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Cottier Theatre
Ilyndland Street Glasgow L. d. ‘ Opera. on a Shoestring
Fri 23. Mon 26. Wed 28 & Fri 30 Oct Dontzettt‘s comedic opera In a trosn. new production accompanied by Glasgow Chamber Ensemble
Best of the Fringe!
Celtic Cream Stand-up
Sat 24 Oct
David Sanchez Quintet
Sun 25 Oct
Travis Uncharted Territory
Thu 29 Oct
Assembly Direct
Glasgav tine-wits isfiKi-nkyi'r"
Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov A brand new show item the Gingham Diva. building a bridge between stand-up and theatre
an... Small Domestic Acts
Mon 2 Nov & Tue 3 Nov
Only Scottish date tor acclaimed St Louis writer/director Joan Ltpktn's
Martyn Joseph
Wed 4 Nov
A return visit by this popular and talented singer/songwriter
Titltels lrom Ticketlinlt - 0141 287 551i Cottier Theatre - 0141 357 3868 (noon - 8pm)
56 THE LIST )2 titt- 5 Nov 1998
MUSIC LISTINGS continued
I Back Clash Bourbon Street. George Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £3. Clash tribute ilCl.
I Night Train McChuiIls. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Sandy On Sunday The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. Free.
I Jam Session MacSorIeys. Jamaica Street. 572 0199. 7.30pm. Free.
I Live Music Nice ’n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Live Music Kilkennys. John Street. 552 3505. 8pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Stereophonics Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 4348. 7pm. SOLD OUT. See Singles for the mighty. mighty boss sounds of the rockin‘ valleys.
I The Australian Pink Floyd Show The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7.30pm. £8 from Ripping or Virgin. Take a trip to the dark side of the moon. man. with this incredibly successful tribute band.
I The Bill Wells Octet, Jad Fair, Empress and The Famous Boyfriend Cas Rock. West Port. 229 4341. 7pm. £7. Jazz experimentalism from The Bill Wells Octet. maverick rock 'n' roll from the great and cacophonous Jad Fair. and a couple of bands from Leeds featuring ex- Boyracer personnel.
I Chroma Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £4. New approach to drum 'n' bass. with vocals courtesy of Heather McLeod.
MONDAY 26
Glasgow
I Gomez The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 572 1120. 7.30pm. £7.50 plus booking fee. Tickets from Missing Records. Wellington Street. 400 1776 and Ripping Records. Edinburgh. CC booking: 0870 601 002. N0 age restriction on this show. See Sun 25.
I After Hours - A Velvet Underground & Nico Tribute Garnethill Community Centre. Rose Street. 8pm. £3. Call the 10 Day Weekend info line (946 0001) for tickets. As a celebration of what would have been Nico‘s 50th birthday. a group of local musicians will render the psychotic majesty and unabashed prettiness of tracks from the classic album Vt'li't'l
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'Waiting For The Man'. ‘Venus ln Furs‘. etc) with interesting collaborations promised. This is preceded by T/lt‘ Sour/t Bunk 5/1r)tt"$ 1985 VU documentary which. if T/It' Lisr's memory serves correctly. was a damn fine roftle.
I The Styrenes and Suck e The Beat Room. The Polo Lounge. Wilson Street. 7pm. Free. For info. call Bev on 338 3123. The Butt erm is a music and chat show on BBC Choice. Each evening. two programmes are recorded. each featuring a band and guests. The Styrenes. formed in 1974 in Cleveland. Ohio. have finally made it over to these shores and also play the 13th Note Club tomorrow night. Also in conversation tonight are Jad Fair and (‘anongate Publishing's Jamie Byng. Bunny and Stab Wound
f Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University
l'nion. John Street. 552 1895. 9pm. Free.
, Students and guests. I Acoustic Night Nice 'n' Sleazy.
Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Hosted by Gerry Lyons. with free booze for performers.
Edinburgh
I Adam Cohen La Belle Angelc. Cowgate. 225 2774. 8pm. £5.50 plus booking from Virgin or Ripping. The son of Leonard struts his considerably more poppy stuff.
I Polly Phillips Blue Moon. Bt'oughton
Street. 557 0911. 8pm. Free. Acoustic perlormer. See albutns for debut release. . I The Reign, Inertia and Anomalous
The Venue. Calton Road. 557 3073. 8pm. £3. Three tip-and-coming local bands.
1 I Altered Beats 98 Preview Phase
One Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm-3am. £3. Drum ‘n‘ Bass — The Jazz Element.
TUESDAY 27 Glasgow I Hootie And The Blowfish and Edwin McCain Clyde Auditorium. SECC. Finnieston Quay. 287 7777. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. No age restriction on this show. Unbelievany dull US combo who manage to get mentioned in groovy places. like episodes of Friends. Is it all a global conspiracy that so many people should get a kick out of such uninspiring music? I Gene The Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 572 1120. 7.30pm. £8 plus booking fee. Tickets from Missing Records. Wellington Street. 400 1776 and Ripping Records. Edinburgh. CC booking: 0870 601 002. They failed to set the world alight as the new Smiths. but Gene have their moments and Martin Rossiter is an engaging frontman. I Campag Velocet King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Surly indie/dance/funk crossover types who take their name from the first page of A Clockwork Orange and have also plundered the book for song titles. I The St enes. National Park and Gilded Li The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 221 0414. 9pm. £5. A 10 Day Weekend event. See Mon 26 for The Styrenes. See Thu 22 for Gilded Lil. I The Vugs and Stylus The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. ‘Trouble in the chemical jungle' runs the blurb for this live music/club crossover night. I Astro Chimp and Pimlico The Beat Room. The Polo Lounge. Wilson Street. 7pm. Free. For info. call Bev on 338 3123. The Beat Room is a music and chat show on BBC Choice. Each evening. two programmes are recorded. each featuring a band and guests. Astro Chimp are country rockers. I Bandido Torn. Brel. Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. New weekly drum 'n‘ bass night featuring DS Murray‘s Bandido side project and various guest DJs and bands over the weeks to come. Tonight‘s guests are Future Engineers. I Planet Fuse McChuills. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Residency for the Irvine indie retroheads. I Glasgow Songwriters featuring Andy Hughes Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.15pm. Free. Singer/songwriter in a Counting Crows style. Plus open mic guest spot. Arrive early to book your space; priority will be given to first-time performers.
Edinburgh
I The Dynamic Duo Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £3. Winners of last year‘s Northern Mixing Championships joined by rappers and musicians for hip hop and jazzy vibes.
WEDNESDAY 28 Glasgow
I Faust and Black Sun Machine The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 221 041-1. 9pm. Those crazy Germans who almost blinded a host ofjournalists at their Flux show last year return to blast more sinister smoke stuff over the audience. in addition to their Krautrock experimentation they occasionally go in for a spot of live welding on stage. so this gig is a must for lovers of eccentric German electro rock and blacksmiths alike. Support from Russell of Macrocosmica who will be performing some spoken word with some sonic backing frotn his fellow band members Brendan O'Hare and Cenvyss Ower.
I Cartoon and Widescreen King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50. The headliners are power op from Wales.
I Mel owberry, Redpath, Livewire and Felix Fly Strawberry Ficlds. ()swald Street. 221 3010. 9pm. £3. Local band bill.