MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
RDCK & BLUES
Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Dates will be listed, provided that details reach our offices art least one week belore publication. Rock and Blues listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd
and Jonathan Trew.
FRIDAY 18
Glasgow
I Makossa and The Blues Poets Caledonian University Park Campus. Queens College. 7pm. £3 (£2). This benefit night for the Stephen Lawrence Family Campaign (Lawrence was the victim of a racist tnurder more than two years ago; his murderers have not been prosecuted) starts with a public meeting chaired by James Kelman and rounds off with live music from the above.
I Peptone, The Fabians and Casino King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. This triple bill includes the indie sounds of Glaswegian combo Peptone and the happy retro sounds of Aberdeen's answer to Herman's Hermits. The Fabians.
I llosferatu Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Goth lives on.
I lied Green’s Blues Band MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I White Spirit Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I lieu Doc And The Congregation McChuill’s. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Trad R & B with harmonica at the centre.
I Billy Bitters Lounge Bar. Dugout. Cathcart Street. Greenock. 01475 727918. 10pm. Free. Blues guitarist.
Edinburgh
I llorse Palladium. Broughton Place. 556 7353. 9pm. £9. McDonald and McAlinden hit town to demonstrate their vocal abilities in an acoustic set.
I Vanity Fair Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. The people who brought us ‘Hitchin‘ A Ride’ as opposed to the magazine for those whose faces are their be all and end all.
I Groovetunnel West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. The funky fiends and Hammond wielders return to wreak more organ mayhem and 70s TV theme tunes.
I Kamikaze Tap O'Lauriston. Lauriston Place. 229 4041. 9pm. Free. Banzai! Hardly has the vomit dried after the Edinburgh European City of Punk when they’re at it again.
I Slldln’ Delta Blues Band and Blueflnger Fat Sam‘s. Fountainbridge. 228 3111.£3/£5. 11pm. Finger pickin' and slide guitar duo and some classic rock 'n' roll.
I Soul Connection Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. £2. Croon along to those soul sounds.
I Blanfakers Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free. Pseudo-arsonists by name. playing rockin' blues is the game.
I live Muslc Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
SATURDAY 19
I Speedy .l and Jake Slezenger Pure. Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7pm—2am. £12 plus booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and usual outlets. The DJ line-
up is headed by Derrick May and Armando with the regular Pure DJs and collaborators holding the fort elsewhere. See preview.
I Dog. Roach and Bluesberry Jam King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221,5279. 8.30pm. £3.
I Chong Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.
I Sugartly McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Toaster Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Bengal lancers MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I lights Out By Nine Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Billy Bitters L'Attache. Waterloo Street. 221 3210. 9pm. Free. Blues guitarist.
I llew leaf Wolburn‘s Wharf. Yoker Ferry Road. 959 2016. 9.30pm. Free.
I lieii Doc And The Congregation Boon's Yard. Cathcart Road. 649 0184. 10pm. Free.
I The lorelei and Fuzzy Clyde Bar. West Clyde Street. Helensburgh. 01463 673 257. 10pm. £1. The Lorelei are groovy folk/rock types from Aberdeen.
Edinburgh
I Kilti Dee Palladium. Broughton Place. 556 7353. 9 to. £7.50.
I Sidi Bou aid Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. £3.50 in advance. £4 on the door. One of the extremely few touring bands in Edinburgh during the Festival madness. Sidi Bou Said are an all-women indie guitar band with some well twisted ideas lurking behind their jangling.
I Memphis Detour and Chester Drawers Fat Sam‘s. Fountainbridge. 228 31 l 1. £3/£5. 1 1pm. Fifties rockabilly from the headliners.
I D’Jango Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm-3am. £5. Roll up. roll up for a big helping of Drifters' covers.
I Suffering Spacehoppers Tap O‘Lauriston. Lauriston Place. 229 4041. 9pm. Free. Any relation to the Glasgow Spacehopper?
I Bluefinger Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. £2. See Fri 18. I Dominic Waxing lyrical Dr Neil's Garden. Duddingston. info: 557 2957. 2pm. £1.50 (£1). it’s open day at Dr Neil’s fabby gardens. The music link is very tenuous but since it‘s in aid of Amnesty International we won‘t quibble. Beetrhgmve Garden presenters will be there in case you need any help with your herbs.
I Something For The Weekend Advocate. South Bridge. 9.30pm. Free. Funky blues. I Smokestack lightning West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. Blues and R & Bin case you couldn't guess by the name.
I llew South Wailers Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Country blues from Australia. hence the rather witty name.
I live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
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I livi Aid Aster Motel. Newhouses Road. by Broxbum. 01506 431177. 7pm. £3. Those wonderful IMS people are putting on another charity gig. This time it‘s in aid of the Open Door charity for young homeless folk. The bands are The Undecided. Emotionally Unbalanced. Tom Circus and Kushti and the Fugitives.
