ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
nook & BLUES
LISTINGS
Bates listed below are ior one-ori shows: see seperate section for residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Bates will be listed, provided that details reach our oiilces art least one week before publication. Bock and Blues Listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd
and Gavin lnglis.
FRIDAY 5
I Th’ Faith ilealers and no Acoustics King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4.50. Tickets from King Tut’s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. London quartet fronted by Scots expatriate Roxanne, fond of performing in her bare feet but having as much in common with Sandie Shaw as Dusty Springfield has with Poly Styrene (or polystyrene for that matter). A fulsome indie noise emanates from the stage from both main act and support band AC Acoustics. shortly to unleash their monster riffola via their debut single on hip label Elemental.
I The ooppeigangers Strathciydc University Union. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. Students and guests. The U2 lookalikes who appeared on the last series of Naked City and had both your gullible listings people fooled for a good few seconds.
I long Fin Killie, Asp and Shriek Nice ’n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. A varied bill: Long Fin Killie play eclectic folk punk. Asp take impressive sonic advantage of the three chords they know and Shriek cauterise with their PJ Harveyesque indie blues.
I The llrearn Weavers and Fat Bob Minstrels. Broomielaw. 248 8699. 9pm. Free.
I Paradise Canyon McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Country.
I Code of Silence MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I hit! la Chute Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free. Cajun and zydeco.
I Baggle Taggle Gypsies Coiiier‘s. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 9pm. Free.
I Angela Canteron Cottier’s, Hyndland Road. 357 5827. llpm. Free. The Supper Club.
I The Fabulous Solution Boon's Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free. Formerly The Basement. but with a new line-up and repertoire.
I John Hannah Fullerton Park Hotel, Tollcross Road. 9pm. Free. Melodic pop/rock from this Canadian singer/songwriter. with an LP Desperate 7imes out at the moment.
I Junkyard Dogs and Sneaky liberty BJs. Croft Street. Kilmamock. 0563 44722. 10pm. £3.
I Jianiy James And The Vagabonds Cavendish, West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm-3am. £5.
I Solid Gone Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Original. danceable melodic rock. The band have attracted a small following and comparisons to U2 and Pearl Jam.
I noadrunner Granny‘s Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free. I north Sea Gas Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free. Folk.
I Strictly Business Cas Rock Cafe. West
Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free.
' I Marv Leith Oyster Bar. Burgess Street.
554 6294. 9pm. Free. Folk rocker. out there by himself.
I live music Tolbooth Tavern. Canongate. 556 5348. 9pm. Free.
I live music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
SATURDAY 6
I Psychlcit Warriors OuGaia, State Cl Flux and Ege Ban Yasi Pure. Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. £12 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Virgin. Edinburgh and all TOCT A outlets. Discounts for Pure members. available from the club only. Twitch and Brainstorm celebrate the third birthday of their highly successful club. with the help of guest DJs Derrick May and Lenny Dee and sets i from the above acts. See clubs preview. I instant Karma and The Beatconibers King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Tickets from King Tut‘s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. An evening for Beatles fans who aren‘t too precious. instant Karma are the Lennon : tribute. while The Beatcombers ape early 1 Beatles sounds. i I Capone And The Bullets Nice ‘n‘ l Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 1 9pm. A Ska Against Racism gig. which.
. in these ridiculous times of BNP election victories. is more pertinent than ever.
I I lnterllora Halt Bar. Woodlands Road.
I 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
5 I The Journeyman McCool’s Ruling
1 Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm.
2 Free.
l I The Outpatients MacSorley’s. Jamaica g Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Barrsie’s Band Minstrels. Broomielaw. l 248 8699. 9pm. Free. Covers.
Q I Duke Bliss Willi Julia DOW Cottier‘s,
i Hyndland Road. 357 5827. llpm. Free.
i The Supper Club.
1 I Blg George And The Business Boon’s
1 Yard, Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm.
1 Free. The renowned local bluesman doing 3 his business.
1 I Engine and Penta Sexuality Blazers.
: Hamilton Town Hotel. Townhead Street.
3 Hamilton. 0698 891 929. 7pm. £2.50.
i From the Pool.
1 I ilighlanders BJs. Croft Street.
1 Kilmamock. 0563 44722. 10pm. £3.
1 I Sugar Glider The Dugout. Cathcart
| Street. Greenock. 0475 27918. 9.30pm. 1 £3.
Queen Street, 226 2530. 10pm. Free.
I Woodsiile ROW West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. Local cajun/folk act with high aspirations. steadily increasing in popularity.
I Shriinptons St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 10.30pm. Free. I live music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
I live rnuslc Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free.
SUNDAY 7
I Texas The Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 7pm. £8 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. See preview.
I Anthrax and Glauriinger Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £10 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. No age restriction on this show. See preview.
I Terry liall with Craig Gannon King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Tickets from King Tut‘s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. The shiny. happy. effervescent Terry Hall in yet another guise after his Vegas stint with Dave Stewart. Tonight he appears with painted- on frown and ex-Smiths/Bluebells/Aztec
i Camera guitarist Craig Gannon. i I Borneo’s Daughter The Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5
(advance). £6 (door). Tickets from The
; Cathouse. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union
Street. 226 4679 and 23rd Precinct. Bath Street. 332 4806. Soft metal. I Sparta, Vegan Protest, Bopney Product
e and lloncontorinist Nice ’n’ Sleazy.
j Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
5 I John iiannah McCool’s Ruling
~ Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm.
