ROCK & BLUES music
Stairs go for stylistic trappings. Chickweed are an Edinburgh-based three- piece purveying rousing melodic hardcore (but soft-centred) sounds.
I The Harmonies La Belle Angele. Hastie's Close (behind The Pelican). Cowgate. 225 5775. Free. Arising from the depths of Sonic Studios. already acclaimed New Age-y sounds from one of the winners of the recent MIST demo competition.
I The Shrimptons Negociants. Lothian . Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. 1 I live music L'Attache. Rutland Street. I live music Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9.30pm.
I Country and western night Bugsy's. King‘s Stables Road. 228 6669. l
THURSDAY 4
Glasgow
I The Blues Brothers Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 8pm. See Tues 2. I Sam Brown Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place. 429 2683. £7 (£6). Tickets from the I Ferry booking office. or the Ticket Centre. 1 Candleriggs. 227 551 l. Dusky-toned Sam | continues to forge a career for herself as a i classy songwriting chanteuse. diverging from the need to pop up in the Top 40 every two minutes.
I Dodgy King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £3.50. See Wed 3. , I Robinson Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. I 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. Glasgow‘s I second look-in on the Robinson perky pop tour.
I Crisis Queen Margaret Union. University Gardens. 339 9784. Free. Crisis are Helensburgh's (we think) answer to Faith No More and their ilk.
I Junk Republic and The Babes Cavem Club. Blackfriars (downstairs). Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. £2. The first night of a new weekly live music club downstairs at Blackfriars has Junk Republic‘s Squeeze-y pop inaugurating proceedings.
I Wish McCool's Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Glasgow band formed in London and committed to the aim of combining classic pop values with dance energy. To be featured on a forthcoming Spiral Records compilation.
I Big George And The Business Pythagoras. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3495. 1 9pm. Free. Big George does his business in his trademark heavy blues style.
I James Buzz James MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Splky Dream Flowers Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 27918. 9pm. £2. I The little Wolves Twa C orbies. Kilbowie Road. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I U28 Wee Red Bar. Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 931 1. 8pm. £2. A monster sound something in the vein of 1.7 or Seven Year Bitch. 7128 was. apparently. Chevrolet‘s best ‘poor man's muscle car'. So now you know.
I Cream Judge Advocate. South Bridge. 220 2094. 10pm. Free. Covers of Free. U2. Sabbath. Pearl Jam. with some original material.
I Mandrake Boot and Breeze Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9.30pm.
I Retribution Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Glenrothes-based heavy rockers.
I Blueilnger Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. Rock'n'roll.
I The Comedians Citrus Club. Grindlay Street. 229 6697. Free.
I Lorna Brooks St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free.
I The Corporation Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 10pm. Free.
I Fullhog Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free.
I Los Supremos Bannerman's. Niddry
Street. 556 3254. 9.30pm. Free. Rock and blues covers.
I live music Neighbours. McDonald Road. 557 4928. 9pm. Free.
I live music Bertie's. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 11pm. Free.
I live music Bridge Bar. George [V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Guest night.
I FRIDAY 5
1 Glasgow
I The Blues Brothers Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 5pm. 8pm. Matinee prices £8. £5. See Tues 2 for evening prices.
I Power or Dreams, The Wishplants and Kerosene King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 279. 9pm. £5. A possible education for Power Of Dreams
i fans tonight. as the Irish indie-rockers are 1 supported by two bands with a similarly
dense-yet—abandoned guitar sound.
I 3 ‘A Minutes and Baby Chaos Nice‘n‘Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 10an An unfortunate clash with the similar energy of Power Of Dreams. This newish band have already clocked up an Nle Single of the Week with last year‘s ‘Feelings M'. See Sat 27 for Baby Chaos.
I lut! la Chute Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free. Cajun.
l I The Henry Brothers Cottier‘s. Hyndland
Road. 357 5827. 9pm. Free. Folk-strained pop/rock.
I Jonathon Gairney ouo Cottier‘s. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 11pm. Free. The Supper Club.
I Selah MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I The Blues Poets McCool‘s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Goats Don’t Shave and The Bronte Brothers Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 7.30pm. £5.50. Musically in the same vein as The Saw Doctors. and therefore huge in their native Ireland. See Fri 26 for The Bronte Brothers.
I Mint 400 Wilkie House. Cowgate. With their second single ‘Natterjack Joe'. Mint 400 are reaching those highly intriguing indie-prog shores.
I Tlnkerbell’s nope Bing and Miraclehead Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. Doors open 9.30pm. See Fri 26.
I The Fortunes Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252.
I The Hundred Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I Big George And The Business Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. £1.50 after 9pm. Heavy blues guitarist brings his powerful band over from Glasgow once again.
I The Basement Cas Rock Cafe. West ' Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free. Mainstream
pop/rock with country and soul influences
and strong vocals.
I Jeggro Bank Hotel. South Bridge. 556 9043. Free. See Fri 26.
I Bluelinger Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 9.30pm. Free. Rock'n'roll.
Kirkcaldy
I Retribution ()llerton Hotel. Victoria Road. 0592 264286. Glenrothes-based heavy rockers.
SATURDAY 6 Glasgow
I The Blues Brothers Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 5pm. 8pm. Matinee prices £8. £5. See Tues 2 for evening prices.
I Goats oon’t Shave and The Bronte Brothers Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. £4. Students and guests. See Fri 5.
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