Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 8pm. Free. Reinventing European jazz with their unique compound of energetic grooves. intimate soundscapes and arresting melodies. Medboe's group features Signy Jakobsdottir. Chris Grieve and Konrad Wiszniewski. An Acoustic Affair session.

I Desert Hearts, Denaro and Le Reno Amps 13th Note Cat‘c’. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £3. Glasgow label Gargleblast present three bands including Belfast indie rock trio Desert Hearts who are promoting their new album Harsy Talsy Nagasaki.

I Wilburn Silver, Billy Bates and Eoscene Nice'n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Acoustic indie rock.

I Open Mic Bar Bloc. 117 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. Free. Weekly unplugged session.

I Remember Remember and The Royal We Mono. 12 Kings Court. King Street. 552 9458. AKA Graham from Multiplies.

Glasgow

I Jo Jo a the Swaggers, Unit 13, Retrospect, Red Star Republic and Final Outcome Soundhaus. 47 Hydepark Street. 221 4659. 7pm. £5. Over- 14s show. Local rock line-up.

I Eternal Lord and Soul Fracture The Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £5. Over-14s show. Metal. metal. metal. according to Eternal Lord‘s My Space page.

I Marshall Law, Steel Tormentor,

Malden Scotland and Syth SoundhaUs. 47 Hydepark Street. 221 4659. 7.30pm.

£750 (£6501. Twin guitar power metal from Birmingham‘s Marshall Law. plus

similar supports including Iron Maiden tribute band.

I Acoustic Open Stage The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 8pm. Free. Weekly unplugged session.

I Alan Emslie 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Dark matter rock and chilled out soundscapes from this prog goth metal duo.

I Michael Simona Tchai Ovna. 169 Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk.

blues and beyond.

>l< Quasi and International Airport Mono. 12 Kings Court. King Street. 552 9458. 8pm. £8.50. Compelling L'S indie rock from Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss and singer/guitarist Sam Coombes. Plus winsome local indie support.

I The Felt Tips, Blueflint, Captain Howdie and Hey Princess Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. The Felt Tips are indie pop quartet who met in time honoured rock’n'roll fashion when their kite strings got entangled on Largs beach.

I Need for Acoustic Music The Hold. The Admiral Arms. 72a Waterloo Street. 221 7705. 8.30pm. Free. Regular singer/songwriters night. featuring two to three artists every week.

I The Enemy King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5.

Rock&Pop Music

The perfect antidote to all that testosterone

I Acoustic Jam Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. Free. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material.

i sworn rushing round the stages of Edinburgh with all those stand up comedians thrusting their hilarious wares in our faces, a big, nasty breenging metal band in the timeless style of Pantera. Trading

Glasgow I Data Panlk and Tiny Little Hearts

I Damiens the Regicide Bar Bloc. 1 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. Free.

Postsrocking ambient electronica outfit who were formerly in Absentia.

Tuesday 22

Glasgow

>l< Presidents of the United States of America Carling Academy Glasgow. 121 Eglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. £13. Jocular frat rock trio in the vein of They Might Be Giants. Barenaked Ladies et al.

I The Hype and lndafusion Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Rock ‘n' roll from the Hype. power pop from lndafusion.

I Pat Monaghan It Dochan MacMillan, Broadcaster Boy & Broadcaster Girl and Ross

Falrweather The Liquid Ship. 171-175 songwriting. reminiscent of Smog. , ,.... S

Great Western Road. 331 1901. 8pm. Free. I The 44s and The Excerpts ' "

Free Candy Sessions night featuring a set Nice‘n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 l / r” /" from the organisers of the evening plus 0900. 8.30pm. The 44s are a ,.

Americana and solo acoustic jazz/reggae/punk/rock octet from Glasgow. , ) ', ' singer/songwriter. I The Aphrodisiacs, De Soto Firefly \ ' ., . "' .2: I. '

I Dolla Bandelores, Deadites. Red and Bayan King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. ' .4 . i” 2

Snowman and We are See Through Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Line-up features thrash metal trio Deadites.

I Howe Gelb Mono. 12 Kings Court. King Street. 552 9458. 8.30pm. £10. Rare solo performance of droll Americana from the Giant Sand frontman.

I The Ominous 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Trio who promise punky goodness.

Wednesday 23

Glasgow

I Attic Lights Oran Mor. 731—735 Great Western Road. 357 6200. 7pm. Free. Beach Boys/Byrds-a-like outfit play the Oran Mor Acoustic Session.

I Blind Pew and Rocketfox ABC2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Stonesy blues rock from Blind Pew.

I December Underground, Solar, Unconditional, 1092, 4 Day Weekend and Mlssln’ a Bit The Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £5. Over-143 show. MDK local band showcase.

Mono. 12 Kings Court. King Street. 552 9458. 8pm. £3. New outfit. formed by the ex-members of electro kandy poppers Bis. play at Club Beatroot.

I Kaster, Local Hero, Darkwater, Burnout 27 and Kissy Jalfa 8. the Mlnnows Soundhaus. 47 Hydepark Street. 221 4659. 8pm. £4. Local band showcase.

I Mister Mark, Hercules Mandarin and Iona The Liquid Ship. 171—175 Great Western Road. 331 1901. 8pm. Free. Humorous songwriting. heartfelt acoustic rock and solo folk respectively at this Free Candy Sessions night.

I The Riffs, Collar Up and The Retroirets Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. Rock. garage and blues sounds.

I The Unfortunates Tchai Ovna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Pensive

272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Dancey. electro rock trio from Motherwell currently writing their third album.

I Live Music McChuilIs. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 9pm. Free. See Thu 17.

I The Martial Arts, The Captain’s Table and The Lost Marbles 13th

Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638.

9pm. £3. Mix of 60s pop and 80s indie from The Martial Arts.

I Miyagi and Kobai Firewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. 10pm. Free before 10.30pm; £4 (£3) after. Sun-dipped cowboy surf funk from Miyagi.

I Sister Blades and Stroszek MacSorley's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. Mary Chain/My Bloody Valentine-inspired indie drone.

I Y’All is Fantasy Island Bar Warhol. 214 Bath Street. Album launch for these acoustic experimentalists. with the emphasis on mentalism no doubt.

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I MacFloyd Magnum Theatre. Harbourside. 01294 313010. 7.30pm. £1 1. Scottish tribute to the mighty Pink Floyd.

in muscular grooves and grinding power chords, this NYC-based mob

are a musical tonic. I Barfly, Glasgow, Thu 7 7 Aug.

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