Music rock & pop listings

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EDINBURGH

The Godfather

of British pop 28 October 8pm £16.50, £14,£12 + 50p credit cards

Thefinest Irish traditional band around

9"

Ray avies 30 October

£17.50. £15. £12.50 + 50p credit cards

Sawhney

| November

£16.50, (standing) + 50p credit cards

Sinead O'Connor

6 November, 8pm £I8.50, £16, £14 +50p credit cards

.' £14,£12 + 50p credit cards

Peter' 12 November, 8pm

19.50. £17.50. £15 + 50p credit cards with The Bluesbreakers & The Splinter Group

November 8pm £16.50.£|4,£|2

+ 50p credit cards

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Glasgow

I Korn and Puddle of Mudd SIi(‘('. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £23.50 plus booking fee. .\'o age restriction on this show. See preview for Korn. one band we can blame for the existence of rock duIlards such as tonight‘s support act Puddle ()1. Mudd. I Locosea and the Misted Melons Nice'n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Big Hand The 13th Note Cale.

50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Ska-punk band from Iidinburgh. fresh from a residency at the Fringe.

I Jo Mango and band Brel. Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. Mellow acoustic sounds.

I Acoustic Open Stage The Hall Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Julie Felix Brtmton Theatre. Ladywcll Way. .\Iusse1burgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). An evening with singer/songwriter Julie Felix the first lady of British liolk.

I Mercury Tilt Switch, Nixie Kye, Tigerstyle and Wildtype Bongo ('lub. 14 New Street. 558 7604. 10.30pm. £7. Baby Tiger present another hot line tip ol‘ local indie types.

Glasgow

I Deep Purple (‘Iyde .Auditorium. S1i(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. £26.50 plus booking tee. .‘vlane-shakingly old school heavy rock from one of the bands who kickstarted this whole cra/y metal [hang and luellcd the ambitions of a legion ol' air guitarists with that rift l‘i'om ‘Smoke on the Water'.

I Ashton Lane, Lexxi and Kirby King Tut‘s Wah Wah Ilut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5 plus hooking lee. (ilasgow quintet Ashton Lane have been about on the fringes of Glasgow 's live circuit for what seems like a million years but they are linallygetting what they deserve for their wholesome. mature pop rock sound the release of their debut album this autumn on Chrysalis.

I Explosions in the Sky and Degrassi Barfly (formerly the 13th Note ('lub). 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8.30pm. £6.50. A Texan Mogwai who have toured w ith ...And You Will Know I's by the Trail of Dead. and achieved accidental infamy last year by releasing their album This PIN/10's (hung ])()H'II on September | 1th. Supporet comes l‘i'om post-rock introverts-turned quality angular rock gi‘owlers Degrassi.

I Recliner, Fat Monkey, Playtone, Hollow Point and Rosewood The (‘athouse. I5 l'nion Street. 248 6606. 7.15pm. £4.50. Over- 14s show. Pop/rock night.

I Dead or American, Pelemar and Sam’s Hot Car Lot Nice'n'Slea/y. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Townes Van Zandt tribute night West 13th. 13 Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. 8pm. John Miller of the Radio Sweethearts. I)ean ()wen ol' the Felsons and a host of other musicians gather to play their favourite Townes tracks.

I The Alf Stewart Combo Studio One. (irosvenor Ilotcl. (ii'osvenor 'I‘erracc. 341 6516. 9pm. Free. Featuring the .\'immo brothers.

I Open Mic 'I‘chai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. Free.

I John Alexander 'l‘intlerhux. 18‘) Byres Road. 339 3108. 9pm. Free. Acoustic set.

I Andy Miller Bcanscenc. 5 ('i‘csswcll Lane. 334 6776. 8pm. Free. Local sitiger/songwritcr.

I The Vagabonds The Scotia.

I I2 I I4 Stockwcll Street. 552 868I.

9pm. Free. Popular covers.

I Jam Session Samuel Dow‘s. 67—91 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Cannon, Mutterfly and Poor Old Ben Soundgarden. Starka (upstairs). 352 Brandon Street. Motherwell. 01698 426 644. £3. Post- rock and acoustic shuttles from three local acts.

I Live Music MacSorIey‘s. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9pm. Free. Three local bands.

Edinburgh

I Oasis (‘orn Iixchange. New Market Road. (iorgie. 443 2437. 7.30pm. S()I.I) ()lTT. A super intimate gig by ()asis‘ standards as the inimitable Gallagher brothers hot loot it to Iidinburgh after their sold out shows tip in Abcr’d.

I Station 33, the Steal and A Natural High The Mercat. 28 West .\Iaitland Street. 225 3861. 8pm. £3. Indie rockers and mysterious. odorous opening act.

Dunfermline

I At the Hop (‘arnegie Hall. Iiast Port. 01383 314000. 7.30pm. £10

(£8 -£9). (‘elebration of classic rock'n‘roll with the songs of Elvis. Buddy Holly. Little Richard and all the

greats.

Glasgow

I The Butterflies of Love, the Boy Cartographer and Winchester Club Woodside Social (’Iub. 329 North Woodside Road. 337 I643. Intimate. informal setting for the indie pop of the Butterflies of Love. promoting their new album The New patient. See Records for review.

I Tippi, Pacifica and Magic Alex King Tut‘s Wah Wah IIut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6 pltis booking fee. A variety of pop styles from touted local singer/songwriter Yvonne Tipping. Support band Magic Alex l'eature a weel kent face in the shape of actor John Simm. In the grand tradition of Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp. Simm has enjoyed great success in the likes of The lakes. Human Traffic and 24 Hour I’m-Iv I’mva but he refuses to desert his two-bit indie band.

I Huxley and the Cams Nice'n'SIeazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I No Middle Ground, Fuzz Harris and Still Life Fury Mtirry's. 96 Maxwell Street. 221 651 1. 9pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club.

I Abba Tribute Bourbon Street. 108 (ieorge Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£14.50 with dinner).

I The Primevals .\Ic('hui11s. 40 Iliin Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Long-serving underground R&B band play this benelit tor the Scottiin Socialist Party.

I Kong MacSorley's. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9pm. Free. Rock.

I The Duvets Samuel Dow 's. 67 -91 .\'ithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Live Music (irand ()Ie ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country.

Edinburgh

I Noise 11 and Genepool Studio 24. ('alton Road. 558 3758. 7.30pm.

£4 £5. A double bill of rock and metal from those nice people at Zealous.

I Frak, Emergency Red, Wendy Rule and State of Bliss The (‘anons‘ (iait. 232 ('anongalc. 556 4481. 8pm. Free. Mixed bag of pop treats ranging from the anarchic cabaret oi Frak to the acoustic stylings of Wendy Rule.

I Rab Noakes and the Varaflames Queen's Ilall. ('Icrk Street. 668 2019. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). The country popstcr performs with his band. l'eatui‘ing I-‘rasci‘ Speirs on harmonica and (‘olin MacFarlanc on guitar.