MUSIC LIST
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0 The Bhundu Boys Louis. 1073 Sauciehall Street. 9pm. Always popular on their visits to Glasgow. this gig coincides with their first single for “EA. called ‘JitJive'. O The Big Sur Midas. St Vincent Street. 9pm. Free. Excellent band. creating a lot ofinterest in themselves thanks toa superb debut [51’ called ‘Dancing on the Highwire‘ which is on their own 1 lands Like Feet label (through Fast Forward). This should be purchased immediately.
0 Jazz Malia Blackfriars. Bell Street. 9pm. Free. Described here as ‘hard bopjazz.’
0 Emotional Dutlet Angels Hotel. Main Street. Uddingston. 9pm. A Lanarkshire band playing at this regularThursday night slot.
0 The Straight Men McNees Bar. Victoria Road. Eglinton Toll. 9pm. Free. Competent pub rock.
0 Billy Mclsaac Riverside Tavern. \Vaddel Court. Gorbals. 9pm. Free. How the mighty have fallen: Mclsaac wasonce keyboards player in Slick and the Zones. and a good songwriter in his own right. but now he is reduced to pub rock. Should still be worth seeing if you are in the area.
Edinburgh
0 Strategy Fresh. Waterloo Place. 556 2839. 9pm. Free. Rock.
0 The Real Sounds of Africa Festival Club, Chambers Street. 11.15pm. £3.50(£3). Back by popular demand after their well-out shows at the Assembly Rooms. the hottest group in Zimbabwe.
0 Deal Heights Cajun Aces The Venue. Caltoti Road. 5573073. lam. £3.50 (£2.50). See Mon 24.
o The Blubbery Hellbellies The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 1 1pm. £4 (£3). Set Mon 24.
o Tam White and The Dexters Platform 1. Caledonian Hotel. Lothian Road. 225 2433. 8.30pm. £3. See Sun 23.
0 Miller. Miller. Miller and Sloan Riddles Court. Lawnmarket. 225 8691. 9pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 24.
O Attacco Detente Assembly Rooms. George Street. 226 2427 8. Midnight. £4 (£3). See Sun 23.
0 Mike Heron The Venue. (‘alton Road. 557 3073. 8.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). See Mon 24.
0 Dr Bob’s Rhythm Dogs Bedlam Theatre. Forrest Road. 225 9893. 11pm. £3(£2). See Mon 24.
0 Railroad Bill and The BoxcarStompers Fringe Club. Teviot Row. Bristo Square. 667 2091 . 9.30pm. £3.50 (£3). See Fri 21. 0 Nansing and Jam Tarts Gilded Balloon. Cowgate. 226 2151. 5pm. £3 (£2.50) and 1am. See Fri 21.
0 Richard Thompson Assembly- Rooms. George Street. 226 2427 8. 11.45pm. £5.50(£5). See Sat 22.
O Michelle-Shocked Assembly Rooms. George Street. 226 2427 8. 11.45pm. £5 (£4.50). She's been called ‘the Joan Baez of the 80s’. but whatever. there's nodoubt that with just an acoustic guitar and her own affecting voice she can make a marvellous show. Go and see this one.
0 Tom Robinson Assembly- Rooms. George Street. 226 2427 8. 10pm. £5.50 (£4.50). See Fri 21.
0 Private Property St Paul‘s and St George's Church. York Place. 557 5151. 12.30am. £2 (£1 .50). See Tue 25.
o The Peristalsis Brothers Boston Bean (‘o. St James Centre. 55601 1 l . 8.30pm. Free. See Tue 25.
O Revolver Lord [)arnley . \Vest l’ort.229 4341. 10pm. Free.
THURSDAY 27
Edinburgh
0 Rumillajta The Venue. ('alton Road. 557 3073. 8.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). l'p-tempo dance music frotn the famous Bolivian group.
O The Blubbery Hellbellies The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. llptn. £4 (£3). See Mon 24.
1985 saw the advent of the Jesus And Mary Chain. an East Kilbridefour-piece. ' featuringWilliam and Jim Reid. I Douglas Han and
Bobby Gillespie. Their emergence was heralded in the music press. with the band being proclaimed as the saviours of rock music by many a despairing hack. Their album. ‘Psychocandy' earned a silver disc as well as critical acclaim. Their live shows were short. and ‘the new Sex Pistols' tag was perhaps responsible for the violence at some 01 the early gigs - no doubt grossly exaggerated by the press.
1986 was on the surface a quiet year. The transterlrom indie to major status was completed via a licensingmarketing deal with WEA. and despite cries of ‘sellout‘ from theirlickle music press supporters. their single ‘Some Candy Talking' (the only single last year) reached no 13 in the Gallup charts. hinting at their commercial potential given the support at a major label. Bobby Gillespie left to pursue a careerwith his own band Primal Scream. He was replaced on drums by John Moore. who has since become their second guitarist. with a drum machine taking over the drummer's responsibilities.
1987 started well. with their first Top Ten single. courtesy of ‘April Skies‘ —an unassuming pop song. far removed from the swamp of early offerings like ‘Never Understand.“ Simon Bates played it on Radio One. and they even appeared on Top DlThe Pops.
‘I think our attitude towards things like Top Of The Pops has changed - we find the whole thing funny now. rather than resenting it.‘ said Douglas. ‘I mean. when we were on Top DlThe Pops. Peter Powell came overand told us how great he thought we were. when six months ago he would probably have choked at the very mention of ourname.
