MUSIC LISTINGS THIS ISSUE

Celtic Connections Page 22 Jazz Page 47 Folk 8t World Page 48 Classical 8t Opera Page 49 Rock 8t Pop Page 52

ROCK & POP: EDINBURGH, FRI 29 JAN cont.

I Basic Collective Jazz. Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 I288. 10pm—3am. £5 (£4). Nicola King is back with her hands cool underground sounds.

I Solaris Attic. Dyers Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £2. lidinburgh band launch their debut CI) single ‘The Story Of My Life’.

I The Relatives and Cruise Tap O'I.auriston. 80 I.auriston Place. 229 404 I. 10pm. Free.

I Hawaii The Bongo Club. 14 New Street. 558 7604. l0.30pm—3am. £6 (£5). Grass skirts. bright shirts and hot grooves.

I MB Players Midnight Blue. Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Place Church. Brotighton Street. 557 8003. 9.30pm-—2am. £6 (£5). The house band are toined by Salsa Celtica's ‘EI Pulpo' and London based sax supremo Andor Jensen for sotne seriously Latin tipped jazz.

I Holly Tomas Common Grounds. 2/3 North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm. See Fri 22.

SATURDAY 30

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections See separate listings page 22.

I One Minute Silence, Pulkas and Liberty 37 The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 ll2(). 7pm. £6.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Missing Records. Wellington Street. 400 1776 and Ripping Records. Iidinburgh. CC booking: 0870601 0002. The headliners are a millennial metal band doing that hardcore/fitnk/hip-hop fusion thing. See singles for Liberty 37.

I Pigpen, The Jtst and Catcher King Tut's Wah Wah Ilut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 plus booking fee. Pigpen are described as having at Sonic Youthesque sound and have a single forthcoming on Edinburgh’s Human Condition Records.

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

I Flame GFT. Rose Street. 332 8128. 2pm. £3.25 (£2) or £9 (£6) for any three films in this Ail/Iii series of rock ‘n' roll- related celluloid. See film section for this film formerly known as Slot/e In Home.

I The Beatles Beat Bourbon Street. George Street. 5520141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner). Tribute to the Fab Four.

I Open Stage The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 4 -8pm. Free. Jam session for local musicians. I Casino and Shine The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9pm. Ftee. I Nimmo Brothers Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 5—7pm. Free.

I The Soul Providers Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I The Diablos McChtiilI‘s. Iliin Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.

I N17 Molly Malone‘s. Ilope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Saw Doctors tribute.

I The Vagabonds Waxys. (‘atitllet-iggs. 552 8717. 9pm. Free.

I Live Music (Tavern Bar. Strathclyde Uni\ersity l'nion. John Street. 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I Live Music Grand Ole ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 ' (£1.50 members).

I Live Music The Wharf. Yoker Ferry Road. 959 2016. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Elemental Jan. Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 I288. I0pm-—3am. £5 (£4). Mellow ftmk six piece to smooth you into the 31mm e.

I Foil Cas Rock. W‘st Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £4. West Lothian foursome whose debut album Spread I! All Around has been much admired by Melody Maker and Kerrong.’ for its bruising tunes.

I Yele The Bongo Club. 14 New Street. 558 7604. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£5). Out Of The Blue presents music from Africa. from funked-up Nubian wedding dances to Moorish laments.

I Pucho And The Latin Soul Brothers Big Beat. Cafe Graftitf. Mansfield Place Church. Broughton Street. 557 8003. 10pm—2am. £6/£5. Harlem's finest exponents ofAfro-Cuban rhythms who ripped up dancefloors throughout American in the 60s and 70s. Not to be missed.

I Lush Rollers Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 11pm. Free.

' SUNDAY 31

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections See separate listings and preview. page 20-23.

I Belinda Carlisle Cottier Theatre. IIyndIand Street. 357 3868. 8pm. £16 plus booking fee. The ex-Go Go-turned- international singing star goes for the intimate vibe with piano. acoustic guitar and double bass backing her on her hits and tracks from her new album A Woman And/I Mun which is either the naffest title ever or a slinky French new wave reference.

I Andy White Tron restaurant. Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £6 (£4). Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 287 5511. Belfast

; singer/songwriter who deals with the

political on a personal level and the personal on a witty level. Ilis best-known songs include ‘Religious Persuasion’ and 'Reality Row'. Not to be confused with the Andy White who is playing Celtic Connections.

I Lummox Nice ’n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 3339637. 9pm.

I Trevor and Dixie Boys Grand ()Ie Opry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50 members).

