rock &
FNDP
Glasgow listings
Gi s are listed by date. Performances wiil be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Rock and Pop listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd.
I The Transparents, Supernova and Arthur King Tut's Wah Wah Htrt. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. I Fat Day, The Yummyfur and pH Family Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Quirky observations in a Fire lingines style from The Ylllttlltyltlt‘.
I The Groovediggers Bourbon Street. George Street. 552 0141. 8.30pm. £3 (£14.50 with dinner). 70s sotrl band.
I The Vig, The Wheatfield and Trent The Arena. ()swald Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £3 (advance). £3.50 (door). including entry to The Friday Club.
I Rev Doc And The Congregation McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. 'l'raditional R&B.
I Red Greens Blues Band The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 9.30pm. Free.
I Johnny Torpedo And The U-Boats MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 5720199. 9pm. Free.
I Vagabonds Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 8pm. Free.
I The Answer Twa Corbies. Kilbow ie Street. Ctrmbernauld. 01236 727473. 10pm. Free.
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I Prodigy and Placebo A't‘ent. Glasgow Green. 5--l 1pm. SOLD OUT. See feature for the all-conquering Prodigy. Heavy support from Placebo.
w ho may stick to gtritars btit boast some of the theatricalin of the Prod — okay. the frontrnen both wear make-up. btrt judging by some bands' ideas of ‘stagecraft'. that's a radical statement.
I Green Velvet and Speedy] . Ptrre. The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 10pm. £ 1 2.99 in advance from Tower Records and 23rd Precinct Records. There will be three concurrent dancelloors in operation featuring the DJ line-up of Gemini. DJ Rush. Chez Damier. lake Slazenger. Twitch. Brainstorm. Dribbler and The Bill and live sets front Dutch technomeister Speedy J and the weird Chicago house of Green Velvet.
I Remedy, Buzzbomb and Beauty School Dropout Kirtg 'l‘trt‘s wah Wah lltrt. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. Pithy punk pop from Buz/bomb.
I E1 Hombre Trajeado and Lungleg Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Satrchielrall Street. 33.3
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9637. 9pm. Single launch for the imaginative E1 Hombre Trajeado. while Lungleg recreate the sound of the girl groups — of the punk era.
I Rumours Bourbon Street. George Street. 552 0141. 8.30pm. £3 (£14.50 with dinner). Four-piece who perform a range of hits from the 60s through to the 90s.
I Free At Last MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 572 (1199. 9pm. Free.
I Die Happy Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.
I Bald Diddley And The Wigouts McChuill‘s. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Classic rock 'n' roll riffs and a lyrical preoccupation with wigs and alopecia.
I Vagabonds Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 592-1. 9.30pm. Free.
I Big George Unplugged The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 5—7pm. Free. Acoustic blues.
I Hideaway Blues Band The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Geiger Babies East Kilhi-ide Arts- Centre Cafe. ()ld Coach Road. Fast Mains. East Kilbride. 013552 61000. Melodic roots-tinged pop to while away your day dtrring this afternoon session in the cafe.
I Billy Rankin The Maltings. Abronhill Shopping Centre. (.‘umbernauld. 01236 45 l 202. 9pm. £ 1. Former Nazareth guitarist.
I Primal Scream and Asian Dub Foundation A Tent. Glasgow Green. 5— 1 1 pm. £17 plus booking fee. With l)Js Adrian Sherwood. Kris Needs and Patrl Harte to whip up a frenzy before the Scream kick ass. or dispense mellow vibes. or play hypnotic dtrb. or grab you by the scruff of the neck with a vital dance number. They've fortunately ditched their hoary rockmongering (though perhaps not the lifestyle that goes with it) and gone back to doing what they do best with limit/tine I’oiiir - tickling your fancy with a bit of everything.
I Magic Pavilion Theatre. Renlield Street. 332 18—16. 8pm. £9.50/£8 It's a kind of. . . Queen tribute show.
I Roach and Stash Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Satrchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I The Shining, Lucas and Azzuri The Brewhotrse. John Street. 552 3801. 9.30pm. Free.
I Klephd and Quarantine The 13111 Note. Glassford Street. 553 1633.
8.30 in. An anti-bear baiting fundraiser. I A athisia, The Geiger Babies and Peter O'Hare Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 1895. 10pm. Free. Students and guests. See Sat 23 for Geiger Babies.
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The Pastels' monthly fandango. with
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TUESDAY 26
I Hybrid, Gunrubber and Pulsar The 13th Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £1.
I Crush Monkey, Diablo and Temporal Shift Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 1895. 10pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Orba and Bubblecraft Glory Box. Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. 8.30pm. Free.
I Rykers The Rat Trap. Brown Street. 221 7233. 8pm. £4.50.
I Vagabonds Kilkerrnys. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.
