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26 MAY–23 JUNE YOU’VE GOT 29 DAYS TO LIVE! We’ve been racking our brains to think of the last time The List was 144-pages long. Possibly never. This bumper issue can only just about contain our excitement for the summer festivals season. At the meniscus of this overflowing vat of hype is Beyoncé, of whom we can’t quite get enough at the moment (ask our music editor, who’s been procrastinating over her Knowles picture research). This is not forgetting the slightly less oily (see photo, page 18, to explain that reference) delights of the Edinburgh Film Festival. It’s a brave programme, no doubt, and one that The List is whole-heartedly supporting. With the red carpets stowed away, there are, undeniably, a lot of strange and wonderful ideas set up for the June film-a-thon, and we can’t wait to see how it all turns out.

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ROCKNESS Your essential RockNess guide, including a map and travel info, as well as chat from Katy B, Glasvegas and Rob da Bank.

Around Town Riverside Museum West End Festival Refugee Week

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EIFF 2011 The Edinburgh International Film Festival kicks off for its 65th year. Read our recommendations before you buy a single ticket.

COVER PHOTO: AMELIA JACOBSEN. ILLUSTRATIONS: JOE BAGLOW

Summer festivals Slap on your suncream and pull on your wellies, the summer festival season is upon us. Our exhaustive guide lets you know when and where the best music, family and literary festivals are taking place, plus we get some input from the people involved. There are even some hints on how to set up your own fest; check it all out from page 15.

BEST BARBECUES The time for burnt sausages and excessive use of lighter fluid is upon us – read our tips on eating out or doing it yourself.

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GREAT OFFERS Win tickets to summer festivals including T in the Park, EIFF, Belladrum, Kelburn Garden Party and Northern Lights.

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FirstWord Cyndi Lauper The 80s pop sensation, who’s sold over 30 million records worldwide, on why she’d play The Ramones at her funeral First record you ever bought Meet the Beatles! First film you saw that really moved you Bambi. Last lie you told I won’t be late. First movie you ever went on a date to I think it was Annie Hall. I didn’t go on a date movie until late into my dating career. Last time you cried This morning. First thing you do when you’ve got time off work Get in my pyjamas. Last great meal you cooked I made chicken cutlet on arugula [rocket] and tomato for my son. First crush John Lennon. Last book you read Life by Keith Richards. First great piece of advice you were given Don’t take no for an answer. Last time you were star struck When I met [US gospel singer] Mavis Staples at the Grammys. I got to perform with her too. Wow.

First thing you’d do if you ran the country Legalise same sex marriage and make sure all children had free health care. Last meal on earth — what would it be I’m trying not to think about food. I’m on a diet. First song you’ll sing at karaoke ‘Green, green grass of home’. Last time you exploited your position to get something I asked for money for The True Colors Fund homeless youth initiative. First time you realised you were famous On Hallowe’en the year She’s So Unusual came out, when girls were coming to my front door dressed like me. Last time you made an impulse buy and regretted it Chocolate from my mini-bar in New Orleans when I played the jazz fest last weekend. First three words your friends would use to describe you Loyal, honest and late. Last time you bought someone flowers My mother, for Mother’s Day. Last crime you committed Can’t say – my son may read this.

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First object you’d save from your burning home My computer. Last person in the world you’d sleep with George W Bush. First song at your wedding I walked down the aisle to ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ and then Patti LaBelle sang ‘Come What May’. Last song at your funeral ‘Life’s a Gas’ by Joey Ramone. First person you’d thank in an

award acceptance speech My husband and son. Last thing you recommended to someone iPod touch. First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning My son. Last thing you think of before you go to sleep My son.

Cyndi Lauper plays the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Thu 23 Jun. cyndilauper.com

The things making our world just that little bit better

You've all seen that video of Arcade Fire performing 'My Heart is an Apple' at a Montreal house party in 2002 by now, right? (Get to bit.ly/arcfi02 if not.) Well, it seems there are bands lining up to create musical history in your living room. Our favourite nimble-fingered Glasgow guitarist, RM Hubbert, quite literally will play for food (see rmhubbert.com). On a related note, Edinburgh indie popsters (just don't call them twee)

We See Lights (pictured) recently raffled off a living room gig to attendees at their EP launch, which one Lister only went and flippin' won. We also celebrate midsummer this issue, and while other countries dance naked around bonfires (Scandinavia, naturally) and wallop their neighbours over the head with garlic (Portugal, it's good luck, apparently), in Scotland we must be content with the dubious practice of rubbing the dew from Arthur's Seat into our faces. Hmm.

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You’re IN-vited! IN is back for Festival 2011 and to kick it off we’re having a party! If you’re in your 20s and 30s, love opera, music, theatre or dance then IN is for you. Join us on the Festival Theatre stage, get free drinks, the latest Festival lowdown and be the ﬁrst to hear about this year’s exclusive IN member ticket offers. Free event, but places are limited. Get on the guest list by emailing INsider@eif.co.uk by Tuesday 31 May.

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TheRealist So much culture, so little time. We boil it down to ten of the best events

Edinburgh International Film Festival FILM The run-up to the 65th EIFF has been marked by a higher-than-usual level of gossip on topics such as the presence of new ‘guest curators’ and Tilda Swinton’s role as ‘artistic advisor’. Thankfully, the revealed programme is strong enough to assuage any doubt. Among the great selection of films on offer are Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debt Jack Goes Boating; blackly comic cop movie The Guard, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong; and Kim Cattrall-starring indie teen sex comedy Meet Monica Velour (pictured). See feature, page 42. Various venues, Edinburgh, Wed 15–Sun 26 Jun.

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RockNess MUSIC / CLUBS The advent of the noisy celebration on the banks of Loch Ness heralds the beginning of the summer festival season proper. As ever, RockNess has indie-rock sensibilities – as evidenced by headliners Kasabian and Paolo Nutini – undercut with a strong dance vibe, as evidenced by The Chemical Brothers (pictured), DJ Shadow, Boys Noize, Magnetic Man and more. See our RockNess feature on page 37, and our summer festivals feature, page 15. Dores, near Inverness, Fri 10–Sun 12 Jun.

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Degree Shows

VISUAL ART As Karla Black becomes the latest in a long line of graduates from Glasgow School of Art to be nominated for the Turner Prize, this summer’s degree show season is a great chance to see some the latest talent coming out of Scotland’s art colleges. See feature, page 136. Glasgow School of Art, Sat 11–Sat 18 Jun; Edinburgh College of Art, Sat 11–Sun 19 Jun.

AROUND TOWN After several years in development, Glasgow’s newest museum is ready to open its doors. Replacing the former Transport Museum, the new building will incorporate many of the old exhibits, while putting fresh emphasis on the city’s maritime heritage. See feature, page 62. Riverside Museum, Glasgow, opens Tue 21 Jun.

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AROUND TOWN Over 600 events are scheduled to take place in Glasgow’s biggest arts festival, including a wide variety of gigs, plays, author discussions, dance performances and community gala days. See Festival feature, page 15, and Around Town listings for full rundown of the fun on offer. Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun.

DANCE A blend of technology, light and movement from the Random Dance, set to a soundscape created by composer Joby Talbot (The Divine Comedy) and Jon Hopkins (collaborator with Coldplay and Massive Attack). See preview, page 130. Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 27 & Sat 28 May.

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LAUNCH EVENT We’ve partnered with the Edinburgh International Festival to continue its 'IN' membership scheme for Festival 2011. And to kick it all off, they're having a party. See news story, page 9. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 2 Jun.

COMEDY The delightfully dour Irish comic performs his show Yeah, Yeah. Those with an aversion to rampant misanthropy, alcohol-soaked rants and laughing til it hurts probably shouldn’t attend. Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 18 & Sun 19 Jun.

THEATRE Umbrellas ready! Scotland’s leading Shakespeare festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with its most ambitious programme to date. See feature, page 127. Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Wed 22 Jun–Sat 30 Jul.

Poor Boy Labs: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy SUGGESTED BY ACTOR BRIAN FERGUSON, CURRENTLY APPEARING IN DUNSINANE I’m part of an ensemble company called Poor Boy, and we’re about to start doing these Lab sessions, in which audience feedback is an integral part of the process. The first one’s called ‘One for Sorrow, Two for Joy: A Magpie Story of Stolen Moments’, in which we’ll we take seemingly unconnected snippets from different plays and films and join them together in a wider arch. We’ll have a chat with the audience after, get some feedback from them, and build that into the process. Hopefully, over a period of time, they’ll start seeing that input visibly on stage. It’s a way of inspiring each other, and tapping into a wider subconscious. Poor Boy Labs, Tron, Glasgow, Sun 12 Jun, poorboy.co.uk. Dunsinane, Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, until Sat 4 Jun, and Citizens Theare, Glasgow, Tue 7–Sat 11 Jun. See review, page 128. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 5

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ReaderOffers WIN TICKETS TO WEST END FESTIVAL

This year sees Oran Mor host a great line-up for Glasgow's West End Festival which runs from June 3rd through to June 26th and are offering you the chance to be a part of it for free. Five lucky winners will win a pair of tickets to a show of their choice and highlights include Tommy Reilly, Fence Collective, Skerryvore, The Horrors, Dan Mangan, Colin MacIntyre, Kevin McDermott, Communion Glasgow, Alan Nimmo's new band King King and a Big BBQ show on the final Sunday. To be in with a chance of winning, just log on to www.list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

When translated from Gaelic what does Oran Mor mean? For the full line-up go to the ‘What's On’ section at

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WIN TICKETS TO THE GARDEN PARTY FESTIVAL

Nestled between the behemoths of Glastonbury and T In The Park, The Garden Party is an affordable, friendly and stress-free weekend of dance-and-thoughtinducing music, performance and activities set on the rugged West Coast of Scotland. Come and witness the historic, psychedelic walls of Kelburn Castle reverberate to joyous festival sounds. Behold this magical fairytale kingdom of light, colour, sound, fire, water and earth – as we adorn it with crazy decorations and top class musical artistry. Revel in entertainment spread across three cosy stages, a dance tent, and numerous hidden nooks and popup spaces spread through the lush glen that forms this unique festival site. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

Which castle does the Garden Party take place at? TERMS & CONDITIONS: COMPETITION CLOSES 22 JUNE 2011. PLEASE INCLUDE WHICH SHOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO TO IN YOUR ANSWER. THERE IS NO CASH ALTERNATIVE. USUAL LIST RULES APPLY.

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WIN FIRST CLASS TRAIN TICKETS

Train operator East Coast has just launched a new, groundbreaking timetable which sees the biggest improvements on the East Coast rail route for a generation. The new timetable provides Scottish passengers with more seats, more services and faster journey times on many services to destinations including Newcastle, York, Peterborough and London King’s Cross.

How long does it take to travel to London aboard East Coast’s new Flying Scotsman train service?

The new timetable will also see radical improvements to the on-board service with the introduction of complimentary at-seat meals and drinks for First Class customers. East Coast is also introducing a new, four-hour express ‘Flying Scotsman’ weekday service to London which will depart Edinburgh at 05.40 and arrive into London King’s Cross station at 09.40. To celebrate the launch of East Coast’s new timetable, we are offering two lucky winners the opportunity to win a pair of First Class return tickets between Edinburgh and London. To enter, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

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TERMS & CONDITIONS: Competition closes 22 June 2011. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Winner must give at least seven working days notice before travel on preferred outward East Coast service. The prize is for the winner plus one companion travelling together. East Coast will provide First Class return train travel for 2 people to London King’s Cross with East Coast. The adjudicator’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into. The prize is not transferable and there are no cash alternatives. East Coast accepts no liability for any losses or injuries suffered in connection with the prize. Employees, their relatives and agencies of East Coast are not eligible to enter. The promoter is East Coast Main Line Company Limited, East Coast House, 25 Skeldergate, York YO1 6DH. Insurance is not included. Usual List rules apply.

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ReaderOffers WIN TICKETS TO BELLADRUM TARTAN HEART FESTIVAL Homegrown in the Highlands and now in its eighth year, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival is Scotland’s major family festival, drawing audiences from a wide area and range of ages to its eclectic line-up of music and entertainment.

WIN TICKETS TO T IN THE PARK

Taking place in a beautiful estate parkland in a sensational Highland setting, this award-winning and often wacky event offers classic Scots rock acts such as Texas and Deacon Blue, alongside cutting edge artistes such as Frank Turner, Newton Faulkner, Ed Sheeran, Anna Calvi, Kassidy, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Ben Howard, Dry The River, Admiral Fallow and Little Comets. Besides music, the event offers debate, crafts, theatre, burlesque, literature, poetry, drama and a huge range of kids’ activities. To enter, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

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Excitement for this year’s T in the Park is at fever pitch with music lovers hailing 2011’s line up as the best yet - organisers DF Concerts and founding partner Tennent’s Lager are giving one reader the chance to win a pair of weekend camping tickets. Joining a bill full of heavyweights are 16 of the most talented unsigned acts in Scotland, uncovered by Tennent’s to play on the T Break Stage. Go to www.tennents.com/tbreak to check out the bands. Whichever festival you plan to attend this year, Streetcar is your perfect companion! Available to hire by the hour, day and weekend, and with petrol, tax and insurance included, Streetcar will get you where you need to go and you’ll keep the £££’s in your wallet to enjoy it whilst your there! Exclusive for The List readers: 1/2 price membership and £30 driving credit offer. Simply head to streetcar.com and quote “List30” to claim.

If you’re more about glam camping than pitching your own tent, The Residence is for you. Choose from structures such as Kocoons, Tipis, or Yurtels and spend your weekend in superstar style. A limited number of packages are still available so visit www.tinthepark.com/residence for more information. To enter, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

Name one of the bands who will be appearing on the T Break Stage For more information and regular updates from The T Lady visit www.tinthepark.com For the facts about alcohol

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ReaderOffers WIN TICKETS TO NORTHERN LIGHTS MUSIC FESTIVAL

WIN A BIKE AND TICKETS TO FRIGHTENED RABBIT AT TWEEDLOVE

Set in the mountain biking mecca of the Tweed valley, TweedLove (11-19 June) is a bike festival with a difference. As well as the Glentress Seven (a 7 hour endurance event on the lovely trails of Glentress), there are free guided rides with the locals, the Peebles Sprint (a high speed town centre road race), a cinema night showing the coolest bike film ever – Life Cycles, plus a dual slalom, pumptrack champs and cyclocross races. Basically if it’s fun, has two wheels and a set of pedals, it’s here. All topped off with a gig by local lads Frightened Rabbit. To be in with a chance of winning an ex-hire bike from the lovely folks at The Hub in The Forest or a pair of tickets to see Frightened Rabbit on 18 June, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

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WIN VIP TICKETS TO THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S OPENING NIGHT

Northern Lights Music Festival is Scotland's newest festival taking place in Aberdeen's Seaton Park on the 30 and 31 July 2011. The two-day festival will see more than 50 acts take to three stages in the city, including Madness, Maximo Park, Kelis, The Waterboys, Noisettes, Paloma Faith, Idlewild, Tinchy Stryder, The Pigeon Detectives, Edwyn Collins, The Futureheads and more. An arena focusing on the best of dance music from Europe’s top DJs will also see Scotland’s favourite electro mixmaster, Mylo, take to the decks, along with Example, Audio Bullys, Kissy Sell Out and Sander Van Doorn. To win two VIP tickets, and be one of the first to experience the Northern Lights Music Festival, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

Who will be headlining the main stage on the Sunday night? To find out more, visit www.northernlightsfestival.co.uk

The Edinburgh International Film Festival returns this June (15-26), marking its 65th year with a fresh programme of diverse new film from around the globe. With its new home, Festivalhouse@Teviot, open across twelve days, there will also be music events, club nights, debates, exhibitions and an exploration of science and film. One lucky reader and a friend can win VIP tickets to the EIFF’s Opening Night film, brilliant Irish comedy-thriller The Guard, starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle, showing at The Edinburgh Festival Theatre on Wednesday 15 June. To enter all you have to do is log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us

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Rosa Sacharin and Christian Kasubandi star in short film Courage

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Don’t miss Refugee Week Scotland sets its stall, 60 years after the UN Refugee Convention was signed Words: Anna Millar efugee week is back, with special events, clubs, activities and talks (see Around Town page 62–64 for listings). This year’s programme includes Courage: 60 Years of the UN Refugee Convention, a short film (pictured) made by refugees living in Scotland and starring Christian Kasubandi and Rosa Sacharin. Kasubandi is now a player with Glasgow Rocks basketball team and came to Scotland as a teenager from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sacharin arrived in Scotland

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when she was a child, too, via Kindertransport. She was fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. A visual arts highlight is the photography exhibition, Red Road by Robert Ormerod, based around the Glasgow Red Road flats, and focusing on the lives of the asylum seekers living there who are facing possible detention or deportation. Refugee Week Scotland, Mon 20–Sun 26 Jun. See refugeeweekscotland.com for more info.

Get more out of the International Festival this August. If you’re in your 20s or 30s and love theatre, opera, dance and music, the EIF, in collaboration with The List, are offering you the chance to join their ‘IN’ membership scheme, affording you 50% ticket discounts on a range of Festival performances, invitations to exclusive VIP parties and exclusive access to ‘money can’t buy’ experiences, all for just £25. Make sure you come to the glamorous IN launch event at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre, Thu 2 Jun, 6pm. Just RSVP to INsider@eif.co.uk as soon as you can. And see eif.co.uk/INsider for more info. 26 May–23 June 2011 THE LIST 9

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Noticeboard NewsGossipOpinion David O’Doherty will be bringing his keyboard to Edinburgh this August

CATS

AWARDS The shortlists for The Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland have been announced The CATS panel have announced the 2010–11 shortlists for Scotland’s leading theatre awards. The CATS celebrate the actors, directors, playwrights and other theatre artists who have made the most significant contributions to 12 months of Scottish theatre. Blythe Duff, star of STV’s Taggart, is up for Best Female Actor for her role as Helen in David Harrower’s Good with People, produced as part of the A Play, a Pie and a Pint series at Oran Mor, Glasgow. Her portrayal of a frustrated hotel receptionist who embarks on a strange relationship with a younger man earned her rave reviews when the play opened in September last year. Other nominations for Best Female Actor include former List cover star Gemma McElhinney for her performance as Duck in David Greig’s The Monster in the Hall, which was produced as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival. David Birrell is up for Best Male Actor for his enigmatic performance as Sweeney Todd in the Dundee Rep’s lauded production, but he faces tough competition from Ian Smith, Peter Forbes and Alex Ferns. Overall Dundee Rep, as well as The Traverse Theatre Company in Edinburgh, have much to celebrate as they are in the running for five awards each, just behind the National Theatre of Scotland and Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum, which both appear in six categories. The winners will be announced at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, on Sunday 12 June. Tickets can be purchased now for £15 (including a couple of glasses of fizz) at fctt.org.uk/festival_theatre. 10 THE LIST 26 May–23 June 2011

Fringe frolics As The Fringe prepares to announce this year’s line-up, we offer a sneaky peak at the fun coming Edinburgh’s way Words: Anna Millar

dinburgh’s Fringe seldom arrives with a whimper but rather a ruddy great roar. June may see the official launch of 2011’s line-up, but we thought we should whet your appetite with details of some of the confirmed shows. Whether it’s site-specific dramatics, late-night cabaret, crazy comics or cutting-edge drama, the chances are this year’s programme will have it covered. Fringe virgins arrive in the guise of Opportunity Knocks champ Bobby Crush, who brings his show Liberace Live From Heaven; elsewhere, cabaret diva Lili La Scala will shimmy into town, while comedy favourites Sarah Millican and David O’Doherty bring their own brands of acerbic wit to the party. In music, Finland’s a cappella troupe Fork bring their eclectic tunes to town, while in faces-off-thetelly, David ‘Jay’s dad from The Inbetweeners’ Schaal is set to appear as part of a sketch group and also tread the boards as part of the theatre programme in Brotherly Love. We’re pretty darn

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excited about I Hope My Heart Goes First, the fivestar show from Glasgow’s acclaimed company of teenage deviser-performers Junction 25, so too Alma Mater, a filmic journey for one, where individual audience members enter a specially-constructed child’s bedroom to encounter a 21st-century fairytale on an iPad. We’re also really rather pleased to see David Leddy’s Untitled Love Story and Tron Theatre Company’s A Slow Air, written and directed by David Harrower, on the bill. Musical fans can opt for Toulouse Lautrec: The Musical, an original chamber musical written and performed by one of Japan’s musical theatre stars, Jun Sawaki, about the sordid life of one of the 20th century’s most recognisable artists. Also look out for the slew of site-specific works coming to some crazy locations near you. We’re exhausted already. Browse the full Fringe listings at list.co.uk and edfringe.com from Thu 9 Jun.

WHAT WE SAID: ‘Gibson is the story: channelling the manic, edgy qualities of his established screen persona and his personal woes into a performance that encourages you to give him a second chance.’ THE LIST

provide us with a case study of mental illness.’ THE INDEPENDENT

‘Gibson adopts a dreadful cor-blimey British accent with hints of Aussie: he sounds like Michael Caine after a long break in Sydney.’ TIME OUT

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WHAT THEY SAID: ‘We never know whether [director Jodie Foster] is trying to make us laugh or

‘The Beaver may flash its teeth from time to time, but deep down, it’s tamer than Orville.’ THE GUARDIAN

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g n i f e i r The B BOOKS Literary lovers take note – the shortlist has been announced for this year’s Scottish Book of the Year Award. The list includes: Leila Aboulela’s fiction novel Lyrics Alley, Jackie Kay’s non-fiction Red Dust Road, Stewart Conn’s poetry tome The Breakfast Room and Sue Peebles’ The Death of Lomond Friel, which was put forward in the Best First Book category.

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next 12 months. Highlights include a new translation of Offenbach’s irreverent tale Orpheus in the Underworld by political satirist Rory Bremner and Sir Thomas Allen’s revival of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville; elsewhere, David McVicar will direct Stravinsky’s wonderful The Rake’s Progress. THEATRE Those busy bees at The National Theatre

FESTIVAL The festival season is

officially upon us (see our Summer Festivals feature from page 15) with new names and line-ups being revealed daily. We’re especially excited about the news that the mighty Beyoncé and indie favs Metronomy have both been added to this year’s T in the Park line-up. See tinthepark.com. Further north, RockNess have revealed that Bombay Bicycle Club and Sparrow and the Workshop will join their line-up. Pleasing. See rockness. co.uk for more. FILM It’s not been entirely smooth

sailing for the Edinburgh International Film Festival in recent months, but full programme details have finally been revealed for a bold new type of Festival. See our feature coverage, from page 42, and edfilmfest.org.uk for more. MUSIC Scottish Opera continue to

add some sizeable strings to their bow with a new season, jam-packed with possibility, just announced. Eight new shows, two revivals, six collaborations and 105 performances should ensure that you have no excuses for not enjoying a slice of the action, spread as it is across 43 venues over the Bombay Bicycle Club head to RockNess

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of Scotland have been recruiting left, right and centre: Catriona Lexy Campbell has been appointed the company’s first Gaelic Associate Artist having been brought in to help support their Gaelic Strategy; elsewhere NToS have announced, in partnership with Solar Bear and The Arches, a year-long residency for deaf performance artist Ramesh Meyyappan. The company have also revealed plans to launch a new directors’ programme, a project which will offer three Scottish or Scotland-based theatre directors the opportunity to work with Vicky Featherstone and John Tiffany as an assistant director on one of the National Theatre’s new productions. In other theatre news, across the pond, Scottish talent is making a splash, with news that Joanna Tope – who appeared in The List’s hotly tipped The Promise by Random Accomplice – has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award in the Outstanding Solo Performance category. Congrats to her. VISUAL ART And finally, fans of Glasgow gallery

Sorcha Dallas should check out their rather lovely new website at sorchadallas.com.

While the men of the Shankill Road blast away on their flutes and bang against their bass drums, it acts as a stark contrast with the inner turmoil that results in many of them living in silence, the worst stirrings of their memories leaving them mute against the prevailing winds of change. In Wonderland: The Men Who Won’t Stop Marching (BBC2, Wed 1 Jun, 9pm), documentary-maker Alison Millar keeps hammering away at these stoical Ulstermen who have bolted away the horrors they have witnessed or perhaps even been party to. Somehow learning from Belfast’s bloody past is the only way to save the children, such as Jordan, a lad with a cheeky grin and a love of percussion, whose innocence has already been tainted by seeing the aftermath of a suicide. One current drummer admits to acting like a kid on the march as his childhood was spent worrying that he might die at the end of a sniper’s rifle at any moment. But are these people unreconstructed bigots? Millar doesn’t really tackle this head-on, apart from asking one band leader whether he would allow a Catholic in: he would, but only if they renounced their faith and became a Protestant. The young lads of the area are joining a band as there is little else to do, but once there, the entrenched prejudices and siege mentality can only breed bitterness in further generations. Is that really a choice?

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After 26 years, Glasgow’s Mean City bids farewell, as Taggart gets axed. To celebrate the demise of one of Scotland’s greatest exports, we showcase the great and the good of the guest stars who helped to light up our screens ROBERT CARLYLE Long before he was ball-breaking Begbie, or leaving his hat on in The Full Monty, our Bobby was flexing his acting muscles as a fresh-faced, ambitious, pro-hanging politician in 1990’s episode Hostile Witness, opposite the incomparable Mark McManus. HENRY IAN CUSICK We know him best as the dude from Lost but Scots-Peruvian actor Cusick, fresh from his appearances on the stage at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre, landed a guest slot on 1993, playing Ian Gowrie in Fatal Inheritance.

omeone approached me after a FOUND gig recently and informed me that Morrissey was playing in Hawick town hall. Perfect, I thought. If ever there was a humdrum town that the rain fell hard on, it has to be Hawick. I know this because I grew up in a block of flats in the Burnfoot area of Hawick and by the time I had reached my mid-teens the provincial blinkeredness and lack of opportunity there had become painfully apparent. My Dad, Mum and sister were all working in big, grey textile factories and it looked like I’d probably do the same. At the time I felt like a hopeless underdog caught in the tractor beam of the factories. That’s the same time I discovered Morrissey, the ultimate misfit, with his corpus of songs that seemed to champion my grim backdrop and offer a chorus for all the underdogs to sing along to. Back then I was in a band called The Sunbirds with some older guys who were really into The Smiths. I was almost immediately hooked after they gave me a ‘biased best of’ compilation. Whenever we were drunk it only became a matter of time before we’d start singing songs by The Smiths in Mozza’s

trademark whispery whine. I still indulge in this even now. It seems to be fairly common practice amongst Mozza fans to start mimicking his singing style, usually quite uncannily, at any given opportunity. Morrissey’s world might well have been a bleak one but there was an optimistic and occasionally hilarious core to it all that I still find encouraging and very funny. Everything is going to be fine because you’re not alone: there’s a buck-tooth girl in Luxemburg and someone out there is the son and heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar. Who else writes about these people? The main character in his 1995 single ‘Boxers’ is doomed from the opener ‘losing in front of your home crowd’, yet somehow hope spills out through lines like ‘your nephew is true, he still thinks the world of you’. Although the imagery deals with boxing, it’s done with literary grace, typical of Morrissey, which makes you feel like he’s talking to you about your own struggle. Some people find him obnoxious for that very reason but I think they’re missing the humour of it all. So of course I’m going to the gig in Hawick. It’s only right that I go and support the Ambitious Outsider as he takes on my hometown.

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BARBARA DICKSON Ah Babs, we know her so well as a singer, but that didn’t stop her using her acting talents as Marie McDonald in 1995 Taggart episode Legends. She was on site to help Inspector Jardine infiltrate the seedy world of rock‘n’roll. ASHLEY JENSEN When a caustic restaurant critic was found murdered in Taggart’s 2005 episode A Taste of Money, Ugly Betty and Extras actress Jensen was on hand to help find the ‘murdurer’. Figures really, having been primed for the part with previous roles in Scottish gems such as Rab C Nesbitt and City Lights. DOUGRAY SCOTT Mr Scott undoubtedly guest-starred in one of Taggart’s scarier episodes (we didn’t sleep for weeks), when he played Colin Murphy in the terrifying Nest of Vipers in 1992. A role that would catch producers’ eyes for a role in The Crow Road before Hollywood superstardom (well, almost).

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firing up Malcolm Jack welcomes in the carnival summer with disco-dancing daydreamers Friendly Fires

rom the sound of their second album Pala, you could easily imagine life in Friendly Fires being a constant summertime carnival. Washes of Balearic blissfulness mingle with Mardi Gras percussion, Ibiza beats and euphoric choruses. The most rapturous moment, ‘Hawaiian Air’, finds vocalist Ed Macfarlane daydreaming of boarding a Honolulu-bound plane and ‘taking a ride to another clime’. It’s as if the band are constantly soundtracking a rave on some sandy, equatorial beach, wearing shorts and shades and sipping piña coladas. ‘We were on a beach, but it was in Rye, down on the south-east coast of England,’ reveals guitarist Edd Gibson as he slouches on a sofa in the trio’s dressing room, having just finished sound-checking for a sold-out show at The Arches. ‘It wasn’t particularly carnivalesque. More like horizontal rain.’ Far from enjoying a tropical conception, the follow-up to the Hertfordshire band’s 2008 Mercury and Brit award-nominated self-titled debut album was created in their native Costa Del St Albans – specifically their singer’s parents’ garage – in deep midwinter. But that’s the secret of its sun-kissed success, or so reckons Macfarlane, Friendly Fires’ politely-spoken, tucked-in sensible shirt-sporting frontman. ‘We were secluded and away from everything and it was kind of bleak weather,’ he explains, ‘that’s when we could really dive into the creative process without any distractions.’ The steady rise and rise of Friendly Fires’ first LP took them to countless exotic locations – Mexico, Australia, Singapore, across the States and all over Europe (the video for ‘Kiss of Life’ was filmed on an Ibiza cliff-top with a troupe of samba drummers). But it was only once back in the dreich UK that they found themselves ‘kind of in the right place’ to reflect upon and channel all of those experiences. ‘Our music is really bright and vibrant and colourful,’ says Macfarlane. ‘Perhaps when you’re not surrounded by that kind of environment you crave it more, and you put that energy into the music?’ he muses. Energy is hardly something Friendly Fires lack: their live shows are a breathless, sweaty rush that reduce Macfarlane to a blur of disco dancing. On one level they’re a classic pop band who play positive-sounding tunes with big choruses. Yet they’ve got sufficient indie cache too in their shoegazey guitar soundscapes to appear on the front cover of NME, and sufficient dance credibility to look as at home on the line-up for Creamfields as they do mixing it with Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas at Radio 1’s One Big Weekend. It’s a clever fusion informed by everything from the post-disco grooves of Liquid Liquid and ESG to the feedback drench of My Bloody Valentine and a misspent youth playing in hardcore punk bands.

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ROCKNESS Dores, near Inverness, Fri 10–Sun 12 Jun, rockness.co.uk The peaceful village of Dores grabs its earplugs once again as they open their doors to RockNess. Performances from Paolo Nutini, Boys Noize and The Chemical Brothers plus laughs from Sean Hughes, Julia Sutherland and James Kirk.

GO NORTH Various venues, Inverness, Thu 9–Fri 10 Jun, gonorth.biz Go North has grown over the last ten years to become Scotland’s premier showcase festival for emerging artists. Over 50 musicians, designers and creative collectives from around the world are set to showcase this year.

COLOURSFEST Braehead Arena and Waterfront, Glasgow, Sat 4 Jun, colours.co.uk The Colours team have put together one helluva line-up for their tenth anniversary festival, including Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell, Pete Tong, Judge Jules and Chuckie. Challenge yourself to visit all five stages in the full ten hours.

WEST END FESTIVAL Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun, westendfestival.co.uk A multi-arts festival providing something for everyone. Street parties, sport events, food and whisky tastings, live music and an outdoor cinema, with a free, vintage bus service to boot.

JUNE 3 HARBOURS ARTS AND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL Various venues, East Lothian, Sat 28 May–Sun 5 Jun, 3harbours.co.uk Well regarded as a place to try freshly-caught seafood and the like, this festival (incorporating Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton) also features art exhibitions, live music, photography and film.

EVOLUTION WEEKENDER Various venues, Newcastle, Sat 28–Sun 29 May, evolutionfestival.co.uk Dance the night away in support of Water Aid. Three stages of music featuring Iggy and the Stooges, Katy B, Hercules and Love Affair, Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Caribou, to name but a few.

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Macfarlane describes Pala’s joyous lead single ‘Live Those Days Tonight’ as a ‘celebration of club life’, something else that informs Friendly Fires’ music heavily. ‘I really don’t like the attitude that people of an older generation have to modern dance music,’ he states, sounding like a man on a mission to teach the squares how to move. Does Macfarlane dance in a club with the same abandon as he does onstage? ‘No’, he laughs, ‘I do the Berlin shuffle, which is just like that hardly moving at all, head down, bobbing thing. I think if I danced in a club like I do onstage, I’d probably just get punched in the face.’ ‘Oh, I’d take him out,’ deadpans Gibson. If Friendly Fires can avoid beating up their frontman first, The List speculates it wouldn’t be out of the question to see Pala delivering them all the way to arenas – somewhere few new credible dance-pop bands have ventured since the likes of The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk rode the crest of big beat. ‘I think that’s definitely a goal of ours,’ states Macfarlane, boldly. ‘If you’re not ambitious, then why are you here, why are you writing music?’ Gibson: ‘I think it definitely translates itself to that level live. I mean, we can’t help but write songs that seem to get grander and grander as

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Friendly Fires: ‘taking a ride to another clime’

SOUNDS OF THE SUMMER

List critics pick their must-listen songs for the warm weather. All the tracks are available either on our Spotify playlist (list.co.uk/ summerplaylists) or at the web addresses mentioned below METRONOMY: ‘THE BAY’ This wee gem from The English Riviera is pure pleasure seeker escapism, building slowly and layering minor key lurches over an irresistible slap bass disco beat, before erupting giddily into a euphoric chorus of ‘it feels so gooooood’. And by heck, it does. (Laura Ennor) DONOVAN: ‘SUNSHINE SUPERMAN’ The 65-year-old’s faded, psychedelic star is back in the ascendant, with a gig at the Royal Albert Hall in June. This song – the title track from his 1966 album – suggests he’s going to ‘pick up your hand, and blow your little mind’. So, watch out there . . . (Jonny Ensall) THE JAPANESE WAR EFFORT: ‘SUMMER, SUN, SKATEBOARD’ A trip through lo-fi indie rock and shimmering electronica, this hazy masterpiece from Jamie Scott, alias JWE and half of Conquering Animal Sound, is from July’s ‘Surrender to Summer’ EP. (Nicola Meighan) bit.ly/japanesewareffort WEEZER: ‘ISLAND IN THE SUN’ In this anthem for lazy daydreamers everywhere, Rivers Cuomo extols the joys of beachside life with a groove so laidback it’s practically horizontal. Luckily, though, he doesn’t forget to rock out in the second half of the song. See them at T in the Park this year. (LE) A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW: ‘THE BEST SUMMER EVER’ By far the most appropriate band name/song title combination we could think to include in this list – though that is not ASDiG’s only merit. Off-kilter dream pop of the kind that’s well suited to a postSolero sugar high. (JE) FRIENDLY FIRES: ‘HAWAIIAN AIR’ The blissful disco of Friendly Fires’ new album Pala is going to be the sound of the warm season; ‘Hawaiian Air’ finds Ed Macfarlane in holiday mood, dreaming of ‘skipping the meal for a G&T’ aboard a flight to Honolulu. See interview, left. (Malcolm Jack)

DISCOPOLIS: ‘COLD SUMMERS’ Discopolis’ blend of astral electro and choral melancholy is gorgeous. The promising Edinburgh dream-pop trio, who summon sunsets, sunrises and general swooning, play the T-Break stage at TitP in July. (NM) bit.ly/discopolis WASHED OUT: ‘EYES BE CLOSED’ A welcome new single from the Georgia, USA chillwave-er, whose second album is out in July. Listen carefully – you can almost hear the sound of hipsters clicking their Holga cameras in appreciation. (JE) bit.ly/eyesbeclosed

SONAR Barcelona, Spain, Thu 16–Sat 18 Jun, 2011.sonar.es Spain’s international festival of advanced music and multimedia art. The Human League perform, along with artists such as Underworld, Dizzee Rascal and Magnetic Man, plus showcases from labels and organisations such as Numbers, Ninja Tune and Radio 1.

BILL WELLS AND AIDAN MOFFAT: ‘CRUEL SUMMER’ (BBC RADIO SCOTLAND SESSION) bit.ly/cruelsummer Taking the sweltering dejection of Bananarama’s finest moment and restoring it as a smouldering avantjazz lament, this is an inspired companion track to Moffat and Wells’ long-player, Everything’s Getting Older. (NM)

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Various venues, Edinburgh, Wed 15–Sun 26 Jun, edfilmfest.org.uk Rejigged for 2011, the 65th EIFF will feature selections from guest curators including Jim Jarmusch, Gus Van Sant, Isabella Rosellini, Alan Warner, Clint Mansell and Mike Skinner. See our feature, page 42.

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL Seaclose Park, Newport, Fri 10–Sun 12 Jun, isleofwightfestival.com Chances are if you don’t have a ticket for this then you’re out of luck as it has already sold out. Just to taunt you, you will be missing Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs, Seasick Steve, Band of Horses, We Are Scientists, and Beady Eye, among others.

