MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
1993IN REVERSE List writers errer their personal highlights
I Fl. Reservoir Dogs.
I Bend Senser.
I ll’ Suede by Suede.
I Theatre Show The Pitchfork Disney — Citizens' Theatre.
I Art Exhibition Alive And Printing: 2! Years Of The Glasgow Print Studio - McLellan Galleries.
I TV Show Hollywood UK.
I TV Seep Grange Hill (the repeats). I Festive Plane Wait Up All Night For Santa. .
I The Blisters, The Girlfriends. The Stanleys and Urusei Yatsura King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. The Kazoo Club rides out again.
I Pornocoyote, Yummyiur and lung leg Nice ’n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Three bands who bend noise to their own ends.
I River Easy McCool's Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Ilunipii Fainin Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £6. A Christmas show by the Glasgow experts in fusing bluegrass and trad Scots elements.
I Situobhie Dubh Orchestra Rocking Horse (formerly The Mission). Victoria Street. 225 3326. 10pm-3am. £2. The notorious exponents of anarchic cross- ethnic blow-noise.
I Jess And Pest Leith Oyster Bar. Burgess Street. 554 6294. 10pm. Free.
The formidable Jess King embarks on her I
showbiz career with a keyboard player along for the ride. A mix of rocking material.
I Shibboleth Fingers Piano Bar. Frederick Street. 225 3026.
I Dcean Eleven Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
Livingston
I Simply The Best Forum. Livingston. 0506 419191. 8pm. £5. A Tina Turner tribute. There seems to be a Christmas meal on as well. at 7pm. lfyou want to eat before you listen. it'll cost you £10.
TUESDAY 21
I Runrig and Talitha McKenzie Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £14 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. The first of two nights at a venue which has become as much a spiritual home to Runrig as it was to Simple Minds. Similar epic-proportioned bombast too. Support from the acclaimed folk/world singer/songwriter Talitha Mackenzie and her band. who recently put out a new album Solos.
I Bad Manners Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £6 (advance). £7 (door). Tickets from The Cathouse, and Just the Ticket. Virgin, Union Street. 226 4679. The festive cabaret kicks off here with erstwhile rulers of the comic ska pop kingdom.
I New Meet State. Papa Tree and Fallen R.G’s. Queen Street. 221 2200. 9pm. Free. A triple bill from North Glasgow Music College.
I Spida McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Soloist from the Glasgow Songwriters group.
I Band Di Gold Grand Central Bar. Oswald Street. 221 4583. 9pm. £1.
I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. £1 donation to Cah For Kids. For their last gig of the year. the group are relaxing their ‘no covers’ rule. The next Glasgow
Songwriters gig will be 18 Jan.
I live Music Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free. Christmas special.
I The New Edinburgh Bells, Two Fisted, ounlr ’n’ Roses and Arran Maiden Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. Bit ofa lively Xmas party. with tributes to several obvious metal bands. That lot at the end there are Shetland‘s finest metal export. I loose out and Big Ted’s Party Rocking Horse (formerly The Mission), Victoria Street. 225 3326. lOpm—3am. £2. The bouncing blues night.
I Ege Barn Yasl La Belle Angele. Hasties Close (behind The Pelican). COWgate. 225 2774. 9pm. £6. £4. Actually more ofa Christmas culturefest hosted by Rebel Im' magazine. Also appearing are guest DJs Davie and Philip from Finitribe. and readings from Gordon Legge (The Shoe). Barry (Of Darkness And I.iglit)Graham. Irvine (Trainspotting) Welsh and Paul (Zap You're Pregnant) Reekie. See Clubs preview.
I llnianiiliar Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £1.50.
I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop
; Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8pm. Free. 5 Information: 552 0440. Weekly forum for
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Edinburgh-based singer-songwriters. with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen- minute set. One local songwriter is highlighted at 10.30pm each night.
I Hot Sausage Negociants. Lothian
5 Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
WEDNESDAY 22
I Gary Glitter SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 9999. £15 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Extending his Christmas residency to Glasgow to accommodate the increasing number of slaves to the glam stomp and Bacofoil cape.
I Runrig Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. See Tues 21. I The Supematurals McCooI’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Spunky. straightforward pop with some country character to it in places.
I Babyiunkwonn, limbslice, The long Good Fridays, The Bottontops and Supernature Grand Central Bar. Oswald Street. 221 4583. 8pm. Free. The R & A Christmas party at which five bands perform a brief set each mixing cover versions with original material.
I Big Ted’s Party Trash City. Sax Venue. Teviot Walk. Cumbernauld. 0236 733200. 9pm. £2.
Edinburgh
I Burn, omsh Zone and Solid Bone Rocking Horse (formerly The Mission). Victoria Street. 225 3326. 10pm-3am. £2. An unusually cheap way to see three local acts.
I The Faithiul West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free.
