MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
I Live Music Venue. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872.
Edinburgh
I Sonic Boom Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. A.K.A. Pete Kember. one ofthe two driving forces behind Spacemen 3 (it‘s said that ifyou lived in Rugby in the mid-80$. you were either in Spacemen 3or you beat them up). brings his hypnotic trance pop to the Venue — and no doubt a number of oddly shaped vintage Vox guitars as well.
I Four ldle Hands Negociants. Lothian Street, 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413. Free.
. Glasgow
I Blur and Catherine Wheel King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street.221 5279. 9pm. £4.50. See preview for Blur. This is not a speedy return for the Glasgow group Catherine Wheel. but that bunch of usurpers from glamorous Norwich. As it happens. every scrap of praise they received for their ‘She‘s My Friend‘/‘Upside Down‘ single was wholly deserved — it‘s a substantial slab ofswirling epic guitars with a rumbling rhythm undercarriage.
I The Light Rooftops. Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883. £3. Tickets from 23rd Precinct. Echo and Virgin. The Light could easily have become ‘just another Scottish group‘. but a clutch of strong poptunes and a variety of diverse arrangements make them that bit more deserving ofyour attention. Plans for an album are afoot.
I The Amazing Jimmy Brock Experience Traders. Glassford Street. 9pm. Free. See Tue 23.
Edinburgh
I Manic Street Preachers and The Realm at The Shopping Trolley Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. See Thurs 2.
I Deal Heights Moray House Student Union. Holyrood Road. 5568455. Needing no introduction whatsoever. Scotland‘s foremost purveyors ofquality cajun.
I Little Green Monkeys Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free. I Whiteoak Trading Post. The Shore. 553 5153. 9pm. Free. Country and western.
I Live music Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413. Free.
THURSDAY 2 Glasgow
I Chartbusters USA Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street.332 3123. 6.30pm. £1 1.50. £10.50. £9.50. Sister Sledge and Odyssey strut their funky stuff under the dubious 'Chartbusters U.S.A.‘ banner. and. as both groups produced some of the best soul-pop of the 80s. this should be the destination for any self-respecting disco kid tonight.
I Manic Street Preachers King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £4. Having seen Manic Street Preachers live. you wonder why every other band doesn‘t just give in gracefully. Their raw punky approach may not produce the most diverse of sounds. but coupled with sheer energy. charisma and attitude. it makes for one of the most explosive live shows I‘ve ever seen. Truly a band to worship or abhor. Believe the hype with a vengeance.
I The Television Personalities Rooftops.
Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883. Dan Treacy
l and friends dispense some mild lunacy
E with their busy tunes. Like Green On Red. they‘ve been a name to bandy around rather than a group to go and see for too long. It‘s unlikely they‘ll ever hoist themselves beyond cult status. but their staying power and continued enthusiasm are to be admired.
WEDNESDAY 1
i I Buddha Grass Harbour and Electric Daisies Glasgow College. Coweaddens Road. 332 0681 . 9pm. £3. Students and guests. This Paisley band plan to independently release a cover version of Buffalo Springfield‘s ‘For What it's Worth‘ as a single in May. See Sat 27 for Electric Daisies.
I Zydeco Ecosse Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Baby‘s Got A Gun Studio 55. Bruce Hotel.
Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. 03552 29771. 8pm. £2. See Fri 26. I Capone And The Bullets Cafe Expresso Bongo. Quarry Street. Hamilton. ()698 458174. 9.30pm. Free. A replacement date for the Glasgow ska kings. rescheduled from 11 April. I Eric Cuthbertson Twa Corbies. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free. I The Cottonlield Boys Pier 39. Custom
House Quay Gardens. Clyde Street.
. I Live Music Lounge Bar, Glasgow University Union. University Avenue.
1 339 8697. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I Live Music (‘hisholm‘s. 12 Shuttle
Street. Paisley.889 6867. 10pm.
3 Edinburgh
: I Blur and The Catherine Wheel Venue.
; Calton Road. 557 3073. See Wed 1.
i I Tom's New Shoes Negociants. Lothian
.' Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free. Energetic
guitar band. influenced by some ofthe
1 better American underground combos.
} I The Guilty Party Pelican. Cowgate. 225
I 5413.
i I The Sheepdogs Preservation 1 lall.
: Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free.
i I Live music Cafe Biarritz. Frederick
; Street. 225 5244. 9.30—11.30pm. Free.
i I Live music Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Chesterfield‘s. Royal
Terrace. 556 6918. Free.
.Resrdencies ‘GLASGOW Fridays
I The Hideaway Blues Band MacSorieys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. . Blues and soul.
ESaturdays
i I The Pierlights Traders. Glassford Street. 39pm. Free. Folk rock. Plus guests.
i I Peter Goes To Partick MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 4.30pm. Free.
i I Jamie Barnes And Cochise MacSorleys.
‘ Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
Blues rock.
;Sundays
I Splash Legends. Thorn Brae. fJohnstone. 0505 35818. 8pm. Free. Paisley : pop band.
5 Mondays
I Jam Session Cafe Expresso Bongo.
’ Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0698 458174.
‘ 8pm. Free. The place to be ifyou‘re alocal star-spotter.
Tuesdays
I The Hideaway Blues Band Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. 8pm. Free. Bluesand soul. I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Soloists and duos from the collective. which has . just released a compilation tape (launched with a flourish at Tower Records).
é Wednesdays
1 I Bollin' Joe And The Jets ('urlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. 8pm. Free. Fifties rock
and roll.
EDINBURGH ' Fridays
I The Rootsies Duo Globe. West Port. 229
i 4553. 9pm. Jim Condie on guitar and Ron
Tate on harmonica take time off from The Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band to play blues. gospel and a smattering ofjazz.