DOUNE THE RABBIT HOLE Doune, Dunblane, Fri 10–Sun 12 Jun, dounetherabbithole.co.uk Given the name, the ‘mad-hatters tea party’ theme shouldn’t be surprising. Headliners The Vaselines, Mike Heron and Polar Bear top a bill that includes BMX Bandits, RM Hubbert and Conquering Animal Sound, as well as magic, comedy and various other activities.

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL Donnington Park, East Midlands, Fri 10–Sun 12 Jun, downloadfestival.co.uk The rock festival so good, Def Leppard couldn’t stay away and so return to headline Friday’s main stage since their last performance in 2009. Skunk Anansie, Rob Zombie, Linkin Park and System of a Down are also set to make appearances.

Friendly Fires play T in the Park, Sat 9 Jul.

FAKE BLOOD: ‘I THINK I LIKE IT’ Theo Keating was the man behind The Wiseguys’ ‘Ooh La La’. Now, as Fake Blood, he makes jump-upand-down-and-say-’woo’ house of the right tone for an out-of-control barbecue. He plays at RockNess this June. (JE)

LEITH FESTIVAL Various venues, Leith, Fri 10–Sun 19 Jun, leithfestival.com Ever-growing in size, this year’s Leith Festival will contain 150 events across 50 venues, showcasing both professional and grassroots talent. Many events are free, and the varied programme covers comedy, dance, theatre, music, visual arts and walking tours.

they go along. The choruses are all epic. We fall into that – that’s just how we like to write music I suppose. I could see it working on a big stage.’ They’ll get a chance to prove it this summer, as they dive headlong into the festivals circuit for what could be a string of defining performances. As punters, Macfarlane and Gibson had their formative music festival experiences at All Tomorrow’s Parties in their late teens. ‘I’ve got loads of fond memories of taking mushrooms for the first time and watching Russell Haswell,’ says Macfarlane. ‘All these warped, bizarre, scary sounds, and people with masks on.’ They’d love to curate their own ATP, but Macfarlane concedes it’ll ‘never happen’. ‘We’re far too pop,’ he admits, quite contently. Friendly Fires will perform at all the major UK al fresco music weekenders this summer, from Glastonbury to T in the Park, mention of which prompts Macfarlane to crack a smile. ‘I remember last time we went to T in the Park,’ he says. ‘Our bus arrived at the site and there were loads of Scots just giving us the finger and swearing at us as we went by. I was like, “Yes – it’s going to be a good one”.’

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ones to watch

In-the-know Scottish music types pick their acts of the summer

DOM FLANNIGAN

GERRY HART

{OF THE LUCKYME LABEL AND PARTIES}

{BASSIST IN THE PHANTOM BAND}

RUSTIE If you put Rustie on last at any show he will

FOUND We toured with them recently and they blew me away every night I saw them. I’ll be around singing my heart out to this. (T in the Park)

turn it up louder than anyone I know and he’ll play anything he wants. (Edinburgh International Film Festival, Festivalhouse@Teviot Basement, Fri 24 Jun)

HUDSON MOHAWKE His forthcoming ‘Satin Panthers’ EP on Warp delivers on every level. Forever my favourite producer, DJ and shorts-in-the-club wearer. (T In The Park, Sat 9 Jul. Pictured, below)

ANGO A Montreal-based producer who sings live whilst making thumping hip hop, house and R&B. This event is the first of three days of programming from our label over the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We’re bringing over Tyson Parks, ANGO’s visual collaborator, to help build a light installation in an empty concrete and glass unit on the QuarterMile. (LuckyMe Fringe Festival, QuarterMile, Thu 11 Aug) MACHINEDRUM A 28-year-old New Yorker who fuses hip hop, dance music and electronica. All of LuckyMe are gonna be in town for this party at the Cab. I can’t wait. (LuckyMe Fringe Festival, Cabaret Voltaire, Fri 12 Aug) MIKE SLOTT We’re bringing him over from Brooklyn to make a live alternative score to the 2003 Russian film, The Return. (LuckyMe Fringe Festival, The Summerhall, Sat 13 Aug)

BRONTO SKYLIFT One of the best live bands going. Should bring the house down at The Insider festival. Hot drummer too. (The Insider) ODD FUTURE WOLF GANG KILL THEM ALL (OFWGKTA) Over-hyped yet effective LA hip hoppers with a golf fetish. (T in the Park)

JACOB YATES AND THE PEARLY GATES LOCK PICKERS AND TUT VU VU The two bands born from the ashes of the legendary Uncle John & Whitelock (an incredible live band who just flew a little too close to the sun) are both playing at Doune The Rabbit Hole. Jacob Yates features Uncle John frontman Jake Lovett, with his inimitable ‘horror R&B’ droll alongside organist Jamie Bolland, while dark space-lounge jazz quartet Tut Vu Vu features Whitelock’s Matty Black and Raydale Dower also alongside Bolland. It’s brilliant to see these two on the same bill, so I really can’t wait for this one. (Doune The Rabbit Hole)

RICHARD CHATER

SARAH DAVID

{OF THE NUMBERS LABEL AND PARTIES}

{OWNER OF CABARET VOLTAIRE}

BEYONCÉ The best thing about T In the Park this year

FAKE BLOOD LIVE Having hosted and supported

is Beyoncé. I don’t like Coldplay, Foo Fighters or Primal Scream but I love R&B and I love Beyoncé. (T in the Park)

Theo [Keating]’s DJ sets in his various guises throughout the years I am eagerly awaiting his Scottish debut live set at RockNess this year. I think I like it! (RockNess)

ODD FUTURE The second best thing about T in the Park is Odd Future – or Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All to give them their full title. A team of disturbing young men (and a girl) decked out in Supreme caps. If you like heavy-hitting, early Neptunes-style beats and some lyrical depravity then check them out. (T in the Park) MODESELEKTOR These guys are part of the extended Numbers family and are no strangers to Scotland. They recently performed an amazing DJ set at Numbers in April and I’m looking forward to seeing it again. (RockNess)

JAMIE XX One third of The xx and a superb producer in his own right, he also recently guested at our showcase at this years Bloc and SXSW festivals. I’m massively into his reworking of Gil Scott Heron’s album I’m New Here (retitled We’re New Here) and his DJ sets take in really good grime, garage, funky and good house. Keep an eye out for his Numbers release. (RockNess)

PRO VINYLIST KARIM A Glasgow stalwart, his musical knowledge and turntable skills are a cut above most. (RockNess)

THE NAKED AND FAMOUS Currently being played religiously in the office at Cabaret Voltaire! This New Zealand band, often compared to MGMT and Passion Pit, are definitely ones to watch this summer. (T in the Park) BEYONCÉ Oh my god, need I actually say any more? She’s guaranteed to put on one unbelievable, jaw-dropping, booty-shaking performance. (T in the Park. Pictured right)

PAROV STELAR The founder of the genre ‘electroswing’ will no doubt wow the crowds at Eden Festival this year. I dare you to try and not dance to his beat. (Eden Festival) MACHINEDRUM After the resounding success of last years’ LuckyMe Festival party, this year’s features a long-awaited performance from NYC’s Machinedrum. Having released work through various pseudonyms in varying styles, expect some serious hip hop/R&B-influenced glitchy and crunked-up beats. (LuckyMe Fringe Festival)

ROSKILDE FESTIVAL Rosklide, Denmark, Thu 30 Jun–Sun 3 Jul, roskildefestival.dk/uk Holding the title of largest festival in the north of Europe for 40 years now, Roskilde has something for everyone, including Iron Maiden, Mastodon, Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon and PJ Harvey.

GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Various venues, Glasgow, Wed 29 Jun–Sun 3 Jul, jazzfest.co.uk Cleo Laine with Jacqui Dankworth, Courtney Pine and a collaboration of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and Taiko Drummers are among the first wave of headliners announced.

ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW Ingliston near Edinburgh, Thu 23–Sun 26 Jun, royalhighlandshow.org Business or pleasure, special interest or plain curiosity, Scotland’s leading outdoor event – featuring all that’s best in farming, food and countryside – ticks all the boxes. Trade exhibitions, Scottish food and drink and livestock competitions.

GLASTONBURY Worthy Farm, Pilton, Wed 22–Sun 26 Jun, glastonburyfestivals.co.uk The UK’s biggest and most famous festival has already sold out but you can always catch the highlights on the TV. The big names this year are U2, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Cee Lo Green, Morrissey, Primal Scream and too many more to count.

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WIRELESS FESTIVAL Hyde Park, London, Fri 1–Sun 3 Jul, wirelessfestival.co.uk First point is that there is no camping, so turn up clean to check out artists Plan B, Alexis Jordan, Aphex Twin and The Chemical Brothers to name a few. ‘Experience packages’ grant you access to VIP areas plus don’t forget the legendary ‘dance day’.

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INSIDER Inshriach House, Inverness, Fri 17–Mon 20 June, insiderfestival.co.uk A definite one for the calendar if you are seeking something different. This Victorian-themed festival features music from Lau, Hidden Orchestra and Admiral Fallow, with film and animation from Forkbeard Fantasy, Rufus White and more.

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ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN I stole my brother Joe’s tape of Songs to Learn & Sing when I was in my teens and l loved it. Saw them about three or four (though could have been five?) years ago at TitP where they played most of that album and were amazing. Ian McCulloch has a hell of a voice that can’t be sullied even by the stories of him being a total tool. (Belladrum)

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Fancy hosting your own boutique festival? If you build it, they might come, but be aware of the potential pitfalls. Laura Ennor asks some festival old hands to compile an essential list of their dos and don’ts Illustrations: Joe Baglow

SONISPHERE Knebworth, near Stevenage, Fri 8–Sun 10 Jul, sonispherefestivals.com Confirmed for the UK leg of the metal extravaganza are the ‘big four’: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slipknot makes a welcome return after last year’s tragedy and Biffy Clyro join in the fun. Under 12s go free.

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T IN THE PARK Balado, near Kinross, Fri 8–Sun 10 Jul, tinthepark.com Ke$ha, My Chemical Romance, Weezer, All Time Low and even Tom Jones fill out the rest of that Oxegen-split roster. Once again, this is one of those gigs that, unless you already know you’re going, you’re probably not. But it’s nice to dream.

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OXEGEN Punchestown Racecourse, Dublin, Fri 8–Sun 10 Jul, oxegen.ie The Irish equivalent of T in the Park (sharing much of the same line-up and just switching about the days as acts hop across the Irish Sea) features Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Arctic Monkeys, The Black Eyed Peas and much more.

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STONEHAVEN FOLK FESTIVAL Stonehaven, Aberdeen, Thu 7–Sun 10 Jul, stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk The Stonehaven Folk Festival lives and breathes folk culture. Song writing, fiddle and bodhran workshops plus free afternoon performances. Live performances from Julie Fowlis, A9 Fiddle Band, The Wilson Family and more.

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KELBURN GARDEN PARTY Kelburn Castle, near Largs, Sat 2–Sun 3 Jul, kelburngardenparty.com This free-spirited festival, formerly known more for its graffiti artists, is now rammed full of interesting family activities, poetry readings, workshops and dance tents galore. Sons and Daughters and White Heath are both on the bill.

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL MAGIC FESTIVAL Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 1–Fri 8 Jul, magicfest.co.uk Now entering its second year, the Magic Festival programme contains practical workshops and events galore, as well as shows from Nigel Mead, D John Michael Hilford and The Real Hustle’s Paul Wilson.

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here are days now when The List can barely pop out for a pint of milk without tripping over a pop-up shop, flashmob silent disco or warehouse rave; and that’s not just because we live in a particularly hip part of town, it’s because this is the age of DIY. Things have come full circle since some bloke in Somerset invited a few bands to come hang on his farm, the pop festival has eaten itself and it’s now all about the boutique. A curious spirit of go-getting vim is sweeping the nation, smaller festivals are popping up everywhere and in the name of public service The List has gathered some crucial dos and don’ts from those who’ve been there: Dave Boyle has run numerous parties and three full-blown festivals at Kelburn Castle on the Ayrshire coast, while Walter Micklethwait is the owner of Inshriach House estate near Aviemore and one of a team of four festival directors at The Insider.

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LATITUDE FESTIVAL Henham Park, Suffolk, Thu 14–Sun 17 Jul, latitudefestival.co.uk No chance of being bored here with the array of comedy, cabaret and theatre groups performing. Musically, you’ve got The National, Paolo Nutini and Suede headlining, with The Eels, Paloma Faith and Foals also making appearances.

HEBRIDEAN CELTIC FESTIVAL Various venues, Isle of Lewis, Wed 13–Sat 16 Jul, hebceltfest.com A festival that thrives on providing top quality live Celtic music. This year’s line-up features KT Tunstall, The Peatbog Faeries, Ahab and Rua Macmillan. Decent value too, with tickets starting from £52 for the weekend or £19 for a single day.

LOUNGE ON THE FARM FESTIVAL Merton Farm, Kent, Fri 8–Sun 10 Jul, loungeonthefarm.co.uk Literally taking place on a farm, Lounge on the Farm mucks in among the country life. Entertaining the crowds are The Streets, Ellie Goulding, Echo and the Bunnymen and Katy B. Keeping in theme, all catering is sourced from local farms.

‘This is a fallacy I never understand,’ says Micklethwait, ‘why festivals build huge and elaborate sets one year, and then take them down, destroy

DON’T COUNT ON THE WEATHER ‘From seeming faintly amusing at about 5am, by 7am the comedy value of a month’s worth of rain in a single night had decidedly worn off,’ remembers Boyle about 2010’s notorious Saturday night monsoon at Kelburn. ‘Tents were getting blown off the campers while they slept and rolling across the field like tumbleweed. Along with the first aid tent getting blown away, our second stage being unusable, a river running through the dance tent and a waterfall flooding over the gutters onto the main stage, panic stations were upon us.’ The List can vouch for this, having had to replace sodden trousers with a new pair bought from Largs Red Cross on the Sunday.

CRAIL FESTIVAL Various venues, Crail, Wed 20–Sat 30 Jul, crailfestival.co.uk Family fun with ten packed days of events. The 2010 event celebrated Crail’s 700th birthday as a Royal Burgh. This year expect a host of art exhibitions, crafts, as well as live folk music from the likes of Dougie McLean and Isla St Clair.

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them and change the theme for next year. I guess we’re quite lucky in that we can just leave stuff here, so every year we just add to the infrastructure.’ (Interesting fact: that infrastructure includes a ‘mad, Gothic-looking wooden structure’ lovingly known as ‘Medieval Knievel’.) A good site can also provide inspiration, as Kelburn’s wooded glades, waterfalls and psychedelic castle do for the Garden Party.

LOVEBOX WEEKENDER Victoria Park, London, Fri 15–Sun 17 Jul, lovebox.net A good mixture of pop and hip hop artists, from Beth Ditto and Kelis to Blondie and Snoop Dogg. With tickets starting from £28.50, it’s a veritable bargain as well. Reggae torch-carrier Ziggy Marley will also be in attendance.

This is Micklethwait’s first piece of advice. Boyle agrees immediately: ‘If someone had told me the situation I’d be in after the first Kelburn festival or if I’d had too much advice, I wouldn’t have done it!’ Thankfully both have never let a little thing like potentially massive debt prevent their great parties. Also in both cases, a seed of an idea was planted by a previous event – The Insider came about when the nearby Outsider festival was cancelled in 2009 with weeks to spare and Micklethwait decided to fill the space left with something ‘smaller and cuter’. Kelburn Garden Party was inspired by the ramshackle unofficial parties that took place during the Graffiti Project, which turned one face of Boyle’s ancestral home into a colourful riot of Brazilian street art. Before they knew it the two were both tackling the planning of ‘proper’ festivals, with all the attendant licensing woes, band booking and portaloo count deliberations.

BENICASSIM Benicassim, Spain, Thu 14–Sun 17 Jul, benicassim.org.uk Located on the east coast of Spain, so make sure you pack good sun cream while you dance the days away with headliners Arcade Fire, The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys. Professor Green, Elbow and Portishead are also on the bill.

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DO LEARN THE RESTORATIVE VALUE OF BACON ‘An entire rethink was called for,’ continues Boyle’s Kelburn monsoon story. ‘We set up a temporary stage indoors near the campsite, rushed in bacon rolls and bloody marys and grabbed some friends and asked them to perform, with no idea if they could even play an instrument. Luckily this first act were an amazing comedy duo who could, indeed, also play instruments.’

DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK In pulling together a line-up for a first-time festival, the Insider team worked local contacts in the folk world, and the rest was ‘pure brass balls. Don’t be afraid to ask, and to make a cheeky bid. There are things we can get away with in terms of fees because of the hospitality,’ says Micklethwait. ‘We have all these bands come up and play in the pub [Aviemore’s Old Bridge Inn] any given weekend, and then we take them and get them drunk – there’s a key tip!’

DO EXPLOIT YOUR FRIENDS (AND HIPPIES) Both organisers suggest enlisting an admin wizard to keep an iron grip on the balance sheet and, as Boyle puts it, ‘keep those creative types under control’. Though, ‘you do on the whole need a lot of hippies to run a festival,’ Micklethwait adds. ‘Either get yourself a really good team for a day or get a lot of hippies for a week and feed them.’ If you are, like him, a self-confessed ‘aesthetic Nazi’, you may still find yourself with a lot to do.

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DON’T GET OUT OF YOUR DEPTH ‘Unless you’ve got good relationships with everybody, and they’re confident you’re going to be able to do it – or they know where you live – you’ve got to bridge that,’ cautions Micklethwait on the subject of cashflow, pointing out that far from being instant sell-outs, many small festivals have to wait until the week of the event before receiving the bulk of their ticket revenue. A cautionary tale: Alex Trenchard – Micklethwait’s friend, and the man behind Hertfordshire’s Standon Calling – found that his birthday barbecue in 2001 grew so fast into a fully-fledged festival that he is now on the wrong side of the law for having used his company credit card to fill gaps in the finances.

DO HAVE FUN DOING IT ‘It involves the biggest ups and downs,’ says Boyle. ‘You’re going through absolute hell because the stages haven’t started and everyone’s complaining or whatever, and then everything comes together and you’re standing at the back of the stage and everyone’s having an amazing time, the lights are looking amazing and the sound’s great and it’s working. You’re having a good time but you’re also getting off on everyone else having a good time and you kind of know at that point you’re probably having a better time than anyone. But you do spend a lot of the time wishing you had less responsibility – seeing people enjoying themselves and thinking “I wish I knew what my own festival felt like as a punter.”’ Which is probably another reason why Micklethwait is so keen to keep the Insider at a small size: ‘The Insider is basically four neighbours. Our entire festival has been organised in the pub so it doesn’t really feel like work. You can’t quantify the amount of work you’re going to end up putting into it, so you might as well be having fun while you’re doing it.’ Insider Festival, Inshriach House, Inverness-shire, Fri 17–Mon 20 Jun (see page 29); Kelburn Garden Party, Kelburn Castle, Sat 2 & Sun 3 Jul (see page 26).

1. GET THE NECESSARY PERMISSIONS ‘You’ll need licences if you’re selling anything – food, alcohol, merch, tickets etc,’ says David Waddell, senior events officer at Edinburgh City Council. ‘And for live music, you’ll need to pay PRS.’ According to the Council’s Noise Team, any paid event in an urban area is unlikely to get the official go-ahead; however, if it was to be a free event, you’d be fine as long as you keep the volume under 41 decibels between 7am and 7pm, and 37dB between 7pm and 11pm, as recommended by Environmental Protection UK. 2. HIRE THE GEAR ‘For an audience of about 100 people, hiring the equipment for an afternoon’s worth of music will probably set you back about £300,’ says Cammy Forbes of Hyper PA, Glasgow. ‘That includes your PA, sound desk, monitors, mics, and an engineer to oversee it all.’ 3. BOOKING BANDS To get a band playing for cheap or free, it might be worth aligning yourself with a charity – preferably one with existing band connections. ‘Lau would be keen to be involved in a Folk Against Facism event because it's an organisation we are involved with already,’ says Martin Green, accordion-player and pianist with the band. ‘As for people putting on events and what makes them appealing to bands, creative groups of people are exciting for musos to work with.’ 4. CATERING Capital caterers Appetite Direct recommend a barbecue for festival food, which they price at £10–£20 per person; there’s an option of ice cream provision as well. As for booze, Edinburgh-based company Kegless offers a range of barrelled beers, ciders and ales, with a 35-pint keg of Birra Moretti starting at £109 (with discounts available for bulk buying). 5. NON-MUSICAL FUN Of course, it’s not just about the music – you may want to provide some extra entertainment. ‘Bouncy castles, if you get the right size, can be used by both adults and children – our prices start at around £89,’ says Tom Beattie of Glasgow’s Crown Castle inflatables. ‘In addition, you can hire sumo suits, bungee runs, inflatable pole jousting and sticky walls.’

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GLOBAL GATHERING Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, Fri 29–Sat 30 Jul, globalgathering.com This festival hosted in ten different countries features Tinie Tempah, Pendulum, Underworld and Chase and Status as headlining acts. Tickets start from £99, which includes camping and free parking.

EDINBURGH JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 22–Sun 31 Jul, edinburghjazzfestival.com The programme was still to be announced at the time of writing, but with the festival well-placed to capture the best of the weather and build-up to the August madness, it’s as eagerly anticipated as ever.

SOUTHERN FRIED Various venues, Perth, Fri 22–Sun 24 Jul, southernfriedfestival.co.uk American roots music is celebrated across five different venues. Still plenty more acts to be confirmed; as it stands, the line-up includes Blind Boys of Alabama, Iris Dement, Lyle Lovett and Stax.

WICKERMAN East Kirkcarswell, near Dundrennan, Fri 22–Sat 23 Jul, thewickermanfestival.co.uk Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Scotland’s finest pagan-derived festival showcases talent such as Feeder and The Damned plus DJ sets from Craig Charles Fun and Soul Club. Worth checking out the luxury tipi and yurt accommodation.

MERCHANT CITY FESTIVAL Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 21–Sun 24 Jul, merchantcityfestival.com A festival that fully embraces the term ‘multi-arts’ as it hosts a programme of around 300 events split over 70 venues, covering theatre, comedy, film, visual arts, dance, literature and fashion. The full listing is still to be confirmed.

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THE SECRET GARDEN PARTY Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Thu 21–Sun 24 Jul, secretgardenparty.com Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Guillemots and Mylo supply the musical entertainment and a dedicated children’s area will keep the kids happy. This will free up the parents to go dancing or catch a play on the Feast of Fools stage.

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If you’ve now been inspired to hold an event in your own back garden, Niki Boyle suggests you heed this professional advice

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Over the next five pages we profile the best of the music, community and literary festivals happening in Scotland this summer, making it easy for you to pick a favourite. . . or six

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T IN THE PARK

ROCKNESS

NORTHERN LIGHTS

WICKERMAN

Balado, Kinross-shire Fri 8–Sun 10 Jul, tinthepark.co.uk Price: sold out

Dores, Loch Ness Fri 10–Sun 12 Jun, rockness.co.uk Price: £159 weekend, camping included (student discounts, VIP deals and non-camping tickets also available)

Seaton Park, Aberdeen Sat 30 & Sun 31 Jul, northernlightsfestival.co.uk Price: £90 weekend, £50 per day

Dundrennan, Dumfries and Galloway Fri 22 & Sat 23 Jul, thewickermanfestival.co.uk Price: £90 weekend (£45 for 13–15year-olds), camping included, £60 for Saturday only. Under-12s go free

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Love it or loathe it, T in the Park is a part of Scotland’s collective consciousness. It’s a highlight on the summer calendar for music fans, clubbers and occasional gig-goers alike, and although its reputation for a full-on bash is well-deserved, laidback areas like the Healthy T zone and environmental ventures like the Green T scheme are worth noting. Since its launch in 1994, TitP has celebrated the commercial end of pretty much all musical genres – dance, folk, pop, rock, rap, ceilidh music and heavy metal – but it also serves as a valued grassroots showcase for Scottish talent, thanks to the T-Break tent: it has played host to past gigs from the likes of Snow Patrol, Biffy Clyro and Frightened Rabbit, and this year brings math-pop from Lady North, itchy disco from Discopolis and serial support-act talent, PAWS. (Nicola Meighan) Line-up: Beyoncé, Foo Fighters, Pulp, Coldplay, Tinie Tempah, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes + Pop and rock stars in abundance – Vast crowds, booze and portaloos are never a good mix See next issue (out 22 Jun) for our extended T in the Park coverage.

Award-winning dance-rock brouhaha RockNess can lay claim to being one of Scotland’s most picturesque mainstream festivals, and a tourist attraction to rival any nearby (and relentlessly shy) outsized amphibians. Along with its programme of commercial big hitters and homegrown stars, RockNess now offers a comedy strand and annual DJ competitions – and this year sees the launch of its Rock‘n’Roll Circus: a venue by day and club by night. RockNess was launched in 2006, largely as a vehicle for Fatboy Slim and his Brighton Beach Party posse, and while the festival’s size and stature has flourished, that initial (if not exactly groundbreaking) aesthetic still rings true: if you like your beats with breaks, your electro with pop and your rock on the dancefloor, this one’s for you. (Nicola Meighan) Line-up: Chemical Brothers, Paolo Nutini, Katy B, Frightened Rabbit, Magnetic Man + Potential for witnessing a mythical water-borne phenomenon – Kasabian are on the bill See pages 36–40 for more coverage of RockNess.

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FAMILY-FRIENDLY ADVENTURE

Introducing a brand new contender on Scotland’s expanding festival scene, as Northern Lights welcomes an unexpectedly star-packed line-up to Seaton Park, a public field on the north of Aberdeen’s city centre. As well as the acts mentioned below there’ll be sets from The Waterboys, Idlewild, Edwyn Collins, Tinchy Stryder and a secret special guest, which seems to suggest that the mainstream appeal of T in the Park or RockNess is what the organisers are aiming for. It’s a bill which indicates they’re determined to hit the ground running, although it also confirms a currently developing identity. Still, Aberdonians are nothing if not good at throwing a party, so don’t be surprised if it stays the course. We’re particularly excited about Kelis (pictured), storming the Aberdeenshire fields with some savvy urban pop. Be aware though, Northern Lights is a non-camping festival, so you’ll have to ditch your tent in favour of a B&B if you’re travelling from a distance. (David Pollock) Line-up: Madness, Kelis, Maximo Park, Paloma Faith, Noisettes + Budget price, big-budget line-up – An unknown quantity

The only event to be named after a legendary horror musical, and a child-friendly hoopla in which a vintage-rock backdrop is colonised by grass sledges, synthetic ice-rinks and mini-tanks, Wickerman is not so much a music festival as a rock‘n’roll playground. Now in its tenth year, it was launched by programming maverick Sid Ambrose in tandem with a gaggle of local teens who struck gold with their vision for an action-packed environment augmented by kids’ zones, family sites and hula-hoop workshops. It’s also got one of the best local stages around, The Solus Tent, which this year showcases Rachel Sermanni, RM Hubbert, Randolph’s Leap and Miaoux Miaoux. Did we mention the annual burning of a 40ft Wickerman effigy? We could go on . . . (Nicola Meighan) Line-up: Feeder, Echo and the Bunnymen, Noisettes, The Damned + Camping options for everyone: Quiet, Luxury, Late & Loud . . . – Real life will seem colourless after a weekend surrounded by ceilidh punks and body art

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 5–Mon 29 Aug, edfringe.com If you’ve been living in a dark cave your whole life, there’s a chance you won’t have heard about the massive arts, theatre, comedy, dance and everything-else-fest that rolls through Edinburgh every August. And you may want to return there, as your mind is in danger of being blown.

BELLADRUM TARTAN HEART Beauly, near Inverness, Fri 5–Sat 6 Aug, tartanheartfestival.co.uk Plenty to do here with dance classes, street theatre, author readings and workshops, all under a family-friendly banner. Once all the activities have been exhausted, check out live performances from Texas, Frank Turner and Deacon Blue.

WOMAD Charlton Park, Wiltshire, Fri 29–Sun 31 Jul, womad.org The Charlton Park leg of the WOMAD experience (there are also events at Bristol Zoo on Sat 11 Jun and Cáceres, Spain, in May) has a cracking line-up including Rodrigo y Gabriela, Gogol Bordello and Afrocubism, as well as food, art and literature events and workshops.

LOMOND FOLK FESTIVAL Balloch, Loch Lomond, Fri 29–Sun 31 Jul, lomondfolkfestival.com A multi-arts festival that prides itself on being one of Scotland’s most family-friendly. Only a few acts have been confirmed, Alan Reid and Rob Van Sante, Schiehallion, Yuptae and Lyra Celtica but there is plenty more time for more announcements.

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THE BIG CHILL Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Bristol, Thu 4–Sun 7 Aug, bigchill.net Kanye West, Chipmunk and Rodrigo Y Gabriela headline with some of pop’s biggest names filling the stages throughout the day. DJs such as Kissy Sell Out and Mr. Scruff will be playing sets, and it’s all available on Big Chill radio.

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INDIETRACKS Midland Railway, Derbyshire, Fri 29–Sat 30 Jul, indietracks.co.uk A festival that enables you to make use of the nearby caravan park, to ensure the crowd is fresh-faced for rock and pop artists such as Edwyn Collins, The Hidden Cameras and Jeffrey Lewis. Take note that the £65 weekend ticket does not include accommodation.

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KELBURN GARDEN PARTY

DOUNE THE RABBIT HOLE

COLOURSFEST

Kelburn Castle, near Largs Sat 2 & Sun 3 Jul, kelburngardenparty.com Price: £55 advance, £70 on the gate, camping included

Old Newton, Doune, near Stirling Fri 10–Sun 12 Jun, dounetherabbithole.co.uk Price: £58 weekend (£40 for under16s), camping included, £32 per day (£18 for under-16s). Under-10s go free

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Belladrum Estate, Beauly Fri 5 & Sat 6 Aug, tartanheartfestival.co.uk Price: £90 weekend, camping included, £60 for Saturday only. Under-12s go free

URBAN COOL IN THE COUNTRY

A MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY

GOING PURE MENTAL

Braehead Arena & Waterfront, Glasgow Sat 4 Jun, colours.co.uk Price: £35–50

The award-winning festival returns for an eighth time with a big bunch of music acts parking their campervans in deepest, brightest Inverness-shire. Alongside the music on offer, there’s whole lot of entertainment for children, street theatre, cabaret, cinema, dance, alternative therapies, stalls and, you’ll be relieved to hear, food and drink. Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross reckons this is the first festival the band have ever played, which is surely enough to tell anyone just how special this weekend must be. Echo and the Bunnymen, Anna Calvi, Guillemots and Bronto Skylift are also playing to give the whole thing a proper rock’n’roll kick. For the more extrovert among you, please bear in mind that the theme of the festival is space (as in outer) and those in the finest fancy dress will get a chance to stroll around a catwalk. (Brian Donaldson)

A treasure trove of hidden nooks and spaces around a scenic country glen, Kelburn Garden Party is certainly one of the most enticing festivals on this summer’s bill. Resolutely family friendly (under-13s go free) and based around a 13th century castle that was eye-poppingly redecorated from top to bottom by Brazilian graffiti artists four years ago, it also features what anyone who knows the Scottish scene will recognise as a great lineup. There’s a strong array of DJ talent on the main stage, a slew of fine live bands on the Ten Tracks Pyramid Stage and a dance tent featuring some of Glasgow’s finest, while poetry readings by the waterfall, inventive fancy dress and stunning scenery are all promised. See our dos and don’ts feature on page 20 for an interview with festival head, Dave Boyle. (David Pollock)

Situated in the leafy grounds of a Perthshire country house, Doune The Rabbit Hole is a magical, family-friendly affair, inspired by Lewis Carroll and the early free festivals. Ursine jazzers Polar Bear headline on Friday, with The Vaselines and the Incredible String Band’s Mike Heron taking top billing the following nights. The line-up is deeply infused with weird folk from Alasdair Roberts, Trembling Bells and Pumajaw, and indie pop from BMX Bandits and Zoey Van Goey. Scotland’s alternative scene is represented in all its variety, from the skewed beats of Dam Mantle and Rudi Zygaldo, to the romping synths of Ben Butler & Mousepad and the fourth world postpunk of Tattie Toes. Workshops, talks, and quality food and ale stalls add to the merriment. O frabjous day! (Stewart Smith)

This year is the tenth anniversary of Scotland’s only dance-focused festival, and they’re throwing a little party. Who’s got the cake? And the Buckie? And the poppers and the Vicks VapoRub? A ten thousandstrong sell-out for six years running, Coloursfest isn’t for the faint of heart, but it is for an unashamedly hedonistic crowd of trance and techno-loving ravers. The main arena will be hosted by Colours, with Ferry Corsten and Eddie Halliwell headlining and bringing the crowd up, up and away with two different styles of trance. There will also be a house stage hosted by Pete Tong, a Judgement Sundays outdoor arena headed up by Judge Jules, a NuGeneration Arena showcasing upand-coming superstar DJs from Scotland, plus hardstyle and gabber in the Back to the Future Arena, just in case the rest of it’s not radge enough for you. Fire up those glowsticks. (David Pollock)

Line-up: Roddy Hart, Emeli Sandé, Echo and the Bunnymen, Anna Calvi, Texas + A festival on an estate (the posh kind)? Let’s do it! – Awful cow-related puns on the website

Line-up: Sons & Daughters, Quantic, JD Twitch, Hidden Orchestra, Jackmaster + The line-up’s a directory of Scotland’s finest local bands and DJs – Don’t be tempted to add to the graffiti

Line-up: Polar Bear, The Vaselines, Alasdair Roberts, Trembling Bells, Mike Heron, Conquering Animal Sound + Non-profit, with proceeds going into music and arts projects for children – Tickets on the gate are more expensive, so book early for best value

Line-up: Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell, Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Marcel Woods, Menno de Jong, Chuckie, Dash Berlin, Jon Mancini, Martin Solveig + If it rains, it’s mostly indoors – If it’s sunny, taps will come aff

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BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Catton Hall, Derbyshire, Fri 12–Sun 14 Aug, bloodstock.uk.com A gentle lute and minstrel-led Renaissance festival – no, of course not. With a name like Bloodstock, it could only be an extreme, ‘by the fans, for the fans’ metalfest, with unsigned talent alongside acts like W.A.S.P, Immortal and Motorhead.

FRINGE BY THE SEA Various venues, East Lothian, Mon 8–Sun 14 Aug, fringebythesea.co.uk In short, Fringe By The Sea is an extension of the Edinburgh Fringe, except it’s by the sea and is not quite so vast. Still celebrating the arts with lots of events covering comedy, theatre, dance, music and more.

PIPING LIVE Various venues, Glasgow, Mon 8–Sun 14 Aug, pipinglive.co.uk A week-long programme of events that celebrates Scotland’s most (in)famous musical export, with pipe bands visiting from around the world as well as closer to home to deliver workshops, ceilidh classes, concerts and street performances.

ROYAL BURGH OF PITTENWEEM ARTS FESTIVAL Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Sat 6–Sun 14 Aug, pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk A wide selection of art exhibitions and workshops on photography, jewellery, textiles and plenty more still to be announced, with a rather healthy children’s programme alongside.

FIELD DAY Victoria Park, London, Sat 6 Aug, fielddayfestivals.com In only five years, Field Day has grown to a 20,000-strong festival. And when they’re booking artists for this year’s festival such as Hype Williams, Veronica Falls and Baio (of Vampire Weekend), it is no wonder.

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EDGE FESTIVAL Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 5–Wed 31 Aug, theedgefestival.com Coinciding with the Fringe, the Edge (formerly T on the Fringe) brings together current chart-toppers, old favourites, leftfield acts and onesto-watch. Dizzee Rascal headlined in 2010, and Eels, The Coral, Mika and Tinchy Stryder also appeared.

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The one for . . .

ELECTRIC FROG

RETREAT

INSIDER

SWG3 Warehouse, Glasgow Sat 30–Sun 31 Jul, theelectricfrog.co.uk (see their Facebook pages for further updates) Price: TBC.

