MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
Edinburgh
I A Slice 0t Saturday Night Playhouse Theatre, Greenside Place, 557 2590. 7.30pm. £13.50,£10,£7.50. Until Sat8. See Fri 31.
I Lords 0t The Flatbush Negociants, Lothian Street, 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free. I Live music Bistro, Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413.
WEDNESDAY 5 Glasgow
I Soho The Tunnel, Mitchell Street, 204 1000. CANCELLED.
I Manfred Mann': Earth Band KingTut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £6. Well. of course Manfred Mann just went crap when Paul Jones left. blah. blah. blah. A night of nostalgiafor old hippy crumblies to wallow in. The inclusion of the classic. or classically crass, ‘Davy‘s On The Road Again‘ is a must.
I The River Detectives St Andrew‘s College of Education. Bearsden. 942 8663. 7.30pm. £4.50 (£3 students). Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. First of two Glasgow dates for the River Detectives (probably in their acoustic format) who have something worthwhile to sing about in their team Motherwell‘s victory in The Match a few weeks back.
Edinburgh
I A Slice 0t Saturday Night Playhouse Theatre. Greenside Place. 557 2590. 7.30pm. £13.50. £10.£7.50. UntilSat8. See Fri 31.
I Northside and 35 Summers Network. West Tollcross. 228 3252. See Thurs 6.
I The Gist Negociants. Lothian Street, 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Trading Post. The Shore.553 5153. 9pm. Free. Country and western.
I Live music Bistro. Pelican, Cowgate. 225 5413.
THURSDAY 6 Glasgow
I Northside and 35 Summers Barrowland, Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £6.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin, Union Street. 226 4679. Whether it's a shrewd move or a natural progression, Northside‘s current single ‘Take Five‘ bears scant resemblance to their previous ‘happy jangler‘ efforts apart from Dermo‘s ‘untutored‘ vocals. This time they‘re rocking out with the best of them. which might lend a bit more substance to their erratic live shows.
I The River Detectives Henry Wood Hall, Claremont Street. 221 4952. 7.30pm. £5.50. See Wed 5.
I We Free Kings Pier 39, Custom House Quay Gardens, Clyde Street, 221 0021. 9pm. Free. Some plum gigs to come at this venue, considering there‘s no charge on the door. Folk-rockers We Free Kings
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make a welcome return to Glasgow with a ' set comprising the uptempo and gentle in 1 equal measures. I I Hugh Reed And The Velvet Underpants I Barlinnie Prison. Safe to say that this gig , won‘t be open to the general public but the group thought it would be quite a giggle to 9 list it anyway. They were offered the 3 chance to appear after immortalising the , Bar-L in ‘Six to Wan‘ and agreed to doit
on the condition that it was their onlytrip inside. I The New Jesse James and A Boy Called l Bob King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 9pm. £2.50. A Glasgow six-piece who take the daring step of making ‘pop music‘ with ‘lyrics. melody and rhythm‘. Support A Boy Called Bob have already proven their aptitude for aping classic Beatlesque pop.
I Elephant Noise Glasgow University Union. University Avenue. 339 8697.
E 9pm. Free. Students and guests. See Sat 1.
I The King Snakes Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Last Minute Solid Rock Cafe. Hope Street.221 1105. 10pm. Free. A bitof everything from this Edinburgh group.
I Rememberance Studio 55. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride.03552 29771. 8pm. £2. Self-styled folk-metal-goth-rock-pop group who sound like they‘re confused. but are by their own admission ‘rcally good‘. i I Big Ted's Party Twa Corbies. l Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free. I flip the Twist Tudor Lodge Hotel. Burnbank Road. Hamilton. 0698457277. 9pm. £1.
Edinburgh
I A Slice or Saturday Night Playhouse Theatre. Greenside Place. 557 2590. 7.30pm. £13.50. £10.£7.50. Until Sat8. See Fri 31.
I T.K.0. Chocolate City. Venue. Calton Road, 557 3073. Or The Knightstick Organisation. the rap collective that didn't exactly blow The Stereo MCs offstage. but are worth keeping an inquisitive eye on all the same.
I Bo’Weevil Preservation Hall. Victoria Street, 226 3816. Rhythm‘n'blues and rock‘n‘roll.
I The Greaseguns Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Chesterfield‘s. Royal Terrace. 556 6918. Free.
FRIDAY 7 Glasgow
I The Blues Brothers Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehali Street. 332 I 3123.6.30pm.£15.£12.50.£l0.50.Sec l preview.
I Hall Man ilali Biscuit and Hugh Reed and the Velvet Underpants Glasgow Polytechnic. Cowcaddens Road. 3320681. i 9pm. Free. Students and guests. This f reschedule would be a definite case of ‘arrive early. etc. etc‘ even if it wasn‘t free : entry, but as it is. don‘t say we didn‘t warn : you. . . A bit ofa novelty double acthere. ' with Half Man Half Biscuit dusting off their Tranmere Rovers' scarves and . hoping they can recapture the humour and i the popularity oftheir early days.and i Hugh Reed and the Velvet Underpants relieved to be back on familiar ground
after their Barlinnie appearance. Sec i preview.
I Presence King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £4.50. After being ingloriousiy ‘rcmoved‘ from The Cure after long-standing service. Lol Tolhurst now has the misfortune of finding his new band unfavourably compared to Bob‘s mob. Tonight's gig will probably fill up through curiosity value alone. 1 I Swervedriver Venue. Sauchiehali Street. 332 3872. POSTPONED.
I Witness Ardrossan Civic Centre. 0294 68396. 7.30pm. £5 (advance). £6(door). As if you needed reminding. Witness are the creation of the dastardly duo Skin and
Pim. ex of definitive Glaswegian soul popsters Hipsway. Their current single, ‘Light At The End OfThe Tunnel‘, taken from their album A Home Called Love. is out now.
