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oates listed below are for one-oil shows: see separate section tor residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Dates will be listed, provided that details reach our offices art least one week before publication. Rock and Blues . listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Jonathan Trew.
Glasgow
I Paul Ouinn Wintergardens. Glasgow Green. 10pm. £6. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Postcard crooner Paul Quinn seduces among the shrubbery with accompaniment from Andy Alston on harmonium and piano. (ilasgrm' Fair.
I The McCluskey Brothers, Peach County and The Dohertys Sound City Tent. Glasgow Green. 8pm. £6. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. An evening of roots music — the McCluskeys with their folk pop. Peach County with their New Country sounds
I Boll Wyn James MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Jazz blues. I Richie Henderson Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free. FormerLy of country types The Liberties. I Angela Cameron After Hours. Colliers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 1 lpm. Free. I Free At Last Boon‘s Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free.
I lied Corvette Trophy Room. The Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727 918. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Showaddywaddy Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Dig out your drainpipes and grease up your quiff for the Teddy Boys you could bring home for tea.
I Swine Flu, Sectioned and Beergut too Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2.
~ Zip tip your bondage trousers for a
punkfest mayhem splurge.
I Idle Bible Negociants. Lothian Street. 2256313. 10pm. Free. Energetic rock. I The Seats Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382.10pni
I Dear John Starlite. Frederick Street. 225 3026. 10pm. Hot rock with classic
covers spiced with original material.
I last Orders Cas Rock Cafe. West Port.
2294341. 10pm. Free.
I Tiny Crocket And The Rockets
and father and son duo The Dohertys with
their Romany fiddling. Glasgow Fair: I Workshops Sound City Tent. Glasgow Green. 10.30am. Throughout the Glasgow Fair celebration (until Sun 24) there will be morning workshops in drumming. guitar. African percussion. traditional music and keyboard. To reserve one of the limited places. phone 554 6252/3. Glasgow Fair: I The Kevin Mcoermott Orchestra Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £8.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Allegedly the last time ever ever that you'll see the Orchestra in action. but as Mr McDermott has a Sinatra-esque tendency to recant such statements regarding his retirement from the hurly burly of the music biz. presumably fans will not have to wait too long before he re-emerges in another guise. I The liaincoats and Hello Skinny Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5 pIUs booking fee. Tickets from The Cathouse. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. Angular punk heroines who. like The Buzzcocks. have succeeded in returning on their own terms with acclaim for their new material and deference for their back catalogue. Gina Birch and Ana I)a Silva remain frotn the original line-up and The Cauld Blast Orchestra‘s superb violinist Anne Wood is a new addition. Bratty punkish support from Hello Skinny. who used to use the equally great moniker Battink. I Breeze, The Stanleys and Wonderful King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3. Local triple bill featuring Wonderful. ex-members of 60s revivalists The Vindicators. I Orlando, Illicit Still and Power Trip Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. I lianeless, Free Rise and Stolen Ways Arena. Oswald Street. 221 4583. 9pm. £2. I Clan D and Babyiunkworm Helter Skelter. Eruption. Sauchiehall Street. 353 1927. 9pm. £3. The newly-relaunched Helter Skelter is showcasing bands for the immediate future. Tonight. industrial machismo from Clan D and lighter electro-pop from Babyjunkworm.
Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free.
I Bockville West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. Four-piece combo who are rather different from your usual pub band. The singer has
a curiously high-pitched singing voice ' which sets them somewhat apart.
I Live music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
SATURDAY 15
Glasgow
I The Humplt Family and The Hot Two Sound City Tent. Glasgow Green. 8pm. £6. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Ragtime and ceilidh traditions meet in the Humpff Family‘s performance. Jazzers The Hot Two support. Glasgow Fair.
I Big Vern ’n’ The Shootahs Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0767. 9pm. £8. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. A batch of Blues Brothers-inspired material with some original stuff creeping into the set.
I The Poison Sisters, Clyde and Incarnate King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. The Poison Sisters are a doomy rock combo. recently found on the Kazoo Club compilation l.P.
I The Telstar Ponies and Rev Snakehips’ Country Messiahs Nashville Babylon. Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. The cool country rock club hosts another evening of melodic .‘oots sounds with regulars Rev Snakehips and ex— 18 Wheeler David Keenan's new band who are the latest beneficiaries of the drumming skills of ex-Teenage Fanclubber Brendan O'Hare.
I The Supernaturals McCool's Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Effervescent pop artistes who excel at ‘putting on a show'.
I Francis Anthony And The Underworld Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Bootsie Tootsie Blues Band Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.
I Onion Joe MacSorley’s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. R & B.
I Dougie Martin Murphy's Barrelhouse. Kelvinhaugh Street. 221 5569. 8pm. Free. Fix-Average White Band man.
