MUSIC rock & pop
ROCK 81 POP: EDINBURGH, THU 22 FEB cont.
I Wayne Paycheck. Incorporeal and Bendytoy La Belle Angele. l I llasties Close. 225 7536. 8.30pm. £4. Country meets hip hop at this showcase gig.
I Drugstore, Big Sur and La Honda The Venue. 17—21 Calton Road. 557 3073. 8pm. £7.50. See Wed 21.
I Boiler Room, Substate and Co-Exist The Attic. Dyer's ('lose. 7| CowgaIC. 225 8382. 9pm- 3am. Free. Tommy Boy Records. fatned primarily for being home to America's hip hop heroes gets with the rock world with first signing Boiler Rootn with two local supports.
Glasgow
I Texas SliCC. Finnieston Quay. ()87() 040 4000. SOLD OUT. No age restriction on this show. See Thu 22.
I Charlie Musselwhite and Dave Peabody King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10.50 plus booking fee.
I D] Pet Tombola, Pioneers Of Anaesthetic, Neck Doppler and Opaque The 13th Note Cate. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £3.
I Remedy Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Engine Canvas. Albion Street. 552 2101. Free before 1 1pm; £5 after. See new music special on page 10 for more info.
I The Few, Luma and The Reales Fury Murrys. Maxwell Street. 221 651 1. 9pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club.
I Bespoke Strawberry Fields. Oswald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. See new music special on age I"? for Bespoke.
I Boots 8: Sadd es Grand ()le Opry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country.
I Abba Disco Party Bourbon Street. George Street. 5520141. 7pm. £5 (£12.50 with dinner).
I Caucasian Male McChuilIs. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Coco Sombrero McChuills Way ()ut West. Kelvinhaugh Street. 221 5569. 9.30pm. Free.
I The Duvet Samuel Dow‘s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Unite, Unique Freak and Divide 2The Attic. Dyer's Close. 71 Cowgate. 225 8382. 7pm. £3. Triple bill of punk. metal and hardcore.
I Dr No's Bongo Cltib. 14 New Street. 558 7604. l lpm—3am. £7 (£5). Ska club with [Ms playing rock-steady blue beat and classic ska. along with a live band. I Voulez Vous Rothes Halls. Rothes Square. ()1592 61 l 101. 8pm. £10 (£8—£9). See Thu 22.
SATURDAY 24
Glasgow
I Poptones at Electric City Electric City. The Lighthouse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 225 8410. 8pm. £4. That man Alan McGee pops in to pop some Poptones on the wheels of steel and introduce some mystery special guests.
I Craig David SECC. Finnieston Quay. 08700404000. SOLD OUT. No age restriction on this show. The young smoothy with the distinctive facial hair grooves his audience. Thankfully. it’s not Sunday. so he won‘t be chilling.
I Superstar Phat Dat Club. The Glasshouse. Queen's Park. 7.30pm. £7. The Usual laid-back club in the greenhouse with DJ Sace and special guests.
I Firestone 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £2. The Glasgow launch of their ‘Heliopolis By Night’ single out on Trepanner Headmusic. See new music special on page 10 for tnore info.
I Sunna, Crackout and Miocene King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5 plus booking fee. See preview for rockers Sunna.
I Eva Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.
I Real Easy The Ferry. Clyde Street. 429
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8676. 9pm. £3.
I Bilko, Super Cool Thing and Blue Storm Strawberry Fields. ()swald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4.
I Engine Canvas. Albion Street. 552 2101. Free before 1 1pm; £5 after. See new music special on page '.".’ for lingine. I Lemon Grass Grand Ole ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country.
I The Beatles Beat Bourbon Street. George Street. 5520141. 7pm. £5 (£14.50 with dinner).
I Open Stage The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 4—8pm. Free. Weekly session for local musicians.
i I Joe Miracle The Halt Bar. Woodlands
Road. 564 1527. 9pm. Free.
I The Counterfeit Clash McChuilIs Way Out West. Kelvinhaugh Street. 221 5569. 9.30pm. Free. Clash and other
I The Sex Godz Samuel Dow‘s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0l07. 8.30pm. Free.
Glam rock.
Edinburgh
I Aieris The Acoustic Cafe. Lothian
; Road. 669 2472. 7pm. £4. East-Coast rockers perform new material in an
acoustic set.
; I The Heat, Proi and The Rich Hill The
Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 7.30pm. £2.50. lt's indie-rock all the way from this triple bill. with the possible exception of Leith's The Heat who are rumoured to be creating their own brand of 2 1 st century rock.
I Singleskin and Tinrokit The Attic. Dyer‘s Close. 71 Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £4. Double bill of local bands who‘ve been on the scene for some time.
Glasgow I Texas SECC. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. SOLD OUT. No age
restriction on this show. See Thu 22.
I Mover, Dieselbone and Skelter King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street.
