The wacky name police will be out in force this night, but they’ve no need to worry as these are bands of genuine garrulous innovators, not one trick pony pretenders. The top slot goes to those who have come the farthest, Chicagoan’s Pit Er Pat, a trio of Tortoise affiliates who do their own Raincoats-meets-Soft Machine trip with gentle dexterity. Fulborn are a tad more frisky; sundry F-ire Collective/Acoustic Ladyland/Polar Bear members push the electronics to the fore of their punkprogjazz slurge. On another tangent altogether are Quack Quack who, despite the unashamedly silly moniker, do rather beautiful circular instrumental shapes on bass, drums and keys. Hmmm. Yummy.
73th Note Club, Glasgow, Sun 7 Apr.
I 7VWWVW ()ctopus Diamond. 37 Guthrie Street. 225 9744. 8pm. Free before 9pm; £3 after. lixperimental electronica from 7VWWVW (pronounced Mammal think about it) and friends.
I . . . to the Rescue and Grace Emilys 'l‘he 'l‘ron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 093l. 8.30pm. £5. lipic rock riffs and leather trousers.
I One Click Corvette, Zero Defect and Binary Zero Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. £4. Live electro.
Glenrothes
I Janey Kirk Rothes Halls. Kingdom (‘entre. 0l592 6|2l2l. 8pm. £6. File singer with a country bent. as shown on her recent (‘I) release .S'wm'lhvurt Dar/in ' of Mine.
Montrose
I This is the 80s Town Hall. Melville (iardens. ()l674 672227. 8pm. £14 (£12). See Fri 30.
Stirling
I Ahab Beanscene. 40 King Street. 01786 45 I472. 9pm. Free. See Thu 29.
Glasgow
I Friday Night Gunfight, Madman is Absolute and Bleed from Within The (‘athouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £5. Rock and metal from the best Scotland has to offer.
I Colette McKendrick, Murnie and Quinn Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. A trio of well-regarded local folk—rockers.
I Exit Pilot, Sleepmode and The Guilty Tears Nice‘n‘Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. £tbc. A trio ol~ local bands.
I Fortune Drive, Metro Riots, The Carnival and The Stereoheads King 'l'ut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £5. Hailing from Bristol. liortune Drive call themselves non-generic rock‘n‘roll. That means indie by any other name.
I Blocjam Bloc. 1 l7 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. lirec. A new weekly open mic night. hosted by (‘raig (irant (Union of Knives), Louis Abbot and Kenny Reid.
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