I 2 For Joy Tunnel. Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 11pm. £5.
I The Amazing Jimmy Brock Experience Johnny Scobie's. London Road, 552 3204. 9pm. Free.
I West Coast Spirit Christie‘s. Main Street. Alexandria. 0389 57799. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I A Slice 0t Saturday Night Playhouse Theatre. Greenside Place. 557 2590. 8.30pm. £13.50.£10,£7.50. UntilSat8. See Fri 31.
I Brian James and Jailhouse Basin Street. Haymarket Terrace. 337 1006. Former Damned. Lords Of The New Church and Tanz Der Youth (oh. yes) man James. may have a windfall coming up. since Guns ‘n‘ Roses are covering ‘New Rose‘ on their forthcoming album. Should it sell as well as Appetite For Destruction. voices whisper. writers of the individual tracks could earn up to halfa million in royalties. In his Lords days. James once savagely bit the hand of a friend of mine backstage at Newcastle. not loosening his grip until his head was trounced off a table. Any more anecdotes relating to ex-Damned members gratefully received.
I The Block Brothers Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm.
I God's Little Angels Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Trading Post. The Shore.553 5153. 9pm. Free.
I Live music Chesterfield‘s. Royal Terrace. 5566918. Free.
I The Joyriders Basin Street. Haymarket Terrace. 337 1006.
SATURDAY 8 Glasgow
I White Lion and Tyketto Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £7 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. American heavy rockers out to promote their Richie Zito-produced LP Mane Attraction. on Atlantic Records.
I Ruby Blue and The Tragically Rip King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £4. Ruby Blue return with a new singer and a subsequent move into rockier ground. Hardly atesting progression. as you could barely get less rocky than the previous incarnation. The Tragically Hip are said to sound like an American Rolling Stones. so may possibly have captured the sound Ruby Blue aspire to make.
I Power Cuts Tunnel. Mitchell Street. 204 1000.11pm.£7.
I Witness and The River Detectivesiohn Wright Sports Centre. East Kilbride. 03552 37731 . 7.30pm. £6. See Wed 5 and Fri 7. Also reputed to be appearing isa ‘spccial guest from East Kilbride'. Shouldn‘t take too many brain cells to work out who that will be.
I Presence Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 27918. 10pm. £3.50 (£2.50 members). Tickets from Rhythmic Records. Greenock. 0475 892736. See Fri 7.
I The Suns Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. The Suns playout the habitual Scottish obsession of marrying soul and rock. so ifthat'syour thing you know where to be tonight.
I Bo‘Weevil Blackfriars. Bell Street.552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.
I Abraxus, Stolen Ways, The Answer. Sioux Nation, The Charlie Horse and Nothing Inspires Motherwell Civic Centre.0698 66166. 7.30pm. £3. Tickets from Impulse Records in Hamilton. East Kilbride and Motherwell. Tonight‘s gig. featuring young bands from the Lanarkshire area. will raise funds for a youth group to goon
exchange to Germany.
I The Persuaders and Bewlay Brothers Chisholm‘s. Shuttle Street. Paisley. 889 6867. 9pm. £1.50. The Persuadcrsare apparently poppy in a Squeeze/Costello/ Aztec Camera way.
I Rough And Ready Tudor Lodge Hotel. Burnbank Road. Hamilton. 0698457277. 9pm. £1 .
I Adult Laughter Christie's. Main Street. Alexandria. 0389 57799. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Thanes and Linedeclter Basin Street. Haymarket Terrace. 337 1006.
I A Slice 0i Saturday Night Playhouse Theatre. Greenside Place. 557 2590. 8.30pm. £13.50. £10. £7.50. Until Sat8. See Fri 31 .
I Roadhouse and Ain‘t No Saint Bedrock Club. Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. The Edinburgh rock band supports the new outfit formed by ex-Def Leppard guitarist Pete Willis.
I TT Blue Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm.
I Guilty Party Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. Free.
I Live music Trading Post. The Shore. 553 5153. 9pm. Free.
I Live music (‘hesterfieids Royal Terrace. 5566918. Free.
SUNDAY 9 Glasgow
I Roadhouse and Criminal MindsTimc Warp Rock Club. Venue. Sauchiehali Street. 332 3872. 9pm. £4. Hang your heads in shame. yotI apathetic rock punters. This will be the last Sunday night rock gig at The Venue until ye oflittle enthusiasm prove more amenable to the idea of supporting live music. Tonight’s swansong is a double bill of‘ex-members’. Criminal Minds feature ex-mcmbers of Heavy Pettin‘ while headliners Roadhouse were formed by Pete Willis who left Def Leppard just before they cracked it and has probably been kicking himselfever since.
I Handle With Care Tudor Lodge Hotel. Burnbank Street. Hamilton. 0698457277. 9pm. £1 .
Edinburgh
I The Persuaders Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413. 9pm. See Sat8.
I The Cheesegraters Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Pure Fate Tap O‘Lauriston. Lauriston Place. 229 4041. 9pm. Free.
MONDAY 10 Glasgow
I Winger Mayfair. Sauchiehali Street. 332 3872. 8pm. £6 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. American heavy rock group.
Edinburgh
I The Senseless Things Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Constantly-gigging thrashers whose popularity amongst the moshing set belies their melodic Buzzcocks/Squeeze orthodoxy. The recently-released compilation oftheir singles and B-sidcs is a good starting point. I Southside Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Stuart Henratty Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. I Live music Bistro. Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413.
TUESDAY 11
Glasgow
I The Senseless Things. Love Junk and Ludicrous Lollipops The Venue.
40The List 31 May— 13June 1991