Pilrig St Paul’s Church (Leith Walk / Pilrig Street), Edinburgh Sat 27–Sun 28 Aug, retreatfestival.co.uk and tracertrails.co.uk Price: £12 weekend, £7 per day, from wegottickets.com and various outlets, released in July

Inshriach House, near Aviemore Fri 17–Sun 19 Jun, insiderfestival.com Price: £75 weekend, camping included, £25–35 per day

TRACER TRAILS/ CRY PARROT WEEKENDER

URBAN, MIDSUMMER RAVING

The Electric Frog team – they who recently brought us a weekend of warehouse dance action in the shape of François K, Danny Krivit, Optimo and more over the Easter weekend – are back with a summer weekender. Taking place in the same venue – the multi-purpose SWG3 artist studio/ recording space in Glasgow’s West End – the line-up for the July instalment is still under lock and key, but a few names have sneaked out, including cult post-punk grumps The Fall, sci-fi electro orchestra Chrome Hoof (pictured), Iranian techno producer Dubfire, German house DJ Nick Curly, and the reliable Optimo boys. The weekend pulls together the eclectic sonic tastes of Synergy, Slam Events and Optimo, who will be co-curating the programme of live acts and DJs with typical style and enthusiasm. (Claire Sawers) Line-up: A full announcement of the headliners for both days will be put out on Fri 27 May, when tickets will also go on sale + It doesn’t require a schlep back from the countryside - It might call for a Monday off work

It’ll be the fourth year running for the pocket-sized festival, which the organisers describe as ‘an independent micro music festival celebrating Edinburgh’s contribution to the international pop underground.’ And by ‘pop underground’, last year that meant appearances from Conquering Animal Sound, Withered Hand, 7VWWVW, Benni Hemm Hemm and the Douglas Firs. This year’s line-up is still top-secret, but we’ve been told to expect ‘film screenings at dinnertime, delicious foodstuffs from local caterers, a deranged gala-day environment, and the most extravagant staging and costumery no money can buy’. All that, and probably a fair amount of homemade church decorations, DIY merch, and a warm and fuzzy crowd of local music fans sharing hipflasks. (Claire Sawers) Line-up: To be announced. + A fine ending to Edinburgh’s annual festival hoopla - Fans of lad rock anthems will be sorely disappointed

GETTING BACK TO NATURE

SOUNDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND

Formed following the demise of nearby eco-festival The Outsider, The Insider started up last-minute in 2009 as an ever-so-genteel alternative to the rowdy weekenders that the young go to nowadays. Now in its third year, the fest will feature a day curated by esteemed Scots folk group Lau, playing up beautifully to their traditional roots. Set in the Cairngorms National Park, the site allows 750 attendees to camp across the 30-acre estate, offering plenty of privacy. Yurt hire or campervan access costs a little extra, but this year’s Victoriana theme decrees that ‘if you arrive by horse drawn carriage, hot air balloon, traction engine, penny-farthing or flying machine you will be issued with ale tokens to the tune of twenty pounds per conveyance.’ Go on, hold them to it. See our interview with festival organiser Walter Micklethwait on page 20. (David Pollock) Line-up: Lau, Charlie McKerron, Hidden Orchestra, Admiral Fallow, Michael Marra + If you like folk music and the countryside, you’ll love it - If you don’t . . .

SWG3, Glasgow, Sat 10–Sun 11 Sep, cryparrot.co.uk and tracertrails.co.uk Price: £10 weekend, £6 per day Champions of all that is diverse, curious, metropolitan, undersung and fun – two heavy hitters in Scotland’s DIY music scene are joining forces to put on a brand new two-day festival. Glasgow-based independendent music promoters Cry Parrot and Tracer Trails will be taking over SWG3 in Finnieston for a weekend of music spread over three stages. So while we can’t reveal any of the acts just yet, we can assume the copromo will present something special, based on the acts they’ve both put on recently: last month Cry Parrot invited Muscles of Joy, Ben Butler & Mousepad and Moon Unit to help them celebrate their fourth birthday, and they’re bringing the splendid Ducktails in June (see preview, page 98), while Tracer Trails have got avant-garde drummer Charles Hayward playing this month, and a tour with Wounded Knee and Ali Roberts planned for later in the year. (Claire Sawers) Line-up: To be announced. + Expect leftfield and experimental talent - Zero camping and barbecuing potential

FESTIVAL OF POLITICS Various venues, Edinburgh, Thu 25–Sun 27 Aug, festivalofpolitics.org.uk This year’s theme is Renewing Politics in the Age of New Media and the festival organisers say they aim to provide a programme of events that capture the varied ways in which people engage with politics in today’s society.

V FESTIVAL Chelmsford and Birmingham, Sat 20–Sun 21 Aug, vfestival.com Yet another sold out event for the summer of 2011 and it comes as no surprise, with Rihanna and Eminem booked for the main stage. Other acts include Dizzee Rascal, Lost Prophets, Duran Duran and Wiz Khalifa.

SCOTLAND’S FESTIVAL OF HISTORY Lanark, near Glasgow, Sat 20–Sun 21 Aug, scotlandsfestivalofhistory.co.uk If the thought of dressing up in 17th-century costumes and watching battle re-enactments sounds appealing then jot the date in your diary. Two-days full of reenactments from different eras.

MULL OF KINTYRE Campbeltown, Argyll, Thu 18–Sun 21 Aug, mokfest.com Dedicated to showcasing musical talent of South Kintyre. Lots of free events have been planned alongside the more traditional concerts, which will cost around £25. Expect parades and pipe bands including the Fergie MacDonald band, who play at the ceilidh on the Friday.

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Sat 13–Mon 29 Aug, edbookfest.co.uk With the full programme released in June, there will be writers in attendance from over 40 countries covering all genres. Workshops, readings and other activities will get writers new and old involved.

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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 12 Aug–Sun 4 Sept, eif.co.uk This year’s opera, theatre, dance, music and visual art festival focuses on the east, with performances from the National Ballet of China and Wu Hsing-kuo’s one-man King Lear among the highlights.

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The one for . . .

LEITH FESTIVAL

MERCHANT CITY FESTIVAL

FRINGE BY THE SEA

WEST END FESTIVAL

Various venues, North Berwick Mon 8–Sun 14 Aug, fringebythesea.co.uk Price: Varies by event. Sign up on the website to make advance bookings

Various venues, West End Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun, westendfestival.co.uk Price: Varies by event

ENJOYING LOCAL HEROES

Various venues, Leith, Fri 10–Sun 19 Jun, leithfestival.com Price: Varies by event (many are free). Ring the box office on 0131 555 0501 or buy online Whether giggles, galas or gigs are your want, Leith’s blossoming festival has got it covered. Much like the area itself, this annual jamboree has the community and colour to entertain the locals, and the allure to bring in festival-goers from a little farther afield. This year event numbers are on the up as the festival spreads itself across local bars, centres and fields in Leith. The Gala Parade is back (Sat 11 June), so too the festival’s line-up of comedy, theatre, dance, film, food and drink, and more. The sportier can opt for some tug o’ war, while music-lovers can head to one of the folk, rock or pop line-ups on offer, with a suitable homeboy feel of celebrating upcoming and local talent as part of the mix. Comedy fans can enjoy a night of comedic jollity with Susan Morrison at the helm, wjie film buffs should find the odd gem at the Edinburgh Short Film Festival. (Anna Millar) Line-up: Deco Dance, Leith Festival Tattoo, Susan Morrison, Kim Edgar + Great community vibe – Set over ten days it requires some diary planning

Various venues, Merchant City Thu 21–Sun 24 July, merchantcityfestival.com Price: Varies, mostly free Ten years old and the perfect example of a localised ‘area festival’, the MCF works with the Merchant City’s strengths – namely, its great restaurants, shops and architecture. If the past decade is anything to go by, look out for tasting stalls and cooking demonstrations headed up by oneman institution Seamus from Café Gandolfi, and a gigantic catwalk show all the way down Ingram Street. There will also be the chance to see the Merchant City through artistic eyes as part of walking tours led by visual, sound and performance artists and stilt walkers. The MCF is one of a handful of dedicated street theatre festivals in the UK, so take advantage of the jugglers, puppeteers, parkour enthusiasts and roaming samba bands encouraged to lead your eyes (and legs) in new ways around some of Glasgow’s loveliest classical architecture. (Kirstin Innes) Line-up: Tours by Alex Rigg, Gavin Lockhart, Jane Pitt and Big Rory and Ochie the Dog, Fudge Festival by Mischief La Bas + Fresh perspective on a beautiful area – Similar line-up year-on-year. But if it aint broke . . .

SEASIDE CHARMS

TICKING EVERY POSSIBLE BOX

What is there to dislike about Fringe by the Sea? For those in the capital mid-August who are sick and tired of being jostled by Fringe flyer-folk, it’s a wonderful opportunity to seek a retreat and still get a shot of culture. For residents in the North Berwick area, you can taste the spirit of the Fringe without having to pay a minifortune to get back home at night. Originally an idea from Eric Wales, a skiffle band member who thought it would be a laugh to entice Edinburghers away from the festival over to North Berwick for a ‘seaside skiffle’ (price included a smoked sausage supper and ice-cream), this brainwave morphed into a fullyfledged Fringe event of its own in 2008. As well as comedy, music and literary events, expect plenty of fun for the kids and a guided walk in sight of the mighty Bass Rock. The bluesy/folk-y music line-up this year includes Eddi Reader (pictured). (Brian Donaldson) Line-up: Capercaillie, The Poozies, Lau, Eddi Reader, Maggie O’Farrell + An oasis-like escape from the Edinburgh madness – Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Comedy, art exhibitions, fashion shows, live music, theatre, debates, cooking classes, workshops, guided walks, vintage fairs, performance poetry bingo – with over 600 events spreading out over two weeks, Glasgow’s long-running community festival behemoth really does offer something for everyone. The main highlight is as ever the opening parade Mardi Gras on Sun 5 June, complete with carnival through Kelvingrove Park, but this year we’re also looking forward to the reopening of Cottier’s Theatre (with chamber music and plays), the foodie/fashion bash Gibson Street Gala (Sun 12 June), and open-air screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Dirty Dancing on a giant screen in Kelvingrove Park. Basically, it’s a fortnight-long showcase of everything that’s great about the West End and the people who live there: creative, community-focused, arty, foodie and involved. (Kirstin Innes) Line-up: Tommy Reilly and Ro Campbell, but this one’s more about the community than the names. + Making the most of almost every venue west of Charing Cross – Almost too much going on

BESTIVAL Robin Hill, Isle of Wight, Thu 8–Sun 11 Sep, bestival.net One for the nostalgic as Bestival kicks off with three days of highly respected artists from music history: Primal Scream, The Cure, Public Enemy, Kelis, Fatboy Slim, Grandmaster Flash and PJ Harvey are just a few big names. Tickets start from £170 plus booking for the whole weekend.

END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL Lamer Tree Gardens, North Dorset, Fri 2–Sun 4 Sep, endoftheroadfestival.com A variety of activities for all ages with a host of family-friendly acts like Mogwai, Joanna Newsom, Wild Beasts, The Fall and Beirut. Locate the children’s play area and experience the comedy, literature events and workshops on offer.

CREAMFIELDS Daresbury, near Manchester, Sat 27–Sun 28 Aug, creamfields.com A strict over-18s policy at the world’s leading dance festival. With Creamfields being so prestigious, there are plenty of festival exclusives and special guests including Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Judge Jules, Steve Angello and Calvin Harris.

READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL Richfield Avenue, Reading and Bramham Park, Leeds, Fri 26–Sun 28 Aug, readingfestival.com and leedsfestival.com My Chemical Romance, Muse, The Strokes, The Offspring, Panic! At The Disco and even Henry Rollins are all making an appearance.

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EDINBURGH MELA FESTIVAL Leith Links, Edinburgh, Fri 2–Sun 4 Sep, edinburgh-mela.co.uk The capital’s annual celebration of cultural diversity returns, with dance, music, theatre, circus, crafts, fashion and food events all taking place in the tented village on Leith Links. There’s an emphasis this year on world, traditional and urban music performances.

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WIZARD New Deer Showground, Aberdeenshire, Fri 26–Sat 27 Aug, wizardfestival.com With the headline acts announced as The Stranglers, Cast and Saw Doctors, it leaves the coming months to slowly trail out the rest of the line-up, but with tickets for this family-friendly festival only £75, they’re sure to sell like hot cakes.

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FOOD AND STREET PERFORMANCE

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word perfect Brian Donaldson asks a selection of writers to pick their favourite Scottish book fests

Borders Book Festival

New Words

Wigtown Book Festival

Melrose’s delightfully titled Harmony Garden will open its gates to 65 events featuring an array of authors and personalities. Among the hotshot names appearing are Maureen Lipman, Michael Parkinson, Alexander McCall Smith, Kirsty Wark and Rory Bremner. John Lloyd, comic writer: ‘Entrancing, hilarious and altogether delightful. Unforgettable fun and a triumph of brilliant organisation. It was the best experience I’ve ever had at a literary festival by miles.’ 16–19 Jun, bordersbookfestival.org

Across Aberdeenshire comes this showcase of new work by poets, fiction writers, dramatists, storytellers, actors, comedians, translators, musicians, composers, sound artists, dancers, choreographers, and visual artists. Paulina Vanderbilt, poet (pictured): ‘New Words is a unique opportunity for local authors who cannot yet live off their writing, but nonetheless have to live by their passion for it. The festival offers a wealth of writings in all shapes and sizes, and is a marvellous blend of amateurs and professionals.’ 1–30 Sep, newwords.co.uk

Set in Scotland’s National Book Town, Wigtown was dubbed ‘one of the best autumn festivals in the world’ and with good reason: the bookshops in and around the town house over a quarter of a million books. Barbara Trapido, author: ‘The whole thing was a delight, from the town, with all those bookshops and little cafés (I especially loved ReadingLasses), the people and the gasp-inducing landscape.’ 23 Sep–1 Oct, wigtownbookfestival.com

Inverness Book Festival

Edinburgh Independent & Radical Book Fair

Scottish International Storytelling Festival

Off the Page

Run by Word Power Books, it’s a peculiarly high-end event which can be enjoyed on a smaller budget. As well as author events and book launches, it features workshops, screenings and exhibitions. Alan Bissett, author (pictured): ‘The Radical Book Fair is a unique and absolutely necessary forum in Scottish culture, one of the few that hasn’t been distorted by the market place. Marginalised authors and themes are given a voice regardless of media hype or publicity spend, which opens up a vital space for radical debate.’ 26–30 Oct, word-power.co.uk

Dundee Literary Festival

The Highlands capital hosts its eighth annual literary shebang with the Eden Court Theatre housing proceedings. Confirmed on the bill are crack authors Christopher Brookmyre and Louise Welsh, and playwright John Byrne. Kevin MacNeil, author (pictured): ‘Friendly, relaxed and inspiring, it strikes a fine balance between locally and internationally renowned authors and caters for all age groups, offering attractive events to fans of literary and popular fiction, history, cookery, ecology and biography.’ 10–14 Aug, invernessbookfestival.co.uk

A feast of performances, talks, workshops, discussions and fun family activities at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. This year’s event will focus on Scotland and the Mediterranean with acts from Sardinia, Crete and Corsica appearing. David Campbell, storyteller (pictured): ‘The Storytelling Festival uniquely confirms that stories are the politics of the hear, celebrates our common humanity in a way our national bard would applaud and embodies the prime Scottish virtue of hospitality.’ 21–30 Oct, scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk

The DLF brings together big names from the world of literature, journalism, philosophy and politics alongside workshops, talks, film, theatre, book signings, music and parties. Kirsty Gunn, author: ‘A wonderful mix of events with internationally renowned authors with local author events, workshops and a chance to get advice from some of the most experienced professionals in publishing at our annual publishers panel.’ 27–30 Oct, literarydundee.co.uk

DUNDEE LITERARY FESTIVAL Dundee University, Thu 27–Sun 30 Oct, literarydundee.co.uk Dundee Literary Festival welcomes local and international authors for poetry readings, workshops and children’s events. Take note that some of the events are free but are issued on a first-come-first-served basis so get your name down quickly.

GLASGAY! Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 21 Oct–Sat 12 Nov, glasgay.co.uk Glasgay! is Scotland’s annual celebration of queer culture, with a programme of top acts and new artists from around the world. Events span comedy, music, film, theatre, visual and performance art, literature, clubs and education.

WIGTOWN BOOK FESTIVAL Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Fri 23 Sep–Sun 2 Oct, wigtownbookfestival.com Known as Scotland’s national book town, big things are expected for the Wigtown Book Festival although it is a little early for any announcements. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for the popular Wigtown poetry competition during the festival.

TARBERT MUSIC FESTIVAL Loch Fyne, Argyll, Fri 16–Sun 18 Sep, tarbertmusicfestival.com No updates have been established for 2011 at the moment, however most of the events are completely free of charge. 2010 saw The Democrats, Neck and The Keelies on the bill, which should give you a flavour of what to expect.

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SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Fri 21–Sun 30 Oct, scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk Island Odyssey: Scotland and Old Europe is the theme of this year’s Storytelling Festival. Expect inspiring live performances, thought-provoking talks, workshops, discussions and fun family activities.

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LOOPALLU Ullapool, Scotland, Fri 16–Sat 17 Sep, loopallu.co.uk No line-up has been released yet, but Loopallu has a reputation for booking biggies before they become so, including Franz Ferdinand, The View, Kassidy, Frightened Rabbit and Mumford and Sons. Tickets are now on sale so take a risk and snap them up.

SEPTEMBER

The sixth Stirling book festival takes place across the city’s libraries incorporating their Off The Stanza poetry competition. Among those appearing this year are Mark Billingham, Caro Ramsay and Stuart MacBride. Louise Welsh, author (pictured): ‘I loved Stirling last year. The audience was warm, well informed and asked stimulating questions, not all of which I had the answers for!’ 10–17 Sep, stirling.gov.uk/offthepage

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Edinburgh International Festival 2011 Annual Open Discussion

Bar & Restaurant

‘INTERROGATING MULTICULTURALISM; CELEBRATING MANY CULTURES’ The Hub, High Street, Edinburgh (near the Castle)

THURSDAY 16 JUNE 5.45pm to 8.15 pm

25 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PB Tel. 0131 240 7197 www.tempus-edinburgh.co.uk

A debate begun by Jonathan Mills (Director, Edinburgh International Festival) and Femi Folorunso (Development Officer, Creative Scotland) in which all are invited to take part. The theme of this year's Festival 'To the Far West' challenges our assumptions about what is central, what is peripheral, what is familiar and what is foreign. It provides a backdrop for reopening the whole question of ‘multiculturalism’, aligning it in a way that provides for reflective, unbiased discussion about what might constitute a modern, truly multicultural society. Refreshments A free event, sponsored by trade unions, but please register with acowan@ucu.org.uk

Featured artists

Kate Downie Helen Denerley Pum Dunbar Alex Muir Duncan of Jordanstone

100 Artists drama music poetry workshops artists talks

A rts Festival Pittenweem August 6-14 www.pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk

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This year, Taste of Edinburgh will be showcasing a little bit of Glasgow too with three of the city’s most iconic and celebrated restaurants, Café Gandolfi, Two Fat Ladies and Cail Bruich added to its restaurant line-up. Fresh from their recent Reader’s Choice award win at The List Eating and Drinking Guide Awards 2011, Seumas MacInnes and his team at Café Gandolfi will join Two Fat Ladies, one of Glasgow’s oldest and most celebrated restaurants and hidden West End gem, Cail Bruich, at this year’s event. The Glasgow culinary favourites form a stellar line up of restaurants, representing the very best of Scottish culinary talent; Chez Rouz, Cucina at Hotel Missoni, First Coast, Ondine, Plumed Horse, Restaurant Mark Greenaway, Restaurant Martin Wishart, Tigerlily, Vincaffé and Wedgwood.

HEFS C E H T MEET

TONY BORTHWICK PLUMED HORSE

MARY CONTINI VINCAFFÉ

PAUL WEDGWOOD WEDGWOOD THE RESTAURANT

With origins in the sleepy Dumfries and Galloway town of Crossmichael, The Plumed Horse was awarded a Michelin star in 2001. After relocating the restaurant to Leith, Edinburgh in 2006, the restaurant has established an enviable reputation in the city’s dining scene. With two years as Restaurant of the Year at both the AA and Catering in Scotland Awards, the restaurant has also this year been nominated for AA Wine List of the Year.

With a family history steeped in food and drink it’s no surprise that Mary has been a director of the famous Italian delicatessen, Valvona & Crolla Ltd, in Edinburgh since 1983. This is only one of many accomplishments, including publishing a number of best-selling cook books and establishing VinCaffè to celebrate the family business’ 70th anniversary in 2004. Mary believes in using the best seasonal produce and treating it very simply to really enjoy the best flavours.

Since establishing Wedgwood the Restaurant in 2005, Paul Wedgwood has quickly become one of the most respected chefs in Edinburgh. Winning a coveted place in The Michelin Guide in January 2010, the restaurant has also picked up an impressive string of accolades including Best New Restaurant in the Harden’s Restaurant Guide, a Fodor’s Choice Distinction Award and Restaurant of the Year at the Scottish Licensed Trade News Awards 2010.

‘Taste will be different for us this year, we will be showcasing three special dishes which epitomise what we do best – delicious food without the fuss. Guests can be sure of quality ingredients, core flavours and textures in each and every dish we serve over the weekend. We’ll be using our trusted oyster supplier An Cuig from East Kilbride. Owners Morven and Connell are both passionate and proud of their oysters and rightly so! They offer a clean and fresh taste of the sea, typical of west coast oysters and perfect for enjoying on a summer’s day. We are excited about the whole thing. If somebody could have a word with the powers that be to assure some beautiful weather then we will be in for a perfect weekend. See you there!’

‘I am really excited about the timing and venue for Taste this year – holding the event at its old haunt on The Meadows brings it back into the heart of Edinburgh. We’ve been at Taste since it started so all our staff are keen to join in the fun. This year we are showcasing our Neapolitan Heritage, celebrating our family’s history with some of the freshest, Italian food. We’re really excited about bringing a taste of the Mediterranean to the event with some tasty ‘street food’ – quickly cooked, beautifully presented food of La Dolce Vita.’

GET A TASTE OF THE ACTION We are offering all List readers the chance to enjoy a slice of the culinary action at this year’s Taste of Edinburgh, with 10 pairs of tickets up for grabs.

‘Although I’ve been demonstrating at Taste for the past three years this will be the first time Wedgwood the Restaurant has a restaurant at the festival and we’re looking forward to tantalising taste buds with our passion for food. We will be showing a number of interesting and unique dishes incorporating Scotland’s fabulous natural ingredients. One of my most recent creations, which I think I’ll be including, is Raspberry and Balbair Whisky Cranachan with an Orange Scented Shortbread – the addition of the Balbair whisky really sets it apart. I will also be highlighting the numerous seasonal ingredients our riversides and hedgerows have to offer and suggesting ways to use them.’

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RYAN JAMES TWO FAT LADIES AT THE BUTTERY

SEUMUS MACINNES CAFÉ GANDOLFI

CHRIS CHARALABOUS CAIL BRUICH

Two Fat Ladies is one of Glasgow’s most celebrated and enduring restaurants. When Ryan James bought the restaurant in 2002 he saw its potential and after three years of trading at capacity, Two Fat Ladies was born on Blythswood Street in October 2005, swiftly followed by Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery in October 2007. All three restaurants continue to surpass expectations of both Glaswegians and tourists alike, with their passion for seafood and ethos of simple, local ingredients cooked with flair, care and attention.

From the moment the doors open at 9am for breakfast at Café Gandolfi there is a friendliness and homeliness which has woven the restaurant into the fabric of Glasgow social life since its opening 30 years ago. Deagh Bhiadh, Deagh Bheannachd – well fed, well blessed. The Gaelic proverb displayed on the wall of Café Gandolfi is chef Seumas MacInnes’ inspiration for everyone who eats here. Born and raised as a Glasgow Gael, Seumas’ honest approach is one informed by superb locally sourced ingredients, locally sourced, simply cooked and served with care.

Located in the bohemian district of Glasgow’s West End, this sophisticated dining destination sits adjacent to Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens. Under the guidance of chef patron Chris Charalambous, who recently returned from a placement at the world’s best restaurant, Noma in Copenhagen, the family-owned restaurant presents a sumptuous menu using nothing but the finest fresh, seasonal ingredients. Exceptional waiting staff are more than keen to discuss the food and the wine list is crafted in perfect partnership with the menu, showcasing a host of carefully selected small suppliers from around the globe.

‘When I was first approached to be part of Taste of Edinburgh, without even drawing breath my answer was a wholehearted yes. How exciting to be involved in a truly national festival celebrating the best food, producers, restaurants and chefs in Scotland. Scotland's food and drink is regarded as some of the finest in the world and Taste will help Scotland become a serious destination for foodies all over the globe. It will certainly be my personal pleasure to take our ‘Service with Style’ strategy and encourage people to visit Glasgow's restaurants and celebrate the tastes and flavour of the west coast.’

‘We are thrilled to be on board with Taste of Edinburgh this year – not only is it our first time at the event but it is the first time any Glasgow restaurant has taken part. We are a small team so the thought of a larger scale event is daunting but with support from the other Glaswegian restaurants who we know very well, we will work together to put on a show to remember. We will be treating guests to some delightful classic dishes, using ingredients from Scotland’s outstanding natural larder – our Stornoway Black Pudding is a bit of an institution at the restaurant and a dish we can’t wait to serve up at Taste!’

‘Myself, my brother Paul and the entire team are absolutely thrilled to be taking part in Taste of Edinburgh this year. It is a real pleasure to be joining some of the most established restaurants in Scotland to showcase what we have to offer on such a fantastic platform. The standard of restaurants in the city is continually improving and we are proud to be at the forefront of that. To be able to present our food and talented team at such a respected event like Taste of Edinburgh is great. We are committed to using the best Scottish suppliers, and look forward to this year’s event’

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hen I was 13, listening to Choice FM, I would listen to a lot of R&B from America, and whenever a British person tried to do it, it didn’t really work, they just sounded like they were trying to copy that whole style. Now the music sounds British, something real rather than an imitation.’ She may only be 21 but Katy B knows her genre, and can see how far the current UK scene has come in the past few years. Where British R&B and urban was once a bad joke, the long gestation of grime and dubstep has now produced a raft of genuine stars who dominate the UK charts. Katy B is unique among them as the only female artist with a track record of consecutive top ten hits, not to mention a number two album, Katy On a Mission, that was only kept off the top spot by Adele’s crushing popularity. Like her chartmates – Tinchy Stryder, Dizzee Rascal, Tinie Tempah – she treads a fine line between urban integrity and pop gimmickry, but it’s a formula that has brought her legions of fans, few of whom would doubt her credibility.

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mission statement

She’s the chart-friendly, female face of dubstep, and she’s bringing everything, including the kitchen sink, to RockNess. Henry Northmore speaks to Katy B

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Kirsty McLaren checks out the festival additions for 2011

ARENAS:I RockNess have laid on three brand new arenas for 2011. Firstly, the Rock’n’Roll Circus will showcase cutting-edge music and comedy talent from the likes of Jamie Woon and The Cuban Brothers. Secondly, Glasgow clubbing institution Sub Club will present Sub Club Sound System, hosting Modeselektor, Jamie XX and Optimo. Finally, the new Sound City Stage will feature

the top 20 entries in the Sound City nationwide talent search for hot new bands and solo artists. COMEDY:I The festival has no fewer than 28 comedians signed up to appear over the course of the weekend. From the best Scottish talent to some of the biggest festival comics from around the world. Highlights will no doubt include Ian Cognito, Ro

‘Things go in cycles. It’s like fashion, like flares go out then skinny jeans come in, people want something fresh,’ adds Katy (real name Kathleen Brien). ‘It’s the strongest ever urban scene at the moment and I hope it can progress and keep getting stronger and be the base for something larger.’ True, home-brewed urban music is manna to UK record buyers right now, but Brien’s success is down to more than just people’s boredom with the American alternatives. Her regular collaborators, Magnetic Man – a supergroup comprising dubstep figureheads Skream, Benga and Artwork – recently turned themselves from gritty, South London trendsetters to a crowdfriendly chart outfit and festival booking (they also play this year’s RockNess on the Saturday). The trio, and producers like them, have only just finished laying the path to crossover success – now Brien is perfectly positioned to walk down it. ‘The [album’s] producers were Geeneus & Zinc. Between them they’ve made grime, jungle, house, UK funky and dubstep, so it’s a real mash-up hybrid of all those genres with my songwriting over the top,’ she explains. ‘Sort of a kitchen sink drama. I wrote it while I was at uni, so it involves everything in my life from raving to love, my friends and partying. You’ve got tracks like “Katy on a Mission” and “Lights On”, which are very upbeat, it’s all very electronic but some of the stuff is quite sad and much darker.’ Though ‘raving’ doesn’t appear in the plays of the original kitchen sink dramatists, Brien needn’t worry too much about her literary allusions when she has such evident pop smarts. Prior to studying popular music at Goldsmiths Unversity, she was at Croydon’s BRIT School, and has followed Adele, Amy Winehouse and Kate Nash out of that institution into the charts. To her credit, she has a background of involvement in bone fide underground hits, originally featuring on a number of house tracks as Baby Katie (including the Geeneus cover of Kevin

Campbell, Sean Hughes and Daniel Sloss. STREAMING:I Exclusive coverage of this year’s RockNess will be made available to watch on the BBC iPlayer and BBC ALBA. The viewing package will include a mixture of livestreamed headline shows and highlights will air right through to September to ensure those who missed out can catch up, and those who

can’t get enough can relive it. CELEBRATIONS:I Glasgow’s Soma Records celebrate 20 years of releasing the crème de la crème of electronic dance music in 2011, and RockNess will be helping them by laying on a three-day party that will include performances from the likes of Erol Alkan, Pan-Pot, Andrew Weatherall, Funk D’Void and Ewan Pearson.

Saunderson’s classic ‘Good Life’) before the aforementioned work with Magnetic Man (‘I love working with those guys, they’re hilarious’), then guesting on squiggly, electro thumper ‘Hold Me’ for The Count & Sinden’s Mega Mega Mega album. It was her collaboration with Benga, however, ‘Katy on a Mission’ – a resonant, bassy dubstep track – that ended up going top ten. By the time she toured Scotland this May, she was so in demand her Glasgow date was upgraded from King Tut’s to the Arches. When we speak she’s crammed into the back of a van hurtling down the motorway towards Plymouth, where she’ll be finishing off her dates supporting Tinie Tempah, but still manages to be endearingly enthusiastic about the current music scene and the position she’s found herself in. ‘It’s been wonderful. I’ve got the best job in the world.’ Her highlight? The opportunity to collaborate with one of her musical heroes on single ‘Lights On’, another top ten hit. ‘You ask any female MC out there “who is your favourite MC?” and they’re gonna say “Ms Dynamite”. No question about that at all. She was definitely an influence on me; she’s a wonderful person, so humble and lovely. She’s a wicked role-model and she’s inspired me a lot because she came from pirate and garage and crossed over. She found it quite daunting as well so she’s been wicked to have around.’ A full live band will back her at RockNess, but it will still be Brien’s vocals that step into the spotlight – her distinctive delivery adding emotional depth and personality. She got a taste for festival crowds when supplying vocals for Magnetic Man in Reading Festival’s rammed dance tent last year, but this will be her first time out with her own music. ‘Because my music is quite energetic it’s a lot of fun performing the songs. It’s gonna be a great atmosphere; I can’t wait.’

‘THE MUSIC SOUNDS BRITISH, REAL RATHER THAN AN IMITATION’

Katy B plays the Goldenvoice Arena, RockNess, Fri 10 Jun.

TRIBAL GATHERING RockNess’ mix of dance beats, DJs and rock brings together a multitude of musical tribes. Let’s see who’s out to represent . . .

INDIE ROCKERS CHIEF: Kasabian brought T in the Park to a storming close last year and their electro rock anthems should tear up the banks of Loch Ness as they headline on Friday. FOLLOWERS: The Cribs, Jim Jones Revue, We Are Scientists, The Wombats, Bombay Bicycle Club.

BASS ADDICTS CHIEF: Magnetic Man, confusingly not a man but three as Benga, Skream and Artwork bring dubstep to the masses. FOLLOWERS: Jamie Woon, Nero, Skrillx, Sub Focus, Katy B, Jamie xx.

DANCEFLOOR BANGERS CHIEF: The Chemical Brothers have a seemingly unending list of infectious, heavy-hitting hits from ‘Block Rockin’ Beats’ and ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl’ to ‘Galvanise’. The perfect Saturday night closer. FOLLOWERS: Groove Armada, Simian Mobile Disco, Japanese Popstars, Example.

HOUSE HEADS CHIEF: Hailing from Chicago, Derrick Carter knows his house. Expect smooth cuts, deep deep grooves and liquid beats. FOLLOWERS: Laidback Luke, Master H, Harri & Domenic, Jesse Rose.

SCRATCH PERVERTS CHIEF: DJ Shadow is an acknowledged master of the art of deck manipulation. His classic albums have proved one man and his turntable can be the next step in musical evolution. FOLLOWERS: DJ Yoda, Mark Ronson, Erol Alkan.

GREAT SCOTS CHIEF: After three years away, Glasgow’s Sons & Daughters make a welcome return to the festival circuit, playing out their new album of folk-tinged, rock stompers Mirror Mirror. FOLLOWERS: Frightened Rabbit, Broken Records, Clouds, Emeli Sandé.

LAUGHING BOYS CHIEF: After the success of Kevin Bridges in 2010, RockNess is launching a comedy stage this year. Sean Hughes is a master stand up, making jokes out of the misery of the mundane. FOLLOWERS: Daniel Sloss, Scott Agnew, Ro Campbell, the Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolf III. 26 May–23 June 2011 THE LIST 37

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Glasvegas are back, a stronger and wiser band. Henry Northmore finds Rab Allan ready to stoke the emotions on stage once again

y head wasn’t in a very good place either. My head was up my arse. I didn’t really know what was happening. I was just as bad as he was,’ explains Glasvegas guitarist Rab Allan (pictured, far right) with a nervous laugh. He’s referring to frontman (and Rab’s cousin) James Allan’s overdose at Coachella festival back in 2009 when Glasvegas were caught up in a whirlwind of hype and relentless touring. Their emotional, downbeat indie had struck home across the globe, their tales of domestic misery such as ‘Daddy’s Gone’ and ‘Geraldine’ becoming strangely life-affirming anthems. Something had to give. ‘It is difficult for James because he needs to sing those songs and mean it every night. The guitar is a little more synthetic, I can play guitar every night,’ acknowledges Rab, ‘but the way he expresses an emotion through his vocals, I don’t think it’s something you can just do off the cuff.’ Back in 2008, on the eve of the release of their eponymous debut album, the band had threatened that Glasvegas and subsequent Christmas album A Snowflake Fell (And it Felt Like a Kiss) would be their only output before they lay down their guitars. ‘I guess we stayed inspired and creative enough to write another album,’ says Allan. ‘Some people do music because that is their job, but James doesn’t do

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that. He writes music because it is a way of expressing himself. He could wake up tomorrow and not want to write anymore, and that’s the way life is.’ Returning with their eccentrically punctuated second album EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\ earlier this year, produced by Flood (the pseudonym of producer Mark Ellis) and James Allan, it has a richer more orchestral sound. ‘I think we have all grown up a lot in the past three years. Me, James and [bassist] Paul [Donoghue] have all grown as people and have become a lot more confident and reassured about what we do. We’re like boys to men.’ There’s also a looser, funkier dynamic powered by new drummer Jonna Löfgren. ‘We all took turns trying to get her into bed – she said “no” to all of us, so other than that, it’s been a happy, wonderful relationship,’ he laughs. ‘She’s incredible, it feels like she has always been here.’ Although Glasvegas love playing the festival season, Rab’s puzzled by their appeal: ‘I’ve never been to a festival to watch bands. I don’t like camping, I don’t know how anyone can go to a festival and camp. I couldn’t do that. That’s not my scene.’ Glasvegas play the Main Stage, RockNess, Sun 12 Jun.

MEET THE HEADLINERS Kirsty McLaren finds one thing you probably didn’t know about each of the stars of RockNess

KASABIAN

CHEMICAL BROTHERS

PAOLO NUTINI

Frontman Tom Meighan (pictured, left) was left temporarily blind last year after he was hit in the eye by a sausage while on stage. The band were performing at an awards ceremony in Germany when an angry audience member decided to make their feelings for the Kasabian singer known by launching the meaty missile at his face.

It’s no secret that The Chemical Brothers list post-punk legends The Fall as one of their inspirations, but Ed Simons (pictured, left) has taken his love for front man Mark E Smith one step further – with a portrait of the singer tattooed on his arm. He tweeted a picture in September of last year to some less-than-complimentary comments likening it to Frankenstein’s monster.

Gravelly-voiced Paolo Nutini wasn’t always such a crooner. In 2007 Radio 1 let slip that back when the Paisley lad was 15 he auditioned for a spot in seminal pre-teen pop band S Club Juniors, but was shown the door because of his terrible dancing. Plastic pop’s loss is blue eyed soul’s gain as Sunny Side Up went quadruple platinum.

