TUESDAY 18
Glasgow
I Shawn Mullins Tlte Garage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7.30pm. £7 pltrs booking fee. No age restriction. This rootsy rocker hit the charts recently with his 'Lullaby' single. a passable cross between U2 and Bruce Springsteen. His albttm Soul is Care is already out and there's a new single 'Shimmer' iii the pipeline for next month. See preview. page 3‘).
I Martyn Stephenson Cottier Theatre. Hyndland Street. 357 3868. 8pm. £9 (£7). The Geordie sitiger/songwriter with the middle-of-the-road poppy touch.
I Glasgow Songwriters Blackt'riars. Bell Street. 553 5924. 9. 15pm. Free. Plus open mic guest spot.
I Live Music The (Jlory Box. Curlers. Byres Road. 338 651 1. 8pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Dynamic Duo Show Jar/:1. Joint. 8
Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm—3anr. £3. Breakbeat attd hip hop act including rappers and breakdancers. ()ld skool cool.
I Colin Campbell Common Grounds. 2/3
North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free. Acoustic ballads.
WEDNESDAY 19
Glasgow
I Low, Transient Waves artd Aereogramme The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm. £5. American trio who take slowcore to snail-paced extremes. Their new album Sorrel Name is particularly slow and sad. Btrt nice. And produced by notsecore king Steve Albini. strangely enough.
I Su arwood, Planet Fuse, Hustler, Frau ster and Nevertheless Strawberry Fields. ()swald Street. 221 7871. 9pm. £3. I Elmo, Akira and Castro Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sattchiehall Street. 333 0637. 0pm. Battle ()1 The Bands semr-l’inal.
I The Glam Bamz Flares. Bath Street. 331 5160. 9pm. Free. 7()s-tnspiretl sounds.
I Jonny Logue Brel. Ashton Lane. 342
- House. 233 Cowgate. lidtnburgh. 225 5583.
4966. 8pm. Free. Weekly acoustic spot.
Edinburgh
I The Wernt, Road Rage, Shatterhand and Toxik Ephex Cas Rock. West Port. 22‘) 4341. 9pm. £4.50. Headliners include ex GBH and English 1)ogs personnel among their line-up.
I Cathie Rae's Jazz Singers Night J an. Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm—3artr. £4 (£3). .‘vls Rae hosts an evening of mellow sounds with assorted guests.
I Djangokill and Templebatl Wrtkte
9pm. £3.
I The Music Club 232 (‘annon‘s (iait. Canongate. 556 4481. 9pm. Free. Open rrrrc night — acoustic arid electric. covers or originals.
I Jacquie Hanham (‘ommon (.it'ttlllltl\.
2/3 North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm.
Free. New Zealand-born singer-songwriter.
THURSDAY 20
: Glasgow ' I Kenny Rogers (jlasgow Royal ('oncet't
Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £30/£25/£22.50 pltts booking fee. Tlte coward ot' the county and the second best- selling country artist ot’ all time alter (Jarth Brooks (thanks 'lit/t 'li'n for that little statistic) brings his silver-hatred. grult-
' voiced tales of tragedy inbreeding.
paralysis and such like to ltlt unsuspecting audience.
I The Walter Trout Band The Ferry.
, Clyde Place. 553 0606. 8pm. £10. Blues f rocker who has teamed tip w Illl such
' legends as John Lee Hooker in the past. I Melodia, Summersalt attd Sunset
T Sunday King Tut's- wan \Valt l'lut. st - Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £3.50 9 (advance). £4 (door).
I Punish and Vodershow The 13111 Note
Club. Clyde Street. 243 2127. 8pm.
I I Backclash Nice ’n' Slea/y. Sauclrrehall ; Street. 333 9637. 9pm. ('lash tribute outl'tt.
I Leisurehead, Transaudio and
. Widescreen The 13th Note ('al'e. King
Street. 553 I638. 8 or. £2.
I Huxley, Mini, 8 ind Mojo and Mainline 3 Strawberry Fields. Oswald Street. 221 7871. 9pm. £3.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow's. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
I The Unit and Escapade Bar One. Brandon Street. Motherwell. 01698 251 304. 0pm. £2.
Edinburgh
I Low, Pilotcan and Snow Patrol Artie. Dyers Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £5 advance. £6 on the door Indte sounds lt'Oltt the highly-rated Low and two tip-and- coming Scottrslt acts.
I Desert Eagle Discs l’ottet't'ow. Bits-to Square. 650 9195. 8pm. £5 (£4). Student or CX-SllldClll 11) required or sign in as a student guest or pay 50p for a temporary membership. 'l'ransatlantic hip hop soul - art eclectic mrs ()1 Lauryn Hill and early .‘ylass‘oe Attack.
I Andy Neate Common Grounds. 2./.3 North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free.
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I The Toilet Boys The (Ittlrouse. Union
Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5.50 plus booking
fee. No age restriction.
I Perfect Blue, Flu lag and The View
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221 527‘). 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance). £4
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