ROCK & BLUES IIISIC
Support act. Family Go Town. will be plugging their soon-to-be released debut four-track EP on Vertigo.
I Texas Breakfast Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. I Intimate Strangers Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Firing Squad Lord Darnley. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free.
I Trailer Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 10.30pm. Free.
ROCK & BLUES
The following details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings for one-off shows. Gigs are listed by city, then by day. Residencies will be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. All events are free unless otherwise stated. flock and Blues Residencies Listings compiled by Alastair Mabbott and Fiona Shepherd.
GLASGOW Saturdays
I Peter Goes To Particlt MacSorIcys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 4.30pm.
I Jamie Barnes and Cochise MacSorleys, Jamaica Street, 221 8499. 9pm. Blues rock.
Sundays
I Billy Rankine Solid Rock Cafe. Hope Street.22l 1105.9.30pm.The ex-Nazareth guitarist returns for another set of regular appearances.
I The Blues Poets Seotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Blues session. I Jam Session Nice’n'Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 3pm. £2.
Mondays
I Words And Music Samuel Dow‘s. Nithsdale Road. 424 3764. 7.30pm. 50p. First Monday of every month. A performance club for local writers and musicians, featuring four half-hour sessions of readings and music.
Tuesdays
I A Bag Ot Nails Curlers. Byres Road, 334 1284. 8pm.
I Glasgow Songwriters Biackfriars, Bell Street, 552 5924. 9.30pm.
Wednesdays
I Rollin’ Joe And The Jets Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. 8pm. Fifties rock‘n‘roll. I Los Supremos Cottier’s, Hyndiand Road. 357 5827. 8.30pm.
Thursdays
I Los Supremos Cathedral House, Cathedral Square, 552 3519. 9pm. Rock and blues covers.
I Jam Session Tudor Lodge Hotel, Burnbank Road. Hamilton, 0698457277. 6pm.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Bluelinger Minus One Club, Carlton Highland Hotel. North Bridge. 556 7277. Edinburgh’s hardest-working 50s and 605-style rock‘n’roll band.
I Jed Hanley Leith Oyster Bar. The Shore. 554 6294. 9.30pm.
I Los Supremos Variety Bar, Chalmers Close. off High Street, 557 5150. 9pm. Rock and blues covers.
I Frank Chase Cafe Societe, George Street. Blues.
I Real Peaches. Morrison Street. 10pm. I Open session Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 6144. 8.30pm. Singers (especially) and instrumentalists welcome to pop along for sessions of blues and traditional music.
Saturdays
I The Lost Weekend West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861 . 9pm. Country and cajun.
I Bluelinger Minus One Club. Carlton Highland Hotel. North Bridge. 556 7277. See Fri.
I The Gods Oi Glam St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. All your favourites from the ear ofstomping riffs and stonking platforms.
I Dr Ruth Variety Bar. Chalmers Close, off High Street, 557 5150. 4pm.
I Heart industry Gold Medal. Dalkeith Road. 6671816.
I Frank Chase Cafe Societe, George Street. Blues.
I Other People's Money Auid Hundred. Rose Street. 225 1809.
I Real Peaches. Morrison Street. 10pm.
Sundays
I The Brothers Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1 after 9pm.
I The Lost Weekend Bannermans, Niddry Street. 556 3254. Country and cajun.
I Red Hot And Blue Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Rock‘n'roll.
I A Bit 01 Fun Bridge Bar. George [V Bridge, 2251681.
I Guaranteed Pure Madogs. George Street. 225 3408. 10pm.
I Jam session St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 4.30—9pm.
Mondays
I Refugee Soul Oblomov‘s. North Bank Street, The Mound. 220 0054. See Sun.
I Texas Breakfast Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Blues. I The Fabulous Bamblnos L‘Attachc. Rutland Street. 9.30pm.
I The Lost Weekend St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Country and cajun.
I Big Eyed Beans Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413. Blues and soul.
I Billy Rivers Cooler. beneath The Venue, Calton Road.
I Driving Sideways Maxies. West N icolson Street, 667 0845.
I A Perfect Day For Bananallsh Queen Street Oyster Bar, Queen Street. 226 2530. 9pm.
Tuesdays
I Crazy People West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 9pm.
I The Bootsle Tootsie Blues Band Preservation Hall, Victoria Street. 226 3816. 10pm. Rockin' blues and R&B band.
I Red Hot And Blue L'Attache. Rutland Street. Rock‘n‘roll.
I Tommy Beavitt And The Night Kitchen Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 9pm.
I Los Supremos St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road, 557 2925. 9pm. Rock and blues covers.
I Tommy Beavitt And The Night kitchen Queen Street Oyster Bar, Queen Street. 226 2530. 9pm.
I Junkyard Angels Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413.
I Open session Thistle Hotel. Manor Place, 225 6144. 8.30pm. Singers (especially) and instrumentalists welcome to pop along for sessions of blues and traditional music.
Wednesdays
I The Gods Ot Glam Platform One.
Victoria Street, 226 3816. 9pm. See Sat. I Los Supremos Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street, 225 6843. 10pm. Rock and blues
covers.
