IUSIC ROCK & BLUES
THE
ADVENTURE
BABIES
THE ALBUM — LAUGH THE SINGLE — BARKING MAD OUT NOW FOR THE SUMMER OF ’92
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semi-legendary heavy blues-rock guitarist unsheathes a few more stinging solos. backed up by his able comrades.
I lnversus Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. I The Fabulous Bamblnos Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 10.30pm. Free.
I The Volunteers Ryric‘s. llaymarket Terrace. 557 7582. 9pm. Free.
I Dave Russell Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 2pm. Free.
MONDAY 22 Edinburgh
I The Pearliishers. The Humpn Family. The Linden Tree and The Jess King Band Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. The Linden Tree return after a long absence and Davey Scott‘s Pearlfishcrs headline with their thoughtful. well-crafted songs. The Humpff Family seem incongruouson this bill. but their capacity to get crowds dancing might prove to be the highlight. I Sundogs. The Leftovers and Middleman Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. A package of local bands. of which . The Sundogs have probably been seen by the greatest numbers thanks to their Oyster Bar residencies.
I The Dangerous Brothers Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free. I Southside Bertie's. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 9.30pm. Free. Lightweight guuarpop.
TUESDAY 23 Glasgow
I Glue Nicc'n'Sleazy. Sauchichall Street.
3339637. 8.30pm.
I Calvin’s Dream Apollo. Renfrcw Court. 332 6231. 9pm. Free. A band with a single
out soon on the promisingly-namcd Sticky Music label.
Edinburgh
I Spiritualized Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Floaty Spaccmcn 3 offshoot whose Lazer Guided Melodies was raved over in this organ as one of the albums of the year. I Chickweed Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. Live debut for new local band which has already produced a bracing. dynamic demo.
I On The Cards Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Bertic‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 9.30pm. Free.
WEDNESDAY 24 Glasgow
I Kinky Friedman King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £6. ‘The Legendary Texas Jew Boy‘ — he knows the boy Dylan. by the way —plans to combine his dual careers of music and writing on this tour by undertaking book-signing sessions at his gigs for anyone as immersed in his crime fiction as they are in his strolling minstrcl tunes.
I Highlander Nicc’n‘Sleazy. Sauchichall Street. 333 9637. 8.30pm. Hoary old Celtic rockers returned from the grave to inflict their Runrig-with-a-sledgehammer act on us again.
I Doctor Pop Apollo. Renfrcw Court. 332 6231 . 9pm. Free. More funk metal come to overthrow that Def Leppard crowd.
I Murmur Fixx 11. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Paradise Lost and Skyclad Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Portentous and undoubtedly silly metal night. So that you know what you‘re getting yourselves into. Skyclad‘s singer used to be in sword and sorcery goatee-rockcrs Sabbat. Be sure to let your mums and dads know where you‘re going before you leave the house. I Cover The Sun Subway. Cowgatc. 225 6766.
I Texas Breakfast Bertie‘s. Merchant
Street. 225 2002. 9.30pm. Free. Blues.
I Fool Circle Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313.225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Variety Bar. Chalmers Close. off High Street. 557 5150. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live music Oddfcllows. Forrest Road. 2201816.Frcc.
I Live music Faze One. Lothian Road. 228 3404. Free.
I THURSDAY 25
Glasgow
I The Electric Boys King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £6.
Swedish poodle-rockers who claim there‘s
always been a funk element to their rock
music. Popular nonetheless. I Paradise Lost and Skyclad Cathouse. Hollywood Studios. Brown Street. 248
6606. 8pm. £5. (ioth mixed in with a bitof
thrash from Paradise Lost. while Skyciad offer another of those bizarre rock hybrids -- this time it‘s thrash metal and folk. Yeah. and next time it'll be ska mectsprog rock. or indie pop and trad jazz.
I Worldogood and Eyes OI Rita Apollo. Renfrcw Court. 332 6231. 9pm. Free. Worldogood have been threatening to do things for ages. They may yet succeed in kicking up a quiet storm on a par with their gentle indie pop.
I Colour Nicc'n'Slcazy. Sauchichall Street. 333 9637. 8.30pm. Varying styles ofsoft commercial rock embellished by feisty vocals.
I This Lonely Heart Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9pm. Free.
I The Wild Children Drum And Monkey. Hope Street. 332 1893. 10pm. Free.
I Naughty Naughty Batcavc. Joanna's. Southgatc. East Kilbridc. 0355247534. 9pm. £2. A new name for the Time Warp Music Club. and an appearance from a band who are shortly to support Badlands at The Cathouse.
I Genocide Tudor Lodge 1 lotel. Burnbank Road. 0698457277. 8pm. £1.
I Abel Ganz Twa Corbies. Kilbowic Road. (‘umbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free. Progressive old-timers.
Edinburgh
I The Brothers Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free.
I Big Eyed Beans Pelican. (‘owgatc . 225 5413. 9pm. Free.
I Real Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Voodoo Blues Band Banncrman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9pm. Free
I Cass Cassidy Variety Bar. Chalmers Close. off I ligh Street. 557 5150. 9.30pm. Free.
I Firing Squad Lord Darnley. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free.
I Live music Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. I Live music Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 9.30pm. Free.
FRIDAY 26 .
Glasgow
I Blom Again Barrowland. Gallowgatc. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £6.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just The Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Seriously good impersonation of the Swedish pop deities. but that's about all that‘s serious about
them.
I The Colour Wheel King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £4. Yet another return visit to Tut‘s for this local pop crew. Supporting Crowded House on their Scottish dates.
I Auntie Rose Nice‘n‘Sleazy. Sauchichall Street. 333 9637. 8.30pm. £1.50. Pompous pop metal with the now-statutory funky bass inflections. like a cut-price PearlJam and Chili Peppers. but at least they don‘t stick slavisth to the formula.
I Zydeco Ecosse Cotticr's. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 8.30pm. Free.
36The List 19June—21uly 1992