Edinburgh

I Stocious, Seneka, Big Red and The Yard (‘abaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 8pm. £3—£5. lluge local band line up with six more names to be confirmed.

Glasgow

I Acoustic Jam Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Free. See .Mon 29.

I King Creosote Motto. 12 Kings ('ourt. King Street. 553 2400. 8pm. £3. Fence stalwart King (‘reosote with his engaging. spindly. special folky musings launches his wondrous new album. recorded with the liarlies.

I Seven Stone Lighter Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 (1999. 8pm. ('1) launch for these local punk DUPPL‘FS .

I Drive By Truckers King Tut‘s Wah Wah llttt. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Southern rockers with the spirit of Lynyrd Skynyrd in their veins. scarily enough. Their debut album Soul/tern Rm‘k ()[N’I'tl was a concept album about a band called Betamax Guillotine. Now we’re really scared.

I Blob, Argonath, Genetik Blueprint and Amok 13th Note Cafe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £4 (£3 with flyer). All sorts of metal black. industrial. thrash and warrior black. which isn‘t a shade of emulsion. I Alan Nimmo Studio One. (irosvenor Terrace. 341 6516. 9.30pm. Free. ()ne half of Glasgow blues brothers with a live acoustic set.

Edinburgh

I Skindred, Armoured Cats and Solacy Studio 24. 24 ~26 (‘alton Road. 558 3758. 7.30pm. £7. .Metal meets reggae from headliners Skindred (formed from the ashes of Dub War).

Tuesday 6

Glasgow

I Stereophonics S1i(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 0870040 4000. 6.30pm. SOLD ()l'T. (iadzooks « Stereophonics have actually made a decent album in the shape of Language. Sm: Violence. Other."

I The Signals and The Wheels Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5.

I Story One, The Carnival and Caragh Nugent King Tut's Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Nottingham band Story ()ne. offering a mixed bag of current indie sounds and a violin-wielding frontman. who have taken up residency in Tut's of late.

Edinburgh

I Fat Freddy’s Drop The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £ 10. Seven-piece New Zealand outfit mixing up dub. reggae. jazz. techno and soul with fttnky abandon.

Wednesday 7

Glasgow

I Stereophonics Sli(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 6.30pm. SOLD ()1 "f. See Tue 6.

I Saga 105.2FM Gala Birthday Concert Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20.50 £24.50. SAGA 105.2FM celebrate their first birthday with (‘raig McMurdo. and tributes to Glenn Millar and the Rat Pack. Also featuring singers from the Merseybeats. the Searchers. the Trcmeloes and more.

I Acoustic Open Stage The llalt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 8pm. Free. See Wed 31.

I Harriet Brel. 39-43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. Jazz and rock- inllttenced songstress plays an acoustic show.

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I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. 169 Deanston Drive. 0141 649 7258. 8pm. £2. See Wed 31.

I Sing 8 Drink Stereo. 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. Free. See Wed 31.

I The Fight, Who Shot Jonson, Kicking Buckets and This July Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £7. Punk line-up.

I Live Music MacSorley's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9pm. Free. See Thu 25.

Edinburgh

I Resin Dogs The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £8. (‘tit and paste sampling. funk. hip hop. breakbeat and frenetic live skills frotn this Aussie group.

Thursday 8

Glasgow

I Alison Krauss & Union Station (‘lyde Auditorium. Finnieston Quay. ()87() 040 4000. 6.30pm. £22.50-—£30. Much respected. Grammy Award- winning practitioner of old country whose current album is Lone/y Runs Both Ways.

I Live Music Starbucks. 252—254 Byres Road. 357 5318. L9pm. Free. See Thu 25.

I Every Scar is a Victory and lki g2. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 353 3111. 7pm. £5. ()ver- 14s show. limo bill.

I Jamiroquai S1i(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. 7pm. £28.50. The never- changing cat in the hat returns with more listenable funk and soul-plundering sounds.

I Toots and the Maytals The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. ()141 240 7528. 7.30pm. £15. The return of the incredibly sprightly Jamaican music legend who is one of the architects of reggae.