I The Bootsle Tootsie Blues Band Bridges Bar, George 1V Bridge. 225 1681.
I Heart Industry Madogs. George Street. 225 3408. 10pm.
I Shibboleth L’Attache. Rutland Street. I Lost Weekend Pelican. Cowgate. 225 5413.
I The Comedians West End Oyster Bar, West Maitland Street, 225 3861 .
I A Perfect Day For Bananallsh St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free.
I Jenny And Johnny Leith Oyster Bar. Burgess Street. 554 6294. 9.30pm.
I Big Eyed Beans Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Free.
Thursdays
I Bluelinger Minus One Club. Carlton Highland Hotel. North Bridge. 5567277. I Lost Weekend Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2430. 10pm. Country and cajun.
I The Rootsies Duo Ryrie‘s. Haymarkct Terrace, 337 7582. 10pm. 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 ofjazz.
I The Gods Ol Glam L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 9.30pm. See Sat.
I Dare Valentine Madogs. George Street, 225 3408. 10pm.
I Prick Up Your Ears Ambassador Centre. Causcwayside.
I Red Hot And Blue Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Rock‘n‘roll.
I Dr Ruth Bannermans. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm.
I Heart Industry Faze One. Lothian Road. 228 3404.
I Zip And Flip West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 9pm.
I Cass Cassidy Variety Bar. Chalmers Close. off High Street. 557 5150. 9pm.
JAZZ - m
Dates listed below are for one-oft shows: see separate section for 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 Malhieson.
FRIDAY 22
Glasgow
I Melanie O'Reilly with Brian Kelloclt Cottier’s, 93—95 Hyndiand Street. 357 5827. 9pm. Free.
I Syd Lawrence Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 7.30. £11.50,£10, £9. Nostalgiclook back at old favourites.
Edinburgh
I Bheitl Mseleltu Trlo Queen‘s Hall, Clerk Street, 6682019. 8.30pm. £8.50,£6. The South African expatriate pianist is now beginning to attract the kind of attention his admirers feel he deserves. Bheki made his Scottish debut in Courtney Pine‘s band earlier this year, but leads his own heavyweight trio on this date. with a stellar American rhythm duo ofdrummer Marvin ‘Smitty‘ Smith and bass maestro Charnett Moffet. who replaces Michael Bowie. See preview.
SATURDAY 23 Glasgow
I John Murray Orchestra Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street. 2216112. 2—5pm. £1 . Greenock-based mainstream big band.
I George Penman's Jazzmen Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street.2216112.
8.30pm—midnight. £3. Glasgow'sleading Traditional band.
SUNDAY 24 Glasgow
I Graig McMurdo and That Swing Thong Paisley Arts Centre , New Street, 887 1010. 8pm. £5 (£3). The Edinburgh-based jump- jive specialists are always popular visitors at this venue.
I Big Band Session Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street, 2216112.2-5pm.£1. The Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra alternate with the Tim Barella Big Band. I Apollo Jazz The Apollo, 7 Renfrew Court, 332 6231. 8.30pm. Free.
MONDAY 25 Glasgow
I fill Carey’s Jan Band Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street, 2216112. 9pm-midnight. £2. Traditional.
WEDNESDAY 27 Glasgow
I Sandy Taylor and Henry Fullerton Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street, 221 6112. 8.30pm. £1. Mainstream piano and bass duo, plus guests.
FRIDAY 29 Edinburgh
I Ruby Brafl Ouartet Queen‘s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8.30pm. £9.50, £8.50,£7. Durable American mainstream comet player, with pianist Brian Lemon. See preview.
SATURDAY 30 Glasgow
I John Murray Orchestra Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street, 2216112. 2—5pm. £1 . See Sat 23.
I George Penman’s Jazzmen Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street, 2216112. 9pm-midnight. £3. See Sat 23.
I Cauld Blast Orchestra Queen’s Hall, Dunoon, 0369 82 229. 9pm. £8 (£4) on door, £7 in advance; couples £15/£13. A little out of our usual area, but an intriguing mixture for the first of six benefit concerts (in aid of the lowerferry tariff campaign) at this venue. Cauld Blast play their second gig of the day (see Edinburgh), preceded by the traditional jazz outfit Sunset Cale Jazz Band and the Edinburgh blues band Blue Rinse.
Edinburgh
I Cauld Blast Orchestra The Ross Bandstand, Princes Street Gardens. 1pm. Free. Chance to hear one of the most imaginative and exciting outfits to have emerged on the Scottish scene. The eight-piece band merge folk, jazz, rock and classical influences into their own compelling synthesis. Spring Fling.
I Edinburgh Academy Dance Band Queen‘s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50). Big band sounds from Glenn Miller to jazz-rock are promised, plus National Schools Rock and Pop competition finalists Mr Meaner.
SUNDAY 31 Glasgow
I Big Band Session Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street, 2216112.2-5pm.£1. See Sun 24.
I Olsquintet The Apollo, 7 Renfrew Court, 332 6231. 8.30pm. Free.
MONDAY 1 Glasgow
I Kit Carey's Jazz Band Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street, 221 61 12. 9pm-midnight. £2. Traditional.
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