ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
WEDNESDAY 28
Glasgow
I Credit To The Nation and Bosley King Tut‘s \\'ah \\'ah llrrt. St Vincent Street. 22! 527‘). S3tlpttl. £6. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 ~l67‘). See preview.
I Raw Stylus .-\rchaos. Queen Street. 204 3lS‘). llprn. £3 it'2). Jazz. funk crew in rescheduled gig scenario.
I Gods Dl Glam Kilkennys. .lohn Street. 552 3505. ‘)pm. Free.
I The Million Dollar Band Vic Bar. (ilasgow School of Art. Rent‘rew Street. 332 06‘)l. Spin. Tree. Students and guests. I Eric Cuthbertson .\le('hnills. High Street. 552 2135. l0pm. l‘r'ee. Blues.
I Raggle Taggle Gypsies l’addy ().l“)l-Jkllli\ l)t‘t‘illll. Bridge .Slt'L‘cl. l’irislc)’. SJS 50‘)6. ‘)pii:. l-‘iee. Rollicking (feltic PUP.
Edinburgh
I Audioweb and Mansun Venue. ('alton Road. 557 3073. ‘)pm. U50. Manchester based headliners who liav e been described somewhat bi/arrely as ‘Joy Division boung w ith Shabha Ranks'. With support l‘i'orrr ()asis-ish band.
I Mystery Juice Whistle Binkies. .‘s‘itlth-y Street. 557 5| l-l. ‘)pm. l'rce. Bi/ar're. but workable miv ot' ('eltic folk and rap.
I BO Weevil Rtrtlarid \ol. Rtrtland Street. 22‘) 3-102. 10pm. l5ree. Blues and R ‘n' B. I Cottonfield Stones. l'i't‘th'i‘it‘k Street. 220 I226. ltlprrt. Hee.
I Simon Michaels Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. ‘)pm. l‘ree.
THURSDAY 29 '
Glasgow
I Tori Amos (ilasgow‘ Royal (‘oncert Hall. Saueliiehall Street. 7.30pm. £12.50.";‘).50. Tickets front tire hos ott‘ice and the Ticket Centre. (‘andleriggs 227 55 l l. The _\o\\‘lrltg preacher 's daughter does her ‘l'm mad. me' routine again for her adoring irrasses. and continues to proporind her theories about the seductive properties other piano.
I Carter The (iarage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 ll20. 7pm. £7.50 plrrs booking fee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. Virgin. l'nion Street. 226 467‘). The jolly but irritating crew continue to peddle their ‘studerock circa l‘)‘)0' sound. Don‘t they know the kids want l'ull-on guitars now'.’ I X-Cllll, Dragdoll and Bullyrag King Tuts \Vali \Vah llut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). S.30prn. £4. Tickets from King Tut's and Just the Ticket. Virgin. Union Street. 226 467‘). ()verly serious industrial rock crew who like to think they're as screwed up as Trent Re/nor but at least youngsters Dragdoll know how to be passionate without being pompous.
I Warren Mclntyre/llippy Toys Nice ‘n Sleazy. Satrchiehall Street. 333 ‘)637. ‘)pm. l-‘ormer l‘rontman with The Moondials goes it alone with this acoustic
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set to showcase that escellent voice of his. I The Painted Word The Whisky Bar. \\'est (Irrrtpbell Street. 332 I032. ‘)pm. l‘ree. .-\larr .\lc(‘usker-Thonipson does his sensitive singer/songw ritcr' stall and does It well.
I Nevertheless, Picnic and Wilderness The Arena. ()swald Street. 221 30“). ‘)pm. £2.50.
I The Newtown Grunts The thin Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 I2l0. ‘).30pm. l‘rcc. Brickt‘ast-swilling punk monsters. I Liar’s Tale, Charlie Oon’t Surf and The Radoos The Rat Trap. Brown Street. 22l 7233. Split. £3.
I My Favourite Sneakers Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. ‘)pm. liree.
I The Diplomats The Brew house. John Sll‘t't'l. 3Slll. Spill. l'tl‘Ck‘.
I Muse and Liar’s Tale MacSorleys. lairrarca Street. 22] SJ‘N. ‘)pm. l-ree. Battle ol' the Bands heat.
Edinburgh
I Congy Ben Queen Street Oyster Bar. ()rreen Street. 226 2530. l0pm. liree. Blues covers with the odd dash ol‘ ( )asis thrown in ltrt' good measure.
I Vagabonds The Merlin. Morrringside Road. H7 432‘). ‘)pm. l‘r'ee.
I Blackjacks l.'.-\ttache. Rutland Street.
22‘) 3-102. 9pm. l‘ree.
Glasgow
I The Radio Sweethearts and Cherry King Tuts \\'a|r Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘). S30pm. Lil. Sweet country lamentatrons from The Radio Sweethearts. featuring B.\l.\ Bandit lirancis .\lcl)ona|d in their number. See preview.
