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I'm trying to get a funk night happening at the LT so shall bear them in mind. Also my gig needs a wee push up the rankings! Get your badselves down the Tunnels!

Very true. They are pretty damn good. Okay, well there's only one gig this weekend that is this damn fffffresh and funky!

Funk Connection plus Wray Gunn & The Rockets The Lemon Tree pays tribute to the late John Gillan - a driving force behind the city's music scene in the late eighties and nineties - with a storming night of music. The ultimate skiffle cover band, Wray Gunn & The Rockets, get things swinging before Aberdeen's 11-piece powerhouse group take the stage to get you dancing to the very best in funk and soul. All proceeds from the gig will be donated to Roxburghe House Hospice. The Box Club A storming sell-out success at this year's Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, The Blox Club feature four accordions and one very big sound! They have garnered much praise for their inventive and energetic approach to Scottish music. All tickets for shows at The Lemon Tree can be purchased through Aberdeen Box Office, 01224 641122

There's only one gig in town that's ffffffresh and funky, and that's right here! Get yourself down the Tunnels for music to dance to!

Jazz in Aberdeen has found a new home in The Lemon Tree Lounge, and there is a very exciting programme lined up over the comnig months maintaining the incredibly high standard that has become the norm over the last few years. For further info and to buy tickets visit boxofficeaberdeen.com or call 01224 641122. Tommy Smith & Jacob Karlzon Thurs 2 April, 7.30pm, 13.75+bf Julian Argelles Trio with John Abercrombie Thurs 7 May, 8.30pm, 12.50+bf Gilad Atzmon's Real Jazz Quartet Thurs 18 June, 7.30pm, 13.75+bf The New Couriers Thurs 2 July, 7.30pm, 13.75+bf The Graeme Stephen Sextet Thurs 23 July, 7.30pm, 13.75+bf Phil Bancroft Quartet Thurs 20 August, 7.30pm, 13.75+bf

Founder member of The Big Kids and The Stands is touring on the back of the release of his debut solo album Bright Light Ballads. Originally discovered by Noel Gallagher, he has swiftly been likened to Brit-rockers like Oasis and Paul Weller.

One of the British indie scene's rising stars, Jon Allen is swiftly garnering critical and industry acclaim having already opened for the likes of KT Tunstall, Damien Rice, Jose Gonzalez and Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris.

Funk and hip-hop in the Deen.... excellent stuff.

Sublime contemporary folk tonight at The Lemon Tree with Norwegian hardanger maestro Nils Okland and Scotland's phenomenal harpist Catriona McKay. Click here for further info and to buy tickets.

First onstage 9pm. Tickets 10/9 Students and concessions + booking fee.

This Sunday the stunning London-Israeli singer Mor Karbasi brings her incredible sound to The Lemon Tree. Drawing on a myriad cultural and historical influences, she sings in Ladino, Hebrew, Spanish and on a rare occasions English. She will be performing with the incredibly talented British guitarist Joe Taylor. "She sounds as dramatic as she looks, switching effortlessly from songs that mix flamenco and North African influences... through to old Ladino songs. Her voice is remarkable, mixing delicacy, power and control as she moves between rousing, harsh-edged songs and spine-tingling subtlely... One of the albums of the year" The Guardian on The Beauty and the Sea

Just so you know almost all gigs are posted in the What's On calendar of Aberdeen-Music, and most of these have been up for a few weeks, though not all.

Plenty gonig on at The Lemon Tree over the next wee while, so here's a quick lowdown of the next week or so Exposure@The Lemon Tree The latest installment of the monthly showcase, this is one for metal fans, featuring Flood of Red LIVE Hot Mangu allstationsdown Ablach There have been some last minute alterations to the previously advertised line up. Hugh Cornwell The frontman from The Stranglers comes to Aberdeen as part of his tour to launch his critically-acclaimed new album Hooverdam. Mor Karbasi Stunning London-Israeli singer, mixing Ladino and Flamenco routes with a more modern approach to world music. Aberfeldy + Michael Marra One of Scotland's most popular and acclaimed underground acts returns to the LT. Support from the gravelly-voiced one. Keith James and Rick Foot present Poet in New York A unique event in tribute of Leonard Cohen, featuring music by Cohen, Federico Garcia Lorca, Vladimir Nabokov, Silvia Plath, Bob Dylan, Suzanne Vega, and Pablo Neruda. Also includes a documentary of the great singer-songwriter's career. Nils kland Trio & Catriona McKay Flo A double bill of Scottish and Norwegian musicians, virtuosic practitioners of their tradition with distinctive, contemporary voices. Glasgow Unsigned Showcase A unique showcase of the ever-vibrant Glasrock scene, these bands have all been tipped for big things in 2009. The night features: Annie Stevenson The Doledrums Kaleidoscope Eyes Rodan Finley Quaye + The Vivians Multi award-winning reggae artist is on the road again with his distinct and individual brand of Jamaican music, drawing on his African heritage and upbringing in London and Edniburgh. Support from punk act The Vivians with a DJ set from Az-I Cool's qb-C.

