MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
Melodic popsters.
I The Gin Goblins Sax. chioi Walk. Cumbernauld. 01236 733 200. 8pm £2.50. Abandon hope. good taste and the contents of your stomach all ye who enter here as Edinburgh's liercesome gore rockers get splattering.
I Billy Rankine Harleys. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 01698 458174. 9pm. Free. Former Nazareth guitarist.
Edinburgh
I last Divide and Lorelei Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Aberdonian double bill.
I live Music Pear Tree. West Nicolson Street. 667 7533. 8.30pm. Free.
Glasgow
I Wet Wet Wet SFC‘C‘. Finnieston Quay. 248 9999. SOLD OUT. See Fri 14.
I Jools Holland Moulin Rouge Tent. Glasgow Green. See Glasgow Fair listings for details.
I Shooter and Jubilee Brewhouse. .lohn Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I hope Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Off-killer guitar band. I Live Music Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free.
TUESDAY 18
Glasgow
I Wet Wet Wet SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 9999. SOLD OUT. See Fri 14.
I Jools Holland Moulin Rouge Tent. Glasgow Green. See Glasgow Fair listings for details.
I Sugartown and Cowboy Mouth Rive Gauche Tent. Glasgow Green. See Glasgow Fair listings for details.
I Boyfriend and The Afterglow (THC) Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free. Psychedelic pop from The Afterglow.
I Crazy Rocket, Gypski and Bill William Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free. A Bandsearch heat.
I Glasgow Songwriters featuring Bill Ward Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Plus open mic.
Edinburgh
I Evolve, Gee Honey and Dallas Motorcade Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. Triple local band package. Evolve can proudly boast that they ltave played to more people than the entire population of Great Britain due to a satellite broadcast two months ago.
I Songwriters’ Showcase and Workshop Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 8pm. £ 1. Information: 553 7631. 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.
I Callus Original Black Bull. 1.eith Street. 557 5121. 9pm. Free. Recently- formed Edinburgh indie-folkabilly band. already with major label A 8; R interest and plenty of Festival gigs lined up.
I The Allstars Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free.
I Mad John Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. .Part of the Holsten Pils band search competition.
I LD 50 L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Part of the Holsten Pils band search competition.
WEDNESDAY 19
Glasgow
I Thee Hypnotlcs and Wilderbeast Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5 (advance). Tickets from The Garage.
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Country pleasers the Rockingbirds, Glasgow, Thurs 27
Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 204 2500. Hoary garage outfit who have beavered away on the underground with their Black (‘rowes-meets-The Stooges sound and have amassed a cult following. I The Humpff Family Moulin Rouge Tent. Glasgow Green. See Glasgow Fair listings for details.
I The Gods 0t Glam Rive Gauche Tent. Glasgow Green. See Glasgow Fair listings for details.
I Neil Sturgeon Scotia. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. S‘littstrel-about- town and l’artick Thistle fan Sturgeon plays an acoustic show to promote his solo albttm Nut/ii/rg/reml.
I The Weeds Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Live Music McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Baby Stafford, Cobalt Jury and Mudshark Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £4. The headliners are now to be known as Kate which will no doubt lead to all sorts of limp jokes about The Artist Formerly Known As Baby Stafford. Anyway. as all you top pop pickers will know. they're ex-Gun and their first recording for FM]. the Paper [.Ut't’ Maker FIP. went down very well among the rock fraternity.
I Gallus 1.‘ Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Part of the Holsten l’ils
band search competition. Galltts play a blend ofcaiuu rock that has been I described as “FIMF meets the Dukes of
lluzunl.’
I Electric Thistle Rutland No l. Rutland
Street. 2293402. 10pm. Free. Part ofthe 2 Holsten His hand search competition. I The Colour Wheel Stones. Frederick
Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Glaswegian
popsters with a new single ottt called ‘Mrs .‘
Mac'. I Slidin’ Delta Blues Band Wes-i lintl Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225
3861. 10pm. Free. Finger pickin' geetar
duo.
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Glasgow
. I Wet Wet Wet SFC‘C. Finnieston Quay.
248 9999. SOLD OUT. See Fri 14.
I Kate featuring Baby Stafford, Cobalt Jury and Mudshark King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm.
. £4. A rocking good night out with the ex-
Gttn guitarist finally on all systems go (we
hope) and exhibitionist alternative rockers
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Cobalt Jury.
I Hardbody Bar Miro. Kelvingrove
Street. 353 0475. 8pm. Free. See Sat 15. I Wonderboy, Tonic and Glen Dr Glenda Club 99p. The 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p. I Roach, Ego Breed, UGE and John
Harley Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free. The nest Bandsearch heat. I Net, The Corleones and The Spider Babies The Arena. Oswald Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £2.
| I Karen X Halt Bar. Woodlands Road.
