MUSIC ROCK & BLUES
FRIDAY 22
Glasgow
I The Real People King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. TickeLs from King Tut‘s and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. Liverpudlian band who say 'we created Oasis'. Well. not quite but they’re from the same school of ‘real‘ musicians playing ‘real' instruments.
I Whiteout (tbc) Mean Streets. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8pm. The Greenoek tykes play an intimate show at the pre-club club that regularly plays all the top tunes which first influenced their groovy retro sounds.
I The Beat Poets Cottiers. Hyndland Road. 357 5827. 9pm. Free. Surf guitar instrumentals to elicit some serious fancy footwork.
I The Wild Women 01 Wonga, Agent Orange and Tab Asylum. Caledonian University Student Union. Cowcaddells Road. 3320681. 9pm—7am. £6. Students and guests. Christmas party with a line-up of 22 DJs and PAs from the aforementioned acts.
I Breeze Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I The Plops (tbe) McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Blackwater Blues Band MacSorleys. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I The Subterraneans Kilkennys. Joint Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.
I Mudshark The Clyde Bar. West Clyde Street. Helensburgh. 01463 673 257. 10pm. £1. See Tue 19.
Edinburgh
I Black Grape and Eusebe Livingston Forum. Almontlvale West. 01506 419 191. Cancelled.
I Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Classic 60s rock frotn the band responsible for hits such as ‘The Game of Love' and ‘She Needs Love‘. I The Felsons Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. Country rockabilly.
I Buzzbomb and The Red Snappers Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Rock with a definite raw punky edge. See demo reviews.
I Blaze Falters Cas Rock Cafe. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free. Some covers. backed by a healthy amount of original rock.
I Black Cat Bones Advocate. South Bridge. 9.30pm. Free. liluesy covers.
I The Blues Brothers West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10pm. Free. Madcap electric blues.
I live Music Abbey. South Clerk Street. 667 3023. 8.30pm. Free.
SATURDAY 23 .
Glasgow
I Gun Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552
INSTRUMENT SALES RA. 4» BACK~LINE HIRE
0131 - 667- 8241
4601. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. Rejuvenated rockers with the strongest of home followings. See review of '95 feature.
I Bjorn Again Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £12.50/£11/£9. Tickets from the box office and the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Now as traditional at this time of year as Gary Glitter. We wanna know — what‘s the name of the game?
I The Beloved Love Boutique. The
Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 10pm.
Erstwhile trancey pop dance exponents
with more of an underground appeal these
days. but Jon Marsh's breathy vocals still
sends the girlies into a frenzy.
I The Zimmerman Band King Tut's Wah
Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279.
8.30pm. £5. Tickets from King Tut's and
Just the Ticket, Virgin. Union Street. 26
4679.
i I Newtown Grunts, on Family and Plenty More Nice 'n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street.
‘ 333 9637. 9pm. Buckfast punks headline.
I Whirling Pig Danish The Halt Bar.
Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm.
Free. Hectic punk sounds delivered in
guttural Scots tones.
I Ricardo Romano And His Allstars
Whisky Bar. West Campbell Street. 332 1032. 9pm. Free.
I Fraser Spiers Cottiers. Hyndland Road.
357 5827. 9pm. Free. Blues.
I Die Happy Kilkennys. John Street. 552
3505. 9pm. Free. See Thurs 21.
I lights Out By Nine The Brewhouse.
John Street. 552 3801. 9pm. Free.
I Blackwater Blues Band The
Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 4pm.
Free.
I I The Outpatients MacSorleys. Jamaica
Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I The Spooks McChuill's. High Street.
' 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I The Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra
Wolburn's Wharf. Yoker Ferry Road. 959
2016. 9.30pm. Free. Cajun and bluegrass.
I Full Moon Boon‘s Yard. Catheart Road.
649 0184. 10pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Body Hammer Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Out and out heavy metal. Pump those fists!
1 I The Pink Oblong Club Whistle Binkies. l Niddry Street. 557 5114. 9pm. Free.
l Country. with jazz touches (apparently).
1 I The Cin Goblins Cas Rock Cafe. West
l Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Price TBC. Frightening thrashy. punky. pant-soiling mayhem from local Edinburgh heroes.
g I Racey Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Classic 70s rock from the band who charted with ‘Some Girls' and ‘Boy Oh Boy‘.
5 I Subterraneans Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. Free. Rock
covers.
I Haze West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. 1 I lncubi Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Funky foot- j stompin‘ rock.
1 CHRISTMAS EVE ‘
Glasgow
I Baby Chaos, Capri and The Sexx Godzz Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. The whippersnappers go hell for leather with their rocky indie tunes.
