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Interview with Trainspotting Live co-director Greg Esplin on page 10

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Nashville born Kandace Springs comes to Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival we caught up with her for a chat 5 THE FRINGE What to see and where to go

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Toronto-based musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are back with The Kindness of Stranglers.

We found out what it’s all about 7 Multi-award winning Gein’s Family Giftshop make their highly-anticipated return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 8 LOCKER ROOM TALK A Fringe Preview 9 TRAINSPOTTING LIVE returns to the Fringe for it’s fourth year. We spoke with co-director Greg Esplin 10 2016 Best Newcomer SCOTT GIBSON returns with his new show Like Father Like Son 12 2016 Fringe First winners Sh!t Theatre are back with DollyWould - It’s a show about Dolly Parton 14 The BEST of the Free Fringe

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Australian queer theatre-makers Sisters Grimm bring Lilith: The Jungle Girl to the Fringe

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JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

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SCOTLAND’S biggest jazz festival returns to Edinburgh this July, bringing with it some of the biggest international stars, finest Scottish musicians and a programme that celebrates the centenary year of jazz.

Held over ten days, from 14-23 July, the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (EJ&BF) features over 170 concerts taking place in locations across the capital from churches to parks, clubs and concert halls – with a special focus on the ‘birthplace of jazz’, New Orleans.

With the first jazz recording made there in 1917, it’s no surprise that there are 30 concerts taking place at this year’s festival featuring New Orleans, including the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band, a young and exuberant band packed with the best talent from New Orleans, who play the original styles with ‘extraordinary passion’ and the Soul Brass Band, an all-star cast of New Orleans musicians who form a traditional brass band that love to funk it up, with shows that always turn into dance parties.

The Jazz Centenary Gala Concert (19 July, Festival Theatre) also celebrates the genre and the early years of jazz with a host of musicians from New Orleans. Compered by charismatic trumpeter and singer, James Williams, the night will feature The New Orleans Classic Big Band, along with the Soul Brass Band, the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band, David L Harris Quartet and Ingrid Lucia.

Aside from the New Orleans based acts, the festival will host concerts from some of the biggest international names in jazz, with guitar greats John Scofield and Mike Stern both performing with all-star bands; Nashville singer-keyboardist (and TFA interviewee) Kandace Springs,

who had a famous fan in the late, great Prince and has been deemed “the sound of Summer”; award-winning singer-pianist Sarah McKenzie who draws constant comparisons to Diana Krall and has such a distinct, unforgettable Australian accent; and the only UK date from the Blind Boys of Alabama, the iconic American group who have been singing and setting the standards for gospel music for seven decades.

Although the festival is known for securing huge international names, it’s also respected for celebrating local talent and this year’s event is no exception.

The annual Expo series, which uses funding from the Scottish Government to enable Scottish musicians to create new projects, will see Seonaid Aitken celebrating Ella Fitzgerald and Tommy Smith saluting John Coltrane, along with a host of other modern interpretations of the works of the jazz greats. Edinburgh pianist, Brian Kellock is also in residency for the ten nights playing in a host of different projects which are close to his heart and with a series of guests including Lianne Caroll, Scott Robinson and Fionna Duncan.

The festival also welcomes an exciting new group of young Scottish jazz musicians, including singer Luca Manning, saxophonist Matt Carmichael, pianist Fergus McCreadie, fiddler Charlie Stewart and bassist David Bowden. Also, the Edinburgh University Jazz Summer School is expanding to include a course for singers in addition to the regular course for instrumentalists.

For those looking to explore the genre on a budget, the festival will host two free events on the streets of Edinburgh. The Mardi Gras in the Grassmarket (15 July), features a non-stop party atmosphere with young bands, Latin-swing, Norway’s hippest

Dixieland band, cool and classy jazz divas, authentic traditional music, acid-jazz fusion and everything inbetween.

The Edinburgh Festival Carnival follows on 16 July and kicks off with the parade from The Mound to the West End of Princes Street at 2.30pm and features over 800 carnival performers from across the world, including the Edinburgh Samba School, Enjoy Street Theatre (Italy), Beltane Society, 3 Points (Spain), Edinburgh Chinese Community Festival Group, D’Art (Netherlands), Anansi, Pep’s Circus (France), Pulse of the Place, Messy Jam (England), Samba Resille (France), Artscape (South Africa), Hula Honeys, Edinburgh Chinese Art and Culture Community and many more.

However, it’s not just the Jazz section that covers different nationalities and boundaries. The EJ&BF has a wide blues programme featuring Southern blues, delta blues, Mississippi blues, Chicago blues, electric blues and acoustic blues performed

by American stars and homegrown talent.

International blues musicians include Lisa Mills, Hamilton Loomis, Mr Sipp, Brandon Santini, Earl Thomas, and John Nemeth, Grainne Duffy, Matt Schofield and Connie Lush. The Scottish blue’s scene is represented by The Jensen Interceptors, Gerry Jablonski, Dana Dixon, Charlotte Marshall, Main Street Blues and Neil Warden, and the festival marks the end of the legendary Edinburgh Blues band Blues N Trouble with a tribute gig put together by front man Tim Elliott.

With such a varied programme, affordable events and non-stop entertainment, there’s really no excuse to miss the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.

Check out the full programme online at: www.edinburghjazzfestival.com/programme

Just 27 years old, Kandace Springs’ achievements are akin to that of an artist with a career spanning decades.

Discovered by Prince who heard her cover Sam Smith’s ‘Stay With Me’ on the Okayplayer website, he thought so much of her talent he invited her to play at his Purple Rain 30th anniversary concert at Paisley Park.

Nashville born Springs went on to sign to the legendary Blue Note Label who in 2016 released her critically acclaimed album Soul Eyes and the tenderly defiant single ‘Novacaine Heart’. Her performances are certain to be amongst the highlights of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival when she brings her spacious organic jazz sounds to the city on 15th and 16th July.

We caught up with Kandace as she was planning her setlist for a set at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal later that evening.

It was her father, respected session player Scat Springs, who first encouraged her into music. Fate would

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have it that a friend of his was being evicted from her home and asked him to store an old beaten up upright, otherwise it would have ended up sitting on the street. ‘A few days later I saw the piano in the house. I remember trying to play Moonlight Sonata and my dad comes down and plays a ghetto version and I played it back real quick, real ghetto, and he was like, ‘Woa that ain’t normal!’’ She was ten years old then and from there on in all she wanted to do was play the piano.

Asked about her influences Springs breezily rhymes off Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Roberta Flack and Norah Jones as her heroes. At the age of 13 it was Norah Jones’ 2002 Blue Note debut, ‘Come Away With Me’ that gave her a direction to pursue and a career in music became a real option. ‘It’s when I realized, this is what I wanna do’.

She says, ‘I used to look at the cover of that album and think it would be so cool to be on that label. I didn’t know Blue Note had such a great history at the time but the more I found out about it, the cooler it became.’

Springs is keen to make it clear though that she’s not content to imitate these icons of the genre but instead forge her own path and ultimately ‘be herself’. Her unique sound touches upon soul, jazz and pop, building on the work of the great soul and jazz icons with her own modern breezy take on the genre, ‘The artists who have inspired me the most all sang so naturally,’ she says. ‘That helped me find my own sound.’

That sound, as natural to her as it is now, has been hard fought for over the years. Her 2014 debut EP saw a brief skirmish with a more contemporary R&B/ hiphop sound that she says wasn’t really an accurate reflection of herself, ‘I was being pushed in a certain direction by a number of people but I always knew it was Jazz that was naturally me, my true self’.

It was during this time, Springs attracted the attention of Prince, inviting her to perform with him at Paisley Park for the 30th anniversary of Purple Rain. ‘He encouraged me a

lot, especially during the time in which I was trying to figure out my sound.

When he heard me play straight-ahead jazz, he said, ‘That’s you. You could be the Roberta Flack of your generation.’

He told me that I needed to let go of all the hiphop stuff and get back to being myself.’

So what’s over the horizon for Springs?

‘I would like to be known as one of the younger people that are keeping jazz and soul alive and vibrant, “she says. “I love the realness of jazz and soul.’

The idea of realness is a recurring theme with Springs and she comes across as perfectly genuine and enthusiastic when she says she tells everyone that Scotland is her favourite place to visit and play. Looks like the scene is set for two special evenings.

Kandace Springs appears at West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent on Saturday 15th July and the Spiegeltent, George Square on Sunday, 16th July.

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WHAT TO SEE AND WHERE TO GO Running for 70 years the Fringe has become the biggest arts event of the year and now features shows from all over the world. However with so many performances spread across over 500 venues it is hard to know what is worth going to see. Let’s see what’s on offer...

WHAT’S ON AT THE FRINGE

FLO &

Toronto-based mus comedy duo

FLO & JOAN are back with The Kindness of Stranglers

Just The Tonic at The Tron: Venue 51 (3-13, 15-26 August) Described as the ‘sleeper hit’ of 2016’s Edinburgh Fringe, musical comedy sisters Nicola and Rosie Dempsey, more commonly known as Flo & Joan (The 2016 Song) present a brand-new hour of dark, witty songs.

THE FUNGASM GAMESHOW

AN ANTHOLOGY OF ACTS FORTH ON THE FRINGE The Edinburgh Playhouse (4-5 of August) £23.90 Forth on the Fringe has collected the essential acts of the Fringe for those who have limited time. This year Milton Jones, Ed Byrne and Reginald D Hunter are joined by the Soweto Gospel Choir as well as music, cabaret and dance from across the festival.

LAUGHING HORSE FREE PICK OF THE FRINGE Cabaret Voltaire (4-27 August) Free With a different line up every night the Laughing Horse is the best way to experience Fringe comedy on a budget.

Hosting a sell-out show since 2004 the Laughing Horse is sure to be a great night for the small cost of a pint.

AS SEEN ON TV NARCOS – DEA AGENTS MURPHY AND PENA New Town Theatre (4-7 August) £21 Head over to George Street to hear the true crime thriller that inspired the hit Netflix show Narcos. Discover how the ‘King of Cocaine’, Pablo Escobar, was finally caught from the men that caused his downfall.

COURTNEY ACT: THE GIRL FROM OZ Underbelly Circus Hub (13, 15, 17-20, 22-26 August) £15 The Australian Drag Queen who starred on RuPaul’s Drag Race is now taking her audience over the rainbow in her new show. This hour long show features hits from several decades and transcends the usual glamour queen prettiness.

ON A BUDGET

MUSEUM AFTER HOURS

BUMPER BLYTON IMPROVISED ADVENTURE

National Museum of Scotland (11, 18 and 25 August) £18 Experience the National Museum of Scotland after hours as well as a variety of Fringe performances. Handpicked acts will perform alongside pop up bars and the museum’s Bonnie Prince Charlie Exhibit.

The Counting House (3-27August) Free Bringing together comedians from across the Fringe, this “delightfully silly” (Three Weeks) show uses audience suggestions to create a new story every performance all set in the world of Enid Blyton’s famous children’s books.

REAL MAN Whistle Binkies Live Music Bar (5-27 August) Free Returning for a third year Alex Smith asks what it is that makes a real man. Smith has broken the law, taken part in the rights of passage of various UK tribes and even undergone a colonic all so he could discover what it means to be something he has been told he isn’t.

DOWN THE PUB A DRINKING GAME The Golf Tavern (3-12, 14-20 August) Free Visit the Golf Tavern to see your favourite cult movies read aloud and turned into an interactive drinking game. Featured shows include Back to the Future, the Princess Bride and Goonies with every movie having it’s own buzzwords and phrases.

THE GIN WHORE TOUR Paradise in Augustines (21-27 August) There probably isn’t a more ironic venue for this one woman show than Augustine United Church. Enjoy tasting four gins while learning about the history of the spirit and the harlots who drank it in these hallowed surroundings.

Paradise Palms (3,4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25 August) £5 Head down to the Paradise Palms for a chance of being a contestant in this comedy game show inspired by classic TV game shows. This quiz offers you the opportunity to be part of a games show straight out of the 90’s featuring nonsensical scouring, a mystery guest and cash prizes.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT TAGO Assembly Rooms (3–20, 22–27 August) £12.50 After receiving standing ovations at every performance last year group Tago return for a second year as part of the Korean Season.

The group mix traditional instruments with martial arts for an exhilarating show. The Korean performers create excitement and comedy without saying a word.

PARIS DE NUIT George Square Gardens (3-8, 10-13, 15-20, 22-27 August) £16 Recirquel Company Budapest resurrect 1930’s Paris through dance, music and circus acrobatics. Enjoy a night of lust, love and secrets inspired by the work of Hungarian photographer Brassaï. Artists perform above a collection of small tables to smoky live jazz creating an intimate performance that promises to be unforgettable.

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If you’re looking for a good bunch of laughs, then look no further, as the absolute must see double act return to the Fringe with The Kidness of Stranglers. 10 minutes longer than last year’s acclaimed show, you can expect to hear witty songs about sausages and Christmas, with a keyboard and a couple of recorders thrown in for good measure.

‘If Flanders & Swann and Flight of the Conchords and Garfunkel & Oates had a six-way time-travelling gang-bang that somehow mixed all their DNA, the offspring might end up sounding something like Flo and Joan’ (Chortle.co.uk) SO FIRSTLY, WE’D LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT BOTH OF YOU. YOU’RE SISTERS ORIGINALLY FROM THE UK, BUT ARE NOW BASED IN TORONTO – HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE CONCEPT FOR FLO & JOAN? We love musical comedy so wanted to see if we could do it. We never tried in the UK, but when we first moved to Toronto we didn’t know anyone, so our first show didn’t have too much pressure to it – if we weren’t very good, no-one in Canada knew who we were to care, and nobody in the UK would find out about it! It wasn’t a total disaster, so we kept going!

YOUR DEBUT SHOW ‘VICTORY FLAPS’ RECEIVED A TON OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AT LAST YEAR’S FRINGE, AND FOR THOSE WHO MISSED IT, HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN MENTIONED AS ONE OF THE SHOWS PEOPLE

REGRETTED NOT SEEING. WITH SUCH POSITIVE REVIEWS TO RETURN TO, WHAT HAVE FLO & JOAN GOT PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL? Oh more of the same, just 10 minutes longer this time! Some songs about sausages and Christmas, maybe a couple of recorders...who’s to say!

CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE KINDNESS OF STRANGLERS IN ONE SENTENCE? An hour of light and dark, weird and wonderful comedy muzak.

WILL YOUR VIRAL HIT ‘THE 2016 SONG’ BE MAKING ANY KIND OF APPEARANCE THIS YEAR? OR CAN WE EXPECT AN UPDATED 2017 VERSION? The cool thing about ‘The 2016 Song’ was that once 2016 was over, the song ended with it! We also did a little 2017 Song at the beginning of the year, so we’ve exhausted it we think! Ask us again in 2018.

YOU HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS LAST YEAR’S ‘SLEEPER HIT’, IS THERE ANYONE IN PARTICULAR YOU’D RECOMMEND WE GO SEE THIS YEAR? (SO WE DON’T END UP HAVING THE SAME REGRETS AGAIN NEXT YEAR) Our good Toronto friends Death Ray Cabaret are taking their debut show to fringe this year for a limited run, so definitely get in and see that!

We also fell in love with Tom Walker last year, so we’re very excited he is coming back again.

You can find Flo & Joan at The Tron throughout August as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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WHAT’S ON AT THE FRINGE

Multi-Award winning

GEIN’S FAMILY GIFTSHOP There’s a definite theme with your sketches – that theme being dark, often bloody and a slight serial-killeresque vibe – can we expect similar with your upcoming return to this year’s Fringe Festival?

Blood, loads of it. We’ve got shares in a fake blood company so all this is an elaborate ruse just to get kids using fake blood more. We want “splashing your sleeping parents with blood” to be the new fidget spinners.

You are particularly known for your dark comedic style, yet you still seem to bring the shock factor to your shows. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where the audience just haven’t got it? Especially at a festival like The Fringe, with daily performances and its masses of diverse people.

make their highly-anticipated return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Pleasance Courtyard: Venue 33 (2-28 August) Like persistent dandruff; Kath Hughes, Edward Easton, James Meehan and Kiri PritchardMclean (the silent member in name only) are back, and they are itching to show you what they’ve come up with. Skin ailments aside, the 4 strong, 5 star sketch group can’t wait to hawk out their third hour.

We caught up with the creators for a quick chat:

Saturday audiences, not our crowd.

You took time out from the Fringe last year to concentrate on touring. How was the tour and are you excited to be returning this year with Volume 3?

The tour was a dream come true. We got to go to Exeter and performed through 5 fire alarms and our audiences were unrelentingly lovely.

Here’s a sentence we could have said before the tour – “you haven’t lived till you’ve played Aldershot”.

You were nominated for Best Newcomer back in 2014 in the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards, are there any newcomers that have caught your eye that you think we should be checking out this year?

Jon Pointing is incredible. Like, proper brilliant. We want to cave his head in with a rock he’s so good.

What’s next for GFG once the festival’s out the way? Possible TV sketch show I mean that’s the dream isn’t it? Being paid to be on telly with your best mates, hurling blood around like an irresponsible blood bank. We’d love to do more radio because we don’t have to brush our teeth or hair for that.

I think we’re off on tour because there’s a feeling in the nation at the moment that provincial art centres are really missing a dose of fast, niche, dark and naturalistic sketch comedy.

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LOCKER ROOM TALK Traverse Theatre 21 August The Traverse Theatre is thrilled to announce the World Premiere of Locker Room Talk by award-winning playwright and Traverse Associate Artist Gary McNair during Traverse Festival 2017 as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. When asked about the venue, McNair was thrilled to be premiering at the Traverse, “The Traverse is my favourite theatre in the world and I’m particularly thrilled to give Locker Room Talk its Festival premiere there. The work feels important and urgent and I can’t wait to share it with the international audience that the Traverse attracts in August.”

“A provocative piece of event theatre inspired by Donald Trump’s leaked sexually aggressive comments”

Directed by Traverse Artistic Director Orla O’Loughlin, Locker Room Talk is a provocative piece of event theatre.

Inspired by Donald Trump’s leaked sexually aggressive comments, the show is a confronting exploration of the phenomenon the then presidential candidate later dismissed as ‘locker room banter’.

McNair uses these comments as a creative catalyst, provoking and gathering hundreds of conversations with men and boys about women. These recordings are relayed via headphones and performed verbatim by a cast of women.

A vital part of each performance is a post-show conversation, inviting the audience to examine the issues raised: Just how prevalent is this misogynistic language? And how much ownership of the current situation do we need to take before seeing change?

Due to the overwhelming audience response and industry interest generated in February, Locker Room Talk was invited to play as a Work in Progress at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 18-20 May (with an Irish cast) and Latitude Festival, 15 July ahead of its performances at Traverse Festival 2017. McNair said “It’s

brilliant to be able to get another couple of chances to develop aspects of the piece before August. First, it’s an honour to be invited to the National Theatre of Ireland and join in the amazing work that’s going on there, and then on to arguably the coolest music festival in the UK – Latitude Festival. Having performed there in 2011 I’ve been really keen to get back since, so I’m delighted that we can be there.”

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TRAINSPOTTING LIVE Returns to the Fringe for it’s fourth year.

We talk to co-director

GOING TO THE FRINGE?

Greg Esplin The Tunnel at Venue 150, EICC (2-27 August)

“I was shocked… and I wrote the f*cking thing” – Irvine Welsh Fresh from its phenomenal success on a world tour, the smash hit, immersive theatre production of Irvine Welsh and Danny Boyle’s iconic, generation defining Trainspotting returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Performed in a tunnel that has never been used for a show before, In Your Face Theatre’s Scottish cast have created a snappy and vibrant affirmation of the power and humour of the piece. Against a dynamic soundscape of 80s dance music, the stories of a group of friends living through the Edinburgh heroin scene – Renton, Tommy, Sick Boy, Begbie and Alison – are brought to life with humour, poetry and provocatively graphic scenes.

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Trainspotting Live has been around since 2013, has a worldwide tour under it’s belt, and is a huge fan favourite at the Fringe, how much has the play stuck to it’s original source material? Has it evolved much over the past 4 years?

After nearly 700 performances the play has certainly evolved over the years but I think this is important and key to the production’s success. That said, we always stay very true to the original source – the book/play. I think it’s slicker and sharper than when we began from day one the spirit in which we started the show has been maintained.

The play will be performed in a tunnel under the EICC, which has never been used for a show before, can you tell us a bit more about the set and it’s ‘immersive staging’? I’ve been told it’s best not to be in the front row during the infamous ‘toilet scene’?

Yes! We love using new spaces that wouldn’t be the norm for theatre. It’s an exciting new venue and it’s going to be even cosier than normal! The set is very minimal because we use the audience for a lot of carrying and

moving the show forward. I would honestly say if you want the best experience then do sit in the front seat!

Many spaces used on the tour have been quite unusual, including music venues, smaller arts venues, and old warehouses rather then more traditional theatres, is this to add to the immersive feel? Where is the most interesting place you have taken the play?

I just think it’s important to never over look a space when it comes up. You’d be amazed what a great tech team can achieve in a space. I think different spaces work great because it forces us to keep evolving the show and when we move into a new space we find new things about the show.

Most interesting space I think... either the abandoned warehouse in Birmingham or the old train driver’s bar underneath Bristol Temple Meads station. It’s nice being in a space that feels like it has its own story.

Trainspotting 2 was released last year, what kind of effect has this had on the play?

I think it has just helped keep Trainspotting

in the public eye really. We are very lucky that Irvine Welsh already supports the show whole heartedly and we now have a little bit of a following from the – almost 100,000 – audience members who keep coming back!

Are there any plans to put Trainspotting 2 or Porno on stage? I’ve read that Irvine Welsh is a big supporter of your work?

The feeling is very mutual, we love his work.

We would love to put more of his writing on stage and it’s something we will be in dialogue with him about. He really does have so many amazing pieces of work out there.

Do you have any pre-show warnings or advice for audiences heading to the Fringe and seeing the play for the first time? “Not for the faint of heart” seems to come up a lot.

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2016 Best Newcomer

SCOTT GIBSON

returns with his new show

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON Gilded Balloon Teviot (2-28 August) The winner of the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer is back with an honest and frank insight into the men who have influenced and impacted his life. The good, the bad and the indifferent. An unexpected reunion with his father, along with the death of his grandfather in late 2014 forced Scott to look at the men in his family, and to ask the question: is there truth in the old saying, ‘like father, like son’?

It’s that time of year again where everyone is gearing up and getting ready for The Fringe. Are we safe to assume that a lot has changed for you since this time last year?

Well I don’t want to destroy the idea of what it means to be returning to the Fringe after winning an award, but in truth, no.

