I The Waterboys l-‘estix-al “theatre. l.3 29 Niettlsntt Street. .353 8000. 7.30pm. £l8 £20. .\like Scott hrings his consistently wondert'ul Waterhoys along for this acoustic show of literate l'olls— tinged rock.

I The Sound Station Sunday Session The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 8pm. See Sun I3.

I Hobo The Bongo ('luh. .\loray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. l0pm 3am. £3. See Sun l3.

Glasgow

I Groove Armada and Mr Hudson & the Library Barrow land. 244 (iallow gate. 552 4601. 7pm. £l9.50. ()\er— l4s show. They see you hahy. shaking that ass . . . Plus the hookish .\lt' llttdsott.

I Saint Jude’s Infirmary, Thomas Truax and Paul Vickers 8. the Leg :\ll(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. ()yer- l4s show. The honey coated \‘ocals meet Velxet l'nderground int‘luences ol SJl plus the unique talents ol 'l’homas 'l'rua\ and the lyrical inyention ot‘ l)aw it til the Replicants' l’aul Vickers conyerge to celehrate the 10th hirthday ot' the esteemed lidinhurgh indie lahel Sl. Records.

I Son of Dork AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £l2.50. ()ycr- l4s show. lix-Busted man James Bottrne. and his pop punk pixies. stupidly in thrall to adolescent American rock.

I The Airborne Toxic Event and The Child Echo Bart'ly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £5. l);tt‘ls cloud of a hand taking their name than the Don l)elillo ttoyel White Noise.

I Johnossi and Sounds Like Violence The Hold (under Admiral Bar). \Vaterloo Street. 8pm. £6. Swedish duo that's right. John and ()ssi who kick up a hit ol' a racket. ex en on acoustic instruments.

I Sabaton and Thunderbolt Barlly tttpstait‘s). 2(30 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £7. Swedish metal hruisers. I The Besnard Lakes, Land of Talk and Baillie 8: the Fault King ’l'ut‘s \Vah \Vah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £7. l.ike Arcade Fire. The Besnard |.akes comprise a hushand and w it‘e team t'rom Montreal thottgh their sound is more ethereal.

I Whitefire and Sol Diablos Bar Bloc. ll7 Bath Street. 574 0006. 9pm. liree. Yep-style rock‘n'roll l‘rom tinglish headliners.

Edinburgh

I Willy Mason The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. S()l.l) ()l'l. 'l'eenage hlues sensation l'rom Martha’s Vineyard. with indie appeal. I The Best Disco in Town Live 2007 l’layhouse. I8 22 ('rreenside Place. 0870 060l730. 7.30pm. £32.50. Billed as the ‘ultimate e\periencc in disco decadence. the line-up lot‘ this liye stage show includes Rose ‘(‘ar \Vztslt. Royce. The Three l)cgrees. linaes. Odyssey and (ieorge McRae. I Fake Shark - Real Zombie llenry 's ('ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. llpm 3am. £5. Shouty new rayc and punk hardcore lixe at cluh night l)ogtooth.

Tuesday 22

Glasgow

I James Yorkston 8. the Athletes ()ran .\lor. 73l 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. Spectral sounds trom the liast .\'cuk ol l'ile's alternaliye l'olk~trotthador.

I Let’s Play God, Triangle Theory, Money 2 Burn and Mama Mayhem RHL'lsL‘t‘s. l—l Nlitlltttltl Street. 22l 0726. 7pm. £5. Rock and metal.

3:? Patti Smith AB('. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £25. ()yerr‘ l4s

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show. The yenerahle pttnk poet pert‘ormer commands a Scottish stage again. llopet‘ully she'll steer clear ot' too many of the lacklustre eoyet' Versions on her current alhum 'Iirv/i‘t'. I The Red Chord, from a Second Storey Window and Architect 't‘he ('athottse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £8. ()ycr— l4s show. The headliners are a hardcore metal/grindcore hand l'rom the l'S.

