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J :. w. The River City People, Napoleon’s, Glasgow, Tuesday 1.
Liverpool band The River City People have had a short but interesting history to date. Formed almost exactly two years ago, when Liverpool Polytechnic students Tim Speed (guitar/vocals), Paul Speed (drums) and Dave Snell (bass) met singer Siobhan Maher, they rapidly became a target tor major record companies with their strong demos, which hinted at a band combining the pop sensibilities ol the early Bangles with a more rock-based guitar sound that could have belonged to Lone Justice or the Replacements.
‘We didn’t eventually sign until August at Iastyear,‘ explains Dave, ‘which was in a way quite lrustrating tor us, but was essentially down to good management. We got management at an early stage, and they held out until we got the right deal, even though we had otters on the table from other companies a longtime belore we signed to EMI.’
The signing came at the end at a year that Dave would admit in retrospect was extremely dillicult: ‘It was ditticult linancially because we were on the dole, as we had all committed ourselves to the band being ourcareer belore it actually was. It was basically a case at our beliel in what we were doing seeing us through—we had something that we thought was good, and although at the start we were pretty awlul, we rehearsed every day and got it together.‘
However, after the lirst stage of the band's development, things did start to happen very quickly, the EMI contract being followed a month later by a llight
I The Tex Fillet Five Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 (i313. 9.45pm. Free. Spoof country.
I Hoakie Finoakie ()asis. Victoria Street. 8.30pm. Free. Southern Hillbilly.
I Los Supremos St James Oyster Bar. (‘alton Road 557 2925. Free. Residency. See Tue 18.
WEDNESDAY 9 Glasgow
I Simple Minds SF.(‘(‘. Finnieston Quay. 2-183()(I(I.Seeteature.
I The Whole Earth Fixx. so Miller Street. 248 285‘). 1(Ipm. Free. New hand othas‘sis‘l Phil. ex-Jewel Scheme and currently oI (iiant.
I Naitan I Ialt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9pm. Free. Folky residency from a group sometimes known as Marino‘s Men.
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I Dave Robb ('I‘BC) Negociants. Lothian
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to the USA to work with producer Don Gehman, best known tor his work on REM‘s ‘Lile‘s Rich Pageant‘. Overthe next lew months theiralbum was completed, and the lirst evidence at this is in the shape ol their debut single, ‘(What’s Wrong With) Dreaming?“ which precedes the release or the album in early September. Dave explains the process: ‘Don Gehman's name was brought up by ditterent record companies that were interested in the band, so we checked out some at the records he had produced — REM and John Cougar Mellencamp—and agreed thathe would be a good person torus to work with. In addition, when EMI approached him he was really keen on working with us; so when they suggested thatwe went outto LA to work with him on the album it wasn‘t too ditticultto twist our arms, although it was a bit odd being on the dole one month and being in LAthe next.‘
With the single now available, and chart success beckoning, The River City People are determined to win lriends through hard work and touring, ratherthan through hype and marketing.
‘We have done a lot at low-key gigs this year, in clubs and student unions so that we are ready tor the release of the single,’ says Dave, ‘and one at the best ways at selling records is tor people to get to see the band. Obviously, we want to be a band with mass appeal and not just some culty, minority thing, but hopelully we can do that without compromising the music, in the way that U2 or Deacon Blue have done.’ (John Williamson)
Street. 225 (i313. 9.45pm. Free. Dave‘s usual slot. but phone beforehand to check that it’s goingahead.
I The Booze Brothers Tron Tavern. I Iunter Square. 8pm. Free.
THURSDAY 10 Edinburgh
I The Dan Blocker Experience Negociants. [.othian Street. 225 6313. 9.45pm. Free. Accomplished country hand.
I Texas Breaktast Ryrie‘s. Haymarket Terrace. 337 7582. 9pm. Free. Residency. Rhythm 6’; blues.
I Seven Eleven Trader Vic‘s. Victoria Street. 225 Mot). 8.30pm. Free. Bluesand rock classic.»
I Fiaere Nilssen St James Oyster Bar. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. American singer. now appearing every week.
I The Brothers Preservation I la”. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Residency.
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