; 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4 plus booking fee.
I Sad Rockets Optimo. Substitute
Venue @‘ Planet Peach. Queen Street. 226 8990. l lptn. £5. See preview.
I Life Without Buildings The l3th
Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm.
See music special on page I"? for this
band. launching their debut album tonight.
I Co-Exist, Divide, Unique Freak and Divide The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £3.
I Sunday Sessions at Electric City lilectric City. The Lighthouse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 225 8410. lv—5pm. Free. New bands strut their stuff for exhibition goers.
I Sack Trick and Little Miss Strange
Blow Your ()wn Trumpet. llielan'man's Bar. Argyle Street. 248 5685. 8pm. Free.
I The Cobramatics The Scotia. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 4pm. Free. Fortnightly residency.
I Voulez Vous Motherwell Concert
Hall. Civic Centre. Motherwell. 01698
267 515. 8pm. £13.50 (£12). Abba tribute.
Edinburgh
I Firestone Backpackers Hostle.
Queensferry Street. 9pm. Free. The Edinburgh launch of their ‘Heliopolts By Night‘ single out on Trepanner
lieadmusic. See new music special on page 10 for more info.
I Sunna, Crackout and Miocene The Attic. Dyer's Close. 71 Cowgate. 225
8382. 7.30pm. £6 (£4 in advance). See Fri 23.
: Motherwell
I Voulez Vous Motherwell Concert Hall.
Civic Centre. \N'indmillhill Street. ()1698
‘ 267515. 8pm. £13.50 (£12). See Thu 22.
MONDAY 26
Glasgow
I Texas SECC. Finnieston Quay. 0870 0404000. £20 plus booking fee. No age restricition on this show. See Thu 22.
I Goldfinger King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7 plus booking fee.
I Soundtracks 2001 The l3th Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm. £4. Screening of 200]: A Space ()dys'wy with live soundtrack from the likes of El Hombre Trajeado. Beetroot and the Mount Florida Laptop Orchestra.
I Lapsus Linguae, Econoline and
Emetrex The 13th Note Cafe. King
Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £2. See music special for Lapsus Linguae.
I Toe The Line Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country.
I Acoustic lam Nice 'n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Weekly session hosted by Gerry Lyons.
TUESDAY 27
Glasgow
I Ray Davies Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £17.50 plus credit card booking fee. See preview.
I Mark Eitzel The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm. £8 plus booking fee. Last minute edition to the gig list and one which is well worth catching. Fortner American Mtisic club man Eitzel combines heartbreaking songs with self- deprecating wit to provide a warm. intimate musical trip.
I Kim Richey and Yvonne Tipping King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6 plus booking fee.
I Vera Cruise and De Salvo The l3th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £2. Vera Cruise continue their residency. See new music special page I"? for De
Salvo.
I The Lush Rollers, Kasino and Grasshopper Glory Box. Curlers. Byres Road. 338 651 1. 8.30pm. Free.
WEDNESDAY 28 ‘
Glasgow
I Arab Strap The Arches. Midland Street. 221 4001. 9pm. £9 (advance). £10 (door). The Falkirk mumblers return with
their new album The Red Thread and more
tales of commitment paranoia.
; I Nojahoda and Hagop The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £5 plus booking fee. No age restriction on this
show.
I Nepalese, Midi Mode and Bozilla The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £2.
I Acoustic Open Stage The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 8.30pm. Free. Hosted by Paddy's Girls.
Edinburgh 1 I The Whiteroom, STML and Alfonso The Venue. l7--21 Calton Road. 557 3073.
8pm. £3. Local band night featuring indie/electronic crossover merchants The
Whiteroom.
THURSDAY 1
Glasgow
I Turin Brakes and Ed Harcourt King
Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221
5279. 8.30pm. £5 plus booking fee.
. Mellow indie strummings from both of
these up-and-coming artists.
I The Grim Northern Social Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. I Marshan, 12:09 and Silvertone Fury Murrys. Maxwell Street. 221 651 1. 9pm. £3. including entry to post-gig club.
I Vagabonds The Scotia. Stockwell
: Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Popular
I Jam Session Samuel Dow‘s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
month. See new music special on page
I Astrid The Venue. 17—21 Calton Road. 557 3073. 8pm. £7. Scottish four-piece Astrid play harmony fuelled power pop
tunes from their new album. due out this
for tnore details. I Nigenic The Ark. Semple Street. 229 7733. 9pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5
after. A live outfit who play a mixture of
hard house. funk and uplifting trance with support front DJs Lovejoy (Trade) and up- and-comers Andy and Mike.
I The Gangsters Heriot-Watt University Union. Riccarton. 451 5333. 8.30pm.
Performing with guests.
Gumbernauld I Abba Forever: The Winner Takes It
All Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. 01236
732887. 7.45pm. £7 (£4). Relive the hits of
the super Swedes with tribute band Abba
Forever.