ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
away from their initial twee fumblings towards a meatier sonic squall.
I Billy Rankine Solid Rock Cafe. Hope Street. 221 1105. 9pm. Free. Ex-Nazareth guitarist shows off some licks.
I The Basic Hotes Nice ’n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Seventh Heaven McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Soulful R & B.
I capone And The Bullets Liquor Store. The Area. Bridge Street. Paisley. 848 5096. 9.30pm. Free. See Sat 18.
I The Playboys Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727918. 9.30pm. £5.
I The Full Hog Stairway To Heaven. Sax Venue. Teviot Walk. Cumbernauld. 0236 733200. 9pm. £3.
I Big Ted’s Party Twa Corbies. Kilbowie Road. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I China Blue Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free.
I Suicidal Goldfish Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £1.50. Support promised. I Ian Cochrane Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I The Volunteers Ryries. Haymarket Terrace. 337 7582. 9pm. Free.
I R & B jam session Young’s. Leamington Terrace. 3—5pm. Free.
Kirkcaldy
I Supernova, The Dolphins and Sawyer Ollerton Hotel. Victoria Road. 0592 264286. 8pm. £2.50. A second Fife showcase by Qten rehearsal studios. Supernova are graduates of the fiery guitar school. and both supports are tipped as names to watch. Tickets available from Sleeves record store. Qten or Sound Control.
MONDAY 27
I Hue And Cry Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0767. SOLD OUT. A watery setting for some white soul intimations from the Kanes.
I Mick Fleetwood’s Blue Whale The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. CANCELLED.
I Boyfriend and The Radio Sweethearts King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4. Glasgow‘s reviled Fanclubesque creation play alongside BMX Bandit Francis MacDonald‘s country collaboration with erstwhile Pastel Bn'an Superstar.
I saidilorence l3lh Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 10pm. Free. Down but not out pop with attitude.
I USC and Blackout Headbangers' Ball. Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5 (advance). £6 (door). Tickets from The Cathouse. and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. A polar alternative to Whiteout in name and music. Blackout join USC for the headbangers ball. a showcase for local rock bands.
I Destroyer and Fish Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. The top people of the Edinburgh rock scene congregate for what will probably (hopefully?) be the only gig ever by this Kiss covers band. Bring your love guns.
TUESDAY 28
Glasgow
I .liveass McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Chicago blues.
I live Music Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free.
I little Wolves and Blue ""1188 Rocking Horse (formerly The Mission). Victoria Street. 225 3326. 10pm—3am. £2.
Laughing lupine blues.
I The Station and Funky Monks Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £1.50.
I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8pm. Free. Information: 552 0440. Weekly forum for Edinburgh-based singer-songwriters. with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen- minute set. One local songwriter is highlighted at 10.30pm each night.
WEDNESDAY 29
I Candleriggs Music Festival Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 8pm. £12.50. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. 23rd Precinct. Bath Street. 332 4806 and other TOCT A agents. Featured artists in tonight's show are Molly Splash. The Nightcrawlers. Mary Kiani. Marcha Fresca. Just Another Dream. Big George and the Business. Family Love. Elias. Easy. Fred Quimby Quartet. Shaw and Gillespie and The Electrics. Fire eaters and jugglers are also promised.
I Big Country Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £10 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. More weel kent faces wheeled out in their bathchairs for a seasonal shindig.
I The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 7pm. £6. Tickets from The Arches and the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. See Sun 19.
I The Fatalistics McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Just the trick for a bit of post- Christmas. pre-Hogmanay entertainment — Michael Rooney and other former members of The Primevals run through a set of steamy blues rock plus covers from the likes of Love and Captain Beefheart. I Raggle Taggle Gypsies Scotia. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. See Sat 18.
I Techno Too Area. Bridge Street. Paisley. 6pm. £4. Under- 18s dance gig.
I The Wig Warn Bants Trash City. Sax Venue. Teviot Walk. Cumbernauld. 0236 733200. 9pm. £2.
I The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £6. Don’t be frightened. Mr Harvey won’t be rising from the grave in a final spectacular feat of stage theatrics. What will be happening is his backing band. more usually called The Party Boys. shaking a few old bones with fave songs.
I Gharyhdis and Batlink Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £1.50.
I Red Hot And Blue Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free. Rock ’n’ roll.
I Funky Feet 113 Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I Blueiinger Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free. Rock 'n‘ roll.
