MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
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 Charybdis Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
Glasgow
I The Beautiful South and Frente! Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £10 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See feature.
I Octopus Nice ’n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. They dig Can. Magazine and Levitation. but still insist they‘re pop.
I Six Man Afro, Shame and Big Wednesday King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3. Six Man Afro. who recently supported The Orchids. are a harder version of their former incarnation Mindflake. Shame and Big Wednesday expound on the well-worn Glasgow sound.
I Cloud Assassins McSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. See Sat 9.
I The Journeyman McCool's Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I Susan Mahoney Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free. The voice behind Lark performs a solo. acoustic set.
I John lygate Supper Club. Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. llpm. Free. I August Boon‘s Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free.
I Second Sight Trophy Room. The Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727 918. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Glitter Band Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm-3am. £5. Start
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I Helium and Elsewhere Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Double headliner tonight with popular local band Helium and London based indie popsters Elsewhere. There is record company interest in both bands but nobody has taken the plunge to sign them up — yet. I KBBS Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Yet another name change (from last issue’s Khmer Rouge Bowling Syndicate) but still Carteresque vocals over violins.
I The Broadcasters Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 9.30pm. Free.
I lied Hot And Blue Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free. Rock ‘n’ roll.
I The Low Down Johns Advocate. South Bridge. 220 2094. 9.30pm. Free.
I live music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
Kirkcaldy
I The Works Ollerton Hotel. Victoria Road. 0592 264286. 8.30pm. Phone for
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i I Elkie Brooks Pavilion. Renfield Street. | 332 1846. £15. £12.50. £10. Wish she‘d take a throat lozenge from time to time. I Sebadoh and Pastelism Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7pm. £6 plus booking fee. Tickets from The Garage. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. See preview for Sebadoh. Rather amorphous support concept from Stephen Pastel and chums. I The Boppelgangers King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Tickets from King Tut’s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. When this bunch of U2-alikes appeared on Naked City. they fooled a nation for at least ten seconds. Well. they fooled me anyway. Their two-hour show encompasses U2 material through the ages. from flag-waving to MacFisto.
I hear Heights Cajun Aces and Capone And The Bullets Ferry. Clyde Place. 420 3383. A danceable collision when the zydeco kings meet the ska bruisers.
I iiugh need And The Velvet Underpants McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. See Sat 9.
I The Hideaway Blues Band Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Blameless Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. Intelligent melodic pop.
I iiev Snakehips’ Country Messiah Nashville Babylon. Ventura (downstairs). King Street. 552 1388. 9pm. Country rock. followed by a club which boasts classic and contemporary country rock sounds.
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I Ternpus Fuglt Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Acidjazz combo.
I Onion Joe MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I lorna Buchanan Supper Club. Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 11pm. Free. I The Baggle Taggle Gypsies Boon’s Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free. Effervescent mix of rootsy styles.
I The Supernaturais Lounge Bar. Cameron House Hotel. Glasgow Road. Hardgate. Clydebank. 0389 873535. 9pm. Free. See Fri 8.
I Top Secret Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727 918. 9pm. £3.
I Maxwell Park Trophy Room. The Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727 918. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Sons or The Shaking Earth and The Jury plus guests Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Heavy rock from local types once known as Lixx.
I Dr Octopus Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. Doors 9pm. £2.50. Not as frantic as your usual Cas Rock night. Mellow to the octo-funk jazz of Dr 0.
I The Gods Of Glam Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Platforms at Platfonn One. Bad joke. good band.
I Moon Dogs Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I Black Cat Bones Advocate. South Bridge. 9.30pm. Free.
I Jezebel Brewsters. South Bridge. 558 3457. 10pm. Free. Double female vocals. I Funky Feet-Os Granny‘s Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free. I live music Gold Tankard. Houdon Street. 667 0328. Free.
I live music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
Kirkcaldy
I Roll Wyn James Ollerton Hotel. Victoria Road. 0592 264286. 8.30pm. Phone for price. Chicago blues.
SUNDAY 17
I Toyah Pavilion. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £7.50. £6.50. The New Wave curiosity could find herself among friends in this post-punk revival that’s apparently sweeping the nation.
I Skyclad Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £4.50 (advance). Tickets from The Cathouse. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. The new wave of folk/metal crossover starts here. Or something.
I Skint Twins McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I 18 Wheeler Liquor Store. The Area. Bridge Street. Paisley. 848 5096. 9.30pm. Free. With the demise of August Records. 18 Wheeler have been taken aboard the good ship Creation. from where their sweet melodies and summery guitars will emanate in the future.
I Sons or The Shaking Earth Stairway To Heaven. Sax Venue. Teviot Walk, Cumbernauld. 0236 733 200. 7pm. £2.50. The sound of quaking rock.
I live Music Club Mouth. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The ooppelgangers Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £5.50. U2 tribute band who have at least had the decency not to come up with a hideous pastiche of a name like You Too or We Three. Second set is on a Zooropa theme so watch out for satellite link up to local chippie.
I The Debonairs Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £1.
I Combo! Combo! Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I BSB 1am session Young's. Leamington Terrace. 3—5pm. Free.
MONDAY 18
I Four Men And A Dog and The Journeymen King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Tickets from King Tut‘s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. irish band. acclaimed by the folk press. whose current album Shifting Gravel is out now.
I Skyclad and Conception Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £4.50. Hippyish rock. with Skyclad promoting their new album Prince Of The Poverty Line and Conception doing much the same for Parallel Minds.
I live music Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
TUESDAY 19
I Aimee Mann and Mike Peters And The Poets King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Tickets from King Tut’s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Probably famous enough in her own right to drop the ‘former Til Tuesday vocalist‘ tag. the faintly bohemian Ms Mann should curry favour among those who find Tori Amos too saccharine and affected. Fortner Alami frontman Mike Peters returns with his backing band to give old-fashioned musical values like ‘sincerity‘ a good name.
I Blameless, Sister, The Country Teasers and Sugarfly The Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8pm. Free. Sugarfly used to call themselves Spin Doctors before some horrible American crew with beards got famous. I True iiorth Basement Bar. Glasgow University Union. University Avenue. 339 8697. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Glasgow Songwriters featuring Martin Pollard Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Plus open platform.
I Who Cares Harleys. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0698 458174. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Hogswash Rocking Horse. Victoria Street. 225 3326. 9pm. £2. Country. cajun and Delta sounds.
I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8pm. Free. Information: 552 0440. Weekly forum for Edinburgh-based singer-songwriters. with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen- minute set. Local songwriter John Higson is highlighted at 10.30pm tonight.
I Cottoniield Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Acoustic duo with a tight line in harmonies.
WEDNESDAY 20 '
Glasgow
I Jiveass McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Trad Chicago blues.
I Woodside NW Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I live Music MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. indie night.
Edinburgh
I Big Girl’s Blouse, Freaker and 3am Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. Another triple-headed local band monster. I Feel Circle Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. £2.
I Machine and Burn Rocking Horse, Victoria Street. 225 3326. 9pm. £3. Machine have come all the way from the US of A and tonight is their only Scottish gig so go and see them. Burn will do their grungey thang.
I Sugar Candy Mountain Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I little Green Monkeys Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. 10pm. Free.
'34 The List 8—21 April 1994