MUSIC
ROCK &BLUES
Glasgow
I In The Midnight Hour Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm and 10pm. £9.50. £8.50. £7.50. Two shows from Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band. running off some 60s soul classics. I Kitchens 0i Distinction King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £4. Respected indie pop band who don‘t bend to fashion or publicopinion. The current single. ‘Drive That Fast'. is an emotive taster for the album Strange Free World. which should be packed with similar pop gems.
I Orchestre Murphy. The Honkies and No Rule 0K Glasgow School of Art. Renfrew Street. 332 9797. 9pm. Tickets £3 (£2) from Lost in Music. Transmission Gallery or at the door. See preview.
I A Boy Called Bob Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Tuneful bods of a southern persuasion. but resident in Glasgow.
I Free Airways Radio llalt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 10pm. Free. Nick Peacock from Rain will he DJing before the band play in order to whip upa bit of a club atmosphere — or about as close as you can manage in a cosy pub.
I Face The World Christies. Main Street. Alexandria. 0389 57799. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Hideaway Blues Band MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Residency. Blues and soul.
Edinburgh
I Alexander O'Neal Playhouse Theatre . Greenside Place. 557 2590. 7.30pm. £12.50. See feature. I S'Express Calton Studios. Calton Road. 556 7066. Less than the full S'Express stage show. but more than just a personal appearance. See Clubs preview. I Paul Brady Queen‘s l lall. South Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £7.60. See preview. I The Rootsies Duo Globe. West Port. 229 4553. 9pm. Free. Residency. Takingtime off from The Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band. Jim Condie on guitar and Ron Tate on vocals and harmonica play blues. gospel and a smattering ofjazz. I Bluetinger Madogs. George Street. 225 3408. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. Fifties- and 605-influcnced pop from one of Edinburgh‘s hardest-working rock'n‘roll bands. I Woodrow Wilson Trading Post. The Shore. 553 5153. 9pm. Free. Outstanding soul/R&B singer. I Texas Breakfast Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm. Electric blues. I On A Good Day Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free. I Gordon Campbell Blue Lagoon. Angle Park Terrace. 337 9922. Free. Residency. Probably best known for his work at REL Studios and West Lothian College Music Management Course. Campbell is also an experienced and accomplished songwriter. I Los Supremos Lcith Oyster Bar. The Shore. 554 6294. 9.30pm. Free. Rock and blues covers. I Live music Chesterfields. Royal Terrace. 5566918. Free. This month‘s line-up hasn‘t been finalised yet. so 1 leart
industry. Kenny Potter. Paul Ellis or Stuart Mitchell could be performing tonight.
I Live music Cafe Biarritz. Frederick Street. 225 5244. 930—1 1.30pm. Free.
SATURDAY 6 Glasgow
I In The Midnight Hour Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 6. 15pm and
9. 15pm. £9.50. £8.50. £7.50. See Fri5.
I The Lemonheads. King Maker and Captain America Venue. Sauehiehall Street. 332 3872. 7.30—10.30pm. £5. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. 23rd Precinct. Bath Street. 332 4806 and Ripping Records. 91 South Bridge. Edinburgh. 031 226 7010. Only Scottish show. Powerfully melodic American grunge rock in the llusker Du tradition. The Lemonheads are probably best known for those cover versions they‘re so fond of releasing. Singles — both ‘Luka' and ‘Different Drum‘ were moderately successful this side of the water. incidentally. Captain America is Eugene Vaseline's latest alias. Note also the change ofvenue from the College Of Building And Printing.
I Top and Blue October King Tut's Wah Wah llut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £3.50. At the tail end of last year. Top were only a few gigs into theircareer but already experiencing hype overdrive. Anyone who has since seen them supporting fellow Scouse laddish types The Farm and The La's will realise the enthusiastic reception is justified. Pure indie pop with an unashamed commercial streak. as can be heard on the debutsingle ‘She's Got All The World‘.
