MUSIC rock & pop
ROCK & POP continued
I llub, Malcolm Ross and The Leopards Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Place Church. Corner of Broughton Street. 557 8003. 9pm. £5 (£4). Four-piece local band who take their influences from the likes of Led Zep. Free. U2 and REM. The band have recently recorded their first demo. Malcolm Ross of Josef K. Orange Juice and Aztec Camera demonstrates a mature grasp of pop sensibilities and the Leo ards will snarl.
I Liquid Lunch L‘Attache. Rutland Street. 229 3402. 8pm. £3.
I Jazz Joint Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm. £4 (£3). Kulu's Tigers mix jazz. hip hop. soul and dance to mindblowing effect. Featuring some of Edinburgh's hottest
layers. g Gilded Lil, Yummy Fur and The Karelia Cas Rock. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £3. Variety is the spice of life type line-up with lounge core from The Karelia and manic dissonance from Yummy Fur. I Bogus The Bongo Club. New Street. 556 5204. 10pm. £5 (£4). Deep fried jazz hop from local Edinburgh three piece.
FRIDAY 27 '
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I Ocean Colour Scene and Sergeant SECC. Finnieston Quay. 287 7777. 6.30pm. SOLD OUT. Ocean Colour Scene have probably achieved the ultimate for them — making an (entirely unjustifiable) appearance in the Music Of The Millennium Top 100 albums chart. alongside some genuine all-time greats. So could they please just retire now? I Mover, Freestyle and Strawberry King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4. Mover are enjoying some Radio 1 Breakfast show airplay at the moment. showcasing their dreatny.effortless-sounding p. I Bette Davis And The Ba conettes The 13th Note Cafe Bar. King Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £2. A night hosted by Sci- Fi Steven‘s Teen-C Records. I Bedlam Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Gothic/industrial night with an eletnent of ‘live'
rforrnance.
Frog Pocket. Ohio and Stonesound The Arena. Oswald Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £3.50 (advance). £4 (door). including ent to post-gig club.
I Miss WorI'd’Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Student Union. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Blue Rose Band Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7pm. £2.50 (£1.50). Country.
I The Cobramatics McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Fat Betty MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 572 0199. 9pm. Free. Thin Lizzy tribute.
I Floor Nine. Cortez and Mainline East Kilbride Arts Centre. Old Coach Road. East Main. East Kilbride. 013552 61000. 8pm. £5 (£2.50). Commencing
Otis Grand brings his Big Blues Band to KTWWH, Glasgow, Sat 28 Feb
‘The Lortg Weekend‘. three nights of East Kilbride's best bands.
Edinburgh
I Charles Earland La Belle Angele. Hastie's Close. COWgate. 225 2774. 11pm. £3 before 11.30pm; £7.50 (£5.50) after. One of the world's leading Hammond organ jazz players flies in from New York to show club night Big Beat the fiery playing style which earned him the nickname ‘The Mighty Burner ‘. Get there early for this one.
I Heatwave Cavendish. West 'l‘ollcross‘. 228 3252. 9pm—3am. £5. Classic pop from down the years.
I The Phonics, Emporium and Room 101 The Attic. Dyer's Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £3. New. original funky punk band Room 101 join local youngsters The Phonics. Look out also for Emporium who have just tnade their first demo Listen '12) The Noises.
I Smokescreen Canon's Gait. 232 Canongate. 556 4481. 10pm. This lot are meant to be the next Blur/Oasis/ Radiohead. That‘s what 1 was told anyway.
I Burning Boy and All Too Human The Tap O'Lauriston. Lauristort Place. 229 4041. 9pm. Free. Melodic punk with a bit of ska thrown in from the chartiringly- named Burning Boy. Glasgow punk from their support.
I Space Monkey Mafia The Gallery. 369 Cowgate. 225 5583. 8pm. Free. Local band who display a healthy range of influences from rock to hip hop.
I Midnight Blue Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Place Church. Corner of Broughton Street. 557 8003. See Fri 20.
I Jazz Joint llent'y's (‘ellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm. £5 (£3). The excellent Basic (‘ollectrye play live.
I Mystery Juice The Bongo (,‘lub. New Street. 5.56 520.1. 10pin.£-1(£31.Multi~ talented local act who mix tip country
1w angs with hip hop beats.