I Brian Callahan After Hours. Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 11pm. Free.
I Time OP Lounge Bar. Cameron House Hotel. Glasgow Road. Hardgate. C1ydebank.0389 873535. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Television Personalities, The Fiends and Peanut Brown Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. £3. Something of an institution in indie circles. the TVPs. after years punting their top-drawer English semi-psychedelic whimsy round the circuit.
I Crash Giants Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2.
I D’Jango Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Plenty of memroy-tugging covers with a particular Drifters bent.
I The Country Teasers Starlite. Frederick Street. 225 3026. 10pm. Free. Psychobilly. country and western stomp. '
I Tommy’s Magic Arse Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Mercifully. it‘s difficult to describe what they do but the name Rod Stewart has been mentioned.
I Dallas Motorcade Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Tuneful duo with folk-tinged covers and some original material.
I Jezebel Advocate. South Bridge. 9.30pm. Free. Assorted covers get the double female vocals treatment.
I Shibboleth Platform One 1. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
I Live Music West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free.
SUNDAY 17
Glasgow
I Herman X Club Cubana. Sound City Tent. Glasgow Green. 8pm. £6. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. The Caribbean Club Cubana hosts a special night with a set of Latinjazz material from Herman X. Glasgow Fair. I Blues ’n’ Trouble Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0767. 9pm. £6 (£4). Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Veteran bluesmen kick up a tropical heatwave aboard the ferry.
I Power Move, Blunt Attack, Clan Dand Sons Of The Devil The Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3 (advance). £4 (door).
I lnane, Black Iron Skyline and Intoxicated Nice ’n‘ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Procession and Cold Shot Fixx 11. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free.
I liar’s Edge Lounge Bar. Cameron House Hotel. Glasgow Road. Hardgate. Clydebank. 0389 873535. 3pm. Free.
I Eight Miles High Liquor Store. The Area. Bridge Street. Paisley. 848 5096. 10pm. Free. Funky rappers promoting their CD on Electric Honey Records.
I President Gas Stairway To Heaven. Sax Venue. Teviot Walk. Cumbernauld. 0236 733200. 9pm. £2.
Edinburgh
I oiobane Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2.
I Onion Joe Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 9.30pm. £1.
I Clyve Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Solo blues artist.
I 3am Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free. More rock. and that's the name of the band. not the closing time. I Bluetinger L'Attache, Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Rock ’n' roll.
I Kiss The Bride Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free.
I Wonderland Grosvenor. Shandwick Place. 226 4579. 8.30pm. Free. Acoustic
I live Music Rutland N01. Rutland Street. 229 3402.10pm. Free.
ROCK 8r BLUES
I The liaincoats True legends. who reformed at Kurt Cobain’s request and decided to keep going. Joined by Cauld Blast Orchestra violinist Anne Wood and Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth. Cathouse. Glasgow. Fri 15.
I The Kevin Mcoermott Orchestra ' After a public outcry, Kev seems to have reconsidered his decision to make this the last KMO gig. Probably worth going anyway, though. Barrowland. Glasgow. Fri 15.
I Fatima Mansions Critical acclaim not yet matched by sales for this talented Irish wordsmith and his visceral band. Wilkie House. Edinburgh, Fri 22.
I Vic Chesnutt Offbeat American singer-songwriter championed by REM’s Michael Stipe. King Tut's. Glasgow. 'I'hurs 28.
FOLK 8t WORLD
I Gene Parsons and Meridian Green Ex-Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers man duets with his wife. Tremendous American Music. Riverside Club, Glasgow, Wed 27.
I nick Gaughan and Glen Alba The great Scottish singer is highly visible this month. with solo gigs in Paisley and Glasgow and with the big band in Edinburgh. Arts Centre. Paisley, Sat 23; Glasgow Green, Thurs 21; Ross Theatre. Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh. Sun 24.
CLASSICAL
I Kronos Quartet The most exciting of the new breed of string quartets make a rare Scottish visit Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sat 23.
I Katie and Marielle Labeque Startling piano duo perform works by Poulenc, Milhaud, Bernstein. Camilo and McLaughlin. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 27.
MONDAY 18
Glasgow
I The liiver Detectives and Sugar Town Sound City Tent. Glasgow Green. 8pm. £6. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. The River Detectives perfonn in their popular acoustic alter ego. possibly showcasing new material from their forthcoming 1.P Blue Collar Love Songs. Glasgow Fair. I Tsunami and Down By law Nice 'n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Boy/girl revolution now from the sharp. weirdly poppy Tsunami. supported by a US hardcore punk outfit. fronted by DC/Boston scene veteran Dave Smalley. whose third album punkrm‘kut'ademy jightsong is a blunt nineteen-song assault and whose music recently featured on the soundtrack to The Chase.
' Tennents Live! Making Music Happen
The List 15—28 July 1994 ii