MIISIG rock & pop
ROCK 8r POP LISTINGS continued
THURSDAY 6 Glasgow I Michael Crawford Clyde Auditorium, SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. 6.30pm. £29.50/£28 plus booking fee. A man who was wearing masks onstage when Slipknot were still nippers attending Kiss concerts and who, as Some Mother’s Do “Ave ‘Em’s Frank Spencer, was a symbol of anarchy in the pre-punk desert. Or maybe, he’s just a bloke sin ing pular show tunes. I ala o, Khaya and Micronesia King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4 plus booking fee. Sunny indie pop from Salako whose second album Musicaliry was a blast of breezy Monkees-style harmonies. Edinburgh’s Khaya are way off the deep end but definitely worth checking out for their imaginative sound. I Gilded Lil and Radio Tuesday The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £2. Edinburgh rabblerousers Gilded Lil give Jon Spencer Blues Explosion a run for their money. I Mutterfly. Jamboree, Bedhead and Wing Nut Strawberry Fields, Oswald Street, 221 7871. 9pm. £3. I The Vagabonds The Scotia, Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Covers. I Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Live Music Eat Drink Man Woman, King Street, 552 9260. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Bench The Attic, Byres Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 8.30pm. £3. Scratch funk sounds featuring live deck action and chunky guitar-led melodies from this Edinburgh four-piece. Mr Meltdown provides live techno support, getting you in the mood for new big beat night Easy (entrance to the club is included in ticket price).
I Bangtwister and Golden Guineas CasRock, 104 West Port, 229 4341. 9.30pm. £3.
I Freddie King Quintet Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm-3am. £4 (£3). Renowned vocalist around Edinburgh and London and father of a whole jazz family, King brings his quintet to the Jazz Joint to pay homage to the whole gamut of great jazz singers.
I Funk Junkies La Belle Angele, Hastie’s Close, 225 7536. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). A funk, soul and groove selection at this fortnightly event, featuring a resident band representative of the cream of the local funk scene. DJ support.
I Semi-acoustic set The Soupdragon, 27-31 West Port, 221 1099. 9pm. Free. Acoustic performances at what was formerly Christies.
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 Sister Sarah Brannigans, Dundee Street, 228 5885. First band on 9pm. Free.
I The Roads Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. llpm. Free.
FRIDAY 7 Glasgow I Violent Femmes and Hefner The Garage, Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £14.50 plus booking fee. Gordon Gano and chums are still on the go, having recently released a new album Freak Magnet on which they are still singing of the teen frustrations they captured on record twenty years ago with the raucous garagey likes of ‘Add It Up’. See preview for Hefner. I Toploader and Crashland King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5 plus booking fee. See preview for Toploader. Supergrass and Pavement are two of the names which have been bandied about in connection with Crashland who seem to be touring with anyone who will have them at the moment. I Laika and Squander Pilots The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 8pm. £6 plus booking fee. Tickets from 13th Note and Virgin, Buchanan Street. Margaret Fiedler and Guy Fixsen have recently released their latest album Good Looking Blues featuring the usual paranoid, broody electronica. I The Gold Story Bubble Lounge, Strathclyde University Union, John Street, 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. I Boots 8: Saddles Grand Ole Opry, Paisley Road T011, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50). Country.
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I Abba Disco Party Bourbon Street, George Street, 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner). With an Abba tribute act.
I The Black Star Steel Band McChuills, High Street, 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Elmo The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 9pm. Free.
I Real Easy Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Salako, Barrichello and The Moomins CasRock, 104 West Port, 229 4341. 9.30pm. £4. Hull-based four-piece Salako turn up in support of their new EP Ventimiglia released on 24th of April. Barrichello are a more thoughtful melodic local outfit while The Moomins are those hippo-looking things that used to be on kids TV ~ never realised they had a band though.
I Sister Soul Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—3am. £5. Always a busy night, this popular event has expanded into a ten-piece extravaganza — the sisters in question are Nicola King, Subie Coleman and Cathie Rae, who supply the scintillating soul vocals while the Midnight Blue Band backs them up. 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 8 Glasgow
I The Breeze, Pond S and Cartel King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3.50 (advance), £4 (door). Local triple bill.
I Bangtvvister, The Grease Monkeys and Captain Blackbeard The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £2. Loud psych rock, garage rock and punk rock, we are told.
I Buddha Crush Bubble Lounge, Strathclyde University Union, John Street, 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.
I Good Ole Boys Grand Ole Opry, Paisley Road T011, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50). Country.
I George Michael Tribute Bourbon Street, George Street, 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£19.50 with dinner).
I Open Stage The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 4—8pm. Free. Weekly jam session.
I Mellow Evolution The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 9pm. Free. I Wolf Train McChuills, High Street, 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Transit McChuills Way Out West,
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Kelvinhaugh Street, 221 5569. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Datsuns Waxys, Candleriggs, 552 8717. 9pm. Free.
I Kong Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Rock, in no uncertain terms.
Edinburgh
I Hefner The Venue, 17—21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 7.30pm. £6. Their new album Boxing Hefner is packed to the brim with poetic, if a little neurotic, indie wanderings. Murray The Hump provide the sup on. See preview for more details. I Sou 5 Of Mischief at Scratch The Venue, 17—21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 11pm. £6 (£5). This quartet of veteran MCs from Oakland, California make their UK debut, airing classics from the album of ‘93 Til Infinity and selections from their up-coming platter Trilogy: C0nflict,Clima.r, Resolution. Some time Scratch Piklz team member, DJ Apollo (199‘) DMC World Champion) is the man on the wheels of steel. I I Am Scientist, Gasgiant and Cherry Fire Ashes The Attic, Byres Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £4. It’s an over-used phrase but ‘up-and-coming’ seems appropriate for these three, with I Am Scientist promoting the release of their new album No Signal.
I Michael Crawford Playhouse, 18—22 Greenside Place, 0870 6063424. 8pm. £20—£29.50. See Thu 7 Apr.
I The Manhattan Project, double zero and Twist CasRock, 104 West Port, 229 4341. 9.30pm. £3.
I El Cometa All-Stars Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—3am. £6. Edinburgh‘s finest Latin-jazz exponents, made up from members of Salsa Celtiea, the East Coast Jazz Project and Freshly Squeezed, bear down with heavy urban Latin rhythms. Edinburgh’s favourite Venezuelan singer, Carlos Pena, provides the vocals.
I Hip Hop In The 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 Country 8: Western Music Whistle Binkies, Niddry Street, 557 5114. llpm. Free.
Glasgow
I Souls Of Mischief Arches, Midland Street, 221 4001. 9pm. £8. See Sat 8 Apr. I ldlewild Virgin, Buchanan Street. Free. Instore appearance to herald the launch of their new album 100 Broken Windows. See feature.