I liquid Pub Bugs and Supernova Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £1.50. I Red ilot And Blue Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free. Rock 'n' roll.
I Finn Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I Blueiinger Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free. Rock 'n’ roll.
THURSDAY 23
I Gary Glitter SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 9999. SOLD OUT. See Wed 22.
I Texas and Gun Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm. SOLD OUT. All your Glaswegian favourites coming home for Christmas . . . Texas journey down Rick‘s dusty road to bring you their roots pop and scuzzy pseudo soul. while Gun fire off their usual round of blustering blanks.
I D-Tex Tunnel. Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 6pm. £5. Under- 18s gig from the local hardcore rave trio.
I Baby Bartok, liaison D’Etre, Doghouse and The Savilles King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. A Care For The Wild benefit.
I Hiatus, llisaiiect and Sedition Nice ’n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Chill Slow Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 10pm. Free. I The Cool Groove Band 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £2.
I Movie Culture Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Brand New Bag MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I The Baggle Taggle Gypsies McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. See Sat 18.
I Rhythm Eclipse Area. Bridge Street. Paisley. 6pm. £4. Recently NB-featured dance group play a show for under-18s. I Made In England Twa Corbies. Kilbowie Road. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free.
I The Gaels Lounge Bar. The Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727918. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Racey Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—4am. £5. Still getting mileage out of ‘Runaround Sue’ thirteen years later.
I Midwich Cuckoos, Flange and First Real Target Subway. C owgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £1.50. The Subway’s Christmas bash.
I Captain Shitty La Belle Angele. Hasties Close (behind The Pelican). Cowgate. 225 2774. 10pm—3ain. £4. £3. Funk.
I Throgmorton Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free.
I Blueiinger Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free.
I Shibboleth Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free.
I Acoustic jam session Granny‘s Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free. Strut your stuff in a session of folk. pop and whatever people can join in on. I Keeping lip With The Joneses Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
CHRISTMAS EVE
I Gary Glitter SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 9999. SOLD OUT. See Wed 22.
I Texas and Gun Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 5.30pm. £10 (£2 of which goes to Cash For Kids). Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Note early show. See Thurs 23. I live Music Nice ’n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. From 6pm this free Christmas Eve extravaganza includes brief sets from Blameless. The Blisters. The Bodies. Capone and the Bullets. D'Mojo’Ann, The Fortune Cookies. Glenorglenda. God's Natural Mattress. Honey. The Hucksters. The Junk Room. The Naked Flames. Rust. SpacehOpper. The Stanleys and Superslinky.
I Family love Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Soulful jazz. jazzy soul.
I The Whole Shebang Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 9pm. Free.
I nuke Bliss with Stonn Bordon Supper Club. Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 11pm. Free.
I Whurnii Twa Corbies. Kilbowie Road. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 8pm. £1.50. I live Music McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I The Fortunes Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—4am. £5. Currently featured on TV as the performers of ‘Storm In A Teacup' for the Scottish Amicable advert.
I Ultra-Sonic and Dytnenslon Calton. Calton Road. 558 3758. 6pm-10pm. £5. Two PAs this week at the Calton under- 18s dance club.
I Ultra-Sonic, Dyinension and Inner Seduction Calton. Calton Road. 558 3758. 10pm—8am. £15. If you're not worried that Santa might pass you by if you're not tucked up in bed. you could go to the Meltdown all-nighter and greet Christmas morning completely trashed. Reliable PAs from the usual bunch. and hordes of DJs on two floors.
I The "died Flames Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £1.50.
I Solid Gone Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. See Sat 18.
I Bad Reputation Granny’s Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free. I Marv Leith Oyster Bar. Burgess Street. 554 6294. 10pm. Free. Singer whose sound has something in common with Dylan and his ilk delivers his own take on drug culture.
I love Decree Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. Spin-2am. £8. Somehow they manage to keep a toehold. despite the lack of a follow-up single to the increasingly distant Chinheads song ‘Something So Real'.
I Boogie Brothers Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. £2.50. No admission to this gig after 10.30pm for festive reasons.
I Jezebel Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free.
I live music Tolbooth Tavern. Canongate. 556 5348. 9pm. Free.
I live music Abbey, South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
CHRISTMAS DAY
I The Ilutnpii Fainin Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0767. 9pm. £10. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. A festive hoedown for those who can’t be bothered with turkey and all the trimmings.
I Wild Horses Nice 'n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £4. Plus comedian and hypnotist.
I live Music McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I B’Jango Cavendish, West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—4am. £5. Covers. mainly of The Drifters.
SUNDAY 26
I The McBlusltey Brothers Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 8pm. £6 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Folk pop with mainstream appeal but some of its traditionally political fire left intact.
I Big Vern ’n’ The Shootahs Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0767. 9pm. £15 (£12). Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. See Fri 17.
I Candle and Big Burd Club Mouth. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8pm. Free. Big Burd continue to develop
50 The List 17 December 1993—13 January 1994