I Bluelinger Madogs. George Street. 225 3408. 9.30pm. Fifties and 60s-influenced pop from one of Edinburgh‘s hardest-working rock'n‘roll bands.
I Woodrow Wilson Trading Post . The Shore. 553 5153. 9pm. Until the end of April. Excellent soul and R&B singer.
I Gordon Campbell Blue Lagoon. Angle Park Terrace. 337 9922. Probably best known for his work at REL Studios and
West Lothian Music Management Course.
Campbell is also an experienced and accomplished songwriter.
I Los Supremos Leith Oyster Bar. The Shore. 554 6294. 9.30pm. Rock and blues
Saturdays
I Buy Me An Umbrella Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 2262530.
9.30pm. Rock covers and originals with
Spanish rhythms. bongoe. electric and acoustic guitars. A fraction of the larger
group Savana Lamar.
I The Spanners Trading Post. The Shore. 553 5153. 9pm. Until the end of April. A duo with drum machine. keyboardsand guitars. playing a wide variety ofcovers.
Sundays
I Fjaere Nilssen L'Odeon. George [V Bridge. 220 4950. 9.30pm. The rootsy American singer-songwriter who. as part
of The Refugees. played a successful
benefit for Shelter in the Third Eye Centre
3 last month. likes to end her nightsat
L‘()deon by invitingothers to take the stage for a couple of songs. Original material only. though.
I Woodrow Wilson Madogs. George Street. 225 3408. Excellent soul/R628 singer.
I Sal Paradise St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 8.30pm. Free. Another fragment ofThe Lost Soul Band.
Mondays
I The Junkyard Angels Cooler. beneath The Venue. Calton Road. Sandyrnan joins forces with members ofThe Lost Soul Band for a folky. harmonious set.
I The Lost Weekend St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9.30pm. Free. Country and cajun.
I Angela Cameron Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 229 3402. Light pop.
Tuesdays
I The Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band
Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Rockin' blues band
' incorporatingJim Condie and RonTate.
The Rootsies Duo. I Fjaere Hllssen Queen Street Oyster Bar.
; Queen Street. 226 2530. 9.30pm. See Sun.
I Guaranteed Pure Merlin. Morningside Road. 447 4329. 9pm—midnight.
I The Mountains Di Holland Cooler. beneath The Venue. Calton Road. (‘ooler regulars chill out and jam.
I Los Supremos St James Oyster Bar.
3 Calton Road. 557 2925. 9.30pm. Rock and
blues covers.
Wednesdays
I The Misfits St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9.30pm. Popular female duo.
I Los Supremos Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. Rock and blues covers. I Phil Craig Raeburn House Hotel. Raeburn P1acc.332 1707. 8—1 1pm. Free. ‘The Human Jukebox‘ — rock. blues and country.
I Nick Johnson Madogs. George Street.
225 3408. 9.30pm. Free. Classic rock‘n‘roll favourites. Thursdays
I Red Hot and Blue Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. Rock‘n'roll.
I The Lost Form Oblomov‘s. North Bank?
Street. The Mound. 2200054. 8pm. Half of Elephant Noise get laid-back and (mostly) acoustic.
I Blueiinger Madogs. George Street. 225 5244. 9.30pm. See Fri.
i I The Bootsies Duo Ryrie‘s. Haymarket L Terrace. 337 7582. See Fri.
I Mark Mulholland St James Oyster Bar.
? Calton Road. 557 2925. 9.30pm. Singer andsongwriter.
I The Last Detail Scottie Lounge.
Abercorn Gardens. 669 7244.
I David Valentine and Murray Innes Blue Lagoon. Angle Park Terrace. 337 9922. 9pm. Vocals and sax.
LIGHT
Glasgow
I Hita MacNeil Pavilion Theatre. Renl‘ield Street. 332 1846. 7pm. £8.50.£7.50. Ample antipodean songstress who recently had a freak hit with ‘Working Man‘.
Edinburgh
IAngela Cameron Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 2293402. Light pop.
MONDAY 22
WEDNESDAY 24 :
Glasgow
I Terry Neason and Hilary Brooks Riverside Club. Fox Street. off ('lyde Street. 248 3144. 9pm. £5. The first of two nightsof jazz. blues. country and contemporary songs in the intimate surroundings ofthe
Riverside. from the popular ('llUIIIt‘lLVt’ and '
her pianist.
THURSDAY 25 .
Glasgow
I Terry Neason and Hilary Brooks Rive rsidc
('lub. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248
3144. 9pm. £5. Second oltwo nights. See \VedZ-i.
SUNDAY 23 '
Glasgow
I MUSiC From The Movies (ilasgow Royal (‘oncert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3123. 6.30pm. £14. £12. £9. £7. £4. The (‘ity of Glasgow Philharmonic Orchestra run through some of the most popular piecesol‘cinematicembellishment.
I Billie J0 Spears Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 2pm. £9.50, £8.50. £7.50. We’ve got the 54-year-old Billie Jo to thank for the unllagging popularity of ‘Blanket ()n The Ground at pub singalongs. and no doubt a multitude will turn up to show their appreciation.
MONDAY 29 .
Glasgow
I Howard Keel (ilasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3123. 6.30pm. £15. £12.50. £10. £7.50. From superlative musicals (Seven Bridesfur Seven Brothers) to glitzy. vacuous soaps (Dallas) — is that a sell-out or what‘.’ Tonight should show us the Howard we all knew and loved.
Edinburgh
IAngela Cameron Rutland No 1.Rutland Street. 2293402. Light pop.
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38 The List 19 April - 2 May 1991