ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
I eluellnger Tickled Trout. Lanark Road. 443 9991. 9pm. See Fri 28.
Kirkcaldy
I Blue On Shoclt Abbotshall Hotel. Milton Road. 0592 640803. Doors open 7pm. Free. Two free gigs in one day to celebrate their record deal (See Fri 28). the first being a live performance in the William Low rooftop car park at 1pm. following the noon contract signing in Hi-Energy Records.
SUNDAY 1
Glasgow
I The Charlatans King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. SOLD OUT. The second ofthose exclusive-offer-ncvcr-to-be- repeated-sec-you-in-thc—moshpit gigs.
I Gun and Angel Heart Mayfair. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872. £6.50plus booking fee. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See preview for Gun. Angel Heart have soaked up a lot of influences but their basic rock and showmanship undercurrents might appeal to a Gun audience (unless the assembled masses go for the simple direct things in life).
I Lies Damned Lies and Candy Says Nice‘n‘Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 8.30pm. £2. Certainly ofsome interest. since Lies Damned Lies features remains from the cult favouritcsTalking Drums. After a disappointing time with a major label. LDL have released their new LP independently.
I The Persuaders and The Road Apollo. Renfrew Court. 332 6231. 9pm. Free. With support slots for OMD and Big Country now behind them. Aberdeen‘s Pcrsuaders gird their loins for another stab at the Central Belt. Graduates of theold school ofsongwriting. they have a 605 soul influence to their rifting. a heavier rock influence coming from the opposite direction and a knack for melody.
I The Joumeymen Fixx ll. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free.
I The Braves Tudor Lodge Hotel. Burnbank Road. Hamilton. 0698457277. 9.30pm.
Edinburgh
I Elephant Noise Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. 9.30pm. on stage
10. 15pm. £2.50 (£2). The Edinburgh guitar band play a home showcase for the record companies they‘ve been courting this last while. Singable guitar-based numbers. getting more tuneful with each demo (occasional on-stagc instrumental freak-outs excepted).
I Tybum Tree Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Dluelinger D‘Arcy‘s. Waverley Market. 9pm. Sec Fri 28.
I The Volunteers Ryric‘s. Haymarket Terrace. 337 7582. 9pm. Free.
I Live music Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. I Live Music Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 10.30pm. Free.
MONDAY 2
Glasgow
I Eric Clapton SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 3000. £16.50 plus booking fee. Only side seats left. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Much as our taste buds dictate that we should hate Eric Clapton with every fibre ofour bodies for perpetuatingturgid. soporific pseudo-blues. can anyone really overlook all those amazing records he was involved in with The Yardbirds. Cream and Blind Faith? Judging by his recent totally heinous (musical) crimes maybe we should.
I Therapy? and Dawson Venue. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872. 8pm. £4.30 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 3323872. See preview. Support from Glasgow‘s
prime exponents of mid-80$ indie quirk . whose a1bum-with-the-very-long-title is out now.
I The Persuaders Gen. Paisley College of Technology. Hunter Street, Paisley, 889 9940. 8pm. Free. See Sun 1.
Edinburgh
I Geollrey Williams and Dance Company Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. Back little more than the blink of an eye after his debut Music Box appearance. The photos suggest he‘s EMl‘s answer to Seal. but musically his slinky appeal is possibly even wider. The compulsive track ‘Deliver Me Up‘ will probably be released as a single soon. and could easily make a sizeable dent in the charts. Tonight also provides a rare chance for Edinburgh audiences to see Dance Company. the most up-and-coming thing in Livingston. I Sweet Jane Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 10.30pm. Free.
I Live music Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Variety Bar. Chalmers Close. off High Street. 557 5150. 8pm. Free.
TUESDAY 3
Glasgow
I Eric Clapton SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 3000. £16.50 plus booking fee. Only side seats left. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street, 2264679. See Mon 2.
I The Cowboy Junkies and Steve Forberl Pavilion. Renficld Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £8.50. £7.50. See feature.
I Eddi Reader And The Patron Saints 01 lmperleetion and Liberty Horses Riverside. Clyde Street. 248 3144. 7.30pm. £6 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street, 226 4679. A warm welcome surely awaits the former Fairground Attraction singer and local heroine. and from what we‘ve heard so far of her personable. spontaneous and soothing first solo LP. Mir Mama. it deserves the same success as First OfA Million Kisses. First of two nights.
I The Credo Traders. Glassford Street. - 5526246. 10pm. Free. Featuring ex-membcrs of Alien Sex Fiend and Christian Death. Super. i feel a headache approaching at formidable velocity.