Not much has changed. Well, I don’t feel like anything has changed. Yes, I’ve been very lucky the last few months to do some great gigs, some amazing festivals and my first wee UK Tour. But honestly I don’t feel any different as an act, or any different about the Fringe. I’m approaching it the exact same way as I did before.

So many people keep asking me if I feel pressured returning this year with my second show, and I don’t at all. I think a lot of comics put themselves under immense pressure with the Fringe and it’s not healthy. If you work hard on writing a show that you are proud of then nothing else will matter. Reviews, Industry chat, even awards. None of that is really for us, for comedians. It’s for the business side of it, for the industry to keep them close to the action. It’s best to blank all that out.

The only thing that has changed is that I feel more confident with my writing.

Certainly last year’s Fringe and the Tour confirmed that. You question if you can write an hour of comedy in the first place. Well not just an hour of comedy, as probably anyone could do that given enough time. It’s about writing a show that will hold their attention for the time

you have. Then you question wHether that show will work out of your home town, on the road, across the country. So after going through that experience it certainly gave me confidence that yes I can write a decent comedy show that can travel. Also, if I’ve done it once maybe I can do it again. We will find out in August.

You’ve developed a following from some fellow comedians in the industry, one of which being Frankie Boyle, who you joined during his Frankie Boyle and Friends show at The Glasgow Comedy Festival earlier this year, can you tell us how that developed?

Pretty simple really, I’ve known the Gaffer now for about 4 years. I was at a gig with him a few years ago when he was trying out new material. He asked me if I wanted to come back on the Sunday and do some support for him, I said yes I’d love to and its gone from there. He has been an incredible source of information and inspiration for me. His work ethic is unbelievable and a great example that you get nothing without hard work. The shows we did this year in Glasgow were wonderful and I never thought I’d have the chance to play 4 nights at a Sold Out Kings Theatre in Glasgow.

Your Fringe debut show last year, ‘Life After Death’, talked about experiences throughout your life, more specifically your near-death experience caused by a brain haemorrhage. You’re returning this

year with your show ‘Like Father Like Son’, can you tell us about the influences behind this show?

The new show is another storytelling show, looking at the relationship between my father and myself, also as I’m at the stage where I’m ready to start a family, what it means to be a father. I suppose it’s another serious subject and maybe one that some people may think comedy doesn’t jump from, but I think the best comedy comes from real life and the difficulty that life can bring us.

I’ve always had a strange relationship with my father. My mum and dad divorced when I was very young, my Dad then moved about a lot. Down south when I was about 11 and finally to America when I was 18. So there was a large period in my life where I felt like I never really had a father. The relationship was never a bad one, never broken, just not there. I have no idea if that has affected me in any way growing up. One thing is for sure I don’t know what it means to be a father, a good father.

A few years back, maybe late 2014.

My dad returned home to Scotland out of the blue. Within 6 months of being home he became very ill, suffering a large stroke, which has led to a number of health issues. As his condition decreased he was finally admitted to a full time residential care home. In the show I try to talk about our relationship, how it has affected me. How I feel about being forced back in to this relationship and try

to understand a man I know very little about. Doesn’t sound funny but trust me there are some cracking stories in there.

Both shows seem to have a dark, serious subject matter to them, and you’ve also mentioned previously that you’ve always wanted to be a storyteller. How did comedy end up fitting into the equation?

I always had a feeling that I was meant to do something with my life, something a bit different. Honestly I had no clue it was going to be comedy, I didn’t even know that clubs existed across the country, across the world. I certainly had no idea that you could be a working comic and make a living. I used to think acting was the best thing to do but again no idea how to do that. Everything just fell in to place and I suppose at the right time. I found out about a comedy course in Glasgow and went along. Although the course itself didn’t really teach you anything it gave you the chance to do a 5-minute set, your first gig. Everything went from there. The MC on the night ran a gig and asked me to come down that Friday night. I went along and then it went from there. That was November 2010.

I didn’t start doing stand up till I was 26 so I had a good chunk of life experience before me. I think I also had a good idea of what I found funny. Long form, long stories were always the style I enjoyed. I can appreciate the craft of the one line comic but it’s not my cup of tea. I wish I could put into words how I write my

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comedy but all I can say is I find what I do easy enough. Trying to write in a different style is difficult so one liners for example. But stories come easy to me, the ideas maybe don’t but the story itself can come together pretty quickly.

You need to find confidence I suppose and say right this is the style of comedy I do, this is the style I enjoy, now just work on being the best you can be.

With the nature of the stories in your shows being pretty serious, and usually categorised as subjects that are difficult to talk about, have you ever found yourself in a situation where the audience just haven’t got it?

Honestly no I haven’t. I’m sure a lot of people will disagree with me on this but I think you can talk about anything in comedy. As long as it is funny. If you can make light of a subject it becomes far easier to discuss, it takes the fear even the hate away from it and makes a wider audience open to it and understand it. I think so anyway.

I don’t find any of my subject choices particularly dark or difficult. I mean we have all been sick at some point, we all know someone who has been in hospital or died. We all have a dad whether absent or present. We’ve all had fears or questions over starting a family, about our own life, we’ve all had these thoughts. I just choose to put them in a comedy show. The only area where my shows may differ is that I try to be as honest as I can be in them.

You shouldn’t be painting yourself as this wonderful person, this comedy saint, because no-one is that person.

If you can be honest and open up, an audience learn about you, maybe they can understand where some of the comedy comes from or understand a story a little better. In the new show no-one comes off well. My dad is a terrible Dad and I’m a pretty terrible son.

But that honesty gives the audience a

look into the truth of the characters in the story and I think only adds to the show.

No-one can sit and laugh for an hour, no-one. You need to give the audience a show, I think. Something to remember.

If you can get them laughing and they are on board do something with that attention, with that trust. Trust from an audience is harder to get than laughs.

But do something with that trust and hold their attention for an hour. That’s it, that’s all you have to do. It’s as simple as that.

You had a run of ‘Like Father Like Son’ at the Glasgow Comedy Festival earlier this year. How was the response back then?

Response was good, I was happy with how the two shows went. First night the first half went well and the second half was a shift. Then on the Second night the first half was a shift and the second half went well, so I think that means there is a show in there somewhere. I enjoy running the shows out at The Glasgow Festival, it’s a home gig, safe room. It’s great to run out all the material, all the ideas, really push the bits and test them. From what comes out of those gigs, I will work down to get the hour version ready for Edinburgh. Once I’ve got an idea of what the show is I’ll run one more longer 90-minute version, before working it down to the hour. Then run the hour two to three times to get it in my head and I’m good to go.

Finally, are there any newcomers on the bill at this year’s Fringe you would recommend we check out?

I’m sure there are loads of wonderful acts heading to the Fringe for the first time this year. Two who I would look out for are Rosco McClelland and Eshann Akbar. Both wonderful comics and great talents. So I’d recommend you see both of their shows as soon as you can.

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2016 Fringe First winners Sh!t Theatre are back with

DOLLYWOULD A show about Dolly Parton.

Why? Because we f*cking love her!

Summerhall (2, 4-20, 22-27 August) There’s a show coming to the Fringe this year, and it’s about Dolly Parton!

Well that was enough for us to catch up with the masterminds behind London theatre group Sh!t Theatre, Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit, and last year’s Fringe First winners.

We asked them a bit about their background and their latest addition to this year’s Fringe Festival.

“We both studied at Queen Mary University of London – where you are taught to be a homosexual or at least to pass convincingly. We started off together in a long-form improv group called Streets of Rage when we were both 18 years old. We did one show.

We then started taking shows to the Edinburgh Fringe with our friends Rich and Doug in a company called Unfinished Theatre and when we were forced into the real world (graduated) we started Sh!t Theatre as a coping mechanism in more ways than one – Louise was asked to perform at a political night by a young woman who wanted to get into her knickers. She said ‘yes, but only if Becca can perform too’ and so the first Sh!t show was a successful vag block exercise.”

When looking back at their previous shows, they seem to follow a very similar theme; unemployment, signing on, economical crisis… however Dolly Parton seems to be a slight change of pace. “The show is also about death, branding, cloning, immortality and semiotics. But it’s mostly a sh!t-tribute to our idol Dolly Parton. Our shows usually come from a place of anger but this year, with the world as it is, we wanted to make a show from a place of love. And we fucking love Dolly.”

“This is our b-side prog-rock concept album. Our sh!t Kid A. So we don’t know what to expect, but whatever it is we can handle it.”

When asked what the country singersongwriter meant to Louise and Becca, they didn’t hold back.

“She holds the record for the bestselling single by a woman of all time and She has 46 Grammy nominations, tying with only Bruce Springsteen. She has written over 3,000 songs and She’s so smart and she’s so witty and she’s probably a lesbian – she’s definitely a lesbian and has tattoos of butterflies and flowers etched onto her breasts and arms which is why she never wears short sleeves and she writes all her own songs and she turned Elvis down when he tried to cover “I will Always Love You” and take half the rights and she always jokes about herself before you can and she gave 1,000 dollars a month to every resident of her local town for 6 months of the year after it burned down and she provides work for and job security for the people of her hometown and she’s a really good actor and she’s done this amazing thing where her songs sound simple but musically they’re really interesting and she’s really nice and nobody has anything bad to say about her and our mate Kendahl’s dad met her once and then again 11 years later she remembered him by name despite meeting millions of people every year and there aren’t many songs about female bodily functions but she wrote a song called “PMS Blues” and she’s ADORABLE, and she plays all her own instruments and she grew up in a shack dirt poor and she modelled herself as the town tramp because that’s her idea of beauty and she makes grown adults cry and she knows how to give people what they want: She always looks good, she always does her hits, she’s always on form, she’s always funny, she’s everything you expect and more and in March 1986 she did something no female country singer songwriter, or male country singer songwriter, or singer songwriter had ever done before. She did something only Dolly would do. She bought the site and area surrounding her childhood home and built a theme park and named it after herself.”

DollyWould will be playing at Summerhall for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival throughout August.

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FREE FRINGE There’s nothing like visiting Edinburgh in August but unfortunately a jaunt to the Capital during its busiest month can hit your purse hard.

Unless you’re a local resident, you’ll have to fork out for travel and if you’re wanting to make the most of the experience without rushing for the last bus or train, you’re going to need to find some accommodation, prices of which are always bumped up in August thanks to all the tourists. Let’s not even mention the drink prices.

Even if you’ve followed our guide to doing the Fringe on a budget and managed to save yourself some cash, you’re still going to need to spend a fortune actually watching some Fringe performances right?

more, you’ll find the time is flying by without you having to spend a penny – although if you enjoyed a performance, be nice and donate some money to the performers.

money from increased drinks purchases and the performers make money by asking for a contribution of whatever attendees can afford to pay at the end of the show.

Thankfully no, you can be entertained for free just by strolling around the city. The Virgin Money Street Events team run two vibrant street performance spaces every day of the Fringe on the Mound Precinct and the High Street on the Royal Mile, and with everything from musicians, to dancers, comedians, fire breathers, arts and crafts markets, show previews and much

Thanks to ‘Peter Buckley Hill’s Free Fringe’ and the ‘Free Festival’ you can also check out plenty of shows without spending a penny. Most of these shows have essentially taken the concept of busking indoors: instead of venues charging extortionate fees and performers having to charge crazy prices for tickets to pay for the venue, it’s all free. The venues make

If that sounds up your street, here’s a few recommendations of free shows at The Fringe Festival we think you should check out. However, remember that sometimes you end up finding the best shows just by wandering into a venue so be nice to the people offering you flyers on the street, they might lead you to one of the best shows you’ll see this year.

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BECKY BRUNNING (FREE FESTIVAL), CABARET VOLTAIRE AUG 3-13, 15-20, 22-26 If Becky Brunning looks strangely familiar to you, it’s likely that you were one of the eight million people who watched her brilliant performance as Lindsay Lucas in Broadchurch. In her debut solo show, the Funny Women finalist explains why she’s conflicted about everything from choosing a sandwich to knowing how straight to be or whether to take another driving test.

YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD ARE YOU? (FREE FESTIVAL), THE FREE SISTERS AUG 23-27 Turning 70 is a pretty big deal and this year Jim Everett is marking his 70th year of life by pursuing his passion for stand up and performing at the 70th annual Edinburgh Fringe – birthday celebrations all round! With the aim of keeping himself busy in retirement and hopefully making people smile, Jim will be telling his audience stories about his experiences at Britain’s Got Talent auditions and his journey into the comedy scene.

GRIFFIN AND JONES: HOMEMADE MIRACLES (PBH FREE FRINGE), LIQUID ROOM ANNEXE, AUG 5-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 Award-winning ‘professional idiots’, Griffin and Jones, are back for a third year at the Fringe with their brand new show Homemade Miracles. As the ‘pioneers of slapdash magic’ it’s safe to assume the new show will be full of their usual illusions, death-defying stunts and magical life hacks.

CITY LOVE (PBH’S FREE FRINGE), BOURBON BAR AUG 5-6, 8 -13, 15-20, 22-27 Who doesn’t love an epic love story? If it’s the kind of thing that floats your boat, check out Illuminate Productions fast-paced, painfully honest, rip-roaring comedy City Love. From award-winning writer Simon Vinnnicombe, the story follows two city workers juggling rent and bills until they meet by chance on the Number 12 night bus and transform their mundane lives.

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AUSTRALIAN QUEER THEATRE-MAKERS SISTERS GRIMM BRING LILITH: THE JUNGLE GIRL TO THE FRINGE Traverse Theatre (4-27 August) Australian queer theatre-makers Sisters Grimm present Lilith: The Jungle Girl, a wild satire of ‘civilised savage’ narratives.

Featuring trailblazing actor, activist and MC Candy Bowers (from Fringe 2016 hit Hot Brown Honey), Lilith: The Jungle Girl takes the audience deep into the thorny political jungles of colonialism, individualism and assimilation. Renowned as one of Australia’s most exciting independent theatre companies, Sisters Grimm (Ash Flanders and Declan Greene) has developed a cult following for their fiercely smart, anarchic comedies that prize liveness and accessibility. Lilith: The Jungle Girl combines theatre, lo-fi animation and live-art to create a darkly comic allegory – splattered in hot-pink slime. Think The Elephant Man and Ladette to Lady, via Tumblr.com. We spoke to Declan Greene about the play and its upcoming run at Traverse Theatre as part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 (4-27 August).

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE LILITH? I’d say it’s a queer take on fairly fusty old cinematic literature, of the very specific civilised savage genre. It’s like a weird pastiche of texts like The Elephant Man and a classic fish out of water about who is the real savage, nature vs. nurture with the goal of assimilating Lilith into Dutch society.

But the telling of the story is refracted and messed up a little to challenge ideas of gender and race in this wild, hyper-colour drag show in a way that encourages and provokes some questions.

IT’S INTERESTING HOW YOU HAVE CHOSEN SO MANY HUGE THEMES, FROM RACE AND COLONIALISM TO GENDER IDENTITY, AND THEY’RE SET WITHIN THIS HYPER-REAL ALLEGORY. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS WAS THE BEST MODALITY FOR WHAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT? It’s sort of where we always come from at

Sisters Grimm. Our larger project has been stepping through a canon of queer film and literature, all of those camp touchstones, and reinterpreting them through a contemporary political lens. We came to the genre before we came to the questions, and we thought that it would be interesting to look at the civilised savage genre and our starting point was Tarzan in the City. We tried to read and see everything that were similar within the genre like Pygmalion and Elephant Man. Watched a lot of soft porn and B-movies, like Shandra the Jungle Girl; they all have a very similar narrative, which is usually a girl raised by wild animals who is “rescued” by a young benevolent man who brings her to civilisation but in the end the realisation is that her ways of life are purer and there is a highlight of hypocrisy by the end of the narrative. We wanted to pull apart that narrative and address major borders we face today.

THE IDEA OF BORDERS, WHETHER THEY ARE PERSONAL, POLITICAL OR SOCIAL, PERMEATES EVERYTHING NOW AND IS EXPLORED IN THE PLAY. WHAT BORDERS DO YOU CURRENTLY SEE IN 2017, ESPECIALLY FROM A QUEER AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE? I think there’s currently a global conversation about the parameters of identity about categories of race, gender, sexuality, ability, as well as the tribalism that identity politics have led to questions like “who belongs where, who demonstrates the correct kind of behaviours?” Who are the gatekeepers of these strict barriers? These are questions related to online spaces, that don’t necessarily have national borders. But of course in Australia there are huge questions about refugees and assimilation, as the country has extremely draconian practices with people who are attempting

to claim refugee status; so some of the subject matter resonates in a particular way and I’m really interested to bring the show to Scotland and see what effect Brexit has had on these types of questions. I’m sure Scottish audiences will pull a different set of questions from the play.

WHAT KIND OF REACTION ARE YOU EXPECTING FROM SCOTTISH AUDIENCES? Well this is the first time we’ve taken the show outside Australia, so it’s yet to be determined! What is interesting about the play is that it’s not necessarily fitting a pre-existing ideology or archetype of a traditional play.

REGARDING THE PLAY’S SETTING, WHY DOES THE NARRATIVE TAKE PLACE IN AMSTERDAM 1861?

Holland is actually very specific to Australia; it was settled by the Dutch and they shared

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a name before it became New South Wales before becoming Australia. Also, Candy Bowers, who plays Charles Penworth, has Australian and South African heritage, so for her to play a Dutch coloniser creates an interesting power dynamic having descended from a colonised people.

TIME OUT DESCRIBED LILITH’S TRANSITION INTO A COLONIAL PRINCESS “BOLD AND UNNERVING.” WHY DO YOU THINK AUDIENCES MIGHT FIND IT SO UNCOMFORTABLE OR JARRING? In the civilised savage genre, there is universally a point where there is a big reveal where the person who is being civilised goes away and is revealed in a more assimilated, sanitary form, generally attractive or sexy for the first time. In our play she is naked and covered in slime for most of the play, and when Lilith is revealed in her full splendour, she’s wearing clogs

that slip all over the floor and a giant windmill on her back. It’s a minefield for her to even navigate movement in this ridiculously restricting costume.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE OF PERFORMING IN SCOTLAND SO FAR? We took a play to the Edinburgh Fringe about ten years ago when we were babies; I think it was the second show we’d ever made! Totally convinced we were f*****g amazing and the world was ready for us… and it was not! So I don’t blame Scotland for that, maybe more the quality of our show. Even though the show had a poor reception last time, we had the best time at the festival. It was so wild, we made a lot of friends and saw amazing art, and it’s like nothing else in the world. I’m wildly excited to have it at the Traverse; I have seen work there before and have a lot of respect for it as a venue.

Stonewall has released a troubling report indicating that almost half of transgender pupils in UK schools have attempted suicide, contending that eight out of ten trans young people bullied at school or college have selfharmed, despite instances of LGBT bullying decreasing. The survey included 3,700 young people and noted that while homophobic and transphobic bullying has decreased in the last five years, sexual and gender discrimination remain profoundly damaging.

Stonewall’s chief executive, Ruth Hunt notes that these statistics are “a wakeup call” to schools and politicians, showing how much more still needs to be done to improve LGBT pupils’ experiences. The TIE Campaign works tirelessly for LGBT+ inclusive practice and legislation in schools and has made tremendous progress; it is important, however, not to become complacent and remain vigilant for discrimination in all its forms.

Canadian Prime Minister has continued his commendable LGBT+ inclusive practice recently. During Toronto Pride, which he celebrated with his family in the parade, Trudeau celebrated Ramadan (as its conclusion coincided with Pride) in a small but meaningful way by wearing socks with the words “Eid Muburak” written across them.

As this year’s theme was inclusion, Trudeau stated that Pride “is all about including people. This is why I am happy

to wish an Eid Muburak to everyone of the Muslim faith. It’s all about how we celebrate the multiple layers of identities that make Canada extraordinary and strong, and today we celebrate with the entire LGBTQ community.”

Canada’s commitment to equality can be contrasted starkly with the news that Donald Trump has ended President Obama’s eight-year tradition of Pride celebrations in the White House.

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning has celebrated her first Pride event as an openly transgender woman since her release from prison. The former US military security expert, who leaked nearly three-quarters of a million classified and not-classified military documents to WikiLeaks, was granted an early release from her initial 35

year sentence by President Obama.

While in prison, she had her transition medication withheld, was not permitted to live authentically as Chelsea and was mistreated to the point she attempted suicide. However, since her release she has embraced her freedom and has began living her free life authentically in the public eye.

In a somewhat surprising turn of events given the UK’s political climate, Queen Elizabeth II mentioned in her speech her plans to tackle discrimination against people on account of their sexuality, despite the Conservative party’s negotiations with the DUP. The Queen said: “My government will make further progress to tackle the gender pay gap and discrimination against people on the basis of their race, faith, gender, disability or sexual orientation.”

While LGBT+ inclusion is never explicitly mentioned in the Queen’s Speech and this inclusion feels like a reassuring step in the right direction, many have criticised the Queen’s non-specific

allusions to equality. Regarding the speech, Stonewall stated “As we leave the EU, we need concrete guarantees that our human rights will be protected in the future; and it’s vital that any deal with the DUP to support the government’s programme does not water down its commitment to make progress on fighting discrimination and securing equality for all LGBT people. Today was a missed opportunity to make clearer and more specific commitments on LGBT rights. But the government has an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment in their actions.”

The UK government has revealed its timetable for rolling out the HIVprevention drug PrEP after losing a High Court battle opposing the trial in 2016, meaning thousands of people in England could have access to the drug within weeks. Truvada (or PrEP), which is supplied in the US, is a prescription medicine that can be used to help reduce the risk of getting HIV1 infection when used together with safer sex practices, and was added to the World Health Organisation’s list of

essential medicines for preventing the spread of HIV earlier this year. Shadow Minister for Public Health Sharon Hodgson stated: “There have been far too many delays with the roll-out of PrEP on the NHS here in England, which has stopped this transformative drug from reaching people who are exposed to HIV thus taking us one step closer to ending the spread of HIV within those communities who are most exposed to this disease.”

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IS THERE ANYTHING BETH DITTO CAN’T DO?

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ETERNALLY cool singer, author and fashion designer made her mark as Gossip’s front woman, proving when it comes to pop icons; bigger, gayer and louder is better. 2007’s “Standing in the Way of Control” is the queer anthem we needed – and arguably still do – to jolt us into action and take what we need for our community to survive. In Trump’s America and May’s UK, she is the bold and fearless leader the queer community needs. Ditto embraces her southern roots and returns with her debut solo album Fake Sugar, a southern rock-tinged album touching on former flames, band betrayals and the realities of love.

Much has happened since Gossip’s last record in 2012; she got married to her girlfriend Kristin Ogata for one, but 2016 saw the group disband indefinitely.

