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producer. Accordingly, they turn up the melodies. not just the guitars. Poppy enough to support Adam Ant on his recent US dates. but ‘altemative' enough to grace the ‘oddities' stage at Lollapalooza. New single. ‘Cinderella’s Daydream'. out
I Miraclehead, Pyg and Third Eye Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. Local triple band package. Miraclehead‘s preferred description of themselves these days is a cross between The Housemartins and Fishbone. and if that doesn‘t pique your curiosity. why not? Pyg are funk- rock without sounding like Faith No More or the Chili Peppers. and Third Eye are in the Soundgarden/Zep mould.
I King Hash La Belle Angele. Hasties Close (behind The Pelican). Cowgate. 225 2774. 9pm. See preview.
I Fear or Music and Sugar Candy Mountain Subway, Cowgate. 225 6766. 8.30pm. 8.30pm.
I The Shrlmptons Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Funky pop with early 80$ influences.
I Patty Hearst Bank Hotel. High Street. 556 9043. 9pm. Free. Acoustic female singer-songwriter.
I Freshly Squeezed Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. I Live music Black Bull. Grassmarket. 225 6636. Free.
THURSDAY 29
I Stereolah and Honey King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £4. One of this country's truly independent bands. Stereolab have. in their short career to date. released a plenitude of 605-influenced. Moog-driven psychedelic pop on Too Pure and by mail order through their own Duophonic label. If they carry on churning out music of the standard found on current LP Space Age
Batchelor Pad Music. they may even see a return on their efforts.
I Subway and The Zoo Nice‘n‘Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 10pm.
I Word 0T Mouth Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. Soulful pop with a rootsy edge sometimes detectable.
I Patty Hearst MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Acoustic female singer-songwriter.
I The Brian Mcoade oand McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I Little “ulster Rockin‘ Horse. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free. Funk band previously known as Free Airways Radio. I Heaiity Batcave. Bruce Hotel. Comwall Street. East Kilbride. 03552 29771. 9pm. £2.50. Live band plus a Sub Pop tribute disco.
I llorrle Paterson Twa Corbies. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free. I Live Music Pythagoras. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3495. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Funky Summer Vaults. Niddry Street. 556 7018. 9pm—4am. £4 (£3). A 'Festival Of Funk‘ with local bands Frog. Papa's Magic Beard and The PTP Corporation. DJ Al mans the decks.
I Baby Chaos Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Rather than exclusively mining the barrel of hard-rock cliche’s. Baby Chaos have a wider frame of reference than their opening chords might lead you to believe.
I oo’Weevil Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 10pm. Free. Rockin‘ blues. R&B and rock‘n‘roll.
I Fear CT Music St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 10pm. Free.
I Scarred and Voyance Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 8.30pm.
I The Electric Blues Band Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free.
I Lorna Brooks Old Chain Pier. Trinity Crescent. 552 1233. 9pm. Free. Strong- voiced singer-guitarist. once of Brooks and later partner of Carol Laula in The Misfits. singing her own. and other people‘s. songs.
I Los Supremos Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9.30pm. Free. Rock and blues covers.
I Hearsay Neighbours. McDonald Road. 557 4928. 9pm. Free.
I Acoustic jam session Marine Lounge. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free.
I Live music Black Bull. Grassmarket. 225 6636. Free.
I Dodgy Potter Row Student Union. Potter Row. 650 2656. After cleverly building up a following for their enchanting jangly melodies over the last year. the Kingston‘Upon-Thames trio are poised to release their debut A&M LP. produced by [an Broudie.
FRIDAY 30
Glasgow I Mayiest. See separate listings. + \
I Hothouse Flowers Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £12 plus
booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See preview.
I Truman: Water Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £5 plus booking fee. Tickets from The Cathouse. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and 23rd Precinct. Bath Street. 332 4806. Another crew of wayward Americans in the Pavement mould. You'll either love them or want them immediately on the first plane back to Eerie. indiana. or whatever curious backwater they hail from. See albums.
I Supernova and Little Twister King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 9pm. £3. Replacing the School Of Fish gig is a show by Kirkcaldy's indie noise poppers Supernova and Glasgow‘s good-time funksters Little Twister (formerly Free Airways Radio).
I Solomon Flynn Nicc'n'Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 10pm. An unusual combination of styles from Solomon Flynn — now with new. improved. extended line-up — but fans of the reggaefied Clash will probably not be disappointed.
I The Bangle Taggle Gypsies Centre Stage. West Regent Street. Folk rock in a Waterboys style.
I lied Green’s Blues Band McCooi's Ruling Cowboy. (‘andlcriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I Family Love Glasgow School of Art. Renfrew Street. 332 9797. Smooth funk- orientated local band.
I Code (It Silence MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Patty Hearst Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Acoustic female singer-songwriter.
I The Cathedral House Band Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free.
I Zut! La Chute (‘ottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 9pm. Free. Cajun.
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