Music rock & pop listings
Glasgow Fri 28 continued
I Future Pilot AKA, Duglas T Stewart 8: Co and Eugene Kelly King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £6 plus booking fee. Bit of a C-86 indie reunion going on here with various ex- BMX Bandits. including head Pilot Sushi] Dade. congregating round their old leader Duglas Stewart.
I AB/CD The Cathouse. 15 Union Street. 248 6606. 8pm. £6 plus booking fee. ()ver- 14s show. ()ne of two tribute to classic metal acts in town tonight.
I Clear Prophets Loose Joints. The 13th Note Club. 260 (‘lyde Street. 243 2177. 10pm. £5 (£4).
I lves The 13th Note Cafe. 50-60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Electronica. I Gunz’n’Roses Strawberry Fields. 56 ()swald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Now that Axl and co have cancelled for the second time. console yourself with this tribute to the scuzzy rockers.
I Abba Disco Party Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 5520141. 7pm. £5 (£19.50 with dinner). Back to the regular Friday night Abba tribute.
I Drunk A Funk McC‘huills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Mistreated Samuel Dow‘s. 67-91 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Frank O’Hagan The Scotia. I 12- 114 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. Residency.
Saturday 29
Glasgow
I Kevin Montgomery 8. The Roadtrippers King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8pm. £10 plus booking fee. Band line-up features Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks and A1 Perkins and Dean ()wens.
I Torquamada, Grease Monkeys and Barbarossa The 13111 Note Cafe. 50-60 King Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £3. I Foley, Panacea and Freeride Strawberry Fields. 56 ()swald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Rock/indie.
I The Beatles Beat Bourbon Street. 108 George Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£19.50 with dinner).
I Open Stage The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 4-8pm. Free. Weekly session for local musicians.
I High Heeled Sneakers The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9pm. Free.
I Kong Satnuel Dow's. 67-91 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Rock.
Glasgow
I The Supernaturals King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. 272;: St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £8 plus booking fee.
Chirpy local pop chaps warm up for their Hogmanay appearance.
I Eska, Eva and Social Lepers Nice‘n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 6pm. Free. Just three of the bands playing the 81h annual Sleazys big value l6-band bill. featuring all the bands who have rarely stepped foot out of the venue in the past year.
I Cayto, Fighting Red Adair and Satan Clause The 13th Note ('al‘e. 50-60 King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Rocking indie line-up.
I Serve Chilled, Surround and Human Being Strawberry Fields. 56 ()swald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Pop/ rock.
I Wig Wam Bamz Bourbon Street. 108 (ieorge Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£19.50 with dinner). Tribute to the glam rock era.
I The Cobramatics The Scotia. 112-114 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 4pm. Free. Residency.
I Steff’s Sunday Session tiisge Beatha. 232 Woodlands Road. 564 1596. 5pm. Free. Bring your own instrument. I Live Music Samuel Dow‘s. 67-91 .\'ithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Salsa Celtica and Zuba World Mttsic Stage. (‘astle Street. 09012 777 29‘). 7— l lptn. Free. A Fiery mix of Latin beats. jazz. rhythms and folk frotn Scottish favourites Salsa ('eltica with Zttba providing a touch of funk. reggae and African dance with a (‘eltic twist. Willi 1)J Dolphin Boy laying down a mix of the funkiest world music around.
I Blues ’n’ Trouble, Andy Gunn & The Glass Hammer and Samba Sene & The Diwan The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7.30pm. £10/7.50 (£4 after 1 lptn). An eclectic evening of blues. jazz. boogie attd African grooves.
Glasgow
I Cosmic Rough Riders, The Supernaturals, JJ Gilmour and Tippi (ilasgovv‘s llogmanay. Main Stage. 1)un|op Street (‘ar Park. 9.30pm. Free. no ticket required. Retrojangling from this year's (ilaswegian success story the (‘osmic Rough Riders and comeback hopefuls The Supernaturals. Pitts special guests. See supplement for full details. I Abba Forever, Millennium 2000, Absolut Britney, Steps Club 7 and The Soul Kings (ilasgow's llogmanay. Party Stage. Wilson Street. 9.30pm. Free. no ticket required. Tribute tnania on this stage. Judging by last year's appearance by (iary ‘Freddie Mercury" Mullan. this sort of thing isjust the ticket on llogtnanay. See separate listings.
