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Doors are most certainly 8.30pm, with the first act taking to the stage 9.30pm. The boy's brilliant and definitely worth a listen: Howard Eliott Payne on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

Only two weeks off now - get funky!

Like Bjork? Sigur Ros? How about the late and truly great Ingmar Bergman? This one's for you!!!!

His fourth studio album The Singer was been earning five star reviews and making the best of lists from almost every major music mag and newspaper. Only a week off now, so time to get this back up top.

Excellent show next week, and a snip at 5.

Perfect music for such sunny weather! Definitely worth a listen.

On a busy weekend music-wise in Aberdeen this is a stand-out show; live hip-hop, heavy dub, phat dub-step and live techno, all for 3 and all for Water Aid.

Featured in the P&J's 'Your Weekend' supplement today.

Good, funky times. Well worth a shout and 4 entry fee!

What a star ! Keep the eyes out for more excellent blues gigs at The Lemon Tree. We have Papa Mojo on Friday 5 June and Son Henry Friday 26 June performing for FREE at our Lunchtime Live, doors 12pm, music starts 1pm.

Terrific jazz gig this weekend, not on a Sunday afternoon! Well worth checking out.

Excellent blues gig this weekend, a total legend of the genre. If you like your blues more upbeat with a good mix of boogie-woogie and rock and roll thrown in this is right up your alley.

A case of me forgetting to log out and sign in as someone else! Mixing up personal life with the professional is a hazardous game. Ignore the APA avatar - it's qb-C postin! Oh, and this gig is gonna be ace, and it's all for a really good cause.

Recently played sold out shows in London and are on the bill for festivals across Europe! Definitely worth checking out - Belleruche

Li'l Jimmy Reed + Wolftrain, Sun 31 May, doors 7.30pm, 10+bf Born Leon Atkins outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the late 1930s, a love of the blues was developed and fostered early in life. Working odd jobs here and there he was given his first proper guitar in his teens. Never once taking a music lesson, Leon had a natural musical ability and an imbedded affinity to the blues. Literally overnight becoming an excellent blues guitarist, he soon taught himself to play mouth organ as well. When he turned 18 he moved to Little Ark, Louisiana, to attend Barber College, but spent alot of his time in the the local juke joints and blues alleys, playing to and winning over the locals whenever he got a chance. Then one night at a more upscale blues venue Leon got his break. At the time Jimmy Reed was one of the big names on the blues circuit - Leon had been a big fan ever since hearing him for the first time on jukeboxes in his home town - and a packed venue waited for him to take to the stage. As Leon vividly recalls, Jimmy Reed had a few too many before the show and was just too drunk to go onstage. The promoters snuck the star out the back door and pushed Leon onto the stage. The young man played an absolute blinder, the crowd neither noticed the difference nor cared - Li'l Jimmy Reed was born! Ever since that fateful night, Li'l Jimmy Reed and his Blues Band have taken their powerful, feel-good Louisiana blues across the world, amazing audiences with his musical talent and his charisma as a performer. Support on the night comes from Scots blues band Wolftrain. Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office, phone 01224 641122.

Niki King, Sat 30 May, doors 8pm, 12+bf To honour the 50th anniversary of the death of arguably the most influential singer of her generation, Perrier Award-winning jazz singer Niki King performs songs from the Billie Holiday songbook. Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office, phone 01224 641122

BALKANARAMA, Fri 29 May, doors 7.30pm, 7+bf After several very successful years in Edinburgh the Balkan extravaganza takes to the road. Combining over 30 live musicians from across Scotland and throughout Europe, DJs, films, visuals and Gypsy belly dancing, Balkanarama is a unique and incredible evening celebrating the vibrant culture of the Balkan nations. This night will feature The Black Cat Band, the Balkan Female Choir and DJ one dj plus live jam sessions with the Jani Lang Band along with other local musicians. Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office, phone 01224 641122

Honey... I Blew Up the Speakers! Sat 30 May, 11pm-3am The Tunnels 3 Az-I Cool (Funk Machine) - Aberdeen's livest hip-hop trio Gregor Cunningham (click) - performing a mix of the heavier side of dub Y2D (Full Spektrum) - taking you in to dub-step Badwolf - capping off the night with some banging original techno beats All proceeds will be donated to Water Aid.

For all those who like the funky soulful side of music this one's for you! All you folks headed to the Tunnels tonight for Chemical Callum should definitely check out this band.

Howard Elliot Payne + special guests, Tues 9 June, doors 8.30pm, 5+bf In anticipation of his first solo release, Bright Light Ballads, the founder member of The Big Kids and The Stands hits the road. Very much in the tradition of Brit rockers such as Paul Weller and Oasis (both Gallaghers are big admirers), Liverpool-based Payne has been garnering much critical and commercial acclaim over the last year. Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office, phone 01224 641122

Teitur + special guests, Mon 8 June, doors 8pm, 7+bf The Faroe Island's leading musical export, Teitur's haunting vocals, subtle melodies and understated production are as influenced by other "Northern Lights" acts such as Bjork, Sigur Ros and mum as they are the films of Ingmar Bergman - incidentally he actually now lives on the same island as the late film maker. Although on the scene for a number of years now, it is his fourth album 'The Singer' released earlier this year that has really brought his incredible talents to a wider audience, receiving universal praise and critical acclaim. "Teitur writes story songs of immense beauty, they reverberate with an elegiac poignancy and emotion that move the listener with an almost wilting intensity. The influences are diverse, the lyrics stand alone as startling poetry, such is his ability as a storyteller and they recall the Russian greats Chekhov, Tolstoy, Bulgakov, but also American writers like Richards Brautigan and Yates, as he deals with the mundanity and absurdity of everyday life and captures the humour and bleakness in the human condition inside his verse. Musically his vision is equally ambitious; at times he reminds of the dramatic instrumentation of a Krzystof Komeda score or a soundtrack to an Ingmar Bergman film. The Singer is the first evidence of an extraordinary talent about to delicately land upon our shores." Teitur on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office, phone 01224 641122

Bourbon creams or chocolate-covered Hob Nobs/Digestives?

Following their sell-out show at The Lemon Tree last September the boys are back to perform an intimate piano and vocal performance. For fans this is a great opportunity to see Pat and Greig offer a unique interpretation of their music. Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office, 01224 641122

8 for a Blue Lamp gig may seem a little on the pricey side, but this will be a tremendous show. Belleruche are absolutely sublime, and with the powerhouse group Super Six Funk Machine in support AND DJ sets from qb-C and Reknology of Az-I Cool this is well worth the entrance fee and a fling on a school night!

TONIGHT! These guys are brilliant, well worth catching. And with Smokin' Catfish on the bill it is set to be a great night of music.