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67—91 Nithsdale Road. 423 ()107. 8.30pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Peter Michael Rowan and Tournequet Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. 60s and 70s influenced originals and covers.

Arbroath

I Four More Heroes Viewfield Hotel. 1 Viewfield Road. ()1241 872446. 8pm. £4. Tribute to The Stranglers and songs like ‘Golden Brown‘. ‘Strange Little Girl‘ and ‘No More Heroes‘.

Glasgow

I Atomic Kitten Clyde Auditorium. SECC. Finnieston Quay. 0870 ()40 4000. £16.50 plus booking fee. L'tterly tedious girl pop trio remarkable only (if at all. but at least we‘re trying) for their matching sleek locks —- do you think they iron each other‘s hair before appearing in public?

I Dancing In The Streets Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. Dancing In The Streets regulars Edwin Starr and Martha Reeves are joined by Freda ‘Band Of Gold‘ Payne to run through a selection of classic Motown standards.

I J.J. Gilmour and The Sleeping Prophets King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50 plus booking fee. Ex- Silencers man Gilmour showcases tracks from his new album.

I Spleen Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Iron McMaiden and Bone Balls Strawberry Fields. 56 Oswald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. A duo of rock tributes.

I Minnosta Joe, D-Karts and Con I O Fury Murrys. 96 Maxwell Street. 221 6511. 9pm. £4. including entry to post~gig club.

I Trampas Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country.

I Abba Tribute Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£14.50 with dinner). Weekly celebration of all things Abbaesque.

I Ducks McChuill‘s. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Full-throttle garage pop with some more considered interludes.

I The Duvets Samuel Dow‘s. 67—91 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.

I Open Mic Tchai Ovna. 42 Otago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. Free.

Edinburgh

GGarbage and Kelli Ali Corn Exchange. New Market Road. Gorgie. 443 2437. 7.30pm. £19.50. Home-town- girl Shirley Manson brings Garbage‘s spiky pop rock. with a harsh electronic edge. to the capital. Support comes from the ex-Sneaker Pimps front- woman. See preview.

I Milton Jackson The Beat Jazz Basement. 1 Chambers Street. ()7811 375374. 8pm. £3—£4 (Free before £10pm). Live jazz funkjam with Bear Trax head honcho Milton Jackson.

I The Sunshine Delay Belushi‘s. 9 Market Street. 226 1446. 9pm. Free. Edinburgh-based country popsters playing an Americana mix. with lead singer Paula Mc.\'a11y.

I Lee Paterson and Sunshine Delay Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. Rock. blues and pop covers from Paterson with Americana from Sunshine Delay (playing at midnight. so it's a busy night for the Delay).

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Glasgow

I Adema, Soil and Skindred Queen Margaret Union. 22 University Gardens. 339 9784. 7.30pm. £9 plus booking fee. Another issue. another latest big noise in the nu-metal stakes. Ask your nephew/kid brother/grandchildren. Skindred feature ex- members of the excellent Dub War.

I Sugarcoma and InMe The Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5 plus booking fee. Over-145 show. Glossy nu-metal (is that an oxymoron?) from three girls and the guy at the back.

I Man Has Seven, Courlotopia and Breeni Strawberry Fields. 56 Oswald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Metal.

I Boots And Saddles Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road T011. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country.

I American Motown Sound Of Soul Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner). Will the enduring hits survive this tribute? I King Voodoo McChuills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.

I Open Stage The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 4—8pm. Free. Weekly session for local musicians.

I Reno The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9pm. Free.

I Itchycoo Park Samuel Dow‘s. 67—91 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Classic covers.

Edinburgh

I Escobar 9, Miuku and Endorphin The Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 7.30pm. £3. And the prize for tonight‘s weirdest act goes to Miuku a punk outfit who sing in Swedish.

I Yush Recordings The Beat Jazz Basement. 1 Chambers Street. 07811 375374. 8pm. £5 (free before £10pm). AJ and Yush Recording live showcase ofjazz.

funk. MCs and beats.

I Ritalin and Best Intentions The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 8.30pm. £4. Hyperactive punk rock with a local support still to be confirmed. I Shatterhand The Maltings. 81—85 St

' Leonards Street. 667 5946. 9pm. Free.

Skate punk from Full Moon.

I Ibby and O-Street Band Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. Free.

Sunday 7

Glasgow

I Kosheen and Aspects King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7 plus booking fee. See

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I Ecl pse, The edestrians and Ether Gone The Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7.15pm. £3.50 (advance). £4 (door). Over-14s show.

I The Stick Findlays and Tartarus Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 8pm. £3.

I Suburban Funk Command Miso. Captain's Rest. 185 Great Western Road. 331 2722. 6pm. A new night from the people who organised the Burnt Out festival of experimental music which will involved laidback performances. both acoustic and electronic. Plus DJs and VJs. I Stealaway Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road T011. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country.

I Big Blues Jam Studio One. Grosvenor Hotel. Grosvenor Terrace. 341 6516. 6pm. Free. Jam session including Rev Doe and the Nimmo Brothers.

I The Cobramatics The Scotia. 112-124 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 4pm. Free. R&B residency.

I Stefi’s Sunday Session Uisge Beatha. 232 Woodlands Road. 564 1596. 5pm. Free. Bring your own instrument.

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Friday 12 April

MacAlias

"bright. bold harmonies balancing sweetness with melancholy in a manner reminiscent of The Roches or The Indigo Girls" -The Scotsman

8pm, £7 / £4.50

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Friday 19 & Saturday 20 April

Laehlan’s Choice Hotel

Think Faulty Towers. add a dash of

modern business waffle and then stir with an unreconstructed shop steward.

Lachlan‘s Choice Hotel...hi1arious new comedy from the award winning Brunton Theatre Company.

7.30pm. £8 / £5

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