favourites. Remember ‘Needles And Pins’, ‘Ferry Across The Mersey’, ‘Hippy Hippy Shake’ and ‘Where Do You Go To, My Lovely?’ Of course you do, because none of these bands or their fans ever took enough drugs to eradicate their long-term memories. Will Shed Seven, The Bluetones and Super Furry Animals get together in 30 years time for the 905 equivalent?
I World Wide Message Tribe Barrowland, Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7.30pm. £5. Christian dance band take over Barrowland and encourage worship of a slightly different kind than normally experienced in the venue.
I Fungus, One Root and Skelter King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4 plus booking fee. Grungey pop from youn sters Fungus. I Psycore and Brutal case The Cathouse, Brown Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £6 plus booking fee. No age restriction. Psycore are grumpy metalling Scandinavians who eschew long hair and leather in favour of shaven heads and white boilersuits. Erratic songs about kids going to the zoo and not having their medication in time do make a change from goblins and ghouls or sports metal ‘life is so terrible I’ve spent my allowance’ style whining.
I The Stacey Effect The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 8pm.
I Active Minds and Debris The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £2.
I Dubious Blues Band, Bogus Callers and Pacific Blue Fury Murrys, Maxwell Street, 221 6511. 9pm. £4, including entry to post-gig club.
I Solution, Vinyl Reverb and Free Money Asylum, Caledonian University Union, Cowcaddens Road, 332 0681. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Battle Of The Bands Bubble Lounge, Strathclyde University Union, John Street, 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and uests.
I Ctmarron Grand Ole Opry, Paisley Road Toll, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50 members). Country.
I Abba Disco Party Bourbon Street, George Street, 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner). Featuring the usual tribute act to the Swedish Fab Four.
I Rev Doc And The Congregation McChuills, High Street, 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Trad R&B combo.
I Big River Shiver The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 9pm. Free. I Itchycoo Park Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. See Sat 4.
Edinburgh
I Gallon Drunk The Attic, Byres Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £5. James Johnston and his compadres have been providing the soundtrack to the seedy side of life on the streets of London town for nigh on ten years now. Their punkish, boozy, bluesy mambo still delights and this date is in support of their new album due out soon.
I Horse And Friends St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 8pm. £10 (£8). Horse McDonald is joined by an all-female line-up including jazz singer Sophie Bancroft, harpist Corrina Hewat and The Sirens. Part of Enact 2000.
I Read Quarters Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—3am. £5. HQ gets all grown-up and starts using its proper name. Still the same storming hip hop line-up though, with turntable technicians Extra and Kimo Cutz and a floorshow of freestyle rapping, rhythm, moves and grooves courtesy of the Scotland Yard collective.
I Astronaughty, Dieselbone and Psychomagnet CasRock, 104 West Port, 229 4341. 9.30pm. £3.
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 Little Green Monkeys Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
SATURDAY 11 Glasgow I Sive and Precious SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. 6.30pm. £16.50 plus booking fee. See Fri 10. I Steve Vai Barrowland, Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7.30pm. £15 plus booking fee. A guitar hero in the grand tradition of guitar heroes who obviously know their way round their instrument but can’t write a decent song to save their life. I Ten Percenter, Mainline 3 and Sweet FA King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance), £4 (door). I Magic Pavilion Theatre, Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £11/£9.50. Queen tribute act. I The Soul Beneficiaries The Ferry, Clyde Place, 429 8676. 9pm. £3. I The Commercials, The Slide and The Strutz Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 9pm. I My Legendary Girlfriend and The Chemistry Experiment The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £2. I Mercury Tiltswitch. Screemer and The Waltzers Bubble Lounge, Strathclyde University Union, John Street, 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I Little Rock Grand Ole Opry, Paisley Road T011, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50 members). Count sounds. I Robbie Williams/Mic Hucknall Tribute Bourbon Street, George Street, 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner). I Open Stage The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 4-8pm. Free. Weekly jam for local musicians. I Dogs Die In Hot Cars The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 9pm. Free. And Bands Give Themselves Awful Names. I The Dagmars McChuills, High Street, 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Rock ‘n’ roll. I Cocoa Sombrero McChuills Way Out West, Kelvinhaugh Street, 221 5569. 9.30pm. Free. I The Outpatients Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Nubia Lizzard Lounge, La Belle Angele, Hasties Close, 225 7536. 10pm. £7 (£6 members). A triumphant return for the reggae dancehall sensation as she brings her full live band along to celebrate the club’s third birthday.
I Swirler Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—3am. £5. Jazz meets street beats in this Kevin McKenzie project, which also features Gina Rae of The Lanterns on vocals and Phil and Tom Bancroft on sax and drums. DJ action comes from Andy B.
I Frantic Chant The Attic, Bytes Close, 71 COWgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £4. With special guests.
I Bronco Bustsers, Pasan and Knee- High CasRock, 104 West Port, 229 4341. 9.30pm. Free. A showcase of three as yet unsigned bands playing a variety of styles from lo-ft electronic pop to power pop punk. And two of them are from Norway, what else do you need?
I Rowena Lord Bodo’s, Dublin Street, 477 2563. 10pm. Free. One time Blacka’nized collaborator Rowena plays an acoustic set of mixingjazz, folk, blues and pop for an appreciative crowd.
I Htp Hop In T e Cellar The Soupdragon, 27—31 West Port, 221 1099. 9pm. Free. Hip hop vibes at what was formerly Christies.
I Live Music Bar Java, 38-42 Constitution Street, 467 7527. 9.30pm. Free.
I Live Music Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I Live Country And Western Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. 11pm. Free.
Glasgow
I Sive and Precious SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. 6.30pm. £16.50 plus booking fee. See Fri 10.
I Mogwai, Arab Strap, Bis, The Delgados, Magoo, Suckle and Aereogramme The Garage, Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 8pm. £10 plus booking fee. The venerable John Peel competes and DJs into the wee small hours in celebration of five years of Chemikal Underground Records. The action takes place in the main hall of the Garage but The Attic and g2 will also be commandeered for the party and, as you can see from the line-up, all the usual suspects will be present and incorrect. I Misery Loves Co and One Root The Cathouse, Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £5.50 plus booking fee. No age restriction. I Pasan, Bronco Busters and Knee High King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. Free. I Crooked Reel Grand Ole Opry, Paisley Road T011, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50 members). Country.
I Button Up Corinthian, Ingram Street, 552 1101. 8pm. Free. Residency. See Sun
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Edinburgh
I Nikki King and Marcus Ford Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 9pm—3am. £4. Local diva King, of Basic Collective fame, gives a pared down Sunday performance, accompanied on guitar by finger-picker Ford. Tinku and Frosty take it in turns on the decks.
I Bombskare Heriot-Watt Student’s Union, 451 5333. 9pm. Free. These excitable ska sensations lift the roof of this gig night for students and guests. I Magic Playhouse, 18—22 Greenside Place, (1870 6063424. 7.30pm. £9.50—£11.50. This tribute act recreate the sounds of Freddie Mercury and Queen, playing all the classic hits.
I Male Order 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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