THURSDAY 30
Glasgow I Candleriggs Music Festival
Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 12pm. £5. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 I. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. 23rd Precinct. Bath Street. 332 4806 and other TOCT A outlets. A special under-18s event with performances from Molly Splash. The Nightcrawlers. Mary Kiani. Inner Seduction. Love 4 Sale and Java Sledge. Special guests are The Rhythmic State. and 01s are Scott. Michael Kilkie and Joe Deacon.
I Candleriggs Music Festival Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 8pm. £12.50. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. 23rd Precinct. Bath Street. 332 4806 and other TOCTA outlets. The second and final night of the festival has sets from Molly Splash. The Nightcrawlers. Mary Kiani. Berra. Probe. Ege Bam Yasi. Agent Orange. Java Sledge and special guest CJ Bolland. DJs are Michael Kilkie. Terry and Jason. Stuart MacMillan. Orde Meikle. Twitch and Brainstorm. Adrian and Lars.
I Horse Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £8 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Like Texas. Horse are home for Christmas. After a spell of quiet years. the group are regenerating their appeal with their straightforward pop and Horse‘s rich. creamy vocals.
I Blues ’n’ Trouble King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. The nation‘s most respected and popular exponents of heavy blues slot in another show before the end of the year. I Rejuvenation and Honey Holy Cow. The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 10.30pm. £3. An interesting double bill for this student-directed club — Rejuvenation with their thrusting tribal house (or whatever dance mutation they're dabbling with this week) and Honey with their indie guitars and strong melodies.
I Jam Session Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 8pm. Free. The Halt Bar are extending an open invitation to all bands who have played in the pub over the past year to come and join their end of yearjam. Contact the pub in advance. so they have an idea of whom to expect.
I Gwen McAulay Slow Club. The 13m Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 10pm. Free. A solo set from a member of the sublime Passkeepers.
I The Cool Groove Band 13m Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £2.
I Herman X McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Latino acid jazz.
I Everything Nice ’n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. A benefit gig.
I love Republic and Alva Root Grand Central Bar. Oswald Street. 221 4583. 8.30pm. £1.50.
I Shame MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Dyrnension Tunnel. Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 6pm. £4. Under-18s.
I Awesome 3 Universe. Coatbridge. 6.30pm. £4. Another under-18s show.
I Big Vern ’n’ The Shootahs Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727918. 9.30pm. £5. Big Vern rounds off a busy festive season.
I The Dangerous Brothers Twa Corbies. Kilbowie Road. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Wayne Fontana And The Mindhenders Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—4am. £5. The brains behind that classic track ‘Um um um um um um‘.
I Dr Octopus La Belle Angele. Hasties Close (behind The Pelican). Cowgate. 225 2774. The evil amphibian mastermind
1993 IN REVERSE
List writers offer their personal highlights or the year.
GAVIN INCUS I Film A dead heat between Tersuo 2: Body Hammer and Jurassic Park. I live Band Blaggers ITA.
I LP Serendipity — Darlingheart.‘
I Theatre Show Unidenufied Human Remains at the Traverse; Bent Double during the Festival. ‘- I Art Exhibition Nocturnal road resurfacing, Clerk Street. Atmospheric and powerful industrial performance.
I TV Show Oh no, how do you choose between The Prisoner, Dr Who and Star Trek?
I Book Nothing Personal — Donald McRae.
I Comic Cerebus on the ‘henvy’ side. Calvin And Hobbes on the ‘light‘ side.
I Festive Plans Getting abducted by a UFO.
joins forces with the Cosmic Kipper to trap Spider-Man in avenue slowly filling up with octo acid funk.
I Big Bedroom Noise and I Fishneck Say Goodbye Subway. COWgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £1.50. Actually Fishneck more usually say Goodnight. Could it be this is their final gig or is their career threatened by a mere misprint'.’
I Shibboleth Fingers Piano Bar. Frederick Street. 225 3026. Free.
I The Gods of Glarn Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free. Teen sounds of the 70s.
I Acoustic jam session Granny's Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free. Strut your stuff in a session of folk. pop and whatever people can join in on. I Charlie Don’t Surf Negociaan. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I live music Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free.
HDCMANAY
Glasgow
I Bjorn Again Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 5pm. £9 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Note early show. if Bjorn Again are reading this. how about ‘Thank You For The Music’ just this once? And ‘Eagle’. ‘Angel Eyes’. ‘Summer Night City‘ . . .
I Hugh Reed And The Trouser can: McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Abandoning his velvet underpants for one evening to focus on his outer garments.
I The Hideaway Blues Band Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637.
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IpThe Diesel Kings Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 9pm. Free. Folk-tinged pop that swerves round a variety of moods. : I Angela Cameron Supper Club. Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 11pm. Free. I The Gaels Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727918. 9.30pm. £5.
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