ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
I Idiot oance Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Dance rock fusion.
I Final Product Neighbours. McDonald Road. 557 4928. 9pm. Free. Rock covers. I Shake The Shak West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10pm. Free. More influences than you can shake a shak. I mean stick at.
FRIDAY 29
Glasgow
I The Supematurals King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4. See preview.
I Superstar Nice ’n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Supported by ‘very. very special guests' who shouldn't be too hard to work out given Superstar's distant fatnin tree. ' I Hideaway Blues Band The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8pm. Free.
I The Journeyman McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Shibboleth Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.
I The Basic ilotes MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Prodigy Livingston Forum. Almondvale West. 01506 419 191. 8pm. £12. Wild-eyed. loony toons. mad. dance- rock-techno~hardcore crossover. Extreme barking factor. Expect the unexpected.
I The Dreamers Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Seventies rock.
I Alessandro Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. Get this — flamenco-stlye. operatic. punk music!
I Molotov Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Rocky covers and original stuff. I Soul Connection Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free. Soul.
I liquid lunch Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free. Good mixture of covers and original material.
I live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
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Glasgow
I Big Country New Cathouse. Union ; Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £10. More guitars i masquerading as bagpipes from the Dunfermline boys.
I Carl Craig, Secret Cinema and Jiml Tenor Pure. Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm—2am. £14.30 plus booking fee. . Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and usual TOCTA outlets. The legendary Carl Craig plays a live set with support from the anthemic techno sounds of Secret Cinema and easy . listening vibes from Jimi Tenor. Plus guest : DJ Mike Dunn.
I The Thongs and Perl King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4. The Thongs have had to change their name front The Tongs in case anyone takes their gangland-inspired moniker the wrong way.
I Kitten Frenzy Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
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Thistle do nicely: Partick songster lleli Sturgeon. Glasgow, Thurs 28 .
Another launch night for the Kitten Frenzy fanzine. the last of which was so packed they were handing oxygen masks out on the door. Line-up to be confirmed. I The Fatalistics McChuili's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. A relatively rare gig (how we wish it were not so) from these excellent purveyors of R & B and garagednlluenced material.
I Hugh Reed And The Velvet Underpants The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. Cabaret/punk interface from Hugh and his mad cohorts.
I Die Happy Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free. See Thurs 21.
I Doctor Cook And The Boners The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 5—7pm. Free.
I Back Street Hero MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499 9pm. Free.
I 84 G-Men Wolburn's Wharf. Yoker
; Ferry Road. 959 2016. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Nowhere and Mr Wish Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. One of the larger pullers on the capital gig circuit have recently completed a session in the studio which should see the light of the day soon. Meanwhile. check them out live. One to watch.
I Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. Feisty folk rock.
I Bonatide. Bug and Tonic Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 2294341. 10pm. £3. Three local bands. featuring a mixture of punk. noisecore and indie. light it out at this showcase.
I The Goodtellas Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Covers.
I Subterraneans Platform Orte. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Rock
I Hot Tamales Queen Street Oyster Bar.
‘ Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free.
llarmonica-llavoured blues.
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Glasgow
I See separate listings tor Hogmanay events in George Square.
I The Johnny 7 The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638.9pm. £1. Allow these earls of suave to caress your sensibilities
! through the bells and on into another & cheesy easy listening year.
I liugh Reed And The Velvet Underpants
? McChuills. High Street. 552 2135.
11.45pm. Free. . . . ()r' if you don't fancy the above go pogo-frenzy daft down the road to the accompaniment of some
Underpants.
Edinburgh
I The Supernaturals, (NM (NM and Ash
. The Mound. See Hogmanay listings.
I les McKeovvn’s Bay City Boilers Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9.30pm—3am. £10. One of Edinburgh‘s most famous exports retum for some more tartan frolics to bring in the New Year.
5 I Black Cat Bones Advocate. South
1 Bridge. 220 2094. 9.30pm. Free. Funky. lively covers.
I Blues ’n’ Trouble Cas Rock Cafe. West 3 Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £5. Self-explanatory 3 Hogmanay bash. Obviously at this time of
year. the Cas is going to be mobbed anyway but with this lot in the house . . . I Gallus Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. Folk/rock crossover that cracks along at a fair pace.
I Revolver L’Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. £10. Beatles covers.
I Soul Connection Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. l0pm. £10. Big soul band with added beef in the form of a brass section.
I Blueilnger Platform One. Rutland Street. 459 9988. 9.30pm. £10. Ticket by admission only. to what is sure to be a party to remember, if you can. that is.
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