MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
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5279. 8.30pm. £4. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See Wed 25.
I The Gretins Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Veteran Ramones copyists back on the go. I lost and Stereo Sound Gimp 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9.30pm. Free. I Juny Rubens Club 99p. The l3th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p.
I The Haemorrhoids MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I The Spooks McCools Ruling Cowboy. Candlcriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I Emotional Blackmail Chicago Meatpackers. Hope Street. 248 4466. 8.30pm. Free.
I River Easy Church ()n The Hill. Langside Monument. 649 5189. 9.45pm. Free.
I Chill FM Batcave. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. 03552 29771. 10pm. £4. Trancey techno sounds.
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Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £11. £9.50. First Cocteau Twins tour since most folk were knee-high to something very small. Here‘s your big chance to drift away on their ethereal. aural dreams.
I The Kaisers Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 2294341. 9pm. The early 60s pastiche merchants give a taste of ye olde backbeat sound.
I The Summeriield Blues Band Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 8pm. Free. Unusual chance to see this award-winning Fife blues band for free. They‘ve recently released an album Let's Scare The Push People.
I Sedation Subway. Cowgatc. 225 6766. 9pm. £2.
I The Beanbag 1.‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
I Muckle Ado Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Johnson Brothers Starlite. Frederick Street. 225 3026. 9.30pm. Free. Blues.
I Shibboleth Platform ()ne. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Rock.
I The Wolves Neighbours. McDonald
Road. 557 4928. 9pm. Free.
I long Distance Bunaround Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10 m. Free.
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Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free.
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plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See preview for The Auteurs. lmpeccable pedigree from Luna — former members of Galaxie 500 (Dean Wareham). The Chills (Justin Harwood) and The Feelies (Stanley Demeski) — who are seducing the punters more and more after an initial lukewarm reception to material which didn‘t match the sum of its parts.
I Breeze, Bricklayer, Wondertul and lucrece Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Clan D, Churn and Braik Eruption. Sauchiehall Street. 353 1927. 9pm. £4. R & A‘s latest venture which involves admission to see a clutch of bands and also to Eruption's Helter Skelter — Glasgow‘s longest-running indie club. it‘s said.
I The Baggle Taggle Gypsies McCool‘s Ruling Cowboy. Candleriggs. 552 7847. 9pm. Free.
I Bed Green’s Blues Band M acSorley‘s Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Billy Morrison Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 552 3519. 9pm. Free. I Nigel Clarke Supper Club. Colliers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 11pm. Free. I The Moon Dogs Boon‘s Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 9.30pm. Free.
I Second Sight Trophy Room. The Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 0475 727 918. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Andy Summers and John Etheridge George Square Theatre. 668 2019. 8pm. £8. Acoustic duets. See preview.
I Tam White Queen's Hall. South Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8.30pm. £9.50 (£8). Sophisticated soul. blues and jazz from a veteran performer. See Kim! ()j‘Bluc preview.
I Blessed Ethel Shack. King's Stables Road. 229 8791. 10pm. £3. Students and guests only. Melodically punky New Wave of New Wave stars. as per their new single ‘Two Minute Mind‘.
I Mike 0’Abo And The Mighty Guintet Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Fronted by the lead singer frotn Manfred Mann.
I The Tartan Amoebas Marco‘s. Grove Street. 228 2141. 8pm. £4 (£3). Ceilidh with Latin grooves and up-tempo shots of funk.
I The Raisers, Life With Nixon, Superstar and Parrot BBC Scotland. Queen Street. 225 3131. 10pm. Free. Tickets frotn the BBC. More rock ‘n‘ comedy cabaret from Radio Scotland. Excellent mix of styles frotn a variety of Scottish bands.
I Woodside IIow West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. Five-piece feelgood cajun gumbo with Celtic twist.
I The Smashers and Nowhere Subway. Cowgatc. 225 6766. 8pm. £2.
I The oawntreaders Negociants. l.othian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Highly- rated Aberdeen band recently featured on Radio One‘s roadshow.
I Stoneland Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 9.30pm. Free.
I Bedrock Blues Band Advocate. South Bridge. 10pm. Free.
I live Music Tolbooth Tavern. Canongate. 556 5348. 9pm. Free.
I live music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
Kirkcaldy
I The Dangerous Brothers J uke Joint. Ollenon Hotel. Victoria Road. 0592 264286. 8.30pm. £3. Three piece R & B outfit.
SATURDAY 28
Glasgow
I Andy Summers and John Etheridge Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. 226
3868. 8pm. £8. Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. See preview.
I Cracker and oaryll Ann King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Formed from the remnants of Camper Van Beethoven. a group lost to the mists of time save for their cult classic ‘Take The Skinheads Bowling". Cracker sound less idiosyncratic on the evidence offered so far. Support from that rarest of breeds — a credible Dutch pop band.
I The Beat Poets Cafe Loco. The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 11pm. £6 (£3). Cafe l.oco's old surf guitar chums The Beat Poets round off the last ever Cafe l.oco night.
I The Fortune Cookies, Urusei Yatsura and Glen 0r Glenda Nice ’n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £ 1. Three Kit/.00 club regulars. all with tracks on the current Ka/oo compilation. all finding their feet in the crazy world we call alternative pop. The Fortune Cookies have set tip a PO Box for anyone who wants to get in touch. Write to them at: PO Box 1512. Glasgow (i12 9AW.
I Cloud Assassins Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. Beefy funky pop/ rock.
I The Raggle Taggle Gypsies MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I The Skint Twins Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.
I Banovich and Mackenzie scotizi. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. Blues duo.
I Lorna Buchanan Supper Club. Colliers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 11pm. Free. I The Pearliishers liast Kilhritlc Arts Centre. ()ld Coach Road. The Village. East Kilbride. 03552 61000. 8pm. £5 (£2.50). Davey Scott's brigade use this gig as an opportunity to record a live album with some of their own material and some older tunes from Davey's Hearts and Minds days.
I The Naked See Clyde Bar. Clyde Street. llelensburgh. 0436 673 251. 10.30pm. £1. Currently breaking in a new vocalist r— can he survive the competition from the astral guitar work‘.’
I Onion Joe Lounge Bar. Cameron House Hotel. Glasgow Road. llardgate. Clydebank. 0389 873535. 9pm. Free.
I Brazil Trophy Room. The Dugout. Cathcart Street. Grecnock. 0475 727 918. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Magnapop and The Voodoo Gueens Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 7pm. Magnapop. as in big pop apparently. The Georgian quartet choose to rough tip their charming tunes with some college rock guitar; support band The Voodoo Queens go for the noise and energy but neglect the tunes.
I Elmerhassel and Broccoli Subway. Cowgatc. 225 6766. 8pm. £2.
I June Frost Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 2294341. 9pm. £3. Cosmopolitan band who have packed in the punters at previous gigs with their melodic soundscapes and digeridoo.
I Racey Cavendish. West 'l‘ollcross. 228 3252. 9pm~3am. £5. A blast from the past with hits such as 'Sotue Girls Do. Some Girls Don‘t'.
I Lights Out By Nine Platform ()ne. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Big soul and R 6’; B band.
I Atlantica Negociants. l.otliian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I Black Cat Bones Advocate. South Bridge. 9.30pm. Free.
I Crush Zone Granny's Attic. Bath Street. Portobello. 669 1780. 9pm. Free.
I Rockville West lind Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free.
Tennents Live!
42 The List 20 May-2 June 1994