Music rock 8 pop listings
Glasgow, Wed 30
I Cast and Gloss The (iarage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120. 7.30pm. £10 plus booking fee. See Tue 2‘). OSpearhead King Tut's Wah Wah llut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £8.50 plus booking fee. See pre- view for this political hip hop sotil col- lective led by one-time Disposath Heroes Of lliphoprisy frontinan.
I Mary Gauthier Tron Victorian Bar. 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £7.50 (£6.50). Louisiana sitiger/songwriter whose country noir has been informed by spells in jail and detox. l’ur! of Big Big Country. I Ouch Presents Jamboli Canvas (0 Arta. 13016 Walls Street. 552 2101. 10pm. £4 (£3). I)Js and live musicians teatn tip for one altnighty funk—liouse— rock-hip ltop‘iatn.
I Mouse Eat Mouse, Texlahoma and The Slowy Sny The 13th Note Cltib. Clyde Street. 24.3 2177. 8pm. £3. I Lummox Tribute Night The 13111 Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638.‘)pm. £2. Lummox conclude their tenure as Note Residents by sitting back and letting their mates cover their songs.
I Backclash Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 ‘)637. ‘)pm. Tribute to the mighty Clash.
I Acoustic Open Stage The Halt Bar. Woodlatids Road. 564 1527. 8.30pm. Free. Hosted by Paddy ‘s (iirls.
Edinburgh
I Baltic, Diaz and Tri-Tones The Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 7.30pm. £2.50. Baltic and l)ia/ serve tip sortie indie rock sounds. with alternative pop from TT‘l-TUHL‘S.
I Kevin Montgomery and Guests The Attic. Dyer‘s Close. 71 Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £10 (£7 in advance). American sitiger-songwriter Kevin .‘vlontgomery is joined by a backing band comprised of Robert Reynolds and Paul l)eakin of The Mavericks and guitarist Pettibone. .»\ustin-based sitiger-songwriter Trish Murphy lills the support slot.
I Becky Duke, The Polly Phillips Band and Spike Bongo Club. 14 New Street. 558 7604. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Little Nitno Music present Keeping It Real with upbeat jazz/folk from Duke. rock with siren-like vocals from Phillips and her band and punk pop from (ilasgovv act Spike.
Glasgow
I Ruby Turner The Ferry. (‘lytle Place. 42‘) 8676. 8pm. £1 1 (£‘)). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 287
551 I. Sotil diva who makes a rather bi/arre choice fora Big Big Country show. even if her roots lie in R&B. Over the years she has enjoyed fame-by- association as a voice-for-hire with Brian Ferry. l'B40. Culture Club and Jools Holland. Purl ofBig Big Country:
I Michael De Jong Tron Victorian Bar. 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £7.50 (£5.50). (iuitarist who lives in Europe btit has lived in Detroit and New Orleans. playing with a number of blues greats over the years. I’ttrt o/‘Big Big Country. I Medal and Cannon King Tut‘s Wah Wah lltit. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £4 plus hooking fee. lndie likely lads who have just released a new single ‘Stuntman' and will follow it with an albtnn of the same name.
I Kasino, Cayto and House The 13th Note Cltib. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm. Free.
I Astrid, Soundbuggy and Eva The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £4. Plus Silicone Soul I)Js. An acoustic set from summery janglers to kick off the ()ne-ln-Four mini- festival which aims to raise funds for the Scottish Association of Mental Health. The title of the festival refers to the statistic that one in four people will suffer from mental health problems at some
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point in their life. There will be a gig each night over the next four nights in four separate venues.
I Old Solar, Manganese and Cherryfireashes Nice 'n' Slea/y. Sauchiehall Street. 333 ‘)637. ‘)pm. Mint Records showcase to protnote their new compilation with a rare gig from the excellent ()ld Solar and liast Coasters the Cherryftre Ashes.
I Man Has Seven and Sundown Fury Murry s. Maxwell Street. 221 6511. ‘)pm. £3. including entry to post-gig club. I The Magic Blues Surfers Stutlio ()ne. Byres Road. 341 6516. ‘)pm. Free. Blues covers and original material.
I Vagabonds The Scotia. Stockw ell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Popular
I Jam Session Samuel Dow‘s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Live Music The Cathouse. l'nion Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £3. ()ver- l4s show. Showcase night.
Edinburgh
I The Soul Collective Bongo Club. 14 New Street. 558 7604. ‘)pm. £5. Playing original material and covers with a soul. jazz and hip hop vibe and tonight they launch their new single ‘Passion'.
I Travler and FRAK Cafe St Jatnes. 25 St James Shopping Centre. Catherdral Lane. ‘)pm. Free. Pop rock from 'l‘ravlet‘ and maverick pop caberet frotn FRAK at The Ftill Moon Cltib.
I Catcher and Columbia lleriot- Watt Cniversity l,'nion. Riccarton. 451 5333. ‘)pm. Free. (iuitar based pop rock from this dotible bill.
I III Funk and Dead Or American Studio 24. Calton Road. 558 3758. 10pm. £3.50. Double bill of heavy rock acts ptit on by metal night Zealous.
Glasgow
I Michael Marra Tron Theatre. 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £10(£8.50). Veteran l)undonian singer/songwriter who blends Celtic soul with classic American influences. l’urr o/‘Big Big Country.
