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I Seltora. Fragile and The 510 Eye Venue, 472 Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872. 10.30pm. £3. Benefit and awareness-raiser for the Rainforest Foundation, with three local bands of different musical origins.

Edinburgh

I Fish Turn Human. Vatican Shotgun Scare and Car Called James Finsbury Park. South St Andrew Street. 556 1020. Three bands instead of two at the final McEwans night ofthc year. plus the 40 fave raves from 1989‘s demo discos.

I Silent Falls Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free.

I Rod Paterson St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free.

THURSDAY 28 Glasgow

I The Wolie Tones Ba rrowland. 244 Gallowgate. 552 4601. See Wed 27.

I Unity Express Fury Murry's. 96 Maxwell Street.221 6511. Fury Murry‘s Christmas special headlined by local reggae band who‘ve done some prestigious support slots about the place.

I Le Rue Mucky Duck. Shotts. See Preview.

I Live music Outhouse. 1155 Cathcart Road. 649 0184.

Edinburgh

I The Great Junction Street Band Lord Darnley. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. Free. Accessible pop band. now featuring electric violinist. Glad to see the refurbished Lord Darnley back in operation.

I The Troubleshooters Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. I The Grass Harps Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free.

I Tracey Nelson Calton Studios, Calton Road. 556 7066. 9.30pm. £8 includes buffet. Tickets available from Virgin, Vinyl Villains and Calton Studios. First

- ever visit to Europe. and the only Scottish

date. for a real live legendary blues singer. The song ‘Down So Low' has become her trademark. and been covered by artists like Linda Ronstadt and Etta Jamesin recent years.

FRIDAY 29 Edinburgh

I Gary Clail’s On-U Sound System Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Something ofa taster for the live Tackhead gig inJanuary. DJ Mr Clail's brain-curdling radical dance mixes have to be heard to be experienced— or experienced to be heard.

I The Mourning Alter Basin Street. liaymarket Terrace. 337 1006. 8pm—midnight. Free. lndie sounds. allthc way from Sheffield.

I Tour de Force Preservation Hall . Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm.

I The Rivals Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free.

SATURDAY 30 Glasgow

I The Waterboys 244 Gallowgate . 552

4601 . The first of two nights promises to be a festive night with the sold out venue packed with dichard fans. See Preview.

Edinburgh

I The Crows Bedrock. Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Now with London management. the band headlined at the Marquee in early December, which must be some compensation for the static state of their career for some time.

I Avalon Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm. Folk-rock. I The JC Flint Band Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free.

I The Hicktown Hobos Globe. West Port. 229 4553.

HOGMANAY

Glasgow

I 1990 Hogmanay Party George Square. 10pm. SOLD OUT. See Preview.

I Watemoys Barrowlands. 244 Gallowgate. 552 4601. Second oftwo nights. See Preview.

Edinburgh

I Blues’n'Trouble Venue. Calton Road. 5573073. Licensed till 4am. Reckon this should fill up to capacity pretty quickly. for obvious reasons. Check out their new LP. With Friends Like These

I Bluelinger Platform One. Calcdonian l-lotel. Rutland Street. See Sat 23.

I Sal Paradise and Sandy Mann St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. See Sun 24.

TUESDAY 2

Glasgow

I Capone and the Bullets Napoleons. 128 Merryiec Road. 637 5238. Highly-rated ska band from Glasgow connected with the fanzine. club and scooter shop all called Zoot.

Edinburgh

I The Rootsie Tootsie Band Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Rocking blues.

I Los Supremos St James Oyster Bar. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Wide range ofcovers from blues-based band.

I Live music Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free.

WEDNESDAY 3 Edinburgh

I Rod Paterson St James Oyster Bar. 557 2925. 9pm. Free.

I Live music Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free.

THURSDAY 4 Glasgow

I Capone and The Bullets Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. 03552 29771. See Tues 2.

I Live music Outhouse. 1155 Cathcart Road. 649 0184.

Edinburgh

I The Brothers Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Residency.

FRIDAY 5 Edinburgh

I The Radium Cats Basin Street. Haymarket Terrace. 337 1006. 8pm—midnight. Accomplished local psychohilly/rock‘n'roll band.

I Ranacanteen Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm. Accessible pop.

SATURDAY 6 Glasgow

I The Big Parade The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Glaswegian funk.

Edinburgh

I Seeing Red Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 2263816. £1 after9pm.

SUNDAY 7 Edinburgh

I Drunken State Moshpit. Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 730-1 1pm. Thrash metal.

I The Gary Martin Band Preservation Hall, Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm.

I Sal Paradise and Sandy Mann St James Oyster Bar. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. See Sun 24.