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bank job Hosting his own Sunday Best Arena once again, Rob Da Bank tells us why RockNess is such a unique festival

It’s one of the most beautiful sites for a festival probably anywhere in the world. Obviously you’ve got Loch Ness nestling at the bottom of the site but the whole drive out there from Inverness through rolling hills and valleys is totally stunning. There is so much space at RockNess, I’m quite envious coming from Bestival, where we struggle slightly because of the layout of the site. Obviously there’s the whole monster legend or whatever it is: I like the mythical angle to it too. Since they started RockNess, we’ve been hands-on, with creative ideas and sorting out talent. I’ve worked with [festival director] Jim [King] before so it was quite natural that we’d get on board. I love going to festivals, just DJing, but it’s nice to be able to have a bit of a say in the line-up and how things look and feel. I’ve been focusing mainly on the tent that we’ve been helping programme. Fake Blood will be fantastic. He’s been DJing for a few years and is now coming out with a live show. It looks wicked. It’s a typically eclectic kind of Da Banklike line-up. Beardyman, who’s signed to my label, then Boys Noize, Simian Mobile Disco and Sub Focus; there’s a lot of the kind of electronic stuff I like and then things like Niki & the Dove, with their Scandinavian indie-pop crossover thing. I’m a huge fan of The Chemical Brothers and they’ve got a monster new show, so I’ll definitely try and check them out. I do tailor my set for festivals and tailor it even more for a Scottish crowd. I often play my happy hardcore bootleg of The Proclaimers’ ‘500 Miles’, which always goes down stonkingly well. The first time I played it I was really nervous, but then the chant went up and I’ve played it every year since. Quite often going on at 2 or 3pm in a tent at a festival it’ll be half-empty, with a few people just nonchalantly nodding their heads. But I went on at 2 or 3 the first time I played RockNess and the tent was full of three or four thousand kids going absolutely crazy. People know how to party but they also really know their music, so it’s one of the coolest festival crowds around. Rob Da Bank plays the Sunday Best Arena, Sun 12 Jun. 40 THE LIST 26 May–23 June 2011

TRAVEL INFO

The easiest way to get yourself to RockNess is via Citylink’s direct bus service. Here’s our handy guide to their services:

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EDINBURGH

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OUTWARD:

Friday 10 June 9.45am–2pm 11.45am–4pm Saturday 11 June 9am–1.15pm Sunday 12 June 9am–1.15pm

Friday 10 June Noon–4pm Saturday 11 June 9am–1pm Sunday 12 June 9am–1pm

Friday 10 June 10.30am–2pm 12.30–4pm Saturday 11 June 9.45am–1.15pm Sunday 12 June 9.45am–1.15pm

Friday 10 June 1pm–4.30pm RETURN: Monday 13 June 10.30am–2pm

RETURN: RETURN: Saturday 11 June 11.30pm–3.45am Sunday 12 June 11.30pm–3.45am Monday 13 June 9am–1.15pm 10am–2.15pm 11pm–3.15pm noon–4.15pm

Saturday 11 June 11.30pm–3.30am Sunday 12 June 11.30pm–3.30am Monday 13 June 10.30am–2.30pm 11.30am–3.30pm

RETURN: Saturday 11 June 11.30pm–3am Sunday 12 June 11.30pm–3am Monday 13 June 9am–12.30pm 10am–1.30pm 11am–2.30pm noon–3.30pm

There are also regular shuttle buses from Inverness throughout the weekend and further services from Aberdeen, Aviemore, Dunfermline, Perth, Nairn, Forres, Elgin, Pitlochry, Preston, Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham and London. See citylink.co.uk/e_rockness.php for full details and ticket bookings.

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Film Fest EIFF

SEX AND THE SETTEE For her new film, Meet Monica Velour, Kim Cattrall has ditched the glamour of Sex and the City to play a porn star-turned-couch potato. She briefs Miles Fielder on growing old ungracefully o have a role like this in your fifties is quite extraordinary,’ says Kim Cattrall, who is 53 and has made a virtue of playing sexy older women in a business that refuses to equate the one with the other. ‘When Meet Monica Velour showed at the Tribeca Film Festival,’ she continues, ‘they called it “Requiem for A Porn Star”, which I thought was quite apt, really. No one’s writing roles like this for women.’ In EIFF highlight Meet Monica Velour, Cattrall plays a retired 70s porn star who has fallen upon hard times. Living in a trailer park in the American mid-west, Velour scrapes a living working small-town strip bars and is losing a custody battle with her asshole husband over her beloved daughter. When nerdy teenage fan Tobe (one-time Glee actor Dustin Ingram) turns up on her doorstep to announce his love, Velour finds herself involved in a sweet and ridiculous romance that threatens her already insecure life with a whole new set of headaches. The film is a bittersweet romantic comedy drama, written and directed

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by first-timer Keith Bearden, that harks back to the offbeat, ‘indie’ American cinema of the 1980s. It’s a low-budget film, certainly in comparison with the blockbusting Sex & the City 2, which Cattrall made in the same year. The character was also a departure for Cattrall – Monica Velour demanded she ditch the glamour of SatC’s New York socialite Samantha Jones, put on the pounds and swear off the make-up. ‘Most actors of a certain age are brought in to “do what they do”,’ Cattrall says. ‘To do the kind of character they often play. When you’re making a departure, preparation is important. This was something I could not just show up and do. This was something I had to take apart and reconstruct for myself, make it my Monica Velour. That’s what I do in the theatre, whether I’m playing Amanda in Private Lives or Cleopatra in A&C. I’ve got to take the thing apart and then I can build my socialite, my queen or my porn star.’ Cattrall was born in Liverpool, grew up in Canada and studied drama in London and New York, where, in her final year, she made her big-screen debut in Otto Preminger’s 1975 film Rosebud. She took bit parts in TV shows – Charlie’s Angels, Starsky and Hutch – and then played sexpots in frat-coms: Porky’s, Police Academy, Mannequin. Her subsequent film career has a handful of highlights – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Big Trouble in Little China – but working in Hollywood has also given her opportunities on some high-profile theatre stages. Last year she

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ESSENTIAL INFO The times they are a-changin’ at the EIFF. Here are the ten facts you need to know

The festival has a new artistic director, James Mullighan (pictured), who is from Adelaide. Previously he ran the independent filmmakers’ network Shooting People and was a journalist. He says: ‘Throughout its history [the Festival] has been provocative, controversial, a little dangerous often, a debate leader and a culture setter, but not lately. We want to get back to that . . .’

Former festival directors Mark Cousins and Lynda Myles and festival patron Tilda Swinton have been giving some friendly advice but have not been curating the Festival. ‘A few emails to friends cannot, in any light, be construed as the curatorship of a major international film festival,’ Swinton clarified in April.

The Festival hub has been moved from Lothian Road to the Teviot building at Bristo Square, named Festivalhouse@Teviot for June. Here, delegates will be encouraged to rub shoulders with the great unwashed at screenings, club nights and talks, including a daily ‘Filmmakers in Focus’ talk at 5.15pm.

There will be no awards at this year’s festival. Red carpets and premieres have been scaled back as part of a shift in ethos towards inclusion and innovation. Expect to hear the word ‘pop-up’ quite a lot.

Films will be shown in more places, including a pop-up public screen in St Andrew Square. Filmhouse, Cameo, Dominion, the Festival Theatre, and the George Square Theatre will all be venues. Cineworld will not (although you could go there to see Kung Fu Panda 2). The opening film is Irish crime caper The Guard, a kind of cross between In Bruges and 1960s policier In the Heat of the Night with Brendan Gleeson as a corrupt cop and Don Cheadle as an uptight CIA officer. There will be no closing night film this year.

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EIFF will be collaborating with the Sheffield Documentary Festival, meaning that a third of the total programme will comprise new documentaries, among them James ‘Man on Wire’ Marsh’s Project Nim and Sundance winner Hell and Back Again.

conquered London’s West End, garnering rave reviews for her role in Richard Eyres’ production of Noël Coward’s aforementioned Private Lives. Nevertheless, since Sex and the City debuted in 1998, Cattrall has been indelibly identified with Samantha Jones. It’s taken a low-budget independent film with a first-time writer-director to give her the opportunity to play a part that’s now ‘out-of-character’. But although Velour and Jones might seem worlds apart, both roles have allowed Cattrall to challenge perceptions of women and beauty. ‘Monica Velour allowed me to do that,’ Cattrall explains. ‘This is what 50 looks like. There was no make-up, apart from some to make my neck look older. I’ve been objectified a lot as an actor, some of which I embraced for survival, so this was a letting-go. And gaining the weight was strangely freeing. I thought, “I have to be truthful here, otherwise everything I do will look false.” And that involved everything including the protruding stomach.’ Cattrall’s savvy enough to know it’s difficult for independent films to compete with blockbusters. But she has high hopes for Monica Velour, which is why she’s bringing it to Edinburgh. ‘I’m coming to the Film Festival,’ she says. ‘Wouldn’t miss it. It’s a lovely city. And I really think audiences will take this film to heart.’ Filmhouse 1, Wed 22 Jun, 7.50pm & Fri 24 Jun, 7pm.

Various filmmakers, musicians and writers have acted as guest artistic advisors this year. Among them are Gus Van Sant, Alan Warner, Jim Jarmusch, Mike Skinner, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Bela Tarr.

Beyond the movies there are plenty of ‘Behind the Camera’ workshops for aspiring filmmaker types, including a BAFTAorganised Q&A with Bill Nighy (pictured) on Sun 19 Jun, 5.30pm at Festivalhouse@Teviot. Some of these events are still to be confirmed at the time of going to press, so keep an eye on edfilmfest.org.uk for further programming.

Do say: ‘The Festival has made up for a smaller budget through some innovative ideas, and is boldly putting the punters’ interests above its own prestige.’ Don’t say: ‘All a bit risky, isn’t it?’ 26 May–23 June 2011 THE LIST 43

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Profile PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Born Fairport, New York, 23 July 1967. Background Known as the ‘character actor’s character actor’, Hoffman has been a jobbing actor since the early 1990s. After playing bit parts in television shows, shorts and features, Hoffman got his breakthrough in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 film Boogie Nights, in which he shone in the still relatively small role of Scotty J. Since then his unusual looks and unsettling presence have turned good films into great ones, among them Happiness, Magnolia, The Talented Mr Ripley, Capote, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead and Synecdoche, New York. What’s he up to at the EIFF? His directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating, in which he also stars, receives its UK premiere at the festival. The film evolved from his work with The LABrynth – a New York theatre group that he joined as actor in 1995. In it Hoffman plays Jack, a frustrated limo driver who is persuaded to go on a date by his best friend Clyde (John Ortiz), despite the fact that he has an almost pathological fear of rejection. Hoffman on directing ‘I’m not very good at directing myself and nor should I be. During takes I would walk back to the monitor and drive everyone fucking crazy by saying “I look awful”. But I relied upon everyone with me and their input to get through.’ Hoffman on truth and acting ‘Was there a particular person I based my character on? No. He’s based on the normal fears and insecurities of life that everyone knows. I just had to be honest with what those things are and bring them forth in a way that I don’t do in my own life. I think human nature is surprising. People in general are surprising. They are pretty weird, odd, and eccentric. I don’t think there is anybody who doesn’t have those qualities in some way. I try to capture that.’ Trivia Hoffman is a huge fan of American football team the New York Jets. (Kaleem Aftab) Jack Goes Boating, George Square Theatre, Sun 19 Jun, 8.45pm & Tue 21 Jun, 6pm. Jack Goes Boating will be on selected release from Fri 8 Jul. 44 THE LIST 26 May–23 June 2011

Domino artists, clockwise from top left: Dirty Projectors; Four Tet; Sons & Daughters; Wild Beasts; These New Puritans; Steve Mason.

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DOMINO EFFECT A Domino Records event seeks to show that the right song, over the right film, can be more than the sum of its parts, as Jonny Ensall finds out good advert can, sometimes, sell more than jeans, or alcohol, or cars. Think of the 1999 number one song, ‘Flat Beat’, which gained enormous popularity after a puppet called Flat Eric danced to it in a Levi’s advert. Levi’s shifted their jeans, the song stayed on the top spot for three weeks, and factory workers were employed for the next 12 months pumping stuffing into furry, yellow Eric knock-offs. In that case the advert branched out into several phenomena, demonstrating the power that music can have to enhance an audience’s feeling about a piece of film – a power that will be explored as part of a special Domino Records ‘Cut & Paste’ event at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival. Aspiring filmmakers will be submitting 60-second clips to Domino’s head of synchronisation, Lynden Campbell, who will then be choosing some of the label’s tracks to edit to the footage. ‘I usually respond within about half an hour,’ Campbell explains of her normal process with clients. How often, then, is she listening to music to have such an encyclopaedic knowledge of Domino’s back-catalogue? ‘Constantly, it doesn’t stop. Sometimes we’re listening to two things at once.’ Having run a similar event before in Liverpool, Campbell thinks it will open a few minds. ‘Most of the [Liverpool] filmmakers were quite surprised at the choices,’ she says. ‘But when we suggested the music, it was probably better . . . By the end of the event a third of the audience want to be signed to Domino, a third want me to give them a job, and a third are filmmakers who either have an epiphany, or hate me.’ Beta Band founder, Steve Mason, will also

be joining in the session, presenting some equally staunch opinions, this time from the recording artist’s perspective. ‘Whether it’s something like Blade Runner, or the Sergio Leone films, or the John Carpenter films (for which Carpenter did a lot of the music himself) the music is just as important and just as memorable to the people who love those films as anything else,’ he says. Though he also believes that music can ruin a film, notably Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof. ‘Every fucking five minutes there’s a new piece of music comes in, and I know [Tarantino]’s thinking, “This is the bit that everybody’s going to remember” . . . Getting some sort of kudos from playing an old or rediscovered track – it’s boring now. A return to the great days of John Williams, that’s what I want.’ The event will feature some ‘open and frank’ discussion, not only about choosing music for film, but also the pitfalls of licensing it (‘if you’ve got a film about a terrorist for example, a band might not want to do it’ Campbell suggests). Domino’s involvement also runs to club nights being hosted at the Teviot, plus the label’s act, Pram, will be staging a Shadow Shows event that will blur the lines between the flat reality of the cinema screen, and the 3D reality of a performance. Overall Campbell thinks EIFF 2011 will be an opportunity to try out ‘new creative endeavours.’ ‘After all,’ she says, ‘the film industry is struggling as much as the music industry.’ Domino: Cut & Paste, Festivalhouse@ Teviot – Debating Hall, Thu 23 Jun, 3pm. Shadow Shows, Festivalhouse@Teviot – Debating Hall, Thu 23 Jun, 8.30pm.

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5 To Try: CONFLICT AND REPORTAGE

5 To Try: NOKIA SHORTS WEEKENDER

FRONTLINE CLUB: MARTIN BELL PRESENTS SALVADOR Broadcasting and politics’ ‘man in the white suit’ says of this event: ‘I tend to walk out of films about wars that I reported on. I walked out of Oliver Stone’s Salvador when I first saw it in 1986, so that’s why it will be interesting to revisit it. I remember he satirised a female reporter I know in the film and made her out to be stupid when she wasn’t. Maybe time will force me to reassess my opinion of the film.’ Filmhouse, Sat 25 Jun, 12.15pm.

VICE TV GREATEST HITS! The great global magazine’s four-year-old spin-off youth internet TV channel celebrates the story so far. Having enjoyed early endorsement from Spike Jonze it now has a global network of correspondents who report on all that is weird and strange in culture, travel, news and sport. Global Vice editor Andy Capper will lead a relaxed screening and discussion incorporating some of the channel’s highlights. George Square Theatre, Sat 25 Jun, 3pm. Free but ticketed.

HELL AND BACK AGAIN Filmmaker Danfung Dennis followed a US Marine company as they launched a major bloody assault on the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, but it’s what happens afterwards that is the real killer. This powerful documentary is new artistic director James Mullighan’s hot tip for the festival. Festival Theatre, 7.30pm, Sat 25 Jun (veteran’s screening) & George Square Theatre, Sun 26 Jun, 4pm. THE BANG BANG CLUB UK premiere of this drama based on the memoir of two photojournalists. Ryan Phillipe stars. Filmhouse, Tue 21 Jun, 10.10pm & Sat 25 Jun, 7.50pm. FRONTLINE CLUB: FUTURE OF WAR REPORTING Leading photojournalists Danfung Dennis, Teru Kawayama and Balazs Gardi discuss and demonstrate how technology is changing conflict reportage. Filmhouse, Sun 26 Jun, 12.15pm. FRONTLINE CLUB: INIGO GILMORE – COVERING CONFLICT Martin Bell in conversation with award-winning independent war journalist Gilmore. Festivalhouse@Teviot – Debating Hall, Fri 24 Jun, 5.15pm.

NOKIA SHORTS WEEKENDER MASTERCLASS WITH CHRIS SHEPHERD The BAFTA-nominated writer-director talks about making the leap from short film to features and working with one-time List guest editor, and full-time genius, David Shrigley. George Square Theatre, Sat 25 Jun, 1.15pm. Free but ticketed. SCOTTISH SHORTS Great Scottish filmmakers always start out making short films, so here’s a fine selection of recent Scottish shorts chosen for their humour, including David Cairns’ Cry for Bobo and Patrick Harkins’ Sarajevo starring Blythe Duff. George Square Theatre, Thu 23 Jun, 4pm. REALMS OF THE UNREAL Spooky selection of short films that deal with myth and folklore, some experimental, some just plain scary. George Square Theatre, Thu 23 Jun, 10.15pm. THE WEB CHANGED FILM, FILM CHANGED THE WEB Debate about the value of viral videos. Vimeo’s creative director Jeremy Boxer (pictured) and filmmaker Jason Wishnow go head-tohead and ask the audience to have their say too. George Square Theatre, Sat 25 Jun, 11.30pm. Free but ticketed.

5 To Try: OUTSIDE THE BOX

5 To Try: REEL SCIENCE

DUNCAN SPEAKMAN: OUR BROKEN VOICE Speakman’s project is a ‘subtlemob’ – ‘A film that’s happening in a public space where you’re both a performer and an audience member,’ he says. Still baffled? Imagine arriving at a designated public location, with an audio file you’ve downloaded from the web two days before, and finding that the narration you’re listening to fits perfectly with the behaviour of the strangers around you. Instructions in the audio drag you into the action. There are no cameras however: ‘We do all the other bits of a film – we just don’t film it.’ Check subtlemob.com for more details. Events from Wed 15 Jun. See edfilmfest.org.uk for details as they appear. Free.

OI! GET YOUR GRUBBY HANDS OUT OF MY BRAIN A film-initiated debate about the growing commercial application of neuro-imaging, epigenetics and other futuristically-named brain technologies. Do you really want to know if you are going to pass on madness to your children? Or if a degenerative mental illness awaits you in old age? And is this form of mental profiling marketable or even ethical or legal? These questions and more will be up for discussion. Filmhouse, Sat 25 Jun, 1.15pm.

24 HOURS OF SPATIAL POLITICS, CURATED BY MARKUS Markus Miessen, international architect, writer and guest curator at EIFF arranges an ‘orgy’-like (according to Festival director James Mullighan. ‘Orgy’ in the cultural sense only) day-long programme of speeches, films, and debates. Inspace, Tue 21 Jun, noon. Free but ticketed. BIKE-POWERED CINEMA AT EIFF Self-explanatory film/fitness event, with details about times, locations and films TBC. Whatever happens, EIFF will save on the electricity bills. See edfilmfest.org.uk for more. Free. THE COLLECTIVE GALLERY: MEGAPHONE CHOIR Irish artist and filmmaker Jesse Jones combines film, lecture and performance. Festivalhouse@Teviot, Sat 25 Jun, 2pm. Free but ticketed. NEW MEDIA SCOTLAND Series of events exploring film and fashion, with a diverse selection of screenings including The Incredibles, Fellini’s 8 1/2 and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Inspace, Thu 16–Thu 23 Jun, times vary. Free but ticketed.

PROJECT NIM Director James Marsh’s documentary about the research programme to try and teach a chimpanzee to talk. The screening on Mon 20 Jun will be followed by a discussion with a bio-ethicist. Cameo, Sat 18 Jun, 5.30pm. George Square Theatre, Mon 20 Jun, 6pm. RICH PICKINGS: DISAPPEARING ACT Short films exploring dementia, followed by a discussion with filmmakers, scientists and those who have experienced dementia. Inspace, Sat 18 Jun, 5pm. Free but ticketed. OLIVER SACKS: TALES OF MUSIC AND THE BRAIN A screening of a documentary about neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks’ book Musicophila: Tales of Music and the Brain, in which Alan Yentob probes the good doctor’s thoughts on the neurological effects of music. The film will be followed by a discussion led by Dr Katie Overy (Institute for Music in Human and Social Development) and Nigel Osborne (Reid Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh). Filmhouse, Fri 17 Jun, 5.30pm. PANDEMIC DOUBLE-BILL: 28 DAYS LATER AND PANIC IN THE STREETS Two classics of epidemic cinema followed by a discussion led by a member of the Centre for Infectious Diseases, University of Edinburgh. Filmhouse, Sun 26 Jun, 3pm.

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Art documentary exploring the relationship between twin sisters Lisbeth and Angelique Raeven. Also showing at Filmhouse, Sat 18, 10.20pm.

DIR: LISA BOERSTRA Filmhouse Thu 16 Jun, 8pm

LA RAEVEN – BEYOND THE IMAGE

A 50-minute psychodrama about gender, mental illness and mistaken identity, based on a story by writercomposer Paul Bowles.

Nihilistic road trip flick from music video director Gavras, starring Vincent Cassel. Also showing at Filmhouse, Mon 20 Jun, 9.50pm.

DIR: ROMAIN GAVRAS Filmhouse Fri 17 Jun, 7.40pm

OUR DAY WILL COME

Documentary about Cold War-era American chess champion Bobby Fischer. Also showing at Filmhouse, Mon 20 Jun, 7.55pm.

DIR: LIZ GARBUS Filmhouse Fri 17 Jun, 5.40pm

Apocalyptic love story starring Ewan McGregor, Eva Green and Ewen Bremner. Also showing at Cameo, Sun 19 Jun, 10.10pm.

DIR: DAVID MACKENZIE Cameo Sat 18 Jun, 7.45pm

PERFECT SENSE

Tense indie thriller starring Garret Dillahunt about post-war alienation and violence. Also showing at Cameo, Thu 16 Jun, 7.50pm.

DIR: RYAN REDFORD Cameo Sat 18 Jun, 1pm

OLIVER SHERMAN

BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD

YOU ARE NOT I

DIR: SARA DRIVER Filmhouse Thu 16 Jun, 5.45pm

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FRIDAY 17

THURSDAY 16

Hoffman’s directorial debut is a New York-set comedy-drama. Also showing at George Square Theatre, Tue 21 Jun, 6pm.

DIR: PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN George Square Theatre Sun 19 Jun, 8.45pm

JACK GOES BOATING

Friedrich Nietzche is at the heart of this fable by Hungarian master Tarr. Also showing at Filmhouse, Sat 18 Jun, 7.10pm.

DIR: BÉLA TARR Filmhouse Sun 19 Jun, 4.45pm

TURIN HORSE

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Studio Ghibli takes on The Borrowers, with Will Arnett and Amy Poehler. Also showing at Filmhouse, Sat 18 Jun, 12.20pm.

DIR: HIROMASA YONEBAYASHI Filmhouse Mon 20 Jun, 7.45pm

THE BORROWERS ARRIETY

Programme of short films born from collaborations between filmmakers, composers and homeless people, featuring BAFTA-winner Martina Amati.

DIR: VARIOUS Filmhouse Mon 20 Jun, 2pm

STREET WISE OPERA & OPEN CINEMA

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EIFFDay Planner

Memoir-based story of war journalism, starring Ryan Phillippe and Malin Akerman. Also showing at Filmhouse, Sat 25 Jun, 7.50pm.

DIR: STEVEN SILVER Filmhouse Tue 21 Jun, 10.10pm

THE BANG BANG CLUB

Programme of short films taking in London, New York, Prague, Bombay and Vienna. Also showing at Filmhouse, Thu 16 Jun, 4.15pm

DIR: VARIOUS Filmhouse Tue 21 Jun, 3.30pm

CITYSCAPES

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Action-adventure mockumentary in the Blair Witch mould, much beloved in its native Norway. Also showing at Cameo, Fri 24 Jun, 10.10pm.

Documentary about 1970s LA songwriters’ haven The Troubadour Club. Also showing at Filmhouse, Sat 25 Jun, 7.15pm.

TROUBADOURS DIR: ANDRÉ ØVREDAL Filmhouse Thu 23 Jun, 8.10pm

TROLL HUNTER

Mexican sci-fi drama set in a futuristic, Orwellian dystopia. Aren’t they all? Also showing at Filmhouse, Tue 21 Jun, 7.30pm.

DIR: ALEJANDRO MOLINA Filmhouse Thu 23 Jun, 5.50pm

BY DAY AND BY NIGHT

THURSDAY 23

DIR: ANDRÉ ØVREDAL Cameo Wed 22 Jun, 10.15pm

Sci-fi classic featuring Christopher Walken and the last performance by Natalie Wood, followed by a discussion on science in film.

DIR: DOUGLAS TRUMBULL Filmhouse Wed 22 Jun, 5.40pm

NEUROSCIENCE AT THE MOVIES: BRAINSTORM

WEDNESDAY 22

We’ve digested the Film Festival into a bitesize programme of just two films a day. A planner for films showing 24–26 June will appear next issue

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JUNE’S WEST END FESTIVAL in Glasgow incorporates dozens of food and drink events, from barbies, demos and beer tastings to a Greek food fair at St Luke’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral and a locally foraged food event. On Mon 20 June Hillhead Library hosts The West End Means Business, with local retailers talking about what makes the area so special. See westend festival.co.uk for more.

EARTHY FOODS & GOODS in Edinburgh have expanded their Yum café to take up the entire ground-floor level of their Causewayside operation, with a new butchery counter from Perthshire’s Hugh Grierson Organics moving in upstairs. See earthy.co.uk.

THE TASTE OF EDINBURGH

A bistro you can bank on Porto & Fi’s new café-bistro on the Mound makes the most of a great location, location, location, as Gemma Harris discovers

t’s a nice spot – for a former rabbit confit, a Moorish-style Generous views, mortgage office of the Bank of carrot and butternut pastilla (pie), generous portions Scotland. Just off the Royal or a roll of pork belly stuffed with Mile, with its views over the New bacon and cabbage and cooked in Taters not so tasty Town and beyond, you can cider, full of smoky, Germanic imagine over-stretched buyers flavours. being given a tantalising vision of Edinburgh below, Newhaven regulars will be glad to see the fish pie Last Temptation style: ‘This kingdom can be yours... topped with leek mash and the pretty pail-full of just sign here.’ haddock goujons are on offer here, too. Another These days, of course, you can’t get a mortgage for standard, the house burger – home-made with good, love nor money, so you’ll have to make do with lean beef – is rather too tightly packed to be juicy, comfort food at the new Porto & Fi on the Mound and the chips with it a bit tired. Oddly, the single (they’ll do you a much better deal, to boot). Andrew fondant potato that comes with the pork belly suffers and Fiona MacInnes, the brother and sister behind from the same. With so much great Scottish produce this and the original Porto & Fi in Newhaven, have on the menu, especially light and lemony mussels done a great job on their new des res. A full glass marinière and excellent hot-smoked salmon from frontage makes the most of the scenery – you’re eye- Welch’s fishmongers, they just need to bring those level with the tip of the Scott Monument – and tatties up to scratch. they’ve exposed higgledy Old Town stonework to contrast with modern, Eames-look chairs, brown PORTO & FI ON THE MOUND banquettes and claret-coloured drum lampshades. A tree-shaded terrace, set to open onto Lady Stair’s 9 North Bank Street, Old Town, Edinburgh Close, should be perfect for brunch or an after-work 0131 225 9494, portofi.com prosecco in the summer. While the Newhaven P&F is a daytime café with Food served: Mon–Sat 10am–10pm; Sun 10am–6pm bistro cooking, this Edinburgh-centre branch is more Ave. price two-course meal: £15 (lunch) / £15 (dinner) all-day bistro, serving until 10pm most nights. Some unusual options ring the changes: cassoulet with 48 THE LIST 26 May–23 June 2011

restaurant festival in early July is shaking off its parochial handcuffs by including Glasgow venues for the first time, with Café Gandolfi, Cail Bruich and Two Fat Ladies joining in the eating and drinking jamboree in the Meadows. See tastefestivals.com /edinburgh.

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EVENTS GLASGOW Glasgow Beer Week FREE Fri 27 May–Fri 3 Jun, times vary. Various venues, glasgowbeer week.com A number of independent breweries including Fyne Ales, Tryst, Stewart and Glasgow’s own Clockwork and WEST show off their creations with talks and tastings. Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 28 May & 11 Jun, 10am–2pm. Mansfield Park, Hyndland Street. Silverburn Farmers’, Speciality Food & Craft Market FREE Sun 29 May, 10am–2pm. Silverburn, Barrhead Road. Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market

FREE Sat 4 & 18 Jun, 10am–2pm. Queen’s Park, 520 Langside Road.

150 beers from over 35 breweries.

Royal Highland Show

Rosés de Provence and French Food Fri 17 Jun, 6–8pm. £25. Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Summery wine tasting.

Cookie Cuts Sun 5 Jun, 4–8pm. Cookie, 72 Nithsdale Road, 423 1411. Chilled out sunset DJ sets from AC/DJ, promising laidback vibes.

EDINBURGH Juniper Green Farmers’ Market FREE Sat 28 May, 9am–1pm. Kinleith Arms car park, 604 Lanark Road. Edinburgh Farmers’ Market FREE Weekly, Sat 9am–2pm. Castle Terrace. Portobello Organic Market FREE Sat 4 Jun, 10am–2pm. High Street, Portobello.

Pond’s Beer Festival FREE Fri 10–Sun 19 Jun, Mon–Fri 4pm–1am, Sat 1pm–1am, Sun 1pm–midnight. The Pond, 2–4 Bath Road, 467 3825. Beers from around the world. Part of Leith Festival. ESFW Open Day Sun 12 Jun, 10am–4pm. The

Coach House, Newliston, 333 5001. A chance to check out Edinburgh School of Food and Wine. Scottish Real Ale Festival Thu 16 & Fri 17 Jun, noon–11pm. Sat 18 Jun, noon–9pm. £5 (CAMRA members £4). Adam House, 3 Chambers Street, 07876 794968. Over

The Royal Highland Show Thu 23–Sun 26 Jun, Thu 7am–8pm, Fri & Sat 8am–8pm; Sun 8am–6.30pm. £22 (£17; under 16s free). Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, 335 6236. A big day out in the heaving Food Hall.

Coastal Food Fair Sun 29 May, noon–6pm. £2 (under 12s free). Cuthill Park, Prestongrange Road. Prestonpans. Part of the annual 3 Harbours Arts Festival with stalls selling local produce, seafood and international foods, plus live music and kids’ activities.

OUTSIDE THE CITIES

Fyne Fest Sat 11 Jun. £8.50; with camping £10; children free. Fyne Ales, Achadunan, Cairndow, 01499 600120. Sample from 30 ales and delicious scrumpies, plus delicious local oysters and venison.

Islay Festival of Music and Malt Thu 26–Sun 29 May, times vary. Prices vary. islayfestival.org. Distillery tours, live music, a food fair and even Gaelic lessons.

Midsummer Music and Celtic BBQ Tue 21 Jun, 8–11pm. £16. Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay, 01887 830583.

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NATURAL HEALTHY ETHICAL SHOPPING Irene Brown is well known in Edinburgh for her lively poetry readings but she is also one of Real Foods’ earliest customers. Over 35 years ago Irene and some friends got together and ordered a variety of products in bulk from Real Foods, essentially starting their own small food co-operative. ‘Back in the 70s, we didn’t have much money but I wanted to feed my small children well. So a few women clubbed together and bought

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Recent Openings cheerful blue walls, jazzy chairs and bright cushions attract a young crowd, and serving some lovely Pekoe teas and Artisan Roast coffee shows a clear effort to showcasing the best of Edinburgh beverages. The menu is light with good ingredients on the whole.

The best of the new restaurant, café and bar openings in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Glasgow AVENUE G CAFES 291 Byres Road, West End, G12 8TL, 0141 339 5336, avenue-g.com, £10 (lunch/dinner) The latest café to join the hustle of Byres Road, Avenue G's huge window means it’s great for seeing and being seen – a common pastime in this part of town. It has a crisp and clean ambience thanks to pale colours and tiny spotlights twinkling, with white tables and chairs plus a stool bar with a few personal TVs complete with headphones. Food, from breakfast to lunch and into teatime, is mainly light-bites showing a dedication to local produce with enticing sandwiches featuring Dunlop cheese, Rannoch venison and Scottish seafood. Meat, fish and veggie platters and salads offer more substantial meals, while there’s some excellent coffee on offer – including a filter cup of single-origin beans.

LOUDONS CAFÉ & BAKERY

Square go The latest big-hitter to arrive on George Square is national chain Browns. Andrea Pearson paid a visit he first Browns opened in 1973 and there are now 20 outlets across the UK, including a well-established restaurant in Edinburgh. It has come to central Glasgow, where the steady-as-she-goes growth of the steady-as-she-goes chain rubs shoulders with next-door neighbour Jamie’s Italian, whose proprietor was not even born in 1973. The Browns package is an assured, reasonably priced one with some admirable touches. A delicious Gloucestershire smoked beef with parmesan shavings is accompanied by fried capers – an unusual and successful change from horseradish. Mains look appealing on the menu with such options as wild boar and chorizo burger and slow-cooked shoulder of roast lamb with minted broad beans and sweet potato. It’s a shame to to see little or no evidence of locally-sourced produce or even local beers, and on a busy night both the house special shepherd’s pie and the fish of the day appear rather overcooked and salty. Puddings perk things up, though, with both the lemon and mandarin tart and the superbly light apple and strawberry galette rounding the meal off extremely favourably. Sure, there are more glamorous, charming and exciting options elsewhere in the centre of town, but many will take comfort in Browns’ assured approach. In addition, the ‘British’ aspects such as traditional Sunday lunch (with a free children’s meal), breakfasts and afternoon teas, along with very reasonable prices, will help it to find its market.

T SURF 'N' TURF AT MERRYLEE ROAD BAR & KITCHEN SCOTTISH 128 Merrylee Road, Southside, G44 3DL, 0141 6377 5774, merryleeroad.com, £29 (dinner) This new addition to Gordon Yuill’s Merrylee Road Bar and Kitchen aims to add a special occasion element to the Southside brasserie. Just off the main restaurant, a private room and conservatory has been dressed up with luxuriously large tables draped in white linen, along with a homage to Scottish ‘turf’ in the shape of an enormous Gerard Burns painting of a docile bull beside a young girl holding the saltire. Starters are mainly ‘surf’, while mains are typically ‘turf’ – MacDuff’s beef, venison or lamb with a few fish dishes too. Serving staff, dressed in black, add a graceful touch of professionalism to the experience.

THE PAKISTANI CAFÉ PAKISTANI 2 Byres Road, West End, G11 5JY, 0141 337 1145, £5.90 (set lunch) / £15.50 (set dinner) The newly opened sister to the original Pakistani Café on the Southside may not only be bigger but better too. Welcoming and colourful owner Jimshaed Sharif has opted for burnt reds and oranges with 50 THE LIST 26 May–23 June 2011

BROWNS BAR & BRASSERIE 1 George Square, Glasgow 0141 221 7828, brownsglasgow.co.uk Mon–Thu 8am–10pm; Fri 8am–11pm; Sat 9am–11pm; Sun 10am–10pm. Ave. price £15 (lunch)/£18 (dinner)

some seriously dimmed candlelight at night. Fans of the original will be glad to see no eclecticism has been lost in the journey over the river: where else can one hear Ani DiFranco, Radiohead and Mozart on the stereo? There are five or six premium beers on tap and some great touches on the menu, from the simple chilli-and-lime naan through to a delicate haddock massala and chicken koftas that explode with cumin. As a whole, the combination of homeliness, kookiness and big flavours is a cracker.

Edinburgh FREDERICK'S COFFEE HOUSE CAFES 30 Frederick Street, New Town, EH2 2JR, 0131 260 9997, £8 (lunch) The town centre has an odd dearth of individual cafés, so recently opened Frederick’s is a very welcome addition. Located one floor up, it’s a great perch from which to enjoy the New Town views and take a shopping tea break. The

CAFES Lochrin Square, 94b Fountainbridge, EH3 9QA, 0131 228 9774, loudonscafe.co.uk, £10 (lunch) It usually takes a month or two to hit your stride, but this big, bold newcomer seems to be a crowd-pleaser right from the off. And what’s not to like? Chris Loudon’s new baby has oodles of space at tables and sofas far and wide for all comers. Business meetings, mums with kids, and students all find their place without disturbing their neighbours. Thanks to the bakery downstairs (check out its inner workings through a cleverly sited window), there is a big, helpyourself table spread with cakes, brownies, scones and slices. Among it all there’s a high level of gluten-free and other diet-conscious options.

THAI PAD THAI/TAKEAWAY & DELIVERY 20 Leopold Place, London Road, EH7 5LB, 0131 652 3987, thaipadthaipodedinburgh.co.uk, £16 (dinner) Quicker than you can say ‘tablet computer’, there's a grimly punning new restaurant, Thai Pad, on the scene. It is, in fact, a new incarnation of Love You Long Thai restaurant in the basement of the Richmond House Hotel on London Road, while the takeaway arm of the operation, an evolution of the former Spicebox, also has a new name, Thai Pod. Those familiar with the former ventures will see similar menus from the same set of chefs, with specialities of the house including finger-sized spring rolls, goong fong beer prawns with a mango chilli sauce, and mains such as Thai fish dumplings. Try their Tuesday night taster sessions: all-you can eat for £25 a head for a minimum group booking of four.

Independent write-ups on all the restaurants worth knowing about in Glasgow and Edinburgh are available on our online Eating & Drinking Guide at list.co.uk/food-and-drink Prices shown are for an average two-course meal for one.

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Nobles

The Best Places to Eat in Glasgow and Edinburgh

cafe bar & venue

Launched last month, the 2011 edition of The List Eating & Drinking Guide features our recommendations for some of the finest places to eat out in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Our army of reviewers had the waistlinebusting challenge of sampling the food and drink in over 900 establishments, including 130 new arrivals. It was hard work, but someone had to do it.

Traditional Scottish hospitality with a modern twist Full menu 12 - 9pm 7 days - brunch 11 - 5 sat & sun 44a constitution street leith eh6 6rs noblesbarleith.co.uk - 0131 629 7215

That's a lot of food. To save you time, money and calories, we have highlighted the restaurants, cafes, bars and bistros that offer something extra special by including them on our Hitlists. From Arts Venues and Bistros to Thai and Vegetarian, each section in the guide features these shortlists of the places offering the very best cuisine in their category. If you wish to agree or disagree with our recommendations, please visit www.list.co.uk and have your say. What follows is a selection of some of the establishments which really impressed our reviewers. So get out there and get eating.

Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier riverside restaurant, The Boathouse South Queensferry offers delicious fresh seafood in a variety of dining areas. Choose from our relaxed and rustic restaurant, stylish and casual bistro, or al fresco on our beachside terrace, all which enjoy stunning views of the world famous bridges, across to Fife.

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Ramsay's Best French Restaurant Come and visit us at 14 Eyre Place, Edinburgh EH3 5EP T: 0131 558 1608 E: reservations@ lagarrigueinthenewtown.co.uk

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Also at 31 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DH T: 0131 557 3032 E: reservations@ lagarrigue.co.uk

Both restaurants now open 7 days a week

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Wedgwood is more than just a restaurant; it is a hidden gem on Edinburgh's prestigious Royal Mile. Paul and Lisa have a passion for food and hospitality and offer the complete dining experience in warm, intimate surroundings. Open 7 days a week â&#x20AC;˘ Lunch from 12pm and Dinner from 6pm SLTN Restaurant of the Year Award 2010 RĂŠmy Martin VSOP Award for Best Newcomer in the UK 2010 Hitlisted by The List Eating and Drinking Guide 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12

24 Candleriggs, Merchant City, Glasgow, G1 1LD Telephone: 0141 552 1114 Fax: 0141 552 3718 Email: info@guysrestaurant.co.uk Website: www.guysrestaurant.co.uk Open all day, Tuesday until Sundays, closed Monday.

267 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8BQ â&#x20AC;˘ 0131 55 88 737 www.wedgwoodtherestaurant.co.uk info@wedgwoodtherestaurant.co.uk

Great Food, Great Wine, Great Guys. AUTHENTIC KURDISH & MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT

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AL DENTE RESTAURANT Feel the Taste

Traditional and Regional Cuisine from Italy Hitlist in the Eating & Drinking Guide 2010–2011 139 Easter Road Edinburgh, EH7 5QA Tel: 0131 652 1932 info@al-dente-restaurant.co.uk • www.al-dente-restaurant.co.uk

Award winning Gastro pub in the shore area of Leith g Guide in k in r D d n Eating aince 2006 e h t in d e t Hitlis every year s 36 The Shore, Leith, EH6 6QU 0131 554 9260 www.thekinswark.co.uk

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Proud to be Hitlisted in The List Eating and Drinking Guide 2011

"Great food, great service, great coffee too - bravo La Brava" The List La Brava 679a Clarkston Road Glasgow East Renfrewshire G44 3SE

56 Broughton Street Edinburgh EH1 3SA Tel 0131 557 1600 www.lescargotbleu.co.uk

French twist using the best of Scotland voted Best Newcomer of the Year 2009/10 in the List magazine

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Passionate about Seafood 61-65 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2NH Reservations 0131 225 5979

17 Queensferry Street Edinburgh EH2 4QW Tel 0131 226 1890 www.lescargotblanc.co.uk

157 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 2UQ Reservations 0141 572 1405

Cuisine Classique Française visit our shop and epicerie

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for all your gourmet needs...

56a Broughton Street Edinburgh EH1 3SA Tel 0131 556 1680 www.lepicerie.co.uk

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The Kitsch Inn Glasgow’s tastiest Thai food in swanky, Atomic-era surroundings. 214 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HW 0141 332 1341 www.tikibarglasgow.com

TASTY INDIAN & EUROPEAN FOOD DELIVERED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT LATE NIGHT DELIVERY TIL 4AM FRI & SAT ONLINE ORDERING NOW AVAILABLE! 66 WOODLANDS ROAD, GLASGOW, G3 6HA TEL: 0141-3325495 | WEB:WWW.BALTICLUB.CO.UK OPEN 7 DAYS: SUN–THU: 4:30PM–12AM FRI–SAT: 4:30PM–4AM

The Food Come along and park yourself in an Eames style leather booth in the lounge or relax in our shag piled snug.

• Free fast Wifi • Laptop charge points • Friendly service • Open everyday at 10am • Home made cakes • Triple certified coffees

We’re passionate about Thai food and always use free range chicken and eggs, Scotch beef and responsibly sourced fish. All dishes including curry pastes and sauces are made from scratch. Try our Crying Tiger Beef Salad, Salt & Pepper Squid, Garlic & Pepper Pork or a Classic Thai Green Curry. You’d be MAD not to…

twofatladies at the Buttery 652 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8UF Tel: 0141 221 8188 • Fax: 0141 221 0901 theshandonbelles 652 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8UF Tel: 0141 221 8188 • Fax: 0141 221 0901

twofatladies in the West End 88 Dumbarton Road Glasgow G11 6NX Tel/Fax: 0141 339 1944 twofatladies in the City 118a Blythswood Street Glasgow G2 4EG Tel/Fax: 0141 847 0088

Website: www.twofatladiesrestaurant.com Email: info@twofatladiesrestaurant.com Hitlisted in The List Eating & Drinking Guide 2010/11 www.thescottishfishmonger.co.uk

AN OF UR R A NE ST AR IN RE YE W SH HE I TT OF T O C

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Ristorante La Parmigiana Hitliste 2010/11 &d 2011/2012

Opened in 1978 by the Giovanazzi family, La Parmigiana is a ﬁrm favourite as Glasgow’s top Italian Restaurant

SUSHIYA

Taste of Japan

19 Dalry Road, Edinburgh EH11 2BQ t: 0131 313 3222 www.sushiya.co

To Glaswegians, the name is synonymous with fine wines, great food, a lively atmosphere and a warm welcome . . . the best of all things Italian. Our three city centre restaurants Wellington Street, Bath Street and Renfield Street - offer the very best in Tuscan and Ligurian cuisine. Whether you fancy an antipasto, a pizza, a simple penne puttanesca or an authentic risotto, Sarti will always have something on the menu to please. If not, then just ask and we will endeavour to make it for you. All dishes are created from scratch and to order by enthusiastic chefs trained under Head Chef Michele. Our venues are all differnet in style but each one guarantees the same warm welcome and delicious Italian cuisine, just like 'nonna' used to make.

We are proud of the fact that all 3 venues were Hitlisted in The List Eating and Drinking Guide 2011

Wellington St. Sarti Renfield St. Sarti Bath St. Sarti www.sarti.co.uk 56 THE LIST 26 May–23 June 2011

0141 248 2228 0141 572 7000 0141 204 0440

Open 7 Days: Monday until Saturday 12.00-2.30 & 5.30-10.30 Sunday 12.30-7.00

Proud to be on the Hitlist 2 years in a row! 176 Rose Street Edinburgh EH2 4BA Tel 0131 225 5286

www.oishiiscotland.co.uk

Set Lunches from £9.95 for 1 course Pre-Theatre Menu £15.90 for two courses Sunday Menu £15.90 Also Alla Carte 447 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 8HH 0141 334 0686 www.laparmigiana.co.uk

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Hitlisted in the List Eating and Drinking Guide 2011 KATERINA GIAKOUMAKIS

Grain Store Hitlisted

Scottish Restaurant

2011/12

24 George Square, Glasgow G2 1EG • 0141 221 9988

Glasgow: G3 8LX Edinburgh: EH3 8BJ

NOW CELEBRATING OUR 21ST YEAR www.lebowskis.co.uk Good Food, Good Drink, Good Times

Hitlisted for 4 years in a row!

30 Victoria Street (1st Floor), Old Town, Edinburgh Tel: 0131 225 7635 www.grainstore-restaurant.co.uk

The only Mexican restaurant Hitlisted in the List Eating and Drinking Guide 2011 Providing good, authentic Mexican food at affordable prices, in friendly, comfortable surroundings.

41 Cockburn Street Edinburgh, Midlothian EH1 1BS 0131 226 5145

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Tongs, ya bas For the more discerning al fresco cooks and diners, here’s The List’s lowdown on how to spark up your barbecue summer. Try these recommended restaurant barbecues, or test out some of our preferred spots to have your own RESTAURANTS AND BARS GLASGOW COTTIER’S 93–95 Hyndland Street, West End, 0141 357 5825, thecottier.com The grill here is fired up from Friday to Sunday, noon until around 9pm, and there’s an extensive menu including marinated chicken, lamb koftas, salmon and prawn skewers, as well as enticing salads.

INDOOR SUGGESTIONS In Glasgow Anatolia Chargrill (140 St Vincent Street, anatoliachargrill.co.uk) for theatrical Turkish kebabs on the large open grill, Tropeiro (363 Argyle St, tropeiro.co.uk) for the full-blown Brazilian Gaucho experience, Khublai Khan’s (26 Candleriggs, khublaikhan.co.uk) for a Mongolian barbecue, and Kebabish Grill (323–325 Victoria Road, kebabishgrill.co.uk), for an Indian-flavoured version.

ORAN MOR 731–735 Great Western Road, West End, Glasgow, 0141 357 6226, oranmor.co.uk Set in the beer garden overlooking the bustling junction of Byres and Great Western roads, a barbecue runs daily if the sun shines, cooking up a range of flame-grilled classics to enjoy with a cooling cocktail or beer.

THE MEADOWS AND THE WATER OF LEITH, EDINBURGH The battle of the disposable barbecue has seen Edinburgh City Council install concrete slabs (handily marked ‘BBQ’) at 21 sites across the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links in a bid to avoid burnt patches on their lush swards. For a bit more thrill to your grill try the open area beside the Water of Leith beneath the National Gallery of Modern Art, with a Gormley statue for company.

EDINBURGH BAR 50 Smart City Hostel, 50 Blackfriars Street, 0870 892 3000, smartcityhostels.com Tucked in off the Cowgate, they warm up the charcoals every summer Saturday and Sunday afternoon, with DJs playing some funky soul, and there’s a handy terrace for shelter against the Scottish summer weather.

THE OUTHOUSE 12a Broughton Street Lane, 0131 557 6668, outhouse-edinburgh.co.uk Various Edinburgh pubs with beer gardens roll out their barbecues for summer, but the choice pick are the Outhouse’s reformatted weekly events on Fridays after work and Sunday afternoons, the latter featuring some fun summer DJ sounds. 58 THE LIST 26 May–23 June 2011

MUGDOCK COUNTRY PARK Craigallion Road, Nr. Milngavie, 0141 956 6100, www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk A wealth of visitor facilities at this popular park north of Glasgow include two well-appointed sheltered barbecue sites that can be rented out during the day or evening. One is family-oriented, being close to the children’s play areas, while the other is a quieter pond-side spot. FINLAYSTONE COUNTRY ESTATE Langbank, Port Glasgow, 01475 540 505, finlaystone.co.uk This attractive estate park a short journey from Glasgow offers a number of stone barbecue pits (booking advised, bring coals and grills) within its extensive woodland area. Entry fees are £4 for adults and £3 for children, with walks, outdoor adventure play areas and landscaped gardens all included. The responsible drinking of alcohol is permitted, as it is a private estate.

SLOANS 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, Glasgow, 0141 229 5270, sloans glasgow.com This venerable city centre bar celebrates the coming of the weekend with a Friday barbecue in its arcade courtyard. Should you feel the need, you can burn off those calories with some energetic moves at the upstairs ceilidh.

HAWKE & HUNTER 12 Picardy Place, Broughton, 0131 557 0952, hawkeandhunter.co.uk There’s a classy barbecue option available in the secluded Secret Garden behind Hawke & Hunter, with barbecues running on Friday evenings or as private events under the watchful eye of head chef Mark Greenaway.

lochside and woodland walks. Be aware though, a bylaw prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the park – a ban that now stretches up much of the loch’s east side.

Edinburgh has its own branch of Khublai Khan’s down in Leith (43 Assembly Street, khublaikhan.co.uk), a lively teppan grill every weekend at Koi (26/30 Potterrow, koiedinburgh.co.uk), and Hanedan (41 West Preston Street, hanedan.co.uk) for Turkish style sizzle and smoke.

PLACES TO DIY BALLOCH CASTLE COUNTRY PARK Balloch, 0845 345 4978, www.lochlomondtrossachs.org The best bet for a barbecue on the banks of Loch Lomond, this easily reached park area on the southern tip of the loch has picnic sites for visitors along with

GRANTON The long, rocky breakwater on the eastern side of Granton Harbour is undoubtedly a scenic spot, with views to the Forth islands, Fife and the sun setting behind the Forth Bridges. It’s a bit exposed in an easterly breeze, but if you’re a dab hand with a fishing rod you might just be able to catch a couple of mackerel for your firey feast. EAST LOTHIAN BEACHES There are various options among the attractive beaches of the North Sea coast east of Edinburgh, with East Lothian Council (eastlothian.gov.uk) providing bookable barbecue sites at both Yellowcraigs Beach near North Berwick, and in John Muir Country Park near Dunbar.

Go to list.co.uk/bbq for further suggestions for spots in and around Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as our handy guide to what to cook on a grill that’s not a sausage. How about lamb koftas in pitta bread, mackerel wrapped in newspaper or posh stroganoff with mushrooms?

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Festival Essentials What do the pros take with them on the festival circuit? Claire Sawers asks a few of this summer’s festival performers what they’ll be packing beforehand, and what they’ll be eating and drinking once they get there

JAMIE WOON Blankets Normally stolen off planes, but handy for that point in the early morning, if you’re sitting around a fire or outside a tent and it starts getting cool. Cheap sunglasses I tend to break or lose sunglasses pretty quick, so these are normally bought from Tesco, at the same time as I buy my booze. Beers Tinnies are for the first day, when things are still cold. Rad wine in a box Once the beers have gone, red wine is good, because it doesn’t matter if it stays cold. It lasts for ages. Wet wipes Indispensable. Just for general hygiene purposes really. Head gear Some kind of straw hat, I think. Which will be lost after one day. My girlfriend She probably won’t be making it up to RockNess with me, but she’s performing at Glastonbury, where I’m also playing, so we can hang out there. Oh – she’s a circus performer by the way, not my backing dancer or anything. Jamie Woon will be performing at 02 Academy, Glasgow, Thu 26 May and at RockNess, Sat 11 Jun.

JAMES VORLEY KEYBOARD PLAYER IN NEVADA BASE Buckfast Handy, easy to carry, fun-in-a-bottle. All the benefits of sweet wine with the might of a double espresso. Beer To drink. Crisps To eat. Fake Rayban aviators To protect eyeballs from the searing Scottish summer rays. Berocca A quote from their website: ‘Berocca is a multivitamin and mineral supplement containing essential nutrients that work in synergy to help those with hectic lifestyles be at their best.’ Acoustic guitar To keep campsite awake. Pillow Soft thing for head. Sledge To pull tent plus the above to a strategically chosen camping spot (very important, especially if arriving late). Nevada Base play Kelburn Garden Party, Sat 2 Jul.

PALOMA FAITH Fresh juices I love the green Innocent smoothie, and I’m kind of hooked on San Pellegrino. I try not to drink much booze but I do like a Jagermeister. Because I’m such a lightweight, by two shots of that I’ll be climbing trees for sure. Moroccan food A nice chicken tagine and cous cous goes down a treat. High-heeled cowboy boot wellies I’ve been quoted as saying ‘anywhere you can’t wear stilettoes is not worth going’. I’ve never been very practical with my clothes – I try and dress like I would normally and be glam. A good bit of slap! I use a combo of Mac, Body Shop and Barry M. Nothing is more distracting than a good old red lippy. I take wipes though so you can keep putting it back on, otherwise you’ll look like a panda. Berocca If I’ve been drinking, I try to down a pint of water before I go to bed – with a Berocca in it. If you wake up in hangover hell, I suggest a fry-up and a bloody mary. They hug your head and your stomach. Paloma Faith plays Northern Lights festival, Sat 30 Jul.

JILL O’SULLIVAN SINGER IN SPARROW & THE WORKSHOP A flask of whisky and Buckfast If you want a wild night, but expect a wild hangover too. Rotisserie chicken I normally find the rotisserie chicken stand, then ask for extra potatoes. It’s so good. Also, I bulk buy samosas from M&S – they are small enough to fit in your pocket and they’re cheap. Brush-in dry shampoo Or talc if you’re old-school. And baby wipes to get rid of the mud. Vest And cardigan, and waders, for staying warm in the evening. Nurofen migraine tablets However bad the hangover is, you’ll be able to get up and walk with those . . . and a pint of cider. Seems to get rid of the hangover pretty quickly. Sparrow and the Workshop play RockNess, Sun 12 Jun. Their album Spitting Daggers (Distiller) is out now.

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A WHOLE LOTTA FESTIVALS

NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch AROUND YOUR BIT OF TOWN

Leith Festival The Port does community festival in a staunchly, Leithly local way: the famous Trainspotting tours, an Art Deco dance, a discussion on class loyalty and its own, nonmilitary, Tattoo. Edinburgh, various venues, Leith, Fri 10–Sun 19 Jun.

West End Festival Arrribba! With more than 600 events over two weeks, it’s time for Glasgow’s BoBo (that’s bourgeois bohemian, darling) quarter to celebrate itself again. See picture, page 62. Glasgow, various venues, West End, Fri 3–Thu 23 Jun.

Refugee Week Scotland Yet another fest, this one with a varied programme that spans the whole country. See Noticeboard, page 9, and listings. Across Scotland, various venues, Mon 20–Sun 26 Jun. Edinburgh’s World Naked Bike Ride Get nude, get on your bike and ride, to raise awareness of the vulnerability of cyclists on our busiest roads. Edinburgh, The Meadows, Sat 11 Jun.

Meadows Festival Long-running weekend (since 1974, date fans) of live music, face painting, clothing and jumble stalls, kids’ events and slightly hippyish atmosphere. Edinburgh, The Meadows, Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jun.

Bold Souls Chic pop up styling event run by Chouchou Couture and Les Garçons de Glasgow returns. The location was still top secret at time of going to press – see listings for website. Glasgow, venue tbc, Sat 11 Jun.

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Glasgow Science Festival Prepare for a Scottish Opera science-themed musical, anatomically correct knitting, and a lecture from a Theoretical Zombiologist Doctor . . . Glasgow, various venues, Wed 1–Sat 18 Jun.

Ready Steady Grow Pollokshields’ mini-garden fest, celebrating that community’s increasingly popular green-fingered, grow-it-youself ethos. Glasgow, Various gardens, Pollokshields, Sun 5 Jun, 1–4pm.

Challenge Scotland Run, Walk or Toddle for Scotland in aid of Alzheimer Scotland. It’s a whole day of sporting events – we think you have to be fully clothed for this one, though. Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, Sun 5 Jun.

Writers’ Bloc presents Mr Big Society Give your brain a work out, as Writers’ Bloc explore David Cameron’s big idea. Tongues may or may not be in cheeks. Edinburgh, Wee Red Bar, Wed 1 Jun.

NEWINGTON EDINBURGH What’s it like? OK, we’ll get the inevitable out of the way first. There are a lot of students living in Newington. And while we know some of our readers aren’t that keen on students, their presence does imbue the area with a certain bounce and life not seen in some of the quieter parts of the city. Where’s it, like? About 15 minutes from the Royal Mile: walk up the Bridges and keep going until the people on the streets begin to get younger and posher. Who’s from there? Harry Potter, thank you. Despite claims by other establishments, we all know the boy wizard was created in Nicolson’s, now Spoon, on Nicolson Street. And Inspector Rebus, although he lives in Marchmont, occasionally reports for work at the St Leonard’s Police Station. We can’t think of any real people off the top of our heads, although Walter Scott was known to be a fan of the area, as Heart of Midlothian and cosy snug The Jeanie Dean’s on St Leonard’s Street will testify. Why would I go there? Because it’s home to some of the best independent shops and bars in the city. The Pear Tree and the Moo Bar are legendary, the Blind Poet has great real ale and hosts excellent spoken word night Blind Poetics on the first Monday, Word Power is a wonderful radical book shop with its own annual Fringe to the Charlotte Square festival, Hot Head give great hairdressing, and the hungry of all budgets are catered to with the excellent likes of Blonde, the Mosque Kitchen (pictured) and the aforementioned Spoon.

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GLASGOW TRANSPORTED The city’s new Riverside Museum, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, presents an evolving story of travel and transport, and of the people who use it, writes David Pollock ne of the first things I thought when I visited the old Museum of Transport,’ says Lawrence Fitzgerald, the man in charge of the project to deliver Glasgow’s first major new museum in almost 30 years, ‘was, why isn’t it on the Clyde?’ It’s a fair point. After all, Glasgow’s shipbuilding industry was the major element of the city’s international reputation for a century and a half. Now the Riverside Museum, the flagship building which will this month replace the city’s Museum of Transport, sits on the north bank of the Clyde, across from the old Govan dockyards and with the relocated Tall Ship Glenlee now a feature of its collection. The new building was designed by Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born architect whose other constructions include the Stirling Prizewinning MAXXI Museum of the 21st Century Arts in Rome, the Guangzhou Opera House in China, and the Maggie’s Centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife, her first commission in the UK. As is the way with ambitious modern architecture, it’s a striking design which may well split opinion on the street. ‘The ‘double-S’ design at the front isn’t entirely for decoration,’ says Fitzgerald. ‘It functions almost like a corrugated roof, to provide strength and support, and enable us to have a completely column-free space inside. Viewed from a distance it also looks like the peaks of a city skyline, or it can represent the waves of the ocean.’ The building’s windows have been designed

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to protect the more sensitive parts of the 3000object collection (around twice as many as the old Museum of Transport) from sunlight, for example the leather upholstery of vintage cars, while the interior space is intended to break with tradition. ‘Most transport museums around the world use that ‘old cogs’ kind of design, like a factory,’ says Fitzgerald. ‘We don’t want people to feel like they’re coming to work when they come here – no dull white or grey paint on the walls.’ In terms of the collection’s content, Fitzgerald is keen to stress one important

IT’S A STRIKING DESIGN WHICH MAY WELL SPLIT OPINION upgrade: this is now a museum of transport and travel. ‘One of the best ways to explain transport,’ he says, ‘is to tell the stories of the people who use it. By understanding how cities work and how they change, we understand how transport itself evolves with them. We have one display called ‘Tram Dancing’, which explains how people would use trams to get to the Barrowlands to go dancing on Saturday nights in the 1940s and 50s – not just how they got there, but what they would wear and so on.’ The old Museum of Transport’s popular

‘Kelvin Street’ exhibit has also been expanded, recreating in detail three streets spanning the years from 1890 to the 1980s. An exterior public plaza the size of George Square has also been designed for skateboard friendliness – another mode of transport – and for potentially hosting outdoor concerts. Inevitably there will be some complaints about the need for a new museum like this in post-recessionary times, but the Riverside hasn’t just been an overnight project – Fitzgerald came to it way back in 2002, having worked on the redevelopment of Kelvingrove for the previous four years. ‘It’s budgeted at £74 million,’ he says, ‘and fingers crossed it will come in around that figure, barring an asteroid hitting it in the next month.’ (The money came largely from Glasgow City Council and Heritage Lottery Funding, with a contribution from Glasgow Harbour and a £5million private funding target almost achieved.) ‘But when you think of the Princes Street trams,’ says Fitzgerald, ‘that’s some achievement. This building cost only as much in real terms as the Burrell Collection, and when you consider that Kelvingrove was something like £600m in today’s terms . . . ‘What was probably in the minds of the people who built Kelvingrove has been in ours too, though. That is, the public deserve only the very finest buildings to experience and enjoy.’ Riverside Museum, Glasgow, opens on Tue 21 Jun. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 61

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Activities & Events GCU Fashion Show 2011 Thu 26 May, 7pm & 8.30pm. £8. Hamish Wood Building, Caledonian University, 331 8239. Annual show from Caledonian University’s fashionistas. Murder Mystery: The Great Duck Hunt Thu 26 May, 7.30pm. £10. The

Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 07766 273745. Interactive fun with Sonic Boom Theatre Company. Thomas Muir Festival Sat 28 & Sun 29 May, times vary. Prices vary. Huntershill Village, 102 Crowhill Road, Bishopbriggs, thomasmuir.co.uk/festival Commemoration of the great 18th-century political reformer, with concerts, readings, lectures and kids’ events. Ceol’s Craic Sat 28 May, 8pm. £8 (£6). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Monthly platform for Gaelic art and culture. Madam Magpie’s Mayhem Sun 29 May, 8pm. £8–£15. Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 440 1008. Cabaret fundraiser in aid of Starter Packs Glasgow with performances from Dolly Tartan, Hettie Heartache and more. FREE Bussy and Dave’s Ironic Shambolic Monthly Pub Quiz Sun 29 May, 8.30pm. Criterion, 568 Dumbarton Road, 334 1964. Actor Ian Bustard and writer David Belcher stagger through another of their loosely question-based soirées. GFT Film Quiz Tue 31 May, 8.45pm. £1.50. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 8128. Test your knowledge against The Skinny’s film critics. Glasgow Science Festival Wed 1–Sat 18 Jun, times vary. Prices vary (many events free). Various venues, glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk A packed programme of public lectures, family days and educational projects. Selected listings below; see list.co.uk for full listings. FREE Big Science Pub Quiz Wed 1 Jun, 8pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Science quiz with plenty of ‘what happens next’ demonstration rounds. FREE British Art Show 7 Drop-in Tours Thursdays, 2–23 Jun, times vary. Various venues, britishartshow.co.uk. Guided tours of the three sites hosting the show take place on each Thursday of the exhibition’s run at 1pm (CCA), 3pm (Tramway) and 6pm (GoMA). West End Festival Fri 3–Thu 23 Jun, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, West End, westendfestival.co.uk Community festival celebrating Glasgow’s boho quarter. Selected events below; see list.co.uk for full listings. See picture, right, and Music, page 117. Inspire the Attire Fri 3 Jun, 7pm. £7. The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. Charity fashion show themed around inspiration and inspiring people. FREE Meet Malawi Fri 3 Jun, 7.30pm. Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. Explore the culture of Malawi with film, music, food and fairly traded goods for sale. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Envisage – Annual Fashion Show Sat 4 Jun, hourly 11am–3pm; Sun 5 Jun, 1pm & 2pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Designs by the final year students on Cardonald College’s fashion programmes. Part of the West End Festival. FREE FORK Gala Sat 4 Jun, 11am–4pm. Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, fork.org.uk A fun day with stalls, music, food and drink, puppet shows, canoe rides on the river rapids and even a dog show.

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Part of the West End Festival. FREE C in the Park Sat 4 Jun, noon–3pm. Robroyston Park, Robroyston, 276 0931. A day of informative and fun conservation and biodiversity activities with the Countryside Rangers. FREE Science on the Streets Sat 4 Jun, 2pm. George Square, 330 5370. Walk (recommended ages 14+) around Glasgow covering such topics as James Watt’s steam engine and the attempts of two city scientists to bring an executed murderer back to life using electricity. Part of the Glasgow Science Festival. FREE British Art Show Exhibition Tour Sat 4 Jun, 3pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Francis McKee, CCA director, gives an exhibition tour, focusing on appropriation in the artists’ work. FREE University of Glasgow Science Sunday Sun 5 Jun, 10am–4pm. University of Glasgow, Fraser Building, 65 Hillhead Street, glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk Workshops, displays and activities showcasing the scientific research going on within Glasgow University. Part of the Glasgow Science Festival. FREE Festival Sunday Sun 5 Jun, noon–7pm. Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street. The fiesta de resistance of the West End Fest, with the parade (from 3pm) wending its way through Kelvingrove Park in a riot of samba music, dance and colour, with stalls, rides, food and music along the way and all around the park. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Stitch ’n’ Bitch Tue 7 Jun, 6pm. Wed 8 Jun, 3pm. The Yarn Cake, 148 Queen Margaret Drive, 946 5305. Join in with the knitting of the anatmically correct ‘Mr Stuffy’ and meet knitters and neuroscientists. Part of the Glasgow Science Festival. FREE Highland Hop Wed 8 Jun, 1.30pm. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road. Meet the park’s Heilan

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£5 (£3). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A screening of George A Romero’s 1968 masterpiece, followed by a lecture from theoretical zombiologist Doctor Austin on the, ahem, ‘real science’ behind the undead. Part of the Glasgow Science Festival. Glasgow’s Gaelic Pub Quiz Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm. £2. The Park Bar, 1202 Argyle Street, Partick, www.glaschu.org Monthly Gaelic pub quiz. FREE Seeds at the CCA Fri 17 Jun, 7.30pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Acoustic music, African drumming, stand-up comedy and urban poetry. Glasgow Comic Con Sat 18 Jun, 10am–6pm. £7.50 (£5; family ticket £18). Mackintosh Church, Queen’s Cross, 870 Garscube Road, 946 6600. Speakers and workshop leaders including Kick Ass creator Mark Millar, David Lloyd, Frank Quitely and metaphrog. FREE Refugee Week

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Sat 18 Jun, 11.30am–12.30pm & 1.30pm– 4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Music, dance and storytelling event. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. FREE Lobey Dosser Day Sat 18 Jun, 1pm & 2.30pm. Lobey’s Statue, opposite the Halt Bar. A celebration of Bud Neill, cartoonist, poet and ‘boulevardier sans pareil’ with an exhibition, readings, a trumpet piece by John Maxwell Geddes, ‘costumed jollity’ and more. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Glasgow Mela Sat 18 & Sun 19 Jun, noon–8pm. Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street, glasgowmela.com Huge outdoor festival celebrating the traditions of Glasgow's many and varied immigrant communities with a mix of international music, dance, activities and stalls. FREE West End Women’s Heritage Silent Walk Sun 19 Jun, 2pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Instead of a person with a big umbrella, an mp3 file shows you the way. Walk at your own pace, finishing up at Kelvingrove Art Gallery for coffee and questions with the walk/podcast’s creators at 3.30pm. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Carnival Club Thu 23 Jun, 7pm. Woodside Hall, 36 Glenfarg Street. Launch for Arts Tree Carnival Club, who’ll be meeting regularly in the future to pull together a spectacular fiesta for the West End Festival 2012. Part of the West End Festival.

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Tue–Fri 11am–6pm. The Yarn Cake, 148 Queen Margaret Drive, 946 5305. A collaborative artwork created by knitters across the UK, involving hundreds of woolly brain cells. You can download a pattern to make your own from the GSF website and add it to those on display. Part of the Glasgow Science Festival. FREE Gibson Street Gala Sun 12 Jun, noon–6pm. Gibson Street. Street entertainers, live music, stalls and all that jazz. Part of the West End Festival. Hidden Gems of Garnethill Sun 12 Jun, 2pm. £7.50. Glasgow Women’s Library, Mitchell Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. A walking tour telling of the achievements of local women. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Clothes Recycling Club Mon 13 Jun, 7pm. The Lane, Ashton Lane, 339 8444. A free taster of the Lane’s regular classes. Part of the West End Festival.

There’s actually such a mind-bogglingly huge amount of events (over 600!) happening in the 16th annual Glasgow West End Festival that a whole List’s worth of pages wouldn’t be able to do it justice. Suffice to say that should you want to learn about Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s architecture, Alf Webster’s stained glass or Egyptian history, taste tea from around the world, French and German wines or a 40 year old Strathisla, find out how to grow your own veg in the inner city, make a cocktail or meditate, take part in a fundraising film & food night for asylum seekers in Glasgow, wear a bridesmaid frock as you complete a 5K run, watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show from a gigantic outdoor screen in Kelvingrove Park or catch a ride on a vintage bus, you ought to be able to do it this fortnight in the West End. We’re particularly looking forward to the Hidden Lane minifestival, shining a light on one of Glasgow’s most exciting creative communities on Sat 25 June. For full listings, see westendfestival.co.uk; for music events, see page 103. ■ Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun.

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FREE Life After Iraq Until Sun 17 Jul. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 2pm–5pm. Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, High Street, Paisley, 887 1010. Photojournalism by Angela Catlin and writer Billy Briggs. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. FREE Refugee Stories Sat 28 May–Sat 2 Jul. Daily 10am–5pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Film, newspaper articles and photographs telling the stories

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list.co.uk/aroundtown of refugees who arrived in Scotland from Zimbabwe, Germany and Chile. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. FREE Human Rights and Wrongs Wed 1–Thu 30 Jun. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Sat & Sun 10am–5pm. Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, 276 9696. Exhibition commissioned by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Part of Refugee Week Scotland.

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27–Mon 30 May, 10am–6pm. £12 in advance/£15 on the door (seniors £11/£14; under 15s free). SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 894 2010. Sort your gaff out. FREE Ready Steady Grow Sun 5 Jun, 1pm–4pm. Various gardens, Pollokshields, readysteadygrowpollokshields.org.uk A mini garden festival including activities laid on by various green-fingered local groups. FREE Parade Artists: Art,

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Church, 416 Great Western Road, westendfestival.co.uk Pop-up show and sale of work directly from designers and artists. Part of the West End Festival. Bold Souls Sat 11 Jun, 12pm–6pm. £4. Venue tbc, facebook.com/ boldsoulsglasgow Pop-up styling event run by Chouchou Couture and fashion bloggers Les Garçons de Glasgow. They’ve got yet another secret venue for this one, due to be announced ten days before the event, so keep your ear to the ground. FREE Twinkle Magazine

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Sat 11 Jun, noon–5pm. The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. Sparkly smorgasbord of fashion designers, jewellery, manicures, cupcakes, vintage, makeovers, lingerie and more. Part of the West End Festival.

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1.30pm–4.30pm. £1.50. Holyrood Pleasure Gardens, Holyrood Crescent. Live music, stalls, bouncy castle, face painting, kids’ games, a tombola and lots of tasty food. Part of the West End Festival.

Sport Kelvin 5K Fun Run Sat 4 Jun, 11.30am. £5 in advance; £8 on the day. Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street, 334 6363. A timed fun run in aid of Radio Lollipop at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital. Race for Life Sun 5 Jun, 9.30am. £14.99. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 0871 641 1111. A 5km run (or jog, or walk) organised by Cancer Research UK. See raceforlife.org to register as a runner. The 1 Walk Sun 5 Jun, 11am–2pm. £15 (under-18s £2; under-5s free). Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, children1st.org.uk A 5k walk in aid of vulnerable children in Scotland. Men’s Health Forum: 10K Sun 19 Jun, 9am. By donation. Bellahouston Park, 16 Dumbreck Road, mhfs.org.uk Father’s day charity 10k event proudly fronted by local boy Darius. Goals 5-a-Side Summer Cup Sun 19 Jun, 3pm. £25 per team. Goals Glasgow South, 941 Pollokshaws Road, 636 5334 . Five-a-side football tournament open to all. Trophies for the winners and free pizza and discounts on future bookings for all participants.

Talks FREE Glasgow Sculpture Studios Free Lunchtime Talks Series Thu 26 May, 1pm. Glasgow Sculpture Studios, 145 Kelvinhaugh Street, 204 1740. Dr Dominic Paterson discusses encounters between history of art and contemporary art.

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Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. A photographic workshop on composition. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sun 29 May & 19 Jun, 4pm. £7 (£5). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Burlesque art class with a relaxed atmosphere, music, drinks and interesting models. FREE The Finnie Loop Stitch Club Wed 1–22 Jun, 6–8pm. Made With Love at eatiBOUTIQUIE, 231 Berkeley Street, Finnieston, 07526 997938. Club for knitters, cross-stitchers and the like. FREE GoMA Bites: Workshop for Adults Fri 3–Sun 5 Jun, 1pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Explore the British Art Show and learn all about sculpture with a workshop. Booking essential. Piano Masterclass with Steven Osborne Fri 3 Jun, 3pm. £4 (£3).

RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Steven Osborne, RSAMD international fellow in piano, shares some secrets about what makes a great performance. FREE A Wee Blas of Scottish Gaelic (Blasad Gaidhlig) Tue 7, 14 & 21 Jun, 7pm. An Leanag, 22 Mansfield Street. Beginner Gaelic language sessions. Part of the West End Festival.

Swedish National Day 6th June celebrate in Boda Bar!! Music Quiz, Aquavit and Schnapps songs!! Swedish nibbles and Drinks on offer!! Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, Edinburgh 553 59 00 Sofi’s Knitting Night 7th June Every first Tuesday of the month, Knitting Mistress Rhiannon will be teaching knitting for a small donation. Alternatively bring your own projects and just enjoy a sociable knitting circle.

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Activities & Events FREE Innocent Railway and Dr Neil’s Garden Walk Thu 26 May, 11.30am–2pm. Duddingston Village, activcity.info. Stroll along the Innocent Railway path to Duddingston. Part of Walk Edinburgh Week. FREE Forgotten Savannas of South America Sat 28 & Sun 29 May, 1pm. John Hope Gateway Centre, Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Learn more about the unique and fast-disappearing Cerrado. FREE Victoria’s Language Cafe Tue

Joseph Pearce’s Barbeque Sunday 19th June 2-8pm. JP's barbecue is given a sizzle with Lewis Gibson’s upbeat mix of styles and razor sharp lyrics from 7pm

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AroundTown 31 May, 7pm. Victoria, 265 Leith Walk, 555 1638. A meet-up for people looking for native speakers of different languages. The Big Edinburgh Bookshop Book Swap Tue 31 May, 7.30pm. £5.

Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. Swap a book and enjoy a glass of wine and nibbles. Writers’ Bloc presents Mr Big Society Wed 1 Jun, 8pm. £4 (£2). Wee

Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. A light-hearted look at some serious questions as Writers’ Bloc explores David Cameron’s big idea. FREE The Aartvark Charity Auction Fri 3 Jun, 8pm. The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. Charity auction of work donated by young up-and-coming artists. Meadows Festival Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jun, times vary. Free. The Meadows, Melville Drive, meadowsfestival.org.uk. Since 1974, the Meadows has hosted a lively weekend out. This is that. FREE All Dressed Up for Autism Sat 4 Jun, 11am–6pm. the gallery on the corner, 34 Northumberland Street, thegalleryonthecorner.org.uk. Fashion collection, Pure by Catriona Garforth, which will be auctioned off (silently) for charity. Trainspotting Tours Fri 10 & Sat 11 Jun & Thu 16–Sat 18 Jun, 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Port O’Leith, 58 Constitution Street Get the inside story on where Mark, Begbie, Sickboy et al used to hang out. Part of Leith Festival. FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Sat 11 Jun, 11.30am–3pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. If you can have a dinner dance, why not a breakfast dance? Live music and food. Deco Dance Sun 12 Jun, 6pm. £6. Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street Leith, 555 6660. Re-live the Jazz Age with music and dancing, courtesy of vintage party specialists Miss Fitz-Poste’s Modern Mixers. Part of Leith Festival. FREE Refugee Week Networking Night Thu 16 Jun, 6pm. The Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, 243 2626. Networking event with guest speakers organised by the Refugee Survival Trust. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. FREE Seafield Cemetery & Crematorium Open Day Sat 18 Jun, 10am–3pm. Seafield Crematorium, Seafield Road. Morbid history and architecture buffs, assemble, for guided tours of the listed building. Part of Leith Festival. FREE Parklife Sat 18 Jun, 12pm–4pm. Dalmeny Street Park, Dalmeny Street, 555 7101. Community planting, art workshops, poetry sessions, sporting events and music in the park. Part of Leith Festival. Robots Live! Sun 19 Jun, 10am–5pm. £10 (£8.50; children £5 under 5s free). National Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield, 0300 123 6789. For fans of the halcyon Robot Wars days.

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11am. £1. Art Roch Hostel, 2 West Port Grassmarket, 228 9981. Competition (and world record attempt) to see who can speed-eat lamb innards fastest. Leith Festival Tattoo Sun 19 Jun, 7.15pm. £tbc. The Piazza, The Shore Leith, leithfestival.com. Annual Leithers’ riposte to that big noisy thing up at the castle. Part of Leith Festival. Traverse Theatre A&E Quiz Mon 20 Jun, 8pm. £1. Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. Perfect for artsy types who always struggle with the sports round. FREE Midsummer at the Botanics Tue 21 Jun, 6pm–10.30pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2979. Celebrate the solstice and come frolic in the simmer dim – the gardens are open until 10.30pm and are full of free musical performances, storytelling sessions and exhibition tours.

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American Savannah Wed 8 Jun, 1.30pm. John Hope Gateway Centre, Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Find out what capybara like to eat, among other things. FREE Microstories About Microstoria Sat 11 Jun, 5pm. Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Nick Currie gives a talk about the current exhibition.

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Tue 14 Jun, 7.30pm. £tbc. Leith Community Education Centre, New Kirkgate, leithfestival.com. Leith History Society enlightens us as to Leith’s real-life buccaneers. Part of Leith Festival.

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Fairs & Markets Fashion Fundraiser Fri 27 May, 3pm. £12. Mansfield Traquair, 15 Mansfield Place, 555 8475. A high-class affair in aid of two local schools, with food stalls by Valvona & Crolla and local independent designers showcasing their wares. Gardening Scotland Fri 3 & Sat 4 Jun, 10am–6pm; Sun 5 Jun, 10am–5pm. £14–£16 (£12–£14; children free). Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, 333 0965. Green-fingered heaven. FREE Morningside Makers Market Sat 4 Jun, 11am–4pm. Columcille Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace, 447 7404. Monthly boutique craft and design market. FREE Leith Festival Gala Day and Pageant Sat 11 Jun, 11am–4.30pm. Leith Links, leithfestival.com The Leith Festival comes to its annual climax, with stalls, music and fun, plus the annual pageant (from noon). Part of Leith Festival. Edinburgh Book Fair Sat 18 Jun, 10am–5pm. £1. Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street, 557 9797. Second hand books, maps and prints. FREE Out of the Blue Flea Market Sat 18 Jun, 10am–2.30pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. Bargain buys. Part of Leith Festival.

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This year, Scotland’s ever-expanding programme of films, performances, music events, exhibitions and club nights celebrating the contribution that refugees have made to our society is marking a very important anniversary: it’s 60 years since the UN Refugee Convention was signed, and it has saved millions of lives ever since. They’re celebrating with their biggest line-up to date, and many of this year’s events have taken ‘courage’ as their starting point, exploring ideas through poetry, plays, exhibitions, dance pieces and workshops. Refugee Week works with Scotland’s best venues to create mini-festivals: look out for a really good line up of theatre and comedy at the Tron in Glasgow, poetry readings and performance at the Trongate in Stirling, exhibitions by the excellent photojournalist Angela Caitlin at Glasgow’s Platform and Paisley Museum, and a special feature exhibition charting 60 years of stories from refugees in Scotland at Kelvingrove Gallery & Museum. Full listings will be at refugeeweekscotland.com from Thu 2 Jun. ■ Various venues across Scotland, Mon 20–Sun 26 Jun.

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Borders Book Festival A long weekend of literary and celebrity delights in the Borders with many high-profile guests, including Maureen Lipman, Michael Parkinson, Peter Snow, Sarah Brown and Alexander McCall Smith. Harmony Garden, Melrose, Thu 16–Sun 19 Jun.

Christopher Brookmyre In his new book, the Paisley-born crime writer lets us know exactly Where the Bodies are Buried. The Caves, Edinburgh, Wed 1 Jun; Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 6 Jun.

Jon Ronson He’s poked around those who believe that giant lizards are taking over the world; now he’s wondering just how much of a psychopath is in all of us. See review, page 66. Picador.

James Robertson The Fife author discusses his most recent novel, And the Land Lay Still, in which a series of photographs triggers deep reflections on Scotland since the war. William Patrick Library, Glasgow, Thu 23 Jun.

Geoff Johns Test pilot Hal Jordon is bequeathed the power of the Green Lantern by Abin Sur in this reissue of Johns’ adaptation of GL’s origins, just ahead of the blockbuster movie adaptation. See review, page 67. Titan. Meaghan Delahunt Edinburgh-based Aussie writer Delahunt launches her new novel, To the Island, the story of a woman’s search for her Greek birth-father. Word Power, Edinburgh, Thu 2 Jun.

Rendez-vous au café A hit at the recent Unholyrood gig, poet David Kinloch delves into the history of political and artistic bonds between Scotland and France. Institut Français d’Ecosse, Edinburgh, Thu 9 Jun.

Iain M Banks Your chance to get IMB to scribble his name on your copy of his latest sci-fi culture novel, Surface Detail, where a brutal war is raging within the digital realms that store the souls of the dead. Waterstone’s, Edinburgh, Thu 9 Jun. Scottish PEN Event DorothyGrace Elder, Liu Xiaobo and Zoe Wicomb of the Writers in Prison Committee speak on behalf of persecuted and imprisoned writers around the world. Partick Library, Glasgow, Thu 23 Jun.

Tessa Ransford & Christine De Luca As part of the Leith Festival, these two popular figures in the Scottish poetry scene read selections from their extensive work. The Granary, Edinburgh, Wed 15 Jun.

Our debut author Q&As continue with ALICE OZMA, whose first book is about an unbreakable parent-child bond and the joys of growing up with literature Give us five words to describe The Reading Promise? Books and love. Not sappy! Which book makes you cry? The Old Curiosity Shop is beatyou-over-the-head sad. I found American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld to be moving in a poignant, calm way. We fall in love with the character, and we cry over such little things; at least I did. Which author makes you laugh? David Sedaris knows how to balance humour with pain; we sometimes go three or four pages without even chuckling, and then have to put down the book because we’re absolutely screaming with laughter. I love that back and forth. Which dead author do you wish was still alive today? I’d love to chat with JD Salinger. I always considered myself extremely outgoing, but being a writer has made me a bit more shy and self-conscious. I know he was a bit of a recluse, so I’d be curious to hear if he regretted that. What one thing would you change about the publishing world? The amount of reading you end up doing about yourself. Every day my publicist, agent or editor will forward me an article, or a mention, and every time I am supposed to be thrilled. It feels egotistical. What plans do you have for book number two? I am about 65% sure I’d like to write another. For 23 years old, though, I’m happy with just one book for now. (Interview by Brian Donaldson) ■ The Reading Promise: 3218 Nights of Reading with My Father is published by Hodder & Stoughton on Thu 9 Jun.

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ALI SMITH

There but for the (Hamish Hamilton) ●●●●● You rarely get bombs or tornados or motorway pile-ups in Ali Smith books, but the results of inner turmoils within her characters can often be just as devastating. In There but for the, nuances, shades and intricacies stack on top of one another to reveal some valuable truths about the way we live. When Miles Garth is brought to a dinner party by a friend, he slinks off in between courses and locks himself in a spare room, refusing to emerge for weeks. Dubbed ‘Milo’ by the press, he becomes a 24-hour rolling-news sensation with growing crowds camped outside waiting for the merest glimpse of a twitched curtain. This mysterious scenario has curious knock-on effects as we are introduced to other people’s stories. There’s May Young, an elderly widow, closing in on death amid a slow demented haze and awaiting a visit by someone she assumes will be the Grim Reaper in disguise, and ‘clever-clever’ Brooke Bayoude, a highly intelligent but truant-happy girl obsessed with the self-incarcerated man. At the core of the book is a feeling that while our means of communications have become more sophisticated, true connections are harder to maintain. The sense that we are now out of touch with nature is heightened by the images of dead animals (shot rabbits, a dog run over and left in the middle of the road) and multiple references to all kinds of birdlife. Our physical and philosophical breakdowns are sharply satirised in this almost mystical narrative dreamed up by one of contemporary literature’s most deft and astute analysts of human nature. Another Booker nomination may well await. (Brian Donaldson) MYSTERY DRAMA

GOTHIC THRILLER

Then (Jonathan Cape) ●●●●●

The Possessions of Doctor Forrest (Faber) ●●●●●

JULIE MYERSON

The apocalypse is cool right now. It’s everywhere in popular culture – as a theme, as a backdrop and in widespread adjectival form – and it’s all over Julie Myerson’s eighth novel, Then. Set in an icy tundra that was once London, the novel follows a vague and bewildered central character as she attempts to repair the ruins of her life. Barren recollections and an ambiguous identity render her relationships with the survivors around her as especially unsettling: they variously suggest sexual unions, infanthood, familial ties and a dire overlap thereof. Myerson is no stranger to disquieting fiction, but Then makes for a particularly unpleasant read: the protagonist’s pointed loathing is heart-breaking, even if it is a veil for unthinkable denial and grief. The only relief in this tale of nameless apocalypse, economic downfall and family breakdown is that human beings will live on, even in the harshest environments. Otherwise this book, like the nightmare it occupies, feels horrific and bereft. (Nicola Meighan)

RICHARD T KELLY

Take three respected Scottish doctors, now all living comfortably in suburban London. Make one of their number suddenly disappear and you have the beginnings of a very satisfying thriller, one that owes a debt of passion to the gothic mystery traditions of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and James Hogg’s The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner; although, according to Kelly’s blog, Matthew Lewis’ The Monk and the films of David Cronenberg also cast a spell over him while writing this. The first three-quarters of the book are made up of journals, police notes and correspondence before Kelly teasingly gives up the real story. It’s all marshalled with a real feel for pace, character and that gap where metafiction meets the gothic novel. The Possessions of Doctor Forrest is a big departure from the epic sweep of his debut novel Crusaders, but is no less impressive in its desire to reshape a genre. (Paul Dale)

TRAVELOGUE

HISTORICAL THRILLER

The Psychopath Test (Picador) ●●●●●

The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress (Little, Brown) ●●●●●

JON RONSON

About halfway through his new book, Jon Ronson has a revelation. Having spent time with the likes of ‘Tony’ (a violent offender who faked some insanity in order to get a lighter jail term but ended up in Broadmoor) and David Shayler (the MI5 whistleblower who ‘did an Icke’ by proclaiming himself the new messiah), Ronson realises that his journalistic career has been largely spent focusing on individuals who may be a bit mad. For The Psychopath Test, he also meets people like Robert Hare, who devised the PCL, a checklist which rates just how psychopathic a person is, and the scientologists who believe that all psychiatry is evil. All the while, Ronson frets over the checklists and ponders his own potential psychopathic tendencies. For seasoned Ronson-watchers, this is a typical treat, a semi-sinister, half-hilarious trip into the dark side, as he stumbles around upsetting his subjects with a mix of probing investigation and social faux-pas. (Brian Donaldson) 66 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

BERYL BAINBRIDGE

Beryl Bainbridge’s editor Brendan King called this final novel by the Booker-friendly author – who died of cancer in 2010 – a flawed masterpiece. And he’s right: although a final vital spark lighting the narrative’s dry tinder is never struck, Bainbridge’s prose has the unmistakable crispness of a writer in absolute command of her craft. Inspired by reports of a mysterious girl in a spotty frock witnessed fleeing the scene of Bobby Kennedy’s assassination in 1968, like many of Bainbridge’s novels it’s a thriller based around real events. But with a very personal slant: the titular lass Rose – a naïve English girl driven across America by her suspicious sponsor Washington Harold – was modelled on Bainbridge herself. Rose and Harold’s uneasy relationship is never satisfactorily developed, and many questions are left unanswered. But for simple elegance and foreboding ambience, this is a sign-off worthy of any author of Bainbridge’s generation. (Malcolm Jack)

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COMIC SUPERHERO

GEOFF JOHNS

Green Lantern: Secret Origin (Titan) ●●●●● The Green Lantern might not seem the most likely candidate for a big-budget blockbuster. He’s certainly not your typical superhero, being based more in the world of retro sci-fi, his powers derived from a ‘power ring’ bestowed by the Guardians of the Universe that creates solid constructs founded on the wearer’s imagination. It may be a touch hokey but he’s been a key player in the DC Universe and Justice League of America since the 1940s. But such is the studio hunger for superhero projects, the movie is indeed on its way with Ryan Reynolds in the title role. He also provides the new foreword in this repackaged, film-friendly reissue of Geoff Johns’ retelling of the character’s origin story, wherein test pilot Hal Jordon is bequeathed the power of the Green Lantern by alien Abin Sur. Johns has a real knack for turning old-fashioned heroes into cuttingedge characters, and weaving them into new dynamic stories without losing their core power and personality. With epics like the Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night, GL has jumped back into many comic aficionados’ must-read list. Classic derring-do with a modern twist. (Henry Northmore)

ALSO PUBLISHED MUSIC BOOKS

Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to books@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Laura Ennor. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

Thursday 26

Glasgow

FREE Michael Meighan: Glasgow Smells Langside Library, 2 Sinclair Drive, 632 0810. 1pm. Meighan gives an illustrated talk on his two history books Glasgow Smells and Glasgow Smells Better. FREE Paul Cuddihy: Saints and Sinners Barmulloch Library, 46 Wallacewell Quadrant, 276 0875. 6.30–7.45pm. The Glaswegian author discusses his novel, a powerful account of immigrant life in Victorian Glasgow. Irish Writers’ Centre Event CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. By donation. Writers from the Scottish Writers’ Centre’s Dublin counterpart.

Edinburgh

FREE Luke Williams: The Echo Chamber Word Power Bookshop, 43 West Nicolson Street, 662 9112. 6.30pm. Launch of the Fife-born writer’s debut novel. FREE Latin America in the Nobel prizes for Literature Tollcross Community Centre, 117 Fountainbridge, fabula_carlos@hotmail.co.uk. 7pm. A debate in Spanish about the winners and the could-have-beens of Latin American literary Nobel Prize winners.

Friday 27

Edinburgh The Guid Crack Club Waverley Bar, 1

St Mary’s Street, 556 9579. 7.30–10pm. £3 suggested donation. With guest storyteller Mike Rust.

Saturday 28

Edinburgh Nothing But . . . Poems for Men

Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 11am–12.30pm. £5 (£3). For Fathers’ Day the poetry group takes a look at poems about men, boys, fathers and sons. Women welcome too!

Sunday 29

Glasgow The Gathering The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7–9pm. £3 suggested donation. A new regular evening for sharing stories, poems and songs old and new.

Semi-absent fans of former Auteur and Black Box Recorder man Luke Haines might have received something of a jolt on suddenly Googling him. The words on the second entry would have immediately caught the eye: ‘It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of Luke Haines,’ solemnly states a profile page on his official site. But as the semi-serious obituary reaches its conclusion by noting that boredom is the likely cause of death, you finally realise you’ve been had. In Post Everything: Outsider Rock and Roll (Heinemann), Haines follows up his Britpop-era memoir Bad Vibes with a typically caustic look at what came next for both himself and British music. Another maverick in the music biz is Andy Kershaw, whose No Off Switch (Serpent’s Tail) details his championing of world music, his love of travel and a troubled private life. An equally fraught but more predictable tale of the massive highs and narcotic-fuelled lows of the industry comes from Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland in Not Dead & Not for Sale (Canongate), while Simon Reynolds’ Retromania (Faber) tackles our seemingly unquenchable fascination with reunions, reissues, reformations and resurrections. Reynolds wonders why this generation more than any other is so deeply captivated by the cultural artefacts of the immediate past. Oddity of the month has to come from Belgian record collector Jan Bellekens, whose Covered! Classic Record Sleeves and Their Imitators (Vine House) asks why CD cover designers can’t stop dipping into the past for inspiration. Through the stories behind some of the 650-plus covers in this intriguing book, he suggests that such unoriginality could often be borne out of mischief, laziness or bitterness. (Brian Donaldson)

Edinburgh

FREE Book Group Waterstone’s, Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, 6 Lady Road, 666 1866. 5–6pm. This month’s required reading is To Kill a Mockingbird. FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Open session for performers hosted by William Douglas. Shore Poets Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7.45pm. £4 (£3). Short readings of new verse come from Paul Batchelor, Christine de Luca and Bridget Khursheed, with music from The Whole Shebang.

Tuesday 31

Glasgow

FREE Pat MacEnulty: Wait Until Tomorrow Glasgow Women’s Library, Mitchell Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. 6–7.30pm. MacEnulty launches Wait Until Tomorrow: A Daughter’s Memoir. Booking essential. The Magic Carpet Cabaret TchaiOvna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of poetry, songs and stories.

Books

Edinburgh ‘The Hair Trunk or the Ideal Commonwealth’: Stevenson’s Missing Masterpiece National

Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. 6–8pm. £5 (£3). Institut Français d’Ecosse-organised talk by Michael de Bris about the a newlydiscovered, French-published unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. In French with English translation. The Big Edinburgh Bookshop Book Swap Henderson’s Vegetarian

Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7.30pm. £5. Book swapping soiree organised by The Edinburgh Bookshop.

Wednesday 1

Edinburgh

FREE Book Signing: The Hair Trunk or the Ideal Commonwealth Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 6–8pm. Michael de Bris signs copies of this hitherto unknown novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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The Caves, Niddry Street South, tickets from Blackwell’s, 622 8218. 7pm. £6 (includes glass of wine). Book launch. FREE The Edinburgh Bookshop Book Group I The Edinburgh Bookshop, 219 Bruntsfield Place, 447 1917. 7.30–9pm. Inaugural book group meeting. Up for discussion is Barbara Kingsolver’s The Lacuna. Writers’ Bloc presents Mr Big Society Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh

College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 8pm. £4 (£2). The Writers’ Bloc dissect David Cameron’s big idea.

Thursday 2

Glasgow

FREE Poetry Discussion Group Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. 6–7pm. Lively and informal monthly poetry discussions. FREE Alison Irvine: This Road is Red Milton Library, 204 Liddesdale Road, 276 0885. 6.30–7.45pm. Irvine discusses her novel This Road is Red.

Edinburgh

FREE Jonny Muir: Islands at the Edge of the Sea Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. 6.30pm. Adventurer and writer Muir discusses his new book, which documents a tour of the offshore islands of Northern Britain. FREE Meaghan Delahunt Word Power Bookshop, 43 West Nicolson Street, 662 9112. 6.30pm. Delahunt launches her latest novel, To the Island.

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Glasgow Reading the Leaves Tchai-Ovna

House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Poetry and storytelling evening.

Edinburgh

FREE Byron: Fame and Infamy National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. 6pm. Curator David McClay introduces a series of personal and poetical papers that reveal a lot about the flamboyant poet.

Sunday 5

Edinburgh

FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 29.

Monday 6

Glasgow

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FREE Blackwell’s Book Quiz Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8201. 6pm. Test your literary credentials in teams of up to five members. Please arrive for 5.45pm.

Tuesday 7

Glasgow

FREE Open Mic Partick Library, 305 Dumbarton Road, 276 1560. 5.45pm. An open mic event organised by The Federation of Writers in Scotland. Book your slot by emailing admin@writersfederation.org.uk. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Sinclair MacLeod: The Reluctant Detective Maryhill Library & Learning Centre, 1508 Maryhill Road, 946 2348. 6.30–7.45pm. MacLeod discusses his latest novel.

Edinburgh Let the People Decide: Dennis Canavan in Conversation with Brian Taylor National Library of

Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. 6pm. £4. The politician discusses his new autobiography with journalist Brian Taylor. FREE Nick Thorpe: Urban Worrier Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. 6.30pm. Journalist and writerly thrillseeker Thorpe introduces his new book.

Thursday 9

Glasgow

FREE Behind the Scenes Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. 2.30pm. Guided tour around the impressive Mitchell Library. Booking essential. FREE Graphic Novel Book Group Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 237 1137. 7.30pm. Exactly what it says on the tin, and run by Plan B Books.

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FREE Iain M Banks Waterstone’s West End, 128 Princes Street, 226 2666. 12.30–1.30pm. Sci-fi lit legend signs copies of his latest novel, Surface Detail. Rendez-vous au café Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 5.30–6.30pm. £5 (members £3). Poetry recital by David Kinloch, author of poetry collection Finger of a Frenchman.

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Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6–7.30pm. £5 (£3). The SPL’s series of relaxed poetry discussions take on Scots Makar Liz Lochhead as their subject. FREE Testament of a Witch Book Launch Waterstone’s West End, 128 Princes Street, 226 2666. 6.30pm. Douglas Watt launches the second in his series of historical thrillers based around 17th-century advocate John MacKenzie.

Friday 10

Glasgow

FREE Reading Allowed Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Monthly storytelling and poetry evening.

Edinburgh A Traveller in Two Worlds Scottish

Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 6pm. £6 (£4). A double celebration for the fifth birthday of the Scottish Storytelling Centre and the launch of a new book about traveller and storyteller Duncan Williamson.

Saturday 11

Edinburgh

FREE Calder Wood Press Poetry Reading Word Power Bookshop, 43 West Nicolson Street, 662 9112. 11am. Poets Jane Mary Wilde, Mary Johnston and Juliet Wilson read from their work, all published by Calder Wood. 68 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

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Glasgow Words Per Minute The Arches, 253

Argyle Street, 565 1000. 4–7pm. £5. Monthly spoken word, and performance event, this time featuring writers from flash fiction magazine Fractured West.

Edinburgh

FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 29.

Monday 13

Edinburgh

FREE Proletarian Poets Proclaim Poetry for the People Leith Dockers Club, 17–17a Academy Street Leith, leithfestival.com 7–9pm. Performance poetry on the subject of ‘Our Class, Our Culture’. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Blind Poetics Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 8pm. Host Texture (of Chemical Poets) and invited performers from around the country.

Tuesday 14

Glasgow

FREE Sinclair MacLeod: The Reluctant Detective Milton Library, 204 Liddesdale Road, 276 0885. 6.30–7.45pm. See Tue 7.

Edinburgh Electric Tales The Stand, 5 York Place,

558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Comedy and storytelling from Fiona Herbert, Las Zorras, Liz Ely and Ryan Van Winkle.

Wednesday 15

Glasgow

FREE Weegie Wednesdays The Universal, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899. 7.30pm. Monthly discussion forum for those interested in books and publishing.

Edinburgh Luath Press Leith Festival Showcase

Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 6–7pm. Suggested donation £3. Authors on the independent Edinburgh imprint read from their work. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Poetry Beyond Text: Poetry Whispers Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6pm. Socialise with poets and artists working in reaction to each other’s work.

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Tessa Ransford & Christine De Luca The Granary, 32–34 The Shore,

Leith, 225 4326. 6.30–7.30pm. Suggested donation £3. Two well-known local poets perform. Part of the Leith Festival. Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7pm. £4. Storytelling, poetry from memory and traditional tunes with Dave Francis and Ruth Kirkpatrick.

Thursday 16

Glasgow

FREE Nor’wester Showcase from the Clydebuilt Apprentices CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. A showcase of work by the young poets on the St Mungo’s Mirrorball poetry apprenticeship scheme. FREE Julie Bertagna: Aurora Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 276 1617. 10.15am. Glaswegian Bertagna presents her new novel Aurora. Part of West End Festival FREE Valve Journal Launch Night Waterstone’s, 153–157 Sauchiehall Street, 332 9105. 6pm. Launch of a new journal created by Strathclyde University writers. FREE Alison Irvine: This Road is Red Royston Library & Learning Centre, 67 Royston Road, 552 1657. 6.30–7.45pm. See Thu 2. FREE 400th Anniversary Celebration of the King James Bible Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7pm. A reading for seven voices of this influential publication. Part of West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Nicola Morgan: Write to be Published Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. 6.30pm. Talk by author with over 90 published books to her name. FREE A Yorkshireman’s Scotland The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 7–8pm. Daniel Gray discusses his experiences exploring obscure Scottish towns and their football teams for his book Stramash with Leither editor Billy Gould. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Trax of My Life The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 7.30pm. Free (suggested donation £3). Ian Green of the Greentrax folk label reads from his autobiography, Fuzz to Folk, and plays a song or two from the label’s back catalogue. Part of the Leith Festival.

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Borders Book Festival Wynd Theatre, 7 The Wynd, 0844 357 1060. Times vary. Prices vary. Taking place in the National Trust’s Georgian Harmony Garden, the Borders Book Festival attracts world-class literary figures and sell-out crowds. Day one features Sarah Brown, political commentator Peter Snow, endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont and playwright and novelist Michael Frayn among others.

Friday 17

Glasgow

FREE The Better Crack Club TchaiOvna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Regular storytelling club for adults.

Edinburgh

FREE David A Roberts The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 2–3.30pm. Music and poetry from a seasoned performer. Part of the Leith Festival.

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Borders Book Festival Wynd Theatre, 7 The Wynd, 0844 357 1060. Times vary. Prices vary. Turn up this evening to catch appearances including Kirsty Wark, Michael Parkinson and Rory Bremner.

Saturday 18

Glasgow

FREE Book Launch: A Notable Ornament Lansdowne Church, 416 Great Western Road, glasgowheritage.org.uk 2pm. Launch of a new book by Gordon R Urquhart looks at the history of Lansdowne Church. Part of West End Festival.

Edinburgh Edinburgh Book Fair Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street, 557 9797. 10am–5pm. £1. Dealers from throughout Scotland sell antiquarian and second-hand books, maps and prints.

Melrose

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Borders Book Festival Wynd Theatre, 7 The Wynd, 0844 357 1060. Times vary. Prices vary. Saturday at the festival includes the presentation of the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction, and appearances from John Byrne, novelist David Mitchell, Alexander McCall Smith and Rory McGrath.

Sunday 19

Edinburgh

FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 29. Poetry at the . . . Store The Store, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7.45–9.45pm. £4 (£3). The monthly poetry event presents a ‘Summer Nights Special’.

Melrose

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Borders Book Festival Wynd Theatre, 7 The Wynd, 0844 357 1060. Times vary. Prices vary. The festival closes with a packed day including Scottish history with Alistair Moffat,

autobiographical memories from Maureen Lipman, Larry Lamb, James Naughtie and Tom Conti, as well as a plethora of kids’ events.

Monday 20

Edinburgh

FREE Blackwell’s Book Group Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. 6pm. June’s meeting heralds a discussion of The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell. FREE Polish Book Group McDonald Road Library, 2–4 McDonald Rd, 529 5644. 6pm. Unique book group for anyone with an interest in Polish literature, whether or not you speak the language – all books are available in translation and discussed in English.

Tuesday 21

Glasgow

FREE Celebrating Freedom of Expression, with Amnesty International Glasgow Women’s Library, Mitchell Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. 2.30–3.30pm. Well known authors stand in solidarity with those of their profession who have suffered the violation of their right to freedom of expression. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. FREE Paul Cuddihy: Saints and Sinners Springburn Library, Kay Street, 276 1690. 6.30pm. See Thu 26.

Edinburgh

FREE Lines of Flight Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6–8pm. An opportunity to hear readings from three refugee poets based in Scotland: Carlos Arredondo (Chile), Iyad Hayatleh (Palestine), and Qusay Husain (Iraq), followed by a discussion of the links between poetry and community. Part of Refugee Week Scotland.

Wednesday 22

Edinburgh

FREE The Golden Hour The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 8pm. Loose cabaret evening with words, music and video madness and your erudite host, Mr Ryan Van Winkle. This month’s guests are short story doctor Tracy Emerson, poets Richie McCaffrey and Gavin Boyd, and musical sorts Doug Johnstone, Jade and the Jacks and BenOfficial.

Thursday 23

Glasgow

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FREE Scottish PEN Event Partick Library, 305 Dumbarton Road, 276 1560. 6.30–7.30pm. An event run by the Scottish Writers’ Centre with Dorothy-Grace Elder and Zoe Wicomb of the Writers in Prison Committee, which campaigns on behalf of persecuted and imprisoned writers around the world, including last year’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Liu Xiaobo. The event involves readings by Xiaobo and others, followed by a discussion. FREE Sinclair MacLeod: The Reluctant Detective Barmulloch Library, 46 Wallacewell Quadrant, 276 0875. 6.30–7.45pm. See Tue 7. FREE James Robertson William Patrick Library, 2–4 West High Street Kirkintilloch. 7pm. Robertson gives a talk on his most recent novel And the Land Lay Still.

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FREE Craig Sterling: Stealing Fire Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. 6.30pm. Launch of a 21st-century thriller from first-time novelist Sterling. Stone Soup Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). Live music and poetry from Davesnewbike and friends. Click Clack Club The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 9pm. By donation. Funky experimental music club. Featuring Steve Kettley’s Odd Times, plus special guests.

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Crate DIGGING Ahead of his DJ date at RockNess, Glasgow’s DAVID BARBAROSSA gives us five of the best.

RockNess Get out the city and head up north for three days of fresh air, Nessie spotting, DJs, electronica and guitar sounds. Too many highlights to mention but the prospect of DJ Shadow, The Chemical Brothers, Andrew Weatherall, Modeselektor (pictured), Jamie xx and Fake Blood is getting us excited. Dores, near Loch Ness, Fri 10–Sun 12 Jun.

Swedish House Mafia All three members – Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso – DJing at the Arches’ Colours-assisted aftershow. Barrowlands, Glasgow and Arches, Glasgow, both Thu 26 May.

Coloursfest Tenth anniversary for Scotland’s biggest, bangingest dance festival. Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell, Headhunterz and Martin Solveig (pictured) lead the charge. Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Sat 4 Jun.

Art School Closing Dates Den Haan at Menergy (28 May); Slum Village at Knock Knock (1 Jun); Divine (4 Jun); DJ Food at Mixed Bizness (9 Jun); Degree Show Party (10 Jun). Art School, Glasgow, 28 May–10 Jun.

Trauma So what are your plans this bank holiday? Spending 12 hours in the company of the wonky house and techno world of Butch, Thomas Schumacher and Davide Squillace sounds like a plan to us. HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Sun 29 May.

Substance Celebrating the release of their collaboration with tentracks.co.uk we have a triple bill of live acts who all feature on the compilation with techno and electronica from Subhead, Dave Paton and Stick 430. The Store, Edinburgh, Sat 4 Jun.

Fortified Following the demise of the Art School, this Glasgow dubstep party will be winding down to occasional parties in different venues. For this first event they’ll be welcoming Africa Hitech. Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 10 Jun.

Summer Revel It’s officially summer, and how do we know? Because the Wee Red’s Revel is back, featuring Randan Discotheque, Snide Rhythms, Machine Room and more with an Underwater theme. Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, Fri 10 Jun.

Dominique Young Unique The 19-year-old Tampa Bay electro-rapper fits in a late evening live set, which feeds straight into cub night I AM, between her sets at Sonar and Glastonbury this month. I AM at Sub Club, Glasgow, Tue 21 Jun.

Heavy Gossip Relaunching and relocating HG moves across town to H+H’s new improved club space. And welcoming them to their new home is the quirky house sounds of Baltimore’s Maurice Fulton. Hawke + Hunter, Edinburgh, Sat 28 May.

Fern Kinney ‘Baby Let Me Kiss You’ (WEA) lurks on the B-side of ‘Together We Are Beautiful’, and it’s a slow, sleazy electronic killer. Right from the impassioned moan that introduces the track this is porno-disco of the highest order. Very much part of the dreampop/chillwave scene, Teengirl Fantasy ‘Cheaters’ (Hivern Discs) is something else entirely, shimmering synths attached to a heavy Chicago house rhythm to create an enormous club smash. Talking of Chicago House, Gene Hunt Chicago Dance Tracks Part 1 (Rush Hour Recordings) is the real deal. Dating from 19821989, these selections sound fresher than most modern dance music. The whole package is special, with interviews, original club flyers and photos from the day, but it’s not just a history lesson: this is music for dancing in dark rooms with sweat dripping off the walls. Xander Harris ‘Urban Gothic’ (Not Not Fun), meanwhile, is music for running down dark corridors with blood dripping off the walls. New synth sounds from the John Carpenter school of thrills, it sounds like the soundtrack to an 80s straight-to-video nasty. Tobias Keeler’s a good friend of mine. From time to time he sends me missives from his native Sweden in the form of some truly beautiful psychedelic sonics. I’d never considered starting a record label before, but I’m hoping to release Tobias Keeler Various (Wild Combination Records, hopefully) on vinyl later this year. Check him out at halfawakeandhalfasleep. tumblr.com. (David Pollock) ■ David Barbarossa runs David Barbarossa’s Thing, Fri 3 Jun; Wild Combination, Tue 21 Jun, both at Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow. He also plays RockNess, Sub Club Arena, Sun 12 Jun (see feature, page 36)

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THE NOISE OF ART With Glasgow’s Art School’s union and Vic Bar closing for at least two years, David Pollock talks to the various DJs and promoters who made it a Glasgow institution lasgow’s clubbing landscape will change forever this month, when the Glasgow School of Art union and its Vic Bar close for extensive redevelopment. Things will never be the same again, its key people tell The List: Lady Munter (Menergy): For me, the best nights in Glasgow were always there. Andrew ‘Divine’ Symington (Divine!): The Vic has a unique atmosphere. It’s an art deco cafe, scuzzy and dingy but also relaxed and comfortable. I started a night called Swirl there in February 1990, which evolved into Divine!

Alan ‘Hushpuppy’ Miller (R-P-Z/Record Playerz,): I started DJing at the Vic in 1994,

when Andrew asked me to help out at Divine! I did that for 11 years, and ran Record Playerz for eight years and Abnormals Anonymous for two and a half. Ben Coghill (Mixed Bizness): We replaced Freakmoves on Thursdays, a proper Glasgow institution, but the response was incredible and we haven’t looked back. Twitch (Optimo): I first got to know Jonnie [Wilkes] there, because he ran My Machines upstairs. Then we held our Optimo Hogmanay Party at the art school from 1999 to 2006 and came back last year because we knew it would be the last. AS: In the early 90s, Pete Shelley from the Buzzcocks came up to the DJ box to tell me he’d never heard Neu! played in a club before. The open-minded music policy was pretty ground-breaking. 70 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

Rob Morrison (entertainments convener, Glasgow School of Art): Most of the GSA

buildings on the block have been deemed unfit for purpose and will be demolished, although the Vic’s external walls will remain. They say it’ll take about two or three years to complete the work, although that might be optimistic. AM: There’s something special about the Vic. It’s not driven by commerce, so they’re supportive of nights that are creative rather than just money-makers. What will Glasgow miss most about it? The horrible toilets?

‘I THINK THIS WILL LEAVE A GAPING HOLE IN GLASGOW’S CULTRAL LIFE’ T: The toilets are perennially over-flowing. It’s

cheap and nasty in the best possible way. AM: The weird smell of marzipan when you go

to wash your hands? No, there’s something in the fabric of that building. The chequered dancefloor, the grubbiness of it, when it’s gone people will realise they’ve lost a true outsider venue. RM: The new venue will be a similar size, 800 capacity with a 500 capacity gig space. We’ve asked that they don’t do it up like a style bar. BC: People often forget it’s a students’ union. It’s a place you can feel at home and that’s down to everyone from the friendly door staff to the clientele.

RM: There’ll be a decamp venue nearby. It’ll

be more a bar for Art School students offering food and occasional gigs, though. Following the final party we’ll be stripping the place and then allowing artists to do what they want in the space over the following weekend [18 & 19 Jun]. An open-access thing, where people can walk round the building and see installations, performances, things like that. BC: We definitely won’t be doing a weekly Thursday elsewhere. We could never recapture the magic of the last few years, so we won’t even try. LM: This last year’s been really poignant, with Optimo ending and now the Art School closing. It’s been a real sea-change in Glasgow’s clubbing scene, and in many ways this feels like the final nail in the coffin for the old school. T: I think this will genuinely leave a gaping hole in Glasgow’s cultural life that won’t be easily filled. It’ll also be sad if Divine!, one of the longest running club nights on the planet, calls it a day. AS: Our regulars want us to continue, so I’m looking into various options. Maybe bigger, maybe smaller, but the vibe has to be spot on. There would be nothing worse than re-locating and thinking, ‘Hmm, it’s not as good as the Vic . . .’

