ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
I Charlie And Her Sheepdogs Preservation Hall. Victoria Street, 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free.
I Roundabout Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
TUESDAY 27 Glasgow
I Babel Traders. Glassford Street. 552 6246. 10pm. Free. Much fancied a while back. but taking their time getting their heads together. it‘s like that when you‘re a serious artiste.
I The Amazing Jimmy Brock Experience Monty‘s. Argyle Street. 334 8907. 8pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Tom Robinson Marco's Leisure Centre. Grove Street. 229 8830. 11.45pm. £7 (£6). Until Sat 31 . See Festival preview.
I The Mushrooms Buster Brown‘s. Market Street. 226 4224. 8.30pm. £2 (£1 .50). Brassy blues. Until Sat 31 . except for Thurs 29.
I The Hicktown Hobos Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 9pm. Rock’n‘roll.
I The Bittersweet Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. £1 . Soul and rock band including Del Amitri and Danny Wilson covers in their set.
I Smile Orange Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
Dunlermlme I Some Device Gatsby's. Kirkgate.
WEDNESDAY 28
Glasgow
I One World RGs. Queen Street. 221 2200. 10pm. Free. Standard Glasgow fare (but not as standard as some).
I The Amazing Jimmy Brock Experience Rab Ha‘s. Hutcheson Street. 553 1545. 8pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Earthbeat and Bite The Wax live Fringe Club. Teviot Row Student Union. Bristo Square. 226 5257/9 (night: 6504673). 7pm. Free tickets available from the Fringe Office. BBC reception or by applying to the individual shows. The second of two weekly samples of Fringe fare. with highlights being broadcast on Earrhbeat tomorrow and Bite The Wax on Fri 30. Music from Kurdistan on Earthbeat and on the Bite The Wax section. the marvellous Barky! Barky. plus various other acts culled from the Fringe. Radio Scotland are also running a disco in the basement from 9pm—2am. a large portion of which will be broadcast live.
I Tom Robinson Marco's Leisure Centre. Grove Street. 229 8830. 11.45pm. £7 (£6). Until Sat 31. See Festival preview.
I Chris Thomson Four Beats To The Bar. Oblomov‘s. North Bank Street.The Mound. 2200054. 10pm. £1. The final week of the successful showcase for Edinburgh~based singer-songwriters is headlined by the former Cafe Jacques singer. Support. as in previous weeks. comes from Kaz. Rob Daru and Fjaere Nilssen.
I Red Hot And Blue Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. £1 . Rock’n‘roll. rockabilly.
I Elephant Noise Subway. The Cowgate. If you haven‘t sought out a copy of the band‘s debut EP - far from perfect . but still good enough to quicken the pulse — then it‘s about time you did. Elephant Noise could head off in several directions from here. and with the addition ofa regular keyboard player alongside the guitars. there could be even more in store. I The Mushrooms Buster Brown's. Market Street. 2264224. 8.30pm. £2 (£1 .50). Brassy blues. Until Sat 31 . except for Thurs 29.
I The thsvllle Greaseguns Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 9pm. More
rock‘n'roll. I Everything Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
THURSDAY 29 Glasgow
I Goodbye Mr Mackenzie. Worldwide and Rhythm Hill Magnum Centre. lrvinc. 7pm. £6.50. Part of a tour ofthe provinceswhich heads north next before landing in more cosmopolitan Edinburgh. The Mackenzies need no introduction. so they‘re not getting one (to steal wholesale from A N Other Magazine). Support comes from two of the more hopeful hopefuls in the Scotrock stakes.
I The Ruby Suit Fixx 11. Miller Street. 221 1568. 10pm. Free. Commercial jangle-pop. stretching from REM to Wild River Apples and back.
I Sunken Rags Traders. Glassford Street. 552 6246. 10pm. Free.
I Indigo Father Drum and Monkey. Hope Street. 332 1893. 10pm. Free.
I The Bronx Outhouse. Cathcart Road. 6490184. 8pm. Free.
I Doctor Pop Time Warp Music Club. Joanna‘s. Southgate. East Kilbride. ()3552 47534. 9pm. £2. Funky pop.
I Billy Rivers Twa Corbies. Cumbcrnauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free. Blues.
Edinburgh
I Tom Robinson Marco‘s Leisure Centre. Grove Street. 229 8830. 11.45pm. £7 (£6). Until Sat 31 . See Festival preview.
I Elephant Noise Theatre Workshop. Hamilton Place. 226 5425. See Wed 28. I Mole Pep Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free.
I Rainman Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Rock'n'Roll Karaoke Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 9pm.
ROCK & BLUES
i m
The lollowlng details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings for one-ell shows. Gigs are listed by city. than by day. Residencies will be listed. provided that upto-date 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.
I Splash Legend‘s. Thorn Brae. Johnstone. 0505 35818. 9pm. Free. Paisley pop band.
Saturdays
I Peter Goes to Partlck MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 4.30pm. Free. I Jamie Barnes and Cochise MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Blues rock.
Sundays
I Snakeskin Shimmy Johnny Seobie‘s. London Road. 552 3204. 8.30pm. Free. Good-time blues and folk.
