ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
I Policecat and Idlewild The Attic. l.egends. Cowgate. 225 8382. 8pm. £2.
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I Songwriters’ Showcase Tron Tavern. Hunter Square. 7.30pm. £ l. Information: 228 8245. Weekly forutn for Edinburgh- based singer-songwriters. with anybody welcome to perform a fifteen-minute set. One local songwriter is highlighted at 10.30pm each night.
WEDNESDAY 4
Glasgow I The Aphex Twin Qudos. Queen I the cum 30b Snmh an? MS Margaret Union. University Gardens. 339 mUCkers wlum for [he rescheduled 9784. 8pm. £7.50 plus booking fee frotn dates that were put back Since the
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sounds. Plus l)ls Luke ‘Wagon Christ' "I Tina. Tumfer A Si"? rim way to to" CONCERT HALL Vibert and Andrew Weatherall. what "me 0 year It ‘8',“ to,calcume THU 26th DECEMBER I X Ray spex and lost pafaliticos The the frequency With which big. long (80m met-s; +1 HEUPEENATuRALS C athouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. term Stars make an appearance north . ~
our more idiosyncratic bands from punk's SECC. Sun "Mon 2. lirst wave. . . Jm
I The Poppyheads, Junior Funktton, The Honeytlys, Lost Icon and Superhero The "I 5309‘" "ank‘mm‘ The late“
I £4.50 plus booking fee. '()h Bondage. Up of the border. Once every two months GLASGOW Yours!'. that was your catchphrase. until means it‘s summen twice in two days FRIBArlgtggég'vlg R you converted to eastern mysticism. Time means it's Christmas. Still. at least 2 t E
to see if the punk spirit lives on in one of the Cranberries have cancelled.
Rat Trap. Brown Street. 22] 7233. 8pm. member Ola famous Bn'tishjazz " ‘ £4. The Poppyheads are a twee. family to find her way north, for an WWW” m ti-iepi-cssibl)‘ bouncy combo whose 31] 100 ram appearance with her own 3 .. r i b t 3 embarrassingly cheery videos on tnav ' . . . . , , , What. m Chart on}. ' Sfilfig;j:fi'g‘jfi§f'“°° B”“""’" We" THE ARCHES ‘3 'J b '1‘ 0 d R sun 12th JANUARY I The S‘ounthnan3 No.3 and Fabulous mum“ 810%): ‘limiIiLli‘jI-l SIM-1' 33.3 HI The Good Sons Merseyside’s annuaunau
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Bank. Of Thc Bands gospel-tnfluenced country rockers QUEENS HALL I The Blunts Skank 'n‘ Pickle. The 13m have already Won a Solid following N G G S sufiegggggg FEB Note (downstairs). Glassford Street. 553 up here. and now return to Glasgow ABERDEEN 1938- 830PM Frs‘c- to kick off a short Scottish tour in MUSIC HALL I Mysmw Mum“! Blind and The support of The King is Highway. their Mo'ggal 23:91 FEB
Commercials Vic Bar Glasgow School ()f I - ‘ . atest album on Glitterhouse. Ca e Art. Renfrew Street. 332 0691. 9pm. Free. f
Royal. Glasgow. Fri 29.
Students and guests. I CLASSICAL , I Sunhouse, Carter-son and Cylinder TT "1' "- Times Square. St linoch Square. 221 I lqndon symphony 0mm“ A 6579. 9.30pm. CANCELLED relatively rare chance to see the LSO.
I The Dazeys Kilkennys. John Street. 552 who will be performing James 3505- 9pm. “60- MacMillan’s The World Ransoming; ! Gmo‘l? tun/“9' RF)“; A“" 5"“? Steven lsserlis will bejoining the grficl'l‘tilf‘ 0 I 475d?“ I 19W".- orchestra for Schumann’s Cello BIO 0131.228 "55 . “If y dlllll‘lUil L0\Li' \LTSIOHS \\ It OUI Concerto and Beethoven,S Sy’nphony
the cheesv eletnent. . . ' N05 wrll wrap up the evening. 7
Edlnburgh Glaswn Royal Concert Hall. Wed 4. Gusaow ARCHES
I Houdini, Amnesia Moon and Mlcrosurt intimate. but this time he has an intimate E O SUNDAY 23R!)
Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 9pm. £3. venue to go with the songs sung blue. FEBRUARY
Three local indie/rock acts. I Motor lite Co and The nantets The
I Sweet Jane, Annie Christian and Red l3th Note (downstairs). Glassford Street.
Cloud The Jaffa Cake. King Stables Road. 553 I638. 8.30pm. Free. See preview for
229 7986. 7.30pm. £3. includes entry to Motor Life Co who begin a monthly mini-
Whale club afterwards. residency here with support from their
Canadian ex-patriate melodic garage rock 5 chums The Ranters.
I Meatloaf Tribute The Rat Trap. Brown
Glasgow street. 221 7233. 8pm. £4. Such an GLASGOW BARROWLAND FRIDAY 14th MARCH
original concept they couldn‘t even be
I Boyzone SECC. Finnieston Quay. 248 bothered to think ofa ‘hilarious‘ punning
9999. 6.30pm. £15 plus booking fee. name.
Rather poor Take That surrogates who I Hovercraft and llnwound King Tut‘s M A N I c R E
will probably be trounced by The Spice Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221
Girls in arty forthcoming chart races. but 5279. 8.30pm. £4.50. in the meantime seem to be keeping the I oolhy, Indigo Pulse and Dandy Toy The
teenage girls happy with their sickly Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. unoriginal cover versions. 9.30pm. Free. A triple bill of bands from I cocil and Jocasta The Cathouse. NGM Records.
Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £4.50 plus I Walter’s Special MacSorleys. Jamaica
booking fee. Heavy rockin‘ huffin’ and Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free. GLASGOW 5" 5th puffin’ from Cecil. while Jocasta make I Seattle Kilkennys. John Street. 552 s E c c APRIL more of an indie racket. 3505. 9pm. Free. ' ' ' '
I Mark Ettnl Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. I The Poppyhoads The Underground.
Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Bruce Hotel. Cornwall Street. East D/O Tickets from behind the bar. A must for Kilbride. 0|3552 2977 l. 10pm. £4. See 0141-287 7777 fans of the American Music Club Wed 4.
mainman as he performs an ‘intimate’ I Live Music The Halt Bar. Woodlands T'CKETS FROM V'RG'N 8‘ TOWER GLASGOW' V'RG'N 8‘ R'PP'NG EDINBURGH
USHER HALL B/O 0131-228 1155. TICKETCENTRE CANDLERIGGS 0141-227 5511 SECC BOX OFFICE, AND BY CREDIT CARD (24HRS) ON 0141-339 8383
show. By the nature of his beautiful. sad Road. 332 l2l0. 9.30pm. Free. and witty music. his shows are usually
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