Ditto describes the split as a direct result of guitarist and lifelong friend Nathan Howdeshell drifting away, returning to Arkansas and becoming a born again Christian and breaking Ditto’s heart in the process. “It was the longest relationship of my life, the longest job of my life. I spent longer with him, travelling the world, than anyone else. It felt like a creative death. It was like you left the cult, but you had to leave your friend behind,” she revealed to The Guardian.

The makings of a solid country-tinged album, no?

Highlights on Fake Sugar include opening track ‘Fire’, a rousing southern rock song with a Sleigh Bells vibe, and ‘Lover’, which begins with a 70s spoken word intro and escalates into a huge chorus that shows off her pipes. Cher would be amazing singing this. The record’s highlight is undoubtedly ‘We Could Run’, a bracing power rock anthem that could have been written by The Killers. In what could be her best song since her solo EP’s ‘I Wrote the Book’, Ditto’s powerful voice makes the hairs on your neck stand on end.

The general direction of the album could be said to be southern country rock, but she leaves few stones left unturned (power ballads, folk, pop rock…); it’s interesting that Ditto has rejected the house/electronic sound of her underrated eponymous EP (collaborating with the often forgotten gems Simian Mobile Disco). Tracks like ‘Fake Sugar’ reinforce the authenticity she brings to this venture into country. Being from southern city Searcy, Arkansas and having the chops to back up her soulful leanings, the southern rock and soul Ditto offers feels intrinsic to her character and brings more to the table than Gaga could muster with the lacklustre Joanne.

The album’s first half is notably stronger than the second, with tracks like ‘Do You Want Me To’ and ‘Clouds’ struggling to both match the hooks and power of the earlier songs and the insatiable energy of her solo EP. The musical direction of the record feels confused at times. ‘Oo La La’, a great track full of the character and swagger we come to expect from Beth Ditto, sounds like Madonna and Elvis had a love child; where does that belong on a southern rock record? And there are moments that feel still too connected to Gossip; the riskiest tracks, radically different to Gossip’s brilliant efforts, play the best; ‘Oh My God’ is fine, but could be a Gossip B-side.

On ‘We Could Run’ she sings “There are rules that I’m in to break…We could always play it safe but that’s no fun;” both in love, this record and her status as pop’s renegade, Ditto is at her best when she takes risks. Beth Ditto’s voice and character are unlike anything else on pop’s current landscape of diluted dancehall and girl groups; her music and persona have remain a bombastic tour de force that jolts and moves us in the right direction.

Thank God for Beth Ditto.

You know July flies in terrifyingly quickly. That’s why you need to know the best LGBT+-themed performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 now to get organised, get tickets and emotionally prepare yourself for exciting and diverse theatre and comedy. Here is the cream of the crop, and the tip of the iceberg of amazing LGBT+ talent performing at this year’s festival.

TOP PICK: LILITH, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE We spoke with Declan Greene (page 16 and 17) about his upcoming play Lilith: The Jungle Girl, which takes the audience deep into the thorny political jungles of colonialism, individualism and assimilation.

Renowned as one of Australia’s most exciting independent theatre companies, Sisters Grimm (Ash Flanders and Declan Greene) has developed a cult following for their fiercely smart, anarchic comedies that prize liveness and accessibility. Lilith: The Jungle Girl combines theatre, lo-fi animation and live-art to create a darkly comic allegory – splattered in hot-pink slime. Think The Elephant Man and Ladette to Lady, via Tumblr.com.

Traverse Theatre, 4-27 August.

YOU’VE CHANGED When there’s no rule book, you just have to write your own… It’s 14 years since Kate O’Donnell transitioned and a lot has changed. However, where gender is concerned, are we still stuck in the dark ages? Through song, dance, hard-won wisdom and hilarity, You’ve Changed shines a light on the ins and outs and ups and downs of transitioning. Challenging the idea that genitals equal gender, Kate literally bares all, getting her own out on the proverbial table. She’s changed, that’s clear, but have you?

Summerhall, 5-26 August.

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THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR LGBT+ RIGHTS Unless you have been enjoying the last month of blissful ignorance in a bubble, feasting on snacks in a locked cupboard watching RuPaul’s Drag Race season nine unfold, you will certainly be aware of the uncertain and tumultuous political landscape the UK faces post-election. After a volatile election, the protection of LGBT+ rights hangs in the balance, especially since the Conservative Party has signed a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which will see the DUP’s 10 MPs

support Theresa May. The two parties have completed a £1bn deal with the Democratic Unionist party to prop up her Conservative minority government. But it is important to know exactly who May is getting into bed with, so to speak, and explore the DUP’s history in and attitudes towards LGBT+ equality. How will the Conservative/DUP deal affect LGBT+ rights in the UK? The DUP, which in 1977 championed a campaign charmingly entitled “Save Ulster

BIG FAT GAY Martin returns to the Fringe with his new show Big Fat Gay. This is comedy about being gay and fat and totally fine as well.

In his usual candid and heinous style, Martin is vicious and foul but desperate to be liked. His unfiltered internal monologue is liked by adults of all ages and persuasions, though it may not be for everyone…unless I’m doing your nana a discredit.

CC Bloom’s, 5-27 August.

PITY LAUGHS: A TALE OF TWO GAYS Mark Bittlestone came out as gay in 2014. Two years later, Will Dalrymple followed suit. By 2015, both of Mark’s parents were dead. Two years later, Will’s parents moved to the Peak District. Will’s

gay life has been too happy to be funny, so he’s made one up, to proudly perform to you. Mark’s life has been too sad not to be funny, so he’s going to share with you the truth of his lifetime of horrible tears. Half an hour of fact, half an hour of fiction, an hour of laughs.

Just the Tonic at the Caves, 3-26 August.

THE WAITING GAME Sam is in a coma. Paolo’s doing everything he can. When Geoff reveals a secret, reality and fantasy blur. This UK debut from critically acclaimed Snowy Owl explores relationships in the digital age, asking what it takes for us to heal and move forward.

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4-26 August.

from Sodomy,” boasts a shocking history when it comes to combating LGBT+inclusive legislation and using anti-gay rhetoric. Ian Paisley Jr., son of the party’s founder, has been quoted as saying that homosexuality is “immoral, obnoxious and offensive.” As Pink News explained, the DUP has previously supported the introduction of a “conscience clause” to protect religious people who want to discriminate against anyone who identifies as LGBT+. Which means those people could be refused service or turned down for jobs simply because of their sexuality or gender.

Furthermore, the DUP has stalled all progress on equal marriage in Northern Ireland, attempted to retain a lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, and opposed same-sex couples adopting children. It has been claimed, in fact, that DUP leader Arlene Foster wrote to former Scottish minister Marco Biagi asking to curtail same-sex marriage access for Northern Ireland couples in 2015. In short, this party has a troubling attitude towards sexual minorities, and it is not unfair to question the stability of LGBT+ equality when they have reached an agreement with the Conservative party.

What is also concerning is the party’s joint approaches to Brexit, more specifically the possibility of a “hard Brexit” in which major formal ties are severed between the UK and the European Union. This would undoubtedly have a detrimental

impact on the state of LGBT+ equality.

In the past 20 years, LGBT+ citizens have seen a tremendous increase in their legal protection, but this is largely thanks to various EU initiatives. The 2010 Equality Act, for example, protects people in the workplace and wider society from discrimination, including on the basis of a person’s sexual or gender identity. It actually implements four previous EU Equal Treatment Directives. And the European Court of Justice ruled that this extends to discrimination against transgender people, applied in a ground-breaking case in which a trans woman was fired ahead of her transition. In short, the EU has spearheaded so many laws that are invaluable in protecting LGBT+ people that may not have been introduced otherwise. Will such initiative continue in a post-Brexit UK, especially if a “hard Brexit” is achieved?

UK legislation protecting the safety and treatment of trans people, hate crime and employment rights would undeniably have been much slower without EU directives.

Complacency is our biggest enemy: as always, our community and its allies should remain vigilant and ensure the rights we often take for granted remain intact, which can be done, for example, by placing pressure on local representatives and ensuring your voice is heard. We must work to ensure politicians from all parties are held accountable for their actions and continue to guarantee inequalities against LGBT+ people are addressed.

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MIDSTOCK THE COMPLETE LINE-UP Midstock Music Festival will be held over two days this year for the first time, with Feeder, Darren Styles, Judge Jules and TTF confirmed as headliners for the event at Dalkeith Country Park on September 1 and 2.

MIDSTOCK Festival have announced their complete line-up for this year’s event and it’s a belter. Taking place in the beautiful setting of Dalkeith Country Park, Midlothian, topping the bill will be Feeder who will close the festival.

The organisers have also revealed that an extra night has been added, with Judge Jules and Darren Styles joining the legendary TTF, who are headlining the Friday night show.

Dalkeith men Wullie Slight and Scott Gunn dreamed up the music festival four years ago, which has seen performances from the likes of The View, The Vengaboys, Fish and The Hoosiers in front of up to 5,000 music fans each year.

“We have been encouraged by the great crowd we attract at Midstock and we are continually trying to grow and improve the festival, hence the addition of the Friday night show. Midstock is an independent, bespoke festival which we started in order to provide the Lothians community with a great event on their doorsteps. This is still at the core of what we’re trying to do but we have seen the festival expand somewhat and we’ve welcomed people from all over the country in the last couple of years. Maybe word is out that we like a good party here in Midlothian!”

This year’s event will be hosted by Fourth One’s Arlene Stuart, who will be joined by wrestler and TV personality, Grado. Festival goers can expect the usual funfair attractions, face painting, food stalls and much more.

Other acts on the bill include Hot Dub Time Machine, The Skids and Showaddywaddy.

Midstock Festival will take place on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 September 2017, tickets are on sale now from www.midstockfestival.com and www. tickets-scotland.com or in person at Ticket Scotland Rose St, Edinburgh or Dalkeith Library

DUNDEE ROCKERS

THE VIEW TALK TRNSMT With the launch of Scotland’s newest and biggest festival TRNSMT, we’ve rounded up all you need to know about the massive musical weekend.

Taking place in Glasgow Green, in the heart of Glasgow, from 7-9 July, the location of the non-camping festival means it’s a brilliant opportunity for festival goers to explore a bit of the city both before and after the music.

Huge international headliners and exciting new bands are all included in the award-winning line up, which has a wide variety to cater to all age groups. Headlining the festival are Radiohead, who play the big opening slot on Friday 7 July, Kasabian then headline the Saturday evening slot followed by Scottish favourites Biffy Clyro on Sunday night.

They’ll be joined over the course of the weekend by The 1975, Rag N’ Bone Man, Twin Atlantic, Belle and Sebastian, Catfish and the Bottlemen, London Grammar, George Ezra, The Van T’s, Two Door Cinema Club, Circa Waves, Blossoms and many more.

Another Scottish band who delighted fans with the announcement of their set at the festival is Dundee indierockers The View, who we grabbed for a quick chat about the festival.

The bands will feature across the four stages: the TRNSMT main stage where the main headliners will play; the King Tut’s Stage, which will be home to some of the best emerging talent; The Jack Rocks stage, which has a host of hotly tipped artists curated by Jack Daniels in partnership with Britain’s biggest rock ‘n’ roll night, This Feeling; and the Smirnoff House Stage, curated by Mixmag the stage will feature unmissable performances from local and UK DJ’s, there’s also a special cocktail bar.

Aside from all the musical aspects, the festival will also host some of the top street-food vendors in Glasgow.

Martha’s will be on hand with their hearty and healthy food, delicious Indian treats will be available from Babu Bombay Street Kitchen, you can sample crème brûlée from the Crema Caravan, try Nomad Glasgow’s authentic wood-fired Italian pizzas and if you’re veggie or vegan opt for Goodness Gracious.

TRNSMT opens at 2pm Friday and closes at 11.55pm, Saturday and Sunday opening times are 12.30pm – 11pm (times subject to change).

Tickets are still available from www. trnsmtfest.com/tickets

Hi guys, you’re playing TRNSMT on Sunday 9th July alongside fellow Scots Biffy Clyro and Twin Atlantic! How are you feeling about the gig?

Really looking forward to playing in front of that Scottish festival crowd again, can’t beat it!

What do you think of the line-up considering this is the festival’s debut?

Great to see a new festival pulling such big bands but also love to see up and coming bands too.

Will you be heading down on the Friday and Saturday? Who are you looking forward to seeing?

Yeah I’ll be there all weekend! Can’t wait really looking forward to seeing the blinders.

The festival is right here in the city, what are your fondest memories of gigging in Glasgow?

Glasgows like a second home to The View! But when it comes to memories any of our gigs at the Barra’s will suffice.

You’re no strangers to the festival circuit, what do you love most about playing them?

Well when it’s Scottish festivals it’s the crowd!

Finally, once festival season is over what are your plans? Have you got any new material on the way?

We’ve got a final tour of the year coming up in September then it’s time for a well overdue break.

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THE VAN T’S

PLAY KING TUT’S STAGE AT TRNSMT Surf rock grungers and ever rising stars The Van T’s are set to play the King Tut’s stage at July’s inaugural TRNSMT festival. We launched a few quick fire questions in their direction, you can read their answers below.

For this one they’ll be armed with a belter of a brand new song in ‘Fresh Meat’, it’s a tough, noisy and riff heavy affair and sure to go down a treat live. What better way to get your TRNSMT Saturday evening off to a flyer?

Really looking forward to seeing the band playing this Saturday at TRNSMT, it’s the 4.30pm time slot right? Should be a busy one. Do you think the line up on Saturday might mean that it’s an opportunity to play a different crowd than you might normally do?

Thanks, it genuinely always means a lot when someone says that. It is indeed, we can only hope! You never know who you’re going to be playing to regardless of which day you’re playing at a festival like TRNSMT, it’s always a great opportunity to try and win over some new fans whilst aurally offending those who aren’t so impressed.

The Scottish new music scene is really well represented at TRNSMT, what other local bands should everyone make sure not to miss?

Be Charlotte, Gerry Cinnamon, Medicine Men, Sahara, The LaFontaines, The Vegan Leather, Vukovi and Wuh Oh.

Enjoying your new single ‘Fresh Meat’. Do the lyrics stem from a real life situation? Can you tell us a bit about how it was put together?

Too kind! I guess it’s about getting a little bit older and observing scenes and situations that are reminiscent of a younger self. Chloe had the hook for quite a while but we were working on another track at the time.

After deciding to go in and record two, we worked on a demo version of it at our friend Gian’s house and long story short, it ended up being released first!

You’ve moved record labels from Bloc + Music to LAB, what was the thinking behind that decision?

It really just seemed like the right move to make in the direction of natural progression as well as the right time to do it. Bloc+ picked us up after one of our first King Tuts shows in 2014 and we really could not be more thankful for all that they have done for us and everyone that they have introduced us to, we cannot recommend them enough as a vital catalyst in the progression of any young Glasgow band. They will be missed but it was something that had to happen eventually, we’re also really excited to be putting our next few singles out with LAB, they are doing a lot of big things just now and we are lucky to have found them!

Can we expect a new EP or album on the back of ‘Fresh Meat’?

The band consensus is that we have released enough E.P’s for the moment so the longer term goal would obviously be an album but we feel that we still need to build towards this and as I’m sure you’re already aware, an album is a pretty large scale time consuming project and we all still have jobs at the moment so I wouldn’t start holding your breath quite yet!

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GLASGOW CITY FESTIVALS Unlike the Edinburgh Festival (where the main festival and Fringe festivals all occur around about the same time in August), Glasgow’s festivals are spread evenly across the year, ensuring a continuous annual programme of events. But to stay in line with our summer city festival theme, we’ve picked out the best just for you.

TRNSMT FESTIVAL

TRNSMT is a brand new Scottish music festival from the organisers of T in the Park, which has been cancelled for 2017.

Held on Glasgow Green, the rock and indie festival’s debut will be headlined by none other than Radiohead, Kasabian and Biffy Clyro, making it the perfect tonic for those still reeling after T’s announcement.

And because TRNSMT is a city-centre festival, those wishing to keep the party going will have the chance to explore Glasgow’s bars, restaurants and nightclubs when the main music finishes.

The promoters have also announced that they’ll be showcasing a range of emerging artists on the King Tut’s stage, meaning festival-goers will have the chance to discover some upand-coming gems as well as letting loose to their firm favourites.

TRNSMT takes place 7 – 9 July.

IGNITION

PIPING LIVE

PRIDE

IGNITION Festival of Motoring returns to the SEC, Glasgow this summer – bigger, faster and louder.

Bringing you more cars, more bikes, more stunts, more viewing areas, more manufacturers and dealers and a brand new family friendly interactive driving area, it’s the perfect day out for all the family.

Piping Live! Glasgow’s International Piping Festival is the biggest festival of its kind in the world and the weeklong celebrations will see more than 200 events take place across the city from 10-16 August.

Pride Glasgow is Scotland’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Pride Festival celebrating the diversity of the LGBT community taking place in Glasgow Green.

IGNITION is a true celebration of all things motoring and their specially constructed street circuit gives you the unique opportunity to get up close to the sight, sound and smell of everything from rally cars to Formula 1, supercars to classic cars, motorbikes and all things wacky and wonderful.

This year’s event will pay homage to Scotland’s rich rally heritage by uniting some of the sports’ most famous icons in their Rally Gods spectacular. IGNITION Festival will take place at the SECC 4-6 August.

Returning to George Square for the first time since 2012, the festival will bring the best pipers and musicians right into the heart of Glasgow.

International bands will showcase their repertoire at various spots on Buchanan Street before performing in George Square as part of ‘Pipe Band Parades’, with talented artists from all corners of the globe ready to share their traditions and musical heritage.

George Square will also host the new ‘Pipers Market’, celebrating the very best of local produce as part of Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink.

The festival will also feature a number of unique collaborations between musicians from home and abroad in its famed evening concerts

Check out Edinburgh’s city festivals on page 25 * What’s on in Edinburgh and Glasgow on page 28 & 29

With Pride celebrations taking place all around the world, Pride Glasgow 2017 will be arriving this August.

With each festival offering something totally unique to each location, Glasgow is no exception.

The festival’s main stage, which has previously played host to the likes of Texas, Union J and The Cheeky Girls, will this year support B*Witched and X-Factors Saara Aalto.

Other popular festival areas will include the Pride Marketplace which offers a range of products for sale, from t-shirts to rainbow accessories.

The annual dog show will also make a spectacular return, alongside the food village and fair ground. Pride Glasgow will take place 19 and 20 August.

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GOING TO THE FRINGE? PAOLO NUTINI, FRIGHTENED RABBIT AND RSNO AMONG HEADLINERS FOR PAISLEY’S SPREE FESTIVAL In case you hadn’t heard: Paisley are bidding to be UK City of Culture 2021, which means they’re hosting plenty of exciting events in an attempt to showcase everything the town has to offer.

One of the events is the sixth annual Paisley Spree festival, which takes over the town centre from 13-22 October and features a programme full of music, comedy, theatre and more – including an exclusive homecoming charity show from Paolo Nutini, in the Paisley Abbey to back the town’s City of Culture 2021 bid. All ticket money raised will be donated to five local charities, The Love Street Singers, Mirren Park School, The Kibble Band, the Sunshine Recovery Cafe and some of the town’s Syrian refugee children.

Paolo said: “I’ve always wanted to play in the Abbey since I was a wee boy. I’m proud to be a part of The Spree, I’m proud to be from Paisley. Love is music and music is home. Big love people.”

The festival also features a one-off collaboration between Scottish favourites Frightened Rabbit and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Paisley Abbey. The indie band are the latest Scottish band to team up with the Orchestra in the stunning setting of the 850-year-old Abbey on 17 October for a show which has been a highlight of previous Sprees.

With this being a special year for the town, other highlights of the festival include the specially commissioned shows in support of the bid including: an opening night concert where three

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Scottish acts (Ross Ainslie, Blue Rose Code and Angus Lyon) and Smita Bellur, Asin Khan Langa and Sawai Khan from India weave together traditional music from both countries; a show celebrating Paisley’s untold story featuring and curated by acclaimed songwriter James Grant and a literary celebration at a Banks Supper night inspired by Iain Banks’ novel Espedair Street, about a rock band from the town, featuring award-winning author Alan Bissett.

A specially-erected Spiegeltent in the town centre will be the home of much of the action with trad acts Dougie MacLean and Canada’s De Temps Antan playing on 18 October, Breabach, Kris Drever and Talisk performing on 20 October, plus Sharon Shannon and Fara on 15 October.

It’ll also be taken over by the ModStuff celebration of all things Mod, headlined

by The Style Councilors, on 21 October.

The Paisley Arts Centre will welcome Emma Pollock and RM Hubbert on 15 October and a gathering of artists from the Lost Map record label, curated by The Pictish Trail on 22 October. Over at Paisley Town Hall, award-winning disabled choreographer Marc Brew’s BREWBAND, will showcase their fusing together of indie-rock music and dance.

There’s also a strong international theme with an Americana night boasting

Boston’s Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards, and opened by England’s Yola Carter, named UK Artist of the Year at the 2017 American Music Association UK Awards.

Aside from the musical aspects of the festival, The Spree features two comedy nights in conjunction with the Gilded Balloon, as well as film events and songwriting workshops, while unsigned musical talent will be given a showcase through the nightly Danny Kyle Open Stage run by Celtic Music Radio.

For those with kids to entertain, the National Theatre of Scotland are bringing their Rocket Post show to town, fresh from a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, while the Big Telly Theatre Company present Operation Paisley – Alien Pursuit, an interactive, town-wide treasure hunt for kids.

Paisley 2021 bid director Jean Cameron said: “The Spree festival is the one of the flagship dates on Paisley’s current events calendar and has gone from strength to strength over the years.

“In the year we are bidding to be UK City of Culture 2021 it is fitting the Spree bill manages at once to be outward-looking and internationally-flavoured, yet also unmistakeably Paisley – showcasing the town’s unique story and giving a platform to some of our fantastic local talent.

“The event again shows Paisley’s ability to host large-scale events featuring some of Scotland’s finest talent, and will attract fans from throughout the country to our unique town centre venues.”

Tickets for all shows will be available from thespree.co.uk from 9am on Wednesday 21 June.

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EDINBURGH CITY FESTIVALS There’s no doubt that Edinburgh is the world’s leading festival city. With a range of major annual festivals bringing talents from more than a third of the world’s countries to our capital’s streets and stages every year.

With The Fringe being the creme de le creme, we thought we’d take a look at some of the other festival players taking place in Edinburgh this summer, and we weren’t disappointed!