‘People moan about how bad the charts and Top Of The Pops are.‘ he continued. ‘but we feel that by appearing we are makingthe programme three minutes less boring. llwe are in the top ten. our records mustbe crossing over. I suppose people must buy both our records and those by Nick Kamen or someone. but we feel that is OK. at leastthey will have one good record.’
the most recent Mary Chain single. ‘Happy When It Rains“ has already reached thetop
thirty. and with an album called ‘Darklands‘
out on 1 September. it is going to be hard to avoid them.
They also tour in Septemberlollowing their return from Scandinavia. The only Scottish date is Glasgow Barrowland on 11 September. Last year saw plenty chanceslor the band to develope their live show. with several tours abroad. including America. Were they impressed? ‘I was impressed the first time. but we've been a couple oftimes since and the effect wears olla bit.'said Douglas. ‘I like the 24 hour-ness and
compactness of New York, but I thought LA was too animated.’
And just in case you thought the Mary Chain were lazy— Douglas hopes to getback to working with Edinburgh band Jesse Garron and the Desperadoes on their new single. He produced their previous singles. although he admits: “It’s quite hard to know what producers should do. I suppose it is more about being able to handle people thanthe technical side for me. The Jesse Garronthing was more just a case of helping out an old friend. so it is good to be able to dothat.‘
o Tam White and The Dexters Platform 1. Caledoniaii Hotel. Lothian Road. 225 2433. 8.30pm. £3. See Sun 23.
0 Miller. Miller. Miller and Sloan Riddles ('oiirt. l.awnmarket. 225 8691 . 9pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 24.
o Attacco Detente Assembly Rooms. George Street. 2262427 8. Midnight. £4 (£3). See Sun 23.
0 Tom Robinson .-\ssenibly' Rooms. George Street. 226 2427 8. 10pm. £5.50 (£4.50). See Fri 21.
0 Dr Bob‘s Rhythm Dogs Bedlam Theatre. Forrest Road. 225 9893. llptn. £3(£2). See Mon 24.
0 Railroad Bill and The Boxcar Stompers Fringe Club. ch iot Row. Bristo Square. 667 2091 . 9.30pm. £3.50(£3 1. See Fri 21. o Nansing and Jam Tarts Gilded Balloon. (‘ow gate. 226 2151 . 5pm. £3 (£2.50)aiid 1am. See Fri 21 .
O Nyah Fearties lobster Club. (are Royal. \Vest Register Street. Midnight. See Festival Rock.
0 Swamp Trash The Venue. ('altoti Road. 557 3073. lam. £3.50 (£2.50). See Festival Rock.
0 Billy Jones Lord Darnley . West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free. See Stiti 23.
0 Blues Brothers Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 9.30pm. Free. Blues-rock.
0 Los Supremos (‘anny Man's. Morningside Road. 447 1484. 8.30pm. Free.
o The Real Sounds olAfrica Festival Club. Chambers Street. 11.15pm. £3.50(£3). Back by popular demand after their well-out shows at the Assembly Rooms. the hottest group in Zimbabwe.
0 Rootsie Tootsie Band Hole in the Ground. (‘astle Terrace. 228 6613. See Mon 24.
0 Zed Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 11pm. Free.
FRIDAY 28 Glasgow
0 Leftbanlt Boulevard Hotel. Dtintocher. 10pm.
0 George McGowan Trio with Linda Fletcher Blackfriars. Bell Street. 9pm. Free. Respected trio's residency with vocals supplied by Linda Fletcher - tnakingita quartet'.’
Edinburgh
0 Rumillajta The Venue. ('alton Road. 557 3073. 8.30pm. £3.50(£2.50). See'l‘liurs 27.
o The Blubbery Hellbellies The Venue. (‘altoti Road. 557 3073 11pm. £4 (£3). See Mon 24.
o Tam White and The Dexters Platform 1. Caledonian Hotel. Lothian Road. 225 2433. 8.30pm. £3. See Stiti 23.
0 Miller. Miller. Miller and Sloan Riddles Court. Lawnmarket. 225 8691. 9pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 24.
O Attacco Detente Assembly Rooms.
George Street. 226 2427 8. Midnight. £4 (£3). See Sun 23.
0 Tom Robinson Assembly Room‘. George Street. 226 2427 8. 10pm. £5.50 (£4.50). See Fri 21.
0 Dr Bob's Rhythm Dogs Bedlam Theatre. Forrest Road. 2259893. 11pm. £3 ( £2). See Mon 24.
o Michelle-Shocked Assembly Rooms. George Street. 226 2427 8. 11.45pm. £5 (£4.50). See Wed 26.
0 Railroad Bill and The Boxcar Stompers Fringe Club. Teviot Row. BristoSqtiare. 667 2091 . 9.30pm. £3.50(£3). See Fri 21. 0 Nansing and Jam Tarts ( iilded Balloon. Cow-gate. 2262151. 5pm. £3 (£2.50) and lam. See Fri 21 .
O Nyah Fearties Lobster ('Iiib. Cafe Royal. \Vest Register Street. Midnight. See Festival Rock.
0 Deal Heights Cajun Aces The Venue. ('alton Road. 557 3073. 1am. £3.50 (£2.50). See Mon 24.
0 Blues 'n’ Trouble :\ssembly Rooms, George Street. 226 2427 8. 9.30pm. £5. lixcellent hard-rockin' Rd; B band from lidinburgh. Highly rated by such respected artists as BB King and Robert Cray. Get set for a sweaty hop.
0 Rootsie Tootsie Band l.ord l)arnley. West Port. 2294341. 10pm. Free. See Mon 24.
0 Grey by the Gun Preservation 1 tall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9.30pm. High energy rock band from Aberdeen.
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