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Glasgow Thursday

One-Offs

■ Art Noise at the Flying Duck. 26 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). An afterparty for the exhibition earlier in the day, with DJs Dave Sinclair (Killer Kitsch), Wavy Graves, Cassettes, Broadcast Beach and Funky Junk. ■ Macho Disco at the Art School. 26 May, 10pm–3am. £4. A new disco night, hosted by Simon Cordiner (Melting Pot) and Rory (Feel My Bicep). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. Mixed Bizness at the Art School. Weekly (until 9 Jun) 11pm–3am. Free for GSA students before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Cutting-edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. The final date on 9 Jun with a special set to see the Art School of from DJ Food (Ninja Tune).

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Swedish House Mafia Official Afterparty at the Arches. 26 May,

11pm–4am. £20. Colours presents the official afterparty for SHM’s show at the Barrowlands, with DJ sets from Swedish House Mafia (Angello/Axwell/ Ingrosso), AN21, Max Vangeli and Third Party. ■ The Pump Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 26 May, 11.30pm–3am. 23 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Throbb, The Falconi Bros, Von Trapp and guests present an electronic workout. ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Everything from disco to indie and electro to funk, with Matthew Craig of One More Tune and Define Define. ■ 90s Hip Hop at the Art School. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. Just what it says, with DJ Bunty (Mixkings). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. A mutant disco of wedding standards, 80s and 90s indie and American punk from the Aberdonian night, now relocated to Glasgow. ■ City Night Warehouse Party at SWG3. 9 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). A dry ice shrouded celebration of all things sordid and 80s with Feel My Bicep and Thunder Disco Club. ■ Dirty Booty Butter at Nice’n’Sleazy. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Resident DJ Otis plays hip hop, breakbeats, Afrobeat, funk and deep house. FREE Nude Noir at Nude. 23 Jun, 9pm. A night of fun and titillation as Nude’s monthly burlesque night returns. Dressing up is encouraged. Booking essential. Part of the West End Festival.

Weekly

■ Bitter Glitter at the Polo Lounge.

Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. New weekly night from Madame S (Utter Gutter) with a mix of ‘homo-disco, electronic treats, jackin’ house and tech beats’. ■ Common Room at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style. ■ Co-Op at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Four great Glasgow clubs (Orderly Disorder, Dirty Noise, Mount Heart Attack and Scrabble) team up for a new monthly night, with one picking the genre for the evening and the rest putting their own spin on it. Mediaheroic will be providing visuals. ■ Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc (free for students before midnight). That Tall Guy Scott plays cheese, pop and R&B.

■ Eureka at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free with a matric card). DJ Toast plays indie, dance and hip hop. FREE Feel My Bicep at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. 80s sleaze, analogue funk, old school house, disco flexx and sweat on the walls. ■ iDJ at the Shed. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. DJ Li’l Rich plays party sounds to start the weekend early. Monthly special events include bouncy castles, karaoke nights and the famous Shed roller disco. FREE Laid Back at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Suave Gav presents a party that’s anything but laid-back. FREE Pour Homme, Pour Femme, Pour Queens at FHQ. Weekly 9pm–3am. New weekly night from TLC Glasgow with DJ Shawn Roberts, free entry and a whole lotta tunes. ■ Rubbermensch and Jellybaby at O2 ABC2. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson. ■ Rumble Thursdays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Chart, pop, indie, R&B and hip hop fight it out for your aural affections. FREE Salsa Tumbao at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Salsa and dancing with Farah Portela Alonso and Tumbao Salsa School. ■ Skint and Vengeance at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). DJs Billy and Colin play rock, emo and pop-punk in the main room, while DJ Q Ball has the sickest black metal, death metal and thrash in the back. ■ Skint at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Stephen Foy plays indie dancefloor anthems, pop hits and classic house. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJ Snafu scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues. ■ Thursday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. DJ Naeem and DJ Sketch present a night of sleek and sexy urban tracks to get you moving. ■ Walk’n’Skank at Club 520. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). The brand new night from the Mungo’s Hi-Fi crew, playing reggae and dancehall every Thursday. Also featuring DJ Kokoro and Breezak in the front room, and rotating monthly guests Metropolis Sounds, Mixkings, Matthew Craig and Ali T in the back.

Glasgow Friday

One-Offs

■ A Deeper Groove at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 27 May, 9pm–2am. £7. ADG residents Joc and Steph present an evening of deep house and nu disco to showcase the Boogie Originals label, with Cosmic Boogie and Deep Space Orchestra. ■ Banjax at La Cheetah. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £10. A new bi-monthly night from Dave Shades (Mount Heart Attack), Tommy & McGarvatron (Bass Invaders) and Data Rape aka Full Phat (Obese, Concept Theory). With Dexorcist playing on old school rave set and Kanji Kinetic. ■ Mexico Loco at Stereo. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £4 (members £3). Celebrate the last Hispanic Panic of the year with a night of mariachi, tequila, sombreros, piñatas and customary free ice cream. ■ One More Tune at the Art School. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £9 on the door; £7 advance. House to dubstep to hip hop to indie to garage, with residents Define Define and VJ Patchwork. The final OMT at the Art School, with Brackles, James Fox and more. ■ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 27 May, 9pm–3am. £5. Glasgow’s biggest indie night. A repeat of the Pinups’ Blogger’s Delight special, with representatives of Peenko, RADAR, The Pop Cop, Aye Tunes and Glasgow Podcart signed up to guest DJ, and Endor, Mondegreen and Tokamak playing live.

■ Pressure at the Arches. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £10. More techno action from Slam with special guest Paul Ritch. ■ Sensu at the Sub Club. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £10 before midnight; £12 after. A great house, techno and electro night from the Sub Club. With special guest Steve Bug and Nina Kraviz. ■ Sound at Club 520. 27 May, 10pm–3am. £8. An end of exams party hosted by a pair of Glasgow’s finest clubs. In room one Killer Kitsch present Bart B More (Boys Noize), and in room two it’s Jakebeats with Hey Today! (Kitsune/Turbo Recordings). FREE Croc Madame vs Croc Monsieur at the Art School. 3 Jun, 10pm–3am. The purveyors of ‘madness, live DIY bands, performance art and mess’ return. A foam party featuring eight live bands for this final Croc v Croc at the Art School. ■ David Barbarossa’s Thing at Nice’n’Sleazy. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Barbarossa, one of the leading DJs on Glasgow’s scene and a sometime Hung Up! resident, brings his new night to Sleazy’s. See preview, page 69.

■ Distortion Presents The Recession Sessions at La Cheetah. 3

Jun, 11pm–3am. £10. A techno and house party for tough times, with Distorted DJs Doug & Andy. With special guest Mark Broom (Beardman). ■ Eyes Wide Open at Blackfriars. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Garage, psych and freakbeat brought to you by EWO DJs Holly and Sarah, plus live and DJ guests. The EWO record label launch party, celebrating the first release from Teaspoon, with guest DJs Craig Reece (Starla Records) and Alasdair Mitchell (Hidden Masters). ■ No Sleep at SWG3. 3 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £8 advance; £10 on the door. Deep house and dubstep from residents Adam Watt and Why Eleven. With guests Steffi (Ostgut), Midland (Aus Music) and Youandewan (Disfigured Dubs). ■ Numbers at the Sub Club. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. One of Glasgow’s most eclectic clubbing successes goes from strength to strength each month, with rotating residents and a diverse array of dubstep and techno-playing special guests from around the globe. With special guest Blawan (Hessle Audio, R&S) alongside Dirty Larry (Wrong Island) and Nok La Rok (Numbers). ■ Revolver Bears at Revolver. 3 Jun, 8pm–1am. £tbc. A new club night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company, courtesy of the Bearscots team. As well as the company, there’s drinks promotions, chocolate, and tunes from DJ Corky. ■ Squelch at Soundhaus. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Techno from residents Ryan Sullivan and Craig Murphy. With special guest DJ Van D. ■ Stereoshake at O’Couture. 3 Jun, 10pm–3am. £5. A collaboration night between Stereofunk and Shakedown, with resident DJs Stevie Lennon, Darrin Henderson and Ciar McKinley playing tech and upfront house. ■ Superfly at the Flying Duck. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Duncan Superfly and Gregor Emond ‘Keep On Keepin’ On’ in a new venue, providing a sweltering mix of sweet soul, funk, 60s psyche rock, hip hop, post punk and new releases. at the Art School. ✽ 10 Jun, 10pm–3am. £tbc. The staff and Art School Degree Show & Closing Party

students at Glasgow School of Art’s Vic Bar union close the door on an era, with this special ticket only finale featuring the likes of Errors (live), LuckyMe, Mungo’s HiFi, Hushpuppy and more. Fortified at Stereo. 10 Jun, 11pm–3am. £7. Glasgow’s biggest dubstep and dancehall party returns now based at Stereo, Fortified this month welcomes Africa Hitech (Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek) for a show in support of their techno, soul and dancehall debut album 93 Million Miles on Warp.

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Decktionary HOBBES GUIDES US THROUGH CLUBBING’S MYRIAD GENRES

UK Funky aka ‘funky’, proper noun: British, characterised by syncopated, African rhythms, R&B-style vocalising, MCs and a four-four beat, c. 2006 – present day; influenced by (and often classified with) UK garage, grime, dubstep, Afrobeat, dancehall, 2Step, US garage, bassline, tribal, electro; 125 –135 BPM. ORIGINS After UK Garage morphed into grime in the early 00s, the music became more serious and moody and, towards the end of the decade, producers started looking Stateside again for their cues. The more soulful and funky US house scene, principally productions by Masters At Work, Spen, Karizma, Kerri Chandler and Dennis Ferrer, was widely perceived as being more classy, more friendly and, crucially, more fun – an escape from the dark, harsh realism of grime, which had become more focused on MCs and live performances. KEY FIGURES Marcus Nasty of grime’s NASTY Crew is widely credited as the most influential DJ/producer. The work of London’s pioneering former pirate, Rinse FM, cannot be overestimated. Head honcho Geeneus, plus Supa D, Kismet, MA1 and IC have all championed funky via the radio station. Roska’s star has risen phenomenally in the last 18 months, while Cooly G has made an equally big impact since debuting on Hyperdub in June 2009. Singers Donae’o, Princes Nyah and Katy B plus production oufits Crazy Cousinz and Champion have all played a part in the scene’s crossover/pop success. ■ You’re likely to hear some UK Funky at Big’n’Bashy, The Bongo Club, Sat 4 Jun; Volume!, Sneaky Pete’s, Sat 4 Jun both Edinburgh, and Numbers, Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 3 Jun. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 71

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11pm–3am. £3. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Argonaut Sounds at Blackfriars. 17 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. The Argonaut soundsystem returns playing reggae, dancehall and dub. With special guest, Manchester’s MC Kwasi Asante. ■ Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 17 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Ass-shaking session from the LUYD fanzine pitched as ‘a response to the boredom and brain dead stagnation that plagues modern gay culture’, with residents DJ Suezz, Lock Up Your DJs and Skeleton Boy. FREE Pi-Eyed at La Cheetah. 17 Jun, 11pm–3am. ‘Rave your faces off’ at this free party. With dubstep, breakcore and techno from Herv (Cock Rock Disco), Drokkr (Badman Press) and Parliamentalist (Audiobean). ■ Upside Down at Nice’n’Sleazy. 17 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Where bad people meet good music.

Weekly

■ Ballbreaker and Vice at the

Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). DJs Billy and Martin Bate play a rock, metal, emo and hip hop.

GLASGOW CLUB VENUES ■ Admiral Bar Basement 72 Waterloo Street, 221 7705. A great venue that has managed to get a new 3am licence. ■ The Arches Argyle Street, 0870 240 7528. Probably the biggest venue in Glasgow and home to famous names like Colours, Death Disco and Pressure. ■ Arta 62 Albion St, 552 2101. An incredibly flash bar, restaurant and club space in the Merchant City. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Bamboo 51 West Regent Street, 332 1067/8. A musical programme that takes in modern soul and funky house makes this a favourite venue. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel 106108 Brunswick Street, 552 0001. From electronica to soul and funk, a wide range of party nights abound at this basement venue. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Blackfriars 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Rock, pop and indie DJs, with occasional bands earlier in the evening. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Black Sparrow 241 North Street, 221 5530. It’s an early-closing bar venue, but this new addition to Glasgow’s scene deserves mention for its fine selection of guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Boho 59 Dumbarton Road, 357 6644. Glossy weekend clubbing at the foot of Byres Road. See listings for selected highlights.

■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£3 students). Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from residents Rob Etherson, Jenny and Mash. ■ Canvas at Arta. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Live bands plus DJs Martin Black (Fri) and Norman Robinson (Sat) playing funk and party classics. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£4 (£2 members). After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka-fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (students Free). Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Famous at Kushion. Weekly 4pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. James Lithgow and DJ Status take it through to 3am with indie, electro, house and hip hop. ■ Friday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. House and electro at this mainstream party night. ■ Hummingbird Friday at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Carlo Carozzi and Andrew Melrose take charge of two rooms of house and party tracks.

■ Box 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. Rock, punk, indie and alternative sounds. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Braehead Arena Kings Inch Road, 886 8300. Occasional large one-off events in this shopping centre-based arena. ■ The Buff Club 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. A number of fine nights take place at this upstairs-downstairs venue. ■ The Bunker Bar 193–199 Bath Street, 229 1427. Pre-club indie and rock sounds, with late opening at the weekend and occasional big-name guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Byblos Unit Q, Merchant Square, 71 Albion Street, 552 3895. Flash mainstream dance sounds for mainstream clubbers in the heart of the Merchant City. ■ Carnival Arts Centre 2nd Floor, 34 Albion Street, 946 6193. Occasional, mostly world music-themed club nights at this Merchant City haunt. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Cathouse 15 Union Street, 248 6606. The most popular metal and goth club in the city. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Classic Grand 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. Regular clubs and live music including Souldiggin’ and more. ■ Club 30 22 Cambridge Street, 332 3437. Billed as a discotheque, expect the most commercial of pop sounds with the occasional bigger name guest. ■ Common 25 Royal Exchange Square, 204 0101. A flash club which offers

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soul, R&B and house on the site of the old Belo. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Corinthian Ingram Street, 552 1101. Uppercrust clubbing. Smart clothes are a prerequisite over the weekend. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Courtyard 84 West Nile Street, 354 0049. A pub with a small al fresco space to the rear for some legendary daytime house parties. ■ The Ferry Anderston Quay, the Broomielaw, 553 0606. This floating venue on the Clyde plays host to various one-off nights, and the genius monthly that is VEGAS! ■ Firewater 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350. Student-friendly indie-rocking bands and party choons late into the night. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Flying Duck 142 Renfield Street, 572 0100. An eclectic, indie-focused club which - rather impressively - features a room made out to look like a kitchen. ■ The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. Student venue playing party tunes. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street, 332 0691. Record Playerz/Mixed Bizness (on Thursday) and Divine (monthly Saturdays) every week make this student venue a consistent winner. ■ Ivory Blacks 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. Featuring a mixture of rock gigs and hardcore techno clubs. See

■ Lip Service at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. £tbc. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes facepainting, dressingup box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh-er. ■ Music For Pleasure at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight with a matric card; £5 after. Gavin Sommerville, Gerry Lyons and Andy Wilson play R&B, hip hop, house and pop. ■ NOW Fridays at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. FREE Only Fools and House at Flat 0/1. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Tom, Anton and Ewan play a fine selection of New York and Chicago house, cosmic Italo disco and classic 80s electro. ■ POP Junkie at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Steven and Suave Gav inject your ears with pop sounds. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4. Indie and electro Friday nighter. listings for selected highlights. ■ The Ivy 1102-1106 Argyle Street, 337 3006. It’s a bar, but it still manages an enviable selection of local house and techno DJ talent all week round. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Karbon 4 Buchanan Street, Springfield Court, 221 8099. Student night TIT is always full, with Electroball Fridays giving it a bit more of an edge. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Karibu 95 Hope Street, 221 7002. Glossy but commercial sounds in the heart of the city, with R&B a particular speciality. ■ Kushion 158-166 Bath Street, 331 4060. Studentfriendly house, pop and indie sounds. See listings for selected highlights. ■ La Cheetah 72 Queen Mary Street, 221 4851. Dance, electronica and cutting-edge rock’n’roll at the venue formerly known as Twisted Wheel. Studentfriendly house, pop and indie sounds. See listings for selected highlights. ■ MacSorley’s 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. It’s a pub, but one owned by (and just along the street from) the Sub Club, so the DJs are very good. ■ Maggie May’s 50 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. A punk-themed music venue with a 3am license after the bands have finished. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Milan 50 42 Queen Street, 548 8002. Sleek and sexy urban and house music at Glasgow’s newest party joint, formerly Cube. See listings for selected highlights.

■ REplay Fridays at Play. Weekly

4pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. Will Ruane plays R&B and chart in room one, while Craig McHugh and Dave Wilson have the house anthems covered in the back room. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.

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One-Offs

■ Bedlam at Queen Margaret Union. 28 May, 10pm–2am. £tbc. A monthly goth, EMB and hardcore night for the black-clad hordes. ■ Club Noir: American Dream at O2 Academy. 28 May, 9pm–3am. £15.50. Two world-class burlesque shows and DJs playing vintage and modern sounds, this time with a starspangled US theme. No jeans or trainers, right to refuse admission reserved. ■ Deadly Rhythm at SWG3. 28 May, 10.30pm–3am. £7 before midnight; £10 after; £5 advance. Launched in London, a new dubstep, house and future garage night for Glasgow. With Martyn, Braiden and residents.

■ Nice’n’Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. One of Glasgow’s most down-to-earth and exciting bars, now with a late license at the weekend. See listings for selected highlights. ■ O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. This gig venue turns into a massive club night all through the weekend with a mix of indie and freeform mixing. ■ O2 Academy 121 Eglinton Street, 08700 771 2000. Host to big one-off parties ranging from Club Noir to Back to The Future. ■ O’Couture 373–377 Sauchiehall Street, 333 3940. Commercial and studentfriendly, in the heart of Glasgow’s busiest street. ■ The Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs, 353 8000. One of the city’s most atmospheric live venues, which hosts a selection of one-off clubs. ■ Oran Mor Byres Road, 0870 0132 652. Huge Gaelicstyle venue in the West End that plays host to Thursday, Friday and Saturday party nights. ■ Polo Lounge Wilson Street, 553 1221. The gay community of Glasgow votes with its feet every weekend, making this the most popular club of its kind in the city. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Queen Margaret Union University Gardens, 339 9784. Various club and cluborientated gigs occur at this student emporium. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020. Commercial party nights in the heart of the Southside. See listings for selected highlights.

■ Soundhaus Hydepark Street, 221 4659. House, techno and live venue with Off The Record & DEFF and Monox every month. ■ Stereo 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. The venue which discovered Franz Ferdinand is revived in a new location, playing host to fine indie gigs and clubs in the basement. ■ Strathclyde Students’ Union University of Strathclyde, Students Association, 90 John Street, 567 5023. Housing a selection of cheesy and/or specialist student nights. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Sub Club Jamaica Street, 248 4600. One of the best club venues in Glasgow and host to Subculture and Optimo. ■ The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000. A venue famous for its welldressed crowd and popularity. Dance tunes dominate the weekend. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Universal 157 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899. This smart venue hosts drum & bass and laid-back club nights, making it a varied space in which to relax. ■ The Viper Bar & Club 500 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, 334 0560. This west end institution has been recently refurbished, but it’s still an unashamedly mainstream affair. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Winchester Club 49 Bell Street, 552 3586. A former jazz bar, this Merchant City basement venue attracts the kind of night and clientele which befits its elegant décor.

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Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 28 May, 11pm–2am. £5. Sex, droogs and reich’n’roll with Glasgow’s disco grand master Billy Woods. ■ Electro Enemies Weekender at La Cheetah. 28 May, 6pm–3am. £10 per day; £16 for both. A bank holiday special spread over two days from the La Cheetah team. With Tiger & Woods, The Wasp and DeLarge playing Saturday). ■ Impact v Darkside at Soundhaus. 28 May, 9pm–3am. £13. Hardcore, industrial techno, gabba and drum & bass. With Dione aka E-noid, Meccano Twins and S.R.B. ■ La Roche Rumba at Queen’s Park Glasshouses. 28 May, 8pm. £9. The usual funked up, down and dirty mixed bag of sounds from the Rumba DJs. Part of Southside Festival FREE Maneuver at the Courtyard. 28 May, 1pm–midnight. Upfront house and techno beats from residents Andy Lyon and Alias. The first birthday party, with a bunch of local guest DJs. Menergy at the Art School. 28 May, 11pm–3am. £6 (free for drag queens). Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and Vanity Von Glow, with Kid Zipper and The Niallist. This last date at the Art School features guests Den Haan and RPZ’s DJ Hushpuppy. ■ Mount Heart Attack at La Cheetah. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. A regular club with a wide-ranging taste in electronic party music and a fine line in special guest stars. ■ Southern Fried at Pollok ExServicemens Club. 28 May, 8.30pm–1am. £tbc. Serving up a menu of Stax, Motown, classic soul and deep funk. With special guest Andrew Divine (Divine!). ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 8.30pm–1am. Free before midnight; £10 after. Glasgow’s well-established house institution continues to reign supreme, with Harri and Domenic, and residents Junior, Telford and Esa. With Optimo (11 Jun), and Silicone Soul (18 Jun). ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 28 May, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. Coloursfest at Braehead Arena. 4 Jun, 7pm–4am. £35 early bird. Scotland’s biggest clubbing event celebrates its tenth anniversary in typically huge fashion, with six arenas of pumping beats playing host to 10,000 clubbers and a roster of guest DJs headed by Eddie Halliwell and Ferry Corsten, alongside Gareth Emery, Judge Jules, Marcel Woods, Pete Tong, Chuckie, Martin Solveig and many more. See 5 Reasons, right. Divine at the Art School. 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Glasgow’s longest-running club residency with northern soul, heavyweight funk, Tamla Motown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska, easy listening and psychedelic soundtracks. It’s the end of an era with this final Divine! in the Vic Bar, also featuring Optimo upstairs. Write off the rest of the weekend, because this will be unmissable. ■ Melting Pot at the Admiral. 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. £8. All things disco-house from residents Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner. The last night before a threemonth summer break will be a Best of Melting Pot 2001–2011 special from the residents, with an ‘audiophile clubbing experience’ provided by Loud + Clear Hi-Fi. ■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy. 4 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Noj, Mark, Johnny Shrapnel and Gil Scott Heroin play indie, 60s garage, soul, rock’n’roll and ‘The Fall at least once.’ ■ Proper at the Courtyard. 4 Jun, 6pm–midnight. £tbc. Current and classic techno from Axiom, Hi-Tech John, Spartak, The Laird, Toga Jon and Bagadeath.

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Distortion’s latest Recession Session features the techno talents of Mark Broom, who has been a player on the UK electronic scene since the early 90s. Working with names like Babyford, Dave Hill and Black Dog over the years with releases on Warp, R&S, Blueprint, Mo’Wax, Soma and many more (including his own Beardman imprint) his tough hyperactive techno is funky, frenetic and deeply acidic. ■ Distortion Presents The Recession Sessions at La Cheetah, Glasgow, Fri 3 Jun. ■ Scottish Samba Showcase at

Queen Margaret Union. 4 Jun, 9pm–2am. £7 before 10pm; £9 after. Hot Latin beats headlined by Juba do Leão, SambaYaBamba and Banda 71, with world beats from the Bebado DJs. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Slabs of the Tabernacle at La Cheetah. 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after. Exploring the realms of disco, Italo, house, techno and beyond with Andrew Ingram, Brian d’Souza and the Slabs team. With special live guest Lone. FREE Trench at the Halt Bar. 4 Jun, 3pm–midnight. A house and techno preclub with 27B and Neill Murphy (Loop). With guests Wax Works, Haunted Code, Andy Gilbert, John Clark, David Barr, David Blair, Jamo K and Neill Murphy. ■ Beatitude! at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 11 Jun, 10pm–2am. £5 (£4). A basement party with DJs Craig Fox, Lewis Park and Jonny Dobbie providing minimal, house, and techno. ■ Infexious at Soundhaus. 11 Jun, 9pm–3am. £13. Hard dance, hardstyle and tech-trance at this regular rave, featuring residents including Rob Da Rhythm, Chris Craig, Stu Laurie and more. With guest Ran-D and Sasha-F. ■ Pass the Peas at Blackfriars. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. £6. Andy Taylor (Resense, Wack Records) and weeG (Four Corners, Electrikal) play four solid hours of the international funk and soul scene’s very best tracks. With guest DJ Krash Slaughta. ■ Pretty Ugly at the Admiral. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £3 after. The Pretty Ugly girls will be playing sexy, glamorous indie rock ‘n’ roll, electro beats, 60s soul and experimenting with some new artists to get everyone in the mood for dirty dancing. ■ Wrong Island at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Electro, techno and all kinds of mashups at this bassment party from the Wrong Island DJs Dirty Larry and Teamy. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 18 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping.

■ Death Disco at the Arches. 18 Jun, 11pm–3am. £14; £7 if on Death Disco mailing list. Electro, house, disco and gauche party tracks at the Arches’ most lurid monthly party, with residents Hush Puppy, Josh Jones and Wavy Graves. With guests DJ Mehdi, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Mighty Mouse. ■ Shout Bamalama at Blackfriars. 18 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Raucous rock’n’roll, groovin’ R&B, thumping soul and other sounds from the past that’ll make your backbone slip. ■ Swinga Sambaby at Blackfriars. 18 Jun, 8pm–midnight. £3. A vintage 70s samba night, with live music, Carmen Miranda animation by Jenny Baynes, Brazilian DJ and dancer Eletricat. ■ United Noise at Soundhaus. 18 Jun, 10pm–3am. £6 (students £5). Chilled-out techno and synth-laden electro from resident Operation Magpie. With Speedy Action (Hard Energy), Steven Wilson, Deltawav3 and DJ No_Name.

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■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (students free). Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Bob’s Full House at Òran Mór. Weekly 8pm–midnight. £8. Chart, R&B, house, indie and electro with DJ Bobby Bluebell. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5 with a matric card). Big Al, Dominic Martin and Robin B play R&B, indie, rock and soul. ■ Hummingbird Saturdays at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Party sounds from DJs Aaron Petrie and Kid Sleazy. ■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £6 (£5 students) after. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. DJs Stevie Foy and Gav Somerville playing house, electro and urban hits.

1 It’s the 10th anniversary this year Colours themselves have worked out that’s 500 artists over 90 hours and 50 arenas in the last decade. As Scotland’s longestrunning dedicated dance festival, it’s surely due some deserved recognition on its big day. 2 It sticks to a winning formula On the banks of the Clyde, with five indoor and outdoor arenas based around the Braehead complex and a bunch of amusements and sideshows, Coloursfest has hit upon a combination that’s led to a sell-out for the last six years running. 3 Superstar DJs . . . The occasion means this will be the biggest line-up yet, with trance icons Ferry Corsten (pictured) and Eddie Halliwell co-headlining the main arena, alongside Gareth Emery, Judge Jules and newcomer Dash Berlin. The second arena will host a smoother house sound, featuring headliner Pete Tong alongside Chuckie, Robbie Rivera, Martin Solveig and many more. 4 . . . here we go Ibiza’s Judgement Sundays will host the outdoor arena, featuring another set from Jules amongst others. Then the Back to the Future arena welcomes all the hard house and hardstyle whistle posses, with sets from Headhunterz, Tatanka, Tommyknocker, Endymion and more. Finally the Nu-Generation arena showcases up-and-coming talent including DJ Tydi. 5 It’s Scotland’s radgest festival T in the Park? Pah. It’s like Royal Ascot in comparison. The DJs who come to Coloursfest play hard and so do their fans, with a playlist drawn from the harder edges of the house, trance and techno genres. It’s not for the faint hearted, but annual crowds of around 10,000, as the rallying cry has it, ‘go fuckin’ mental’ for it. (David Pollock) ■ Braehead Arena & Waterfront, Glasgow, Sat 4 Jun. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. 11pm-3am.

£7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 1pm–midnight. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Nick Peacock, John Ross and Alex O provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ O’Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 students). Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 73

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■ Electro Enemies Weekender at

La Cheetah. 29 May, 6pm–3am. £10 per day; £16 for both. A bank holiday special spread over two days from the La Cheetah team. Soundstream, Rei Loci, Stay Plastic DJs, Pro Vinylist Karim, Jamie Thomson and Kev Stevens play the Sunday. FREE Lethargy at Nice’n’Sleazy. 29 May, 11pm–3am. A brand new night playing a mix of house, electro and disco. With local producers Shock and D-Rex. ■ Madame Magpie’s Mayhem at Soundhaus. 29 May, 8pm–3am. £8. A night of burlesque and cabaret with techno from DJs Future Analogue, Speedy Action and Steven Rose later on, all in aid of Starterpacks Glasgow (starterpacks.org.uk) in association with the Vodaphone World of Difference program. ■ Nah Nah Nah at Òran Mór. 29 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). New Sunday-nighter with Harri (Subculture) and Jasper. FREE Noite Tribal at Boteco do Brasil. 29 May, 10pm–3am. With DJ Giggio. ■ Octopussy RockNess Party at O2 ABC. 29 May, 11pm–3am. £3. A warmup for the Highland music festival from Glasgow’s top student night. FREE Phuturalabs, Radio Magnetic & Guests at Ivy. 12 Jun, 1–11pm. All-dayer for festival parade day. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Sessions at Club 520. 29 May, 11pm–4am. £5. Club 520’s regular bank holiday Sunday Sessions party. With special guests Djedjotronic and Strip Steve (Boys Noize Records). FREE DC Sessions at the Big Blue. 5 Jun & 12 Jun, 3pm–1am. A brand new party from the team behind Depth Charge. With Craig Hamilton (Flatpack Traxx), Monty (Kreep) and more (5 Jun), and Steven Coyle (Tronicsole), Russel Ventilla (BeDeep) and more (12 Jun). ■ Tranced at Boho. 12 Jun, 10pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after (£3 students). Trance and progressive house night. 74 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

■ Nomad at the Ark. 19 Jun, 4–11pm.

£12. Tech-house grooves and subtle minimal undertones at this night from Ivan Kutz, formerly of Club 69’s Seasons. With special guest Radoo (Circo Loco).

Weekly FREE Button Up at Flat 0/1. Weekly 9pm–2am. Duncan Harvey and Jack Isosceles play a mix of sleazy R&B, 50s and 60s pop, jump jive, Jamaican vibes and exotica from a bygone age. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £5 (£4) after. DJ Kash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Iain Thomson, AJ and Gordon ‘Harri’ Miller play vocal garage and house. ■ Optimo Presents Hung Up! at the Sub Club. Weekly 4–11pm. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Sundays aren’t dead yet! A new weekly event curated by Optimo DJs JD Twitch and JG Wilkes, taking up where their old night left off but with added input from some of Glasgow’s finest DJs. ■ Sin City at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (free for students). Marky Mark and Mash brings you disco, funk, soul and house. ■ Sunday Service at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Resident DJs play party anthems to wind you down or pick you up. ■ We Started Everything at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. A night of ‘unadulterated musical magnificence’ (we’re quoting) with Brian McMaster. ■ Weekends With a Bang! at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Leah takes you out with a bang at this explosive end to the week.

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■ Duo at Club 520. 30 May,

11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). A new Monday-nighter, playing disco, electro and more. With guests Chrispy Dubstep and Temazo.

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■ Alibi Mondays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Andy R plays requests from all genres. FREE Boteco Intimo at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Explore the intimate sounds of bossa nova, tropicalia, exotica and breezy lounge pop every Monday with your hostess DJ Mingo-go. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Lock In at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Monday nighter for Bamboo playing music ‘of the party variety’.

Glasgow Tuesday

One-Offs

■ Danse Macabre at Nice’n’Sleazy.

14 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £2 before 1am; £3 after. DJs Pasta and Catnip spin oldschool goth rock and classic disco, along with Italo, sleazy synthpop and the best 80s alternative rock tracks. Dominique Young Unique at the Sub Club. 21 Jun, 9–11pm. £6. Highly-rated 19 year old Tampa Bay rapper Dominique Young Unique comes to Scotland. This set features Profisee & S-Type (Phuturelabs/Lucky Me) and Peace (Naïve), and feeds directly into the I AM club night.

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Nice’n’Sleazy. 21 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Drunk disco, fun house and acid rock at this new midweek party. See preview, page 69.

■ I AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2–£4. A new house and techno night from hosts Beta and Kappa, whose aim is to try and recapture the Optimo vibe of old on a Tuesday night. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Upstairs, Euan and Dave play electronic music of all ages for all ages, while downstairs, Duncan plays funk, soul and swing. FREE Nectar & Nails at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–1am. Off the wall party sounds with DJ Ed Nygma. ■ Quids at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £1 before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. Gerry Lyons provides the soundtrack for this student indie night. ■ Tuesday at Viper at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–3am. £tbc (free for students). Free entry to all students, as DJ Callum Lawson plays all the anthems you’ll hear down the union. ■ Y’Uptae Tuesday at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. DJ Andy Wilson plays club anthems, party hits and requests, plus karaoke in the Snapshotz bar.

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Knock Knock at the Art School. 1 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £12. Synergy Concerts will be joining the dots between the most exciting touring bands and the best of home-grown talent; and visual art label TAKTAL to curate a night of visual splendour. With Slum Village, DJ Naeem and Nasty P. ■ Take It Sleazy! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 1 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. A no-holds-barred mix of 80s pop, electro synths, techno beats and nu-disco. ■ In About It at Nice’n’Sleazy. 8 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. A brand new Wednesday nighter, with residents Twonko and Pasty Thirtytwo and more. ■ Milk at Flat 0/1. 8 Jun & 22 Jun, 9pm–3am. £4 (students £3). A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. Acts tbc. ■ Jakebeats at Nice’n’Sleazy. 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. An electro, disco and dubstep night from the Homebass DJs. ■ Dirty Noise at Nice’n’Sleazy. 22 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Dirty, filthy, poundin’ techno from residents Go-Dirty, Digital Stitch and Martin What?.

Weekly

■ Clubhouse at the Viper Bar & Club.

Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Nelson plays ‘Rihanna to Bananarama.’ ■ Foreplay at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. Free. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls. ■ Nuke the Moon at the Flying Duck. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). DJs Quahaze and Math look back to the golden age of clubs and the birth of dance music culture with a set of funk, disco, jackin’ house and breaks. ■ Octopussy at the Arches. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at this weekly student night of indie, pop and electro. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Gavin Sommerville plays R&B in the main room, DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room. ■ Twisted Fairytale at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2 students) after. DJ Big Al takes charge, with cheap drinks and shooters. ■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–1am. £tbc. Party sounds from DJ Iain Thompson.

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One-Offs

■ Endor, Jocky Venkataraman, Jonny B Grey and Digital WINCH

at Electric Circus. 26 May, 7pm. £7. Glasgow indie, including rare live sets from Jocky Venkataraman and Jonny B Grey, followed by the Edinburgh debut of the Digital WINCH club night mashing up everything from Lady Gaga to Sonic Youth. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 26 May & 23 Jun, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Indie/electro night from the Cab. Featuring a live set electro hip hop act Spank Rock and We Were Promised Jetpacks (DJ set) on 26 May (please note £5 entry for this date only) plus live wonky hip hop from Stanley Odd (23 Jun). FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. ■ Say it Loud at the Bongo Club. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Soulful party of deep funk, jazz, Latin beats, hip hop and reggae. ■ Animal Hospital at Sneaky Pete’s. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £1. Techno and minimal night with decor and live visuals. FREE Homegrown at Sneaky Pete’s. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. New night focusing on up-and-coming drum & bass talent. FREE Salsa Club at Cruz Bar and Restaurant. 16 Jun, 8pm–1am. Salsa night, including dance classes. Part of the Leith Festival.

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■ Bounce at Po Na Na. Weekly

10.30pm–3am. £5. DJ Johnny Frenetic will be providing the best in electro, house and chart mash-ups for your musical pleasures. ■ Bump at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Master Caird and Johnny Junk-House supply fresh cuts, remixes and requests at this night of house, indie, hip hop, funk, 80s, 90s, electro and disco night. FREE Cheese & Crackers at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. ‘Cheesy’ classics and ‘cracking’ anthems. FREE Frisky at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ Madame Belle’s at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Hip hop, R&B, electro, house and dancefloor anthems with a burlesque twist. FREE Movement at Electric Circus. Weekly 7pm–1am. The best new indie and classic dancefloor killers. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Packed at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. JT spins the records every week. FREE Speaker Bite Me at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro, which features everything from Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house.

