I Captain 22, Hate Fax and Zilch. Glory Box. Curlers. Byres Road. 338 6511. 8pm. Free
Edinburgh
I Altered Beats 98 Preview Phase 2 Kulu‘s Jazz Joint. Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. l()pm»3am. £3. Hi 7 hop — The Freestyle Element.
I Re Out There and The Goldie Davis Trio Attic. Dyers Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. ‘)pm. £3. Great bands with ‘red' in the title'.’ Discuss. Support act not to be confused with the Goldie Horne Quintet.
I Fu Man Chu The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 8pm. £6.50 in advance from the usual outlets. Yank rockers doing their Black Sabbath thing.
I Latin Quarter Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. llptn. Free. Three-piece jazzy affair.
I Grant McAskill Common Grounds. North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free. Gospel folk.
Glasgow
I Janet Jackson SliCC. Finnieston Quay. 287 7777. 6.30pm. £22.50 plus booking fee.
I The Young Offenders and Magicdrive King Tut's Wah Walt Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £4.50. See preview for The Young ()ffenders.
I Jim Lauderdale and Kimberley M'Carver Big Big Country. Ramshorn Theatre. Ingram Street. 552 348‘). 7.30pm. £6.50 (£5).
I Johnny Logue Brel. .Ashton Lane. 342 4966. ‘)pm. Free. Regular acoustic set.
I Eric Cuthbertson Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. ‘)pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Cathie Rae’s Singer's Night Kulu‘s Jazz Joint. Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. ‘)pm—3am. £3 (£2). Cathie Rae holds court with the Brian Kellock Trio. and also encourages other up-and-coming jazz singers to participate.
I Annie Christian and Coney Island Cyclone The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 8pm. £5. The superlative Annie Christian boast a frontman who's the product of an unlikely union between Iggy Pop and Russell Harty. And they sound like The Psychedelic Furs having their arses felt. Apparently. Support from fellow Edinburghers Coney Island
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I Ditch Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. llptn. Free. Country rock.
I Dieter Laue Common Grounds. North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free. Acoustic pop and folk frotn the 70s and 80s.
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Glasgow
I Elaine C. Smith And Central Station Big Big Countty()1d Fruitmarket. Albion Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £11 (£8.50).
I Sid Griffin Big Big Country. The Ramshorn. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£5). Currently fronting the Coal Porters. Griffin will be giving a talk on famous dead genius Grain Parsons. with breaks for singing and picking.
I Six By Seven and Johnson King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £4.
I AB/CD The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 9pm. £3. Tribute band.
I The Origin, Beretto and The Globe Fury Murrys. Maxwell Street. 221 6511. 9pm. £3 (advance). £4 (door). including entry to post-gig club.
I The Hair Pocket, Bubblecraft, The
3 Slipper Limpets and Mellowberry Strawberry Fields. ()swald Street. 221 5911. ‘)pm. £3.
I The Blues Poets Clutha Vaults. Stockwell Street. 552 7520. ‘)pm. Free. Residency from the R&B veterans.
I Unplugged The Hall Bar. \vomllantls Road. 564 1527. 8pm. Free. ()pen stage. I Crucial Vibe ManSIralllclyde University Union. John Street. 552 1895.
f 8pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Billy Rivers McChuill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free
I Big Rain Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. ‘)pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Gavin Taylor, Holly Tomas. Angela Fox, Andy Neate and John Denney Pleasance. 60 Pleasance. 557 1121. 8pm. £2.50. A night of some of the best contemporary acoustic music from Edinburgh and Glasgow.
I El Cometa Kulu's Jan. Joint. Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £4. See Thu 21 .
I Gasgiant, Sophia 147 and The Patchkit Attic. Dyers Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 9pm. £3. A quid a band — the weekend starts here.
I 60ft Dolls The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. Cancelled. Refunds available for ticket holders.
I Roode Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 11 in. Free. Folk rock.
I David Dic son Common Grounds. North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free. See Thu 28.
Glasgow
I Elaine C. Smith And Central Station Big Big Country. ()ld Fruittnarket. Albion Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £11 (£8.50). She sings country as well.
I Eric Bibb and Fraser Spiers Big Big Country. ()ld Fruittnarket. Albion Street. 287 551 1.10pm. £9 (£7 ). The rather splendid folk/blues acoustic work of Bibb is spare and spiritual. bringing to mind the Rev Gary Davis in places. He met Dylan when he was eleven. which must have been nice. eh‘.’
I Embrace King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £7. Anthemic pretenders to Noel and Liam's crowns. Well. furry parka hoods.
I Hyper Mellow and Mulatto The Arena. ()swald Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £3.50 (advance). £4 (door). including entry to post-gig club.
I Hellfire McCltuill's Way Out West. Kelvinhaugh Street. 221 556‘). ‘).30pm. Free.
I The Dagmars McChttill's. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I (Some Like It Hot) Zuba and Black Eyed Peas Strathclyde l'niversity l7nion. John Street. 552 1895. 8pm. Free. Students and guests.
Edinburgh
I Basic Collective Kulu's Jazz. Joint. Henry's Cellar Bar. Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm. £4. See Fri 2‘).
I Quicksand and The Gents Attic. Dyers Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £3. Blur-like. anti-scruffs The Gents dress like. well. gents.
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rock & pop MUSIC
I Little Green Monkeys Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 11pm. Free. Folk. I Gritter Band Cavendish. West Tollcross. 228 3252. 10pm. £6. Free before 1 lptn. 70s spoof band.
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Glasgow
I Thunder Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £11 plus booking fee. Filthy. hard-wearing. denim-drenching cock-rock Gods of the order. doing the satne old business.
I Symposium The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 248 6606. 7pm. £6 plus booking fee. See preview for the loveable tykes. I Summersalt. Star Star and Cuba King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £3.50.
I Rab Noakes And The Varaflames and Jill Jackson Big Big Country. ()ld Fruittnarket. Albion Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£6.50).
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