I Glasgow Songwriters featuring Dave NICOI Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Greenock singer/songwriter with a country feel to his material. Pltrs open mic guest spot. Arrive early to book your place. Priority is giyen to first-time performers.
I Tampasm, Javaal and Cicada King Tut's Walt Wah lltrt. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50'1‘ampasm are one of the shotrty new breed of teen girl bands to come in Kenickie's wake (and probably regard the Geordie lasses as grandmothers). ()ne downer though ~
they hate The Spice Girls. I Illumination the I 3111 Note. Glassford Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £1.
special live guests to be announced. I Azzuri, Limo and Sires Cavern Bat'. Strathclyde l'niversity Union. John
Street. 552 1895. 10pm. Free. Students 1
and guests.
I Blue Rain and Debut llarleys. Quarry Street. Hamilton. 01698-158174. 9pm. l’l'k‘t‘. t
(’athouse. linion Street. 248 6606. 8pm, £4.50 pltrs booking fee. The lemonheads are big fans of Australian trio You Am 1. who are big news back home btrt a relatively unknown quantity here. However. their fiery sound seemed to will over the crowds when the) toured with The lemonheads earlier this year. Support from the mighty rock ‘n' r'olier's Kaisers. \\ ho w ill be trying to bk‘L‘P lllt‘ll' \[llll-FS ltt pluc‘t‘ tlt'spilt‘ lltc‘ summer heat.
I The Felsons King Tut's \Vah \Vah lltrt.
St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Touted country rockets w ho have a new Fl’ otit imminently.
I pH Family, Space Kittens, Beauty Sc ool Dropout, All Too Human, Bonejack and E1 Hombre Trajeado Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Satrchieliall Street. 333 9637, 6pm. £2.
I Spleen, Scope and Venus Strawberry Fields. ()swald Street. 221 5911. 8pm. £3.
I Floor Nine, Closer, Pepper and Temporal Shift The Arena. ()s\\ altl Street. 221 3010. 8.30pm. £»1tad\aitce). £4.5111doot‘l.
I Peach County The State Bar. Holland Street. . 32 2159. 9.30pm 1r'ee. (‘ountry and roots.
I Cheeze (‘avern Bar. Strathclyde
I Seattle Kilkennys. John Street. 552
1’niver'srl}' l‘nion. John Street. 552 1895. 10pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Ordog The Rat 'l‘i‘ap. Bron n Street. 221 7233. 8 rm. £3.
I Bulb Chutney Blues Band The Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 9.30pm Free.
I Billy Rivers .\1c(‘liurll‘s. High Street. 552 2135. lllpnr.1~ree. Blues.
3505. 9pm Free.
I Live Music Club /.ebra. The 13th Ntilc‘. (il;l\\litil'tl Sll't‘t‘l. 5.5.3 10 3‘ 8.30pm. £1.
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I Runrig Stirling ('astle lisplarrade. £20 plus booking fee, The lust of three nights in what should be an ideal setting for Runrrg‘s chest-thumprng (‘eltic antheiris
Hfldhn Why our ears are planning to run
away with the big top when it hits town.
Prodigy Twenty—first century techno meets punkoid ravings as the multi- pierced and curiously coiffeured Keith tells the faithful how he likes to play with matches. Likely to be an energetic evening which should frighten any poor dogs being taken for walkies around the green. See feature. Glasgow Green, Sat 25.
Primal Scream Second of two ground shaking nights in the tent on Glasgow Green as Bobby’s boys return home-ish with their dub-filled album, Vanishing Point. An opus which marks a radical departure from the foot on the monitor rockisms of Give Out But Don’t give Up.
’A top night out’ predicts Not Very Mystic Music Ed. Glasgow Green, Sun
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jazz
Glasgow listings
Dates listed below are for one-off and ticketed shows: see separate section for free residencies. Gigs are
listed by date. Performances will be listed, rovided that details reach our 0 ices at least ten days before publication. Jazz Listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
' SATURDAY 23
I Ken Mathieson Trio Pizza lixpress. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. 9pm. £5. call for reservations. The drummer and broadcaster is more often heard behind his latin—iazz quintet Picante. but has
slimmed down to a trio for this date.
_ TUESDAY 26
I Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). restricted free admission for children. students. unemployed. disabled. Richard Michael leads his award-winning youth band in the second jazz slot within the Glasgow programme of the Festival of British Youth ()r'chestras. FYJ() can also he heard at lunchtime today in the bigger litlinbttrgh event ( 12.30pm. (‘entral llall. 'l'ollcross). while the lidinbtirgh Schools Jazz Orchestra till a similar lunchtime slot iii Fdinburgh on Sat 23.
jazz
Glasgow residencies
The following details are for regular
free weekl dates: see main listings for one-of or ticketed shows. Residencies will be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Jazz Residencies Listings are compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
Fridays I Jazz Piano Baby Grand. 3/7 Filmbank Gardens. 218 4942. 10pm. Lounge
pianist.