I The Pralines llalt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. The greatest band ever to come from . .. Galashiels. With several Cud support slots under their belt. it‘s not surprisingto discover they owe a bit of a musical debt to the Leeds eccentrics.
I Live Music Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Suns, Cochise, Worldwide. Movie Culture and Running Scared Legend‘s. Thorn Brae. Johnstone. 0505 35818. Noon—midnight. £3.50.
I Freedom Road and The Bensons Christie‘s. Main Street. Alexandria. 0389 57799. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Pier Lights Traders. Glassford Street. 9pm. Free. Residency. Folk rock. Plus guests.
I Peter Goes To Panick MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 4.30pm. Free. Residency.
I Jamie Barnes and Cochise MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Residency. Blues rock.
Edinburgh
Loud
I Loud Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Heavy metal that tries to pretend it isn‘t. brought to us by cx-New Model Army members whose debut album is produced by Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman. Dead serious and breathtakingly pretentious stuff.
I Jayne County Basin Street. Haymarket Terrace. 337 1006. A welcome appearance by the singer who brought transexuality into rock. and a much more appealing prospect than Loud. up the page there. If you don‘t want a piece of the action. baby.
take a walk.
I Woodrow's Louder Than Hype Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2483. Free. Outstanding soul 'R&B singer and his band.
I The Brothers Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm.
I Random Rhythms Negociants. Lothian Street. 2256313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Gods of Glam Cafe Biarritz. Frederick Street. 225 5244. 9.30pm. Free. Residency.
I Buy Me An Umbrella Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 9pm. Free. Residency. Spanish rhythms. bongoes. electric and acoustic guitars.
I The Spanners Trading Post. The Shore. 553 5153. 9pm. Free. Residency. Aduo with drum machine. keyboards and guitars. doing a wide range ofcovers.
I Live music St James Oyster Bar. (‘alton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free.
I Live music (‘hesterfield's. Royal Terrace. 556 6918. Free. See Fri5.
SUNDAY 7 Glasgow
I Loud Time Warp Rock Club. Venue. Sauehiehall Street. 332 3872. 7.30pm. £4. See Sat 6.
I Shout and Me And My Monkey Studio. Shuttle Street. Paisley. 889 6867. 9pm. £1 .50. Shout were formerly well known locally as Heaven Sent.
I The Splash Legend's. Thorn Brae. Johnstone. 0505 35818. 7.30pm. Free. Residency. Paisley three-piece incorporatingorgan. guitar and drums. I Live Music Breze. Vertigo. Dunlop Street.248 7810. 10pm.£5.
Edinburgh
I Orchestre Murphy. The Honkies and No Rule 0K (‘alton Studios. Calton Road. 556 7066. 9pm—late. £3 (£2). Benefit for
(‘ounter information newspaper. See preview.
I Fiaere Nilssen L'Odeon. George W Bridge. 2204950. 9.30pm. Free. Residency. The rootsy American singer-songwriter. who as part ofThe Refugees played a successful benefit for Shelter iii the Third Eye Centre last month. likes to end her nights at L'Odeon by inviting others to take the stage fora couple of songs. Original material only. though.
I Woodrow Wilson Madogs. George Street. 225 3408. 9—1 1pm. Free. Residency. Outstanding soul/R&B singer. I Sal Paradise St James Oyster Bar. (‘alton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Residency.
I Live music Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 2263816. £1 after9pm.
I Live music Bistro. Pelican.Cowgate. 225 5413. Free.
MONDAY 8 Glasgow
I Jam Session (‘afe Expresso Bongo. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0698458174. 8pm. Free. The rctttrn ofthe popular star-spotting session.
Edinburgh
I Crunchy Joseph Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Junkyard Angels Cooler. beneath The Venue. (‘alton Road. Free. Residency. Sandyman joins forces with members ofThe Lost Soul Band fora folky harmonious set.
I Lost Weekend St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Residency.
I Stuart Henratty Preservation 1 Tall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. I Angela Cameron Rutland No 1.Rutland Street. 229 3402. Free. Residency. Light
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The List 5— 18 April 199135