MUSIC ROCK & BLUES

guests. Tribute madness from The Bandit Beatles and general musical madness from the excellent Toaster.

I Stranger’s Cage The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm.

I Hugh Reed And The Velvet Underpants Kilkenny's. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free. The Glasgow scamsters up to their usual antics.

I Seahouse, Wash and Dallas Motorcade Nice 'n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I A Glasgow Kiss and Twist or Fate Ragnarok. Clyde Street. 204 0814. 9pm. £2.

I Big Rain The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 9pm. Free.

I Fuzzy The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. Melodies. pop songs anti the occasional wig-out.

I Appendix Out, The Catterson Combo and The Blisters Club ‘)‘)p. The 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p.

I Bishops anti Gypski MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 849‘). 9pm. Free.

I Hanx McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Stiff Little Fingers tribute band.

I Sunhouse The Whisky Bar. West Campbell Street. 332 1032. 9pm. Free. I Hipster, The Radoos antl JDF The Arena. ()swaltl Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £2.50.

I Rude The Batcave. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. 013552 29771. 10pm. £3. New Edinburgh band featuring Avril. ex-of The Indian Givers.

Edinburgh

I Mike And The Mechanics Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. Doors 6.30pm. £14. The band are currently on the road to celebrate ten years ofclassic melodic rock singles including ‘All 1 Need is A Miracle'. and ‘The Living Years'.

I Transistor Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. lntlie rock.

I Crosstown L‘ Attache. Rutlantl Street. 22‘) 3402. 10pm. Free.

I Bloody Marys Rutland No1. Rutland Street. 22‘) 3402. 10pm. Free. Cabaret and a fairly impressive Take That impression. I Blues Incorporated The Tap ()‘l.auriston. Lauriston Place. 22‘) 4041. 8pm. Free.

FRIDAY 15

Glasgow

I Underworld anti Bandulu Bill’l‘OWlillld. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 8pm—2am. £10 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 467‘). See preview. Plus DJs Darren Price (808 State) and Darren Emerson (Underworld). I Trash Can Sinatras Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 120. Phone for time and price. See Wed 13.

I Eugenius, Spacehopper, The Yummytur

anti Crush King Tut's Wah Wah Httt. St

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Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £3.50. A varied bill to suit most alternative tastes from the more melodic Eugenius to the sonic quirks of Spacehopper and the Yummyfur.

I Dare Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Hugh Reed And The Velvet Underpants The Whisky Bar. West Campbell Street. 332 1032. 9pm. Free. See Thurs 14.

I The Radoos McChuill's. High Street.

. . _ .. 10pm. Free.

I Black Jack Kilkenny's. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I Vagabond MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 849‘). 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Citrus Soul and Punchball Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Indie rock. I Coney Island Cyclone Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. 10pm. £1. Rock.

I Dallas Motorcade Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 22‘) 4341. 10pm. Free. Rock frotn an acoustic duo.

I Black Cat Bones Advocate. South Bridge. 9.30pm. Free.

I Jeggro Henry‘s Basement Bar. Morrison Street. 8pm. Free. Calypso. zouk and hot. hot. hot rhythms.

I live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.

SATURDAY 16

Glasgow

I Dragdoll, Boomerang, Rhino and Bombed Out King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £3.50. Dragdoll combine lighting guitars with teen attitude.

I The Cloud Assassins, Pulse anti Arc Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637.9pnr

I Albaroot The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. Roots reggae.

I Die Happy Kilkenny's. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I Tom McHiven Guintet Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Hard bop. I Hideaway Blues Band The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 5—7pm. Free.

I Charlie Don’t Surf, Push anti The Hope Dealers The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 9pm. Free.

I 84 G-Men Wolburn's Wharf. Yokcr Ferry Roati. 95‘) 2016. 9.30pm. Free.

I Live Music McChuill's. High Street.

. . ._ - 10pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I The Glory Strummers, Poison Streak antl Buzzbomb Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 22‘) 4341. £4. 8.30pm. Three up anti coming acts showcasing their own material with rumours circulating that at least one of the above are attracting the suits from London.

I Shaking Spear and The Captives The

Tap O'l.auriston. Lauriston Place. 229

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KING TUTS

2723 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow Box Office No: 0141 221 5279

4041. 8pm. Free. Rock.

I Speed Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. 9.30pm. £1. Rock.