3 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
i I White Dog Hunch Under \"entura. Kinil l Street. 552 1388. 9pm. £2.
; I Refuse To Dance h'lacSorley's. Jamaica i Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Meander and Fat Betty Solid Rock
1 Cafe. Hope Street. 221 1105. 9pm. Free. I God’s Boyfriend Batcave. Bruce llotel. l Cornwall Street. liast Kilbride. 013552 29771. 10pm. £3.
I Slimcea Girl Rico's. Ann Street. Greenock. 01475 783705. 10pm. £1.
1 I Live Music Nice ’n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall ; Street. 3. 3 9637. 9pm. A Fahrenheit 451 benefit night.
Edinburgh
I The Trashcan Sinatras Venue. (‘attnn Road. 557 3073. 7.30pm. £4. The Carts (or is it the Trashes'.’) make an extremely rare live appearance having sneaked ottt of Shabby Road Studios where they've been recording their third album.
I Dominic Waxing Lyrical and Gilded lill
f Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 8pm. £2.
The headliners sound like an incredible
cross between an experimental rock band
and a tnedieval troulmdour. I Hot Tomales West littd Oyster Bar.
‘ West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10pm. Free. Blues feast with a harmonica side order.
I Congy Ben Queen Street Oyster Bar. Qtteen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Two men. two guitars. one ()asis fixation and
f probably some poetic musings thrown in
for good measure.
I China Blue Neighbours. McDonald
I Road. 557 4928. 9pm. Free.
Falkirk
; I Capone And The Bullets Mai-tell. ' Burnbank Road. 01324 621764. 8pm. £2.50. Hard-nosed blttes ska.
; Glasgow
I Thrum Rive Gauche Tent. Glasgow Green. See Glasgow Fair listings for details.
I Trashcan Sinatras and The McCluskey Brothers Moulin Rouge Tent. Glasgow Green. See Glasgow Fair listings for details.
I Wet Wet Wet SF.(‘C. Finnieston Quay. 248 9999. SOLD OUT. See Fri 14.
I Bush and Auntie Bose King Tut's Walt Walt Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4. Tickets from King Tut’s and Jttst the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. See preview.
I Capone And The Bullets Nice 'n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Single launch for the ska collective who have been honoured by the vocal participation of Bad Manners' Buster Bloodvessel on said single.
I The Smiles and Flo The Arena. ()swald
Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £2.50. including entry to l’arklife.
I Free At Last MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Demi-Jam and Whyte Spirit Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Billy River Twa (‘orbies. Kilbowie Road. (‘umbernauld 01236 727473. 9pm. Free. Blues guitarist.
I The Pies (‘onnellys Nicholson .Sll'L‘t‘l. Greenock. 01475 888 972. 8pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Bathers and Sugartown La Belle Attgele. Hasties Close. Cow-gate. 225 2774. 7.30pm. £7.50 plus booking. Glasgow's elegant aesthete (.‘hris Tltotttpsoti gives it the cocktail bar blues. I Wormhole Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. Self-confessedly ‘fttcked-up' Dublin trio who love Royal Trux. Pavement. early Pink Floyd and The Btttthole Surfers and make mad. bad. unpredictable music. l)on‘t miss.
I The Rockin’ Berries Cavendish. \vesi 'l'ollcross. 228 3252. 9pm- 3am. £5. Five hits 30 years ago -— including 'lle‘s In Town' and ‘What In The World's Come ()ver YotF -- and still touring.
I The Muppets and Indigo Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 8pm. £2. lndie rock. I Rubber Tree Plants West lind ()ystet' Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10pm. Free.
I Black Cat Bones (th Rock (life. West Port. 2294341. 10pm. Free. Masters of disguise who also work under the alias Something For The Weekend. Blues.
I live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
SATURDAY 22
Glasgow
I Soul Sisters Moulin Rouge Tent. Glasgow Green. See Glasgow Fair listings
for details.
; I The Diggers attd The Delgados King
Tut's \Vah \Vah llut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. Two tipped Glasgow acts performing their own take on melodic indie pop. The Diggers go for
a sublime. mellow sound with traces of 60s and 70s classics in there.
I The Frames (TBC) McChuill‘s. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. The Irish folk rock band fronted by Glen llansard who played one of The ('mnmiI/nenlx several moons ago.
I Give Up The Ghost MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Tempus Fugit Blacklriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Acid jazz.
I Dallas Motorcade llalt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Shaighy flhaill Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 5pm. Free.
I 84 G Men Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Levi Toi Wolburn‘s Wharf. Yoker Ferry Road. 959 2016. 9.30pm. Free. Jazz funk. I The Full flog 1.‘ Attache. Waterloo Street. 221 3210. 9pm. Free.
I Bluesberry Jam Clyde Bar. West Clyde
44 The List 14-27 Jttl 1995