all in atl\anee for a

I Lyrics to Go ('aharet Voltaire. 3t» 38 Blair Street. 330 (076. l lpin 3am. l-‘ree. :\n open rnie hip hop jarn \C\\it)tl hostetl h} l.i\ e Seieneex antl l)JRL‘(l(). \Vith duh and reggae in the lounge l'roin lteh_\' Soul

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Glasgow

I Blue and Speedway Sli(‘('. l‘inniexlon Qua}. 0870 040-1000. £33.50. See lth 3. I The Levellers Queen Margaret l'nion. 33 l‘ni\er\it} (iartlenx. 33‘) 9784. 7.30pm. [15. like lnxpiral ('arpetx. Brighton eruxtiex the l.e\eller\ eontinue to pltig aua} \\ ith their lolk-punk h}hritl even though their earl} 90x llL‘)tlil) i\ looking inereaxingl} remote.

I Orquestra Scotland Brazil The .v\relie\. 353 .v\rg_\le Street. 565 1033. 3pm. [8 run. International \upergroup featuring lti liitlxielttlh lroin Seotland and Brazil. The Bra/ilian leg ol' the exehange happenetl earlier thix _\ear. no“ they \hoit' oll their rnulti-ettltural eollahoralion to Seottixh illltllCllL‘CS. See pret ie\\.

I The AM and How to Swim King 'l‘ul‘x \Vali \Vah llul. 373a St Vincent Street. 33l 537‘). 8.30pm. £5. The A.“ l'eatttre e\-nieinher\ ol~ Jel'l Btiek‘ley's hantl. keeping the home lirex burning or lllL‘l‘L'uliotllx.

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