Music rock & pop listings
‘ Sunday 29 continued
I Coyote Men, Grease Monkeys and Barbarossa Nice'n'Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. (iarage rock line-up. I ltchycoo Park The Perry. (‘lyde Place. 429 1010. 9pm. 60s covers and originals.
I Mountain Rose (irand ()Ie ()pry‘. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 members). Country.
I Glasgow Christmas Variety Show Bourbon Street. 1(18 (ieorgc Street. 552 (1141. 7pm. £7.50 (£5 after 11.30pm. £17.50 with dinner). Billed as a night of mega-star lookeylikeys.
I Jam Session MaeSot-Iey‘s. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 2-» 5pm. liree. Weekly jam.
I The Cobramatics The Scotia. 112—1 14 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. Residency.
I Big Blues Jam Studio One. Grosy'enor Hotel. (irosy'enor Terrace. 341 6516. 6pm. Free. Hosted by the New Blues Surfers with contributions from Studio One regulars such as Rev Doc and the Nimmo Brothers.
I Phil’s Sunday Session L'isgc Beatha. 232 Woodlands Road. 564 1596. 6pm. Free. Bring your own instrument.
Monday 30
Glasgow I Ashton Lane King Tut‘s \y'ah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 ' 5279. 8.30pm. £5.50. Newish Glaswegian band with a mainstream pop/rock sound. I The Zlmmers Nice'n’Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. I Live Music The 13111 Note (are. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. Three bands to be continued.
Edinburgh
I Acoustica Cabaret Voltaire. 36- 38 Blair Street. 22(16176. 1 lptn. liree (voluntary contributions on exit). See Mon 16.
Glasgow
I Space, Toploader, McAlmont and Butler and Ashton Lane King Street Car Park stage. (187(1 013 5464. 9.30pm. Free. but ticket required. The sublime — the shimmering McAlmont and Butler —- and the ridiculous - leaden pub rockers Toploader — line up to see you through the bells. Sec Mon 3(1 for Ashton Lane.
Murderdolls play the Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Th 12 Dec
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I Bigman, the Grim Northern Social, the l-lazey Janes and Kirby \Vilson Stt‘eet/Brunsw ick Street stage. 9.30pm. liree. no ticket required. New talent showcase to tide you o\ er into the New Year.
I Absolut Kylie, Counselled Out, Sister Chic and Wig Wam Bamz Party stage. 'I‘rongate. 9.30pm. liree. no ticket required. Tribute and coyers band oy crload.
I Jimi Tenor (1ptimo. (ilasgow School of .-\rt. 168 Renfrew Street. 353 453(1. 10pm. £22. The rcdoubtablc .\1r Tenor bestows his godlike genius on a (ilasgow audience this llogmanay. The ine\p|icably sL‘\_\ Joe 9(1 lookalike and fttnky keyboard w hill is known for his shtwymanship. in the past. he has appeared on stage riding a white horse: at the may least. we can surely e\pect a spaneg cape.
I Astrid Nice‘n'Slca/y. 421 Sauchichall Street. .555 9657. 9pm. l'i'ec. but ticketed llogtuanay hoolie with the iingle-janglc sound of Astrid to start the New Year with a smile.
I The End of the Month Club The 13111 Note ('afe. 5(1 6() King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. New Year mayhem frqu Bo/illa and friends.
I Midnight Rebels (irand ()le ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £5. Big \alue llogmanay hoedown.
I American Motown Hogmanay Party Bourbon Street. 1118 (ieorge Street. 55211141. 7pm. £7.51)t£29.50wi1h dinner). Bring in the New Year birling to some classic soul coy ers.
Edinburgh
I Culture Club and Ms Dynamite “est Princes Street (iitrtletts. Below ('astle Rock. 473 3800. 9pm. £27.50 £32.50. The official llogmanay (’oncert in the (iardens. Boy (ieorge rounds up his band of 80s pop tops for a saunter through their liner moments aforc the bells while the Rth dynamo .\1s l)y namite tries to keep the reyellcrs hooked post-lireworks.
I Bad Manners ('itrus('lub.4(1 42 (irindlay Street. 622 7086. 10.30pm. £18.50. The hot ska sounds of Blister Bloodycssel and his crew headline this ilogmanay night tband onstage at
1 1.30pm). backed tip by the 'leaseage attd Planet liarth 111s taking you through to 5am.
Glasgow
I The Vagabonds 'l‘lie Scotia.
l l2 ll-l Stockw ell Street. .552 S6Sl. 9pm. Free. Popular coy ers.
I Jam Session Samuel 1)ow 's. 67 71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. lice.
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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to Ruth Hedges at ruth@list.co.uk, by post or by fax on 0131 557 8500. Listings are compiled by Ruth Hedges and Kenny Mathieson.
Due to the fire in the Cowgate/ South Bridge/Chambers Street area over 7/8 Dec, venues and events in the area are expected to be affected to some degree. At the time of going to press, exact details and the extent of the damage were still unconfirmed. Please contact venues or ticket vendors for more details, rescheduling, cancellations or venue changes. For more up to date information see www.1ist.co.uk
See News. page 4.
Edinburgh
I Fluid Dynamics Jazz Quintet Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 220 4349. 8pm. £8. With a sneak preyiew of their forthcoming l'ls' and ('anadian tour. 1‘1uid Dynamics Ja/l Quintet perform new originals with some standards thrown in for good measure.
I Jazz Night Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 2204349. 8 10pm. .-\n
e\ ening of ja/I.