MAGICFEST

THE ROYAL TATTOO

Edinburgh International Magic Festival is an annual arts festival that celebrates magic. Founded in 2010, MagicFest produces the UK’s largest magic event, has consulted for the National Theatre of Scotland, broken a Guinness World Record and produced events at the Globe Theatre in London.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, this 90-minute performance is a unique blend of music, ceremony, entertainment and theatre, hosting over 1,000 military and civilian performers every night.

Every year MagicFest attracts over 12,000 people at 80 different events across the city from free installations to the world-class Gala show at the Festival Theatre. MagicFest is leading the charge in the newly developing market of Magic Festivals appearing around the world, and aims to be the world leader in programming and producing innovative, cutting edge magic.

Magicfest takes place from 30 June – 8 July.

Performers from over 48 countries have taken part in the Tattoo, and around 30 per cent of the 220,000 audience each year are from overseas.

The Tattoo’s unique ability to bring together thousands of people for this annual celebration of music and entertainment continues and the public’s appetite for pomp and ceremony shows no sign of diminishing.

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo takes place 4 – 26 August.

FUTUREPLAY

FuturePlay Festival, formally known as the Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival, takes place throughout the month of August.

The festival celebrates, explores and showcases cutting-edge creative content and ideas at the intersection of art and technology, featuring a diverse programme of live performances, installations, experiences, talks and workshops.

The Festival will feature a dedicated hub on George Street in the form of geodesic domes and shipping containers, which will house a virtual reality studio, a gaming and interactive tech zone, an immersive art gallery, a black box theatre, food stalls and a bar.

FuturePlay will run from 3 – 26 August

INTERNATIONAL BOOK

Set in a specially created tented village in the heart of Edinburgh, the Edinburgh International Book Festival offers something for just about every age and interest, bringing readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion. They are expanding their bustling Festival Village onto the west end of George Street this year with two new venues and lots more opportunities to be entertained.

The Book Festival welcomes around 1,000 authors in over 800 events including novelists, poets, scientists, philosophers, sportsmen, illustrators, comic creators, historians, musicians, biographers, environmentalists, economists, Nobel and Booker prizewinners and many more besides.

The Book Festival takes place 12 – 28 August.

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THE COMPLETE LINE-UP A Festival of Music & Merriment for All Ages – The Supernaturals join the bill

returns 4-28 August

In 1947, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh noted that the aim of the first annual Edinburgh International Festival was to “provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit”.

70 years on, the festival has achieved that and so much more. Edinburgh is now regarded as the world’s Festival City and new festivals pop up in the Scottish capital every year, fuelling that reputation.

However, despite the new events that come and go, the International Festival will always have a home here. It kicks off the festival month of August with an impressive programme of theatre, dance, music, opera

and more to venues across the city from 4-28 August.

In celebration of the festival’s special anniversary, the multi-award winning 59 Productions have created Bloom, a free outdoor spectacle that will transform St Andrews Square into a magical night garden through light and sound installations, to kick the festival off on 4-5 August.

Artists from all over the world head to Edinburgh for the festival, bringing their stories, music and talent and the 2017 edition will be no different. The 70th anniversary programme, the third from Director Fergus Linehan, includes major artists including

Mercury Prize winner PJ Harvey, Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker with Chilly Gonzalez, The Magnetic Fields, British bass-bariton Sir Bryn Terfel, playwright Alan Ayckbourn, world-renowned conductor Riccardo Chailly, violinist Nicola Benedetti, Sitar star Anoushka Shankar and a celebration of the music of Edinburgh’s own The Incredible String Band.

Leading Scottish festival companies The Citizens Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre and the Traverse Theatre Company will present works – including the world premiere of new work Meet me at Dawn from the Traverse Theatre Company – which “consider the origins of European drama from a contemporary perspective”. Each of the companies will examine the fragility of human relationships, society and civilisation.

Other theatre highlights include the world premiere of The Divide from one of the country’s best-loved playwrights Alan Ayckbourn, performed by The Old Vic. The darkly satirical love story is presented in two parts at the King’s Theatre over two weeks.

An expanded opera programme features nine operas that will appeal to both seasoned fans and opera newcomers alike. Highlights include classic operas Puccini’s La bohème, Verdi’s Macbeth, and Mozart’s Don Giovanni, while concert performances in the Usher Hall feature world class singers including Christine Goerke, Stuart Skelton, Erin Wall and Karen Cargill.

One of the world’s greatest dance companies, Nederlands Dans Theatre, returns to Edinburgh after an 11 year absence, and hip-hop lands at The Lyceum Theatre with East London’s Boy Blue Entertainment.

Boy Blue also performs at Castlebrae Community High School which is turned into a performance venue for the first time, the culmination of a three-year residency between the International Festival and the school. Senior pupils have been learning about the skills required to run an event venue and will support the Festival team to deliver the performances.

The International Festival will once again be brought to a spectacular conclusion on Monday 28 August with the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert, when over 400,000 fireworks will burst into the sky above Edinburgh Castle, choreographed to live music from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

MugStock takes place in Mugdock Country Park – one of Scotland’s most beautiful public spaces, handily located just 10 miles north of Glasgow MugStock 2017 will happen from Friday 28th – Monday 31st July and is a festival for all ages. It’s a jolly civilised affair, safe for kids and fun for grown ups. There’s a nice selection of food and drink available with a choice of novel street food vendors, a proper indoor restaurant, and 2 cafes serving terrific homemade soup, rolls etc.

MugStock features a diverse range of excellent music in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues, including a cute wee 50 seat theatre.

Priding themselves in serving up an eclectic mix of extremely good music, they will present around 120 acts over 6 stages. This year includes headliners The Supernaturals. In 1991 The Supernaturals started recording and touring extensively around Scotland. The band released 4 mini albums on their own label and in 1995 were signed to EMI/Food. The top ten album, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore was released in 1997 and A Tune a Day in 1998. Several successful singles followed, amongst which, were the Ivor Novello nominated ‘Smile’ and ‘I Wasn’t Built To Get Up’. In subsequent years both songs have taken on a life of their own having been used in adverts around the world.

Other acts joining the bill include the masters of Scottish death reggae and skank, Bombskare, Rachel Sermanni and jazz group Fat-Suit.

It’s also the only festival we know of at which you can enjoy a massage whilst watching bands at the main stage. It’s part of what they like to call SmugStock.

Organised on a not for profit basis by a team motivated by the sheer love of bringing lovely people together to have a great time in a beautiful place, ticket prices are artificially low due to a year-round fundraising effort. Prices start at Friday – £28, Saturday – £56, Sunday – £36, and £80 for the full weekend.

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EDINBURGH FOOD FESTIVAL: 26-30 JULY

EDINBURGH ART FESTIVAL: 27 JULY-27 AUGUST

A word of warning: don’t Google The Edinburgh Food Festival if you’re even remotely hungry. The foodie delights on offer at this Assembly-run festival look superb and taste even better.

Now in its third year, the festival celebrates the finest Scottish food and drink and takes place in George Square Gardens. You can enter for free and enjoy the foodie talks, debates and demos from top industry figures.

It wouldn’t be a food festival without the street

With more than 45 exhibitions, spread across 35 venues, the 14th Edinburgh Art Festival has an extensive programme with solo shows from Scottish arts, including Douglas Gordon and Stephen Sutcliffe, alongside displays from international artists.

Launching just before the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 27 July, the Edinburgh Art Festival brings together galleries, museums and artist-run spaces, and showcases new public art commissions by established

food vendors and thankfully they’ve invited some of the best. Make sure you save plenty of room because Unami Spice Girl, Chick & Pea, Scoff, Alandas Scottish Seafood, Slow Food Edinburgh and many more will all be at the festival.

The festival gets more and more popular each year and since over 25,000 people attended last year, we’d recommend heading down early to make the most of the food and drink celebrations.

EDINBURGH COLOUR BOMB CARNIVAL: 30 JUNE-9 JULY Release your inner kid at Sighthill Park with the Colour Bomb Carnival.

There’s fairground rides, colour bombs and all the usual carnival fun, it’s just a lot messier than usual. For the environmentally conscious among us, you’ll be glad to know the colour bomb powder is biodegradable, made from safe natural corn starch and designed to be very vivid and vibrant.

The carnival plans to travel across Scotland with stops at Glasgow, Stirling and Dundee, so look out for confirmation of these dates if you can’t make it through to Edinburgh between 30 June – 9 July.

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GRASSMARKET UNPLUGGED: 8 JULY In association with Oxjam Edinburgh, the Grassmarket stage will be coming out on 8 July to showcase some of the best local musicians in one of Edinburgh’s most beautiful settings.

Alongside the weekly Saturday market, the stage will feature live acoustic music from midday from performers including Andrew Nicol, Mike West, Lyndsey Craig, Kathy Muir, Hollerin’ Franklin, Luna Delirious and Sam Morris Muzak.

The stage will return throughout the summer on 22 July, 29 July, 2 September, 9 September, 16 September and 23 September.

and emerging artists.

One of the highlights of the festival is Platform, which offers a dedicated opportunity for artists in the early stages of their career to make and present new work in the festival programme. Held at The Fire Station at Lauriston Place, the selected artists will present performance, film-making, photography, sound installation and sculpture, to demonstrate the breadth and vitality of contemporary art practice in Scotland.

THE THREE INCH FOOL: SHAKESPEARE IN THE GARDENS-17 JULY Five actors, with all manner of musical instruments, present an inventive take on Shakespeare’s infamous love story Romeo & Juliet.

Performed by The Three Inch Fools – a five-strong troupe who travel the UK turning literally any setting into a stage (they’ve performed on a garlic farm) with their set, props, costumes and camping gear – the actors’ highly imaginative, musical take on the classic love story at Lauriston Castle on 17 July is definitely worth a watch.

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WHAT’S HOT IN JULY

GLASGOW

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YOUR MULTISENSORY BRAIN WITH STEPHANIE BOYLE: 12 JULY

WEST END BEER FESTIVAL: 21-22 JULY

In the third lecture in the ‘Question of Perception’ lectures, Stephanie Boyle explains a little more about how our brains work with her talk on how brain imaging research is helping us understand both where in the brain – and by what method – information from the different senses is combined.

Currently studying for her Ph.D in Cognitive Neuroscience a the University of Glasgow, Stephanie says: “As a scientist, it’s an exciting topic because

The third annual West End Beer Festival kicks off on July 21, showcasing some of the finest craft breweries and gypsy brewers Scotland has to offer.

Taking place at Café Source Too, the festival will bring special guests, including Alechemy Brewing, Jaw Brew, Fallen Brewing Company, Grunting Growler, Up Front Brewing, WEST and Out of Town, plus others that are yet to be

we are only beginning to scratch the surface of understanding how the brain may manage to do this, so there is a lot left to discover.”

After the lecture, from 6.30pm – 7.30 pm, you can explore the new Question of Perception exhibition on Floor One and if you’ve attended any of the Science Lates events (if not you really should), you’ll know how exciting it is to explore the Science Centre at night. Tickets cost £10.

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With three events (two 18+ events from 5pm – midnight on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 and the additional family friendly event on Saturday 22 July from 12pm – 4pm) packed full of live music, great food and obviously excellent beer, we’d recommend heading along – at the very least you’ll get a new commemorative festival glass and who doesn’t love a freebie?

DOG JOG GLASGOW: 29 JULY

INSOMNIA X RESONATE: 21-23 JULY

MILNGAVIE GIN FESTIVAL 2017: 22 JULY

Life is always more enjoyable when there’s a dog nearby (unless you’re allergic, in which case you should probably give this event a miss).

That’s why we’re very excited about the Dog Jog series, the unique 5K events that let you and your dog run a fairly relaxed 5K – although with loads of dogs around it could be mayhem – with no times and no pressure.

You’ll get to meet lots of other dog owners in the area too and when you finish the jog you’ll receive a Doggy Bag packed with goodies for you and your dog, plus a Dog Jog collar keyring medal.

The event takes place at Bellahouston Park on 29 July and costs £12.99.

The UK’s biggest gaming festival Insomnia is working with Resonate festival for the first time to bring a huge gaming event to Scotland.

The action-packed show, which is at the SEC from 21-23 July, has plenty to keep gamers of all ages entertained with live interactive shows, games from all areas of the gaming spectrum, free play tournaments on console and PC offering prizes, panel talks with special guests, the chance to meet your favourite YouTube stars and the latest products and merchandise on offer in the thriving exhibition.

Although you could drive, if you really want to make the most of the first ever Milngavie Gin Festival we’d recommend making the 25-minute train journey from Glasgow instead on 22 July.

Held at The Finsbay Lane, the festival will feature talks from gin exerts, tasty food and obviously plenty of gin to sample.

With the likes of Monkey 47, Gin Mare, Eden Mill, Botanist, Hendricks, Saffron Gin and many more on offer we’re sure all the gin lovers out there will be delighted with the wide range to choose from.

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Being vegan in Edinburgh is becoming easier and easier, here’s our top 6 festival cruelty free hangouts

PARADISE PALMS Bonus points for sporting a name that sounds like a dodgy massage parlour. Paradise Palms serve up gut busting Black Bean and Seitan burgers, hot dogs that come with onion rings you’ll be dreaming about and they even make their own ketchup.

NOVAPIZZA Novapizza has long had a great reputation in the city and they’ve recently expanded to Glasgow too – long may the cross pollination continue. Cheesy, salty pizza just right for lifting your spirits after the inevitable deluge of rain ruins your lovely new festival haircut.

THE AULD HOOSE Have you tried their mountainous nachos yet? Do it and do it when you’re hungry. The biggest and best nachos in Scotland, hands down. They also do decent burgers and hotdogs if nachos aren’t your thing, weirdo.

PRET A MANGER Ok it’s a massive chain and you’ve heard some rumours about McDonald’s being involved somewhere along the line but their Super Greens and Reds sandwich is an old faithful and they definitely deserve some kudos for their efforts to bring easy veganism to the masses.

HARMONIUM Brought to you by the folks behind Mono, Stereo and Flying Duck, Glasgow’s classic vegan joints. Harmonium is a newbie to the Edinburgh vegan scene. We’ve not made it down yet but Mono’s head chef is in charge of the menu so there’s no doubting it will be awesome. The French sourdough toast topped with Sgaia Mheat bacon, maple syrup and blackberries looks the business and currently sits at the top of the To-Do list.

HENDERSON’S They’ve been at it a while and it shows. Edinburgh’s original veggie restaurant definitely knows what it’s doing. All bases are covered, the breakfast is perfect for soaking up last night’s booze without sending you back to sleep and they’ve always loads of healthy salads if you’re into that kind of thing.

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THE BLACKBIRD LAUNCHES BOMBAY SAPPHIRE #GINHUT THIS SUMMER

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GINJOY? GIN FIZZ

THE most stylish al fresco bar in Edinburgh, The Blackbird has announced a unique collaboration with Bombay Sapphire to devote the summer of 2017 to all things gin.

The outdoor bar at The Blackbird, previously known as The Shed, has been transformed into a dedicated gin bar and renamed the Gin Hut. Right through until September it will be serving a special menu with four luscious gin cocktails inspired by Indian summers.

There’s a Mango and Cardamom Fizz with preserved mango, cardamom and celery bitters topped with soda; a refreshing Peach and Lemongrass Buck with peach tea, lemongrass and Fever Tree Ginger Ale; and for something a little sweeter, there’s the Raspberry and Pankot which mixes Bombay Sapphire with coconut milk, raspberry, rose water and lemon bitters. The cocktail list is completed with The Blackbird’s Perfect Serve, a double measure of gin with Fever Tree

tonic and lime garnish served in a proper gin goblet for the full experience.

To ensure you enjoy your G&T’s in equally chic surroundings, the garden has been given a full facelift for the summer season with the centrepiece being a one-off unique piece of specially commissioned “graffiti spaghetti” by legendary artist Mr Doodle. The mural, which covers two walls of the garden, is the first time the graffiti artist and illustrator has appeared in Scotland, having previously done pieces for Callooh Callay, London and MTV. Mr Doodle drew the piece free hand, taking a day and a half to complete it. His black and white al fresco inspired cartoons have been punctuated with splashes of acid blue and the Star of Bombay as a nod to the summer of gin.

The Blackbird Gin Hut is open 7 days a week from 10am till 10pm with regular events to be held throughout the summer.

ANYTHING IS A PUN WHEN YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH GIN – HERE ARE WAYS TO TAKE YOURS.

What you will need: 50ml gin, 30ml lemon juice, 10ml sugar syrup, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 20ml of lightly whipped egg white (optional) and chilled soda water, as much as you’d like.

How it’s done: Shake up the lemon juice, gin, sugar syrup, egg white and sugar with some ice in a cocktail shaker and then pour into a glass filled with ice cubes.

Top with soda water until you are satisfied and voila. It’s really that easy.

CORPSE REVIVER

What you will need: 20ml gin, 20ml Cointreau, 20ml Lillet, 20ml lemon juice and a dash of absynth.

CHERRY SOUR

What you will need: 50ml gin, 25ml fresh lemon juice, 12.5ml pineapple juice, 12.5ml sugar syrup, Barspoon celery bitters and egg whites.

THE LAST WORD

What you will need: 40ml gin, 40ml maraschino liqueur, 40ml green chartreuse, 40ml fresh lime juice.

How it’s done: Get all of your ingredients together and shake in a cocktail shaker with a little bit of ice, then pour. What’s spookier, the name of the cocktail or the fact that it has absynth in it? Yikes.

How it’s done: Place the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and “dry shake” (just don’t add ice), then fill with ice cubes and shake vigorously again. Strain it into a glass for that bitter bliss.

How it’s done: Add everything together with a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a glass and drink it until your last, drunkenly slurred word.

FLORA DORA

What you will need: 40ml gin, 20ml fresh lime juice, 10ml raspberry syrup and as much ginger beer as you want to top it with.

How it’s done: Add all of the ingredients together in a glass filled with ice. Mix and you’re done! Fun, fruity, cutie cocktail!

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MERCHANT CITY FESTIVAL TOP PICKS One of the most colourful events of the summer returns to Glasgow later this month with nine days of music performances, street art, comedy, a festival within a festival and plenty of foody delights.

The Merchant City Festival is a highlight of the Glasgow festival scene and kicks off on 22 July with a carnival to celebrate Glasgow’s history and heritage, featuring groups from across Glasgow and international performers. After leaving the Cathedral Precinct at 12pm, the procession winds its way down High Street, towards George Square and the Carpetbag Brigade

are working on a special piece for the parade – considering it’s a free event and amazing to watch there’s no excuse to miss this.

After the carnival, we’d recommend heading home for a party nap then getting your dancing shoes on for the Encontro Festival Showcase at the Old Fruitmarket from 7pm – 2am.

Celebrating contemporary UK carnival culture, the event (which costs £12 for adults and £8 for concessions) features a selection of the UK’s most exciting carnival bands, including Scotland’s own SambaYaBamba, the specialists in Brazilian-

inspired rythms, who are hosting the event. They’re joined by fellow Scottish group, Orkestra del Sol who are a “force of bombastic brass, theatrical flair and roguish humour”. The band recently announced they’re calling it a day at the end of 2017, so don’t miss your chance to see them one last time.

Also entertaining crowds on the night are Juba do Leão, from Manchester, a powerhouse of Pernambucan drums, song and dance who will be showcasing their cheeky Manchester twist and Carnaval Transatlantico, who unite talented players of Rio samba from across the UK and beyond to play the true sound of Rio Carnaval with passion, authenticity and unrivalled creative flair.

There’s so much variety at the festival and plenty of options to keep you entertained – we’d recommend trying your hand at one of the circus skills workshops, working your way through the ‘Dining Street’ options on 23 July and laughing yourself silly watching comedian Susie McCabe explain the hilarity and humour she’s found on the path to health and fitness on 22 July.

Don’t forget there’s also a ‘festival within the festival’. SURGE, Scotland’s leading developer of street art, are hosting their annual festival of physical theatre, street arts and circus on 29 and 30 July in partnership with Merchant City Festival, where they’ll fill the streets and interesting spaces of Glasgow with international performance, street encounters and SURGE

masterclasses and workshops.

With shows like The Flower Pot Women, described as “French and Saunders on acid”; intimate theatrical encounters between performers and the public in Dance Wi The De’il; a traditional fairy tale being turned on its head by the Werewomen; and the Loyal Liars’ demonstrating their “brilliance and buffoonery” in Magic Dave’s Mystifyingly Mesmerising Marvellous Magic Show – there’s bound to be something in this unusual mini-festival which will interest you, check out the full programme at www. surge.scot/surge-festival/ There’s a lot to take in at the Merchant City 2017 Festival but we’d definitely recommend you head to the Massaoke: Greatest Hits Party. Held at the Old Fruitmarket on 29 July from 7.30-11.45 pm, with tickets ranging from £12 for adults and £10 for concessions, the brilliant live band plays huge anthems, with the lyrics featuring on giant screens so the whole crowd can sing along without having the excuse of being too tipsy to remember the words.

If you’re a fan of pop, rock and indie from the 80s, 90s and beyond (so we’re guessing that’s pretty much everyone), you’re guaranteed to have a laugh at this big party.

Check out the full Merchant City Programme online at www. merchantcityfestival.com/programme

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If you’re a current student or graduate, you’ll know exactly what we mean when we say Scotland is one of the best places for students. From the nightlife, to the cultural opportunities, the (usually) friendly locals and of course the highly respected educational institutions, it’s a brilliant place to be a student – just ask the 94% of international students in Scotland who said that Scotland is a

good place to be, in a survey conducted by the Scottish Government.

However, if you’re not yet in full-time education or perhaps are planning to move to Scotland after the summer to start living the student life then there’s a lot you need to know about studying in Scotland. Luckily for you, we’ve broken down all the reasons why you’re going to love living and studying here.

1) THE TOP-NOTCH UNIVERSITIES

3) VALUE FOR MONEY

4) THE NIGHTLIFE

5) BRILLIANT BASE FOR EXPLORING

Did you know that Scottish universities are among the best in the world?

According to the 2017 QS World University Rankings, two Scottish universities made the top 100. The highest-ranking Scottish university is The University of Edinburgh which came 19th overall and The University of Glasgow came in at 63rd, which is still highly impressive.

No, Scottish people aren’t ‘tight’ – we’re just careful with our money, there’s a difference. Luckily for us, there’s bargains to be had for students in Scotland. A 2016 study by Voucherbox.co.uk found that Glasgow was the second cheapest place for a pint in the UK, costing £2.75 on average for a pint of lager and Edinburgh pints cost £3.54 on average.

Compare that to the London average of £5.12 and you’ll save yourself more than a few pennies on pints throughout the year, very handy when you’re working with a student budget. Students in Scotland also tend to enjoy more affordable living costs, ranging from around £700 – £1000, depending on what city you live in.

