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Music rock 8 pop listings

Fri 8

0 Travis and Doves SECC‘. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. SOLD OL'T. Travis begin their domination of the big red shed. smothering everything that stands in their wav with innocttous ditties and nice-gu) bonhomie. Support from frowning Mancs Doves who at least break the surface with their insidious melodies. See feature.

I The Bees and Rob Da Bank King Tut's \\'ah \\'ah Htit. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm £6 plus booking fee. CANCELLED

I Psych Essential Nice'n‘Sleazv. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. See Thu 7.

I Astrid and The Hazy Janes Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £6. Acoustic Affair present some laid back unplugged sets from these two Scottish indie acts.

I The Maximum Who Strawberry Fields. 56 ()swald Street. 221 7871. 7pm. £8. Tribute to the Modfathers.

I Coba Fynn, Glitterball Vegas and Rococo Fur} .\Iurrvs. 96 Maxwell Street. 221 651 1. 9pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club.

I Panhandlers Grand Ole ()pr)‘. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Countr)‘.

I Abba Tribute Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 5520141. 7pm. £5 (£14.50 with dinner).

I The Ducks McChuills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. High- octane garagev rock and pop.

I Life & Soul Samuel Dow '.s. 67- 91.\'ithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.

Edinburgh

0 lkara Colt, The Parkinsons and Eighties Matchbox B-Llne Disaster La Belle Angele. Hastie's Close. 225 7536. 7pm. £6.50-£7.50. For

those who want a jolt rather than a caress. London's lkara Colt do a prett) good job of hotw iring the senses with their frenetic indie punk. The Parkinsons' conservative old school punk (think Sham 69) is good for a laugh and little else. See preview.

0 New Flesh The Beat Jazz Basement. 1 Chambers Street. 0781 1 375374. 8pm. £6. A night of hip hop jazz fusion from this L'K act who think noth- ing of chucking reggae. soca and drum 8; bass into the mix. See Jill]. Listings for a full run down of events at this new venue. See preview.

I Ross Hamilton & Scotland Yard The Beat Jan Basement. 1 Chambers Street. 07811 375374.

The Be-Good Tanyas play the Tron, Glasgow, Sun 10 Mar

10.30pm. £2—£3. Ross Hamilton on double bass injects some live. improvised funk into the Scotland Yard crew‘s .\1Cs and mixing at this opening night of this new live/club mash up Trouble At The Blue .\'ote.

I Horse St Bride's Centre. 10 Orwell Terrace. 346 1405. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Singer-songwriter Horse MacDonald p1a_vs this special concert to raise money

for ENC-\T.

Kirkcaldy

I Singleskin, Jiva, Ex-Tigers and Plstolstar Path Tavern. .\1id Street. ()1592 263671. 8.30pm. £4. Tonight's the penultimate night of live

music at the Path Tavern and we get the whole spectrum of alternative sounds from punk through gentle indie to post rock.

Livmgston

I West Lothlan Schools Rock Platform Howden Park Centre. Howden. 01506 433634. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). A showcase for young musicians from West Lothian schools.

Cumbemauld

I John Colota Duo Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. 01236 732887. 7.45pm. £8 (£5). Melodic rock and pop from this American duo.

Stirling

I At The Hop Albert Halls. Dumbarton Road. 01786 473544. 8pm. £11 (£9). Celebration ofclassic rock'n'roll with the songs of Elvis. Buddy Holly. Little Richard and all the greats.

Saturday 9

Glasgow

I Random Number, Straight Outta Mongolia, Midwlch and No Energy The 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Leeds experimental electronica label Fencing Flatworm Records host their second night at the .\'ote with a mix ofcut 'n’ paste. found sound. drones. bleeps. beats and wonderful sounding ‘wob-wob' noises from big old svnths. Random Number are excellent for sure.

I Charged CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £8 (£6). Thev have been described as ‘electro-hip hop- punjabi bandits' and who are we to argue'.’ This volatile. acerbic punked-up quintet take no musical prisoners. Dis Cliffv and Russ Jones are also on hand to

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