I Dresden Ensemble and Glasgow lmprovisers’ Orchestra (‘(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £8 (£6). Gunter Sommer's improv ensemble amassed from Dresden and Leipzig join forces with the G10 for a double bill of improvised music with over 30 musicians on stage.

I The Elvis Suicide, Page 8 and Luma Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Rock bill.

I The Free Candy Sessions The Liquid Ship. 171~~175 Great Western Road. 331 1901. 8pm. Free. See Thu 25.

I The Glasgow Glam Bangers and Superslide The Vale. 5 Dundas Street. 332 4928. 8pm. £3. Rock‘n'roll.

I Phil’s Session L'isge Beatha. 232—246 Woodlands Road. 564 1596. 8pm. Free. See Thu 25.

I Wing and a Prayer Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo.

I Jam Session Samuel Dow‘s. 67-71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. See Thu 25.

I Josh Pearson, Bikini Atoll and Nibushi Shang Hong King Tut‘s Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Pearson is better known as the singer with spacey Texan trio Lift to Experience.

I Live Music McChuills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 9pm. Free. See Thu 25. I Live Music MacSorley's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9pm. Free. See Thu 25. I Midnight Swimmer Tinderbox. 189 Byres Road. 339 3108. 9pm. Free. Acoustic set.

I Vagabonds The Scotia Bar. 1 l2

Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. See Thu 25.

I Roost Studio ()ne. Grosvenor Terrace. 341 6516. 9.30pm. Free. Rock and blues covers.

Stirling

I Frank Holden Interprets Sinatra

Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). llolden embraces the excitement and emotion of ()1' Blue liyes' heyday.

Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to jules.graham@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Jules Graham and Kenny Mathieson.

Glasgow

I Live Jazz Budda. 142a St Vincent Street. 243 2212. 7- 10pm. Free. Weekly. live. intimate jazz and acoustic sets in the upstairs bar.

Edinburgh

I Louise Dodds and Tom Scott Sygn. 5 (‘harlotte Lane. 225 6060. 2.30~5.15pm. A third weekly residency for the Edinburgh vocalist.

I Lorna Reid Trio ()cean Bar. ()cean Terminal. 1.eith. 555 8888. 6-«9pm. Free. Selection of live jazz numbers from the cool and classy vocalist and band.

I Jean Mundell and Friends 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 830—1 1pm. Free. lixpect stylish jazz sounds from the accomplished vocalist.

I Laura Macdonald plays Cole Porter Henry's Jazz (char. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £7. ('ontemporary twist on a romantic homage to the great American songwriter from this popular saxophone star. Valery Ponomarev International Quintet The Jazz Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 220 4290. 9pm midnight. £5. Direct from New York the 1S star. who took the trumpet chair with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for four years. plays six nights at the Jazz Bar alongside an all- star International line-up. comprising Martin '/.enker (bass). (‘hick Lyall. (piano). Gordon McNeil (sax) and Bill Kyle (drutns).

I Louise Dodds Bar 38. 126 128 George Street. 220 6180. 9pm. Free. Weekly live jazz and blues residency for the Edinburgh-based vocalist.

I Late Night Jazz Jam Session 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097.

1 1.30pm 2.30am. Free. Late night jam session hosted by the liighty House Trio. I Beat Root Juice The Jazz Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 2204290. 12.30am—3am. Free; £2 after 1 1.30pm. A heady mix of ska. Latin and Afro-(‘uban beats. featuring Salsa (‘eltica star Toby Shippey on trumpet.

Dundee

I Bert Jansch Dundee Rep. Tay Square. 01382 223530. 8pm. £10 (£8). A fixture on the UK music scene since the mid-60s. the ground-breaking guitarist is here with his unique blend of folk. blues and jazz.

