ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
ROCK & BLUES
Dates listed below are for one-oft shows: see separate section tor residencies. Gigs are listed by date. then by city. Dates will be listed. provided that details reach ourotfices at least one week belore publication. Rock and Blues Listings compiled by Alastair Mabbott and Fiona Shepherd.
FRIDAY 27 Glasgow I lan McCulloch and Fuel Queen Margaret Union. L'nivcrsity (iardens. 3399784. 8pm. £6. Students and guests. The choice ofa Leonard (‘ohen cover for his last
single has helped steer the Liverpool 1.ip‘s ‘
career further along the ‘latterday Sinatra' path. while the 'luscious. pouting' maxim is continued apace on his new album Mysteriu. A performer with the magnetism and egocentricin to ensure a good few more years in the biz.
I Gary Numan Plaza. liglinton Toll. 42.3 3077. 7pm. £9. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. l'nion Street. 2264679. Moved because of flooding at the
Pavilion. but Pavilion tickets are still valid
for this show. Another visit for the paranoid android who makes 90 per cent of techno sound warm and emotional by comparison. Thousands of loyal subjects would say differently . but ofcourse. they're wrong.
I Pale Saints. The Boo Radleys and Papa Sprain Mayfair. Sauchiehall Street. 332
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3872. 7pm. £6.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. L'nion Street. 226 4679. An impossiblyluxuriant triple bill to fuel many an indie fan'spub conversation in the run-up to the gig. For example: ‘For my money. Boo Radleys marry Latin-influenced acoustic pop toa searing white-hot noisenik sensibility in a way that knocks spots off Pale Saints' more timid efforts.‘ Nonsense. when [an Masters opens his mouth. cherubim and seraphim faint at the beauteous chimes issuing forth. The Boo Radleys cannot hope to compete in the light of such a vortex ofsubliminal innocence.‘ ‘Actually. I hear Belfast newcomer Papa Sprain could take them both on anyday.’ I Burlan Tom and Blake Babies KingTut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £6.50. All ofa sudden. it's mass acclaim time for Buffalo Tom in the wake of the Nirvana revolution. .\'o way do they ride on that band'scoat—tails though; theirs is a much more melodic bent. closer to Dinosaur Jr at their utmost animated.
I The ColourWheel Nice'n'Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 8.30pm. £1. The final gig of their three consecutive Friday shows. intended partly asa promotional boost for their Primary EP. I Glasgow Songwriters Montrose Bar. ('arrick Street. 221 7564. 9.30pm. Free. Tonight's featured act is Ragged Laughter. supported by three other artists from the Songwriters' ranks.
I Big George And The Business Drummond's. West Regent Street. 332 1842. (iritty blues-rock just the way you like it. Probably.
I Cuttin' A Bug Traders. (ilassford Street. 5526246. 10pm. Free.
I Warren McIntyre State Bar. 1 lolland Street. 9pm.
I Static Paisley ('ollege. llunter Street. 8899940. 8pm. £3. End ofterm shenanigans. including a welcome return
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to live activity from the sometimes mesmeric. sometimes headshearing Static. now comprising a real live drummer in their line-up. where afaithful machine did the honours before.
I On The Waterfront Clubhouse. Old Sneddon Street. Paisley. 8899940. 8.30pm.
I Instinct. Narcoma and Bioleedback'rudor Lodge Hotel. Burnbank Road. Hamilton. 0698 457277. 8pm. £1.
Edinburgh
I Mike Whellans Old St Paul's } tall. Jeffrey Street. 8pm. £5 (£3.50). Information 447 6187. Former Boy ()fThc Lough. guitarist Whellans left that band to pursue his love of the blues (particularly Hovvlin‘ Wolf. Muddy Waters and Jimmy Reed). and accompanies himself with harmonica and vocal percussion. Originally a drummer. Whellans is known as ‘the Scot with the drumkit in hismouth' in his new home of Denmark.
I The Wishing Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after9pm. Melodic rock combo with the strong vocals of Joanne Ramsey out front. now. by the sound of it. starting to absorb aslightly folkier influence. ()f its type. worth investigating.
I Dig Bedroom Noise Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Groovehead Trader Vic's. Victoria Street. 225 3326. 9.30pm. Free.
I Alden Bald Lord Darnley. West Port. 2294341. 9.30pm. Free. Heavy roek.
SATURDAY 28 Glasgow
I Soundgarden and Corrosion of Contormity Queen Margaret Union. University (iardens. 339 9784. 8pm. £7 plus booking fee. Students and guests. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street.226 4679. Virgin. Princes Street. Edinburgh.
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031 2200925. and Ripping Records. North Bridge. Edinburgh. 031 226 7010. Pearl Jam excepted. Soundgarden are closer to the mainstream rock ethic than any ofthe other Seattle bands. with a masterful grasp of mind-engulfing riffs. and some worthwhile lyrics too. if you can make them out.
I Pele and Hug King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £4. Merry bunch of popsters with a folky edge. supported by Tyneside hopefuls who boast a Japanese rapper in their number.
I Fenn and FassbinderStrathclyde L'niversity L'nion. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. £3. Students and guests. Recently called in with an hour to spare tosupport Ride at Barrowland. Fenn acquitted themselves brilliantly. llere'sanother chance to see them play a decent-sized venue which will give their dense sound room to breathe. Stipported by the wonderful Fassbinder.
I The Naturals Nice'n'Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 3339637. 8.30pm. £1 . l lazy. lazy beat pop in a contemporary setting. Take your love beads.
I Murmur Apollo. Renfrew (‘ourt.332 6231 . 9pm. Free. Chiming pop which flows along nicely in the mainstream.
I Spank 1 fall Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9pm. Free.
I Kindred Spirit Traders. (ilassford Street. 552 6246. 10pm. Free. Founded in the American mid-w est ‘romanticism' of Springsteen and Petty. with some occasionally uplifting guitar grafted on top. However. they're from 1 lamilton.
I Auntie Rose Maryhill Arts Centre. (iairbraid Avenue. 945 3995. 2.30pm. 50p. ()ver l5sonly. Numbers restricted to first 200. Video shoot for their forthcoming single and a live performance into the bargain.
I Fjaere Nilssen ('athedral 1 louse. (‘athedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free.
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