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“Scene stealers” THE OBSERVER “Salsa Celtica boldly meshes musical styles with exuberant results ...oh so irresistible” BILLBOARD
Queens Hall, Edinburgh 0131 608 2019
Cottier Theatre, Glasgow 0141 552 4267
MARCH 2TI'H. OBAN Corran Halls / APRIL 2ND. FORT WILLIAM Nevis Centre / 3RD. MALLAIG / TTH. FINDHORN Findhorn Universal Arts Hall / 9TH. YELL, SHETLAND Cullivoe Hall / 10TH. TINGWALL, SHETLAND Village Hall / 11TH. ORKNEY Fusion / 12TH. ABERDEEN Lemon Tree / 15TH. INVERNESS Eden Court/ 16TH. LONDON Queen Elizabeth Hall / 1TTH. GLENROTHES Rothes Hall email: info@sa|saceitica.com
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Wednesday 10 continued
I Quinn The Bunker. 193-199 Bath Street. 22‘) 1427. 10pm. Free. Louise Quinn and band showcase their latest songs.
I Neon Underground, Snood, Fuzzy Logic, Cove and Merchant City The (‘athouse. I5 L'nion Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £4.50 (£5). Over-14s show. Rock/pop line-up.
I Playback Brel. Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Bassist Jack Casey performs using samplers and sequencers.
I Acoustic Open Mic The l3th Note Cafe. 5060 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Weekly open stage.
I Open Stage The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 8pm. Free. Weekly session for local musicians.
I Live Music MacSorleys. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9pm. Free. Three bands to be continued.
Edinburgh
0Y0 La Tengo and Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci l'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 I 155. 7.45pm. £14. New York- based Yo La Tengo perform their dreamy blend of softcore indie rock while Gorky bring their own idiosyncratic progressive rock/psychedelia/pop sounds.
I Exposure Subway. 6‘) (‘owgate. 225 6766. 7.30pm. Free. New open mic style night. just come along and play.
I Private Jackson, Namik and No Minutes of Hate Bannennan's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. £3. Triple bill of rock and post punk.
I Fleamarket Funk Cabaret Voltaire. 36 -38 Blair Street. 220 6176. l 1pmr—-3am. £2. Local outfit playing their own kind of big band funk in this new weekly residency with a smattering of DJ supports and other live acts.
Thursday 1 1
Glasgow
0 Travis and Keane SIiCC. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. After their Barfly show. Travis tackle the big arenas. Support from upcoming Travis- in-waiting trio Keane. Look. no guitars!
I Hundred Reasons, Biffy Clyro and Senses Fail Barrowland. 2-1-1 Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. £12.50. ()ver- 14s show. Look. plenty guitars! And still no one knows how to make a truly rocking noise with them.
I The Hollies Pavilion Theatre. 121 Renfteld Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £18.50/£I6.50. The Hollies were a mean 60s hit machine with precious little influential kudos but the odd classic such as ‘The Air That I Breathe‘ in their pockets. 0 Eastern Lane, the Tenderfoot and Soul Saver King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £5. Iiastern Lane are a promising quartet who prove that Berwick rocks.
I Firehouse, Danny Vaughn and Pride The Feny. 42 Clyde Place. 42‘) 1010. 8pm. £15. Melodic hard rock frotn the States. Big in Japan (and Indonesia). I Roadworks Mono. 12 Kings Court. King Street. 553 2400. 8pm. Free. Acoustic songwriters' roadshow featuring a trio of American acts. plus local support frotn Pattl Malcolm and Catherine ()‘Halloran. I Aphrodisiacs, How to Swim, 0 Without U and Solarise Raw. Queen Margaret L'nion. 22 L'niversity Gardens. 33‘) 9784. 7.30pm. £3. Weekly showcase of local bands.
I Complex Impulse, Screaming About Nothing, Tallow and Second Fault Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. ()ver- 14s show. Nu-metal and rock bill.
I Pigscum, Blood Story and Allergo The l3th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Extreme metal frotn Pigscutn.
I The Echo Session MacSorleys. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9pm. Free. Plus two other bands to be confirmed.
I The Counterfeit Clash Studio
One. Grosvenor Hotel. Grosvenor Terrace
(off Byres Road). 341 6516. 9pm. Free. Clash and other covers.
I Open Mic Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. Free.
I Tom Jilbert Beanscene West End. 5 Cresswell Lane. 334 6776. 8.30pm. Free. Laidback. background sounds.
I The Vagabonds The Scotia.
1 12—1 14 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. Popular covers.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow‘s. 67—71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Hosted by Independence.
I Live Music Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £3. North Glasgow Music night with line-up to be continued.
I Live Music Soundset. the Soundhaus. 47 Hyde Park Street. 221 465‘). 8.30pm. £4.50. Line-up to be continued.
I Live Music McChuills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 9.30pm. Free. New bands night.
I Live Music Tinderbox. 18‘) Byrcs Road. 33‘) 3108. 9pm. Free. Acoustic set.
Edinburgh
I Hell’s Bells and Van Heilan The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £9. Tribute to the mighty rock sounds of AC/DC.
I ASA, Penpushers and Mammal The Venue. 17—21 Calton Road. 557 3073. 7.30pm. £5. More quality local action from the TCP stable featuring the hip hop sounds of Penpushers.
I Full Moon Open Mic Commplex. 40 Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622. 8pm. Free. Open mic for anyone from poets to bands to solo singers. Full back- line (guitar. bass amps. drums. mics etc) provided and a pre-booked band on from around 1 1pm. If you want to book a slot call Fritz on 07766 175 74‘).
I Peter Michael Rowan Cafe Royal Bistro Bar. 17 West Register Street. 557 4792. 9pm. Free. See Thu 4.
I The Ruflness and The Weird Attractors The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7601. 9pm. £5 (£4). Local beat merchants the Ruffness mark their Cl) launch.
Dunfermline
I Freepost, Breshnev and Yahoo Serious Camegie Hall. East Port. 01383 314000. 8pm. £3. An eclectic tnix of electronic beats and synths. acidic space- rock and oddball indie at the Rocket Club.
Glasgow
0 Travis and Keane SECC. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £22.50. See Thu 11.
0 Basement Jan: and Audio Bullys Carling Academy. 121 Eglinton Street. 0905 ()20 3999/0870 77] 2000. 7.30pm. SOLD ()L'T. Recent Brit winners Basement Jaxx always put on a tem'fic live
' jamboree combining house. electro. ragga
and anything else they can pull out of their box of sonic tricks.
I Soledad Brothers and Dooley Wilson King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Detroit trio with strong White Stripes connections. both personal and musical. Dooley Wilson sang ‘As Time Goes By‘ in ('asublrmr'u. but this likely isn't the Dooley Wilson.
I Nearly Dan The Feny. 42 Clyde Place. 42‘) 1010. 9pm. £10. Tribute to polished pop intellects Steely Dan.
I Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin Acoustic Affair. Tron Theatre Foyer Bar. Trongate. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8. Singer/songwriter who is gamering an audience frotn her festival appearances.
I Bubblecralt, Definitive, Panda and 4 Nation Army Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 099‘). 8pm. £3. Mixed bill with traces of prog. indie and rock'n‘roll. I Kain and The Echo Session The Hit! Club. the Vale. 5 Dundas Street. 333 09-16. The Kain-hosted Hit! Club returns with rocking live music and an eclectic vinyl soundtrack.
58 THE LIST 1E) lob-4 Mar 2004