1 Free. See Fri 5.
I Brine Club Mouth. 13th Note.
; Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8pm. Free. New indie band from Ardrossan. with a E sound which resists the temptation to
cover their melodies in gratuitous noise. I The Outpatients Boon’s Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free.
I nob Strong And The Commitments Kilmamock Grand Hall. 0563 37710.
T 7.30pm. £10. Not actually the entire
1 I Texas Queen's Hall. South Clerk Street. T l I The Bhylnes BJs. Croft Street.
? Kilmamock. 0563 44722. 10pm. £1. Blues band from Ayrshire. I Big George And The Business Stairway
3 668 2019. 7.30pm. £8. Rescheduled tour I kick-off gig for the slide rockers on the
1 back of their latest album Rick’s Road.
! See review.
3 I ll Sonic, Suburban Belay, Bass-X
i and Project 8 Calton. Calton Road. 558 3758. £10. Live PAs in the Calton‘s
; regular Saturday hardcore dance spot.
original band from the film. or anything near it. but this incarnation still delivers the Dublin soul which gave Alan Parker’s film its focus. Dancing in the aisles. I reckon.
I Murmur Liquor Store. The Area. Bridge Street. Paisley. 848 5096. 9.30pm. Free. Pleasant mainstream pop.
To Heaven. Sax Venue. Teviot Walk.
' Cumbemauld. 0236 733200. 9pm. Free.
1 I Jayne Bounty and lien Edinburgh Dolls 7
i Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £3.50. Rescheduled date featuring many stalwarts of the Edinburgh rock scene.
‘ I Davy Jones Cavendish. West Tollcross. ' 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £4. The ex-singer of the Monkees. with his new band Monkee Business. Can he still cut it with that fresh-faced charm? The world holds its breath.
I Counselled Out Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Blues and soul.
I Keeping llp With The Jones’s Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313.
10pm. Free.
I tarir Legends (formerly Phoenix). Cowgate. 225 8382. 9.30pm. £1.
I Sirin it Back Granny’s Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free. I Blue ilyenas Queen Street Oyster Bar.
See Sat 6.
Edinburgh
I The Sea La Belle Angele, Hastie‘s Close (behind The Pelican). Cowgate. 225 2774. 9pm. £4/£3. A liquid concoction of urban dance. dirty grunge and swirling folk. hailing from SE. London.
I Seven Bands Cas Rock Cafe. West
Port. 229 4341. 3pm—midnight. £3.50. No. not one band with a bad name. but seven local acts in one of the Cas Rock’s
occasional live music overdoses for charity. Proceeds go to Multiple Sclerosis. Can you think of a better way to while away a lazy Sunday afternoon?
I Sonibre Reptiles Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Dave ‘Reptile Records’ Reilly in his regular spot. with contemplative keyboard songs. I Bed L’Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10.30pm. Free.
I The Volunteers Ryries. Haymarket Terrace. 337 7582. 9pm. Free.
I R83 Ian session Young's. Leamington Terrace. 3—5pm. Free.
MONDAY 8 Edinburgh
I Blaggers m and Papa Brittle Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £6. The confrontational. controversial. anti-fascist skinhead group try again for an Edinburgh debut after their last gig here was cancelled through van trouble. Hard. in- your-face kind of music with trumpet somehow lending even more energy to their heavy guitar. Support from clang- bang klaxon-raising dance prophets.
I Artichoke Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. A new vegetable in the Negs cellar.
I Rli Band L'Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10.30pm. Free.
I Patina Violet St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 10.30pm. Free.
I Marv Leith Oyster Bar. Burgess Street. 554 6294. 9pm. Free. See Fri 5.
TUESDAY 9
I Crowded ilouse and Dada Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. SOLD OUT. See preview.
I Kenny Thornas Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £9.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. The ideal environment for a set of Kenny Thomas's songs for simpering lovers is blasting from a convertible on a sunny Home Counties boulevard or from a gargantuan hi-fi in a swanky penthouse. not the murky depths of Barrowland. Music for conspicuous couples.
I Dick Gauglian The Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0767. 9pm. £8 (£6). Tickets from the Ticket Centre, Candleriggs. 227 5511. Scottish folk legend in his own lifetime, worthy of inclusion in the rock and pop listings too.
I The Four Di Us and Sublagger King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Tickets from King Tut’s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Young Irish guns give it the mesmerising pop treatment. Shame on you ifyou didn‘t allow yourself to be bewitched b their single ‘She Hits Me'. I Glasgow ongurrlters featuring Papa‘s noses Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Plus open platform.
I Sus and Flo Trader Joe's. Hope Street. 332 0905. 9.30pm. Free.
I Subconscious, liquid Pub Dogs and Hairy Apes Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. Subconscious are a sixties-influenced combo. occasionally sounding like The Jam crossed with The Fall. Good-natured rock from support.
I Bootsles Duo Bare Story. Cowgate. 556 3953. 10pm. Free. Ronnie Tait. the voice/harmonica of the irresistable Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band. preaching the blues with new guitarist Stevie Hay.
I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8pm. Free. Information: 552 0440. New open forum for local singer-songwriters. anybody welcome to perform a 15 minute set. One local songwriter will be highlighted at 10.30pm each night.
I iiot Sausage Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I Red llot 8: Blue L'Aitache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10.30pm. Free.
WEDNESDAY 10
I Crowded llouse and Dada Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. SOLD OUT. See preview. IJohnOtvayand liughneedandThe Velvet Underpants King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm.
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