I Janey Kirk (iilmerton Miners Welfare Society. 4 .\'cwtolt Street. 477 7151. ‘)pm. £lbc. 1‘i1'e singer with a country bent.

I 4ft Fingers Bannernuin’s. .\'iddry Street. 556 3254. ‘)pm. £4. l’unk bill with more acts to be added. headed by the pertna-touring trad punks 41‘t liingers.

Coatbridge

I Andy White The (ieorgian Hotel. 26 l.e1‘roy Street. 01236 421888. 8pm. £8. A little bit ol' politics and a lot of w it li'om the perennially likeable Irish folk rock slttht‘-st)tlg\\ t'llL‘l‘.

Dundee

I Metalica UK The Doghouse. 15 Brown Street. 01382 227080. 8pm. £8 (£101. Metallica tribute act.

Crawler ('hamhers Bar. 5‘) 61 (iellatly Street. 01382 225616. ‘)pm. ('lassic Rock.

Paisley I Hallowfest Lagoon Leisure (‘entrc. ol'l' Mill Street. 88‘) 4000. noon 6pm & 7pm midnight. £18. See 1-‘ri 31.

I The Complete Stone Roses 1’aisley Town Hall. Abbey (low. 887 1010. 3pm 1am. £20. Stone Roses tribute act. ol'l'icially approy ed by e\— Roses hassist Mani. will he joined by [Ms Art New man and l)aye \eilson and Hard Kandy \‘s lleadlunk.

Ea :éis Glasgow

I Smash it Up, Maxwell’s Dead ittttl Dipdap l’iyt) l)1\0. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 3pm. £3 (£2i. .'\1ternoon punk line-up with Swedish headliners.

I Hot Chip, Wiley and Max Tundra ('arling Academy. 121 liglinton Street. 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £1050. ()yer-14s show. Quirky. tiher-danceable clcclrottica from [be "()yet‘ and ()yer' collectiye. touring new album Jim/r in I/Ir' Dar/x.

I Rancid, The Lurkers and Blood or Whisky Barrow land. 244 (iallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. £15. (her— 14s show. ()ne oi the cornerstone hands oi the ‘)0s punk rey iyal along with (lrecn Day and the ()lil'spring supported by a troupe o1 original punks.

Shellac .v\B('. 330 Sattchieltall

5 Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £13.50. ()yer- 14s show. 011 happy day Steye :\lblllt\ uncompromising alternatiye rock outlit making another Visit to Scottish soil. See preyiew. page 62.

I Metalica UK and Attica Rage ('lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 347 0820. 7.30pm. £10. Tribute to the mighty metal behemoths Mctallica.

I Micah P Hinson and Retribution Gospel Choir Stereo. 20 28 Renticld Lane. 222 2254. 8pm. 'l'exan singer/songwriter in the hangdog \Vill ()ldham/l .ambchop tradition.

Tegan, Ewan Butler and 60 Persons Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. lndie pop trom Tcgan.

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If you thought Texas’ finest exports only come in cowboy boots, think again. Austin seven- piece Okkervil River are dropping some delicious indie-folk onto Glasgow this month,

following the release of their fifth album The Stand Ins. With spectacular use of mandolins, accordions and all manner of folksy treats to compliment the deep warbling of front man Will Sheff, this is nu-folk rock best seen live.

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§§EE Acoustic Night The Butterfly 1k the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 771 l. 8.30pm. Hosted by ('allum Ray.

I The Paddingtons and The Black Arrows King Tut's \Vah \Vah llut. 272a

St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £11).

l’crl'ect punk l'or now people. they say - think Minutemen meets the (lush. They coy er the Vaselines' “Molly 's Lips” on the h-side o1 their new single too.

The Fortunate Sons Blacklriars. 50 Bell 50001. 5.52 5924. ‘)pm. llarmonious (ilaswegian bluesmeisters.

I Langhorn Slim (‘aptain‘s Rest. 185 (ireat Western Road. 331 2722. 11on rollin’ blues show manship from the 1S liast ('oast.

Edinburgh

I Tangerine Dream The Picture Ilouse. l.othian Road. 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £21.50. Krautrock act trom the 60s with their ‘lidinburgh 1iy e (’oncert’. See preyiew. page 61.

I The Haze and Universal You The :\t‘1\. 5 7 \Valel‘loo Place. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. lndie and rock.

I Billy Gaz Station and Super Adventure Club llcnry 's (‘ellar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. ch. l'it‘cnch pow Ct" pop.

I Antonia Sidgwick Bannerman's. .\'idt1ry Street. 556 3254. ‘)pm. £4. Acoustica.

