An "all-star" band called Bluebird Parade feature at The Donkey in Welford Road, Leicester, tonight.

Bluebird Parade features members of The Specials, Kingsize, Feelabeelia, Loscoe State Opera, and Rankin' Steady.

Described as "not quite pop, not quite rock, not quite folk, and definitely not ska", they mix acoustic, electric, and brass instrumentation with haunting vocals.

Guitarist Mark Price will be playing a solo spot with old and brand new songs; Northampton folky popsters The Paper Men make their Donkey debut, as does soulful city singer/songwriter Mark Elliot.

Friday at The Donkey sees Vibrato, a monthly happening featuring the city's finest exponents of west Coast psychedlia, The Psychedlic Filberts with special guests. Admission is free.

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There's a must for fans of classic rock at The Musician, Clyde Street on Friday, with Hell's Addiction plus Motherlode and Wave Of Brine.

Leicester's own Hell's Addiction formed just over a year ago through a passion for classic rock. For more info, visit:

www.cheeseweasel.org

The Music Café, New Park Street, has the latest in their monthly dub sessions on Saturday, with Errol Arawak's King Earthquake Sound System, from 10pm to 4am.

Over at Lock 42, Frog Island, on Saturday, are young local band The Incidents, with The Delis Mix, The Sweet Shingles and Formal Warning.

On Sunday at Lock 42, Glynfest presents hip record label Holy Roar's duo Run, Walk; rocking hardcore with attitude from No Coast and "dark, retrogressive, fuzzed-up heavy rock noise" from Roused to Burning Homes.

In contrast, Sunday at The Musician sees the first Wildfire Sessions Acoustic Afternoon Showcase.

Running from 1pm to 5pm, it features Stevie Jones & Mark Gill, Tony Knott, Jen Dobson, Rhett Barrow, Bethany Taylor, Vickii Stocker and Alex Freeman.

The Acoustic Afternoon Showcase is held on the first Sunday afternoon of the month. It's an all-ages show, with children welcome.

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