ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
ROCK & BLUES
LISTINGS
Bates listed below are for one-oil shows: see separate section for residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Bates will be listed, provided that details reach our offices art least one week before publication. Rock and Blues listings compiled by Alastair Mabbott and Fiona Shepherd
FRIDAY 10
Glasgow
Forkeye I Forkeye, The llalted See and Cupid Mount Etna King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3. A triple-bill with affiliations to the Human Condition label. Forkeye earbash in reportedly exemplary style. while The Naked See‘s combination of swirly indie guitars with something a bit grittier is developing in fine style as heard on their recent double A-side single ‘Nothing's Lost‘/'Never So Near’.
I Sus, Crazy llettie and B’Moio’nnn Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £2.50. A varied bill. displaying punk. grunge and funk influences respectively.
I James Bun James MacSorley’s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Maximum R & 8. runs their motto.
I Band CI Gold McCool‘s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I The Brian Mcoade Band Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free. Country rock four-piece.
I Seventh Heaven Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 9pm. Free.
I Angela Cameron Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. llpm. Free. The Supper Club.
I Silver Train Centre Stage. West Nile Street. 353 2942. 9.30pm. Free.
I Vegas Lincoln inn. Great Western Road. 954 9164. 9pm. Free.
I Indian Angel Boon's Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Bockin’ Berries Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—4am. £5. Another excuse for the ‘They don‘t write 'em like that any more‘ brigade to get down and do their thing.
I llugh Beed And The Velvet Underpants Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Bad puns galore from the Glasgow band that brought us such gems as ‘A Walk On The Clyde Side‘ and ‘Linger On Yer Pale Blue Y's‘.
I Alternator Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm.
I The Fabulous Bamblnos Minus One Club. Carlton Highland Hotel. North Bridge. 556 7277. £5.
I Slip Cas Rock Cafe. 229 4341. 10pm. Free.
I Blueiinger Advocate. South Bridge.
10.30pm. Free. Rock ’n' roll.
I Cactus Jack Granny‘s Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free. Blues.
I live music Fortunes Tavern. Candlemaker Row. 226 7190. 9.30pm. Free.
I live music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
Kirkcaldy
I Give Up The Ghost Ollerton Hotel. Victoria Road. 0592 264286. 9pm—lam. £2.50.
SATURDAY 11
Glasgow
I The Scottish Music Show SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 3000. 10am—6pm. £4 (advance). £5 (door). Advance tickets can be booked by phoning the hotline number. 0353 666 336. Anyone with a ticket to the adjacent. but unrelated Giant Record ‘n‘ Pop Fair will be admitted for a reduced entry fee. As well as 120 stands of interest to all musicians. including reps from guitar. drums and keyboard manufacturers. music schools. etc. there are performances throughout the day. Today‘s line-up is Bo‘ Weevil (11.30am). Martin Taylor ( 1 pm). drummer Trevor Thornton (2.30pm). heavy metal guitarist Michaelangelo (4pm) and ex-Sensational Alex Harvey Band member Ted McKenna (5.10pm).
I ll. Cajun And The Zydeco Brothers and The Skuobhie Bubh Orchestra Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0767. 9pm. £7 (£5). Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. The Renfrew Ferry continue to patronise the sounds of rural Louisiana with groups of global and local acclaim — the Skuobhies belonging to the latter category and tempering their zydeco sound with more straightforward frenetic folk.
I Marshall Curtis, Breeze and Howl King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3. A triple bill of Scottish talent. including sunny popsters
from Dundee. Marshall Curtis. who bathe
their tunes in brassy arrangements. Howl used to be Kindred Spirit. a Glasgow band who were building up a following.
I Black lace Mayfair. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872. 9.30pm. £5. Only The Goombay Dance Band were ever able to rival Black Lace in the tackiness stakes. B. L.‘s ‘credits' include ‘Agadoo‘ (as if you needed reminding). ‘Superman’ and a cameo appearance in the film Rim. Sue And Bob T00.
I Boogalusa and Mischief la Bas Cafe Loco. The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 10pm. £5. Cajun band from Dundee supported by Cafe Loco‘s regular experimental team.
I August Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £3.
I Baggle Taggle Gypsies McCool's Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Raggle-taggle folk rock.
I Big Wednesday Halt Bar. Woodlands Road, 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Code CI Silence MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Bulte Bliss Trio Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 11pm. Free. The Supper Club.
I Cloud 9 Centre Stage. West Nile Street. 353 2942. 9.30pm. Free.
I Jamie Barnes And Cochise Boon's Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free. Veteran blues group.
I Maltma Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 27918. 9.30pm. £3. A steaming brew of reggae. soul and African
pop.
Edinburgh
I Chaos UK and Cl Pollol Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £3.50. 9pm. Spikey punk sounds and attitude. as is the Cas Rock way every few weeks or so.
I Councelled Gut Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free. Blues and soul.
I Black Cat Bones Advocate. South Bridge. 9.30pm. Free.
I The llebonairs (TBC) Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free. Possibly to be substituted by Bluefinger.
I Martin Franssen West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free.
I The Fabulous Bamblnos Minus ()ne Club. Carlton Highland Hotel. North Bridge. 556 7277. 10.30pm. £5.
I lan White Horse. Canongate. 556 3403. 8.30pm. Free. Solo rock ‘n' roller.
I Skin It Back Granny’s Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free. Blues.
I live music Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I live music St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free.
I live music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
> SUNDAY 12
Glasgow
I The Scottish Music Show SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 3000. 10am—5pm. See Sat 11 for ticket details. Today's live line-up is Trevor Thornton (l 1.30am). Martin Taylor (12.30pm). Michaelangelo (1.30pm). Hue and Cry (2.40pm) and Ted McKenna (4.20pm).
I King ilash Liquor Store. The Area. Bridge Street. Paisley. 848 5096. 9.30pm. Free. Representatives of Iona Records‘ rockier contingent with their Hmndinger album. King Hash punt soft rock which veers from AOR territory to slide guitar to a rootsy 70s sound.
I Big Wednesday Boon‘s Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free.
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I The Beloved Tunnel. Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 9.30pm. £4 (advance). £5 (door). Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Polished. poppy dance sounds with vocalist Jon breathing hippyish lyrics over the state of the art backing tracks. The Beloved are the special live guests at this Kensitas Club DJ final. plus guest DJ C. J. Mackintosh from Ministry Of Sound.
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Credit Cards Tel: 031 557 6969 (subject to £1.00 per ticket booking fee). Personal application to Virgin Records Glasgow and Edinburgh, Ripping Records Edinburgh and all TOCTA ,
outlets throughout Scotland. ‘ For further information Tel: 031 557 6969
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