Glasgow

I Patrick Flaherty and the Jazz

Pharoahs Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 2pm. £2. New weekly jazz gig with drummer Flaherty and an impressive line-up playing original compositions in a New York style. Pharoahs come in the form of Tom McNiven (trumpet). Pattl 'l‘owndrow (alto saxophone). Konrad Wiszniewski (tenor saxophone). Dave Patrick (piano) and liwan Burton (double bass).

Edinburgh

I Claire Daly Trio 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 8.30 -1 1pm. Free. Live jazz sounds from the captivating vocalist and band.

I Konrad Wiszniewski Quartet Henry‘s Jazz ('ellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £8. Hot and soulful sounds from the (‘oltrane-inspired sax star and band.

1:2): Valery Ponomarev International Quintet The Jazz Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 220 4291). 9pm midnight. £5. See ; Thu 25. 1 I Live Jazz at Sugo Sugo. 14—15 ' Albert Place. 1.eith Walk. 9pm. Free. Weekly Live jazz and blues from pianist Tom Scott and vocalist Louise Dodds.

I Liz MacEwan and the Jack

Finlay Trio NB‘s Bar. the Balmoral

Hotel. 1 Princes Street. 9pm. Free. , Swinging sounds from vocalist 1 Macliwan and the Jack Finlay Trio at ' this new Friday night residency featuring Stewart Forbes on sax. I Late Night Jazz Jam Session 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80

Queen Street. 226 5097.

1 1.30pm- 2.30am. Free. See Thu 25. 1 I The Groovediggaz Experience llenry's Jazz Cellar. 8 Morrison Street.

467 5200. midnight. £8. A dose of the

funk from lidinburgh‘s premiere heavyweight soul outfit. featuring

vocalist Tony King and the talents of Martin Kershaw on sax.

I Late Nite Jazz/Funleance The I Jazz Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 2204290. 0.30am. Free before £1 1.30pm; £5 after. New funk-tilled night featuring live

bands and lots of dancing.

Dundee

I Stardust: The Hoagy Carmichael Story Dundee Rep. Tay Square. 01382 223530. 8pm. £10 (£8). Dave Anderson and Dave Macl.ennan present a sentimental journey through the life and work of the great American songwriter.

Selkirk

I Edinburgh Jazz Quartet Bowhill Theatre. Bowhill llouse. Bowhill. 01750 22204. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). An evening of late summer jazz and swing from the capital quartet.

Stirling l I Bert Jansch Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. ()1786 274000. 8pm. £10 (£6.50). See

Thu 25.

Glasgow

I Tom Colquhoun Duo Brel. 39-43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 3-6pm. Free. Featuring renowned jazz and Latin guitarist (’olquhoun.

I The Michael Deans Quintet Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 5-6pm. Free. Quintet led by tenor saxophonist Deans playing a modern blend of bebop. jazz and funk.

I Big Bob’s Jazz Band Bar 185. Buchanan Hotel. 185 Buchanan Street. 332 7284. 5.30 9pm. Free. Swinging Saturday jazz session.

I Primetime and Jan Douglas Archie's. 27 Waterloo Street. 221 3210. 6--9pm. Free. New York-styled live jazz entertainment from veteran Glasgow performer Jan Douglas and a rotating quartet of great players including fine young drummer Paddy Flaherty.

I Raymond MacDonald/Neil Davidson Street Level Photoworks. 26 King Street. 552 2151. 8pm. Free. Following a series of recording dates and i collaborations with Sakoto Fujji and Tatsuya Nakatani this year. this is the first duo performance for this talented saxophone and guitar coupling.

Edinburgh

I The Maria Speight Quintet 80

Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 8.30-1 1pm. Free. Bluesy set from the Alabama-born vocalist acclaimed for her interpretations of the (in'a! zillll’l'f(‘(lll Songbook with support from a top class line-up of

musicians.

I Colin Steele Plays Miles Davis llenry‘s Jazz (‘ellar. 8 Morrison Street. I

467 5200. 8.30pm. £8. (‘olin Steele plays

classic Miles Davis from the 50s and

60s. with support from Phil Bancroft on 1 sax. Dave Milligan on piano and Kenny lillis on bass.