Both Edinburgh and Glasgow have amazing clubs and bars for students to hang about in after the long lectures are over. Glasgow’s home to The Garage, the biggest nightclub in Scotland; The O2 ABC, a former converted cinema that’s now a huge gig venue and club; King Tuts, which is famous for supporting some of the biggest bands in the world early in their careers, including Oasis who were signed at the venue back in 1993; Sub Club, which is consistently voted one of the best clubs in the world and many other brilliant spaces, make sure you check out the West End too and pay a visit to Ashton Lane.

If you’re set to move to Scotland for university, you should try to dedicate some time to travelling around our beautiful country. Although if you’re from Scotland you’ll already know exactly how stunning it is but you’ve probably not explored it nearly as much as you’d like. That’s why living in Edinburgh or Glasgow is perfect, you’ve got the best of both worlds by living in an exciting city and being just a train, bus or car ride away from the likes of Loch Ness, the Isle of Skye and the gorgeous places inbetween – although you’ll probably need to factor in a boat trip for some of the further afield visits.

2) HIGHER FUTURE SALARIES Fancy earning £22,500? Sounds like a crazy amount of money doesn’t it when you’re living off SAAS. However, that could be your wage in the not-too-distant future as statistics released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency in June 2017 showed that Scottish graduates had an average salary of £22,500, the highest in the UK, with the UK average being £21,500.

As for Edinburgh, the city also caters for all tastes. If you’re looking for student friendly prices and somewhere to let your hair down and dance all night, head for Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh’s historic vaults. Or if you’re looking for somewhere that’ll appeal to everyone in your new uni friends group, Sneaky Pete’s is your best bet – give all their regular nights a chance to discover the best new music in disco, soul, techno, hip hop and everything inbetween. You’ll also definitely find yourself in Potterrow at some point and it’s likely their club night The Big Cheese will become your new guilty pleasure.

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MEALS ALL THE HARD WORK IS FINALLY OVER, so congratulations to the new graduates!

It’s time to celebrate, enjoy the summer and not think about all the big adult decisions you’ll need to make soon – seriously don’t think about them, it’s not fun.

If your family felt beyond proud of you for working hard(ish), let them make a fuss and take you out for a fancy meal. It’s a great way to kick off the celebrations and there are plenty of restaurants offering special graduation dining options in Glasgow and Edinburgh, here’s a few of our favourites:

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If you’re looking for a classy meal to enjoy with all your family, we’d recommend heading to Gusto in Glasgow (16 Bothwell Street) or Edinburgh (135 George Street). When you book with them between May and August for your celebratory meal you’ll receive £10 off every pre-ordered bottle of prosecco and you can dine à la carte, so there’s no need to have fussy eaters trying to pick off a set menu.

Harvey Nichols is known for its stylish, classy surroundings so if you’re looking to celebrate in style head to the fourth floor and make the most of the set menus in either the Brasserie or restaurant. For £22 you can choose from a Grey Goose Le Grand Fizz or Bombay Sapphire Mint & Ginger Twist cocktail and try their delicioussounding three-course set menu or if you can splash out and afford £33 you could visit the Fourth Floor Restaurant and sample their equally-delicious three course menu and enjoy a glass of Harvey Nicols Prosecco with it.

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Graduation is a fairly pricey day out, so if you’re looking to keep costs down with your meal, head over to Slug and Lettuce (150 St Vincent Street, Glasgow or 113-115 George Street, Edinburgh). The restaurant chain offers a set two course menu for £13.95 or three courses for £16.95. They’ve also recently introduced a giant Pornstar Martini to their menu, which is perfect for sharing and comes with a Gancia Prosecco bottle on the side, instead of the usual shot of prosecco.

Although graduation is supposed to be a fun day where everyone celebrates how fantastic you are, it’s often stressful and a bit awkward thanks to the two-ticket allocation for the ceremony.

So instead of fretting about which family members will and won’t make the cut, plan a big private celebration in the VIP Loft Area of The City Merchant in Glasgow. You can invite between 12-16 people, there’s no room hire charge and they’ll even set the area up with some decorations to suit the occasion. Don’t forget to remind everyone who wasn’t at the ceremony about how long and dull it is.

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MAKE YOURSELF MORE

EMPLOYABLE WITH THESE TIPS Looking for your first job and something to put in your CV? Don’t worry. There are lots of ways to build up your experience before you have to go into the world of work. Here are some ways you can build up your CV and work on making yourself more employable.

Your CV should include information relative to the job you are applying for – list important skills which you can then discuss further in your cover letter. Also, remember to tailor your CV to each job you apply for.

It does require a bit more effort but it’s more likely to get your CV noticed in a pile of bogstandard documents.

WORK ON YOUR CV

COVER LETTERS MATTER

When applying for jobs, you need to make sure you keep improving and updating your CV. You should focus on the way you are presenting the information to an employer, make sure the layout is simple and uncluttered with the most important and recent information, such as your qualifications and experience, in a prominent place, as this is the vital information your future employer wants to see. Your qualifications and experience should also be clearly listed obviously as the employer doesn’t know you.

While you might change your CV slightly for each job to tailor it to the job title, it’s important to also look at the job specification and list in your cover letter examples of your experience with each point in the job description. If you don’t have exact examples, look at other things you have achieved and find a way to link those to the job description.

Employers will appreciate reading about why you want this specific job and how you could apply your skills to the position, so

don’t rely on an old cover letter you wrote months ago. Again, put the effort in and you will eventually be rewarded.

It is also important to consider the types of job you are applying for. Perhaps you are applying for too narrow a range of positions and could consider alternative roles. Open up your options; you might not land your dream job on the first go but getting any job is better than nothing due to the experience you can gain.

DEVELOP NEW SKILLS Once you have worked out how to enhance your CV, you might find that you need to develop new skills or areas of expertise in order to achieve your goals. This could mean going on training or professional development courses, so choose something that you will enjoy and that will be useful in your future career or job.

You could also consider volunteering or an internship. It is a great way of getting new skills and of helping a charity or local organisation.

And it will really enhance your CV and give you a sense of self-worth during a difficult time of unemployment. Future employers will look favourably on someone who thinks outside the box to try to develop their workplace skills.

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Gig Guide: MUSIC in Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh SUN, 02 JUL

Ron Davis and SymphRONica SymphRONica has topped the charts, won international raves for their innovative electric/acoustic plus strings jazz sound, been critics’ choice performers at the Pan Am Games and finished a smashing run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016.

La Belle Angèle: 19:00 11

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Tuesday Karaoke Karaoke with the cuddliest compere in town, Stan the Man Bannerman’s: 22:00 Free

WED, 05 JUL The Fleshtones + The No-Things The Fleshtones + The No-Things Bannerman’s: 19:30 £13/15 NEHH PRESENTS… YORKSTON/THORNE/ KHAN New album Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars follows the band’s debut album, 2016’s critically acclaimed Everything Sacred Summerhall: 20:00 £14.00

THU, 06 JUL Free Stone and The Julie-Ann Band – Joint EP Launch Tour Free Entry show with merch on sale.

Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 Free Moonya Moonya Bannerman’s: 20:00

£5.00

FRI, 07 JUL Larkins, D.M.S, Tormain Indie Rock n’Roll Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £7.00 L’anatomie x Tweak_ Residents Showcase Sandeman & Kieran Apter will be going in all night long.

Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00 Free Before 12 / £5

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Rab Howat Band Join Rab, Roy, Ali and Lawrie, plus special guests, every Saturday for some old-skool rock.

Bannerman’s: 16:00 9th Birthday 9 Hour Party: Pizza, Donuts, T-shirts n plenty else Celebrate 9 years of Sneaky Pete’s Sneaky Pete’s: 18:00 £6.00

SUN, 09 JUL Open Mic Sunday Session Every Sunday afternoon from 3pm Bannerman’s: 15:00 Free

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Tuesday Karaoke Karaoke with the cuddliest compere in town, Stan the Man Bannerman’s: 22:00 Free

THU, 13 JUL Vinnum Sabbathi Vinnum Sabbathi Bannerman’s: 19:30

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Hometown – Louis Vaughn + Macka b2b Justin Bickler b2b Dolphins On Ecstasy House and Techno night bringing you the finest of local DJs in the capital.

La Belle Angèle: 22:00 6

FRI, 14 JUL Altered Sky Altered Sky Bannerman’s: 19:30

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Fractal Club with DJ Tree (Slow Life Berlin) and Dirty Lemon Influenced by Detroit sounds and Afro Rhythms Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00 £9.00 New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band Their frontman is the charismatic, Louis Armstrong-sounding, soulful and sweet, James Williams. The band is packed with the best talent from New Orleans and they play the original styles with extraordinary passion.

“Young devotees whose balance of spunk a West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 17:30 £13.50 Earl Okin at 70 He has worked alongside everyone from Benny Carter to Paul McCartney to Cleo Laine as well as touring the globe several times over. For many years, an Edinburgh Fringe favourite, we welcome him back as he celebrates his 70th Birthday.

Spiegeltent, George Square: 17:30 £10.50

Fionna Duncan and Brian Kellock Trio The doyen of Scottish jazz singers, famously fronting the Clyde Valley Stompers in their trad boom heyday, is now a big hearted purveyor of classic jazz songs. She opens a season of ten concerts featuring Scotland’s pre-eminent jazz pianist, Brian Kellock George Square Piccolo: 18:00 £12.00 Kaiser Bill Invented Jazz In songs and contemporary stories, through the tango and foxtrot, black regiments, religious line-singing and marching bands, we rediscover those early days and hear the progress of a musical revolution. We find out how the immense changes to everyday lif Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 19:00

£16.50 Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced

by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 19:30 £18.00 Rose Room Orchestra Fantastique At the helm, violinist, Seonaid Aitken’s “superb, cool singing complements her dynamic, on-fire but always highly musical violin solos” (The Herald), recreating he excitement of Rive Gauche Paris of the 30s and 40s with Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinh Spiegeltent, George Square: 19:30 £16.50 Lisa Mills Mississippi-born; Mobile, Alabamabased Lisa Mills beautifully meshes country, gospel, blues, soul and more in her intimate solo shows. Her voice has an unusual passion and soulful sophistication that recalls Stax’s legendary 60s hot streak of sweltering Rose Theatre, Basement: 19:30 £10.50 John Scofield Uberjam Band with Dennis Chambers / Mike Stern & Randy Brecker Group “Scofield can make his guitar howl, plead, laugh, argue, and preach – deep passion and almost unbearable beauty” (The Scotsman). A man of many parts, a virtuoso guitarist with a genuine jazz sensibility. He worked with historic figures like Miles, Mingus, Festival Theatre: 20:00 £32 - £42.50 Herschel 36 + Chris Sharkey Survival Skills Paul Harrison (keys) and Stu Brown (drums) mix glitchy electronica, break beats and noisy soundscapes, as their duo, Herschel 36’s music organically evolves into a sonic mass of heaving atonal harmonies and jazz rhythms. Ex Trio VD and Acoustic Ladyland g The Jazz Bar: 20:00 £10.00

Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsy-swing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pac Spiegeltent, George Square: 22:00 £13.50

Mud In Your Ear Richard O’Donnell and Alan Jones are established experts at purveying authentic old blues styles, evoking the back porch parties and chitlin’ circuit of the delta and the southern States. Now they’ve been joined by a superb young blues talent, Thomas Luca George Square Piccolo: 18:30 £10.00

Jensen Interceptors Gary Martins trenchant vocals and harmonica playing, and John Bruce’s power-packed guitar deliver a rocking blues night straight out of Chicago.

Rose Theatre, Basement: 22:00 £12.50

Kandace Springs Theres an increasingly loud buzz around Kandace Springs, the Nashvillebased singer-pianist who combines old-soul jazz sophistication with a tasteful touch of R&B and pop. Shes been a protégé of Prince (playing at Paisley Park for the 30th anniversary of West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 19:30 £20.00

Jam Session A hot, after-hours blow where various guests join the house-trio.

The Jazz Bar: 23:00 £5.00

SAT, 15 JUL Rab Howat Band Join Rab, Roy, Ali and Lawrie, plus special guests, every Saturday for some old-skool rock.

Bannerman’s: 16:00 Free Walkway + Tantrum Walkway + Tantrum Bannerman’s: 18:00 £6/8 Cherry Suede, Stewart Mac & Dean Roberts, Guy Jones Night of songs and stories.

Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00

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THE LONDON ASTROBEAT ARKESTRA PRESENT TALKING HEADS ‘STOP MAKING SENSE’ Summerhall: 19:00 £15.00 Continental Drift: A Century of Jazz on Record The conference is aimed at a broad audience including academics, educators, musicians, music students and jazz-fans, and will provide an opportunity for insights into, (and the critique of) the communities, networks, institutions and industries that suppo Rose Theatre, Basement: 10:00 £35 Swing’it Dixieband play Disney Norway’s youngest and hippest dixieland band are winning plaudits everywhere with their enthusiastic performances and terrific musicianship. They’ve got a special set of Disney tunes from The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and M Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 12:30

£10.00 Mardi Gras A host of bands create non stop entertainment and a party atmosphere on stages across the Grassmarket. The programme features:USF JAZZTET: young band from the University of Florida – fast-paced modern jazzRumba De Bodas: high-energy, latin-swing band mixe Mardi Gras: Grassmarket: 13:00 Free

In Common This new project by Tom Bancroft starts with the bodhran and the tablaand a drone, adds Indian Classical Violin and improvising jazz guitar and continues adding layers and voices - some surprising - in a cross genre super-creative way. Sharat Srivastava ( Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£12.00

Blues Afternoon 1 Rocking and soulful rootsy sounds from the unforgettable voice of one of Britain’s foremost blues divas, Connie Lush.

Southern charm, with Lisa Mills’ Mississippi roots infusing country blues and gospel into her distinctive solo guitar and vocal style. Gu West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 13:00 £17.50

Swing’it Dixieband This young Norwegian band are huge hits wherever they play.

Rhythmically exciting vintage jazz from the 1920s and 30s, with passionate soloists in the front line and up to five-part vocals. Dance floor fillers.

Heriot’s Rugby Club: 20:00 £12.50

Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced

by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New Spiegeltent, George Square: 16:30 £16.50

Gerry Jablonski Band The band blend blues roots with the influences of Classic Rock, delivering a powerhouse, blistering blues set from one of the tightest and hardest hitting bands on the current scene.

George Square Piccolo: 21:00 £10.50

Earl Okin at 70 He has worked alongside everyone from Benny Carter to Paul McCartney to Cleo Laine as well as touring the globe several times over. For many years, an Edinburgh Fringe favourite, we welcome him back as he celebrates his 70th Birthday.

Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 17:00

£10.50

Ibibio Sound Machine Bubbling percussion, slinky bass lines, tight brass punctuation and wailing electronics produce full-fat-funk which propels dancefloor excitement. Fronted by Nigerian, Eno Williams, whose powerful voice and stage presence evoke Grace Jones, Ibibio have co West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 22:00 £16.50 Charlotte Marshall & The 45s A rollercoaster of 60s soul and R&B classics with razor sharp vocals, and deep funky groove from the sizzling seven-piece band. Marshall’s blistering originals and re-funked covers are drawn from the musical traditions of New Orleans funk, Mississippi blu Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 22:00

£10.50

Havana Swing Inspired by Parisian jazz of the 1930s, Havana Swing are a tight four piece band who play the sometimes languid and sometimes lightning music of Django Reinhardt’s Hot Club de Paris, with subtle harmonies and with energy, passion and charm: “happy, jaunty West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 17:30 £10.50 State Of the Art 1: Alan Benzie’s Piano Playlist Benzie is the connoisseur’s young pianist of the moment, but the wider public are only just finding out where he’s coming from: Brad Mehldau, Esbjorn Svensson, Fred Hersch, John Taylor: these are the sources for the new piano masters - and you can find ou Rose Theatre, Basement: 17:30 £10.00

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band “An exuberant and unstoppable force” (The Scotsman). Their frontman is the charismatic, Louis Armstrong-sounding, soulful and sweet, James Williams. The band is packed with the best talent from New Orleans and they play the original styles with extraordin Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 19:30

£16.50 Tim Elliott’s Blues Shouters Jimmy Rushing, Big Joe Turner, and Jimmy Witherspoon are saluted by Scotland’s top blues singer. He leads a specially assembled blues band and swinging hornsection in a mix of Kansas City Stomp, Jump-Blues, uptempo swing, and early R&B in a set of music Spiegeltent, George Square: 19:30 £16.50 State Of the Art 2: Kevin MacKenzie Trio / Steve Hamilton Solo Here he is with his own powerful guitar-bass-drums Trio. “The sound is impeccably light and contemporary, with Mackenzie weaving fresh, fragrant melodic lines around one another” (Jazzwise). Steve Hamilton is a world renowned piano star, who lives in Scot Rose Theatre, Basement: 19:30 £12.00 A Night With Ella - Seonaid Aitken Ella Fitzgerald was the greatest vocalist the jazz world has ever heard. Her extraordinary diction, timing, sense of swing and all round joie de vie meant that her versions of hundreds of great songs were the definitive ones. The songbooks of Cole Porter, Festival Theatre: 20:00 £17.50 - £27.50 Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsy-swing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pac Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£15.00 Calum Gourlay: Thelonius The bassist’s extraordinary group with Martin Speake (saxophones), and Hans Koller (trombone), play nearly all of Thelonious Monk’s compositions over two days. Immerse yourself in Monk!

The Jazz Bar: 20:00 £12.50 Brian Kellock plays Ellington, with Bill Fleming Brian teams up with the top young musician on his instrument, baritone saxophonist, Bill Fleming, to play the music he loved best – Duke Ellington. Brian will play solo and then duet with Fleming. “Mood Indigo”, “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”, “Take The George Square Piccolo: 20:30 £12.00 Yussef Dayes presents Black Focus Signed to Gilles Peterson’s Brownwood Label, the drummer’s killer fractured and broken beats are a huge influence across London’s shapeshifting musical make-up - taking in jungle, grime, hop-hop and broken beat and the bass-heavy ambience of black pirate West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 22:00 £12.50 Cow Cow Boogie 1940s/1950s RnB, Western Swing, and jump blues, this five piece partyloving band have the special bonus of a great singer, Nicole Smit. If you know the “Cow Cow Boogie” tune from Ella Mae Morse or Ella Fitzgerald, just transport it to a Southern juke joi Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 22:00

£10.50 Dumpstaphunk Born on the Jazz & Heritage Festival stage, and descended from The Neville Brothers family bloodlines (there are two Nevilles in the band), these soldiers of funk ignite a deep, gritty groove. Ingenious musicianship, complex funk arrangements, soulful mel Spiegeltent, George Square: 22:00 £20.00 Jam Session A hot, after-hours blow where various guests join the house-trio.

The Jazz Bar: 23:00 £5.00

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SUN, 16 JUL Open Mic Sunday Session Every Sunday afternoon from 3pm Bannerman’s: 15:00 Free Rachel Alice Johnson, Glass Ships, Forrest Can’t Run Launch of her forthcoming single; ‘I Won’t Remember You.’ Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £6.00 Continental Drift: A Century of Jazz on Record The conference is aimed at a broad audience including academics, educators, musicians, music students and jazz-fans, and will provide an opportunity for insights into, (and the critique of) the communities, networks, institutions and industries that suppo Rose Theatre, Basement: 10:00 £35 Swing’it Dixieband play Disney Norway’s youngest and hippest dixieland band are winning plaudits everywhere with their enthusiastic performances and terrific musicianship. They’ve got a special set of Disney tunes from The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and M West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 12:30 £10.00 Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced

by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 12:30

£16.50 Edinburgh Festival Carnival! KalentuRa (Netherlands), Edinburgh Samba School, Enjoy Street Theatre (Italy), Beltane Society, 3 Points (Spain), Edinburgh Chinese Community Festival Group, D’Art (Netherlands), Anansi, Pep’s Circus (France), Pulse of the Place, Messy Jam (England), Samb Edinburgh Festival Carnival: 14:30 Free Richard Michael’s History of Jazz Piano The pianist, educator, and star of jazz radio romps through the musical DNA of jazz piano – from stride to contemporary jazz, with wit, humour, insights, and great piano playing.

Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 15:00

£10.50 Sam West – The Alternative American Songbook With a love of roots, rhythm, blues and jazz, Sam West’ s band, The Fortunate Sons, have won over audiences with their new take on old sounds. Now the singer and guitarist has a new project – to produce a new jazz oriented take on the contemporary song bo Rose Theatre, Basement: 17:30 £10.50 Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsy-swing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pac West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 17:30 £12.50 Jacob Karlzon Trio The leading pianist in Scandinavian jazz can be electrifying in his rhythmical attack, and then be the most delicate purveyor of beautiful melodies.

Wonderfully turned simple folkloric ballads, edgy beat-based rhythms, spontaneous jazz: he plays them all.

Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 17:30

£15.00 Birth of The Cool Miles Davis stellar ninepiece band used the mellow, lush, atmospheric arrangements of Gerry Mulligan and Gil Evans to change the direction of jazz. Sophistication in surround sound for the jazz improviser.

Richard Ingham re-creates the music with an all George Square Piccolo: 17:30 £15.00 Show Test 2 Venue TEST: 17:30 The Music Maker Blues Revue This touring band features a host of great names, rooted in traditional Southern Blues, including guitarists and vocalists Robert Lee Coleman, Alabama Slim, Robert Finley, and Albert White; together with Lil’Joe Burton (trombone), Nashid Abdul Khaaliq (ba Spiegeltent, George Square: 17:30 £17.50

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band “An exuberant and unstoppable force” (The Scotsman). Their frontman is the charismatic, Louis Armstrong-sounding, soulful and sweet, James Williams. The band is packed with the best talent from New Orleans and they play the original styles with extraordin Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 20:00 £15.50 Pygmies and Trio Velcro Saxophonist, Steve Kettley, has wandered far across musical styles – from free improv to Salsa Celtica – and many styles beyond – from multiple theatre shows to his duo with Liz Lochhead. Here he is with his punchy sax/tuba/drums Trio and the fun-loving a Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£12.00

Fraser Urquhart Quintet The dazzling young pianist is perhaps the musician most likely to keep the classic traditions of jazz alive on the Scottish jazz scene. He just loves tunes, and even in his early 20s he’s got an extensive knowledge of standards, to go with his great harmo The Jazz Bar: 20:00

£10.00

Mr Sipp Castro Coleman a-k-a Mr. Sipp, The Mississippi Blues Child, delivers high energy shows combining guitar excellence and vocal power. His soulful sound, a genuine love of playing, combines with a will to make every audience feel special. Always upbeat, some West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 20:00

£17.50

Calum Gourlay: Thelonius The bassist’s extraordinary group with Martin Speake (saxophones), and Hans Koller (trombone), play nearly all of Thelonious Monk’s compositions over two days.

