Kross. A if: R week.

I life With flixon, Flo and Mrs Chandi’s Mushroom Party Arena. ()swald Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £2. See feature for Mrs Ghandi's Mushroom Party. A & R week. I Glasgow Songwriters featuring Lark Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 0.30pm. Free. Plus open mic.

Edinburgh

I New FADS and Molly Half Head Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £6. That's the New Fast Automatic Daffodils in semi-acronym form. Their latest offering. Lul’t' II All. is a tad more commercially accessible. although they would probably hate to think so.

I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop Tron 'l‘avern. lltmter Square. Spin. £ l. lnformation: 22S 3H7. \\'eekl_v forum for lidinhurgh-lxised singer-songwriter~, with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen- minute set. ()ne local songwriter l.\ highlighted at 10.30pm each night.

I Funky Feet-Us Kitchen. (‘owgate 225 5413. 9pm. Free. 'l‘hey‘re steadily winning friends with their live shows.

I Throwing Moses and Come Plaza. liglinton Toll. 423 3077. 7.30pm. £8 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. While Throwing Muses can toss in the odd bit of rocking levity. this is geared up to he a night of musical exorcism. as everyone gathers round to gasp at how dark is the art of tonight‘s groups. Thalia Zedek of Come really drags the audience through it at least Kristin Hersh has been known to smile frequently in public.

I The Supernaturals, Coldust and lucrece King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £3. See feature for The Supernaturals and Goldust. xi Jr R neck.

I Ball 0f Confusion, Strangecrazy and Big Wednesday Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Ball Of Confusion formerly attained a degree of local success as Slide but have reinvented themselves in the Paul Weller mature modish rock vein with a dash of their previous Scotpop credentials creeping in. A (Q R week.

I Candle and The Shoals Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3.50.

I lungleg (TBC). Motor life Co and Mishima The 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £2. See feature for Lungleg. Motor Life ('o make a melodic but grungcy sound. like a less introspective Buffalo Tom. .l A" R week.

I The Nocturnals, Talitha K and Crazy Nettie The Arena. ()swald Street. 22] 30l0. 9pm. £2. See Fri 27 for The Nocturnals. .4 & R week.

I Ball 0f Confusion, Strangecrazy and Mishima Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Ball ()f Confusion

formerly attained a degree of local success as Slide but have reinvented themselves in

the Paul Weller mature modish rock vein with a dash of their previous Scotpop

credentials creeping in. A & R week.

I Lungleg (TBC) and Motor Life Co The 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £2. See feature for Lungleg. Motor Life Co make a melodic but grungey sound. like a less introspective Buffalo Tom. A & R week.

: Edinburgh

I Mantaray Venue. ('alton Road. 557

: 3073. 9pm. £3. See Tue 7.

I Honey Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Promising young

Glasgow band with single out now. Look out for it.

I El Supremo West lind Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free.

Big Bert struts the lonesome blues trail.

Falkirk

I Groovetunnel Martell. Burnhank Road.

Falkirk. 01324 62 I764. Spin. £2.50.

l-‘unktaMic stuff from the hand with a fine funk pedigree.

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Glasgow

I Queensryche Barrowland. Gallowgate.

552 460l. 7.30pm. Tickets from Just the

Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 467‘). Hard rockin’ muthas. Shake your head. I lisa Cermano and Sugartown King

Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street.

221 527‘). 8.30pm. £6. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union

Street. 226 467‘). Following Heather

Novas appearance a few weeks ago. another American songstress with an

offbeat collection of songs and a bit of folk-type mystique.

u The Bleeding llearts, Ramp and Jellyheads Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3. Foot-on-the-monitor good rocking from The Bleeding Hearts with a

: side order of punk attitood to go. A (Q R

week.

' I Octopus, Saint and Capri Nice ‘n‘ ' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637.

()pm. See feature for ()ctopus. Saint are

big on the same sonic sculptures trip as

()ctopus. .‘l A'- R week.

I Tonic and Toaster The 13m Note

(downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £2. Tonic is the new moniker for

The Stanley's. A d; R week.

I The Tinglies, The‘Candies and Meth

0.0. The Arena. ()swald Street. 22] 30H). 1 9pm. £2.50. lndie noise of varying

l descriptions. The Tinglies go for the

I Ride/My Bloody Valentine/Pixies angle.

The Candies for total dissonance and Meth ().I). are heavily influenced by the Velvet Underground/Jesus And Mary Chain school of surly distorted rock. .4 A" R lt‘t’t’k.

I Woodside flow l-lalt Bar. Woodlands

. Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. I Love Republic Under Ventura. King

Street. 552 1388. 9.30pm. £2. I Black Berry Blues MacSorley‘s. .lamaica Street. 221 849‘). 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Brian Kennedy La Belle Angele. llastie's Close (behind The Kitchen). 225

2774. £6 in advance from Ripping

3 Records. Virgin. TOCTA and First Call.

Frontman for Sweetmouth who

, accompanied Van the Man on his last tour

and sang on his recent live album.

I Hot Tomales Queen Street Oyster Bar.

Queen Street. 226 2530. l0pm. Free. See Thurs 2.

I saidflorence Stones. Frederick Street. 220 l226. 10pm. Free. Having parted

company with Sony. the foursome have gone on to release their Millimirrillimi album independently to a warm welcome.

No doubt tracks from it will receive an

airing tonight. I Cartoon Vagabonds AJ. Ramsay's. Broughton Street. 557 0627. 9pm. Free.

‘_ I Live Music West lind Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 386l. 10.30pm. Free.

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