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oates listed below are for one-oft shows: see separate section for residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Dates will be listed, provided that details reach our offices art least one week before publication. Rock and Blues Listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd
and Jonathan Trew.
FRIDAY 11 _A .
Glasgow
I The Spooks McChuill's. High Street.
552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Blues Experience Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I A Glasgow Kiss MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. Hard rock. I Martin Stephenson East Kilbride Arts Centre. ()ld Coach Road. The Village. liast Kilbride. 01355261000. 8pm. £5 (£2.50). The Geordie singer/songwriter makes another of his well-received solo appearances.
I Motor Life Go Rico’s. Tobago Street. Greenock. 01475 783705. £2.50.
I Jellyhead and Hanx Clyde Bar. West Clyde Street. Helensburgh. 01436 673 257. 10pm. £1.
I Maxwell Park Lounge Bar. Dugout. Cathcart Street. Grcenock. 01475 727 918. 10pm. Free.
I Live Music Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
Edinburgh
I The UK Subs and Jubilee Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 2294341. 10pm. £4 in advance. £5 on the door. The lidinburgh—European City of Punk Rock celebrations continue apace. Tonight sees the old punk troopers lire up the hordes before descending on a well-known fast food chain for a spot of picketittg tomorrow.
I Haywire and The Bock-A-Bagna Bock Tap O‘l.auriston. Lauriston Place. 229 4041. 8pm. Free. After a long day at the Cider Drinking Workshop in The Pear Tree what could beat a spot of pogoing as a nightcap‘.’
I Middle Of The Road Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Bit of a self-damning name from the people who brought us ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep'. I Veronica, Dragdoll and The Thrush Puppies Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 8pm. £2. Subway continues its explorations into the indie rock undergrowth. From Northwich. south of Manchester come the punk ‘n’ roll Thrush Puppies. declared by John Peel to occupy the Number Three slot in his personal Top Ten.
I oead Parrot Society West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. Not. as one might suspect.
and a Monty Python sketch but rather a pile of late-80s anti early-90s covers.
I Soul Connection Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. Free. Soul sounds. curiously enough.
; I Groovetunnel Advocate. South Bridge.
9.30pm. Free. Funktastic Hammond mayhem dishing out all your favourite 70s car chase music.
I Live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
SATURDAY 12
Glasgow
I Incarnate, Slacker and Sons or The Shaking Earth King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. Showcase triple bill with a hard rock l‘L‘lll.
I The Raggle Taggle Gypsies McChuill's.
High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
Rootsy hoedown.
I The Blackwater Blues Band MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Skint Twins Blackfriaz's. Bell Street.
552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.
I Sparta Halt Bar. \‘v'oodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Trailblazers, The Hoolits and The Diablos Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Nookie Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. 9.30pm. Free. Frantic fiddles — it's the reel thing.
I Charlie Don’t Surf Wolburn‘s Wharf. Yoker Ferry Road. 959 2016. 9.30pm. Free. Feisty Scotpop.
I Brazil Boon's Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 10pm. Free.
I The Kaisers Rico‘s. Ann Street. Greenock. (H475 783 705. 10pm. The happenin‘ rock ‘n' roll sounds of Edinburgh‘s Kaisers — stars from the top of their quiffs to the tips of their pointy boots.
I Flicker lloize East Kilbride Arts Centre. Old Coach Road. The Village. Fast Kilbride. (H3552 61000. 8pm. £4 (£2). Rap rock outfit with heavy duty guitars.
I The Little Hopetown Giants and Coast Clyde Bar. West Clyde Street. Helensburgh. 01436 673 257. 10pm. £1.
Edinburgh
I Schwartzeneggar and 0i Polloi Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. £3.50 in advance. £4 on the door. This gig marks the culmination of a full and no doubt joyful day's activity for the punx. Having had the Punx Picnic (1pm Princes Street Gardens) and warmed up down the Tap at an earlier gig. the stage is set for some hardcore cider vomiting.
I One By One and Substandard Tap ()‘1.auriston. Lauriston Place. 229 4041. 8pm. Free. See above.