Rose Theatre, Basement: 20:00

£12.50

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy A supergroup fronted by alto saxophonist, Martin Kershaw, and trumpeter, Colin Steele, playing the music of Cannonball and Nat Adderley: soulful, funky swinging jazz with passionate solos and catchy tunes. Steve Hamilton (piano), Brian Shiels (bass) and D George Square Piccolo: 20:00

£12.50

Kandace Springs Theres an increasingly loud buzz around Kandace Springs, the Nashvillebased singer-pianist who combines old-soul jazz sophistication with a tasteful touch of R&B and pop. Shes been a protégé of Prince (playing at Paisley Park for the 30th anniversary of Spiegeltent, George Square: 20:30

£17.00

MON, 17 JUL Ugly Bug Ragtime Three with Enrico Tomasso The swingiest, happiest of 20s and 30s jazz from the wee band with the big, big sound featuring the clarinet and saxophone of John Burgess; the banjo and guitar of Ross Milligan; the swinging bass of Andy Sharkey, and today with guest trumpeter and vocali West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 12:30

£10.00

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band “An exuberant and unstoppable force” (The Scotsman). Their frontman is the charismatic, Louis Armstrong-sounding, soulful and sweet, James Williams. The band is packed with the best talent from New Orleans and they play the original styles with extraordin West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 14:30

£12.50

Tom Gordon Basie 7 From his Kansas City days in the 30s until his death in 1984, Basie’s trademark rhythm section pulse, contrasting brass soloists and his own spare, well-placed piano style were, for many, the very definition of the word “swing”. BBC Big Band drummer and a Rose Theatre, Basement: 17:30

£12.50

Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsyswing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pac West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 18:00

£12.50

Mike Whellans “One of Scotland’s heroes, a bluesman of amazing ability...a totally brilliant one man band” (Mike Harding, BBC).

George Square Piccolo: 18:00

£10.50

Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New Spiegeltent, George Square: 18:00 £15.00 Two Bones: JJ & Kai The epitome of smooth, cool, sophisticated, swinging jazz in the 1950s was the two trombone band of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding. Their music is rarely heard today, so here’s a great chance with Miles Lyons and David L Harris leading an all-US band.

Rose Theatre, Basement: 19:30 £12.50

Jazz Bar Big Band “A big, bombastic sound” (The Scotsman) from mainstays of the Edinburgh scene, this is the classic Monday night big band, where the best players in town come down for a blow. Great free spirited music kept in line by Erik Lars Hansen and Keith Edwards.

The Jazz Bar: 20:00 £12.00 The Katet plays Stevie Wonder The sevenpiece funk machine, fronted by singer Mike Kearney, delivers pounding grooves, thick stacks of funky horns and whiplash-inducing bass fills, with seminal tunes by Stevie Wonder.

Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£12.00 Colin Steele Quartet play the Pearlfishers Now it’s time for Colin and his new Quartet with Dave Milligan (piano), Calum Gourlay (bass) and Alyn Cosker (drums) to give this distinctive music a jazz twist. Commissioned by The PearlFishers’ label, they have a new album with Colin playing entirely on Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 20:00

£15.00 John Nemeth Band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Cray did it in the 80s. John Nemeth is the next young blues star to do it. Last year, he was a first time sensation at the Festival. Hailing from Boise, Idaho and now living in Memphis, Nemeth’s deeply forged amalgamation of West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 20:00 £17.00 Sarah McKenzie She’s in the midst of a meteoric rise to fame, with the iconic label Impulse! Snapping her up and all of jazz’s most iconic clubs and Festivals clamouring to present her. She has everything that lovers of classic jazz singing (and piano playing) yearn for Spiegeltent, George Square: 20:30 £16.50 Brian Kellock with The EarRegulars Theres a core group called The Ear Regulars usually featuring the extraordinary saxophonist, Scott Robinson, and here they are in Edinburgh at the invitation of Brian Kellock to play swinging, melodic classic jazz - everything from New Orleans style thro George Square Piccolo: 20:30 £15.50

TUE, 18 JUL Spooky Men’s Chorale This band is a vast, rumbling, steam powered and black clad vocal behemoth, seemingly accidentally capable of rendering audiences moist eyed with mute appreciation or haplessly gurgling with merriment.

La Belle Angèle: 19:00 11 Tuesday Karaoke Karaoke with the cuddliest compere in town, Stan the Man Bannerman’s: 22:00 Free

Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsy-swing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pak George Square Piccolo: 18:00 £13.00

The California Feetwarmers These fun-lovin’ masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, mix 1920’s New Orleans trad-jazz, blues and rags with hugely-entertaining and boisterous on-stage antics. Their killer live shows win instant fans: Tom Jones loves them and Keb Mo grabb Spiegeltent, George Square: 18:00 £13.50

Brian Kellock & Liane Carroll The pianist invites another great free spirit from the English jazz scene, to join him in re-casting a host of songs from Tin Pan Alley to classic jazz songs to soul and contemporary pop. Spontaneity and wit infuse Kellock’s music and Carroll’s singing to The Jazz Bar: 19:00 £12.50

Paul Harrison Sugarwork Harnessing electronica to the melodic and rhythmic adventure of jazz in a thrilling and utterly up to date way, keyboardist, Paul Harrison has set up one of the most unique groups playing anywhere today. With a star-studded line up: Stu Brown (drums), Gr Rose Theatre, Basement: 19:30 £12.50

David Bowden & Charlie Stewart Band Young Traditional Musician of the year, fiddler Charlie Stewart meets bassist David Bowden, winner of Young Scottish Jazz Musician to form a special new band, and here it is. The best young talent from Glasgow’s thriving folk and jazz scenes.

Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£12.00

Tommy Smith plays Coltrane Smith’s astonishing technique, power, passion and purpose make him the perfect player of Coltrane’s music, and his band is full of equally passionate musicians: Pete Johnstone (piano), Calum Gourlay (bass) and Sebastian de Krom (drums) They’ll play Coltra Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 20:00

£15.50

Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced

by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 20:00 £16.50 Hamilton Loomis The Texan was mentored

by Bo Diddley and plays with the energy and swagger of the great 60s blues showmen. “A non-stop turbo of power, one minute moving from side to side of the stage, and then taking on his horn player in a head-cutting contest the next Spiegeltent, George Square: 20:30 £16.00 Swampfog Play The Meters Fat horns and heavy riffs, with a healthy serving of New Orleans grooves, from Tom Pickles’ six-piece with sax, trumpet & trombone horns and funky rhythm. They’re playing the music of the classic New Orleans group, with a posse of New Orleans guest musici George Square Piccolo: 20:30 £12.00 Brian Keddie Quintet plays Tadd Dameron Enigmatic, original music that should be better known, and in the year of his centenary, trombonist, Brian Keddie gets together with altoist, Geoff Simkins, Brian Kellock and Kenny Ellis to shine a light on one of the creative geniuses of jazz.

The Jazz Bar: 21:30 £12.00

WED, 19 JUL Massive + Black Cat Bones Massive + Black Cat Bones Bannerman’s: 19:30 £7/9 Ingrid Lucia Sings Billie Holiday Born into a family of street musicians, Ingrid Lucia sang in her family band, the Flying Neutrinos, from the age of eight, so she has music coursing deep in her soul. This sassy New Orleans native has a voice that’s prompted thousands of comparisons to Bi West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 12:30 £12.50 The California Feetwarmers These fun-lovin’ masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, mix 1920’s New Orleans trad-jazz, blues and rags with hugely-entertaining and boisterous on-stage antics. Their killer live shows win instant fans: Tom Jones loves them and Keb Mo grabb West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 14:30 £12.50

Eliot Murray Big Band: 1947 Tommy Sampson and Edwin Holland Their 1947 season at the El Dorado in Leith effectively launched the Scottish jazz scene, with arrangements of classic Big Band numbers by Sampson and Edwin Holland. Murray, long time associate of Sampson, recreates the music from that amazing time.

West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 12:30 £12.50

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Louis Armstrong Hot Fives & Sevens Solo improvisations and the concept of swing were never the same again. Enrico Tomasso, the trumpeter and vocalist who might be the closest thing to Louis you’ll hear live - he knew and played for the New Orleans star - fronts an all star group, featuring West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 14:30 £12.50

PROMOTER AREA GENRES NHC MUSIC Glasgow All genres Promise The Moon Ayrshire All genres STG Promotions Glasgow All genres EVO4Promotions Glasgow All genres/acoustic Daily Dischord Aberdeen All genres Shock City Promotions Glasgow All genres Fortune Promotions Edinburgh All genres Alternative Promotions Glasgow Rock/Metal The Littlest Hobo Scotland Wide All genres Cadaver Concerts North Ayrshire Metal Cadaver Concerts Glasgow Alt rock Rip It Up Promotions Glasgow All genres Red Door Records Glasgow Americana/Roots/Blues Vagabond Social Club Glasgow Americana/Folk The Fallen Angels Club Glasgow All genres Sound And Vision Glasgow All genres Events For Charities Glasgow All genres Dundee Disco Dancer Dundee All genres Dave Ritchie Scotland Wide Metal/Rock Good Grief Glasgow Progressive/Math Rock Noizy Indie Social Club Cumbernauld All genres Hashtag Management East Kilbride All genres Rusty Hip Collective Dundee All genres Cut Loose Promotions Glasgow All genres Critical Events Scotland Wide Metal/Hard Rock NDC Promotions / Events North Ayrshire All genres Scottish Tour Collective Scotland Wide All genres Black Reach Promotions Glasgow Metal/Hard Rock Traffic Cone Records Glasgow All genres Kstar Promotions Glasgow All genres Punk Rock Rammy Edinburgh/ Glasgow Punk

David L. Harris 4 He’s a new star of jazz trombone, with a brilliant New Orleans Band.

“Trombone-led albums are rare animals, and it’s refreshing to encounter a project that is stellar not just for the uniqueness of its instrumentation but for the strength of its compositi Rose Theatre, Basement: 17:30 £12.50 NYOS Jazz Orchestra Bristling with youthful talent, NYOS Jazz Orchestra present a programme that takes the audience on a Road Trip Across the Americas from Donald Fagen’s album “Nightfly” to guitar god, Pat Metheny.

The orchestra is led by Music Director Malcolm Edmonstone a Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 17:30

£12.50 New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band “An exuberant and unstoppable force” (The Scotsman). Their frontman is the charismatic, Louis Armstrong-sounding, soulful and sweet, James Williams. The band is packed with the best talent from New Orleans and they play the original styles with extraordin West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 18:00 £13.50

NHC MUSIC’s main remit in this musical world is to make life that much easier for the musicians and artists striving to make great music within it. That’s why we feel this list could help you. It’s a regularly updated list of ethically minded venues, promoters and bookers working throughout Scotland. These are people we would work with ourselves, and we guarantee you there will be no scammers, pay to play, or unethical business practices with the people and businesses on the list. So now you know who to safely work with, with your new college band in Glasgow and beyond! More names will be added monthly.

The events listed below were correct and up to date at time of going to print but please check the venue’s own website prior to booking

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Gig Guide: MUSIC in Edinburgh and Glasgow Jon Erik Kellso with Swing 2017 play Braff and Barnes He had one of the most beautiful instrumental sounds in jazz, and a prodigious gift for phrasing melody. He was Kellso’s mentor, and no-one in the world can play this music better.

Rose Theatre, Basement: 16:30

£12.50

Georgia Cecile The next big thing in Scottish jazz vocals, singer Georgia Cecile is “modern and soulful, but absolutely rooted in the traditions of mainstream jazz” (BBC Radio Scotland). Working alongside pianist, Euan Stevenson, she sings classic jazz standards and som West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 17:30 £10.00

The California Feetwarmers These fun-lovin’ masters of ragtime, Dixieland blues and early swing, mix 1920’s New Orleans trad-jazz, blues and rags with hugely-entertaining and boisterous on-stage antics. Their killer live shows win instant fans: Tom Jones loves them and Keb Mo grabb Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 17:30

£13.50

The Wildes Siblings, Will (“The Hendrix Of The Harmonica”) and Dani (the sultry voiced singer and finger picking guitarist) play an intimate, heartwarming and often foot-stomping show that combines Will’s soulful blues-rock style with Dani’s soulful, country and gos George Square Piccolo: 18:00

£10.50

Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New Spiegeltent, George Square: 18:00

£16.50

Roy Percy Sextet The bass maestro has been at the heart of so much great swinging jazz in Scotland for so many years, that his springy, buoyant pulse is often taken for granted. Here he is celebrating the small groups of John Kirby and Artie Shaw, with a band that feature Rose Theatre, Basement: 18:30

£12.50

Jazz Centenary Gala Concert A joyous celebration of the early years of Jazz.Jazz was born in New Orleans and this Centenary gala concert brings the best musicians from New Orleans to celebrate everything from the traditional Bourbon Street of Louis Armstrong and King Oliver to the s Festival Theatre: 20:00

£22.50 - £32.50

Scott Henderson Henderson’s work with Tribal Tech, Vital Tech Tones, and jazz-fusion keyboard legends Joe Zawinul and Chick Corea earned him numerous #1 Jazz Guitarist accolades from all the big guitar magazines early in his career. Blistering, high energy blues - rock – Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 20:00

£18.50

Amythyst Kiah From Johnson City Tennessee, she’s described as a Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singer-songwriter. Festival audiences were knocked out by her power and immediacy last year and its great to have her back; original singer/songwriting rooted in rhythm a The Jazz Bar: 20:00

£10.50

Hamish Stuart Band featuring Molly Duncan The original lead singer/guitarist with The Average White Band through all the classic 70s albums, Hamish has worked with the likes of Diana Ross, George Benson, Chaka Khan and for six years, Paul McCartney. In addition to touring with Ringo Starr he lead West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 20:00

£18.00

Brian Kellock & Jon-Erik Kellso The trumpeter and pianist showed that jazz could be a thrilling conversation, with two soloists spurring each other on, and responding sympathetically to everything their partner did. It was a revolution in jazz. Kellock and Kellso are musicians inspired Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£12.50

Empatee du Weiss This is a band that knows just about every exotic music that you party with: Ska, Swing, Balkan music, Reggae, Hip-Hop.. and they like to mix and mash, and create an upbeat high energy show that seems to always end with audiences on their feet having had Rose Theatre, Basement: 20:30

£12.50

Iain Hunter Iain’s easy going warmth, showmanship and on-the-button pitch; his tone and timing, and the quality of his voice are perfect for the swinging music of the Great American Songbook, as made famous by Sinatra, Matt Monroe, and Tony Bennett.

Spiegeltent, George Square: 20:30

£16.50

Cyndi Cain Her powerful voice, unforgettable stage charisma, and timeless tunes are the recipe for storming live shows. Drawing from her early childhood singing gospel music in church, her voice evokes Aretha Franklin and Candi Staton, whether raising goosebumps wit George Square Piccolo: 20:30

£14.00

THU, 20 JUL Martha Ffion plus guests Urvanovic Just signed to Turnstile – home to the likes of Gruff Rhys and Cate Le Bon Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £9.00 John Burgess Plays Eddie Condon A tenor saxophone player with a beautiful sound; and a clarinetist who can purr and excite in equal measure. Today, we are introduced to an all star band, featuring New York musicians who play in the closest style to the easygoing informal swinging jazz m West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 12:30 £12.50 Hamish McGregor plays Bilk and Ball Edinburgh clarinettist and trad-band leader extraordinaire, Hamish McGregor has put together a special band to pay tribute to both the clarinet and trumpet maestros, featuring Colin Steele and Dave Batchelor. All the fun and the hits!

West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 14:30 £12.50 Ingrid Lucia Sings Billie Holiday Born into a family of street musicians, Ingrid Lucia sang in her family band, the Flying Neutrinos, from the age of eight, so she has music coursing deep in her soul. This sassy New Orleans native has a voice that’s prompted thousands of comparisons to Bi Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 17:30

£15.50 Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsy-swing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pac West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 18:00 £12.50

Dock In Absolute Exciting young European piano trio - “immediately striking is how formidably certain the music is, packed with fascinating composition as well as terrific playing” (Brian Morton).

George Square Piccolo: 18:00 £10.50 Carol Kidd sings the music of Judy Garland Carol Kidd has always had a shower of stardust around her, and here she is celebrating the songs Garland made famous, from the great era of Hollywood. Shimmering and soaring with flawless phrasing, Kidd’s voice is underpinned by impeccable timing and deep Spiegeltent, George Square: 18:00 £15.00 Amythyst Kiah From Johnson City Tennessee, she’s described as a Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singer-songwriter. Festival audiences were knocked out by her power and immediacy last year and its great to have her back; original singer/songwriting rooted in rhythm a Rose Theatre, Basement: 18:30 £10.50 Red Stripe Band Festival favourite, Red Stripe and his seven- piece band, are back with another rollicking night of boogie woogie, blues, jump jive, swing, and rock n’roll – and a singular mission to give audiences a good time.

“Red Stripe’s immediate rapport with the au Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 20:00

£16.50 Fragile Bliss / Medbøe Hamilton Kane Jazz meets folk: Fragile Bliss are an exceptional group from the Czech Republic, who create acoustic music that sounds as though jazz, classical and folk roots of central Europe have been distilled into a perfect balance. A specially assembled chamber tri Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£12.00 Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced

by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 20:00 £17.50 Brian Kellock & Ryan Quigley Two adventurous virtuoso instrumentalists bring together a love of musical risk, a passion for jazz old and new and a mutual respect and understanding spanning two decades. They’ve never performed an entire concert as a duo before. In the first half, with The Jazz Bar: 20:00 £12.00

Hot 8 Brass Band Hip hop, jazz and funk out of the classic marching band tradition with a totally contemporary vibe. This funky brass band made their name on the streets and in the clubs of New Orleans. Famous for their blistering, high energy performances, they sold out Spiegeltent, George Square: 20:30

£18.50

Ken Mathieson Classic Jazz Orchestra with guest Alan Barnes Playing the music of Benny Carter, Ken Mathieson’s octet features the cream of Scottish classic jazz talent, joined tonight by the effervescent clarinettist and alto saxophonist Alan Barnes playing Carter’s role. A rare chance to hear music by one of the George Square Piccolo: 20:30

£12.50

Derrick Freeman Band plays Blakey Supercharged drummer fires up an all star band of New Orleans musicians, with the dynamic rhythm section of Shea Pierre (piano) and Jasen Weaver (bass), and three horns, to celebrate the music of Art Blakeys Messengers. Exciting, highly charged, bebop fue Rose Theatre, Basement: 20:30

£12.50

Jam Session A hot, after-hours blow where various guests join the house-trio.

The Jazz Bar: 23:00

£5.00

FRI, 21 JUL Monticule plus guests Soulful-bluesy-country-rock Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00

£6.00

Telfort’s Good Place: Baaz (Office Recordings) House producer, DJ and label boss from Berlin Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00

£6.00

Laura MacDonald Quartet with Luca Manning: The songs of Harold Arlen and Cole Porter Superbly lyrical saxophonist celebrates two of America’s finest songwriters, with her thrilling quartet and young vocal sensation, Manning. They’ll fresh mint many of Arlen and Porters most famous tunes from “What Is This Thing Called Love” to “Its Only A West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 12:30

£12.50

ENUJSS Concert An opportunity to see and hear some jazz stars of the future as the summer school students (instrumentalists and new in 2017 vocalists) show off their newly acquired skills. Led by Dave Kane, Jessie Bates and Haftor Medbe Rose Theatre, Basement: 14:00

£5.50

Bill Salmond’s Louisiana Ragtime Band Step back to the early 1920s, to the birth place of jazz: to the music of the bars and dance halls of New Orleans: Louis, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver.

Swinging sounds delivered with real conviction, spirit and passion from this hugely popular Edinburgh West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 14:30

£10.00

Soul Brass Band An all-star cast of New Orleans musicians - Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, James R. Martin, Terrance Taplin, Kevin Louis, Steven “Tuba Steve” Glenn, Danny Abel, and Aron Lambert - are a top flight traditional brass band who love to funk it up. Their shows a West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 17:30

£13.50

Alison Affleck’s Copper Cats Good time, swinging vintage jazz a mix of Tin Pan Alley, the Great American Songbook standards, and traditional New Orleans Blues as sung by Bessie Smith, Mildred Bailey, Louis Armstrong and Ma Rainey from “stunningly expressive” (San Diego Union Tribune Spiegeltent, George Square: 17:30

£10.50

Brian Kellock Trio The pianist’s classic Trio with Kenny Ellis(bass) and John Rae(drums) is re-united for a special one-off concert. Ever since they first got together, almost thirty years ago, they’ve been the benchmark for swing and modern jazz piano trio excitement. Merc George Square Piccolo: 18:00

£12.00

This was B’n’T Fronted by the irrepressible vocalist and harmonica player, Tim Elliott, their deep understanding of the roots of the blues underpinned high energy shows inspired by classic electric Chicago blues and boogie and packed with classic tunes – by John Lee Hoo West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 19:30 £18.50 Graeme Stephen Trio with Aidan O’Rourke Beautiful melodies, rhythms full of surprises, evocative soundscapes, hard edged grittiness and creative flights define his Trio, and here they are with the superstar folk fiddler Aidan ORourke (Lau) in a brilliant jazz/folk crossover world.

Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£15.50 Matt Carmichael Quartet The 18 year old saxophonist is a young musician of exceptional promise. Intelligent, searching playing with a beautiful sound, and a penchant for melody as well as improvisation.

The Jazz Bar: 20:00 £10.00 The Blind Boys of Alabama / The Como Mamas The Blind Boys of Alabama have the rare distinction of being recognised around the world as both living legends and modern-day innovators. They’re probably the best known gospel singers in the world, defining the tradition in the 20th century, and almost Festival Theatre: 20:00 £25 - £35 Spirits of Rhythm The veterans of Edinburgh’s New Orleans jazz scene have played every Edinburgh Jazz Festival, and are still as fiercely committed to presenting and promoting early jazz as ever. They take advantage of this year’s invasion of New Orleans to invite top Cres Heriot’s Rugby Club: 20:00 £12.50 Ranky Tanky Infectious, intoxicating and exotic, South Carolina’s “Ranky Tanky” is Sea Island Gullah for “Work It,” or “Get Funky!”

And that’s just what happens. Frisky and hypnotic rhythms, a bone-deep mix of spirituals and gutbucket blues, from the 5 piece band t George Square Piccolo: 20:30 £16.50 John Rae Ah Um Back from New Zealand, Rae puts together a special band to pay homage to Charles Mingus. The drummers madcap exhortations and magpie instincts for classy swing, bop licks, romantic melody, and free jazz make him a natural for Mingus’ music.

Rose Theatre, Basement: 21:00 £12.50 Brandon Santini His thick-as-molasses vocals and muscular harmonica playing have led fans and critics alike to tap Santini as one of the most quickly-rising blues stars of his generation.

