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singer/songwriter who also fronts Stephen Lironi’s new group Flesh. Club Sublime Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £6. Musical showcase hosted by Blind Gurl and the Crips. Line-up includes The Invisible Republic, Andy Lucas and DJ sets from Wonky. Burnt Island and Aidan Moffat Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £7. Burntisland launch their new mini-album Music and Maths, supported by the esteemed ex- Arab Strap frontman. Eaststrikewest, The Ocean Fracture and Shutter Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Alt.rock bill, including Shutter, heavy post-rockers from the Highlands. FREE State Freed, Hooks’n’Crooks, Mechanical Smile and Megan Reid MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. H’n’C are a rock trio from Denny, citing classic influences. FREE Thirteen Seven, August Fireball and The Sun Explodes Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music. Truth Be Told, Millysock, Who’s Edna, Life in December and Pishy Tissue Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Loud rock. FREE Acoustic Night Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Monthly acoustic session. The Kissaway Trail King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Danish indie quintet who dig the fragrant delights of The Polyphonic Spree, Grandaddy and Blonde Redhead, besides heavier stuff by Sonic Youth and Pixies. The Dangerfields, The Murderburgers and Eddy & the T- Bolts 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Fast and furious punk from Belfast. FREE The Five Aces The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Garage and rhythm’n’blues outfit. FREE Gary Miller Band Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Singer-songwriter from Hamilton, who names Johnny Cash and Crowded House among his influences, performs from his new collection of songs. Edinburgh Edinburgh Bands Together for Haiti Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 6.30pm. £10–£15. Blues, jazz, world, rock and more as Tam White & The Usual Suspects, Nobby Clark & His Band, Liz MacEwan & Blind Lemon, Safehouse, Soulussion, The Rattlers and Samba Sene & Diwan all play for a good cause. Killa Kela and Bigg Taj Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Phenomenal human beatbox show from Killa Kela taking the human voice in directions you’d never have thought possible. Mark Morriss and Kerrie Lynch The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £7. The Bluetones frontman plays a solo gig. Leeron and Alarms The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 8pm. £3. Rock and indie. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Weekly Sunday Session. The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences.

Arbroath Smokie Blues Haiti Charity Day Coast, Gravesend, 1pm. £5. Blues all-dayer with all proceeds going to help the earthquake relief effort in Haiti.

Monday 8 Glasgow The X Factor Live Tour SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £28.50. The most recent graduates of the reality TV phenomenon perform their scripted turns - this year it’s all about Jedward. FREE Craig Davidson, Brent Gibson and Brian Cattigan Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Weekly freestyle night. Fun Lovin’ Criminals and The Chemists O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 8pm. £17.50. Over- 14s show. Funky tracks with hip hop beats, grooves and 70s style from NYC’s favourite delinquent sons, fronted by the ever affable Huey. Killa Kela and Bigg Taj King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. See Sun 7. Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. A new open mic night presided over by Martin Mochan and with free beer for all performers. White Hills, Pontiack and Prayer Rug Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. New York psychedelic rockers, tripping on all sorts of heavy spaced- out sounds. Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £3–£2 (£1 with a trade payslip). A new trade/student night featuring live indie bands plus DJs playing ‘anything and everything to get you dancing your ass off’. Live guests are Fatalists and The Retrofrets (1 Mar) and Mickey 9s and All the Queen’s Bovine (8 Mar). FREE Paper Planes 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Glasgow power punk surf quartet Paper Planes launch their double A- side single.

Edinburgh Blood Red Shoes and Underground Railroad Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Grunge punk duo from Brighton tour to mark the release of second album Fire Like This. Ocean Colour Scene The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22.50. Survivors of both baggy and Britpop still reeling in the crowds in Scotland (please note rescheduled date). Lucy Wainwright Roche The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £7. Young indie-folk singer and one of Loudon Wainwright III’s many musical offspring who mixes traditional folk tunes with her own original songs. Please note change of date. Syndri and ABC Schmee Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Electro-rock. The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Singer/guitarist Rossco Galloway and his rocking four-piece.

Tuesday 9 Glasgow Lucy Wainwright Roche Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7pm. £6. See Mon 8. Obituary O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16. Florida death metal masters spread a little happiness as they go by. Lynyrd Skynyrd SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £38.50. Old school southern rockers best known for their AOR anthem ‘Freebird’. The X Factor Live Tour SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £28.50. See Mon 8.

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