I Big George And The Business The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 9pm. Free. Veterans of the heavy blues scene. I Fred Guimby Quartet McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Jazz funk collective give it a bit of Watch Night welly.
Edinburgh
West Tollcross. 228 3252. 9pm-3am. £5. Self-explanatory covers band.
Street. 459 9988. 9.30pm. £5. Admission by ticket only to this Xmas party.
I The Sounds oi The Critters Cavendish. ;
I Beanbag Deluxe L'Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. £10. Excellent covers band.
I Bluetinger Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Classic rock and roll.
CHRISTMAS DAY Edinburgh
I Blacklacks Rutland No l. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 10pm. £10. No doubt all the classic festive hits will be covered at this monster bash.
BOXING DAY
1 Glasgow
! I Big Vern ’n’ The Shootahs The Ferry.
i Clyde Place. 552 0588. 9pm. £12. Tickets
from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227
551 1. Glasgow‘s answer to The Blues
3 Brothers perform favourite soul hits. but
i now pepper their set with their own
material too.
i I Racing Club, Bitter P111 and pit Family Kazoo Club. The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Free. See Wed 20.
‘I I Blackwater Blues Band Nice'n'Sleazy.
Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
i I Chubby Kilkennys. John Street. 552
: 3505. 9pm. Free.
; I Big Ted’s Party Twa Corbies. Kilbowie
i Road. 01236 727473. 9pm. Free. Annual
: Boxing Day beano.
I The Full llog and Happy But Twisted
Sax Venue. Teviot Walk. Cumbernauld. 01236 733 200. 8pm. £3.
l Edinburgh
I Shake The Shak Whistle Binkies.
, Niddry Street. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. Folk. ' Far Eastern influences. rock. pop and
; anything else you can imagine all get
i thrown in the blender.
‘ WEDNESDAY 27 l
. Glasgow
L I Seasonal Adiustment The 13th Note
3 (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 1638.
1 7pm. Donation to The Big Issue. The stars of Creeping Bent enjoy a post-Christmas shindig during which their various
5 esteemed artistes will run through a
couple of cover versions apiece. along
with other notable local combos.
' I Apple and Alive She Cried King Tut's
Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221
; 5279. 8.30pm. £3.
I Bopstreet McChuill‘s. High Street. 552
2135. 10pm. Free.
I Wild Monkey Harleys. Quarry Street.
1 Hamilton. 01698 458174. 9pm. Free.
i I live Music Kilkennys. John Street. 552
3 3505. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Soul Connection Platform One. Rutland . Johnson 3mm": Queen Stmcl Oyster
3 Bar, Queen Street. 226 2530. 10.30pm. 1 Free. Covers.
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Abba nice day or meet your Waterloo with Bliirn Again, Glasgow Sat 23
I Michael Parker West End Oyster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10pm. Free. Acoustic.
I Happy But Twisted Stones. Frederick Street. 220 1226. 10pm. Free. Fraggle rockers.
THURSDAY 28
Glasgow
I The Sensational Alex Harvey Band The Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0588. 9pm. £8 (£6). Tickets from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. MORish set from the rock veterans. minus their maker of course. I Neil Sturgeon King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the . Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 4679. l Simple songs sung blue and some bright yellowy numbers too frotn Glasgow's man for all seasons. Does a nice line in Partiek Thistle tribute tunes too. ifyou ask him nicely. I live Music Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 6pm. Free. Sixteen bands end to end in an evening of freeby mayhem. Line-up to be confirmed. I Catterson and Yummyrur Club 99p, The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 9pm. 99p. One band named after Marti Pellow’s lovely bride and one band who can squeeze more hectic. punky songs into ten minutes than most. I Min] and Souldrive The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3. I Tom Mclliven Quintet McChuill's. High ' Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Jazzy sounds. ; I Nevertheless, Sugarbush anti Cry 2 Havoc The Arena. Oswald Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £2.50. I The Hellfire Club Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free. Country covers and songs to make you howl your eyes out. I String Driven Thing The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. I Hermitage The Whisky Bar. West Campbell Street. 332 1032. 9pm. Free. I Stone Cold and The Purple Ghmes The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8pm. ! Free. 1 I Moondance Wolburn's Wharf. Yoker i Ferry Road. 959 2016. 9pm. Free. 1 I MacFloyd Sax Venue. Teviot Walk. Cumbemauld. 01236 733 200. Scotland‘s i Pink Floyd tribute band. with a set ' including 'Careful With That Axe Jimmy' and ‘Dosh‘.
Edinburgh
I Shadowbox Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 9pm. £2. Rock.
I Eddie Felson Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. The lead singer of The Felsons goes it alone. I The little Creen Monkeys Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 9pm.
Free. Rocky folk.
GB The List 15 Dec 1995-11 Jan 1996