Just to let you all know that the new LT music programmer is in place. Derek McArthur is the man to contact if you are looking for a gig, a support slot or just some info on playing at the venue. His e-mail is derek.mcarthur@aberdeenperformingarts.com, or you can post CDs, etc, for his attention to The Lemon Tree 5 West North Street Aberdeen AB24 5AT. And Calumunderkills is right - any hassle or probs just phone APA (numbers available on boxofficeaberdeen.com).

What you really have here is Seasick Steve himself; a real American, trainhopping, jailbirding, cowboying, carnival-working, migrant farm-picking, occasional tramping, near-fatal heart attack surviving old hobo. The real deal. Steve was invited to leave home before his 14th birthday. Having spent many hours listening to stories of hobos, tramps and bums who would come by his childhood home asking for work or just a handout, he reckoned he was ready for a life on the rails. So making up a 'bundle' (sleeping roll, some clothes, etc), and not forgetting his guitar, he headed off into the sunset. Sound romantic? For the most part it was not! Sleeping rough. Going hungry. Working for handouts. Eating at the missions. Riding the rails. Playing on street corners for small change and many a free stay in the county jails of America... and this is the PG version! But then there were those moments, stories told and heard in the 'jungle camps', scraps of old songs picked up. Food for song? You bet! Seasick Steve's music is so out of it and old fashioned that it somehow arrives at modern. His audiences have mainly been the younger crowd, listening to the Fat Possum sounds of R.L. Burnside et al and bands like The White Stripes and Black Diamond Heavies. While doing shows with R.L. Burnside, Steve saw how younger audiences went crazy for what he was doing. After playing, kids would ask "What kinda music is this?" Steve replied "Well, it's kinda low-down blues and such..." Their response was "We hate the blues.... but man we LOVE what you do!" This is what got Seasick Steve out again and doing what he does best - being the pied piper of the hobo blues! http://www.seasicksteve.com

Peter Grant has been singing since the age of six, and performing professionally since the age of thirteen, which may explain why so many find it hard to match up his incredible smooth and stylish voice to such a young face! He shall be singing alongside the brilliant 17-piece Marcus Pope Big Band, performing a fantastic programme of crooner-classics, including: My Funny Valentine You Don't Know Me Didn't we The More I See You This Guy's In Love With You The Girl From Ipanema That's Life Let There Be Love Spooky Modern Way I Saw Her Standing There Joanna Let The Good Times Roll That Old Black Magic

Building a solid reputation across the country for explosive live sets, Foals aren't so much creating a brand new style as taking the best from the music they love and forming a fresh sound, fusing crisp indie-rock lyrics and techno-inspired rhythms on guitar. Alongside infectious repitive drums, they are one of the most exciting new bands touring the UK. http://www.wearefoals.com http://www.myspace.com/foals http://www.boxofficeaberdeen.com

Burnsong on Tour presents a brilliant blend of musical styles and amazing song-writing talents from across the spectrum. Writers of pop hits, modern folk anthems and rap social commentaries collaborated during a five-day retreat, the Songhouse, in 2006. The result is a powerful collection of songs by some of the best writers in contemporary music. An all-star new-folk line up featuring the musical stylings of Karine Polwart MC Soom T Future Pilot AKA Kim Edgar Michael Johnston Chris Difford Emma Pollack This is going to be a night of fantastic Scottish folk music with a contemporary edge, and a rare chance to catch so many talented individuals playing alongside one another. http://www.burnsong.com http://www.aberdeenboxoffice.com