ROCK & BLUES M11816
The ideal vacuous escape for those who‘ve had enough of roek‘n’roll and want a dose of superficial glamour. But please no cheap jokes at the expense of Lisa's northern upbringing. chuck.
I The Loveless and The Joyriders Cathouse. Hollywood Studios. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3. A varied indie pop sound from The Loveless. and super-melodic American garage rock from Edinburgh‘s Joyriders.
I Wish, Roundabout, The Thin Men, Indigo Father and 13th Floor Vendetta Apollo. Renfrew Court. 332 6231 . 8pm. £2 (£1). A Spiral Records showcase which hopes to raise money to go towards releasing a compilation featuring new Glasgow
bands. Demos are welcome on the night if ‘
you think your band is good enough for inclusion on the record.
Edinburgh
I Bomb Everything, Filigree Sun and Hung Like ATadpoIe Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Or Bomb Iiurodisney. as we now feel an almostuncontrollable urge to call them. Crotch-level grunge-rock. with support from Falkirk's Filigree Sun. In the case of I lung Like A Tadpole. might be a good idea not to study that crotch-level too carefully.
I Memphis Detour Negociants. Lothian Street. 2256313. 9.30pm. Free.
I That Mood Indigo Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 1(lpm. Free.
TUESDAY 16 Glasgow
I Dunderiunli and Doctor Pop Apollo. Renfrew Court. 332 6231. 9pm. Free. A not-so-serious evening ofgroovy funk metal.
I Glasgow Songwriters with Rick McManus Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Plus open platform for
Edinburgh
I The Lost Soul Band and Pure Blind Panic Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Three strong. mainly local gigs tonight. and most will probably pick this one. After putting the final touches to their debut Silvertone album. The Lost Soul Band have pronounced themselves ready to go back on the road. Melodic. acousticrbased and soulful. with a jolt of manic electricity from Pure Blind Panic.
I The Receiving End Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 10pm. Free. Asthe perpetrators of the really rather good CD EP "I‘hat‘s The Way 1 Operate‘ (Trend Records). this lot from Kirkcaldy can truthfully claim major record company Interest.
I The Mutiny Strings and Ian Stewart Garbage And Honey Club. Subway. Cowgatc. 225 6766. Whether rattling along like an express train or laying down powerful swathes ofsustained guitar. The Mutiny Strings have grown immenser since their early demos. Support Ian Stewart is said to be a one-man show that might call to mind Billy Bragg but forthc former’s habit of delivering the occasional ode.
I Kettlelish Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
WEDNESDAY 17
Glasgow
I The Rollins Band and The Beastie Boys Barrowland. (iallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £7.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Like pairing Silence of the Lambs with Wayne's World. but it takes all sorts. The imposing demeanour ofmusclebound harbinger from hell Henry Rollins is only compounded by the dark aggression infusing the Rollins Band's hardcore sound. The Beastie Boys meanwhile have just emerged from suspended animation and seem as gawky
and crudely adolescent as ever.
I The Olives and Fiaere Nilssen Apollo, Renfrew Court. 332 6231. 9pm. Free. Folk rock.
I Murmur Fixx 11. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free. Jangle pop with elements of folk.
Edinburgh
I Eat The Seats Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. A fusion of ceilidh. bluegrass. rock and jazz. Very strange and completely unclassifiable.
I Eskimos In Egypt Breathless Club, Potterow Student Union, 650 2656. Hard dance combo responsible for the rather fabulous single 'Don‘t U Do It‘.
I Red Eye Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Spikey Dream Flowers Subway. Cowgate. 2256766.
I Live music Oddfellows. Forrest Road. 220 I816.
THURSDAY 18
Glasgow
I U2 and Fatima Mansions SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 3000. SOLD OUT. See feature for U2. Arrive early for Fatima Mansions. but bring an emotional shield to protect yourself from Cathal Coughlan's furious lashes.
