MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
Tomlinson and ex-All About Eve guitarist Tim Bricheno. have their debut LP out
I Core and llectar 3 Rocking Horse. Victoria Street. 225 3326. 10pm. £2. Local indie power.
I Shibboleth Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
TUESDAY 3
Glasgow
I Mayiest. See separate listings. I o:lleam and Comanche Park Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £9 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. With the declining influence of singles sales. will two monster electro-pop hits with driving. gigantic choruses be enough to warrant this Barrowland show? I Cod and My the Story The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7.30pm. £7.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from The Garage. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. Two bands who tum pop into a lavish melodrama — Cud with their bolshy. funky indie pop and shiny shirts and My Life Story with a battery of stringed instruments and a quaint Englishness. Cud‘s latest. ‘Sticks And Stones'. is knocking about currently. but if you‘re short of money. spend it on the ticket rather than the record.
I XC-IN 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. See Mon 2.
I The Savilles, The Fortune Cookies, Davey Cactus and Sur Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8pm. Free.
I The last Divide Basement Bar. Glasgow University Union. University Avenue. 339 8697. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Glasgow Songwriters ieaturing Bill Ward Blackfn'ars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Plus open platform.
I The Dreaming Harleys. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0698 458174. 9pm. Free. Vibrant Aberdeen band who marry pop/rock and hectic folk.
Edinburgh
IBad Manners and Jap’s Eye Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £8. lf Buster Bloodvessel wants to sing about his girl called lollipop I wouldn’t argue with him.
I Hired llanz with Billy Rivers Rocking Horse. Victoria Street. 225 3326. 10pm. £2. Blues night.
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- rninute set. Local songwriters. Roger Alexander and Clive do an extended session at 10.30pm.
I The Cottonileld Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Acoustic duo.
I lied Hot And Blue Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Rock ‘n‘ roll.
WEDNESDAY 4
Glasgow
I Mayiest. See separate listings.
I The Australian Pink Floyd Show The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7pm. £6.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from The Garage. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. A tribute ranging from the early freaky psychedelic Syd Barrett days through the still freaky psychedelic Ummugummu days and on to the ambient guitar epics of the 70s. if you can‘t get to London to see the real thing. this could be a viable alternative.
I The Judy Circus MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Seven Eleven Fixx 11. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free.
I Best of Glasgow Songwriters McCool's Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free. Four of the best acts play a six-song set each.
I Madcap Comedy Club Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9pm. Free. Standup comedy and live music.
Edinburgh
I Dave lee Both Playhouse. Greenside Place. 557 2590. £12.50. £15. 7.30pm. Dig out your leather tassle jacket and poodle cut wig for an evening of babes. fast cars and rawk.
I Chuck Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £3.
I Salad and Baby Bartok Rocking Horse. Victoria Street. 225 3326. 10pm. £3.50. Excellent slacker/indie band with strong female vocals. Salad haven‘t hit the big time yet but it can‘t be long in coming. Busy promoting their third single. ()n A Leash.
I Mustang Sally Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
I Tartan Amoebas and Odd Bodhran Delirium. Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. £4.50. 11pm. Funky ceilidh with
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I Ian Cochrane Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Local songwriter. .
I Steve O’Connell West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free.
THURSDAY 5
Glasgow
I Mayiest. See separate listings.
I Salad Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5 (advance). Tickets from The Cathouse. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. See Wed 4.
I June Frost and Picnic Club 99. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p.
I Seven Eleven MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Alba Boot Church On The Hill. Langside Monument. 649 5189. 9.15pm. Free.
I The Kaiser's Batcave. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. 03552 29771. 10pm. £3. The early 60s pastiche merchants give a taste of ye olde [Jae/cheat sound.
I Bad Manners Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727918. 9.30pm. £6. Ska knees-up with the party boys.
Edinburgh
I Chumbawarnba Queen‘s Hall. South Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £7. Veggie squat anarcho-punk with a tuneful edge. Tour for their forthcoming album. named appropriately enough Anarchy.
I Combo! Combo! Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Local talent.
I Absent Friends, 32/20 and The Bil Band Wilkie House. Cowgate. 225 2079. 8.30pm. £5. Charity bash in aid of Sick Kids. Ceilidh. blues and rock ‘n‘ roll from local bands. Tickets from usual outlets.
I Mr Pititul Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Soul.
I Muckle Ado Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Bad Buddhas Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Bad karma from Edinburgh Uni students.
I Mojo Pep Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 8.30pm. Free.
I Throgmorton Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10.30pm. Free.
ROCK & BLUES mammals-
The tollowing details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings for one- ort shows. Gigs are listed by city, then by day. Residencies will be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. All events are free unless otherwise stated. Rock and Blues Residencies listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd
and Jonathan Trew.
ramm— Fridays
I Masquerade show Ivory Blacks. Oswald Street. 221 5911. 7.30pm. Featuring two singers. a tribute band and an impressionist.
Saturdays
I Mo’ Jan With Attitude The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. More of an acid jazz and jazz funk slant to this regular pre-club event. which features live bands some weeks. See rock listings for details.
I Jamie Barnes And Cochise
MacSorley’s. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 4.30pm. Veteran blues.
I Spider Mackenzie and Dick Banovich Brewery Tap. Sauchiehall Street. 339 8866. 9pm. First Saturday of every month. I The Andy Boyle Show ivory Blacks. Oswald Street. 221 5911. 7.30pm. Keyboard player.
Sundays
I The Blues Poets Scotia. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Blues session. I Club Mouth The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. Free. An indie pre-club club run by DJs Mark Percival. Peter Easton and John Cavanagh. now with live music every second week. See Rock listings for details.
I Bollin’ Joe And The Jets McCool‘s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 4pm. Rock ‘n‘ roll session.
Mondays
I The Telstar Ponies and triends The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free. Throughout May. See Rock listings for details.
I Morton Mondays The l3th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 1n the wake of Whiteout‘s successful Monday residency. The 13th Note continue to promote bands from down Greenock way.
I Words And Music Samuel Dow’s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8pm. 50p. First Monday of every month. A performance club for local writers and musicians. featuring four half-hour sessions of readings and music.
Tuesdays
I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Featured guest every week. plus open platform.
I The Kazoo Club The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8pm. A club run by local bands The Herningways and The Blisters which incorporates different bands each week. See Rock listings for line-up details.
I Easy Money Victoria Bar. Briggait. 9pm. R&B.
I Cajun Session Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 8.30pm.
I Blues Session Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. 9pm. Bogus Bob‘s Blues Band and Cool Shot play on alternate weeks.
Wednesdays
I Bollin’ Joe And The Jets Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. 8pm. Fifties rock 'n‘ roll. I Jiveass McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Traditional Chicago R&B. appearing most weeks. Check venue for details.
I Best or Glasgow Songwriters McCool's Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. The first Wednesday of every month.
Thursdays
I Blues Club Clutha Vaults. Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. With traditional Chicago blues from Jiveass.
I The Spooks McCool’s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Playing most Thursdays. Check venue for details. I Andy Boyle Ivory Blacks. Oswald Street. 221 5911. 9pm. Keyboard player. I Violet leighton and Friends Blues At Bonkers. Hope Street. 248 5884. 9pm. Free. A mini-residency throughout April. I Club 99 The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. Doors open 8.30pm. bands on 9.30pm. A recent extension to the Kazoo Club.
I The Gaels Trophy Room. The Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727 918. 9.30pm.
EDINBURGH
Fridays
I Blg Bert Sandy Stone's. downstairs at Les Partisan. High Street. 226 6192.
52 The List 22 April—5 May 1994