I Best Before Winter Apollo. Renfrew Street. 332 6231 . 9pm. Free. Some restrained. seductive pop tunes. given the breath of life by new singer Emily Winter (real name).
I Paul Maguire Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Therapy? Venue. Calton Road.557 3073. See preview.
I Shelter Benefit Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. 8.30pm. £3. Headlined by The Pearlfishers‘ well-crafted songs. this Telford College-organised benefit also boasts Touch from Dunfermline. Mamesto from Motherwell — ‘the new Horse‘. we‘re assured — and Black Cat Bones.
I The Persuaders Gen Club. Heriot Watt Student Union. Riccarton Campus. 449 5111. 9.30pm. Free. See Sun 1.
I Kings OI Desire Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm.
I Live Music Bertie’s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 10.30pm. Free.
I Live music Variety Bar. Chalmers Close. off High Street. 557 5150. 8pm. Free.
WEDNESDAY 4
Glasgow
I Martika Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601 . 7.30pm. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 2264679. Previously America‘s answer to Kylie. or Cathy Dennis with brains. Martika has discovered a second wind through her
association with Prince (purely musical it‘s
been stressed) as have a lot of budding female starlets in the past. Expect lots of energetic dance routines. jerky pop tunes and pouting. As a little sidenote. did you know Martika predicted the current recession? Apparently some psychologist thought the lines ‘one by one we all fall
do wn/ Like toy soldiers’ had some economic significance. Martika the Prophetess? We think not.
I Eddl Reader And The Patron Saints Di lmperlection and Liberty Horses Riverside. Clyde Street. 248 3144. 7.30pm. £6 plus
booking fee. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin, Union Street. 226 4679. See Tue 3.
I Echo And The Bunnymen King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 2215279.
9pm. £5. With the shadow ofMaclooming
again on the horizon it‘s surprising to see how far his and his previous band‘s paths
have diverged. While he attempts to recast himself as a latter day Brel. the Bunnymen
go back to basics on a tiny independent label creating exciting trippy guitar music. not far removed from the likes of Spiritualized.
I The Ruby Suit RGs. Queen Street. 221 2200. 10pm. Free. After what seemslike years of gigging. honing their sound. etc. etc. The Ruby Suit are on the verge of releasing their debut single, most likely featuring their warm janeg pop sound. I The Dandy People Glasgow University Union. University Avenue. 339 8697. 9.30pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Who Stole Baby Jesus? Fixx H. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free.
I The Amazing Jimmy Brock Experience Drum And Monkey. Hope Street. 332 1893. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Bluelinger Faze One. Lothian Road. 228
3404. 9pm. See Fri 28.
I Sweet Jane Negociants. Lothian Street. 2256313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Malt And Hops Noble‘s. Constitution Street. 554 2024. 8.30pm. Free. Rock and pop classics from the 60s.
I Live music Variety Bar. Chalmers Close. off High Street. 557 5150. 8pm. Free.
I Live music Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766.
THURSDAY 5
Glasgow
I Adrian Smith Cathouse. Hollywood Studios. Brown Street. 248 6606. Iron Maiden's ex-guitarist and . . . that‘sit actually. Lots of speedy riffing and fretboard doodling. unless he‘s gone all ‘intelligent’ on us and wants to sound like Chris Whitley or someone.
I Cuttin' A Bug, Smaller Than Jesus and The
Fayre King Tut's Wah Wah llut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £3. Local band triple-header; he who sells most tickets goes on last.
I Fjaere Nilssen Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9pm. Free. See Sat 29.
I Hing! Apollo. Renfrew Court. 332 6231. 9pm. Free. From now on. Thursdays at the Apollo will have an indie slant to them. so what better way to start than with a supergroup of sorts. featuring members of Fenn and goodness knows who else.
I Irene Houston Victorian Bar. Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 8587. 9pm. Free. The intimate atmosphere of an acoustic trio: two guitars. double bass and. of course. Irene’s much-praised voice.
I Screaming Through DecemberTraders. Glassford Street. 552 6246. 10pm. Free.
I The Basement Flagship. Anniesland.958
0712. Free.
I Doctor Ilth Drum And Monkey. Hope Street. 332 1893. 10pm. Free.
I The Honeychurch Mission. Battlefield Road. 9pm. Free. Smooth Glaswegian soul pop with strong but frankly unaffecting female vocals.
I Abel Ganz Time Warp Music Club. Joanna's. Southgatc. East Kilbride. ()3552 47534. 9pm. £2. See Sat 29.
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