WE'VE had some great news with a new acoustic jam night starting up this Thursday (May 14) at the Brasserie Chalon in Barrow Street.

The night will see the return of Greg Davies who has run many successful jam nights over the years at The Zoo Bar, Bell and Barrel and The Duke of Cambridge. And local musicians Phil M and Paul C, aka the Mad Hatters, will be the house band on the night. Anyone from beginners to pro players can get up and show their stuff.

The evening itself will kick off at about 9pm and it's great to see Greg return to the jam night/open mic scene and I'm sure all of us wish him success in this new venture.

Meanwhile a few highlights of this coming weekend to watch out for include Papa Legba returning to the Rendezvous this coming Friday.

Scott, Allan and Graham bring their brand of blues and rock back to the venue starting at 10pm.

Out of town in Haydock local 80s electronica experts, Electro 80's will be at the Ship Inn on Blackbrook Road on Friday. With a £7 door charge, if you're into or old enough to remember classics such as Kraftwerk's 'The Model' and 'Are Friends Electric' by Tubeway Army then this will be a great night for you.

Also out of town, The Junction Inn, Rainford is hosting a ukulele weekend. These have proved to be very popular there in the past and this coming weekend sees their first full weekend dedicated to this wonderful and easy to play instrument.

That's just a small selection of what's happening this coming weekend "Live in Glasstown". Here's this weeks gig guide:

Thursday, May 14

The Brasserie Chalon, Barrow Street, town centre - The Mad Hatters acoustic jam night 9pm

The Breeze Bar, Duke Street, town centre - open mic night 9pm

The Green Room, Duke Street, town centre - Live music from 9pm

Friday, May 15

Bird I'th Hand, Prescot Road - live music from 9.30pm

The Rendezvous, Church Street, town centre - Papa Legba 10pm

The Bull and Dog, Lea Green - live music from 9pm

The Sefton Arms, Baldwin Street, town centre - Zebra 3 9.30

The Griffin, Earl Street, Earlestown - live music from 9.45pm

The Junction Inn, News Lane, Rainford - Open mic night with Tony Schofield 9pm and Ukulele Weekend.

The Ship Inn, Blackbrook Road, Haydock - Electro 80's (£7 door charge) 9.30pm

The Sportsmans, Duke Street, town centre - Wild Kannon 9.30pm

The Green Room, Duke Street, town centre - Panic 9.00pm

Saturday, May 16

The Sefton Arms, Baldwin Street, town centre - The Bingo Brothers 9.30pm

The Bull and Dog, Lea Green - live music from 9.30pm

The Junction Inn, News Lane, Rainford - Zebra 3 9.30pm & Ukulele weekend

The Green Room, Duke Street, town centre - Live music from 9pm

The Griffin, Earl Street, Earlestown - live music from 9.45pm

The Red Lion, Robins Lane, Sutton - live music from 9.30pm

The Phoenix, Canal Street, town centre - live music from 9.30pm

The Woodlands, Woodlands Road, Haresfinch - Live music from 9.30pm

The Rendezvous, Church Street, town centre - Salander 10pm

The Red Lion, Robins Lane, Sutton - Retro Rockers 9.30pm

The Lounge, Bridge Street, town centre - live music from 9.30pm

The Roundabout, Duke Street, town centre - Blueprint 9.30pm

Sunday, May 17

The Breeze Bar, Duke Street, town centre - live music from 8pm

The Roundabout, Duke Street, town centre - The Vypers - 8pm

The Green Room, Duke Street, town centre - live music from 8pm

Tuesday, May 19

The Junction Inn, News Lane , Rainford - open mic night 9pm

That's all from me this week. Keep those listings coming in to either the Glasstown Facebook page or email me at simon.trubshaw2014@gmail.com.

See you next week Simon T