rock & pop
listings
Gigs are listed by date, then by ci . Performances wrll be listed, provi ed that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. .Rock and pop listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd (Glasgow) and Mark Robertson & Louisa Pearson (Edinburgh).
Ticket information
Tickets for most medium/large concerts can be bought from the following:
Virgin, Buchanan Galleries, 332 4400 Credit card bookings from:
Ticket Link: 287 5511.
Way Ahead: 339 8383.
EDINBURGH
Virgin Princes Street, 220 3234. Ripping Records South Bridge, 226 7010.
Assembly Rooms George Street, 220 4349
Way Ahead 0141 339 8383
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Glasgow
I Fred, The Walking Monuments To DNA and Pink Monkey Bird King Tut’s Wah Wah Ilut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance), £4 (door). Local band triple bill.
I Palomino Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 9pm.
I Muddy Pedals The Wha?, The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 8pm. £5 (£4). Muddy Pedals provide the live entertainment at this club with a music policy covering soul. funk, hip-hop, reggae, jazz and psychedelia. Is that all? I Brown Eye Superfly, Dave and Hirshanna Fury Murrys, Maxwell Street, 221 6511. 9pm. £3 (advance), £4 (door), including entry to post-gig club.
I The Soul Collective and Kastro Strawberry Fields, Oswald Street, 221 7871. 9pm. £5. The Soul Collective play groovy soul and funk in the vein of the Average White Band.
I Stuntman. The 0 Material Project and The Towers Blues Band Crawfurd Theatre, Jordanhill College, Southbrae Drive, 950 3476. 7.30pm. Free. Showcase of live music from the students on the Applied Music course.
I The Vagabonds The Scotia, Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Residency for this covers band.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Weekly open stage night.
I Live Music Eat Drink Man Woman, King Street, 552 9260. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Nothing Sacred, Java Junkies and Doolah The Attic, Byres Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £4. Triple- bill at the Attic.
I Telstar Ponies and People Like Us Cafe Royal, Register Street. 8pm. £6. Glasgow experimentalists return to the live arena.
I Warchild Benefit Night Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street. 538 7385. 9pm-3am. A fundraising night for the Warchild charity, featuring The All New Jazz Joint Collective and a host of familiarjazz vocalist faces. DJ support comes from Andy B (Swirler), Tinku (Big Beat) and Unkle Fawaz (Lizzard Lounge), plus some surprises on the night.
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 Live Music bannedBase, L’Attache, under the Rutland Ilotel, 1()pm—3am. £5 before 11pm. Up-and-comers of all
The best gigs this
ROCK/POP The The Matt Johnson makes a welcome return with a selection of harder material from his new album Naked Self. Glasgow: King Tut’s, Fri 37 Mar.
Hefner Not big Hugh himself but his imagined siblings —- a trio of dashing young men who pen songs of tragic beauty. Glasgow: Garage, Fri 7 Apr; Edinburgh: Venue, Sat 8 Apr.
Six By Seven Angsty guitar experimentation of the very highest order that shouldn’t be ignored in the wake of the sub-Radiohead tosh of Muse et al. Glasgow: King Tut’s, Thu 73 Apr.
Primal Scream The Scream Team return home after last month’s hit and miss show in Edinburgh with the first of two nights at the Barras. Glasgow: Barrow/and, Thu 73 Apr. HIP HOP
Souls Of Mischief LA hip hop veterans Souls Of Mischief make their Scottish debut with some fine flows and choice beats. Edinburgh: Scratch at the Venue, Sat 8 Apr; Glasgow.“ Arches, Sun 9 Apr.
FOLK
Michael McGoldrick A man of many guises, McGoldrick has pOpped up in numerous folk outfits and this sees a pair of live appearances from him with his big band. Edinburgh: Liquid Room, Tue 77 Apr; Glasgow: Arches, Thu 73 Apr.
JAZZ
Soundcheck 2000 A small, but perfectly formed festival of jazz delights crammed into one weekend. Highlights include Vietnamese guitarist Nguyen Le, pianist Jo-Anne Bracken and the Marilyn Crispell/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian Trio. Fri 37 Mar— Sun 2 Apr.
CLASSICAL
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Looking back to the dawn of the last century the $50 start a three-concert series entitled '1900: Birth Of A Century' the programme of which includes Bruckner's Symphony No 9 and Schoenberg's Verk/arte Nacht. Glasgow: City Hall, Thu 6 Apr.
shapes, sizes and sounds showcase at this night promoting the local live scene.
I Good Life! 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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Sat 22nd 6300? DOGDRILL + Sona Fariq
Fri 28th CAROL LAULA
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