SUNDAY 20
I Ash and Scarlo King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5.50. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the Ticket. Virgin, Union Street. 226 4679. Power pop trio from Northern Ireland who did themselves a power of good at T In The Park with a storming set in the King Tut’s Tent and had the great
sense to rhyme 'imttle in Tut'ivun' with ‘Jtickt'e Clitm' in recent single ‘Kung Fu‘. I Serenade and Morbid Symphony Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Flaere Liquor Store. Bridge Street. Paisley. 848 5096. 10pm. Free. The idiosyncratic songstress returns to west coast gigging.
I Dreadwater and Happy But Twisted Sax. Teviot Walk. Cumbernauld. ()1236 733 200. 8pm. £2.50.
Edinburgh
I Margarita Pracatan Palladium. Broughton Place. 556 7353. 11pm. £7.50. The Cuban songstress. famous for her eyeball rolling high-Jinks as seen on the Clive James S/imr. thumps out some singalongs on the old joanna. She’s mad. you know.
I Cloud Assassins Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. ‘Die you little fluffy swiiie‘. It's an oltl joke btit one worth repeating when inspiration runs dry. I Hot Tomales and Hollywood Rockets Fat Sam's. Fountainbridge. 228 31 1 1. £3/£5. I 1pm. Blues duo and big band jump-jive frolics.
I Lights Out By lline Platform ()ne. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. £1. Soul food.
I Bluelinger L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. See Fri 18.
I Live Music Pear Tree. West Nicolson Street. 667 7533. 8.30pm. Free.
MONDAY 21
Glasgow
I Sharkbait Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Thanes and Ego Breed Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. The beat boom boys return.
I Andy Chung Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Long term veteran of the Edinburgh pub circuit and ex-Rhythm Chillun man.
I Subterraneans L'Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. it's the Shibboleth folk in their covers diguise.
I East Coast Proiect La Belle Angelc. Hastie's Close. Cowgate. 225 2774. 10pm. £6 (£5). Launch gig for a new compilation of Edinburgh dance features Blackanized. Coco And The Bean. Sugar Bullit. Freshly Squeezed and 3 Bag Brew all in one place at the same time. DJs Awun and Joseph Malik man the decks.
TUESDAY 22
Glasgow
I Silverchair and Knucklebone King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4.
I The Brodie Set , Trout, Mogwai and Forensics Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free. I Duiet Dnes Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Glasgow Songwriters featuring Alex Mclean Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free.
I Billy Rankin Harley's. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 01698 458174. 9pm. Free. Former Nazareth guitarist.
Edinburgh
I Margarita Pracatan Palladium. Broughton Place. 556 7353. 7pm. £7.50. See Sun 20.
I Club Y’All Nicky Tams. Victoria Street. 225 3326. 10pm. Free. Jenny Angel picks up her guitar for strummin' fun a-plenty along with a special banjo-jammin' guest. in between sets you can look forward to all those country favourites from Hank Williams to Patsy Cline and all points in between.
I Groovetunnel Carwash. The Mound. 220 0054. 10pm. Free. The groovers should be completely at ease here among
the lava lamps and other 70s memorabilia (or tack. depending on your point of view).
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. ()ne local songwriter is highlighted at 10.30pm each night.
I El Supremo Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Big Bert hits the range for some lonesome crooning.
I little llopetown Giants Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Dusty. contemporary. country-tinged tip. I Red Hot and Blue L' Attache. Rutland Street. 22‘) 3402. 10pm. Free. Rock 'n'
. roll golden oldies.
WEDNESDAY 23
Glasgow
I NDFX Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332
l 120. 7.30pm. £7 plus booking fee. Tickets from The Garage. Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679 and Tower Records. Argyle Street. 201 2500. They've been around for donkey's but with the upsurge of similar American punkcore acts like Offspring. N()FX could be about to break big on this side of the waiter.
I Bandsearch Regional Final Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Cartoon Revue McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Dominic Waxing lyrical and Julianne McCambridge The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. Edinburgh‘s most warped songwriter plays a rare Glasgow date.
Edinburgh
I Shaking Spear And The Cannibals and Hollywood Rockets Club Americana. Fat Sam's. Fountainbridge. 228 3111. 11pm. £5 (£3). Fifties and ()0s garage and surfin‘ rock ‘n‘ roll supported by R 82 B from an earlier decade.
I Moondials and Atlantis Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Relatively rare chance to catch the headliners' own brand of rock on the East coast.
I Groovetunnel Basement. Broughton Street. 557 0097. 10pm. Free. See Fri 18. I Highway Jones L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. The guitarist from Mustang Sally strikes out into the solo wilderness.
I Eddie Felson West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. Hep cat rockabilly trio often prefixed with the word ‘fast‘.
I The Johnson Brothers Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Loadsa covers.
I The Gods Di Glam Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. £1. Time for a taste of tack and all those glitzed up sounds of the 70s.
THURSDAY 24
Glasgow
I Dirge, June Frost and Space Monkey Malia King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3. Trio of Edinburgh-based bands.
I LPCD, Shudder and UCE Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Boilerhouse launch night.
I The Jeep Seats, The nadoos and Hippy Revolt Arena. Oswald Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £2.50.
I Sally Skull, llresel Yatsura and Interceptors Club 99p. The l3lh Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p.
I The llnot Garden Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 7.30pm. New band with a CD forthcoming.
I Racing Club McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Very much under