ROCK & BLUES
800K LlIES
RIDAY 8 Glasgow
I The Bhundu Boys King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 10pm. £4.50. Despite their lower profile of recent years (only three plays a night on John Peel‘s show. that sort ofthing). the Bhundu Boys are still regarded in this country as the premier musical representatives of the Dark Continent. probably because they pack more charisma and enthusiasm into one song than most of their contemporaries could manage over a whole set. As they say. arrive early to avoid disappointment.
I The Painted Word Crash. Cotton Club. 5—7 ScottStreet.332 0712. 10pm.£3. Dreamy or soporlfic (delete according to taste) — either way. The Painted Word want you to know that they're back and they‘re not the slightest bit angry. theyjust want to have another go at being a pop group. so give them a fair listen. The latest in an occasional series ofdiversions for the Crash indie boppers.
I Hugh Reed and The Velvet Underpants. John Aidiss and Captain Ahab Traders. Glassford Street. 9pm. Free. Residency. Joiningthe Underpants tonightare Aldiss. a solo singer/songwriter who recently supported Gerry Sadowitz. and Ahab. a singer/comedian.
I The Hideaway Blues Band MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 8.30pm. Free. Residency. Blues and soul.
Edinburgh
I The Senseless Things Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Doors open 7.30pm. main band 9.30pm. Twickenham‘s The Senseless Things play the Jack Russell to Motorhcad‘s Rottweiler. Not that that's any disgrace - for starters. they‘re much prettier. and these young whippersnappers pick up legions of support wherever they take their strong melodic thrash. Watch out fortheir inspirational cover of The Slits' ‘Shoplifting'. One day they will pen the ultimate stage-diving anthem. I That Mood Indigo and Adam 812 Basin Street. Haymarket Terrace. 337 1006. 8.30pm—1am. Free. Edinburgh popstcrs supported by an all-female sevempiece from Dundee who will also be playing at St James Oyster Bar on Wed 20. I Little Wolves Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm. Dundee-based blues-rock combo. I Bluefinger Madogs. George Street. 225 3408. 7.30—9.30pm. Free. Residency. Now back to their original name. one of the hottest rock'n‘roll acts in town. Fifties- and 605-based sounds. I Southside Negoeiants. Lothian Street. 2256313. 9.30pm. Free. - I The Rootsies Duo Globe. West Port. 229 4553. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. Taking time out from the Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band. Jim Condie on guitar and Ron Tate on vocals and harmonica play blues. gospel and a sprinkling ofjazz. I Gordon Campbell Blue Lagoon, Angle Park Terrace. 337 9922. Residency. Known chiefly for his work at R. E. L. Studios and West Lothian College Music Management Course. Campbell is also an experienced and accomplished songwriter. I Los Supremos Leith Oyster Bar, The Shore. 554 6294. 9pm. Free. Residency. Rock and blues covers.
I Heart Industry and Amanda Chesterfields. Royal Terrace. 5566918. Free. Residency.
I Shibboleth Cafe Biarritz. Frederick Street. 225 5244. 10pm. Free. Residency. Pleasant rocky songs given melodic interest by violin.
I Live music Trading Post. The Shore. 553 5153. 9pm. Free.
SATURDAY 9 Glasgow
I Motorhead Barrowland. 244 Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £9 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Singer. actor and raconteur - where do Lemmy's talents end? He once claimed Motorhcad were the nastiest. dirtiest. noisiest band in existence. Centuries on. and the accolade remains the same — the current album 1916 serving to enforce this. Still the greatest characters to grace the pages of Kerrangl. their live shows are worth their weight in sweat.
I The Senseless Things Glasgow College. 70 Cowcaddens Road. 332 0681 . 9pm. £3.50 (advance). £4 (door). Students and guests. See Fri 8.
I H-Joi The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. Groovy. kitsch sounds from this crew of Deee-Lite wannabees. And who can blame them for wanting to be ultra-hip and dee-gorgeous? It's not entirely clear when the group will be performing their set — it may possibly be an under-18$. mid-evening affair. In which case. pretend to look young.
I Buddha Grass Harbour King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 10pm. £3. Paisley rock band creating a bit of a stir at the moment. not least because their name jumps out from the largest flyposters in the city.
I Loose Cut Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.
I Almost Blue Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Me and My Monkey The Studio. 12 Shuttle Street. Paisley. 889 6867. 9.30pm. £1.
Edinburgh
I Gunfire Dance Bedrock Club. Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Hard-roekin‘ band up from England to dish out to the Bedrock punters what they like the most. I Call Me Clive and Honey Beretta Basin Street. Haymarket Terrace. 337 1006. £1 . This evening's headliners are one of several local bands 1 can think ofwhose credibility is being undermined by the effect of seeing their name sprayed on newly-painted walls. 1 pass a piece ofCall Me Clive graffiti every day. and whatever prat put it there is not doing the band any favours.
I Tiny Crockett and The Hocketts Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after9pm.
I Free'n'Easy Negoeiants. Lothian Street. 2256313. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Junkyard Angels St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Oyster Bar favourite Sandyman joins forces with Lost Soul Band members fora folky. harmonious acoustic set.
I Heart Industry and Amanda Chesterfields. Royal Terrace. 5566918. Free. Residency.
I The Gods of Glam Cafe Biarritz. Frederick Street. 225 5244. 10pm. Free. Residency.
I The Strat Boys Globe. West Port. 229 4553. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. Rock and blues covers.
I Buy Me an Umbrella Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street, 226 2530. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. Spanish rhythms. bongos. electric and acoustic guitars.