I King Creosote and The Pictish Trail liastwood l’ark 'l‘heatre. liastwood l’ark. Rouken (ilen Road. (iit't'nock. 577 4970. 7.30pm. £12.50 t£8t. See 'l'hu I7. I Halcyon and Pharmacy Capitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 33l I040. 8pm. l.ocal hand line-up.

I I’ve Come to Wish you an Unhappy Birthday The Hold (under Admiral Bart. Waterloo Street. 8pm. £5. An eyening ol .\lorrisscy -t‘elated sounds. \\ illt proceeds going to Breast (‘ancer (’are.

I Jordan 099 'l'chai ()yna. I69 l)canston l)ri\'e. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. Singer/songwriter t'rom Shetland \ ia lidinhurgh.

I The Law, The Ronelles and The Jack Knives King ‘I‘ut‘s \Vah \Vah lltll. 27221 St Vincent Slt'L‘L‘l. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £5. See Sat I9.

I Michael McMillan Beanscene.

38 42 \Voodlands Road. 352 9800. 9pm. l‘ree. See 'lhu I0.

I The Rumble Strips, Blood Red Shoes, The Little Ones and Pull Tiger Tail The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. £thc. A munher ot~ hands lrom down south and o\ er there seek to impress. including the lite- at'tirming indie tunes with added sa\. trtnnpet and piano ol' 'l‘hc Rttmhle Strips and the sun kissed ('alit‘ornia pop ot' The Little Ones on this Alli/2' New .\lusic tour.

Edinburgh

I Saint Jude’s Infirmary, Thomas Truax and Paul Vickers & the Leg The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £6. See Mon 21.

I Jewel & Esk Presents The Bongo ('Iuh. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 9pm. £3. .\li.\ed line-up oi hands iron] the respected music course.

Wednesday 23

Glasgow

3:3 Battles AB('2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £l0. ()\e1'- l4s show. A\ant-rock quartet. featuring memhers ol' lleltnet and Don ('ahallero. See preyiew. page 6|.

I Good Charlotte (’arling Academy (ilasgow. |2l liglinton Street. 0870 77] 2000. 7pm. £16. l’op punk shot through with a dash ol metal from twins Joel and Benji Madden. hehind the massixe hit ‘l.it’est_\ les ol the Rich and l‘atnotis'.

I Hells Bells 'l‘he l‘erry. Anderston Quay. 'l‘he Brootnielaw. 0|698 360 085. 7pm. £12. A(‘/l)(‘ trihute hand.

I Kiddo attd Slow Motion Replay Rockers. l4 \litlltttltl Street. 22l 0726. 7pm. £5. Danceahle indie rock from Kiddo.

I Willy Mason and Elvis Perkins Queen .\largaret l’nion. 22 l'ni\ersity (iardens. 3399784. 7pm. £10.50. ()yer- l4s show. See .\lon 21.

I Frightened Rabbit, 12 Stone Toddler, Spacejunk and Bo Deadly (‘Iassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. £7. l’eepshow gig featuring the Mk} ittdie pop ot‘ l-‘rightened Rahhit w hose dehut alhum Sing the (mats is out

I Acoustic Open Stage The llalt Bar. I60 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 8pm. l'ree. See \Vcd l(l.

I Katie Sutherland, Lynne Carson and Anton Rio ('ate. 27 llyndland Street. 334 9909. 8pm. l‘ree. Acoustic music at Rio's l)ances on the Sand night.

I Kill Kenada, Damiens the Regicide and Cancer Party Bartly. 2(i0 ('lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Bognor hand influenced hy l‘uga/i. At the 0m e In and Manga cartoons. Supported hy west end spacers [HR and sell-sly led ‘\ ulgar no wayc indie hand' ('anccr l’arty.

