I No Shame MacSorley's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 3.30pm. Free. Rock covers.
I Open Stage The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 4—8pm. Free. See Sat 23.
I Open Mic Brunswick Cellars. 239 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9329. 4pm. Free. See Sat 23.
I Perfect Remedy Samuel Dow's. 67—71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. See Sat 23.
I The Fusion Experience Saint Jude‘s. 190 Bath Street. 352 8800. 9pm. Free; £5 after 1 1pm. See Fri 22.
I Galchen and Ursula Minor Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchichall Street. 333 0900. 9pm. £3. Modern stoner grooves from Galchen and sampledelic rock sounds from Ursula Minor.
I Scanner and The Glasgow Glam Bangers The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 9pm. Free. Electro pop. I Kong MacSorley's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9.30pm. Free. Rock.
I Testicicles Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. ()870 907 0999. £4. Deathkill4000 presents this metal-loving trio who dig Slayer. Slick Rick and Lightning Bolt but sound more fun than any of those guys.
Edinburgh
I The Rab Howat Band Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 3pm. Free. See Sat 23.
I Mydas The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 7pm. £5. Sleaze rock from ‘Edinburgh's drunkest band‘.
I Rieser and Crazy Vincent Caledonian Backpackers. 3 Queensferry Street. 476 7224. 8.30pm. £4. Power-pop night with lots of harmonies.
I The Joshua 4, Nola and Nine Miles High Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Mixed bag of rockin' delights.
I Barry Vista Social Club The Tass.
23.
I Death Star 4 The Three Tuns Wine Vaults. 7—1 1 Hanover Street. 0131 225 5412. 10pm. Free. See Sat 23.
Glasgow
I Ernest The Scotia Bar. 1 12 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 4pm. Free. See Sun 24. I Phil’s Sunday Session Uisge Beatha. 232—246 Woodlands Road. 564 1596. 6pm. Free. See Sun 24.
I Big Blues Jam Studio One. Grosvenor Terrace. 341 6516. 7.30pm. Free. See Sun 24.
I Blackfoot Renfrew Ferry. Anderston Quay. 01698 265 511. 7.30pm. £15. Veteran Southern fried rockers.
I Cold Night Song The Goat. 1287 Argyle Street. 357 7373. 8pm. Free. See Sun 24.
I Or Stereo. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. £3.
I Planet of Women, The Breathing Method and Barry Price Barfly (upstairs). 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. Japanese all-girl trio fronted by the Janis Joplin-like Jade.
I Acoustic Open Mic Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. Free. See Sun 24.
I Bozilla, Uter and The Aphrodisiacs 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Synth sounds and general glee at the End of the Month Club.
I Live Music MacSorley‘s. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9pm. Free. See Thu 21. I Sir Richard Bishop The Sub Club. 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600. 1 1pm. £7. Guitarist inspired by Latino. gypsy and
cowboy sounds plays a set for the ()ptimo ‘
massive.
Edinburgh
I The Drifters Playhouse. 18—22 (ireenside Place. 0870 6063424. 7.30pm. £l4.50—£l6. The Drifters embark on a 50th anniversary tour featuring all their classic hits such as ‘Saturday Night at the
Movies‘ and ‘Save the Last Dance for Me'.
I Neil Thomson 0. Gerry Cambridge and Brendan Campbell Wee Folk Club. Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8pm. £6 (£5). More laid-back sounds from Acoustic Affair. Songwriter Neil Thomson is joined by harmonica player Gerry Cambridge.
I Alfonzo and Greystar Q-Bar. 5—1 I l.eith Street. 8.30pm. £4—£5. Blistering rock‘n'roll quartet Alfonzo headline (with one more tbc).
I Juicy Lucy, Stocious and Blank Generation Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 8.45pm. £4. Stonesy garage rock from Juicy Lucy.
I Hobo The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 10pm—3am. Free before £1 1pm; £3 after. See Sun 24.
Glasgow
I The Posies King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. 90s melodic college rockers from the Pacific North West reform.
I Nothing from Nowhere, The Goodnight Story, The 69ers and Torne Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 7pm. £5. Emo bill.
I Acoustic Jam Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchichall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Free. See Mon 25.
I Scarlet Blue Brunswick Cellars. 239 Sauchichall Street. 332 9329. 9pm. Free. Mod-ish sounds.
I The Daniel Smith Band Studio
()ne. (irosycnor Terrace. 341 6516.
High Street. 556 6338. 9pm. Free. See Sat
9.30pm. Free. Boogie woogie and blues from pianist Smith.
Edinburgh
I Devendra Banhart, Espers and Sir Richard Bishop The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £12.50. First ever Scottish headline show for this enigmatic leader of the psych-folk explosion. See preview page 64.
I Big Business Subway C owgate. 69 Cow-gate 225 6766. 7.30pm—3am. £1 before 1 1pm; donations after. Live brcakcore from London's Alan Tit-Mash and local boys Greenbank (Benbecula). Xahdrez (Vacuous Pop) and Pidgin. followed by eclectic grime and jungle DJ sets. Come in businesswear for a
V discount. 1 I Open Mic Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South
Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Free. See Mon 25.
I Andy & Neb City: Edinburgh. la Market Street. 226 9560. 10pm—1am. Free. See Mon 25.
Glasgow
I Looking for Simon and Martin’s Room Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Local indie bill.
I The Red Letters and The Apsherons Tom Tom. 207 Bath Street. 248 2123. 9pm. Free. See Sat 30 for the Apsherons.
Edinburgh
I Jools Holland and his Rhythm 4. Blues Orchestra Playhouse. 18—22 (ireenside Place. 467 5200. 8pm. £24--£29.50. Over the past ten years more than a million people have coughed tip to witness Jools and his band perform. Here the star-studded line-up includes former Squeeze drummer. Gilson Lavis and vocalists Sam Brown & Ruby Turner. Purl uflhc Sturbiu'ks‘ Ifrlinburgli Juzf. & Blues Festival.
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