I Stereolab and Aspidistra (TBC). Apollo. Renfrew Court. 332 6231 . 9pm. Still to be confirmed. but a must ifit goesahead. Stereolab, featuring ex-members of McCarthy and The Chills plus current members of Moose and Th' Faith Healers. fashion lazy. dreamy pop mostly round the one chord. yet despite sticking to such a simple structure have managed to come up with some of the most distinctive sounding records of the past year. Now Glasgow-based. Aspidistra take much the same approach but crank up the volume and pulverise rather than entrance.
I Wanted Cathouse. Hollywood Studios. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3. llard rock trio on tour throughout Scotland at the moment.
I Dig George And The Business Nice'n‘SIeazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 8.30pm. Heavy blues rock from those evergreen. er. heavy blues rockers. The first night ofa weekend of blues bands at this venue.
I Colour Flow Traders. Glassford Street. 552 6246. 9pm. Free.
I Something Sacred llalt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9pm. Free.
I Northern Comfort Drum And Monkey. Hope Street. 332 1893. 10pm. Free.
I The Bad Men Time Warp Music Club.
SUNDAY 21 JUNE,
A concert of exquisite Renaissance Choral Music by the leading professional choral ensemble on Northern Britain
8PM 126/24
CAPPELLA NOVA
"MUSIC FOR THE MILLIONS” REOUlEll/l Victoria
LAMENTA TlON FOR MAUNDY THURSDAY Juan Padilla SALVE REGINA Hernando Franco NON MORTU/ Manuel Cardosa
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Personal application to Virgin Records Glasgow 8! Edinburgh. Ripping Records Edinburgh and all TOCTA outlets throughout Scotland
For Iurther information teI.031 557 6969
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Joanna's. Southgate. East Kilbride. 03552
47534. 9pm. £2. Sicker than sick lampooncrs who make it their habit to see how far they can push the limits oftaste. I Whumfl Twa Corbies. Kilbowie Road. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Roundabout Lord Darnley. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free. Left-field pop.
I Intimate Strangers Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Coast Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766.
I The Brothers Preservation Hall. Victoria 5
Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. I Red Eye Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 10.30pm. Free.
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL
Mon THE SANDS FAMILY,
FOLK FESTIVAL1 992
MON 15 - SUN 21 JUNE EVENING CONCERTS TRON THEATRE - 8:15pm
WOLFSTONE, THE IRON HORSE, DANNY KYLE
Mon THE IRON HORSE Tues THE LIVINGSTONE BROTHERS Wed JIM COUZA (USA) Thurs MIKE WHELLANS FrI COMPANIONS OF THE ROSY HOURS Set 81230 HAMISH IMLACH, ROD SINCLAIR, IAIN MACKINTOSH, ARTHUR JOHNSTONE and at 7:00 THE OLD ROPE
(Tickets £6 except as shown)
FESTIVAL CLUB TRON VICTORIAN BAR 7pm NIGHTLY
STRING BAND Sun DRUNKIN' DONUTS
(£2 . tree with evening concert ticket)
FREE WORKSHOPS TRON THEATRE
10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00PM 2:00 3:00
SATURDAY 20 JUNE
IAIN MACKINTOSH, ARTHUR JOHNSTONE Tues FLAMENCO with JALEO (Spain), BILLY ROSS & KATE HARRIGAN, LIZ KRISTIANSEN Wed JIMMIE MACGREGOR introduces A TWIN TOWNS CONCERT with THE WHISTLEBINKIES, KALINKA (Rostov-on—Don), CAVE CANTUM(Nuremberg), BOBBY WATT TRIO (Canada) (£4) Thurs ARCADY (Ireland), NEIL MULLIGAN (Ireland), WILLIE DEVINE, GORDON HOTCHKISS Fri TAMTAMU (Kenya), GABRIEL YACOUB (France), DAVID ALLISON Sat Ossian's WILLIAM JACKSON with MAE MCKENNA, HAMISH IMLACH, TICH FRIER Sun at 2:30 THE VINDSCREEN VIPERS (£2) and at 8:15
DAVID ALLISON (Guitar) JUDITH PEACOCK (Clarsach) JIMMIE MeHUGH (Fiddle) IAIN MACDONALD(Pipes) DAVID GORMLIE(Bodhran) JOHN GAHAGAN (Whistle)
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