I The Byrons The Bongo (‘1uh. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 10pm 3am. £3. ‘Sonic ady‘entures. li'om ’l‘ransy lyania lo the (ireat \Vall o1 (’hina' as club night llobo returns. l.i\'e guests

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include The Byrons (2 .\'o\') and a special lloho en 1’rancais with electro punk from Dead Sexy and Toxic Sonic 1‘) .\'oyl. William Douglas 8: The Wheel The Jan Bar. 1 ('hamhers Street. 220 42‘)8. 1 1.30pm. Singer- songwri[er/guitarist \Villiam Douglas and his liye-piece band plus guests.

Glasgow

I Slayer, Trivium, Mastodon and Amon Amarth (‘arling Academy. 121 liglinton Street. 0844 477 2000. 5.45pm. £2‘).50. ()yer— 14s show. The heayiest metal tour o1 all titnc. the l'nholy Alliance. ('haptcr 111. features thrash legends Slayer in pole position with some younger whippersnappers in tow. See preyiew. page 63.

Franny McKeown, Steve Adams, Andrea Marini, Billy Bates and Caragh Nugent l’iy'o Pix-o. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 6pm. Acoustic Ba/ooka open mic for two hours. lollmy‘etl by sets lit‘ttttt these singer/song w riters.

Acoustic Night .\'ice’n'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7pm. Slea/y's long running acoustic session for local musicians.

I Flogging Molly, Skindred, Street Dogs and Time Again Barrowland. 244 (iallowgatc. 552 4601. 7pm. £15. ()yer- 14s show. Ink-based collective who combine (‘eltic influences with punk in similar yein to the l’ogues and the (’Iash. I You Me at Six .r\B(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £‘). ()yer- 14s show. MySpace punk pop layourites who haye supported l’aramore. Reel Big Fish and linter Shikari. Rescheduled from 22 ()ct.

I Hydro ()ran Mor. Byres Road 357 6200. 7pm. l"ree. l'S rap legend Busta Rhymes has duetted with llydro on his new single. ‘(‘row d (ioes Wild. and the (ilasgow rapper celebrates its release. and new album ('ruriul. with this tree gig l'or tans. See preyicw. page 62.

I Brendan Shine 1’ay'ilion Theatre. 121 Renlield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £14. Popular Irish singer and accordion player Brendan Shine returns to sing some ol the top country layourites. beautiful Irish ballads and some easy listening.

I Katie Melua and Andrea McEvvan Sli('(‘: ('lyde Auditorium. l-‘innieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £28.50. The lady with the easy listening jal/ style tours following her third massiyely successful album. I’lt'lun's‘.

I Templeton Pelt (‘apitol 468 Sauchiehall Street. 33 1040. 8pm. £6. lipic rock with a punk edge trom these Brummies.

I August Burns Red, Yashin and We Hung Your Leader King Tut's \Vah \Vah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £7. l'S metalcore headliners.

Edinburgh

I Pole, Araya and Tr-i/o-fon :\lison llouse. .\'icolson Square. 2 4pm. £111 inc gig. Minitnal electronica li‘om the artist also known as Stel'an Betke. liarly workshop and thA session followed by a liyc set. See prey iew. page 61

I Stu Goodall and the Whitlocks, Helen Currie, Rell, Rob Sproule and Cran The Ark. 3 7 \Valet‘loo Place. 228 ‘)3‘)3. 7.30pm. £4. lndie and rock.

I Pole, Araya and Tr-i/o-fon The Voodoo Rooms. 1% West Register Street. 550 7000. 8pm. £10 the workshop. See

. Sec prey iew. page 61.

I Florence 8. the Machine, The Big Pink and Jack Butler King Tut‘s \Vah \Vah lllll. 27_a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 6pm. £6. London-based \ocalist l-‘lorence \Velch w ho's been compared to l.in Allen and Kate .\'ash.

I Cold War Kids .-\B('. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £14. ()yer-14s show. Quirky l'S college rockers hunted by the stunning mice 61' Nathan \Villett. I Hanoi Rocks The (iarage. 400 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 120. 7pm. £13. ()y‘L‘t‘- 14s shim. l'illtlillltlls well-loy ed hairspray rockers who practically wrote the hook on trash rock.

I The Kills ()ran Mor. 731 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. 7pm. £1 1. lntensc. stripped-back electro blues duo o1 .v\lison Mosshart and Jamie llincc.

I Solange (’lassic (hand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Beyonces little sis is less ttttttlct‘tl Rtfill. more classic soul. Sec Big Picture. page ‘).

I Oasis Sli('('. l’innieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. $01.1) ()l'l. llt‘ilpop demi-gods ()asis head .\'oth with their scyenlh albtun Die ()ul Your Soul.

I Sabaton and Concept of Time lyttt') Blacks. 50 ()swald Street. 243 411—1. 8pm. £8. Swedish metal hi'uisers.

White Heath, Mr Sneaky, Ghosts of Progress and Tamika’s Treehouse l’iyo l’iyo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. Beautilul cabaret cacophony lrom \Vhitc lleath. plus trip- liop, blues and pop supports.