I Stefon Harris Quartet llcnt'y's .ltlll ('ellar. 1S \lol‘t'isoll Street. 467 52111). 8pm. £12.50. ()ne of the most exciting musicians to emerge in recent years. Stefon llarris took the ja// world by storm with his last album. B/ut‘k file/ft)” l-ieurt' . and the \ ibraphonist is set to do the same to Henry 's with fellow New Yorkers
Nay ier Day is. Tarus .\1atcen and 'l‘erreon (iully.
I Out of the Bedroom \\';i\ei‘ley Bar. l St Mary‘s Street. 5.57 “1511.
9pm midnight. l'i'ee. Open mic session for lidinburgh-based singer-songw riters. ()riginal music only with the chance to record a set on four track just bring a blank tape.
Glasgow
I Glasgow Jazz Record Club l'nitarian (‘hurch (‘entre. 72 Berkeley Street. 221 3154. 7.30pm. £2 (£1 members). Jan record clttb attd discussion group. \ isitors welcome. Further details from iirnie Speirs.. (1141 886 2949. Tonight Ken .\1athieson presents ‘Rhythm is their littsittess'.
Edinburgh
I James Cairney Quartet Henry ‘s lat/I ('ellar. S .\iorrison Street. 467 52111). 8pm. £6. One of the greatest recent discoyerics 111 Scottish iau: 17-year-old pianist ('airney and his band.
I Trouble at the Blue Note The Beat lull Basement. l ('hambers Street. 10pm 3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. Please note all eyents at this \emtc are scheduled to change or cancellation. ('all 467 2539 for more information.
lmproy iscd jal/ jam sponsored by the legendary Blue Note Records. Tonight is a liye show from hip hop crew ()h liye Records with .\l(' Reachout.
I Yush Records Showcase Night lienry is lit// ('ellar. S Morrison Street. 467 5200. Midnight. £5. Hip hop. funk and ragga from Ytish All Stars and Raf.
Motherwell
I Christmas Party Nights with Big Vern’n’the Shootahs
.\1otherw ell ('oncert llttll. (‘iy ic ('entre. \Vindmillhill Street. (11698 302999. 7.15pm 1am. £29.50. ('elebrate ('hristmas with a sumptuous meal and the swinging
sounds of Big Yern'n'the Shootahs. Ticket includes three-course meal. live music and disco.
Stirling
I Quadrant Mat-Robert. l'niy'ersity of Stirling. ()l786 466666. 111.30an £6 (£4). Patti Harrison leads this hot new quartet. also featuring the considerable talents of Konrad \Yis/niewski. Alun ('osker and Ross .\1illigan.
Saturday 1 4
Glasgow
I George McGowan and his Orchestra Merchants Corner. 18 John Street. 552 3801. 2.30 5.30pm. liree. ('lassic ia/I tunes from (ieorge McGowan and his orchestra. playing the music of Duke 1i11ington.(‘ount Basie. (ilenn .\1i11erand Buddy Rich.
Edinburgh
I Tony King Collective Henry's Jan ('ellar. 8 .‘ylorrison Street. 467 52110. Midnight. £5. Freestyle funk with \oeitls from Tony King. formerly of (irooy'el)igga/.
I Sylvia Rae Henry's Jan ('ellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 52(10. 8pm. £6. A contemptirary. mainstream selection of iii/,1 numbers from this singer whose debut album (‘lose Iinouglt has been well receiy ed in the tan. press.
I Subie Coleman The Beat Jan. Basement. 1 ('hambers Street. 10pm. £2 before 1 1pm. £3 after midnight. £5 after. Please note all eyents at this venue are scheduled to change or cancellation. (‘all 467 2539 for more information. Vocalist Coleman. who has previously worked with the Midnight Blue Band. delivers an incredible range of songs. from mellow ballads to up tempo R&B L‘tlts.
Motherwell
I Christmas Party Nights with Big Vern’n’the Shootahs .\1otherw ell ('oncert 11all.('i\'ic('cntrc. \Yindmillhill Street. (11698 302999. 7.15pm 1am. £29.50. See ["11 13.
Glasgow
I Kesha ('afe (‘ossachok. Rttssian ('ultural (‘entre. 111 King Street. 553
(1733. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). .-\ new group
formed by Nigel ('lark (guitar). ()leg Ponomarey (y iolin) and Lev Atlas
(\ iolin) performing a mix of Russian. gypsy. ja/l and Kle/mer folk music.
Edinburgh
I Sylvia Rae Henry's Jan (char. 8 Morrison Street. 467 52111). 8pm. £5. See Sat 14.
I The Goat Stew World Jazz Party The Beat Ja// Basement. 1 ('hambcrs Street. 10pm. £3. Please note all events at this Venue are scheduled to change or cancellation. ('all 467 2539 for more information. World roots. afro beat aitd I.atin llayoured _ia// frotn Toby Sliippey ‘s new six piece band.
Tuesday 1 7
Edinburgh
I Ball, Barber and Bilk t‘sher Ilall. 1.othian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £17 £21. Another year. another tour more traditional and mainstream iii/I from the veterans Kenny Ball. (‘hris Barber and Acker Bilk in this three-band e\tt'a\agan/a.
Wednesday 18
Glasgow I Big Band Concert RS.»\.\11). 101) chfrew Street. 552 511.57. 7.5111111]. £5
(£3). RS.-\.\11)'s Big Band are joined by special guests for a lestiyc concert of new and old tunes. featuring a performance of "Tubby the ('hristmas Tuba'.