I Regular Fries and The Toes King Tut's Wah Wah llut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £6.50 plus booking fee. Indie. funk and dance collide in the Regular Fries infectious sound. ()ne of the few tipped British bands of recent years to actually make a considerable itnpact in the States.
I Snow Patrol, Lapsus Linguae and Late Night Foreign Radio Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 ‘)637. 8.30pm. £4.50. Plus 1)] Noj froin Midi lli-ft. Glasgow-based. Northern Ireland-bred trio Snow Patrol bring the
noise at the next ()ne-ln-Four gig. See Thu 31.
I Park Lane and Stone Strawberry Fields. ()swald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club.
I Route 65 (irand ()le ()pry. Paisley Road T011. 42‘) 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country sounds.
I Abba Disco Party Bourbon Street. (ieorge Street. 5520141. 7pm. £5 (£14.50 with dinner). Featuring an Abba tribute act.
I The Stunts McChuills. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I The Ducks McChuills Way Out West. Kelv inhaugh Street. 576 5018. ‘).30pm. Free. See Fri 25.
I Kong Samuel Dow's. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Rock.
Edinburgh
I Dark Circle Bongo Club. 14 New Street. 558 7604. 10.30pm. £tbc. Live action as club night 151 Segundo keep tip their promise to showcase the best in [K and liuropean hip hop acts.
Glasgow
I Victoria Williams, Mark Olson and The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£10). Williams and ex-Jayhawk ()lson live and work in the Joshua Tree desert where they concoct their rootsy mix of country. blues. gospel and folk. Purl uj'Big Big
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I The Good Sons with Tom Ovans Tron Victorian Bar. 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. 10pm. £8.50 (£6.50). A British take on alt.country froin The (iood Sons. supported by Austin-based country blues artist ()vans. I’ur! ufBig Big Country.
I El Hombre Trajeado, Eska, Eugene Kelly and Future Pilot AKA King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £5 plus booking fee. Plus Pastels I)Js. Third of the ()ne-ln-Four gigs featuring the post-rock of lil Hombre. liska‘s guitar overload. Kelly's increasingly country rock-influenced songs and the unclassiliable Future Pilot AKA.
I Inspector Rosa and Hoboken The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm. £3.
I Dudley Corporation, Nova Express and Christopher Leonard The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. ‘)pm. £2.
I Closer and Deleter Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 ‘)637. ‘)pm.
I Storm Petrols and Tuco Strawberry Fields. ()swald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club.
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. x _ - Medal play King Tut’s Thu 31 May
I Nevada Cirand ()le ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 42‘) 53‘)6. 7.30pm. £3 (£2 members). Country.
I Michael Jackson Tribute Bourbon Street. George Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner).
I Oasisnae McChuills. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Tribute to the brothers Gallagher and their eminent pub rock tunes.
I Elmo McChuills Way Out West. Kelvinhaugh Street. 576 5018. ‘).30pm. Free.
I Open Stage The Halt Bar. \Voodlaltds Road. .564 I527. 4-8pm. Free. Weekly session for local musicians.
I Ali Graman The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 8.30pm. Free.
I The Outpatients Samuel Dow‘s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I South and Supercoolthing The Venue. 177-21 Calton Road. 557 3073. 7.30pm. £5.50. Spacey rock from this Mo‘ Wax act who straddle the worlds of hip hop and indie but end tip sounding painfully close to lan Brown.
I Diesel Bone, Rocco and The Sundowners The Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 7.30pm. £2.50. Hard yet melodic rock from (ilasgow act l)iese| Bone and Small Faces and Who influenced indie sounds frotn three piece Rocco.
Glasgow
I Teenage Fanclub, James Orr Complex and Vera Cruise The (iarage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 I20. 7pm. £9 plus booking fee. Plus V-Twin I)Js. The final ()ne-ln-Four gig features the now-ubiquitous Fanclub. You wait years for them to play their hometown and then three of their gigs come along practically at once. The James ()rr Complex is the nom de acoustic rock of liska's Chris Mack.
I The Bays The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 0901 0220300. 3pm. £5. The Bays are the main live attraction at the laid-back clubbing experience that is The Sunday Social featuring Tom Middleton (Jedi Knights) and Andy (iangadeen (Massive Attack).
I Rab Noakes and The Varaflames and Monica Oueen Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £ 10 (£8.50). Veteran country performer frotn round these here parts. supported by the ex-Thrum vocalist with the big voice. Part of Big Big Country: I Tom McRae and Witness King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £7 plus booking fee. Solo singer/songwriter drawing on the Tim/Jeff Buckley tradition.
I Four Tet ()ptimo. Planet Peach. Queen Street. 226 8‘)‘)(). 1 1pm. £6 (£5). See preview.
I Guy Davies Tron Victorian Bar. Trongate. 552 4267. ‘).30pm. £10 (£8.50). Big Big Country closes with this show frotn the blues guitarist who also turns his hand to a spot of acting. having played Robert Johnson in the off- Broadway production Trick The Devil. I Dog Fashion Disco and Dla Lo The Cathouse. Union Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £6.50 plus booking fee. ()ver- l4s show.
I Wolf Colonel The 13th Note Cate. King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £2. Lemonheads-esque indie guitar from this US outfit.
I The Cobramatics The Scotia. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 4pm. Free. Fortnightly residency.
Edinburgh
I Rieser, Travler and Starsky Bongo Club. 14 New Street. 558 7604. 9pm. £3. A blend of rock anthems and power ballads from openers Starsky. harmony vocals. catchy melodies and