I Lose Your Illusion Studio 24. 24—26 (‘alton Road. 558 3758. 8pm. £7 (inc entry to Retribution). (iuns‘n’Roses tribute act.

I Southern Tenant Folk Union The Village. 16 South Fort Street. Leith. 478 7810. 8.30pm. £4. A new London-based. gospel-influenced six-piece with their own mix of old-time. bluegrass and (‘eltic folk music.

I lndafusion, Starry Wisdom Cult and Sweet Chin Music Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9.30pm. £4. Psychedelia meets power pop from 1)unfermline's lndafusion.

Stirling

I reLOADED 'l‘olbooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £6 (£4). Featuring unsigned bands The l)oledrums. Fade and Ice (‘old & Alex.

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I Southern Tenant Folk Union Brel. 39-43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 6pm. Free. See Sat 17.

I James Morrison (‘arling Academy (ilasgow. 121 liglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. £15. The latest post—Blunt. radio-friendly M()R troubadour of the people. with a beautifully warm soul voice.

I Just Jack AB(‘2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over- 14s show. Mix of funky and urban sounds from this Streets-like former DJ and lyrical MC. responsible for top ten hit Star: in their lives.

I To-Mera and Dark Water The (‘athouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £7.50. ()ver-l4s show. l’rog metal from Surbiton. featuring CX-lllCttthl’S of Without Face. lixtreme Noise 'l‘error and Mussolini Headkick. ()ver- l4s show.

I :Forward, Russia!, Men, Women & Children and Damn Arms The (iarage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 120. 7pm. £8.50. ()ver-l4s show. Leeds based punk funk. post rock party types.

I Athena The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. 7.30pm. £12.50. Jan. and folk elements to this lavishly acclaimed (ireek singer/songwriter‘s repertoire.

I The Led Zeppelin Story Unplugged (‘lassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. 7.30pm. Acoustic tribute to the legendary Yep.

I Thank you for the Music - Abba Celebration Royal (‘oncert Hall: Main ."\uditorium. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15-~£23.50. Mamma Mia! - West Fnd stars sing the hits of the Swedish pop sensations. You‘ll be thanking them for the music by the end of the night.

I Andrew Bacon and Rick Redbeard The Butterfly and the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 221 7711. 8pm. Free. Acoustic Affair session.

I Capdown, Howards Alias and JB Conspiracy King Tut's Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £9. ()ver-l4s show. Perpetually touring ska-punk combo whose name is a conflation of (‘apitalist Downfall. Know what you're saying. guys.

I Finewell, To Kill a Day, Bekon and Pariah Barfly (upstairs). 260 (‘lyde Street, 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Local band line-up. occupying the heavier end of the sonic spectrum.

I Green Goblin and Ardentjohn Barfly. 260 ('lydc Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. The headliners are a self- styled ‘ja/JtasticceIticgrassrockband’.

I Standard Lamp Sessions Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 332 5431. 8pm. Free. Acoustic sitiger/songwriter night with acts to be confirmed.

I Boyfriend/Girlfriend and Gdansk N’ce‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. I’ost-punk/prog jitterers Boyfriend/(iirlfriend headline. I Justice, Common Cause, By my Hands and The Fight Back 13th Note Cafe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Hardcore from Belgium. Norway and (ilasgow.

iiREASONS TO GO SEE

1 ecause it’s freakin’ NIN! Who they, you say? Only Trent Reznor's band of black-clad, not- so merry purveyors of 903 industrial-rock. Think Depeche Mode for the grunge era. Only with more guitars. And even more self- loathing.

2 New album Year Zero is out in April 80 there's every chance they'll be playing some new material and less stuff from 2005’s With Teeth. Which, if we're being honest, was a bit duff.

3 They put on a hell of a live show As anyone who's seen the And All That Could Have Been live DVD can tell you. Featuring backdrops. light shows and revolving video screens, they've got enough wattage to power Vegas. 4 Thankfully for his band, Trent’s grown up a bit Reznor was fond of going a bit mental on stage and knocking over his other band members and their equipment and pouring water on them; something witnessed at their debut Scottish show at Tut's a million years ago. The band resorted to covering their gear in gaffer tape to stop it breaking when Reznor went off on one.

5 They’ve got the approval of The Man The Man In Black, that is. Prior to his death Johnny Cash covered the MN track ‘Hurt'. Truth be told, it’s even better than the original. Although. Cash did remove the swearing from his version. Good thing too. There’s too much bloomin’ swearing these days. (Andrew Borthwick)

Carling Academy, Glasgow, Wed 28 Feb 8. Thu 1 Mar.

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I Vantage Point Henry's (‘ellar Bar. 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Local metallers with more acts the. I The Contradictions Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254 9.30pm. £4. Alt.rock.

I Hobo The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 10pm-~3am. Free before 1 1pm: £3 after. live music and alternative disco for

justified sinners’. Live acts include ()Bli

and Futuristic Retro (‘hamps ( 18 Feb) and The Vivians and Your Boy Blair (25 Feb).

Monday 19

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I Babyshambles Barrowland. 244 (iallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. SOLD OUT. ()ver-14s show. Pete l)ocherty brings his appropriately named hand back to Scotland for the second time in months can it be that the UK‘s most chaotic fronttnan has acquired a work ethic‘.’.

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