Country. I Live Music KiIkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Tasty and Jazz Incident Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 I288. 10pm—3am. £3. See Sun 24.

Glasgow

I The Radio Sweethearts The 13111 Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638.9pm. £2. Fortnightly club run by the local country rockers.

I The Broken Bones and Evangeline Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.

Edinburgh - ; I Altered Beats 99 Phase One Ja/J. ; Joint. 8 .'vlorrison Street. 221 I288.

I0pm—-3am. £3. See Mon 25.

I Living Room Legends \vJ Christie‘s. 27—-3l West Port. 228 3765. 9pm. Free. See Mon 25.

TUESDAY 2

‘3 Glasgow

I Subrosa 13th Note Cafe. King Street. ' 553 1638. 9pm. I Glasgow Songwriters

featuring Larry Guild Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.15pm. Free. Launch of his melodic pop album /l.\ The Crow l’lit's. Plus open tnic guest

. spot. Arrive early to book your space:

priority will be given to first-time performers.

I Live Music Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.

Edinburgh

I The Dynamic Duo Show Jazz. Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. l()pm—3am. £3. See Tue 26.

rock & pop MUSIG

It's an intimate gig for Belinda Carlisle when she plays Glasgow‘s

Glasgow

I Evie Sands and Chip Taylor Hyndland Church. Hyndland Road. 7pm. £6. Tickets from John Smith's Byres Road branch. Although not a household name. Evie Sands recorded some classic songs during her late 60s collaboration with songwriter Chip Taylor (brother of Jon Voight and writer of ‘\\"i1d'l‘hing'). including ‘Anyway That You Want Me' and ‘Angel Of The Morning'. both of whom were huge hits - when recorded by other artists. Despite bad lttck and unfortunate timing in the past. she has returned to the fray and has a new album of country soul II'omen [)1 Prison ready for release.

I Cathedral, Orange Goblin and Terra Firma The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. £6 plus booking fee. No age restriction.

I Laconic and Sourpuss The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £1.

I Majestic 12, Trident, The Haze and Skelter Strawberry Fields. ()swaId Street. 221 7871. 9pm. £3.

I Cruise and Peptone Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I The Soundrels The Hall Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9pm. Free. See Wed 27. .

I The Dazes Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Cathie Rae’s Jazz Singers Night Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. l()pm—3am. £4 (£3). See Wed 27.

THURSDAY 4

Glasgow

I Maxi 5, Oversoul and 5th Member King Tut‘s Walt Walt Hut. St \'incent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 plus booking fee. Maxi 5 bring the funk while the other two bands on the bill are more gtiitar-ot‘ientated.

I The Jellys g2. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7pm. £4 plus booking fee. Tickets from Missing Records. Wellington Street. 400 1776 and Ripping Records. Edinburgh. CC booking: 0870 601 0002. New power pop trio formed by ex- WiItIheart and Honeycrack guitarist CJ. who are promoting their forthcoming single 'I.emonade Girl'.

I Precision Angel and Kazoo Of Columbia The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £2.

Cottier Theatre, Sun 31.

I Intrigue, Lazy Days and Casino Fury Murrys. Maxwell Street. 221 6511. 9pm. £3 (advance). £4 (door). including entry to the post-gig club.

I Screamer and Blue Planet Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.

Edinburgh

I Grits 'n' Gravy Trio Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 I288. lOpm—3am. £4 (£3). SeeThu 21

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Ticket information

The prlces given are tort-tickets alone. In many instances there willjbe‘an. additional bookin fee. Someyenues. char a hookingt e even when ticke s are bong onithe door.

Tickets for most mediumllarge concerts can be bought from the following: .

Virgin, Argyle Street, 204 5151 Credit card bookings from: Ticket Link: 227 5511.

EDINBURGH

Virgin Princes Street. 220 3234. Ripping Records South Bridge, 226 7010.

Assembly Rooms George Street. 220 4349

I Robbie Williams, Supernaturals SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Thu I 1 Feb. I Neil Diamond SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Thu I9/Fri 20/Stm 22 Feb.

I Catatonia Barrowland. Glasgow. 552 4601. Sttn 14 Mar.

I Orbital Barrowland. Glasgow. 552 4601. Sun 21 Mar.

I Beautiful South SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Thu 22 Apr.

I Gary Barlow SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Sat 24 Apr.

I All Saints SECC. Glasgow. 287 7777. Tue 15 Jun; Edinburgh. Playhouse. 557 2590. Sun 18 Apr.

I Celine Dion Murraylield Stadium. Edinburgh. 5498383. Wed 7 Jul.

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