I Venue Advocate. South Bridge. 9.30pm. Free.

I live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.

SUNDAY 17

Glasgow

I Megadog The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 9pm. £10. Possibly more of a club event but deserving of inclusion nevertheless. the Megadog posse roll into town. Dave Angel makes his debut playing live in Scotland. Spooky promote their new Shun! EP and Ritchie Hawtin and Michael Dog demonstrate their skills on the decks along with the Megadog sound system.

I Stilt little Fingers Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £10.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Their St Patrick‘s Day fling. booked in for months in advance so that the audience can practise their fists-in-the-air drunk- and-emotional stance.

I Rare The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. Tickets from The Garage. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. John O'Neill reinvents his musical endeavours again. First he was in seminal post-punkers The Undertones. then in the visceral That Petrol Emotion and now he‘s paring down the guitar content in the dancifteti Rare.

I Ganger CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 332 0522. £2. improvisational instrutnentalists Ganger celebrate the release of their debut l2-inch the ‘Half Nelson' EP on Vesuvius Records in a suitably cosmopolitan environment.

I Player Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Die Happy Kilkenny‘s. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I David Rollo MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 849‘). 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I live Music Pear Tree. West Nicolson Street. 667 7533. 8.30pm. Free.

Bathgate

I Ho-way-sis V2. Jarvey Street. Bathgatc. 01506 655 69‘). 7.30pm. £5. The one and only Oasis tribute band now that The Gallaghers have split up.

MONDAY 18

Glasgow

I Mike And The Mechanics Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £14 plus booking fee. Single seats only left at time of going to press. Tickets from the box office anti Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Insidious MOR that is piped continually through the radio to the point where you unwittingly surrender and buy a ticket for this concert. On your own heads be it.

I Joyrider and Crazy Gods or Endless Hoise The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3.50. Purveyors of a punked- up indie racket. See short album reviews for Joyrider.

I pH Family, Boneiack, Pillow Slip and All Too Human The 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £1.

I Hipster Chill Zone Club. The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 9pm. Free.

I Combed Out, Walter Special and No.9 The Cavem. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 1895. Free. Students and guests.

I Helen Reeves, Kristy lewis and Barbara, Owens Cafe Delmonica‘s. Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. Free. Quite Cool (For A Girl) Productions presents an evening dedicated to getting

Catch the best Music this fortnight.

I Garbage Edinburgh lass Shirley Manson fronts the Butch Vig-inspired band as they take their blend of pop thrills. industrial grind and dirty sex on a major tour for the first time. Barrmvland. Glasgow; Thurs 2l. JAZZ

I Scott Hamilton Hamilton is a top- notch mainstream American tenor saxophonist. and teams up with the excellent Brian Kellock Trio. Queen is Hall. Edinburgh, Fri 8; Moir Hall. Glasgow, Sat 9.

I Joe Temperley The Scottish baritone saxman was already a top name on the UK scene when he made a successful transition to New York in the 60s. Moir Hall. Glasgow; Wed 13; Tran Jazz. Cellar: Edinburgh. Thurs 14.

FDLK

I Sin E and Homos Paddy’s night is looking good with two hot lrish bands on the way up. Cork‘s Nomos fly throughjigs and reels; London’s Sin E leave the atmosphere completely. Assembly Rooms. Edinburgh. Sun I 7.

CLASSICAL

I Royal Scottish Rational Orchestra A diverse but interesting programme this evening with Sibelius‘ The Swan 0f Tuonela and Return Of Lemminkainen. Nielsen’s .Sivmphony No 4 and MacMillan‘s Vent. Vent. Emmanuel with Edinburgh-born percussionist anti finalist in the BBC Young Musician Of The Year Competition, Colin Currie. Usher Hall. Edinburgh. Fri 8: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sat 9.

I The Emperor nuartet This young quartet play an intriguing programme which includes the atmospheric delights of Kenneth Dempster‘s Under The Hammer. Queen Ir Hall. Edinburgh, Tue 1‘).

more women sitiger/songwriters performing the pub circuit. Styles tonight range from country to folk in an acoustic setting.

I Redford Falls Kilkenny's. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Congy Ben Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 9pm. Free. Acoustic blues.

TUESDAY 19

Glasgow

I Afghan Whigs and Throneberry The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7.30pm. £7.30 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See preview.

44 The List 8-21 Mar 1996