MUSIC rock & pop

ROCK & POP continued

SUNDAY 8

W I Primal Scream and Alabama 3 Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. Plus DJ Paul Harte completing the party line-up. The Scream‘s last homecoming gig on Glasgow Green last summer provoked an ambivalent response from fans. and the band themselves felt that rocks were not got off in usual screamadelic style. so hopefully they‘ve done something about it this time. Support from the mad testifyin‘ collective Alabama 3. I Pitchshifter and Bullyrag The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5.30 plus booking fee. Hardcore rock from Pitchshifter. supported by rock/dub crossover crew Bullyrag. I Grover. Atomic and Storm Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9 tn. I The Rattlers Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road T011. 429 5396. 7pm. £2.50 (£1.50 members). I Jamie Barnes And Cochise MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 572 0199. 5—7pm. Free. Blues.

Edinburgh

I Cruyff and Brighter The Traverse. Cambridge Street. 228 1404. 8pm. Free. See Sat 7 for Cruyff.

I Flux. Banco. Turf. Selfish Gene and Manhattan Project The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 7pm. Price tbc. Five local bands slug it out.

I Blues Inc Canon’s Gait. 232 Canongate. 556 4481. 10pm. Free. Electric blues with a real American sound.

I Jabba Henry‘s Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm. £3. Eight-piece jazz. hip hop progressive sound chemistry from local musicians. Plus MC GAR (PTV)

Dubstar: not so manic after food poisoning but still playing KTWWH, Mon 9 Feb

MONDAY 9 Glasgow I Dubstar and Santa Cruz King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. A rescheduled and downscaled date following a bout of salmonella poisoning and presumably indifferent ticket sales. Well. Dubstar don't exactly go for rock 'n' roll posturing. but if you want an immaculate reproduction of their shimmering pop tunes. you‘ll be kept happy. I The Charm and Mike Simons Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Student Union. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I Gerry Lyons Acoustic Jam Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. With free beer for performers.

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I Julian Cope and Murray Lachlan Young Assembly Rooms. George Street.

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220 4348. 7pm. £10.50. The former Teardrops Explode fronttnan and original loony hits the capital. Expect much inane warbling and a few fine songs too. With support from this generation's llltisl famous poet.

I Altered Beats Henry‘s Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm. £3 (£2). The legendary Altered Beats club returns with Phase One of its 1998 preview. Expect drum 'n' bass with a (an, element. Plus 1)] Richie Rufftone.

TUESDAY 10

Glasgow

I Sleeper. Rialto and Libido Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £9 plus booking fee. No age restriction. More general indifference has been detected 111 the Sleeper area. so they‘ve finally been rumbled as the mediocre indie poppers they are. Mind you. celebrity singing tutor Tona 1)e Brett has been quoted as saying that Louise Wener has a great voice. Is she tleal‘.’ lir. no. obviously. she's a singing tutor. Fans in high places that must be the secret of their inexplicable success. Support from melodramatic popster Rialto and Norwegian trio Libido (sec albums).

I Julian Cope and Murray Lachlan Young The Arches. Midland Street. 221 4001. 7.30pm. £10.50 plus booking fee. Last we heard. Julian had ‘disappeared'. probably not in the Middle East pseudo- political sense. more because he's a law unto himself. With any luck he'll have returned from the wilderness with more off-the-wall soothsaying for the edification of us all. Trendy poet Murray Lachlan Young. as you know. is overpaid no more after his unceremonious spill from EMl but continues to ramble on like an inebriated member of the landed gentry.

I The Hybirds, Javaal and The Answer King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. The Hybirds are a fairly-fancied trio who manage to make their mod influences

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I Casino, Jade and Free Spirits Giorv

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I The Small Gentlemen, Aventene

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552 1895. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. Power garagey pop from The

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I Glasgow Songwriters featuring

Andy Rees Blackft'tars. Bell Street. 5.52 5924. 9.30pm. Free. Plus open mic guest

. spot. Arrive early to book your place;

1 priority is given to first-time performers.

Edinburgh

I Songwriters’ Showcase ’l‘ton 'l‘avern. Hunter Square. 8.30pm. £1. Information: 661 5275. Weekly forum for lidinburgli-bascd singersongwriters.

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Glasgow

1 I A and Understand The (‘atliouse 1'nion Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £4.50 plus

booking fee. See singles for A. a combo much fancied in the rock ‘n' roll noise stakes. Support Understand are more straightfonvard hardcore I Appendix Out and National Park

(ilasgtiw School ()1 .-\l‘1. Rt‘tift'ew Street.

332 0691. 8.30pm. Free. Maudlin

country-tinged contentplation.

I Cause For Alarm, Freebase and

Breakfall Nice 'n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall

Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Moniker, DNA Cowboys and Broken

, Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University

Student 17nion. John Street. 552 1895.

, 9pm. Free. Students and guests.

I The Vagabonds Kilkennys. John

Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I The Prophecy and Killer Car Stereo The Venue. (‘alton Road. 557 3073. 8pm. £4. A Scottish Prodigy tribute band (tnanaged by the same gtty who looks after Nowaysis).

I Cathy Rae's Singers Night Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm. £3 (£2). Sing with (‘athy or just enjoy the Brian Kellock Trio playing live.

Glasgow

I The Rolling People, Skinnie and

V Coaster King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. local band triple bill featuring the Oasis- like Coaster.

I Hemisphere, The Ambers. Solaris and The Stills The (‘athouse. 1'nion Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3.

I Oxymoron. Short And Curlies and

Ex-Cathedra Nice 'n' Sleazy.

Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Punk

sounds.

I Mike Messer Bourbon Street. George

Street. .552 0141. 7pm. £5. Top US slide

guitarist and vocalist.

I Closer, Miss World and Torino

Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University

L'nion. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. Free.

Students and guests.

I Fuse, Stonedog and Jinx Strawberry

Fields. ()swald Street. 221 5911. 9pm.

£3.

I King Kirby, Chemical Imbalance.

; Sunny and Kato Kilkenny‘s. John Street.

552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I Johnny Gator And The Bourtree

Hillbillies The State Bar. Holland Street.

332 2159. 9.30pm. Free. Cajun and

zydec‘o.

I Live Music MacSorley's. Jamaica

Street. 572 0199. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Kulu's Tigers Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm. £4 (£3). Heavy Nu Yorican Soul-style dance grooves that mix soul with jazz and rock. Featuring the vocal talents of 1.ivvy. the piano skills of Brian Kellock. the sax of

l Bill lnnes and drutns from John Rae. Plus

Eh'.’ Wun? on the decks.