I Hardcore Superstar and Babylon Bombs Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £8.50. Over-14s show. Scandinavian glam rockers following in the hair metal tradition of Hanoi Rocks. I Recliner Capitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £4. Local pop rockers launch their second single ‘Shotgun‘.
I Union of Knives, Findo Gask and Miss Atlanta King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Glasgow electronica act formed by ex- Baby Chaos and Deckard man Chris Gordon.
I The Hub Bar Bloc. ll7 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. Free. Jazz-metal all the way from Brooklyn.
I The Rise and The Southern Electrics Firewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 3540350. 10pm. Free before 10:30pm. Rock and indie-punk.
I Southern Electrics and The Rise Firewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. 10pm. £2. London- and Edinburgh- based winners of last year's Global Battle of the Bands.
Edinburgh
I The Rifles Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £8. All that is good about British pop in one street-level. incendiary rock n roll outfit.
I Open Mic Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. Just turn up and perform.
I Stewart fiaquair Beanscene. 2 Grosvenor Street. 346 8043. 9pm. Free. See Thu 19.
Tuesday 24
Glasgow
I Guillemots ABC. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. S()Ll)()l7'1‘. ()ver- l4s show. Mercury Music Prize- nominated act built around broken rhythms. keyboards and kaleidoscopic lyrics.
I Phoenix and Deporters The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. 7pm. £12. Groovy French popsters who marry the best of 70s pop with a club sensibility. I Andy Abraham Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25.50. liasy listening soul crooning from the dustman turned X Factor star.
I The Dead Beat Club The Liquid Ship. 171—175 Great Western Road. 331 1901. 7.30pm. Free. See Sun 22.
I Dopamine Vs The Blackout and A Means to an End The Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £7. ()ver- 14s show. Two Welsh rock bands go head to head.
I Scott Matthews ()ran Mor. 731-—735 Great Western Road. 357 6200. 7.30pm. £8.50. New solo artist from Wolverhampton whose folk/blues influenced sound can be heard on his debut album Passing Stranger.
I Amy McDonald Brel. 39—43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. Singer/songwriter with touches of Texas to hersound.
I Andrea Marini Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Singer/songwriter in the Dylan/Cohen mould.
I The Dead Beat Club, Ross Fairweather and Cartoon Coffee The Liquid Ship. 171—175 Great Western Road. 331 1901. 8pm. Free. Indie folksters from Edinburgh. Falkirk singer/songwriter and local acoustic duo play this Free Candy Sessions night.
I Lost Alone, Castro and Koba Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £4. The headlining trio suffer from melody nightmares. they say.
I Little Barrie King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Stripped-to-the-bone rootsy grooves from guitarist Barry Cadogan. who was briefly poached for a Morrissey tour. and chums.
I Mr Hudson 8. The Library Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. £6. Ssssshhh! You’re in the library.
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First it was The View, now more Taysiders are at it, this time the altogether less twisted prospect of this feel good foursome. More concerned with inducing singalongs than sparking a mosh pit anguish they are infusing the glorious Beach Boys harmonies with woozy, country-tinged guitar pop; thoughts of The Magic Numbers, The Supernaturals and of course, the patron saints of feelgood rock, Teenage Fanclub, all come to mind.
Cabaret Volta/re, Edinburgh, Tue 24 Oct. ABC. Glasgow, Wed 25 Oct.
I Schwervon, Lisa Li-lund and Toby Goodshank Mono. 1?. Kings Court. King Street. 553 2400. 8.30pm. £5. 1)IY rock duo from New York who record for Glasgow‘s Shoeshine label. plus support from Herman Dune and Moldy Peaches associates.
I Adam Beattie, Skeleton Bob, Evan Crichton and The State Broadcasters 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Blues/folk linger style guitarist headlines. with support from Americana outfit Skeleton Bob who have immortalised their favourite pub The Doublet in song. I Bellingham/Robinson Beanscene. l9 Skirving Street. Shawlands. 6328090. 9pm. Free. liagles. Blunt and Crowded House influences from this duo.
I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. Free. Fortnightly gathering of the musicians' collective with featured artists. open mic and a strict original material policy.
Edinburgh
I Bring Me the Horizon and Abigail Williams Studio 24. 24—26 Calton Road. 558 3758. 7pm. £7. See Mon 23.
I The Hazey Janes Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £5. See caption. left.
I Horse The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. 7pm. £15—£20. Loyally patronised singer/songwriter who will no doubt be crooning to a full house.
I David Essex L'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £l8»—£22. See Mon 23.
I Carla Bozulich, Hrsta, Chris Corsano and Gasgiant Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 8—‘l6a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £9. Geraldine Fibbers vocalist Bozulich is joined on this top dollar bill by Mike Moya of Godspeed You Black limperor in his Hrsta guise. I Band Showcase Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Free. Call in advance for a gig.
Wednesday 25
Glasgow
I Badly Drawn Boy ABC. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Top tunesmithery from . behatted Mancunian musician Damon
Gotigh. on the cusp of the release of his new album Born in the (1K.
I The Hazey Janes, The Ten to Five Project and Kieran Docherty ABC2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £6. See caption. page 69.
I James Brown Carling Academy Glasgow. I21 Eglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. £32.50. Over-14s show. The Godfather of soul gets on up for a spot of shoe-shuffling. testifying fervour and the original funky drummer sound.
I Nisted Rainbow, Goodbye
Forever, The Scudpuppets, Firepoint 17 and RTQ The Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £5. ()ver- 14s show. Ska punk line-up.
I Journey South SliCC: Clyde Auditorium. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £20. X Factor duo.
I Amplitude, Horizon and Five Sticks of Dynamite Capitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £4. Local band triple bill.
I CID/RID, De Rosa and The Jurors Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. The headliners are a Norwich-based indie rock four-piece. supported by the garagey De Rosa.
I The Long Walk Home, Blue Label Violence, The Policy and Sunriser The Vale. 5 Dundas Street. 332 4928. 8pm. £4. Indie rock bill.
I Alasdair Roberts Mono. 12 King's
Court. King Street. 553 2400. 8.30pm. £5.
Spectral singer/songwriter with strong folk leanings. I The Rifles, Fear of Music and
Union Street Runners King Tut‘s Wah
Wah Htit. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. SOLD OUT. Conventional indie rocking from this Leeds quintet.
I The Billy Nayer Show 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Underground cult cabaret weirdness. I Sniffing Glue Firewater. 341 Sauchiehall Street. 354 0350. 10pm. £2. Punk. no doubt. at this John Peel tribute night.
The View, The Cinematics and Pull Tiger Tail Queen Margaret Union. 22 L'niversity Gardens. 339 9784. £7. See Sun 22 and caption. page 67 for The View.
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