MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
Edinburgh
I The Vibrators and The Gin Goblins Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. £3.50 in advance from the Cas and Ripping Records, £4 on the door. Early punk from the headliners whose batteries haven‘t run out and are still reaching the parts that other bands can’t. As for the support I’ll let the band speak for themselves: ‘We rob graves and have sex in tombs’.
I The Hollies Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £10.50. £12.50. See Fri 21.
I Boogalusa Kitchen. Cowgate. 225 5413. 10pm. Free. Cajun sounds from Bonnie Dundee.
I Viking oave Robertson Sandy Stone's. downstairs at Les Partisans. High Street. 226 6192. 10pm. Apparently this bloke redefines the word ‘barking‘. He‘s mad. he’s from Belgium and he moves in much the satne manner as Keith Richards. Poor sod.
I Peptone and Happy But Twisted Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Peptone used to be Roundabout and the support exhibit Htisker Do and Mega City Four tendencies.
I Shibboleth L’Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Rock.
I live Music Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
MONDAY 24
Glasgow
I ilanci Griffith and Sharon Shannon Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £15. £13. Tickets from the box office and the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. See Sun 23.
.‘t I i I!" . I Whiteout Mercat Theatre. Hecla Square. Drumchapel. 944 9022. 7.30pm. Free. Tickets from the theatre and schools in the area. The denim-clad good-time poplovers. plus DJs. take their celebratory tunes to various community venues as part of Sound City's programme to ensure that bands get pelted with tomatoes/heckled for covers of ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining‘. These gigs are aimed mainly at under-eighteens.
Edinburgh
I Girls Against Boys, Done lying Down and Bughouse Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £5.30 in advance from Virgin and Ripping Records. £6 on the door. See preview.
I Black Jacks L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Soft rock.
I The Gods Di Glam Physician and Firkin. Dalkeith Road. 662 4746. 8.30pm. Free. Teen sounds of the 70s.
I The DH Band Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Rab and his muckers have got a dose of the blues.
TUESDAY 25 .
Glasgow
I Bryan Ferry SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 9999. SOLD OUT. The non-crease crooner pulls some more ‘emotional’ faces and runs through his classy back catalogue.
I Hanci Griffith and Sharon Shannon Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £15. £13. Tickets from the box office and the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. See Sun 23.
Echobeny I Echobelly and Drugstore The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7.30pm. £6.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Fizzy indie pop with a cleverly thought-out agenda and convincing attitude. but the songs are a bit half-baked. I Whiteout Castlemilk Youth Complex.
“ ' Ardencraig Road. 630 0000. 7.30pm.
Free. Tickets from the venue and schools in the area. See Mon 24.
I New Breed, The Caffeine Cake Orchestra and Slacker Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free.
I Roadhouse Glasgow University Student Union. University Avenue. 339 .8697. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I Glasgow Songwriters featuring Brian Mcoade Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Promoting his new single. the proceeds of which go to Rwandan aid work. Plus open mic.
Edinburgh
I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8pm. £1. Information: 228 3147. Weekly forum for Edinburgh-based singer-songwriters. with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen- minute set. One local songwriter is highlighted at 10.30pm each night.
Woodstock Taylor is in the spotlight tonight.
I The Supernaturals Kitchen. Cowgate. 225 5413. 10pm. Free. Bouncy popsters who‘ve just released their own CD Sitting In The Sun. .
I Conscious Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. 9pm. £2 (£1).
I Sandyman Sandy Stone's. downstairs at Les Partisans. High Street. 226 6192. 10pm.
I De Hiros L'Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
I Mustang Sally Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Blue-eyed soul.
WEDNESDAY 26
Glasgow
I Hanci Griffith and Sharon Shannon Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £15. £13. A few tickets left from the box office and the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. See Sun 23.
I Terrorvision, Die Toten Hosen and Baby Chaos Barrowland, Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £8.50 plus booking fee. Tickets frotn Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. No age restriction. As poppy as hard rock gets. with an extra helping of tongue-in-cheek headbanging supported by old German punks and young Glasgow tykes.
I Done Lying Down, Bughouse and Motor Life Co King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4.50. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Anglo-American tunecore outfit recalling the passion of Hiisker Du. like a million and one other acts. Support frotn Buffalo Tom-esque local outfit Motor Life Co.
I Whiteout Cathkin High School. Westem Road. Cambuslang. 641 4331. 7.30pm. Free. Tickets from the school. See Mon 24.
I Solomon Flynn, Cloud Assassins and Maleki Ham Fury Murry‘s. Maxwell Street. 221 651 1. 9.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Tickets on the door or from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Phone 331 2473 for details. This is a Hallowe‘en party organised by the Glasgow Greenpeace Support Group which promises ‘haunting sounds' and Hallowe'en gifts for anyone who turns up in fancy dress.
I Easy, Roundhouse and Margarine Fixx 11. Miller Street. 221 1568. 9pm. Free.
I Albaroot Bar Belgo. Candleriggs. 552 3486. 8.30pm. Free. Roots reggae.
I Blueberry Jam Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Hank Marvin, Brian Bennet and Sons Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10.50. £12.50. Former Shadows’ axe man and skin batterer team up with their sprogs to belt out some old
Shads numbers along with some new material.
I The New Bomb Turks and Swine Flu Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £3.50 in advance from the Cas and Ripping Records. £4 on the door. The Turks have just released their second album. Information Highway Revisited. for anyone who likes having their ears tickled by leather and nails punk. Their singer. Eric Davidson. has been described as having a voice that sounds like ‘he's pissing ouzo and gasoline‘ apparently.
I The Humpff Family and Bananafish Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £5. After their last Mothers album the Humpffs are busy promoting their new one. carrying on the family theme with Fathers. Support comes from the JD. Salinger fan club.
I The lost Soul Band Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. £2. Local rootsies rock along with a new album entitled
H 1mg Like Jesus.
I Captain Shifty Legends. Cowgate. 225 8382. 1 1pm. £3 (£2). The funk tneisters in the dodgy togs dish out some more funksome grooves. So get on down there you groove monsters.
I Out Of Space and Apple Happy Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. £2. The headliners possess an fx pedal that Spiritualized would have sold their grandmothers to obtain. Which probably tells you a lot about them.
I Gave Ross Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free.
I Richie Henderson Sandy Stone's. downstairs at Les Partisans. High Street. 226 6192. 10pm.
I Roll Wyn James l.‘ Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Raunchy R & B.
I Red Hot and Blue Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Rock ‘n' roll.
I Steve D.C. West Iind Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10pm. Free.
THURSDAY 27
Glasgow
I Goodbye Mr Mackenzie The Garage. Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7.30pm. £6.30 plus booking fee. Tickets from The Garage. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 201 2500. The sardonic pop merchants from Edinburgh test out the loyalty of their fanbase.
I Whiteout Shettleston Halls. Wellshot Road. 778 1288. 7.30pm. Free. Tickets from the venue and schools in the area. See Mon 24.
I Sharon Shannon 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. Accomplished folk accordian player who hasjust supported Nanci Griffith on her recent Concert Hall run.
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