Memphis based, hes absorbed the sounds and culture of the Delta and North Mississip Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 22:00

£12.50 The Loveboat Big Band: 20 Years on The High Cs Like the ultimate ship’s band on the cruise of your dreams, splicing golden-age swing with revamped pop classics, Edinburgh supergroup The Love Boat Big Band’s 20th anniversary sassy spectacular features Little Miss Leod, Admiral T, The Heavy Fog Horns, T Spiegeltent, George Square: 22:00 £15.00 Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsy-swing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pac West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 22:30 £13.50 Jam Session A hot, after-hours blow where various guests join the house-trio.

The Jazz Bar: 23:00 £5.00

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra For 45 years the Pasadena Roof Orchestra have been re-creating the sounds of a golden era of music from the 1920s and 1930s. The fun-packed show features timeless classics from the great American song book – those wonderful songs that miraculously lifted West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 12:30 £16.50 Blues Afternoon 2 The guitarist/vocalist, Jed Potts leads a band that loves classic blues and they welcome the supercharged harp and vocals of US star, Brandon Santini. Duffy blends blues, soul, rock and Celtic influences into emotionally supercharged performances; deliver Spiegeltent, George Square: 13:00 £17.00 David Milligan / Enrico Zanisi Trio Two of the most sensitive pianists in Europe. The Scotsman mines celtic and nordic roots to create extraordinary beauty. The Italian is a romanticist of often breathtaking lyricism.

Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 14:30

£10.50 Batchelors of Jazz Classic dixieland Jazz played with real verve and rhythmic punch with a band featuring Hamish McGregor (saxes/ clarinet), Fraser Spiers (harmonica), and Alastair MacDonald (banjo), with a special New Orleans guest on trumpet, Kevin Louis.

West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 15:00 £13.00 Neil Warden & Gary Martin Blues and Beyond “The lap steel guitar creates a very special atmosphere and Neil plays it extremely well.. very, very nice indeed” (Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2). From harmonica fuelled roots-blues to the Ry Cooder soundscapes for “Paris Texas”; far Eastern nuances to evocat Spiegeltent, George Square: 17:30 £10.00 The Savoy Family Cajun Band From Eunice, Louisiana, the Savoy Family are the undisputed First Family of Cajun music. Playing honed down, hard-core Cajun music laced with an earthy sensuality. Intricate accordion, soulful fiddle and vocals combine to produce “A dazzling mixture of sp West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 17:30 £16.50 Story of Swing The Swing Era brought us so much classy music, from jazz to mainstream pop, from Glenn Miller to Duke Ellington; Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald. Dave Batchelor presents the story of this extraordinary time in music, words, dance, and pictures, with Scot Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 17:30

£20.00 Brian Kellock & Scott Robinson From playing tenor sax with Buck Clayton’s band, trumpet with Lionel Hampton’s quintet, alto and clarinet with Paquito DRivera and Maria Schneider, the extraordinary New Yorker, Scott Robinson is an eclectic multi-instrumentalist who spans traditional to George Square Piccolo: 18:00 £12.50 Fergus McCreadie Trio / Manuel Magrini solo A phenomenal technician for his age, Fergus is progressing so rapidly its hard to keep track of his artistry. Originally inspired by Oscar Peterson, he now ranges across the entire jazz piano tradition, and playing new music of real substance. His band in Rose Theatre, Basement: 19:00 £10.50 Soul Brass Band An all-star cast of New Orleans musicians - Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown, James R. Martin, Terrance Taplin, Kevin Louis, Steven “Tuba Steve” Glenn, Danny Abel, and Aron Lambert - are a top flight traditional brass band who love to funk it up. Their shows a Spiegeltent, George Square: 19:30 £16.50

Alessandro Lanzoni Trio Still in his mid-20s, Florentine pianist, Lanzoni is a shooting star of the Italian jazz scene. Extraordinarily gifted, with a marvellous touch, he makes music of great lyricism and beauty. His roots are in the Bill Evans tradition, but his Trio is making Rose Theatre, Basement: 18:30 £10.50

SAT, 22 JUL

Story of Swing The Swing Era brought us so much classy music, from jazz to mainstream pop, from Glenn Miller to Duke Ellington; Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald. Dave Batchelor presents the story of this extraordinary time in music, words, dance, and pictures, with Scot Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 19:00 £20.00

Definition Underground House & Techno Since 2007 Sneaky Pete’s: 23:00 Free before 12 (£5 after)

Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra The King of boogie boogie, swing and R&B, Jools Holland is back for another energy-fuelled show with his fantastic Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, raising the roof of the Festival Theatre once again.Despite selling millions of records throughout his career and Festival Theatre: 19:30 £37 - £53.50

Remembering Chet - and Gerry Colin Steele’s wistful trumpet, the sublime piano accompaniment of Euan Stevenson and smooth vocals of Iain Ewing combine in an intimate and often magical trinity. Now, for the first time, we hear the wonderful sounds created by Chet and long time sparrin Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 12:30

£12.50

Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced

by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 20:00 £19.50

Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New Spiegeltent, George Square: 19:30 £19.50

Rab Howat Band Join Rab, Roy, Ali and Lawrie, plus special guests, every Saturday for some old-skool rock.

Bannerman’s: 16:00 Free

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Gordon McNeil 7th Avenue South Saxophonist, McNeil recreates the vibe of New York’s legendary 7th Avenue South jazz club, where musicians like Steps Ahead, Mike Stern, Bob Berg, Jaco Pastorius and Chick Corea fused the spirit of jazz, with the energy of funk and rock The Jazz Bar: 20:00 £10.00 Dolphin Boy ft.Playtime Trio The Playtime Trio has been building a serious following for their transcendent and epic one hour continuous improvisations at The Out House.

Here they improvise one set alone and for the other, interact live with remixes of their new CD by cult down tempo Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 21:00

£12.00 New Focus Stan Getz made one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time when he teamed up with composer, Eddie Sauter, to improvise with a rhythm section and strings on the album “Focus”. Sauter’s rhythmically and harmonically exciting masterpiece is sometimes ove Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 21:00

£17.00 Binker & Moses Best Jazz Act at the Mobo awards last year, “the new sound of London jazz”, the saxophone/drums partnership is steeped in grime, techno and hiphop, but their duo is “a lattice of contemporary rhythm and unequivocal pared back acoustic modern jazz”.

“Raw a George Square Piccolo: 21:30 £12.00 Luca Manning & Alan Benzie Manning is just out of school and yet he’s a consummate jazz singer with a luminous tone and expressive phrasing. He’s surely going to be Scotland’s best. Catch this phenomenal new voice in the best way – his spellbinding duo with pianist, Benzie. Impecca Rose Theatre, Basement: 22:00 £10.00 Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsy-swing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pac Spiegeltent, George Square: 22:00 £14.00 Ranky Tanky Infectious, intoxicating and exotic, South Carolina’s “Ranky Tanky” is Sea Island Gullah for “Work It,” or “Get Funky!”

And that’s just what happens. Frisky and hypnotic rhythms, a bone-deep mix of spirituals and gutbucket blues, from the 5 piece band t West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 22:30 £15.00 Jam Session A hot, after-hours blow where various guests join the house-trio.

The Jazz Bar: 23:00 £5.00

SUN, 23 JUL Open Mic Sunday Session Every Sunday afternoon from 3pm Bannerman’s: 15:00 Free Edinburgh Schools Jazz Orchestra Big band classics from Edinburghs own youth jazz band, packed with some exceptional talent in the current crop. Directed by Dan Hallam.

West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 12:00 £10.50 Blues Afternoon 3 From simmering ballad to storming rocker, Dana Dixon is one of the finest female blues vocalists and harmonica players around. Santini’s supercharged harmonica and vocals have made him the hottest ticket in Memphis’s Beale Street: “evoking the sounds of h Spiegeltent, George Square: 13:00 £17.50 Ryan Quigley Quintet plays Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker High energy trumpet swagger and serpentine alto sax brilliance were Diz and Bird’s trademarks -and always with bands packed with great players. Today Ryan is joined by Soweto Kinch (saxophone) and Emmet Cohen (piano).

Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 14:00

£13.50 The Big Chris Barber Band Extraordinarily, his playing is undimmed and his current band sets the benchmark for quality in classic jazz, featuring a host of star names. They play a wide ranging repertoire centering on New Orleans to Duke Ellington. A rare chance to hear a jazz lege West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 14:30 £22.50 Aga Derlak Trio The Polish pianist’s well honed Trio is one of the most electrifying young groups in Europe. Steeped in the American jazz tradition, Derlak brings a joyful vitality to everything she does standards, contemporary tunes sometimes clever, fast, spiky; some Rose Theatre, Basement: 15:00 £10.50

The Bad Plus They have thrived at the intersection of jazz, indie rock and contemporary classical music, inspiring “Rolling Stone” to call them “about as badass as highbrow gets” After 20 years this will be one of their last concerts with the line up of Ethan Iverson Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 17:00

£25.00

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra For 45 years the Pasadena Roof Orchestra have been re-creating the sounds of a golden era of music from the 1920s and 1930s. The fun-packed show features timeless classics from the great American song book – those wonderful songs that miraculously lifted Spiegeltent, George Square: 17:00

£17.50

James Brown Is Annie “One of Scotlands top bands of the moment” (BBC Radio Scotland), funk and groove based sextet fronted by guitarist/vocalist, Aki Remally, inspired by the likes of Average White Band, Steely Dan and Little Feat. They wowed the Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Par George Square Piccolo: 17:30

£10.00

Davina and the Vagabonds Bluesy, blustery, bawdy and irresistibly fun, Davina’s barrelhouse piano and gutsy, sweet vocals are influenced

by Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse. With her high quality band, her rollicking shows are filled with New West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 17:30

£17.50

Becc Sanderson Trio The singer can command a room just like Jazz royalty, stilling audiences with her charm and musical power.

Its a simple formula: great tunes, from Jazz standards to modern Pop, sung with intriguing arrangements, singularity and clarity. Always swinging an Rose Theatre, Basement: 18:30

£10.50

Rumba De Bodas Their high-octane, gypsy-swing travels from latina to swing, balcanica to reggae, soul to folk into an ever-changing musical mix. From starting life as a loose collective in the backstreet music bars of Bologna, they’re now an international phenomenon pac Spiegeltent, George Square: 20:00

£12.50

Jim Petrie Festival All Stars The trumpeter and vocalist has an emotional cry that touches nerves of fellow musicians and audiences alike. He’s a diehard traditionalist, with no time for modern jazz and beyond, yet his steely, passionate music reaches out across all audiences. Brian K Traverse Cafe Bar, Traverse Theatre: 20:00

£12.50

Rose Room Orchestra Fantastique At the helm, violinist, Seonaid Aitken’s “superb, cool singing complements her dynamic, on-fire but always highly musical violin solos” (The Herald), recreating he excitement of Rive Gauche Paris of the 30s and 40s with Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinh West Princes Street Gardens Spiegeltent: 20:00

£16.50

Square One “A powerhouse of Scottish jazz talent”’ (BBC Radio Scotland), from Joe Williamson (guitar), Peter Johnstone (piano), David Bowden (bass) and Stephen Henderson (drums). Their imaginative compositional approach blends folk-inspired lyricism with a gritty ro The Jazz Bar: 20:00

£10.00

Jacqui Dankworth & Charlie Wood - Just You, Just Me Inspired by some of thegreat musical partnerships, such as Ray Charles & Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, George & Ira Gershwin and Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway- the concert will feature numbers includin Rose Theatre, Main Auditorium: 20:00

£16.50

Smokers World The band does live funk and hip hop and good-time partying. “We celebrate life!” Led by Derrick Freeman, heralded MC, this New Orleans mainstay has been entertaining crowds since 2007. They even book as a jam band, and as a specialist tribute band to A Tr Rose Theatre, Basement: 20:30

£14.00

Soweto Kinch Trio Double MOBO Award winner Soweto Kinch is one of the British jazz scene’s brightest stars. His distinctive brand combining technically brilliant, bebopinfluenced alto saxophone and imaginative, incisive, hip-hop lyricism; ignores musical barriers to deliv George Square Piccolo: 20:30 £16.00

TUE, 25 JUL Tuesday Karaoke Karaoke with the cuddliest compere in town, Stan the Man Bannerman’s: 22:00 Free

WED, 26 JUL Smitten plus guests Smitten plus guests Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £7.00

THU, 27 JUL The Chair The Chair are the Orkney Islands’ award-winning, barnstorming, dance floor filling musical whirlwind. They blend the traditional music of their native islands with a myriad of other influences including rock, jazz, zydeco and klezmer.

La Belle Angèle: 19:00 10

FRI, 28 JUL Coma Violet + Like A Wookie Coma Violet + Like A Wookie Bannerman’s: 20:00 £5.00

SAT, 29 JUL Rab Howat Band Join Rab, Roy, Ali and Lawrie, plus special guests, every Saturday for some old-skool rock.

Bannerman’s: 16:00 Free The Social Order, Headshrinker, Jake Morgan Releasing the first single from their upcoming album ‘Evasive Generations’.

Sneaky Pete’s: 19:00 £6.00 Choking Susan Choking Susan Bannerman’s: 20:00

£6 adv

SUN, 30 JUL Open Mic Sunday Session Every Sunday afternoon from 3pm Bannerman’s: 15:00 Free

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THE LIVING END Dead By Monday King Tut’s: 20:30

£18.50

WED, 05 JUL BSB | THE DUNTS + THE USUAL?, PRETTY VILLAIN Part of Broadcast Summer Breakdowns Broadcast: 19:00 Free JESSE MALIN JESSE MALIN King Tut’s: 20:30

£17.25

MOONYA (FRA) + BLUSHH (US) + LTTM French Artist Moonya will be touring in UK in 2017…Moonya is a new and different one woman, French pop band . Alone on stage, Moonya is both, pop, electro and folk. Multiinstrumentalist, delivering a lunar dream pop, an aerial music with sound textures Bloc: 21:00 Free Lights Out With Jose Permo Italo Disco Funky House Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 Free

THU, 06 JUL FOOTBALL, ETC. Texan indie/emo trio Broadcast: 19:00

£7.50

Urvanovic + Mig + Yous A collection of electronics, percussion, and a built-in string trio, Urvanovic make dynamic alternative pop with a mixture of sweet and harsh sounds and intertwined vocals Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £5.00 SLIPPERY NIGHTS PRESENTS: WHEELCHAIRX4 + BRAIN FLUID WHEELCHAIR WHEELCHAIR WHEELCHAIR WHEELCHAIR: Glasgow OG’s coming up for ten years of grinding out the goods that we expect of them. A rare sighting outside the 13th Note, expect all the greatest hits played back to back.

Bloc: 21:00 Free First Dates w/ Spook School DJs Posteverything indie disco Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 Free

FRI, 07 JUL RHINOPLAST + DOLPHINBOY + THEMEDICINEPRIESTS Return to Broadcast for Rhinoplast in celebration of their debut single ‘Dry Cracker’.

Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00

Miss The Occupier + The Twistettes + Slime City Miss The Occupier + The Twistettes + Slime City Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £5.00 DJ Sunny Egg POP & PUNK BANGERS FROM RAPID TAN/BREAKFAST MUFF PRINCESS EILIDH MCMILLAN Flying Duck: 22:00 GHOST GIRLS *CLUB NIGHT* TUNES 4 ALL C U THERE Bloc: 23:00 Free GLITTERBANG Sweat soaked Europop Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 £3 (free for students)

SAT, 08 JUL 2325 + VIOLET Five piece hardcore band from Aberdeen Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00 Scruff of the Neck & Fortune Promotions presents: Larkins + special guests Anthemic Indie Rock n’Roll Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £6 adv S P I T E H O U S E DJ SET A gig-organising collective giving space to female, queer and marginalised voices, having a party while doing it! Monthly DJ slot gets sassy punk and weird wave for you to dance to!

Flying Duck: 22:00 tbc MONSTER HOSPITAL *CLUB NIGHT* The #BELL in #RAMBELL is jetting off to the Land of the Free for 5 months, leaving Nick to press play all by himself and to try not to burn down Bloc. Come celebrate his escape from one neoliberal hellhole to another with the first weird hour of kinda leg Bloc: 23:00 Free SINGLES NIGHT The greatest 7” singles of all time Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 £3 (free for students)

SUN, 09 JUL SPIRAL OH PRESENTS Glasgow-based zine and showcase night Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00 BLOC+JAM OPEN MIC One of Glasgow’s most popular and consistently high quality open mic nights, thanks largely to Louis Abbott, Jamie Sturt and friends, not to mention our incredibly gifted and facially pleasing clientele.

Bloc: 21:00 Free

MON, 10 JUL Acoustic Open Mic Night with Gerry Lyons Some of the best talent in the city play for free! Performers get a free beer!

Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 20:00 Free

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THE BLAS COLLECTIVE (CELTIC CONNECTIONS GLITTERATI) An eclectic evening of folk, jazz, country, blues and some pop covers too. Hosted by singers Jenn Butterworth, Laura-Beth Salter and Hamish Napier, expect to hear songs from the heartwrenchingly sad to the just plain ridiculous.

Bloc: 21:00 Free

TUE, 11 JUL Expressive Art Workshop Try different techniques in different settings, building your confidence in a fun environment, and enjoy a pint while you do it.

Flying Duck: 19:00 £7.00 HD Music presents Bear + Death Remains + support BEAR (Basick Records) Belgian metal band who recently released their album ‘///’ on well renokned metal indie label Basick Records.

Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £7 adv / £10 otd HERMITAGE GREEN HERMITAGE GREEN King Tut’s: 20:30 Cancelled HALFLIVES (ITA) + NUCLEAR CLUB Halflives : Italian rock quintet - For fans of: Tonight Alive, Against The Current, PVRIS Bloc: 21:00 Free

WED, 12 JUL JUNK DRAWER (NI) + TWIN MIRRORS Formed in a Belfast bedroom in 2015 by brothers Stevie & Jake Lennox and Brian Coney from rural Mid-Ulster, Junk Drawer are a kitchen sink indie rock quartet. Featuring members of Sister Ghost, PigsAsPeople & Mons Olympus (amongst others), they function a Bloc: 21:00 Free

THU, 13 JUL JT FORREST A wave of acoustic guitars, electronic beats and synths Broadcast: 19:00 £6.00

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Gig Guide: MUSIC in Edinburgh and Glasgow KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: NOVEMBER LIGHTS + PATERSANI, FREELANCE LIARS, IMMI, VENUE DJ: EVERYTHING BRIGHTER King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00 Formal Invocation Last ever goth disco w/ Andy Brown Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 Free

FRI, 14 JUL DYLAN THOMAS EP LAUNCH Dylan Thomas Single Launch with support from Carly Connor Broadcast: 19:00 TBA

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KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: DECLAN WELSH & THE DECADENT WEST + FIVE COUSINS, SAHARA, LOST IN VANCOUVER King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00 Sarra Wild Every 2nd Friday of the month head of OH141 Sarra Wild DJs al night in the bar. Disco// Afro // House // World Boogie Flying Duck: 22:00 Free Anna & Holly’s Dance Party Rock n Roll prom night extravaganza!

Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 £3 (free for students)

SAT, 15 JUL TWISTED PLANET + LUCIDS + BULLETS & ARROWS + SECOND WAYS TWISTED PLANET + LUCIDS + BULLETS & ARROWS + SECOND WAYS Broadcast: 19:00 £7.00 Junzo Suzuki (japan) + The Cosmic Friends + Guests A solo set of his own solo compositions will be followed by a collab set with members of THE COSMIC DEAD and HEADLESS KROSS. Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £5 ADV / £7 OTD KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: VIDA + VOODOOS, THE RAHS, PLEASURE HEADS, VENUE DJ: THE VAN T’S, AFTERSHOW: STRAY CATS (DJS) King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00 Sycophantasy Killer pop, r’n’b, hip hop, techno, disco, new wave, whatever Flying Duck: 22:00 Free The Lance Vance Dance Feel good beats for hands + feets Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 £3 (free for students)

SUN, 16 JUL HONEYGRIP’S + PYRAMIDS + FANTANAS. Honeygrip’s live debut at Broadcast with support from Pyramids and Fantanas.

Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00 KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: VERSE METRICS + BEAR ARMS, ATLAS:EMPIRE, FOXES FOLLOW, VENUE DJ: MOSHVILLE TIMES King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00

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BLOC+JAM OPEN MIC One of Glasgow’s most popular and consistently high quality open mic nights, thanks largely to Louis Abbott, Jamie Sturt and friends, not to mention our incredibly gifted and facially pleasing clientele.

Bloc: 21:00 Free

MON, 17 JUL THE BLAS COLLECTIVE (CELTIC CONNECTIONS GLITTERATI) An eclectic evening of folk, jazz, country, blues and some pop covers too. Hosted by singers Jenn Butterworth, Laura-Beth Salter and Hamish Napier, expect to hear songs from the heartwrenchingly sad to the just plain ridiculous.

Bloc: 21:00 Free

TUE, 18 JUL Stones n Roses + Guests Stones n Roses + Guests Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £7.50 KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: FALSE FRIENDS + ADAM ROSS GREENE, CHRIS GREIG, OCEANCODE, VENUE DJ: CLUB DECODE King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00

WED, 19 JUL BSB | THE BAR DOGS + REAL LIFE ENTERTAINMENT, THE VANITIES (FREE ENTRY) Part of Broadcast Summer Breakdowns Broadcast: 19:00 Free KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: QUICK + COURIERS CLUB, AWKWARD FAMILY PORTRAITS, FAIRFOLLIES, VENUE DJ: HOLY SMOKES RECORDS King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00

GALOSHINS + YOUS galoshins – a band that still use Myspace and make beautiful sounds + Yous – Melodic, atmospheric dream-pop Bloc: 21:00 Free Not Moving Exotic international Groove worship Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 Free

THU, 20 JUL Woven Skull + guests Bewitching drone folk Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £5 ADV / £7 OTD KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: FOREIGNFOX + DROWNED OUT, THISFAMILIARSMILE, CRYSTAL, VENUE DJ: RAVE CHILD King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00 SMALL TALK w/ DJ ADIDADIS Eurowave + Vaporbeat classics Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 Free

FRI, 21 JUL COLT 45 Simmering with righteous punk rock fury and street-smart angst Broadcast: 19:00 £6.00 The Kidney Flowers (EP Launch) + Faiides + Thee Rag N Bone Man + Blanca Grande Kidney Flowers - Swampy Garage Punk Intensity. Tom Waits meets The Gories.

Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 £5.00 KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: AVA LOVE + OTHER HUMANS, VICTORIA’S FLIGHT, WALT DISCO, VENUE DJ: EMUBANDS, AFTERSHOW: INDIGO VELVET (DJS) King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00 Wrong Hands Eclectic selections for your enjoyment.