I Bacey Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. More nostalgia from
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a cross between a Robin Williams film
the folk who had a hit with 'Baby Lay Your Love On Me'. And suchlike.
I Bockville West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. I Ashlin and Blind Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 8pm. £2.
I Highway Jones Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. The Mustang Sally guitarist goes for solo glory.
I Live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
SUNDAY 13
Glasgow
I Thrush Puppies and Dragdoll Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £3. See Fri 1 1.
I Coast and Motor Lite Co Club Mouth. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8pm. Free. Rousing. attacking indie guitars from both bands. Motor Life Co have a Buffalo Tom strain to their sound. while Coast are more at home in the Bt‘itpop scheme of things.
I The Banters antl Blah Blah Blah Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free. The Ranters gie it laldy with an onslaught of tunecore.
I Charlie Don’t Surf and Kite Monster Liquor Store. Bridge Street. Paisley. 848 5096. 10pm. Free. See Fri 12.
I Men Lie and tlepenthe Sax. Teviot Walk. Cumbernattld. 01236 733 200. 8pm. £2.50.
Edinburgh
I Sad Society and Bus Station Loonies Tap ()‘Lauriston. Lauriston Place. 229 4041. 8pm. Free. All good parties must end sometime so there'll be lots of sad little faces as the Edinburgh—European City of Punk 1995 celebrations draw to a close. it was an ambitious project. Satne time next year'.’
I June Frost Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. The boys and girl are back in town having dispensed their melodic soundscapes. blending ethnic influences and rock. all over Europe.
I Bluetinger 1.‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. All those rock 'n' roll greats in glorious stereo.
I Live Music Pear Tree. West Nicolson Street. 667 7533. 8.30pm. Free.
MONDAY 14
Glasgow
I Bluebum King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3. Blueburn have just released their fourth FZP entitled (lot '1?) Know You. The lyrics are somewhat quirky. but the band's biggest selling point seems to be the singer's resemblance to one David Bowie. Can't see it myself.
I The Poison Sisters and The Space Kittens The 13th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 552 1638. 8pm. £2.50
John Martyn plays 1t like he means it, Edinburgh, Mon 14
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BUCK & BLUES I Coast They've released a fine single. performed an even better set at T In The Park and are currently one of the Scottish bands to watch with their rousing indie guitar sound. 13th Note. Glasgow, Sun 13.
I Sldi Bou Said Indie pop trio pulling in many conflicting directions at once. plus sterling local support from Bis and the inimitable Lungleg. 13th Note. Glasgow. Thurs l7.
JAZZ
I Gail McArthur Berklee Fund Benefit No confirmed line—up yet, but last year this benefit to raise funds for the local saxophonist Gail McAnhur to attend the prestigious American music school Berklee drew an impressive bill of Scottishjazz musicianslfast K [lbrt'tle Arts Centre. Wed 16.
FOLK 8: WORLD
I Drop The Box More cheerful Shetland sounds from the musical island‘s roots-rockabilly young band scene. Scott'a Bar. Glasgow; Wed [6. CLASSICAL 8t DPEBA
I Lunchtime concert Members of the Saltire String Quartet play Beethoven‘s String Trio No I and Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Cello and are joined by pianist Neil MacFarlane for Schumann’s Piano Quartet. Mere/rants House. Glasgow: Thurs I 7.
(£1.50). All proceeds from this gig go to the Scottish Defiance Alliance Against The Criminal Justice Bill.
I Abrawho and Toaster Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I John Martyn Palladium. Broughton Place. 0800 132 2097. £9.50. 9pm. Welcome Festival-time gig for the Scotsman who started in Hamish ltnlach- influenced folk and has branched into just about everything since. developing a distinctive. laid-back but intense style along the way.
I Atlantis and Chicane Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. Contrary to appearances this is a triple local band package. The third lucky opportunity knocks contestant has yet to be announced.
I Graham E. Pearson Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Creator of the fantastically named album Blood On The C/tip S/top I'ilUUII
I The Subterraneans l.‘ Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. The guys from Shibboleth don their cover version diguise.
TUESDAY 15
Glasgow
I The UK Subs and The Blunts Cathouse. Brown Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5.30 plus
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