Making Music Happen
ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Anarcho-grunge-punk noisefest from the headliners.
I Udd Bodhran Moray House. Holyrood Road. 9pm. £4.50 (£4). Innovative Edinburgh band featuring Tibetan chants. tribal rythrns and world samples.
I Word In The House Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 8pm. Free. The Rebel Inc crowd hit Neggys for some performance poetry and MC Paul Reekie dishes a cool soundscape ofjazzy. funky. dancey-trancey sounds.
I Flubblequish L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Mellow rock covers with soft metal leanings.
I The RH Band Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Rab and his mates strut their bluesy stuff.
I Baby Bartok Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Best unsigned band at Sound City. So all you A 8; R men. get your cheque books out for the Bartoks.
Glasgow
I Sloppy Seconds and Travis Cut Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. I 100 Electra, Stone Gold, The Caffeine Cake Orchestra KaZoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free. 100 Electra used to write Mary Chain garagey drawls but have been quiet of late.
I Glasgow Songwriters featuring Alex Osborne Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Plus open mic.
I Vegas Bonkers. Hope Street. 248 5884. 9pm. Free.
I Albaroot Harleys. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 0698 458174. 9.30pm. Free. See Sat 13.
Edinburgh
I Jah Wobble Acropolis. Calton Hill. 557 6969. 8pm. £9. Strange man. strange band and strange sounds. all of which are riding on the crest of a wave following their best album to date. The Acropolis is probably the best place to catch their atmospheric world-funk.
I Baby Stafford and Cobalt Jury Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. Ex-Gun member Mr Stafford has teamed up with three of his mates and are hitting the road on the back of their Paper Int-c Maker EP. Cobalt Jury contain some old Angel Heart members and have just put out their debut EP. The Adult Party.
I The Comedians Moray House. Holyrood Road. 9pm. £4.50 (£4). Scots pop-rock.
I Deep Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Ambient vibes.
I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8pm. £4 (£2.50 concessions and free to performers). Information: 552 0440. Weekly forum for Edinburgh-based singer-songwriters. with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen-minute set. Special Festival session with ten open floor spots.
I olngbat And Hopewell Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free.
I Blueflnger A. J. Ramsay's Broughton Street. 557 0627. 9.30pm. Free. Still rocking and rolling.
I Country Teasers Christies. West Port. 229 4553. 9.30pm. Free. Psychobilly. country and western stomp with some well dubious posters.
I lied Hot And Blue L'Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
I Beanbag Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
I Makossa Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Steamy blend of reggae and African roots.
I El Supremo Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Big Bert. the Lost Supremo. does his thang.
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Glasgow
I Motor life Co The 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8pm. Free. Some powerful songs lurk in Motor Life Co's wall-of—guitars set. as unveiled on their latest three-track tape ‘ln Vein‘ which they’re giving away to the first twenty people through the door tonight.
I The Colour Wheel, The flaked See and Mishima The Arena. Oswald Street. 221 4583. 9pm. Free. The Colour Wheel continue their residency with accessible guitar pop sounds supported by Bathgate‘s most neglected stellar guitar wielders The Naked See.
I Funky Feet-us Fixx 11. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free. Edinburgh funk cotnbo.
I Blackwater Blues and Blueberry Jam Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Sloppy Seconds and X Bays Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £4. New Wave punk from the appropriately named headliners.
I Captain Shifty Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. 1 1pm. £3. The sartorially challenged funksters are back in
; Edinburgh after the Meadow bar stopped . putting on hands and deprived them of a
regular slot. I Slidin’ Delta Queen Street Oyster Bar.
: Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free.
Swamp blues sounds.
I De Hiros1.'Artache. Rutlaan Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Covers. with Crowded House numbers a speciality.
I Mr Pitiful Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Souled out. I Steve 0. C. West End Oyster Bar. West
Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free.
THURSDAY 18 Glasgow
I The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and AB/CD Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7.30pm. £8.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from The Garage. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. Traditional foot-on-the-monitor dino rock from the group who headlined this summer's Kelvingrove Festival. supported by the AC/1)C tribute crew.
I Mother Gong King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm.
1 £5.50. Tickets from King Tut's and Just
the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See Mon 15.
I Fingers Enormous, Mischief Le Bois and Counselled Dut Nice 'n' Sleazy.
l Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £1. The Brill Building‘s Rock and Pop Wars
continue. Make sure you go along on the night to cast your all-important vote.
I Seventh Heaven MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Soulful R & B.
I Jemima Stone, Captain 22 and Trout Arena. Oswald Street. 221 4583. 9pm. £2. I The Hemingways Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 12 1(). 9.30pm. Free.
I The llocturnals Bar Belgo. Candleriggs. 552 3486. 9pm. Free.
I The Greedy Children Club 99p. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p.
I Knucklebone Solid Rock Cafe. Hope Street. 221 1105. 9pm. Free.
I Emotional Blackmail Chicago Meatpackers. Hope Street. 248 4466. 8.30pm. Free.
I Sawney Bean Church On The Hill. Langside Monument. 649 5189. 9.45pm. Free.
I Tinderbox Batcave. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. 03552 29771. 10pm. Formerly The Dreaming. Aberdeen's popular folk rock go-getters.
Edinburgh
I Bitter Angel Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free.
I Baba Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. 10.30pm. Price on door. Funk. reggae and dub five-piece from Leeds. First of three nights.
I Beanbag L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
I Shibboleth Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Rock your socks off.
I Walk Tall Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm. Free. Big guitar sounds. I People Like Us A. J. Ramsay‘s. Broughton Street. 557 0627. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Hideaway Blues Band Stones Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. I Live Music West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. Stirling
I U340 and Jamiroquai Stirling Castle. Information: 031 556 1212. 6.30pm. £20 plus booking fee. Some tickets still available from TOCTA outlets. by credit card on ()31 557 6969/041 227 5511 or by post from PO Box 77. Edinburgh (postal orders only. add 70p booking fee). See preview.
‘ JAZZ m
Dates listed below are for one-off shows: see separate section for residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least one week before publication. Jazz Listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
SATURDAY 12
Glasgow
I George Penman’s Jazzmen Carnegie's. 142 St Vincent Street. 226 3833. 9pm. £4. Candlelight Club featuring Glasgow‘s
i leading Dixieland outfit.
I W Glasgow
I Strathclyde Youth Jan Orchestra RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£3 OAP. children. students. unemployed; disabled free admission). It is no coincidence that the three young Scottish musicians recently awarded scholarships to Berklee College in Boston — saxophonist Gail McArthur has now been joined by saxophonist Laura MacDonald and trombonist Nicol Thomson — all came through the ranks of SYJO. Bobby Wishart has ensured that the orchestra has maintained a high standard of both ensemble playing and
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FOLK & WORLD
Dates listed below are for one-off shows: see separate section for residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices art least one week before publication. Folk and World listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
Glasgow
I John Hinshelwood Cathedral House. Cathedral Square. 9pm. Free. Self-penned and contemporary new-wave country songs from ex-llonest Sam And The Dealers singer/bassist.
I Weekly Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 10pm. £6 (£4). Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.
SATURDAY 13
Glasgow
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. Eclectic songs from Michael MacBean. I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.
TUESDAY 16
Glasgow
I Davey Spillane Band The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 9pm. I'illean pipes maestro leads his band of Irish trad/rock fusionists.
WEDNESDAY 17
Glasgow
I Moonshiners Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass and beyond.
THURSDAY 18
Glasgow
I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £5 (£4). Allan Taylor. Accomplished veteran songwriter and guitarist. one of the best around.
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