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George. and this is a launch party for Mr Watt‘s new Burn One LP, All Fools Day. I Babel Renfrew Ferry, Clyde Place, 429 2683. Entraneingly delivered acoustic songs fronted by Storm's excellent voice. I The Amazing Jimmy Brock Experience Traders, Glassford Street. 9pm. Free. See Sat 4.
I Live Music Rooftops, Sauchichall Street. 332 0681.
I Redneck Mothers Johnny Scobie‘s, London Road. 552 3204. Free. Blues.
Edinburgh
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I The Milltown Brothers Calton Studios, Calton Road, 556 7066. They come not a million miles from Manchester, but their hearts are in the American heartlands. The Milltown Brothers are bringingthat old Byrdsian twang back to the charts with their sumptuous new A&M album Slinky
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I 8am liarlet, Garpleblud and Fuckwli Henderson And The Deadheads Moray House Student Union, Holyrood Road. 556 8455. 9pm. £2.50. A benefit for. ofall causes, the Union itself.
I The Last Minute Venue, Calton Road, 557 3073.
I Little Green Monkeys Negociants, Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free. Vocals, guitar and fiddle duo.
THURSDAY 16 . Glasgow
I Morrlssey Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sauchichall Street, 332 3123. 6.30pm. £10. SOLD OUT. A fairly late addition as large gigs go, but the tickets went rapidly, proving that even if Morrissey's singles haven‘t captured the imagination oflate, the enigmatic persona still has enormous pulling power. See feature.
Curve I Curve, Basil and Captain America Venue, Sauchichall Street, 332 3872. 9pm. £4. Tickets from Just the Ticket, Virgin, Union Street, 226 4679, 23rd Precinct, 23 Bath Street, 332 4806, and Ripping Records, South Bridge, Edinburgh, 031 226 7010. Curve have been eulogised to an excessive degree in the music press of late, so let us predictably add our voices tothe increasing admiring throng. ‘Ten Little Girls’ couldn‘t fail, pulling-all the 1991 obsessions under one umbrella — forceful rhythm track, wailing guitars, even a muted rap — and live reports have been universally acclamatory. With the added attraction of Basti, and The Vaselinesfl‘eenage Fan Club/BMX Bandits supergroup Captain America, this is the place for aspiring hipsters tonight. Also playing The Venue, Edinburgh on Fri 17. I The Dylans and White Out Sub Club, Jamaica Street, 248 4600. 7.30pm. £4 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket,
Virgin, Union Street, 226 4679. See Tue 7 14.
I Pride And Joy King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 9pm. £3. A band showcase. See Sat 4.
I Restless Natives Lounge Bar, Glasgow University Union, University Avenue, 339 8697. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I Flaere lillssen Blackfriar‘s, Bell Street, 552 5924. See Fri 3.
I Dolphin City Zutz Bar Cafe, Miller Street, 221 1604. 9pm. Free.
I County High (TBC) Solid Rock Cafe. Hope Street, 221 1105. 10pm. Free.
I Capone And The Bullets Pier 39, Custom House Quay Gardens, Clyde Street, 221 0865. Glasgow‘s foremost ska combo strut their stuff again. Worth seeing.
I Carol Laula. The Honeychurclt and Murrnterhisholm‘s, Shuttle Street. Paisley, 889 6867. 10pm. £2. The eternal live triangle appear together again. Were they joined at birth or is there some l psychological link?
I Collision Studio 55. Bruce Hotel, Cornwall Street, East Kilbride, 03552 29771. 8pm. £2. Described as being along the same lines as New Model Army.
I Dream Disciples Cafe Expresso Bongo, Quarry Street, Hamilton, 0698 458174. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Answer Tudor Lodge Hotel, Burnbank Road, Hamilton, 0698457277. 9pm. £1 .
I Debauched Twa Corbies, Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free. Continuingthe Twa Corbies season of bands with dubious names (see Thurs 9).
I lied Green's Blues Band Johnny Scobie‘s. London Road, 552 3204. Free.
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I The Dream Warriors (‘alton Studios. Calton Road. 556 7066. The only Scottish date for Canada's innovative rappers. and they bring with them a host of acts from their Beat Factory label. namely'Krush and Skad. Split Personality. Rumble. Rupert Gayle.
I Spiritualized and Electrahead Venue. Calton Road, 557 3073. Following close on the heels of Sonic Boom‘s appearance at this very venue. here‘s the rest ofthe rent-asunder Spacemen 3, led by Jason Pierce. They announced their arrival with a cover of The Troggs ‘Any Way That You Want Me‘ and follow that up with ‘Feel So Sad', a lushly arranged version ofthe luscious track that kicked off side two of Spacemen 3‘s posthumous Recurring LP. I Woodrow Wilson Preservation Hall, Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm.
I Tom’s New Shoes Negociants, Lothian Street, 225 6313. Energetic guitar band, influenced by some of the better American underground combos.
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The iollowlnp details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings tor one-oil shows. Gigs are listed by city, then by day. Residencies will be listed, provided that up-to-daie details are supplied to us. All events are tree unless otherwise stated. Rock and Blues Residencies Listings
compiled by Alastair Mabbott and Fiona Shepherd.
GLASGOW Fridays
I The Hideaway Blues Band MacSorleys, Jamaica Street, 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Blues and soul.