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ROCK 8t POP LISTINGS continued
I ltchycoo Park The Ferry. Clyde Place. 553 0606. 9pm. £3. See Sat 18.
I The Beatles Beat Bourbon Street. George Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£19.50 with dinner). Fab Four tribute. I Dez Walters Band Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road T011. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£ I .50 members). Country.
I Newtown Grunts and W.O.R.M. Nice 'n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Punkararna.
I The Anonymous, Brutal Goose and The Daymakers Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Splendid The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9.30pm. Free.
I Rollin' Joe Waxy‘s. Candleriggs. 552 87l7. 9pm. Free. Rock ‘n‘ roll. like your dad used to listen to.
I The Diablos McChuill’s. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I The Cobramatics McChuills Way Out West. Kelvinhauglt Street. 221 5569. 9.30pm. Free. Bluesy jamming.
I Jinx MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 572 0199. 6pm. Free. Classic rock covers.
I Doctor Cook And The Boners MacSorley‘s. Jamaica Street. 572 0199. 9pm. Free.
I Die Happy Kilkenny‘s. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Magoo, New Radiant Storm King and Mayonnaise Cas Rock. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £4. Chemikal Underground‘s fuzz-guitar English band. an American band and a local shoegazing combo. See albums for Magoo. Mine‘s a pint of Variety and a packet of Spice Of Life. barman!
I Malcolm's Cardigan artd Fabulous The Attic. Dyer's Close. Con/gate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £3. Guitar combos get stoked up for Saturday night.
I Latino 2000 Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Place Church. Corner of Broughton Street. 557 8003. 9.30pm. £6 (£5). Salsa
Celtica and the El Conteta Allstars join forces with modern technology for art experimental session that will combine Latin with jazz. Salsa. house. hip hop. soul and jungle.
I Jazz Joint Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. See Sit l8.
SUNDAY 26 -
Glasgow
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Bran on's Spear Of Destiny The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £9 plus booking fee. Rurt while you still cart frortt the pernicious; influence of old punks and old post- punks respectively. Forrtter Stra rtgler Hugh Cornwell plays a full set. as does Kirk Brandon, keeping his chin up after losing his libel court case against Boy George.
I Spirit Of The West artd The Elutch Numbers King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pttn. £5. Rocking country vibes from the Canadian headliners and their su port.
I Griswold, Texan C ainstore Masochists and Duffy Moon Skzank ‘n‘ Pickle. The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £2. Another skartkirtg good night headlined by lrislt ska punksters Griswold.
I Flipside Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50 members). Country.
I Riser The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9.30pm. Free.
I Unplugged J im's Bar. Queen Margaret Union. University Gard ens. 339 9784. 8pm. Free.
I Jam Session MacSorley‘s. Jar naica Street. 572 0199. 6pm. Free. Wit’.t Randy Sava e Artd The Ninja Rabbits.
I Ca l Him George The Wuntltrrbar. Shuttle Street. Paisley. 561 7208 . 9pm. Free. A duo who perform Watet'ltoys artd Crowded House covers.
I Live Music Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
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I The Coal Porters and Tom Leach The Liquid Room. Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7.15pm. £6. Sid Griffin rides again. sallyittg forth with his own take or psychedelic country rock. He‘s promoting his recent RUN/Ullt‘ EP.
I Bug, Stroke and Smackvan Cas Rock. West Port. 229 4341. 8pm. £3. Stroke apparently sound like The Prodigy. Smackvan just have a cool name. so they can sound like a toilet flushing and we'll still like them. Bug come front the land of the pie. Dundee. I Rare artd Jimson Trance The Attic. Dyer‘s Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £3. Former Undertones and That Petrol Emotion guitarist John O'Neill goes dowrt a vaguely trip leop road ifltis last single ‘Pirtrtacle‘ is anything to go by.
I Andy Lang Bartnerrttarts. C owgate. 556 3254. 8pm. Free. Contemporary and trad acoustic.
I Jazz Joint Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. See Sun l9.
MONDAY 27 -
Glasgow
I Average White Band King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221l 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Probably the furtkiest band ever to come out of Scotland. Evert their bearth are fun sy (ifthey‘ve still got them). Of course. they‘ll do ‘Pick Up The Pieces' artcl all that business.
I Tura Satana and Psycore The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £7 plus booking fee. No age restrict‘on. Heavy-duty LA metal combo. who used to be called Manhole. fronted by Tairrie B. former bolshy female rapper turned bolshy female rock hollerer.
I Superstar The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 22l ()414. Info: 553 1638. 9pm. £5. The sparkling sounds of Superstar. Glaswegian kirtgs of melody with a bit of fuzzy guitar actiort thrown
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I The Cobramatics Club El Pussycat. Bourbon Street. George Street. 55.). 0141. 1 1pm. £3. Late ‘n' livejartt night.
I Acoustic Jam Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Saucbieltall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Free. Hosted by GCIT Lyons.
I Twisted Me ons and x-tra Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
Edinburgh
I James Grant Virgin Megastore. Princes Street. 220 2230. 7.30pm. Entry witlt free ticket. The forrtter Love artd Money mart launches his debut solo album Sum/us! In My Veins artd performs art acoustic set. Tickets are available irt advance front Virgin. Watch out for an interview next issue.
I Planet Boom, Solaris artd Stellar The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 8pm. £3. Chemical Imbalance present the first iii a series of local battd nights irt both Edinburgh attd Glasgow. If arty other bartds fancy a crack of the whip then they should settd demos to C herttical Imbalance. R. Simpson. 45 Lorrte Street. Edinburgh. EH6 800. This evening's session finds Plattet Boom. a yourtg irttlie rock barttl. btrildirtg on a promising live reputation; Solaris consolidating their strong local following after a change itt line-up artd Stellar showcase their three- piece. female-led angsty pop. all with a side-serving of ethereal melodies.
I Shadow Box. Room 101 and Bench The Attic. Dyer‘s Close. Cowgate. 32.25 8382. 9pm. £3. Sec Tltu l6 for Beach details.
I Nixie Kye, Aurora-Toye and Bikini State Wilkie House. Cowgate. 225 5583. 9pm. £3.
I David Dick and George Anderson The Tron Jazz Cellar. Hunter Square. 8.30pm. liree. Dick is a veteran perforttter who has sung all over Britain. l-le mixes rock energy with
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