POP / Gig Guide

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS

The unbearded one. He sings from Brutal Youth (WEA). The Attractions consist of Steve Nieve (keyboards), Bruce Thomas (bass) and Pete Thomas (drums).

Tue, Wed, Thur 7 July London Royal Albert Hall

DIANA ROSS

Big bucks soul affair from the Motown mama.

Fri, Sat Sun London Wembley Arena; Tue, Wed Glasgow SECC

MUTHAS DAY OUT

Mutant Arkansanians. White rap over garage rock, with the excuse of all the band members being under 20.

Tonight Nottingham Rock City

WET WET WET

Popped in and stayed. AOR.

Sat Staffordshire Alton Towers

PELE

Scouse guitar band with violin, live album on the way: A-Live-A-Live-O.

Fri Chester Gateway Theatre

EDDI READER

Sweet but strong-voiced singer-songwriter, far better than in her Fairground Attraction days.

Sun Liverpool Everyman Theatre; Mon Manchester Royal Exchange; Tue Newcastle Playhouse

SHED 7

Not NWONW, honest] More like Northern attitude pop.

Wed London Camden Underworld

ELECTRAFIXION

Bunnymen Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant's new band. For fans only.

Fri Liverpool Lomax; Sat Sheffield Leadmill; Mon Glasgow King Tut's; Wed Birminghsm Edward's No 8

STAKKA BO

Swedish Acid Jazz/ska-man, with his 10-piece band.

Tonight London Subterania

CARLEEN ANDERSON

Another dinky girl with a massive voice, Anderson was the sound of the Young Disciples until she went solo and brought out True Spirit (Virgin). Lyrically, all the usual Soul platitudes, but what a beautiful sound.

Tue Manchester Ritz; Wed Leicester De Montfort Uni

COUNTRY, FOLK, JAZZ & WORLD

MUSIC

HERBIE HANCOCK BAND

Show us yer Quadras, Herbie, show us yer Korg. The keyboard genius is here for the first time since the mid-Eighties. Never mind the nerdy devotion to technology, the spark that Miles Davis spotted in him as a 20-year- old is still there. The band members are: Vernon Black (guitars), Will Griffin (keyboards), Darrell Smith (keyboards), Bennie Maupin (sax), Lazzaro Galarraga (percussion), Bill Summers (percussion), Terry Lyn Carrington (drums). They also play the Phoenix Festival in Stratford on Sunday 17 July.

Sat London Clapham Grand; Sun London Forum

PHILIP GLASS

La Belle et la Bete, Jean Cocteau's film reprinted and uncut on the screen; the French scripts sung with English subtitles; and Glass's repetitive arpeggio runs. Live. It's a new art form.

Sat, Sun London Royal Festival Hall

FAPY LAFERTIN

Remarkable Dutch gypsy guitarist inspired by Django Reinhardt. Playing with the quartet Le Jazz.

Sun London Jackson's Lane Arts Centre

BERT JANSCH

Ex-Pentangle acoustic guitarist from Scotland who helped spark the English folk revival in the Sixties. Donovan and Dylan made a bit more money, but he's probably happier.

Sun London Islington Union Chapel

GRIMSBY JAZZ FESTIVAL

Shut your eyes and you could well be in New Orleans. 17 acts over two and a half days on one site, including the Leo Solomon Trio, The Dutch Swing College Band, Marilyn Middleton Pollock with Little M's Chicago Hoods, George Melly and John Chilton's Feetwarmers, Emanon, Roy Ayers Ubiquity, and Arturo Sandoval and his Latin Combo.

Fri-Sun Grimsby Weelsby Rd King George V Stadium (info 0472 342422)

OUMOU SANGARE/ 4 ETOILES

Cool African double bill. The '4 Stars' are a soukous band from Congo/Zaire. Oumou is a Malian woman who reworks her country's traditional music of the Wassaoulou Hunters, heavy on the harp. You'll love it.

Fri London Forum