Flying Duck: 22:00 Free Ultimate Belterz w/ DJ TEACHERZ All pumped up Bangers!

Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 £3 (free for students)

SAT, 22 JUL FOGGY CITY ORPHAN Glasgow’s Foggy City Orphan release their second single ‘Cheer Up’ on June 7th. Produced by Mogwai/The Phantom Band producer Paul Savage Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00 IRMA VEP / WEDDING / ROCKY LORELEI / LEWIS SEMPLE + SWAN FACTORY WEDDING and IRMA VEP celebrating the releases of LPs “Mania Whatever” and “No Handshake Blues” Flying Duck: 19:00 £6.00

TUE, 25 JUL JOEY LANDRETH JOEY LANDRETH Broadcast: 19:00

£6.00

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WED, 26 JUL BSB | HOME$LICE + DAS PLASTIXX , MISC. MEAT Part of Broadcast Summer Breakdowns Broadcast: 19:00 Free\ KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: AMERICAN CLAY + LIFE MODEL, SAVAGE MANSION, BLACK BORRACHERO, VENUE DJ: INSTINCTIVE RACOON King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00 WHITE FANG (US) + THE POOCHES White Fang – Rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 2005. White Fang is four lifelong friends (Erik Gage, Kyle Handley, Jimmy Leslie, Chris Uehlein). Formed in Portland, OR in 2005 while still in high school, first as a recording band, then as a folk ban Bloc: 21:00 Free Drugstore Glamour Hottest+Naughtiest+Raunchiest+Best Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30

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THU, 27 JUL KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: LOST IN STEREO + MIAMI MONROE, CRASHES, FINDING ARGYLE, VENUE DJ: LOST MANAGEMENT King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00

FRI, 28 JUL KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: MODEL AEROPLANES + VISTAS, FAUVES, VENUE DJ: THE LAFONTAINES, AFTERSHOW: WE SHOULD HANG OUT MORE (DJ SET) King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00

SAT, 29 JUL SOLDIER ON + LOGAN’S CLOSE Millennial Rock & Rollers are back with their latest single “SIXTIES GIRL” Broadcast: 19:00 TBA KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: RASCALTON SHREDD, SWAY, FUTURE GLUE, VENUE DJ: PUBLIC RECORDS King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00 Night of the Jaguar DJs Every fourth Saturday of the month! ?Tropical Disco? / ?Wonky House ?/ ?Post Punk? / ?Left-field Dance Sounds Flying Duck: 22:00 Free

SUN, 30 JUL JAMIE LEE HARRISON Performing songs from BGT, covers and songs from his brand new album!

Broadcast: 19:00 £9.50 MILK TEETH MILK TEETH King Tut’s: 20:00

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BLOC+JAM OPEN MIC One of Glasgow’s most popular and consistently high quality open mic nights, thanks largely to Louis Abbott, Jamie Sturt and friends, not to mention our incredibly gifted and facially pleasing clientele.

Bloc: 21:00 Free

MON, 31 JUL SKATING POLLY With Special Guests: Hands Off Gretel Broadcast: 19:00 TBA

Scottish Beat-Box Battle hosted by Big Tajj & Spee Six Nine 8 man beatbox battle tournament Sponsored by TrendDifferently Judges - Maverick Quest & Kemikal Prizes by THTC & Stay Sharp Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 19:30 Free Entry KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: THE RANZAS + IBG, THE SNUTS, AYAKARA, VENUE DJ: THE CANDID MIXTAPE, AFTERSHOW: SOLDIER ON (DJ SET) King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00

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Live Visuals, Percussion, Hip Hop! Nice ‘n’ Sleazy: 23:30 £3 (free for students)

SUN, 23 JUL A NIGHT OF MODERN PSYCHEDELIA: THE KUNDALINI GENIE + THE VALKARYS + THE DURTY WURKS + GHOST DANCE COLLECTIVE Cara-Jean Urban of Moonchild Makeup will be doing some very high quality, psychedelic face-painting, for free!!

Broadcast: 19:00 £5.00 KING TUT’S SUMMER NIGHTS 2017: LUNIR + EMME, MERIGOT BOOST SOUND, OXTERED TO THE BOTHY, VENUE DJ: PODCART King Tut’s: 20:30 £10.00 BLOC+JAM OPEN MIC One of Glasgow’s most popular and consistently high quality open mic nights, thanks largely to Louis Abbott, Jamie Sturt and friends, not to mention our incredibly gifted and facially pleasing clientele.

Bloc: 21:00 Free

MON, 24 JUL THE BLAS COLLECTIVE (CELTIC CONNECTIONS GLITTERATI) An eclectic evening of folk, jazz, country, blues and some pop covers too. Hosted by singers Jenn Butterworth, Laura-Beth Salter and Hamish Napier, expect to hear songs from the heartwrenchingly sad to the just plain ridiculous.

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Foreignfox release new EP

Foreignfox’s new Ep, I Used To Be a Belly Dancer is an individually fierce and epic slab of Scottish alt rock where every neuk and cranny is filled to the brim with ideas and emotion. Singer Jonny Watt’s vocals cut through the tracks with an unusual urgency, rising from low key Scottish brogue to anguished wail and back again. Scotland currently has a wealth of rising indie talent and with this EP Foreignfox cement their place as one of the bands you shouldn’t just watch out for but should actively seek out.

It was a pleasure to have a chat with Jonny about the new EP, their career and the strange places where you might find inspiration waiting.

So, your new EP is out today?

Yeah it came out today at midnight. Our first 12” vinyl, a double EP with our 2014 debut ‘We Float Like Sinking Ships’ as the B side.

What brought you to putting that particular song as the B side?

When we were writing the debut we had I guess allusions or delusions of grandeur that these songs were of such importance, I guess like any new band does, that they deserve to be put out on vinyl, just like the second EP. I’m really glad that Neil from Scottish Fiction was able to facilitate that for us.

Was it important to you to have it on vinyl?

Yeah, I believe that vinyl is the most romantic way to listen to music and a lot of our music has deep connotations of romance and I guess introversion. We were lucky to get the art of Gregory Colbert on the debut and the artwork of a Brazilian photographer, Nadia Maria on I Used To Be A Belly Dancer and we’re very privileged to let us use that on the vinyl. Taking something out and admiring the artwork I think it showcases that beauty in one sense. To be able to pick it up and feel it and place it on a turntable and watch it going round as you hear the music is more more of a consuming and indulgent process than perhaps just shuffling by a song on your iPod. I think you give it more time and a little more respect to the music with the physicality of it all.

You’ve included a bit of a description about each song with the new album, a lot of bands shy away from explicitly stating the meaning or purpose of a song, what was your thinking in doing this?

The notes weren’t just written by myself, it was a collaboration with myself and our

keyboardist/guitarist who’s an incredible writer in his own right, not only do we collaborate on writing the songs but he writes short stories and poetry. I always find a little bit of comfort in reading his take. I may have written the lyrics but I do appreciate his take on the lyricism and the instrumentation and how it looks to him cause that gives me a wider expectation on how it could be received. I guess that music is ambiguous in the sense that people take from it different things from their personal perspective but yeah it was Richy from the SAMAs asked us if we could write a little bit about each song, to perhaps to give it a prologue to the audience, so I thought that was quite an interesting thing to do.

Is it just yourself that writes lyrics? Is there a particular process you follow?

Sometimes I may come across a phrase in conversation, sometimes within the band and it’ll grow arms and legs and become this story about something completely different or sometimes I’ll just spend hours sitting by myself and come up with them.

I guess it just depends when it hits you, most musicians will say that inspiration just comes out of nowhere. I’ve written one song at work. I’d never recommend that as a place to come up with your own art but it totally changes from song to song.

I’ve worked in a call centre in my early days and I can definitely say even just to think, never mind write lyrics, I found that job so robotic that my mind was starved of any creative nutrition. I left after three months.

But I guess sometimes being starved of inspiration for such long periods of the day, when you finally get out into what I guess you could call the real world and you delve back into meaningful conversations with your friends, you read a book or watch a

film or listen to a piece of music that you might have listened to a hundred times but because you’ve been so starved throughout the day it’s sensory overload so that when it does come around it becomes more poignant.

I feel that without delving into certain films, or certain books, or certain pieces of music, sometimes it can just be a single line in a film that may be a throwaway in the context of the film, it could just be a part of dialogue where the writer is using it as a link into what might be the important part of the conversation in the film. That might be the one line that stands out, to me.

Funnily enough I found inspiration in one of the Pirates of The Caribbean films, one of the pirates says “Your words surround you like a mist and it makes you hard to see.” And I just found that interesting that it’s so beautifully poetic for what you would call a kids Disney film. But that’s just one example of something that’s been put in there, that may even be the writers trying to flex their poetic muscles, that I can take and push further on into imagery.

Over the course of writing and recording the songs we introduced them gradually to the set and whilst playing them live the songs themselves have probably changed, about four or five times each - just in the structure, the way they are sung, the timbre, the rhythm of how the lyrics are spat out, the different guitar parts. I guess you could say they’ve been played out live tens of times, but the finished article on the record, when we go into the studio it doesn’t matter how close to the perfect ideal that we would have the songs, when we go into the studio they change. We work with a producer called Bruce Rintoul at 45 A-side Studios. There’s a symbiotic relationship with him, he’s a really good

friend and we trust him with his opinion as much as I would trust any of the other guys in the band. He might say that line, it need spat out sharper or there’s a little bit of dead space in the pre chorus, how can we change that? Even after they are recorded you feel do I want to do something different there? But there comes a point where you’ve got to let it lie and we’re pretty happy with the way they’ve finished.

Do you think you’ll see them change again as you’re playing them live after recording?

We actually discussed this at our last rehearsal, it was one of the older songs we were playing and in a way we were trying to bring it more into the frame of songs that we’re now beginning to write now. We really enjoyed the song as it came out and one point was raised that maybe when we go to see big established artists that we’ve known for years and gone to watch, one of the most frustrating things might be that they’ll play a song that you love and they’ll just change it a little bit or just have a slower intro or just sing the chorus differently and you’re thinking ‘That’s not the song you put out’. I think it’s better to sometimes leave things the way they finished up. Instead of focusing on them you can work on the next thing and you can always throw back to them as a snapshot in time when you did come into that song.

You’re playing King Tut’s as part of Summer Nights right?

Yeah we’re playing in Dunfermline tomorrow, that’s our home town so we’re pretty excited about that and we’ll be playing out first King Tut’s headline on the 20th July. We’ve also a couple of in store gigs planned for LP Records in Glasgow and Assai Records in Edinburgh.

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GIGS OF THE MONTH Previews A PREVIEW OF THE TOP GIGS GLASGOW & EDINBURGH HAVE TO OFFER IN JULY/AUGUST

BLINK-182 HYDRO 11 JULY

Since their humble beginnings 25 years ago, when they started playing in a San Diego garage, Blink-182 have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and rocked audiences from Adelaide to Zurich, having become one of the defining rock bands of their generation. Now with Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio joining the band as singer and guitarist, the group continues with its new chapter.

After delivering one of the most anticipated albums of 2016, they released the deluxe edition of California on 19 May 2017. The

JOYCE MANOR STEREO 10 JULY

Acclaimed Los Angeles band Joyce Manor announced a UK and Ireland tour with a stop off in Glasgow on July 10.

The American rock band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Barry Johnson, guitarist Chase Knobbe, drummer Jeff Enzor and bassist and back-up vocalist Matt Ebert. The name ‘Joyce Manor’ came from the name of an apartment building by Johnson’s house and was originally a duo group with Barry and Chase, which they thought of while drunk at Disneyland. They released a split 7” with Summer Vacation in the fall of 2010 via Muy Autentico Records.

STEVE GROZIER LEITH DEPOT 15 JULY

If you’re familiar with Glasgow’s local music scene then chances are that the name Steve Grozier is not new to you. Since his return to the city last year after a spell abroad he’s been a regular at pub and club gigs while also appearing at various festivals and at prestige venues such as King Tuts and Edinburgh’s Voodoo Rooms.

With the release of his debut Take My Leave (2016) Grozier was met with rave reviews “The music Grozier produces is warm and beautiful, invoking the alt country ghosts of Whiskeytown and Jay Farrar’s Son Volt.” (Rave Child).

MILK TEETH KING TUTS 30 JULY

Tipped as one of Britain’s hottest rising rock bands, Milk Teeth can now announce that they’ve signed with Roadrunner Records UK. The band’s first release for the label comes with the brand new EP Be Nice which will be out on July 28th. Be Nice represents the first of two interlinked EPs, with the second to follow later this year. In addition, Milk Teeth also announced details of a summer UK headline tour that includes a London show at The Borderline, and King Tut’s gig on 30 July.

deluxe album contained 11 new songs and an acoustic version of ‘Bored To Death’, in addition to the original album.

“We felt like making more music so we jumped back in the studio,” says Travis Barker.

“It started out as three or four songs but we ended up with 12 that we were all excited about.”

The trio headlined a sold out arena tour in summer 2016 in the USA and continue touring throughout 2017 in the USA and Europe.

WET WET WET

EDINB URGH CASTLE 15 JULY Bursting onto the scene in 1987, Wet Wet Wet are undoubtedly a musical phenomenon. With an incredible back catalogue of songs including three UK No.1’s – ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ (1988); ‘Goodnight Girl’ (1991); and ‘Love Is All Around’ (1994), the Glasgow lads have made an incredible impact with their music over the years, making them one of the most successful bands in British pop history.

They even set a record by playing ten sold out shows at Glasgow’s SECC in 1995, when they were officially the most popular live act in the UK – outselling the Rolling Stones who were also on tour that year.

CHUCK PROPHET

SOUTHERN FRIED FESTIVAL 29 JULY Chuck Prophet returns to the UK for four shows this July after his most successful tour ever this last February with sell out shows across the UK. His latest release, “Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins” (Yep Roc), also recieved his best press and media attention ever including an appearance on the Andrew Marr BBC TV show. Prophet is releasing his best work and performing his best and most epic rock and roll shows over thirty years into his career. The secret is finally getting out.

DEAD!

OLD HAIRDRESSERS 1 AUGUST A band that do things their own way, DEAD! are happy to announce a string of dates this summer, kicking off with a special Damned Restless Future show in Glasgow. August will see the four-piece embark on an extensive tour across the UK debuting new songs, including the current single ‘Enough Enough Enough’, as they prepare to announce their debut full length album.

The opening night in Glasgow will see the boys go back to their DIY roots of self-promoting and running everything by themselves.

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July PICK

OF THE MONTH It’s no great secret that Scotland’s music scene is a thing to be proud of. So we here at TSA have teamed up with Scotland’s very own New Hellfire Club to bring you a monthly pick of who we think are doing epically well right now. Keep your eyes out for these up and coming bands. This is TSA and New Hellfire Club’s ‘Pick of the Month’.

JOE BONE AND THE DARK VIBES

HELLO JOE BONE AND THE DARK VIBES! GREAT TO GET YOU GUYS IN FOR A CHAT WITH US AGAIN ON THE TSA POTM, YOU HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON THE NOW THAT THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD MISS YOU OUT THIS SUMMER! SO, TELL US A WEE BIT ABOUT HOW THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN FOR YOU GUYS THEN, MOSTLY RECORDING FOR THE NEW ALBUM THAT WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE EAGER TO HEAR? Last few months have been taken up by recording the album learning the new songs to be able to play live, new t-shirts ordered and the manufacturing and production of the new album with a very enjoyable gig as special guests to the Trongate Rum Riots on their album launch thrown in the mix.

DOES WRITING AND RECORDING TAKE ITS TOLL ON THE NERVES OF A BAND WITH THE AMOUNT OF MEMBERS YOU GUYS HAVE? DO YOU NEED REGULAR BREAKS FROM EACH OTHER, OR ARE YOU A WELL-OILED MUSIC MAKING MACHINE NOW? We don’t need breaks from each other because we very rarely see each other.

We do not rehearse on a regular basis, we do now and then for new songs or a gig coming up. There is a very friendly atmosphere within the band and we all admire each other’s talents and contributions to the band. So it’s always a blast to get together and we all look forward to it.

WE HAD GONZO EXTRAORDINAIRE CHRIS HERRON RECENTLY GET THE SCOOP WITH A REVIEW OF THE LATEST RELEASE BEFORE IT HITS THE SHELVES, HE WAS MIGHTILY IMPRESSED. HIS MAIN CHAT THOUGH WAS ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT IT SOUNDS TO ANYTHING YOU HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE. WAS THIS AN INTENTIONAL THING FROM YOURSELVES AS A BAND, OR WAS IT JUST A HAPPY QUIRK THAT THE MUSIC SOUNDED SO DIFFERENT? HOW HAPPY ARE YOU WITH THE FINISHED PRODUCT NOW THAT IT IS FINALLY WITH US? We are extremely happy with the content of the album and doing something different is a natural occurrence for us. We have previously recorded Jazz, Funk, and Heavy Rock tracks among other genres.

We don’t go out our way to be different but if we come up with a good tune it’s in, regardless of what people may think regarding it’s genre.

TALK US THROUGH THE DARK VIBES WRITING PROCESS, HOW DOES EACH SONG COME TO YOU? IS IT A MUSIC FIRST, LYRICS LATER

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TYPE OF DEAL, OR DO YOU HAVE THE LYRICS BEFORE THE MUSIC IS EVEN THOUGHT OF? DO ALL THE VIBES TAKE PART IN THE PROCESS? Usual process is I (Joe Bone) come up with a song usually recorded to decent demo standards I then give it to the band and they sprinkle their magic on it doing their own thing sometimes changing some stuff but usually the basic tune remains the same, then it becomes the work of us all.

Songs come to me when I feel like writing or get inspired, it comes quite naturally to me and can usually come up with a finished song and half decent demo of it from first thought to finish in a couple of hours.

YOU HAVE AN ALBUM RELEASE COMING UP VERY SOON TOO, WITH ANOTHER OF OUR FAVOURITE ACTS ON THE BILL (THE TRONGATE RUM RIOTS). WERE THE TRONGATE’S A PERFECT CHOICE FOR YOU AS MAIN SUPPORT? WHO ELSE WOULD YOU PERSONALLY RECOMMEND THE READERS CHECK OUT ON THE LOCAL SCENE? We always pay the bands we ask to guest with us and there have been a few. The Trongate Rum Riots are one of our favourite bands they are decent people and excellent musicians but to be truly honest they are the only band in my memory that has asked us to play at one of their gigs! So if we were going to do a gig that was special to us it was a no brainer really.

The Trongate Rum Riots were top of the list, we’re just glad they accepted! Jamie Coleman (acoustic) will be opening the night, I admire Jamie and his work. Other bands on the scene? Go check it out for yourselves plenty out there discovering yourselves is much more enjoyable than me trying to direct you down a path I may like.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT AFTER THE LAUNCH FOR THE DARK VIBES THEN? YOU GOT ANYTHING COMING UP YOU CAN SHARE WITH US? ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT TAKING JOE BONE AND THE DARK VIBES ON THE ROAD FOR A TOUR ANY TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE? I THINK IT’S ABOUT TIME THE REST OF THE UK GOT THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE YOUR LIVE SET FOR THEMSELVES! Absolutely nothing planned whatsoever not even a gig never mind a tour! We will wait on any decent offers that come in (if any) and if not, we’ll just put together a gig ourselves. We seem to build our fan base with every gig we play so we are very contented at the moment as a band about the support and amazing feedback from folk who come to see us.

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IS THERE STILL A PLACE FOR SPIDER-MAN has earned his title as the face of Marvel Comics. He, alongside the X-Men, saved them in the early 90s when the company filed for bankruptcy, and his first feature film appearance began what became a twenty-year domination of superhero movies in Hollywood. A bold and complex hero, Spider-Man has brought enormous success and credibility to Marvel; but the latest reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming is not without criticism, with many questioning the real need for a reboot merely three years after the polarising Amazing Spider-Man 2. In an increasingly saturated market in which the standard of a solid superhero movie has never been higher, is there still a place for Spidey on the big screen?

Spider-Man 2 is often ranked as one of the best comic book adaptations, with an impressive 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

But as the series has continued, the perceived quality of the films has decreased.

I was more pleased with Andrew Garfield than Tobey Maguire, the former of whom I thought bore the most physical and characteristic similarities to Peter Parker; audiences were not as impressed, with AS2 becoming the least financially successful in the franchise. It has the lowest box office numbers out of the five films; and while it is difficult to criticise a taking of $708,982,323 in worldwide ticket sales, it demonstrates perhaps a lack of interest in comparison to the $890,871,626 taken by Spider-Man 3.

Spider-Man is no longer the major player in Marvel in the way Batman is to DC; between the release of Sam Raimi and Marc Webb’s films, heroes like Iron Man, Captain America and Thor entered the public consciousness and even since then Guardians of the Galaxy have been thrown in the mix. In an arguably over-saturated market, Spidey may be too familiar or overdone to stand out from the crowd. One criticism lies in the casting of Tom Holland and the inclusion of Peter Parker at all given Marvel’s other Spider-Man character Miles Morales has never had an onscreen portrayal. It would have been exciting to see Morales, who is mixed-race, see his origin

and character development on the big screen. While we are assured he is getting an animated feature treatment, I’m sure I’m not the only fan disappointed in seeing the same “With great power comes great responsibility” origin again. And don’t get me started on Spider-Gwen. What could have been…

The franchise may also have been hindered by licensing rights, with Marvel owning the film rights to its most successful characters but Sony owning Spider-Man. Most likely following AS2, Sony decided to become more generous with who can do what with Spidey. In December 2014, Sony and Marvel were revealed to have had discussions about allowing Spider-Man to appear in Captain America: Civil War while having control of the film rights remaining with Sony. However, in 2015, Sony announced that Spider-Man would appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the character appearing in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film as well as a Spider-Man film.

Sony Pictures will continue to own, finance, distribute, and exercise final creative control over the Spider-Man films. So expect to see Spidey a lot more now the two parties have come to an agreement.

While the franchise may have benefited from an extended break from cinematic Spidey, I remain optimistic about Homecoming. Tom Holland is funny, likeable and captures the youth and exuberance of Peter Parker perfectly.

Besides, with expectations so low, the filmmakers could well feel liberated to make the Spidey film they (and the fans) really want. Granted this reboot feels redundant given both the recent Marc Webb outings and the already crowded superhero movie arena, but Spider-Man’s story will always be important regardless of the medium. SpiderMan is a powerful symbol for the underdog, channelling his vulnerability and human flaws into being a complex, irreverent hero which makes for compelling reading. Fans continue to appreciate the most enduring character in comic book canon in all his glory; time will tell if Homecoming will appease the naysayers.

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