I The Blisters Queen Margaret l'nion. l'ni\ersity (iardens. 33‘) ‘)7.S'~l. Students and guests. :\ hand who. like Rocket From The (’rypt. know how to dress and play with swagger. though they‘re not qurte ol the same swamp rock ilk.
I Nearvana The (‘athoustu liniort Street. 218 6606. Split. £5.30 (advance). Nirvana tribute night.
I Rev Snakehips’ Country Messiahs .‘s'iee 'n' Slea/y. Sauchrehall Street. 333 ‘)637. ‘)pm. L2. Raunchy country and Rth for lllt‘ 90s.
I Fat Betty MacSorleys. .larnaica Street. 22l S-l‘)‘)_ ‘)pm. l’r'ee.
I Rev Ooc And The Congregation The Brewhoase. .lolm Street. 552 3S0l. .S'pm. l‘r‘ec.
Edinburgh
I Mike Penders Searchers Cavendish. West 'l‘ollcross. 223 3252. ‘)pm 3am. £5. (‘lassic 60s pop from the hand who had two number one hits including '.\'eedlcs And l’ins'.
I The Felsons Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. ‘)pm. l‘rec.
I Indie Night (‘as Rock (Kile. West Port. 22‘) 434 I. l0pm. l-‘rec. l‘irst in a series of monthly gigs promoting local talent. l'eaturing two hands a night and hosted by comedian l‘rank Satan. l’lus drink promos. I Live Music Abbey. South (‘lerk Street. 667 3023. S30pm. l‘ree.
SATURDAY 2
Glasgow
I Deep Purple Barrowland. (iallowgatc. 552 J60l. 7.30pm. {l6 plus hooking lee. Tickets from Just the Ticket. \‘rrgin. l‘nion Street. 226—167‘). Hoary superannuated rockers. touring in time for The Sev Pistols rel'orirratiorr to have something to pretend to be kicking against. 5
I Night of the Acoustics featuring Bert Jansch, Horse, Jackie Leven and Davie SCOTT l'ittsl Kilhride .-\l‘l.s (t‘llll'c‘. ()ltl ("tacit Road. liast Mains. liast Kilhride. 0l3552 61000. Spin. {S (Uri. See preview l‘or Bert Jansclr. This event kicks ol'l‘ lllt .-\rts ('entr‘e‘s I’m/2 I’m/r music week with
Catch the best Music this fortnight. ROCK
I Pulp The lithe Coeker and pals head north of the border to lead the student hordes in a collective and no doubt irony-free version of Cmnmmr l’eup/e. Inglis/mt. Ifdt’nburylt. Sun 25. I Bruce Springsteen Gone are the bltie collar rock days of ‘Born In The liSA' when the Boss's arse was trscd as the cover for the album. His last offering. The (i/msr (i)_/"limr .lmul is so stripped down that it makes the positively bleak r‘v’e/n'uska sectn cheery. I’ltrvliuus‘e. lit/inhruje/r. Sun 3’. I Supergrass They are young. they rrrn green. they have teeth and so on. The spunky pups' powerpop-l‘uelled rise continues unabated as they tour to support. as it they needed to. their new single. ‘Going ()trt‘. Burrmr‘luml. (i/us‘grm‘. Mon 4.
JAZZ
I John Rae Collective Another outing for the re-l‘ornicd Collective. still boasting the litre tip which was so influential in cncrgising the developing Scottish jazz. scene of the
'I'lrrirs' 2‘).
I Melanie O’Reilly The Dublin-born singer brings her new lrish- influenced sound to her adopted home to celebrate a UK release for her ‘lir Nu .llum album. Queen it Hull. lit/i’li/2iir'g/r. I’rr I.
FDLK
I Bert Jansch The legend ot‘ the acoustic guitar has a London residency that pulls an audience of Jarvis (’ocker. The 'l‘indcrsticks. Noel Gallagher and more. The linger'pickin' singer is establishing a once-a-month equivalent in Scotland. The Press ('lul), (i/us‘emr: I’ri /. (‘ttfe Royal. Ifrli/i/nuy/r. Thurs 7. CLASSICAL 8i DPEBA
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra This is the first time that condtrctor Sir Charles Mackerras and pianist Alfred Brendel have worked together. The programme consists of Mozart's overture to Don (lint'umti as well as his .S'ymp/imrv No 4/ and Beethoven's l’itllrn ('mrt‘erm N0 3. Usher Ila/l. lz'riinbrujeli. ’l'lzurs 2‘).
I or Scottish Ensemble Composer Dave Heath's new work. ‘Rage‘. receives its Glasgow premiere with Heath demonstrating his skill as a flautist as well as a corriposer. Ix’S/lrlll), (ilusgmr; [92123.
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all manner ol riiusic-i'elated events. I Joe Grushecky King Tut's Walt Walt
llut. St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘). S.30pm.
I Napoleon 4 and Concorde Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. ‘)pm.
I The Outpatients Ivtriesoi-Ieys. Jamaica Street. 22l 849‘). ‘)pm. Free.
I Gazelle Blackl‘riars. Bell Street. 552
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