I Splash Legend‘s. Thorn Brae. Johnstone. 0505 35818. 8pm. Free. Paisley pop band.
Tuesdays I The Hideaway Blues Band Curlers. Byres
Road. 334 1284. 8pm. Free. Blues and soul.
I Rollin’ Joe and the Jets The Fixx H. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free. Fifties rock‘n‘roll.
Wednesdays
I Rollln' Joe and the Jets Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. 8pm. Free. Fifties rock'n‘roll.
I The Amazing Jimmy Brock Experience Johnny Scobie‘s. London Road. 334 1284. 8.30pm. Free.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Lost Weekend Leith Oyster Bar. The Shore. 554 6294. 9pm. Country and cajun. I Denise Boriand Minus One Club. Carlton Highland Hotel, North Bridge. 556 7277. 10pm. £5 to non-members. Thurs. Fri and Sat throughout August. Lively and varied cabaret with Denise and her crack outfit. which includesformer Love And Money bassist James Finnegan.
Saturdays
I Buy Me An Umbrella Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 2262530. 10pm. Free. Acoustic and electric guitars and Spanish rhythms from Savana Lamar offshoot.
I Denise Boriand Minus One Club. Carlton Highland Hotel. North Bridge. 556 7277. 10pm. £5 to non-members. See Fri.
Sundays
I Fjaere Nilssen Bridges Bar. George [V Bridge. 220 4950. 9.30pm. Highly watchable Minnesotan songstress furiously fingerpicks and strums her way through one of her several residencies.
Mondays
I Fjaere Nilssen Oblomov‘s. North Bank Street. The Mound. 220 0054. Free. See Suns.
I Lost Weekend St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Country and cajun.
I Billy Rivers Cooler. beneath The Venue. Calton Road.
Tuesdays
I Flaere Nilssen Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. See Suns.
I The Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 10pm. Rockin' blues and R&B band.
I Los Supremos St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Rock and blues covers.
Wednesdays
I The Misfits St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Female duo enjoying a growing popularity in this slot. I Lucian Lee Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm.
I Guilty Party Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. Free.
I Los Supremos Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. 10pm. Rock and blues
Thursdays
I Leo Johnson Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2430. 10pm.
I Denise Boriand Minus One Club. Carlton Highland Hotel. North Bridge. 556 7277. 10pm. £5 to non-members. See Fri.
I Sal Paradise St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. Singer from The Lost Soul Band does a solo set. I The Rootsles Duo Ryrie‘s. Haymarket Terrace. 337 7582. Jim Condie on guitar and Ron Tate on vocals and harmonica take time off from The Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band to play blues. gospel and a
smattering of jazz.
I David Valentine and Murray lnnes Blue Lagoon. Angle Park Terrace. 3379922. 9pm. Free. Vocals and sax.
JAZZ mime-
Dates listed below are lor one-oil shows: see separate section lor residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Perlonnances will be listed. provided that details reach our offices at least one week before publication. Jazz Listings compiled by Kenny Mathleson.
FRIDAY 23
Glasgow
I Bill Kyle's New York Jazz The Basement Club. Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 10pm— 1 am (no admission after 1 1.30pm). £3.50(£2.50). Drummer Bill Kyle‘s well-established band uniting Edinburgh and New York features saxophonist Tod Anderson this year. Modern jazz with a fusion flavour.
Edinburgh
I Al Gibson and Judith Lowrie Guiidford Arms. West Register Street. 5564312. 9pm—1am. Free. The Jazz Week continues with trumpeter Gibson and singerJudith Lowrie. with the Ken Ramage Trio.
I Trad Jazz Cruise Maid of the Forth. llawes Pier. South Queensferry. 331 1454. 8pm. £5.50 (£4.25). A summer night cruise on the Forth with the RiverBoal Stampers. Runs every Friday until September.
SATURDAY 24 Edinburgh
I Robbie Richardson and Wendy Weatherby Guiidford Arms. West Register Street. 5564312. 8—1 1pm. Free. Final night features singer and cellist Wendy Weatherby and tenor saxophonist Richardson with the resident rhythm section. the Ken Ramage Trio.
Henderson on 334 4225 or Bill Winter on
JAZZ marma-
The lollowing details are lor regularweekly dates: see main listings lor one-oil shows. Gigs are listed by city. then by day. Residencies will be listed. provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Jazz Residencies Listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
GLASGOW Fridays
I Blackiriars Jazz Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 9pm. The Basement Club now operates downstairs (see Jazz listing above). but music also continues in the upstairs bar. featuring a variety of performers. and may include some blues as well as jazz.
I Cale Gui John Street. 552 6099. 9pm-midnight. Free. Traditional and modern. Artists vary.
I Kurt Wylie Baby Grand. Elmbank Gardens. Charing Cross. 248 4942. 9pm. Free. Mainstream piano.
I Glasgow Rhythm Club Unitarian Church. 72 Berkeley Street. 7.45pm. Discussion and music on record. New members are always welcome. Details from Jim
944 4402.
Saturdays
I George Penman's Jazzmen Carnegie's.
The List 23 — 29 August 1991 79