I Millennium Hardcore The Cathouse, Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. No age restriction on this show.
I Odeon Beat Club Nice ’n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 9pm.
I Hogtied The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Alt country night. I C.I.State, Grover. Surround and High Above Ground Strawberry Fields, Oswald Street, 221 7871. 9pm. £3.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Jammy Devil Bar Java, 38—42 Constitution Street, 467 7527. 9.30pm. Free.
I Scott MacDonald Common Grounds, 2/3 North Bank Street, 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free.
I Son Son Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Extremely popular reggae roots five- piece playing fat, dubbed out grooves.
I Fantasy Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I The Roods Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
FRIDAY 28
Glasgow
I Celtic Connections See separate listings and preview.
I The Bloodhound Gang The Garage, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 7pm. £8 plus booking fee. Tickets from Missing Records,Wellington Street, Avalanche Records, Dundas Street and Ripping Records, Edinburgh. Credit card line: 0870 601 0002. No age restriction on this show. See picture caption for the latest bad taste rockers to flaunt their non-PC attitudes over here.
I Eugene Kelly, Vera Cruise and Eva King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4.50 plus booking fee. Former Vaselines and Eugenius frontman Kelly brings his latest noise/melody interface to Tut’s supported by moody maudlin sorts Vera Cruise.
I The Herbalizer Nice ’n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 9pm. Free. Laidbaek hip-hop and jazz sounds from The Herbalizer whose vibes will be spread across two floors tonight.
I Marble Star The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 9pm. £5. Formerly The Felsons, Scotland’s most successful countrv band.
I Margana, Bullit and Evolver Fury Murrys. Maxwell Street, 221 6511. 9pm. £4, including entry to post-gig club.
I Abba Disco Party Bourbon Street, George Street, 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£14.50 with dinner). Featuring an Abba tribute act.
I Live Music Salute, The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm.
Edinburgh
I Live Music Bar Java. 38—42 Constitution Street, 467 7527. 9.30pm. Free.
I Jonathan Kemp Common Grounds, 2/3 North Bank Street, 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free.
I Groove Diggaz Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £5. Edinburgh’s most travelled funksters return from their world tour to put some groove back in the capital. Ably
sup orted by DJ Saf Sap.
I L oyd Cole Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £11 & £10. Solo acoustic fancy from one time Commotions frontman. See preview, page 41.
I Little Green Monkeys Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
SATURDAY 29
Glasgow
I Celtic Connections See separate listings and review.
I Lunachic 5. Pink Kross and Nerve King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6 plus booking fee. Lunachicks are the loud, abrasive girls you used to avoid in the
playground who have grown up to play trashy punk rock for a living. Their gigs are a riot of dumb riffs, shouty vocals, eyeliner, leather and dyed hair. Support from their Scottish spiritual sisters Pink Kross.
I Trans Am The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street, 243 2177. 9pm. £5.
I Assert, Capdown and Confusion Corporation Nice ’n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 9pm. Punk and hardcore bill.
I George Michael Tribute Bourbon Street. George Street, 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner). Charting the transition from suntanned, leather-clad but rather naive ‘bad boy’ to knowing LA bad cop.
I Open Stage The Hall Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 4—8pm. Free. Weekly session.
I The Ducks The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 9pm. Free. The garage and R&B-influenced Ducks are currently promoting their debut single ‘Baby Yeah’.
I The Dagmars McChuills, High Street, 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Dub Dentists McChuills Way Out West, Kelvinhaugh Street, 221 5569. 9.30pm. Free.
I Jack Daniels Band Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Live Music Waxys, Candleriggs, 552 8717. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Live Music Bar Java, 38—42 Constitution Street, 467 7527. 9.30pm. Free.
I Post Deluvian and Throat Cas Rock, West Port, 225 2564. £3. Rock madness. I Melting Pot Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £5. Living up to its name with an eclectic mix of players lending a hand in their big Latin funk sound. Cast includes Paul Mills (Average White Band), Colin Steele and Andy B is your turntable technician for the evening.
I Live Music Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I Live Country & Western Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
Glasgow
I Celtic Connections See separate listin s and preview.
I Ofeon Beat Club, Late Night Forei n Radio and Zebedee
Numc uclt The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm.
I Live Music Nice ’n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 9pm.
Edinburgh
I Rascals Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I Diskographers Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £3. Occasional live performances bolster an night of the finest selections of Latin, soul, hip hop, funk platters dropped by a whole host of the capitals most skilled and chilled DJs.
I Robert Palmer Playhouse, 0870 6063424. £17.50 & £15. 7.30pm. That gravel throated besuited charmer who made his name with ‘Addicted To Love’ in the 805, returns to strut his stuff.
I Live Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
I Lunachicks. Capdown and Assert Cas Rock 104 West Port, 228 4341. £6 in advance; £7 on the door. 7.30pm. A trio of hard-edged weighty guitar packages headlined by former Blast First Records stars The Lunachicks. These young ladies certainly don’t take shit of any kind and will be more than willing to knock out a selection of thrashy punk tunes like L7 never happened. Support comes in the shape of quality hardcore kids about town Capdown and Assert.
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