Mates with the Kaiser Chiefs and Maximo Park, The Cribs have drafted in another of their celebrity friends, Franz

Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, as producer for their new album, Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever. Twins Gary and Ryan and younger brother Ross Jarman form this tight three piece, which specialises in onstage chaos, incisive lyrics and art punk with satisfyingly ragged edges.

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I Michael Simons 'l‘chai ()yna. I69 l)canston l)riye. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. See \Ved I6.

I The Multi-Coloured Speakeasy 'l'chai ()yna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. liree. ()pen mic/jam session hosted by Tom Snowhall.

I My Actions Your Exit and Landon Box. 43l Sauchiehall Street. 0l4l 332 543l. 8pm. Free. limo.

I The Sound Explosion, Wee Beastie and Martins Room Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. (ieordie garage hlues merchants.

I Band of Horses and The Hellsayers King 'l’ut's Walt Walt llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £0). Rootsy Seattle indie rockers w ho have drawn comparisons to My Morning Jacket.

I OvO, Clara Clara, Kickball and Some Young Pedro Nice'n’Slea/y. 42l Sattchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. £thc. \"aried .\'uts & Seeds hill including l‘rench trio ('lara ('lara and homegrown noiseniks SYl’.

I Mr Nice, Coriolis, 4th and Alma and Leidsterne 13m Note ('at'e. 50 60 King Street. 553 I638. 9pm. Melodic indie loyeliness.

I Brightblack Morning Light and Mariee Sioux The Hold (under .Adtniral Bar). Waterloo Street. £thc. lithcreal sounds l'rom (‘alit'ornia-hased duo Brighthlack Morning Light.

I XX Teens and Bibs l’irewatcr. 34l Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. liree hel’ore £l0.30pm; £4 (£3) alter. London punks formerly known as Xerox 'l‘eens.

Edinburgh

I Emerganza ('aharct \‘oltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6l76. 7pm. £5. limcrging talent/hattle ot' the hands. tonight’s line-up includes: .\leltwater. Recreational Homicide. lil (iuapo. ()ne Day Speakers. .\'o Way Back and Pariah.

I The Rumble Strips, Blood Red Shoes, The Little Ones and Pull Tiger Tail The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £7.50. See Tue 22.

I Hollow Heart Parlour Henry‘s ('ellar Bar. 8 |6a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Acoustic night acts the.

I The Cowgate Cartoon The Jan Bar. l (‘hamhers Street. 220 4290. 8.30pm. l‘ree. l’ert'ormanee artists and musician Will l’ickyance picks a selection of liye music. dancers. poets. rappers and tnore to the Jan Bar.

I Transistor State and One Inch Volcano Whistlehinkies. 4 6 South Bridge. 557 5| 14. 9pm. liree. Rock douhle hill.

Thursday 24

Glasgow

I Beatnic Prestige, Easily Influenced, Bliss Creek and City City Beat Rockers. l4 Midland Street. 22] 0726. 7pm. £5. .\lod punks t‘rom l)unt‘ermline head this hill.

I The Cribs and The Thermals Barrow land. 244 (iallowgate. 552 460l. 7pm. £l l. ()\ er- l-ls shim. ('haotic indie punk t'rom accident-prone Leeds reprohates whose lorthcoming album has been produced hy Alex Kapranos ot' l’ran/ l‘erdinand.

I The Holloways and Kubichek! Queen Margaret l'nion. 22 l'nix ersin (iardens. 339 9784. 7pm. £l0.50. (her- 14s show. ('heeky indie/punk scoundrels who ltaye preyiously supported Bahy shamhles.

I Mad Caddies and Pepper ‘l‘he (iarage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332

l I20. 7pm. U I. ()\ er— l4s show. Santa Barlmra—hased surt'er dude ska punkers. I Tom McRae AB('. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £l4. ()ycr- l4s show. Return ot‘ the l.ondon-hased singer/stingwriter. easin tnistaken l'or Damien Rice. l)a\ id (iray. 'l‘urin Brakes. etc. etc.