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American Poodle
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Two interspersed monologues, written and performed by Guy Masterson, proffering a comical take on the relationship between the Brits and their neighbours across the pond.
14 Oct 7.30 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Billboard for Edinburgh: Mark Wallinger
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The punchy sentence 'MARK WALLINGER IS INNOCENT', shouted out from the well placed Ingleby Billboard, is intriguing, but with little in-gallery material to explain it, it appears to be a meaningless farce, disappointing from such an overtly political artist.
31 Jul–31 Oct, not Sundays Mon–Wed, Fri & Sat 10.00am–6.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Deaf Shepherd
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One of Scotland's most popular traditional bands, playing beautiful island melodies, raging tunes and mournful lowland ballads.'Part of Perthshire Amber Festival 2008'
26 Oct 7.30 Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Elizabeth & Raleigh
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A new show from the creative gentlemen who brought you Boswell & Johnson. Simon Munnery wears a dress.
26 Oct 7.30 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Emma Pollock
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Ex-Delgados frontwoman performs tracks from her debut solo album, 'Watch the Fireworks'.
7 Nov 7.30 Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Graeme Stephen Sextet
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Infiltrating Celtic music with totally new rhythms and sounds, Aberdeen-born guitarist Stephen's band combines some leading musicians from the folk and jazz worlds.
11 Dec 8.00 Blue Lamp, Aberdeen
Guillemots
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Over-14s show. This Mercury Music Prize-nominated act offer jaunty indie music with a lot of heart and some epic pretensions, built around broken rhythms, keyboards and kaleidoscopic lyrics.
13 Nov 7.00 The Picture House, Edinburgh
Hot Club De Paris
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Offbeat Scouse combo who like to 'drop it till it pops'.
17 Oct 7.00 Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
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Over-16s show. The 21st century Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood return with a second album collaboration, 'Sunday At Devil Dirt', which is grimier and sultrier than the first.
14 Dec 7.00 The Picture House, Edinburgh
Johnny Dickinson and Paul Lamb
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Johnny Dickinson's unique, engaging slide guitar style crosses Celtic flavours with American blues, and is matched in quality only by his rich, soulful voice.
22 Nov 7.30 Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Kaiser Chiefs
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Over-14s show. The mighty Kaisers tour their new album 'Off With Their Heads' offering more of their trademark roudy anthems and catchy indie rock nuggets.
17 Oct 7.00 Barrowland, Glasgow
27 Feb 7.30 AECC, Aberdeen
Kanye West
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The hip hop behemoth returns, armed with imaginative samples and socially conscious lyrics.
16 Nov 7.30 Carling Academy, Glasgow
Martha Rosler
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Stills' gallery will undergo a radical transformation into an open reference library with an eclectic array of over 7,700 books from the personal collection of the prolific artist, writer and political agitator, Martha Rosler, Curious readers can delve into the volumes.
1 Aug–9 Nov 11.00am–6.00 Stills, Edinburgh
Richard Hamilton: Protest Pictures
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Retrospective giving an (incomplete) idea of just how influential the great British pop artist has been. His critiques of the way mass media communicates politics might now seem commonplace, but this is a good reminder of just who pioneered those techniques in the first place.
31 Jul–12 Oct, not Mondays 10.00am–5.30 Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh
Sean Grant
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Curmudgeonly Scots comic and two up and coming friends.
7 Nov 8.00 East Kilbride Arts Centre, East Kilbride
Seasick Steve
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Vagrant American bluesman accompanying himself on a two-stringed guitar and a wooden box, playing tracks from his new album 'I Started Out With Nothing And I've Still Got Most Of It Left.
21 Oct 7.30 Barrowland, Glasgow
23 Oct 7.30 Music Hall, Aberdeen
25 Oct 7.30 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Tina C
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Hold on to your holster, Miss Tina C is back with her fabulousness to entertain the troops with songs from her latest album 'Tick My Box'. With support from Edinburgh's LGBT choir Loud & Proud. 'Part of Glasgay!'
2 Nov 8.00 Òran Mór, Glasgow

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