MUSIC rock & pop
ROCK & POP: SUN 13 FEB continued Edinburgh
I Ozric Tentacles The Venue, 17-21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 8pm. £9. Britain’s foremost space cadets continue to pretend it’s still 1971, producing the toppermost in instrumental prog. rock antics, support from Edinburgh’s spaced- out collosus Gasgiant.
I In The Groove Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). A DJ — only night with Tinku, Simon, Stuart and Les of Big Beat fame taking you on a dancefloor jazz trip like no one else really can.
I This Is It! Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I Live Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
MONDAY 14 Glasgow
I Mero King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50 plus booking fee. What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than with Glasgow’s very own sentimental boy duo Mero? Choose between two delicious flavours — dark-haired Derek or blonde- bonced Tommy.
I The Radio Sweethearts The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Regular performance from the country balladeers.
I Beatles Love Songs Bourbon Street, George Street, 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner). Valentine’s Day special featuring all your favourite touching Beatles songs such as ‘Helter Skelter’, ‘Daytripper’ and, of course, ‘Wh Don’t We Do It in The Road’.
I Azterglow The Cross Bar, North Street. 9pm. Free. Residency.
I Live Music Bubble Lounge, Strathclyde University Union, John Street, 567 5024. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
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I The Star Club The Attic, Byres Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £4. A Valentine ’5 extravaganza with Davy Scott of The Pearfishers and Duglas Stuart of BMX Bandits perform acoustic sets along with Marble Star (aka The Felsons) and local wonders Splendid.
I Silver Pill 8: Charley's Boat The Venue, 17-21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 8pm. £3. Local band night with guitarrorists Silver Pill , Charley’s Boat and one other band to be confirmed.
I Mark Neal Common Grounds, 2/3 North Bank Street, 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free.
I Rarefaction 2000 Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Pioneering experiments in dmm & bass with live performances from Paul Harrison’s Rare Faction and Martin Kershaw's Green Juice with DJs 1nput and Hitchins on the decks.
I Live Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
TUESDAY 15 Glasgow
I Meridian Soul Yang, Queen Street, 248 8484. 10pm. Free before midnight,
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£3 after. Fortnightly live music slot.
I Acoustic Night Bubble Lounge, Strathclyde University Union, John Street, 567 5024. 9pm. Free. Students and uests.
I Ltve Music Stylophone, The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm.
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I Edinburgh Songwriters Cas Rock, 104 West Port, 553 3067. 9pm. £2. See Tue 8.
I Colin Campbell Common Grounds, 2/3 North Bank Street, 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free.
I Discographas Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £3. Occasional live performances bolster a night of the finest selections of Latin, soul, hip hop, funk platters dropped by a whole host of the capital’s most skilled and chilled DJs.
I Jade Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I Open Mic Night Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free. Folk fun for all.
WEDNESDAY 16 Glasgow I Counting Crows SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. 6.30pm. £15 plus booking fee. See preview. I Bi Clyro, Soundbuggy and Spee er King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance), £4 (door). The Evening Session In Scotland present another of Tut’s birthday bashes. The show will be recording three of their favourite up-and- coming local bands for later broadcast. Biffy Clyro will be releasing material on Stow College’s Electric Honey label, Soundbuggy are going it alone with their own label and Speeder are already a couple of singles old. I Scanner The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 9pm. £6. Sonic manipulator and the man his mum calls Robin Rimbaud is something of a renaissance man, always looking to present new aural and performance experiences, so who knows what shape this show will take. I Lummox The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. m. I Volcano and Po estars Bubble Lounge, Strathclyde University Union, John Street, 567 5024. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I Open Stage The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 9pm. Free.
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I Colin Wilson Common Grounds, 2/3 North Bank Street, 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free.
I Jazz Singers Night Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). An evening of Edinburgh’s finest vocal talent hosted by Cathy Rae and Subi Coleman. Singers and players from far and wide descend on the Jazz Joint to entertain the masses.
I Run To You Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free. Bryan Adams tribute.
I Live Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
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THURSDAY 17 Glasgow I Yes Clyde Auditorium, SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. £32.50/£25/£20 plus booking fee. You wait twenty years for a Yes show and then two come along within the space of two years. Last time the mighty prog rockers managed to keep their show down to two hours but the hardy fans seemed happy with everything from ‘Close To The Edge’ to ‘Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. Mock at your peril - this could be Radiohead in ten years. I Silicon Soul and Sidewinder King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5 plus booking fee. A night of dance sounds, courtesy of Soma Records and their subsidiary label Fenetik, which continues the King Tut’s birthday celebrations. I Cortez. Wreckage and Citizen X The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177.