I Astrid, Cortez and Pupkin King Tut‘s Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8pm. £6 plus booking
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fee. Indie bill for Hogmanay. headlined by the hyper-melodic Astrid. The jangling will be over by 11.30pm.
I Abba New Year Party Bourbon Street. 108 (ieorge Street. 552 0141. 7pm. £10 (£29.50 with dinner). Bring in the New Year with a tribute to the all- conquering Swedish pop tarts who conveniently had a hit with a song called Happy New Yew:
I Open Stage The Hall Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 4-8pm. Free. With piper and guests.
Edinburgh
I Toploader, Shed Seven, Imperial Racing Club and Gods Of Glam (‘ommercial Quay (‘ar Park. Ocean Drive. 473 2000. 7.30pm. £28.50. Leith gets its own NYli concert in the form of Rockin' The Docks. headed by midlands retro pop-rockers Toploader.
I New Year Revels Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 220 434‘). 9.30pm~3.30am. £30. Bring in the New Year with a lively selection of bands including Ricky Martin tribute act The Latin Lovers and Stars In Their liyes winner. Freddy Mercury sound alike (iary Mullen. There is also jazz and fttnk from the Tam White lixperience and Big Beat I)Js. Bella McNab's ('eilidh Band and Hugh McDiarmid‘s Haircut supply the traditional music in the Ballroom. with 1)] Mike supplying only the cheesiest hits in the Supper Room.
I Cosmic Rough Riders, Dreadzone and La Sonera Calaveras Scott .‘vlonument Stage. Princes Street (iardens liast. Princes Street. 09012 777 29‘). 10pm 1am. Street Passes required. Jangley retro-rock froin (ilasgow‘s (‘osmic Rottgh Riders with dubbed tip dance music froin Dreadzone attd (‘uban beats from La Sonera ('alaveras. I The Proclaimers, Mull Historical Society and The Rezillos Princes Street (iardens. 473 2000. 10pm. £21.50~£26.50. Edinburgh's own musical twins The Proclaimers headline this year’s big llogmanay. Willi support from indie acottstic act MHS and cartoon punks formed way back in ‘76 The Relillos.
Glasgow
I Nofireherb, Vertigo 101 and Fine Day King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £4 plus booking fee. Triple bill of local. unsigned acts.
I The Vagabonds The Scotia. 1 12-) I4 Stockwell Street. 552 S681. 9pm. Free. Popular covers.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow‘s. 67-91 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.
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The dates listed below are for one-off or ticketed shows; see below section for free residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Jazz listings compiled by Henry Northmore and Kenny Mathieson.
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Edinburgh
I Stuart Brown and the Frank Harrison Trio Henry‘s Ja// (‘ellatz s Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £5. Jan. standards and original numbers as this hot Scottish drummer teams tip with Frank Harrison. the regular pianist in (iilad At/mon‘s quartet.
Edinburgh
I Rumba Caliente Henry's Jan (’ellar. S Morrison Street. 467 5200. midnight. £5. .\'ew sis piece band lead by Salsa (‘eltica trumpeter Toby Shippey. providing the finest itt hot raunchy Latin sounds.
I Fred Murray’s Big Band Fairtnile Inn. 44 Biggar Road. 312 8243. 8pm. £5 (£4). Another guest drops in at the lidinburgh Ja// ‘n' Jive ('lub.
I Vente d’Est Henry’s Ja/l ('ellar. S Morrison Street. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £5. New jazz ensemble formed by guitarists Iain (‘arleton and (iraham High. with violinist lan King.
Glasgow
I The Frank Harrison Trio Brel. 3‘) 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 3pm. Free. Jan trio led by pianist Harrison (sec Thu 13).
Edinburgh
I Melting Pot Henry's Ja// ('ellar. S Morrison Street. 467 5200. midnight. £5. 'l‘t'umpetet' ('olin Steele tMidnight Blue Band) leads his six-piece through a dancetloor-ntinded jax/ set. with the emphasis on funk.
I Sylvia Rae Quartet Henry ‘s Jil/l. (0111111 8 .\rl()l'l'l.\()ll Street. 407 5200. 8.30pm. £5. Mainstream and contemporary ja/x from sittger Sylvia Rae. with the superb Brian Kellock Trio.
King Tut’s, Glasgow, Wed 19 Dec