MUSIC ROCK & BLUES

BUCK llSTIilCS CONT WED 15 GLASGOW

I Jellybean Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free. Students and guests.

I le Cheeque Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I live Music Record Player. The 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 I638. 8.30pm. £1. Groovy tunes at the monthly Creeping Bent shindig.

THURSDAY 16

I Celtic Connections See separate section. pages I8—2l.

I Fahrenheit 451 Nice 'n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Slaphead Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 380l. 8.30pm. Free. Students and guests. Anarchic pop/rock. worth checking out. I The Poison Sisters and Catterson Club Zebra. The l3th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 I638. 8.30pm. £1. Alternative sounds at the regular live music night.

I ilucltster The Hall Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.

I Chemistry The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380l. 9.30pm. Free.

I Seattle Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free. Covers.

Edinburgh

I Frogmorten West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 386i. 9pm. Free.

FRIDAY 17

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections See separate section. pages I8—2l.

I Soundman and Catcher Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I iloach Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free. Students and guests.

I Big George And The Business The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 9.30pm. Free.

I Rough Justice MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.

I Bopstreet McChuills. High Street. 552 2l35. l0pm. Free.

I Tantrum Cas Rock. West Port. 229 434i. 9pm. £tbc. Having been seduced by all the demo tapes this lot sent in. their early live performances were a little disappointing. All the gremlins have been disposed of now though and there are a thousand and one worse ways to spend a Friday evening than having your lugholes caressed by Tantrum‘s drifting moods. Think 4AD bands for lazy reference points. Record companies are beginning to slaver and sending reps to all their gigs. Get along to check them out and bore your mates forever about how you saw them first.

I Boyz Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. lOpm—3am. £tbc. Covers from down the years. See Fri 10 for details of the new Cavendish gold cards. Haven‘t heard tnuch from this lot but one suspects that it's likely to be a night for the ladieez. I Johnson Brothers West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 9pm. Free. Covers.

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

SATURDAY 18

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections See separate section. pages I8—21.

I The Candysitins King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 22I 5279. 8.30pm. £4. Lightweight indie pop with the

CO

published in The List’s Christmas Shopping Guide on 28 November 1996 is Ralph MacGillivray of Edinburgh.

The prize courtesy of Great North Eastern Railway, Stakis Hotels and Sony Records will be a First Class travel weekend for two in London, staying at the top Stakis London Coburg Hotel. The highlight of the weekend will be tickets for a major concert from one of Sony's top acts

such as Jamiroquai or Kula Shaker.

CODA music PRINCES ST. EDINBURGH

CODA music

LIVINGSTON EH54 6N6

CODAmusic UNIT21 GLENROTHES KY7

x WINNER I.

The lucky winner of the weekend for two competition

UNIT 14WAVERLEY CENTRE.

0131 557 4694

ALMONDVALE SHOPPING CENTRE

01506 431011

KINGDOM CENTRE. SNE

01592 611 301

Unplugged melodies: The Gyres play an acoustic set with Bert Jansch, Glasgow, Sun 19; i

,v' x i it} 9

or you can catch them In their full amplified glory at The Garage on Sun 12

occasional burst of post-punk edge. New single ‘Monday Morning‘ out now.

I The Goldenhour and The Most (tbc ) Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Sixties Hammond overload from this melodic quintet.

I Bubblecraft Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free. Students and guests.

I Francis Anthony And The Underworld The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332

I2 I0. 9.30pm. Free.

I Jiveass The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380l. 5—7pm. Free.

I Boogalusa The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380i. 9.30pm. Free. Cajun and zydeco.

I Die liappy Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I The Outpatients M acSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.

I The Groove Brothers Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Bolt-A-Rag-rla-ilok The Tap O’l.auriston. Lauriston Place. 229 404 1. 9pm. Free. Punk rockers.

I The Unfaithful Servants Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5 1 l4. 9pm. Free.

I Buzzbomb, Switch and ltlepto Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 434I. 9pm. £3. Three up-and-coming indie rock acts.

I Silhouette Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. l0pm-3am. £tbc. Three-piece all-girl band who do a nice line in cabaret. See Fri l0 for details about the new Cavendish gold cards.

I Heartleap Well West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 386l. 10pm. Free.

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

SUNDAY 19

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections See separate section. pages l8-2l.

I Bert Jansch and The Gyres The Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0588. 7.30pm. £8 plus booking fee. Following his monthly residency in Glasgow and Edinburgh. the ‘British Bob Dylan' performs a larger. one-offshow with acoustic support from those melodic indie tykes The Gyres.

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

I Big George And The Business MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 22l 8499. 5pm. Free. Blues session.

I The Waltzers The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380l. 9.30pm. Free.

I nhanna Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Water, Stride and Tin Comic The Attic. Cowgate. 225 8382. 9pm. £2. Three local guitar-based indie hopefuls.

I Wire Spiders Whistle Binkies. Niddry

Street. 557 5 I 14. 9pm. Free. I live Music Pear Tree. West Nicolson Street. 667 7533. 8.30pm. Free.

MONDAY 20

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections See separate section. pages l8—2I.

I Kula Shaker Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 460I. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. Crispian and co. bring their phenomenally successful cod-hippy blatherings to that great karmic temple for the customary Barrowland singalongs to ‘Tattva'. ‘Govinda' and all your other groovy Sanskrit favourites.

I Bedford Falls Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I live Music The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380l. 9.30pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Filter Jar and The Selfish Gene The Attic. Cowgate. 225 8382. 9pm. £2. Two local guitar-based indie acts battle it out to he the next big thing.

I Spoonful Trio Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 51 I4. 9pm. Free.

I Sandyman Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 9pm. Free. Cover standards done to a T.

TUESDAY 21

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections See separate section. pages l8-2l.

I Kula Shaker Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 460l. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. See Mon 20.

I Pavement Glasgow School Of Art. Renfrew Street. 332 069i. 7.30pm. £8.30 plus booking fee. See preview for the lo-ft meisters who paved the way (geddit‘?!?) for many of Glasgow‘s current noise merchants.

I High Sounds and Elements The l3th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 I638. 8.30pm. Free.

I The Mighty Fine The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 380i. 9.30pm. Free. Plus prize quiz.

I Vagabonds Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Plus open mic.

Edinburgh

I Splendid The Attic. Cowgate. 225 8382. 9pm. £2. Local young indie act. I Songwriters’ Showcase Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 7.30pm. £l. Information: 228 8245. Weekly forum for Edinburgh- based singer-songwriters. with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen minute set. One local songwriter is highlighted at 10.30pm each night.

I El Supremo Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 9pm. Free. Big Bert goes it alone.

54 The List l0-23 Jan I997