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ROCK & BLUES MUSIC

Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See Mon 22.

I Tonca, The Autumn Stone and Trout Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free.

I Glasgow Songwriters teaturing Ian

Walker Blackfn'ars. Bell Street. 552 5924.

9.30pm. Free. Plus open mic. I live Music Harleys. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0698 458174. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Terrorvlsion Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £6.50. Home-grown antidote to the wave of American soft cock-rock which has dominated the tinhead charts for longer than is really necessary.

I Tinkerbell’s oope Ring and Bug Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Cracking name for the headliners. who peddle anarcho-squat-punk-crust type stuff.

I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8pm. £4 (£2.50 concessions. free for performers). Information: 228 3147. Weekly forum for Edinburgh-based singer-songwriters. with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen- minute set. Ten open floor spots are available for would be stars.

I Shooglenirty Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. llptn. £3. See Mon 22.

I Lite With Nixon Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 9.30pm. Free.

I Bolling Fork Christies. West Port. 229 4553. 10pm. Free. Covers.

I Three Amigos Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. See Sat 20. I Red Hot And Blue L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Rock ‘n’ roll rather than a Dutch porn channel.

I Bluetinger Rutland No I. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.

I El Supreme Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Big Bert from Los Supremos out on his own for a spot of solo gigging.

WEDNESDAY 24

Glasgow

I Beautiful People and The Body Electric King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. These Beautiful People are the party responsible for dishing up more Hendrix nostalgia but with the blessing of the Hendrix estate and with the foresight to pull his revolutionary guitar noodling forward a couple of decades and reconstruct it using samples.

I The Colour Wheel Arena. Oswald Street. 221 4583. 9pm. Free. The tune- drenched pleasing popsters continue their residency.

Edinburgh

I Albert Ssempeke (TBC) Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Palm wine guitarist and singer. in the tradition of the late SF. Rogie. Mr Ssempeke‘s appearance is in doubt due to various ructions in Nigeria. so phone The Venue before setting out.

I Shooglenitty Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. llpm. £3. See Mon 22.

I De Niros L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.

I Mr Pititul Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Soul.

I Cloud Assassins Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 9.30pm. Free. Bang! Take that. you little fluffy swine!

I Bruce Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Stunnineg inventive and charismatic name for an act. I El Supreme West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. See Thur 23.

THURSDAY 25

Glasgow

I Take That SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 9999. SOLD OUT. Squeeeeeeaaaall! The four-night residency begins. See preview. I The Bathers and Sugartown Mitchell Theatre. Claretnont Street. 7.30pm. £7.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. A double bill of Glaswegian sounds from German label Marina Records. featuring the usual urbane cocktail pop from The Bathers. supported by a new group formed by ex-Wild River Apple Gwen Stewart and Love and Money‘s Douglas Mclntyre. Initial recordings suggest a Mazzy Star-crossed trip. Debut LP Swimming In The Home" [’00] should reveal all.

I The Moondials, Doctor Pop and Seven Eleven Nice'n'Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £1. The next round of The Brill Building‘s Rock ‘n' Pop Wars. Strong 60s country and garage rock signposts to what The Moondials do. Their debut single. ‘Never Knew Love‘. will be out in a few weeks. Big in France too. Not that we‘re trying to prejudice the vote here.

I Have, My Favourite Sneakers and The larch Arena. Oswald Street. 221 4583. 9pm. £2. The Larch make intriguing doodles round the indie margins.

I Captain Shitty Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. Far-out and funky.

I The Gorleones Club 99p. The 13th

Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p.

I Factory Janet Bar Belgo. Candleriggs. 552 3486. 9pm. Free.

I Junk Republic Chicago Meatpackers. Hope Street. 248 4466. 8.30pm. Free.

I emkara Batcave. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. 03552 29771.10pnr

Edinburgh

I Flubblequish L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Winners of this week's cooky name award.

I Shibboleth Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Been on the go for a while. peddling their brand of rock.

I The Smokehouse Blues Band Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 9.30pm. Free. I Wah Wah Jack Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.

I Three Amigos Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. Free. See Sat 20.

I De lliros A. J. Ramsay's. Broughton Street. 557 0627. 9.30pm. Free. Covers. with Crowded House numbers something of a speciality.

I Slidin’ Delta West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. Delta swamp blues.

I Live Music Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free.

JAZZ

SATURDAY 20

Glasgow

I George Penman‘s Jazzmen Carnegie's. 142 St Vincent Street. 226 3833. 9pm. £4. Candlelight Club featuring Glasgow‘s leading Dixieland outfit. who also have a lunchtime residency at this venue.

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