. SATURDAY 28
Glasgow
I Yes Clyde .»\uditoriuiii. SFCC‘. 15111111051011Qtltty.2S7 7777. £25/.£22.5() plus booking fee. A few tickets left at time of going to press. Stand by for about seven hours of prime prog. Well. if Radiohead and The Vet ye cart wiri awards right. left and centre for a 90s \et'sion ot the extended stratospheric guitar solo. why not dig the old breed'.’ I The Deftones and Will Haven Queen Margaret Student Union. University Gardens. .139 9784. 8pm. £7.51) plus booking fee. No age restriction for this headlining show from .-\itierican ‘new metal' types who haye more of the Dog F.at Dog/skate ptrnk tradition behind their heavy sounds.
I Otis Grand And The Big Blues Band King 'l‘nt's \Vah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5379. 8.30pm. £8.50. (iet L1t)\\ n for the big blues gueeceeectar licks.
I Counselled Out Bourbon Street. George Street. 552 (1141. 7pm £5
UL 19.51) with dirtner). Big (‘ommirnieiits- style lamboree.
I Saint, Bionic attd Widescreen Nice 'n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. \k'idescreen were formerly known as Dragdoll. the teen grungesque trio who
turtted a few heads. Flsewhere on the bill. Saint tout a yaried set of alternative guitar-based grooves.
I Soundman and Astrid The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9.311pitt. Free. Local guitar-driven popsters.
I Bitter Pill (.‘ayern Bar. Strathclytle University Student Union. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Trampas Grand Ole ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7pm. £2.50 (£1.50). Country.
I Jinx MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 572 ()199. 5-7pin. Free.
I Brickhouse hilacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 572 (1199. 9.3(1piii. Free.
' I Rollin' Joe And The Jets \Vasy s.
Candleriggs. 552 8717. 9pm. Free. Sounds of the 50s arid 60s nascent rock 'n' roll era.
I The HOOlitS Mt('lr.iiii\; \\;i_\‘ (hit West. Kclyiirhaugh Street. 221 5569. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass.
I The Nimmo Brothers Kilkenny's‘. John Street. 552 5505. 5 7pm. Free. Weekly acoustic set.
I Die Happy Kilketiriy 's. John Street. 552 3505. 93(1prit. Free.
I Belles 1n Monica, Leon and 6th Member East Kilbride Arts Centre. 111d Coach Road. Fast Main. Fast Kilbride. 013552 61001). 8pm. £5 (£2.50). Best of
local talent.
Edinburgh
I Odyssey :\\‘.\c‘t111)1y Rooms. (ieorgc Street. 220 43.18. lilpttr £12. (‘lassit 7(ts disco courtesy ol the llisco inferno club tiiglit.
I The Flying Emperors L‘ayettdislt. West Tollcross‘. 228 3252, 9pm 3am. £5. Classic retro pop.
I The Montrose Avenue, Ether and Ellis The Attic. Dyer \ (lose. ('ow gate.
225 8382. 7.30ptii. £3 1111111‘1'1111L‘c‘; H on the door. London band who hayc been tipped by cyeryotie from the NM!" to The Sum/ar- fill!¢’.\'. According to The Iii/res. they are. ‘picking tip fans as easily as a hedgehog walking through a field of tnarshtnallows'. Listen otit for their new single. ‘Wherc l)ol Stand'." on Columbia. For reference points. think The Yardbirds‘. (irnni l'zirsori~~..'1‘lit-
2 Only Ones and Big Star
I Kill-1 The Tap ()‘l.auriston. Lauriston Place. 229 4041. 9pm. Free. Helmet meets From: 111 a fttll metal racket.
I The Fred Quinnby Funk Experience Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield l’lat‘c Church. Corner of Broughton Street. 557 80113. 9.30pm. co (£51. (ilaswegian band bring the funk to the capital's hip 'it‘ happening Liz/aid Lounge club. l’lus' 11Js. Get there early!
I Jazz Joint Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. See Sat 21.
Glasgow
I Genesis SFC'C. Fiiittistoir Quay. 287 7777. £20 plus booking fee. A few tickets left at time of going to press. Rounding off this Grants of l’rog weekend are the fossilised (icrtcsis who. like Yes. have made some great records in their time.
Friday 22nd May
OF Concert: by arrangement with Primary Talent International present
Lighthouse
Saturday 23rd May
Aberdeen AECC Glasgow SEC
Tidtats £1750adv (STBHhomAberrleen BoxOllice01224 620011, Gruidios (Dtndee)&WayAhead0141 3398383 (241m)
film
Toots Elisoadv (STBF) 1m SECC Box Office 0141-2117-7777, Toot Came Carderiggs, Virgin (Gas 1 Erin) & Way Ahead 0141 339 838304115)
Famil
plus special guests
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