I Duffy Moon Tap ()' Lauriston. 80 l.auriston Place. 22‘) 4041. 10pm. Free. lit a Husker Du vein.

I Goober Patrol/Dog Toffee/Sea Urchin Attic. Dyers Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £3. Punk noise-nicks.

Glasgow

I The Paradise Motel King Tut‘s- Walt Walt l-lut. St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘). 8.30pm. £4. Dippy anttpodean pop/rock outfit.

I Summer City Live The Cathousc. Union Street. 248 6606. 1—] lptn. £5 including entry to aftershow club. An annual event showcasing Scottish bands to the music industry and interested punters. The line-up at tlte time of goittg to press cotnprised Belles ln Monica. Peri. Veer. Little Miss Strange. lmtnodium. Ripcage. Zero Down. The Accused. Suspicion Of Rain. Recoil. Honey Swamp. Rooked, Origin. The Bone Machine. Broken Voices. The Accused. 4 Past Midtiight. Read It And Weep. The Butterfly Collectors. Moying Souls. Wayside and Mogadoti. There will also be art open forutn for answering music industry-related questions and music clinics from leading instrument manufacturers happening throughout the day. Further info on 772 9284.

I Banacek and Grover Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Steve James Band Grand Ole ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 42‘) 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (1: l .5() members). Country sottnds.

I Rock 'n' Roll 'n' R ’n' B Dance Night Bourbon Street. George

Street. 552 ()l4l. 9pm. £3. The

evening begins with a jiying lesson

and from there on in dancing must be dotie iti couples as local R&B bands

run through the sounds of yester-

year. Time to dust down those

bobbysox.

EELMLEJ

I Nico And Friends and Magic Blues Surfers Strawberry Fields. ()swald Street. 221 3010. 8pm. £5. Tilc‘ headliners are a Dutch band playing Frankie Miller songs and proceeds from the gig will go to Miller's speech therapy group.

I The Blues Poets The Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 4pm. l‘ree. R&B residency.

I Fun Lovin' Criminals Magnum Centre. lryine. (H294 278381.

7.’3()pm. £10 plus booking fee. See feature for the New Yaw k trio of rappy funksters.

Edinburgh

I Huld Yer Wheest (‘annn‘s (iail. Canongate. 556-1-18l. 8pm. l‘ree. See Sun 26.

I Red Star Venue. ('alton Road. 557 3073. Local night featuring tour/fiye bands. Details to be confirmed.

Falkirk

I The Smiles, Lucas, Arthur, The Voices, lnterfusion, The Charm, Planet Boom, Weird, Little Joe Crow, Flying Inside and Northern Tonic Martell. Burnbank Road. ()1324 62l 76-1. 7pm. £5. Tickets on the door or iii advance from (‘cntral l'M. Sleeyes. l‘alkit'k and l-iuropa Mttsic. Stirling. 'l‘wo alternating stages of music from local unsigned acts w itlt recent T In The Park ittaiti stage debutantes The Smiles rounding things off with a slightly longer set.

Glasgow

I Ron Sexsmith King Tut's Walt Walt Hui. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £7. Reyered American singer/songwriter who inspires the same emotions as Jeff Buckley bttt without the indulgence which Buckley was

The Smiles will have you grinning from ear to ear at Falkirk's Martell, Sun 2 Aug.

rock & pop MUSIC

occasionally guilty of. Sexsmith‘s material is far more understated but not without power.

I Acoustic Jam Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. See Mon 27.

Edinburgh

I Altered Beats 98 Preview Phase 1 Kulu's Jazz. Joint. Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 I288. l()pm—3am. £3. See Mott 27.

I Yardheads/Combat Clergy Attic. Dyers Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 8pm. £3.

TUESDAY 4

Glasgow I The Haze, leg and Valuta Glory Box. ("urlers. Byres Road. 338 ()5l 1. 8pm. Free.

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