I The Hicirtown Hobos Royal Archer. Jeffrey Street. 556 6338. Free. Residency. Blues.
I Live music Trading Post. The Shore.553 5153. 9pm. Free.
SUNDAY 10 Glasgow
I LFD. Nightmares on Wax. Ithythmatic and Nexus 21 Vertigo. Dunlop Street. 248 7810. 10pm. £5. OD on the largest rave sounds on offer. So hip it hurts. See Clubs preview.
I Way Out The Studio. 12 Shuttle Street. Paisley. 889 6867. 9.30pm. £1 .
Edinburgh
I Ta] St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Residency. Free. Session guitarist up from London for a few months. who's worked with the likes of T‘Pau and Julia Fordham. Sings too.
I The Volunteers Ryrie‘s. Haymarket Terrace. 337 7582. Fortnightly residency. I Live music Rutland No 1.Rutland Street. 229 3402.
I karaoke night Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm.
MONDAY 11 Glasgow
I Jam Session Cafe Expresso Bongo. 30 Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0698 458174. 8pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Dave Robb Negoeiants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free. The man with the bouzouki has a canny songwriting talent. with noticeable folk influences.
I The Junkyard Angels Cooler. beneath The Venue. Calton Road. 9pm. Free. Residency. Sec Sat 9.
I Fiaere Hilssen Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413. 10pm. Free. Residency. in addition to her main work with The Refugees. the American singer/songwriter plays solo. accompanied by sax on some songs.
I Hobody's Business Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. Free. Friendly blues band.
I Alastair Mathieson Leith Oyster Bar. The Shore. 554 6294. 9pm. Free.
I Live music Green Tree. Cowgate. 225 1294.
TUESDAY 12 ' Glasgow
I The Hideaway Blues Band Curlers. 256 Byres Road. 334 1284. 9pm. Free. Residency. See Fri 8.
I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8pm. Free. Soloists. duos and tries from the co-operative.
Edinburgh
I The Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. Rockin‘ blues band incorporating. naturally enough. The Rootsies Duo.
I The Fiances Negoeiants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. Accessible guitar band.
I The Mountains oi Holland Cooler. beneath The Venue. Calton Road. Free. Residency. Regulars at The Cooler chill out and jam.
I Fiaere Hilssen Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 9.30pm. Free. See Mon 11.
I Los Supremos St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Residency. Rock and blues covers.
I Live music Henderson's. Hanover Street. 225 2131 . Free.
I Live music Green Tree. Cowgate . 225 1294. Free.
WEDNESDAY 13 Glasgow
I Rollin‘ Joe and the Jets Curlers. 256 Byres Road. 334 1284. 9pm. Free. Residency. Fifties rock‘n‘roll.
Edinburgh
I The Men They Couldn't Hang and The Lost
Soul Band Calton Studios. Calton Road. 556 7066. And while a signing ofsome kind is imminent for The Lost Soul Band. headliners The Men have announced that this is to be their final tour — a great lossto the touring circuit. Although their LPs may have been greeted with increasing apathy. The Men could always cut it live. Go along and cheer them on one last time. I Taxi Pata Peta Rhythm Club. Amphitheatre. 229 7670. 9pm—3am. Widely hailed as Britain‘s best African band. Taxi Pata Pata are led by Zaire-born Nsimba Foguis. who formed the group two years after his arrival in Britain in 1983. Their reputation for excellent soukous has spread internationally.
I Shibboleth Negoeiants. Lothian Street. 2256313. 9.30pm. Free. See Fri8.
I The Misfits St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. A duo which includes Carol Laula. the hotly-tipped Glasgow chanteuse who wrote and sang the official Year of Culture song.
I Tiny Crockett and The Bocketts Madogs. George Street. 225 3408. 10pm. Residency.
I The Night Kitchen Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. Free. Residency. Rootsy blues and skiffle.
I Roby Lang Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 9.30pm. Free. Dylan- and Lennon-type covers with own material.
I Silver Sun Trading Post. The Shore. 553 5153. 9pm. Free. Residency. Country and western.
I Los Supremos Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. Free. Residency. Rock and blues covers.
I Phil Craig Raeburn House Hotel. Raeburn Place. 332 1707.8—11pm. Free. ‘The Human Jukebox' — rock. blues and country.
I David Valentine Chesterfields. Royal Terrace. 5566918. Free. Residency.
I Live music Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 229 3402. Free.
I Live music Green Tree. Cowgate . 225 1294.
Livingston I Hazel O’Connor Forum Exhibition
Centre. Almondvale. 0506419191. See feature.
THURSDAY 14
Glasgow
I The Men They Couldn’t Hang and The Lost Soul Band Glasgow College ofBuilding and Printing. 60 North Hanover Street. 331 1355. 8pm. £5.50. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See Wed 13.
I The Dream Academy King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 10pm. £3. See preview.
I Capone and the Bullets Studio 55. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride.32 29771 . 8pm. £3. The ska kings of the West of Scotland provide exactly the right celebratory note for the fourth birthday party of Studio 55's Thursday night alternative bash. in the past year they‘ve stripped down the line-up without skimping on the fun.
I Provo Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road, 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Into Exile Cafe Expresso Bongo. 30 Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0698458174. 9.30pm. Free. The success of the Monday night jam sessions have prompted Cafe Expresso Bongo to make Thursday evenings ‘live band night'. This is one of the first of those nights.
I lied Brick Tent The Studio. 12 Shuttle Street. Paisley. 889 6867. 10pm. £1 .
I Your Cosmonaut Friend Twa Corbies. Greenrigg Road. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Fat and Frantic and Sille Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. It‘s a weird turn ofevents when an unsigned band are supported by a
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