9pm.
I Diskono The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm.
I Mutterfly, Pulse, Bedhead and Ten Percenter Strawberry Fields, Oswald Street, 221 7871. 9pm. £3.
I Mythago. The llorny Goats and It's A Shame About Craig Fury Murrys, Maxwell Street, 221 6511. 9pm. £3 (advance), £4 (door), including entry to post- ig club.
I Ab amania Motherwell Concert Hall, 01698 267 515. The Real Abba Gold present their Thank You For The Music Show.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow ’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
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I Raging Speedhorn. Ninth Circle and Confusion Corporation The Attic, Byres Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £3. Three band line-up at The Attic.
I Muse and Soulwax The Venue. 17—21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 8pm. £6. Rated highly in many of the tippcd~for-the-top polls this year, Muse are another bunch of fuzzy indie rock types vying for the crown of the new Radiohead. Not so sure the original Radiohead will be to keen on that but who knows?
I Martin Kershaw Quartet Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 221 1288. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Kershaw teams up with Paul Harrison, Mario Caribe and Paddy Flaherty to bring you Scotland’s self- proclaimed ‘jazz brat pack'. With keen assistance from DJ Fawaz on the decks. 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 Ltve Music bannedBase, L’Attache, under the Rutland Hotel, 10pm—3am. £5 before 11pm. Up and comers of all shapes sizes and sounds showcase at this night promoting the local live scene.
I Sweet Sensation Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I Live Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
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Ticket information
Tickets for most medium/large concerts can be bought from the followmg:
Virgin. Argyle Street, 204 5151 Tower Records Argyle Street, 204 2500.
Credit card bookings from: Ticket Link: 227 5511.
EDINBURGH
Virgin Princes Street. 220 3234. Ripping Records South Bridge, 226 7010.
Assembly Rooms George Street, 220 4349
I Everything But The Girl Barrowland, Glasgow, 18 Feb.
I Cinerama Venue, Edinburgh, 20 Feb.
I The BluetonesIThe Webb Brothers Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 21 Feb.
I Thee Headcoats g2, Glasgow, 21 Feb.
I Rachel Stamp Garage, Glasgow, 25
Feb.
I Dr John Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 25 Feb.
I Bush/Cyclefly Barrowland, Glasgow, 25 Feb.
I Divine Comedy Liquid Room, Edinburgh. 25 Feb.
I Divine Comedy Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 26 Feb.
I Moby Garage, Glasgow, 26 Feb. I Younger Younger 28’s King Tut's, Glas ow, 26 Feb.
I Bi lWells g2, Glasgow, 26 Feb.
I Slipknot Barrowland, Glasgow, 28 Feb.
I Blink 182 QMU, Glasgow, 5 Mar. I Five SECC, Glasgow, 11/12 Mar. I Simply Red SECC, Glasgow, 13 Mar.
I Primal Scream Corn Exchange,
2 Edinburgh, 13 Mar.
I Nitin Sawhney King Tut‘s,
. Glasgow, 15 Mar.
3 I Harry Connick Jr Royal Concert - Hall. Glasgow, 17 Mar.
I Stiff Little Fingers Barrowland, Glasgow, 17 Mar.
! I Hugh Cornwell g2, Glasgow, 18
Mar.
I Brand New Heavies Barrowland, Glasgow, 18 Mar.
I Van Morrison Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 18 Mar.
I Gary Moore Barrowland, Glasgow, 23 Mar.
: I Sting SECC. GlaSgow, 23 Mar.
' I Beck Clyde Auditorium. Glasgow,
25 Mar.
' I Prefab Sprout Concert Hall,
Glasgow, 3 Apr.
: I Violent Femmes Garage, Glasgow, ; 7 Apr.
I Bjorn Again Corn Exchange.
‘ Edinburgh, 22 Apr.
I Youssou N'Dour Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 5 May.
I Steps SECC, Glasgow, 5/6 May.
I Paul Weller Barrowland. Glasgow, 12 Ma '.
I Paui Weller Playhouse, Edinburgh, 14 May.
I Lou Reed Playhouse, Edinburgh, 15 May.
I Shirley Bassey SECC, Glasgow, 21 i hlav.
I Nancy Griffith 8: The Blue Moon
Orchestra Royal Concert Hall, , Glasgow, 1 Jun.
I Tina Turner Hampden, Glasgow, 7 July. I Oasis Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 29
Jul.
I Tom Jones SECC, Glasgow, 17 Nov.