ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
I Toeiam, Smug, Starsky and Shake The Rat Trap. Brown Street. 22l 7233. 8pm. £3.
I The Subterraneans Kilkennys. John Street. 52 3505. 9pm. Free.
I God’s Boyiriend The Batcave. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. liast Kilbride. (H3552 2977i. l0pm. £3. Precocious noise pop from this youthful combo.
I Mary’s Ghetto Harleys. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0l698 458l74. 9pm. £3.
I Fastlayne h'loriarty's. Cunihernauld Shopping Centre. 0l236 738 044. 9pm. £2. Heavy rock
I live Music The Whisky Bar. West Campbell Street. 332 I032. 9pm. Free.
FRIDAY 30
I Dodgy, Whiteout and The luci Baines Band Battery Park. Greenock. 5pm. £ l0 pltis booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Glasgow and Rhythmic ReCords. Greeiiock. Dodgy continue their under-canvas tour by pitching a tent in this Greenock park for their West of Scotland show. Coming the day before the Irvine Beach event. it‘s clear that the Central Belt is determined to hang on to the concept of summer. no matter what the weather does. And ofcourse. Dodgy will be staying out for it. and all those other sunny poptastic numbers they do so automatically. Support from local heroes \Vliiteout in all-new mode. and The Luci Baines Band who combine Black Grape attitude with classic pop/rock influences. I Soundman, Bulb Chutney and Split King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 22J 527‘). 8.30pm. £3.50.
I Napoleon 4, Black Bush and Oscar Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. .»\lteriiative triple bill including the jamming approach of Black Btisli who could show tip the likes of 'The Riverboat Song’ any day.
I Perfectly legal, Blind Jump and Blopolte The Arena. Oswald Street. 22l 30l0. 9pm. £3 (advance). £4 (£3) on door. including entry to Britpop club Parklife. I nollin’ Joe And The Jets McChuills. High Street. 552 2l35. l0pin. Free. Rock ‘n' roll sounds from the era of the quiff. I nev Doc And The Congregation MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 22! 8499. 9pm. Free. See Fri 23.
I Geno Washington The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380i. 8pm. Free. The man with the loudest laugh in music raises the roof with his blues.
I Billy Rankin Twa Corbies. Kilbowie Road. ()l236 727473. 9pm. Free. Former Nazareth guitarist.
SATURDAY 31
I Supergrass, Julian Cope, Shed Seven, Kula Shaker, Robyn Hitchcock, Pushennan and Geneva Irvine Beach ‘96. 2pm. 12 I8 plus booking fee. See feature for further details. The larger-than-life Supergrass head the hill. while Julian Cope and Kula Shaker vie to see who can espouse the more addled personal philosophy. Expect much karma in the area. forming an attitude sandwich with Shed Seven's nearly-there indie pop. Robyn Hitchcock plays his witty. characterful material. Pusherman go heavy and Geneva go astral.
I Tracy Bonham, Kitemonster and Player King Tut‘s Wah Wah Htit. St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. New spunky female solo artist who aspires to great company if her live cover of ‘50l't Queenie' is anything to go by. See Sun 25 for Kitemonster.
I Skinlty and Pink Kross Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Pink Kross do their dayglo garage ptiiik thang. with added swampy bits courtesy of Vic's drumming and growling vocals.
I The Fatalistics McChuills. High Street. 552 2l35. 10pm. Free. Veteran purveyors of passionate R&B.
I Francis Anthony The Hall Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 l2 l0. 9.30pm. Free. Combo who are influenced by the Nick Cave-meets-Flvis distilled rock ‘ii‘ roll swagger.
I Back Street hero MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 22l 849‘). 9pm. Free.
I Blackwater Blues Band The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380l. 5—7pm. Free.
I Big George And The Business The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380l 9.30pm. Free. Blues troupers.
I Die Happy Kilkeniiys‘. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.
I Funky Feet-Us Wolbtirn's Wharf. Yoker Ferry Road. 95‘) 20l6. l0piii. Free Groovy. funky sounds.
I Sinister Penguin Boon's Yard. ('atlicarl Road. 64‘) 0l84. l0pm. Free.
I God‘s Boyfriend The Clyde Bar. W'esl Clyde Street. lleleiisburgh. 01463 673 257. l0pm. l; I. See Thurs 2‘).
SUNDAY 1
I Bii‘irlt, Underworld, 808 State, Alabama Sand DJs Stuart MacMillan and Scott Gibson Irvine Beach 96. 2pm. £48.50 plus booking fee. See feature for further details. For the second day. things go dance with Her Bjorkiiess heading a hill of other e\perienced hands. Underworld have reached the point ofci'ossover which they so richly deserve and have just returned from raving iii Japan. while 808 State have the potential to stun live. even if Dim Solar/Iv doesn't quite reach the parts their classic earlierrecordingsdid. I The Echoes, Psycho Babes, Lost Icon and Sahara Jack The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380i. 8pm. Free.
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I Foam, Gadilys and Diesel Bone The (.‘atliouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. 1.3.
I The Dynamite Messiahs The Biewliouse. John Street. 552 380l. 8pm. Free.
I Bediord Falls Kilkeiiiiys. John Street.
552 3505. 9pm. Free.
TUESDAY 3
I Ugly Groove Movement Glory Box. Curlers. Bytes Road. 334 1284. 8.30pm. Free. lidinhurgh band who‘ve got the funk.
I Riser and Chemistry ’1 he Brew house. John Street. 552 38m. 8pm, Free.
I Vagabonds Kilkeniiys, .iililll Street. 552 3505. 9pm. i‘i't‘L’.
I Glasgow Songwriters leaturing Allie Soave Blackl'riars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Self-styled ‘.-\riiiageildoii bluesman'. Plus open mic.
WEDNESDAY 4
I Whiteout Nice 'ii‘ Slea/y. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637, 9pm. See Wed 28 Final chance to catch this residency
I Choke TV, Null And Void and The Mirronnalters The ('alliouse Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. L3
I Polaris, Quarantine and pit Family Glasgow School of Art. Reiifiew Street. 332 06‘)l. 9pm. £2.50. A punkish tinge to the attitude of this line-up ol bands headed h)’ a Leeds combo Plus Skaiik ‘ii' Pickle DJs.
. Venus The HI'C“ litttlst'. Jttllil Sll'c‘c‘l. 552 380i 8pm. Free.
I Junk Republic Kliht‘llll}\. .loliii Sheet. 552 3505. 9pm. Free
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