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■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Sat

11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring The Privates (27 May), dancefloor reggae from Skamel (3 Jun), funk/soul from Washington Street (10 Jun) and Gecko 3 (17 Jun). ■ Lovella Ellis at Wee Red Bar. 27 May, 10.30pm–3am. £4 in advance; £5 on the door. Live show from the 70s reggae star at this Edinburgh showcase of reggae, dancehall and dub with DJs Robigan, C-Biscuit and Mania. ■ LuckyMe at Sneaky Pete’s. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). The Glasgow record label/art collective LuckyMe head over to Edinburgh for more hip hop, dubstep and funky abstract beats (line-up tbc). ■ Studio 100 at Cabaret Voltaire. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. New deep soulful house and disco night in the Cab’s Speakeasy with Stuart Wilson and Yogi Haughton. ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £6. It’s a mash up of breaks, beats, electro and anything else they can lay their hands from your hosts Tim & Jez (Utah Saints). Joined by the lush complex electronic noodlings and dubstep of Joy Orbison.

■ We Own Summer Send Off at HMV Picture House. 27 May, 9pm–3am. £22. Huge dubstep party from the clothing brand featuring Skream & Benga (Magnetic Man), Skepta and Teed (live). Please note change of venue. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £10. Hard, dark drum & bass. Featuring Redlight, Roska and Dread MC. ■ The Aartvark Afterparty at the Caves. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Az-Tech and Small Mammals Audio Club present this charity fundraiser and breaks/techno rave also featuring JakN, Compakt and Homegrown. ■ Fort Knox Five at the Voodoo Rooms. 3 Jun, 9pm–1am. £6. Rocking party of mixed up hip hop, rock, funk, beats and breaks. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ Hot Mess at Wee Red Bar. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Gay club night for Edinburgh, where the focus is on the music, which is a heady mix of disco, hi-NRG, acid house, Italo and electro from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron (Devil Disco Club).

■ Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. John Hutchison and Iain Gibson dish out the best in Chicago house, funky electro and disco. FREE What’s in a Groove? at the Voodoo Rooms. 3 Jun, 9pm–1am. Murray Turner presents a night of Northern Soul, rhythm & blues, beat, garage and funk. ■ Bound For Glory at Cabaret Voltaire. 10 Jun, 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Beefy and Flyin’ Saucerhost this monthly night where all the door money goes to Oxfam, with a funk, house and electro soundtrack in the Cab’s Speakeasy. ■ Compakt at Cabaret Voltaire. 10 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Techno night showcasing Sleaze Records with Hans Bouffmyhre and The BCR Boys. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 10 Jun, 11pm–3am. £4 in advance; £7 (£6) on the door. Freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, punk and rock’n’roll. The final CiS before a summer break with a Jungleistic theme. FREE Reggae Got Soul at Cruz Bar and Restaurant. 10 Jun, 8pm–1am. Reggae and soul special. Part of the Leith Festival. The Summer Revel at Wee Red Bar. 10 Jun, 10pm–3am. £10 in advance only. The big ol’ summer party with a big marquee out the front hosting live bands: Randan Discotheque, Snide Rhythms, The Young Spooks and The Machine Room. The rest of the ECA rocks out to the sounds of Club Soda, Hot Rods and Victor Q all with an Underwater theme. ■ 50s & 60s Rockabilly Party at Wee Red Bar. 17 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Retro club night. FREE 60s, 70s, 80s Disco at Cruz Bar and Restaurant. 17 Jun, 8pm–1am. Old school disco night. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 17 Jun, 11pm–3am. £6 (students £4). A spacedout night of psychedelic trance, with live percussion and visuals by VisualGnosis. ■ Damn Hot! at Cabaret Voltaire. 17 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. New club night in the Speakeasy from the people who brought you Soul Jam Hot with a mix of funky disco, hip hop and soul. FREE Pirate Radio Party at Mary of Guise Barge. 17 Jun, 7–11pm. DJ kicks on the Leith Agency’s music-fuelled barge. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly (not 27 May) 10pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs.

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HEAVY GOSSIP Hawke & Hunter, Edinburgh, Sat 28 May Having left Medina behind, Edinburgh house night Heavy Gossip relaunches this month with a brand new residency at Hawke & Hunter. For the debut date they’ve invited along Baltimore’s Maurice Fulton (DFA): here, resident Nick Yuill gives us five tracks which demonstrate why Fulton’s one of Heavy Gossip’s alltime heroes. Simian Mobile Disco ‘Cruel Intentions (Maurice Fulton remix)’ (Wichita) ‘A massive Heavy Gossip favourite from the moment it dropped, Maurice’s trademark drums and wobbly keys forming the perfect base for Beth Ditto’s vocal.’ Syclops ‘Where’s Jason’s K’ (DFA) ‘Like falling upstairs backwards. Bonkers electronica from Maurice’s own live act on James Murphy’s label.’ Alice Smith ‘Love Endeavour (Maurice Fulton mix)’ (BBE) ‘Spine tingling classic disco that builds and builds until the release of Alice Smith’s glorious vocal. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t smile to this record.’ Kathy Diamond ‘I Need You Here Right Now’ (Permanent Vacation) ‘From the Fulton produced long-player Miss Diamond To You. A very familiar bassline mellowed right out into a smoky late night/early morning vibe.’ MU ‘Paris Hilton’ (Output) ‘Mrs Fulton in full effect here, with hubby in the production chair for this gnarly disco-punk offering.’ (David Pollock)

■ Buddha Fridays at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. A night of Eastern mysticism and hot house/electro. FREE Everybody at Electric Circus. Weekly 10pm–3am. The night starts with live band karaoke (until midnight) followed by a mix of pop, rock, indie, electro, disco and party tracks form 1960-2010. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. ■ Girls & Boys at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Indie night with a rock attitude. ■ Misfits at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro. ■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na. Weekly 8pm–1am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this new glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. FREE The Rock Bomb at Opium. Weekly 10pm–2am. The best rock and metal from across the years.

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■ Ad Hoc at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 28

May, 11pm–3am. £3. Indie, alt.rock and punk night. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 28 May, 11pm–3am. £5. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) with Jon Pleased Wimmin and Adam le Chic. ■ The Den at Electric Circus. 28 May, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Jive, rock, blues, funk and soul. Heavy Gossip at Hawke & Hunter. 28 May, 10pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after (students £8). Fresh house cuts, disco funk and reworked edits. Relaunching at a new venue with special guest Maurice Fulton (DFA) over from Baltimore. See preview, page 75. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 28 May, 11pm–3am. £12. Forward thinking house night featuring Crosstown Rebels head honcho Damien Lazarus. ■ Lucky 7 at Studio 24. 28 May, 10pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. Ska, reggae, bluebeat and 2-Tone with DJs Tall Paul and Tony 2-Eyes. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 28 May, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and party tunes. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 28 May, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 28 May, 8.30pm–1am. £6 (£5 if ‘fabulously dressed’). Hip daddy swing, country classics and sleazy listening at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle. FREE Furburger at CC Blooms. 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva and Boy Toy provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends, now in their new home at CC Blooms. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. Substance at the Store. 4 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £7–£8. Edinburgh’s leading underground techno party. Celebrating the launch of their collaboration with Ten Tracks with a trio of uncompromising live techno from Subhead, Dave Paton and Stick 430. ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 4 Jun & 18 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after (students £5). Deep soulful house with a dash of disco from Gareth Sommerville. Joined by Lel Palfrey and Carina Ramos (4 Jun) and Harry Bennett (Edinburgh Boat Party) guests (18 Jun). FREE Volume! at Sneaky Pete’s. 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. The Volume! crew brings the dubstep to Sneakys for an intimate set of heavy bass at this bimonthly residency. ■ Ascension at the Banshee Labyrinth. 11 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £4. Mix of up-todate and classic darkness, electro, industrial, EBM, with goth, rock and alternative 80s in room 2. ■ Bass Syndicate at Sneaky Pete’s. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Bass Syndicate returns with a mix of bass heavy breaks, beats, electro and house from G-Mac, Believe and Silver Storic. ■ Devil Disco Club at the Bongo Club. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. No wave, vintage disco, electro funk, proto house and New York classics from the Trouble DJs and Giles Walker. Deep Balearic special.

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Clubs ■ Eden at Cabaret Voltaire. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. A hedonistic mix of funky house and electro in the Cab’s Speakeasy. ■ Edit at Hawke & Hunter. 11 Jun, 10pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after (students £8). New disco house night with special guest Greg Wilson (Credit to the Edit). ■ Guilty Pleasures at Electric Circus. 11 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £6 in advance; £8 on the door. A night to revel in your love of soft rock, ELO, 80s hits and joyous disco cheese as Guilty Pleasures returns for a new residency at Electric Circus. ■ Land of 1000 Dances at Studio 24. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after. Dedicated to northern soul, Stax records, Detroit soul and Chicago blues. ■ Musika t the Liquid Room. 18 Jun, 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £10 (£8) after. Edgy house and electro night Summer party special from the residents and free entry if you take advantage of the early doors. ■ Sick Note Saturday at Cabaret Voltaire. 11 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. The indie/electro night hosts another of its monthly Saturday night specials. ■ Driven at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 18 Jun, 11pm–3am. £4. Industrial, EBM and goth. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 18 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 after. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 18 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 18 Jun, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. Joined by MC Afrikan Simba. ■ Saturday Night Beaver at Cabaret Voltaire. 18 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £5 after. Women’s club night Velvet becomes SNB now in the hands of The Street’s Trendy Wendy and Louise, with a kickin’ soundtrack for ladies, their invited male guests and LGBTI friendly door policy, in The Speakeasy.

EDINBURGH CLUB VENUES ■ Bacaro 7–11 Hope Street Lane, 247 7004. Stylish bijou clubbbing and cocktails. ■ The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details. ■ Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details. ■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details. ■ CC Blooms 23-24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the city’s most enduring gay clubs, with hiNRG tracks every night of the week.

■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 18 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves as this ‘no holds barred disco death match’. FREE Wired For Sound at the Village. 4 Jun, 9pm–1am. Allan Dunbar (Headspin) and Steven Wanless (Taste/Frisco Disco) dig deep into the vaults for a ‘Sun Kissed Sounds’ special of summery classics from soul, funk, Latin, block party hop hop, reggae and soulful house.

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■ Beat Control at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1 before midnight; £5 (£3) after. The Evol DJs dish out the best in twisted pop, indie and alternative beats. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 after (ECA students free before 11.30pm; £2 after). Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Retro-disco and funky house night. ■ Love Groove at Stereo. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£2) before midnight; £6 (£3) after. Mix of chart anthems, disco and classic dance tunes. ■ Studio 24 Rock & Alt Club at Studio 24. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Studio 24’s rebranded rock night with DJs Soo and Matt27. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current ‘NME’ chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night.

Edinburgh Sunday

One-Offs FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Euan Neilson and David Sinclair import their mix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. Fabric resident Stopmakingme mixes up electro, techno, post-punk and new wave (29 May).

■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk, new wave and 80s classics. See listings for selected highlights.

for details.

■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights.

■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental nights from surf rock to electro. See listings for details.

■ Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms for a unique clubbling experience.

■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. Rock, indie, student nights and electronica. See listings for details.

■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action. ■ Faith Wilkie House, Cowgate, 225 9764. Commercial dance sounds, pop hits and R&B. ■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. Swish gay club. See listings

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■ The GRV 7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art, techno, dub, live acts and beats. See listings for details.

■ HMV Picture House 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. Home to indie clubbing and big name oneoff special events. See listings for details. ■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details. ■ Karma Nights

at the HMV Picture House. 29 May, 3pm–3am. £20. ✽ Twelve-hour house and techno bank Trauma

holiday party with headline sets from Thomas Schumacher, Davide Squallice and Butch alongside Darius Syrossian, Simon Baker and Glimpse (live).

Weekly FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. ■ Sunday Roast at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. The biggest indie, pop, electro and dubstep tunes. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. R&B, urban and hip hop.

Edinburgh Monday

One-Offs

■ Mad Caravan at Studio 24. 6 Jun,

11pm–3am. £4. World music night of ska, Latin, Balkan and gypsy beats. FREE Leith Festival Open Decks at Cruz Bar and Restaurant. 13 Jun, 8pm–1am. Anything goes at this open decks DJ party. Part of the Leith Festival.

Weekly FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (students/hospitality staff £1). Taking care of Monday nights at the Cab with a mix of techno, beats and pieces from WolfJazz, Beefy and guests.

Edinburgh Tuesday

One-Offs FREE Deep House at Cruz Bar and Restaurant. 14 Jun, 8pm–1am. DJs spin a deep house selection. Part of the Leith Festival. 23 Lothian Road, 229 9197. Club classics, chart nuggets and party tunes. ■ The Lane 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details. ■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Home to indie, electro, dubstep, house and visiting big name DJs. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge. ■ Medina 45-47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details. ■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550

Weekly FREE Antics at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Cool Kids at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Student night for the Speakeasy with hip hop, house, electro and dubstep. ■ Enigma at Shanghai. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Vocal house and mainstream dance classics. ■ Motion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £2 (£1) after. An eclectic mix from across the decades. FREE Poison at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Classic rock night. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat.

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Weekly

■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £3 after. Student night of chart R&B and dance from the Big Cheese DJs. ■ Chic at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. ‘Dress to impress’ at this glamorous night of house and beats. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Midweek indie and alternative night. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. FREE The Pit at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans. ■ Promiscuous at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Each night starts with a ‘ladies only hour’ with cocktails, pitchers, chocolate strawberries and male butlers, followed by a chart/electro mix. ■ Red Basil at Po Na Na. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. New night of chart mash-ups, dubstep, indie and electro. FREE Slap Bang at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Musical mish mash of disco, funk, house and electro from DFault and Picassio. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house.

1640. Chart, dance and party tunes.

stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.

■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.

■ Siglo 184 Cowgate, 240 2850. Charty, party, indie nights until 3am.

■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing. ■ Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats, house and more. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven and home to some big one off parties. ■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. Underground clubbing at its best, from techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details. ■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George Street, 270 3900. Slick and

■ Stereo King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. ■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. ■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details. ■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80s to last week.

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HIGH MAINTENANCE Gritting his teeth in the face of our horrible climate, John Cleese leaves California for his first major solo UK tour. Jay Richardson talks to the comedy legend about hopelessness, finance and old friends

ondemned to perform until he dies, John Cleese is remarkably sanguine about his current Alimony Tour, necessitated by the comedy legend’s $20m divorce from his third wife. A retrospective of his life and career, the 71-year-old maintains he’s always found humour, even in the worst of situations. Who can forget his eulogy for Graham Chapman: ‘Good riddance to him, the freeloading bastard!’ The show will feature insights into comic luminaries like Peter Sellers and Marty Feldman, the origins of Fawlty Towers and the ground-breaking Python. He chuckles at the mention of ‘sibling rivalry’ with his fellow Flying Circus survivors. ‘I didn’t realise for some time that we never talked about each other’s projects outside Python,’ he explains. ‘It was taboo, people got slightly uncomfortable. It was a way of avoiding the envy or competitiveness. What made it easier was that later we all went off in quite different directions. Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried to watch one?’ Currently living in California, Cleese simply cannot see the virtue of being in ‘cold, damp weather’. He grimly recalls the rain-lashed Glencoe locations for Monty Python and the Holy Grail. ‘For writing, acting, editing and doing the publicity we were earning £4000 each,’ he explains. ‘Then I got a call saying, “We can’t pay you £4000, we can pay you 78 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

£2000. But we hope to pay the rest at the end of the shoot. And would you mind sharing a room?” I remember thinking, “I thought I was a film star? I can’t imagine Humphrey Bogart shared his hotel room. And certainly not with Eric Idle.” So I refused.’ A long-time advocate of psychotherapy, Cleese has published two self-help books about relationships with analyst Robin Skynner: Families and How to Survive Them and Life and How to Survive It. ‘A couple of the Pythons completely disapproved of my doing

‘BOGART DIDN’T HAVE TO SHARE HIS HOTEL ROOM. AND CERTAINLY NOT WITH ERIC IDLE’ them,’ he sighs. ‘[Terry] Gilliam couldn’t understand why I’d want to go off and do something like that.’ Some answers are divulged onstage, where he contemplates an often difficult relationship with his parents. He is fiercely proud that Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda retain a cross-generational appeal. ‘Over the years people have told me, usually American males, that watching Python in particular allowed them to connect with their fathers. Otherwise they had a slightly uncomfortable relationship.’ Therapy also curbed the manic work ethic and restless energy that defined his early

career. ‘My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. So a fan could say, “It’s a pity he doesn’t produce as much as he used to.” But of course, I’m a lot happier.’ The recent change of ownership at MGM that delayed the next James Bond movie has also postponed Cleese’s Wanda musical adaptation. Co-written with his daughter Camilla and intended to feature songs by Bill Bailey, he calls it ‘a comedy with songs, not a musical with a bit of comedy in it’. In contrast to the more musically-attuned Idle’s re-imagining of The Holy Grail as Spamalot, he reveals, ‘we want to keep the songs very short and the dance routines too, the comedy has to be dominant.’ Before that, he’s writing his next one-man show, Why There is No Hope, a ‘cutting-edge’ satirical production based on philosopher and finance mathematician Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Black Swan theory. Popularised in the aftermath of the credit crunch, Taleb’s theory for Cleese essentially boils down to the idea that we can never predict the unexpected and that so-called experts are invariably ‘hopeless’. ‘The implication is that there’s no hope if we go on the way we are, and that kind of research lends itself to very funny conclusions.’ Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Mon 6–Wed 8 Jun; Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 9–Sat 11 Jun.

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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to comedy@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Kirstyn Smith. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

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Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). With Ian Moore, Robbie Bonham and Dave Hurley.

Edinburgh Comedy Unplugged: Open Mic Competition Highlight, Omni Centre,

Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.45pm. £5. Hecklers taunt the rookies. Fit o’ the Giggles @ Constitution

Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 8.30pm. £5. Keara Murphy presides over new talent. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Susan Morrison hosts, plus Mondeo Man Barry Castagnola, Owen O’Neill, Ray Bradshaw and Bob Graham.

Friday 27 Jason Manford The former One Show man but still very funny comedian takes to the road, having temporarily shelved all those silly plans to quit the stand-up game. SECC, Glasgow, Fri 27 May.

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Jason Manford: Off On Tour We Go SECC, Finnieston Quay,

0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £20. He’s that affable northern one from 8 Out of 10 Cats. Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Ro Campbell The current Scottish Comedian of the Year (originally from Australia, natch) does a full-length show entitled Alibi as part of the West End Festival. DRAM!, Glasgow, Thu 9 Jun. Jeremy Hardy No one does gentle with an iron fist quite like Jezza and with this tour, he will be bringing his ‘under-staffed cavalcade’ to the Fair City. Those with a taste for offkey singing and leftist politics should be pleased. Perth Theatre, Sat 28 May. John Hegley Everyone’s favourite Luton poet slips on his spectacles to chat about his collection of humourous verse The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet, featuring AngloFranco tales of kennels and luggage. The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 12 Jun.

Andi Osho One of the brightest rising stars of the UK comedy game, Ms Osho brings us her acclaimed Afroblighty show. See My Comedy Hero, page 80. The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 30 May; The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 31 May.

Dylan Moran The Edinburghbased Irish comic and actor chucks some more jumbled-up and daft observations at us with the very Moranesque show title, Yeah, Yeah. See 5 Things. Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 18 & Sun 19 Jun.

Jeremy Hardy Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £10.50–£18. Left-leaning wit from Hardy.

Sunday 29

Glasgow Bank Holiday Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). Ian Moore, Andrew Learmonth, Robbie Bonham and Michael Redmond.

Edinburgh

FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. Improv with Stu and Garry. Bank Holiday Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). See Thu 26 for line-up.

Monday 30

Glasgow

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Andi Osho The Stand, 333

Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Osho talks race, London, and Obama. See My Comedy Hero, page 80.

Edinburgh Fit o’ the Giggles Out with the Old

City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). The new material night with weekly host Keara Murphy. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. New talent showcase. The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket,

225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). Monday night new talent with the odd old-timer dropping by.

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Register Street, 556 7060. 6.30pm. £12. Fun with Patrick Monahan, Paul Savage, Andrew Learmonth and more, plus bands. Boothby Graffoe The Pleasance Theatre, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £10 (£9; students £6). The Return of Boothby Graffoe, with muso Nick Pynn. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. With Ben Verth.

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Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. Weekends are jacked full of filthy dirty comedy. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 26 for line-up.

Saturday 28

Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Fri 27. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £12. See Fri 27. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 26 for line-up.

Edinburgh To Be Continued The Tron, 9 Hunter

John Cleese Jump aboard the ex-Python’s Alimony Tour to find out if the comedy magic still burns brightly. See feature, page 78. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Mon 6–Wed 8 Jun; Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 9–Sat 11 Jun.

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Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. Comedy, pub grub and free club entry. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 26. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £12. A different line-up every weekend. Friday Fix The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West

Boothby Graffoe He’s been absent from our stages for some time, so it’s with much pleasure that we welcome back the man Graffoe and his musical buddy, Nick Pynn. The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 27 May.

Perth

Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8pm. £7 (£5). Audience-suggested improv show. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 27. Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Fri 27. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 26 for line-up. Jekyll and Hyde Comedy Club The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). With Rick Molland.

Tuesday 31

Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. With hosts Gavin Webster and Jeff O’Boyle.

Edinburgh Andi Osho The Stand, 5 York

Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). See Mon 30.

Wednesday 1

Edinburgh Jo Caulfield’s Comedy Collective

The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Jo Caulfield is joined by Vladimir McTavish, Tom Stade, Jojo Sutherland, Sian Bevan and more. We Happy Few Presents . . . The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 8.30pm. £3. With Ben Verth, Mickey Anderson, Hitch Hanrahan and others.

Thursday 2

Glasgow

FREE Bratchy and the Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8pm. Comedy, questions and prizes from the funny duo. Fit o’ the Giggles @ The Inn The Inn, 2 Station Road, Bearsden, 942 6752. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). A new monthly gig. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Bruce Devlin hosts, with Owen O’Neill, Del Strain, Antony Murray and Jay Lafferty.

Edinburgh To Be Continued The Canon’s Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 28. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Vladimir McTavish is the host, with Tanyalee Davis, James Dowdeswell, Andrew Learmonth and Phil O’Shea.

Friday 3

Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Fri 27. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 79

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Comedy The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 2 for line-up. Part of the West End Festival. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. See Fri 27.

Edinburgh Red Hot Comedy The Caves, Niddry

Street South, 557 8989. 6.30pm. £7. Dark laughs in the spookiest venue in town. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 27. Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Fri 27. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 2 for line-up.

Saturday 4

Glasgow Ken Dodd Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield

Street, 332 1846. 7pm. £21 (£19). Mr Dodd celebrates over 50 years in showbiz. Ha Ha Comedy DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8pm. £7 (students £5). Line-up tba. Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Fri 27. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. See Fri 27. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 2 for line-up. WEF.

Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive

Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 27. Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Stirling

Alan Scott and host Joe Heenan. WEF.

Al Murray Albert Halls, Dumbarton

Alan Anderson: Whisky Fir Dummies

Road, 01786 473544. 8pm. £25.50. Mr Murray brings a pint and some laughs.

DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 10pm. £6 (£5). An education. WEF.

Tuesday 7

Glasgow

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John Cleese’s Alimony Tour

Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £33–£36. See Mon 6. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. With Sian Bevan. WEF.

Edinburgh Wicked Wenches The Stand, 5 York

Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). With JoJo Sutherland, Francesca Martinez, Diane Morgan and Keara Murphy.

Wednesday 8

Glasgow

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John Cleese’s Alimony Tour

Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £33–£36. See Mon 6. Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). See Tue 7.

Edinburgh The Broken Windows Policy The

Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Sian Bevan, Larah Bross, Dave MacGregor and more. Thursday 9

Thursday 9

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Ro Campbell DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8pm. £6 (£5). In latest show Alibi. WEF. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Daniel Sloss, Tanyalee Davis, Diane Morgan,

Edinburgh

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John Cleese’s Alimony Tour

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £20–£32.50. See Mon 6. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Francesca Martinez, Sean Grant and Richard Melvin join host Raymond Mearns.

Friday 10

Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight

Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Fri 27. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 9 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. See Fri 27.

Edinburgh Red Hot Comedy The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 6.30pm. £7. See Fri 3.

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Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £20–£32.50. See Mon 6. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 27. Fit o’ the Giggles Finest Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 9pm. £5. Fit o’ the Giggles ‘best of new talent’ night. Part of Leith Festival. Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place,

Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Fri 27. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 2. Jekyll and Hyde Comedy Club The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 28.

220 0125. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Regional heat. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). A relaxed night of laughs.

The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 30 May; The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 31 May

225 7171. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 30.

Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands

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Funny’s Funny Female Comedian of the Year City Café, 19 Blair Street,

The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket,

Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Fri 27. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 9 for line-up. Jekyll and Hyde Comedy Club The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 28.

Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Garry Dobson, Stu Murphy and Billy Kirkwood. WEF.

FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 29.

City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 30. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. With Julia Sutherland.

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Edinburgh

Fit o’ the Giggles Out with the Old

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £20–£32.50. See Mon 6. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 27.

Monday 13

0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Joining Mike are Del Strain, Saj, James Kirk, Matt Winning and Stephen Halkett. WEF.

Edinburgh

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Street, 332 1846. 7pm. £21 (£19). See Sat 4.

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of Monsieur Robinet The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Poetry and wit with Mr Hegley.

Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,

Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £33–£36. Cleese pays his divorce settlement. See feature, page 78. Benefit in Aid of Everyman The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £15. Antony Murray, Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III and Gary Tank Commander. WEF.

Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Fri 27. Ha Ha Comedy DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). See Sat 4. WEF. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. Susan Murray, John Gavin, Chris McCausland and Wayne Deakin. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 9. WEF.

FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 29.

Ken Dodd Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield

John Cleese’s Alimony Tour

Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight

Edinburgh

Glasgow

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Glasgow

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Daniel Sloss, Sean Grant, Alan Sharp and Graham Mackie. WEF.

Sunday 5

Monday 6

0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Fri 27. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 9 for line-up.

ANDI OSHO

My comedy heroes are always changing. I remember Jackie Mason being big in this country for a while and other influences have been Jack Dee and Victoria Wood. And Russell Brand was for a spell, but now that he’s moved off into a different sphere of celebrity, I’m not as inspired by his work anymore. But the biggest influences for me would have been people like Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy. I saw Chris Rock when he was here last time, though I’m not a fan of arena gigs – the perfect environment for comedy is a smaller venue, maybe up to a thousand seats. But when it gets up to 10,000 it takes something away because you’re losing facial expressions and everything has to be that much bigger or the audience are watching it on a screen, in which case you’d be as well watching it on DVD. My earliest comedy hero would have been Eddie Murphy. Even though he was American, culturally what he was talking about was very familiar to a lot of us at that age. I remember his show, Delirious, when I was at school, probably nine or ten, and people were reciting bits from it, though I probably didn’t see it until I got to secondary school. He’s a brilliant mimic and mime and clown, he engages a lot of different skills when he does his stand-up. Even at a young age, I loved what he was doing. (Interview by Brian Donaldson)

City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 30. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. With Rebecca Donohue and Barry McDonald. The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket,

225 7171. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 30.

Tuesday 14

Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 31. WEF.

Edinburgh Electric Tales The Stand, 5 York Place,

558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Comedy and storytelling with Fiona Herbert, Las Zorras, Liz Ely and Ryan Van Winkle.

Wednesday 15

Glasgow The Fun Junkies The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). New show from the How Do I Get Up There boys, with Des

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Clarke. WEF. FREE Comedy Night Radio, 44–46 Ashton Lane, West End, 334 6688. 8pm. Introducing a host of fresh funny faces for free. WEF.

Edinburgh Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). Vote for your favourite sketch. Leith Festival Comedy Session

Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 9pm. £7 (£5). With Susan Morrison. Part of Leith Festival. We Happy Few Presents . . . The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 9pm. £3. See Wed 1.

5THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT . . . DYLAN MORAN

Thursday 16

Glasgow The Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands

Road, 332 1622. 8pm. £8 (£7). Scotland’s best do their worst. WEF. Q-Fusion Improv Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. £4. The troupe comedify your suggestions. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Billy Kirkwood, Markus Birdman, David Longley, Jeff O’Boyle and Rhona McKenzie. WEF.

Edinburgh Leith Festival Comedy Session

Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 9pm. £7 (5). Sian Bevan, Susan Morrison and Bob the Gob amuse. Part of Leith Festival. Keara Murphy’s Fabulous Freaks

Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). Murphy hosts some freaky funnies. Part of Leith Festival. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Stewart Francis, Susan Murray, Stephen Callaghan, Jay Lafferty and Bruce Devlin.

Friday 17

Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Fri 27. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 16 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £12. Mark Olver, Sandy Nelson and Keith Farnan.

Edinburgh Leith Festival Comedy Session

Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 8pm. £7 (£5). Jim Park and Keir McAllister. Part of Leith Festival. Leith Festival Floating Laughter

Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 8pm. £7 (£5). Comedy folks rock the boat. Part of Leith Festival. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 27. Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight

Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Fri 27. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). Line-up as Thu 16 except Jessica Fostekew replaces Jay Lafferty.

Dundee Jimmy Carr: Laughter Therapy

Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 8pm. £25. Razor sharp gags from Carr.

Saturday 18

Glasgow

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Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £23 (£20). Morose Irish ramblings. See 5 Things, right.

REVIEW DVD

BURNISTOUN

(2entertain) ●●●●● Amid the painful nonsense that masquerades under the banner ‘comedy sketch show’, it’s a truly remarkable surprise to have a show like Burnistoun on our very doorsteps. The series is largely owned by Iain Connell and Robert Florence, two writers and performers who first met at the age of 14 and are clearly in harmonious tune with each other’s comic sensibilities. Somehow, they’ve given the notoriously erratic sketch-show format a welcome shot in the arm with their skewed take on life when it seemed that the likes of Funny Or Die Presents and Horne & Corden had read out loud its last rites. Having their occasionally sinister sketches housed in the one place led some to dub it a Scottish League of Gentlemen, but where Royston Vasey provided the thumping heart at the dark core of Shearsmith and co’s multi-character comic-horror, Burnistoun is a mere backdrop to locate scenes set in a local newspaper room, council office or radio station. Some of the finest moments here, whether in lifts, at theatres or on deprived council estates, could be set pretty much anywhere. Of course, not all of it works (the ice-cream boys are a rarity for being annoying and unfunny), but the unpredictability of the writing (the local politician who reaches the very heights of power or the ‘ginga’ bottle incident that eventually reaches Hollywood) and strong pay-offs make the majority of scenes an outright success. And, bless their hearts, there’s not a daft catchphrase in sight. Unless, in your world, ‘the needless installation of traffic lights at the Dekebone roundabout’ can be considered a catchphrase. (Brian Donaldson)

Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight

Tour DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road,

Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Fri 27. Ha Ha Comedy DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). See Sat 4. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £12. See Fri 17. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 16 for line-up.

332 1622. 12.30pm. £22.50; with lunch £30. Glasgow comics in the countryside. WEF.

Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive

Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 27. Foster’s Comedy Live @ Highlight

Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Fri 27. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Fri 17 for line-up. Jekyll and Hyde Comedy Club The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 28. FREE Leith Festival Comedy Late ’n’ Live The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 10pm. Local comics battle it out. Part of Leith Festival.

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Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £23 (£20). See Sat 18. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service

1 Irishman Moran has been living in Edinburgh for some years now, but is originally from Navan, a small, five-lettered palindromic town, like Kivik in Sweden or Catac in Peru. Tiny it may be, but it has spawned two other world-class comedians: Tommy Tiernan and Pierce Brosnan. 2 In the public’s mind, Moran became progressively funnier between the years of 2007 and 2010. The statistical analysis used to reach this conclusion is Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Stand-Up polls: during that period, he leapt from number 17 to 14. If he continues at that mercurial rate, he’ll be the second funniest comic who ever lived by 2022. 3 Moran got married in London on 6 September 1997, also the funeral of Diana, the Princess of Wales. 4 When Christopher Eccleston announced he was quitting as Doctor Who, an online petition was launched to have Moran installed as keeper of the Tardis. It didn’t work, of course; some Scottish guy got the job. 5 That surname, people. You pronounce it with emphasis on the ‘o’ rather than the ‘a’. (Brian Donaldson) ■ Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 18 & Sun 19 Jun.

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 31 Glasgow. WEF.

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The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). David Longley, the Wee Man, Richard Gadd and Derek Miller join Reverend Mike. WEF.

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0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Paul Sinha and guests raise funds. WEF.

FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 29. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 5.

Monday 20

Edinburgh Fit o’ the Giggles Out with the Old

City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 30. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. Gus Lymburn and Antony Murray oversee the rookies. The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket,

225 7171. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 30.

Tuesday 21

Glasgow

Magical Mystery Comedy Coach

Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands

Benefit in Aid of Campsie View School The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,

Edinburgh Benefit in Aid of Impact Arts The

Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Jo Caulfield and guests entertain.

Thursday 23

Glasgow Comedy Pub Crawl DRAM!, 232–246

Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 7.15pm. £10 (£8). A different comic in each pub. WEF. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Anvil Springstien, John Ross, Paul F Taylor, Michael Downey and host Susan Morrison. WEF.

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THE BEST FILM & DVD RELEASES

Kaboom Cult filmmaker Gregg Araki goes back to basics with this chaotic and surreal pseudo thriller. See review, page 86 and profile at list. couk. GFT, Glasgow and selected release from Fri 24 Jun.

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Life, Above All Moving South African drama about a 12-year-old girl’s attempt to keep her family together when her mother becomes ill. See Also Released, page 86, and read full review at list.co.uk Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Fri 10-Wed 15 Jun; GFT, Glasgow from Mon 20-Wed 22 Jun.

Potiche Another subversive class comedy from writer/director François Ozon starring Catherine Deneuve as a 1970s trophy wife. See review, page 85. GFT, Glasgow and selected release from Fri 17 Jun. Mother’s Day Very respectable reboot of 1980 Troma home invasion thriller starring Rebecca De Mornay in fine scenery-chewing form. See review, page 85. General release from Fri 10 Jun.

Point Blank Pulse-racing follow-up to Anything For Her from French filmmaker Fred Cavaye. See review, page 85. GFT, Glasgow and selected release from Fri 10 Jun.

Stake Land Boldly realised postapocalyptic vampire horror with a strong sense of political and social awareness. See profile, left and review at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 17 Jun.

Edinburgh International Film Festival The festival has undergone a radical makeover. See list.co.uk for full event listings and our EIFF coverage, from page 42. Various venues, Edinburgh.

Incendies Unashamedly didactic French Canadian drama about the endless cycle of violence and retribution in the Middle East. See review, page 85. Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Mon 27 Jun.

Bridesmaids Comedian and writer Kristen Wiig brings some female guile to Judd Apatow’s comedy factory with marital farce and a stellar cast. See review, page 84. General release from Fri 24 Jun.

The Pipe Very powerful documentary about how the small community of Rossport in the west of Ireland took on Shell UK and won. See review, page 83. Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Fri 27-Mon 30 May.

Born Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 1977 Background After graduating from New York University’s filmmaking programme, Mickle worked in the camera department for features Transamerica, Shortbus and Pride and Glory. The experience gave him the platform to make his own feature, low budget horror Mulberry Street. He then returned to his hometown of Pottstown for vampire thriller Stake Land, which he co-wrote with actor Nick Damici, who also plays the enigmatic character of Mister. On making a vampire movie post Twilight ‘I wanted to make a different kind of vampire movie to the ones I’d seen, not like Twilight at all. I was thinking more of Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven or the struggles of the characters in John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath. I wanted a dustbowl depression look, not some futuristic, apocalyptic look, but more little kids running around in potato sacks. I wanted to think outside of the box in terms of horror, and to focus more tightly on the characters for a traditional coming of age story.’ On critics who read a political meaning into his film ‘People have seen the film as a critique of capitalism, greed or extremism, and I’d agree that it’s meant to be a cautionary tale. And I think that there’s a different kind of religious element to it, dealing with fanaticism. But people are welcome to take their own meaning from it; I saw it more as a classic western, with a universal theme.’ What’s next? Mickle is re-teaming with Damici for Cold in July, a violent drama set in 1980’s West Texas. ‘There’ll be no monsters this time around,’ says Mickle. (Eddie Harrison) ■ Stake Land is on selected release from Fri 17 Jun.

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THE BEAVER

(12A) 90min ●●●●● Just when it seemed that Mel Gibson would never work in Hollywood again, The Beaver proves that he might have a future after all. A string of tabloid scandals suggested that Gibson had pressed the self-destruct button on his career. Ironically, the very public nature of his meltdown works to the advantage of his performance as a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown in this uneven but surprisingly engaging blend of black comedy and marital melodrama. Jodie Foster’s third film as director has echoes of Bruce Robinson’s How To Get Ahead in Advertising and the recent Bertrand Blier comedy The Clink of Ice. In all three films emotional crises manifest themselves in unconventional ways. Every aspect of his life depresses Gibson’s Walter and the seemingly inevitable break-up of his marriage to Meredith (Jodie Foster). After an accident, he regains consciousness with the belief that a beaver hand-puppet is an extension of his personality able to voice what he really feels and maybe even turn things around. From now he will only speak to his family through the puppet. The central conceit of The Beaver works much better than it sounds, with some genuinely funny moments and a committed performance from Gibson that really sells the idea. The film is less successful when the focus strays elsewhere, notably the son Porter (Anton Yelchin) and his relationship with a cheerleader played by Winter’s Bone’s Jennifer Lawrence. Foster also hasn’t done herself any favours with the underwritten role of Meredith. It almost doesn’t matter here because Gibson is the story channelling the manic, edgy qualities of his established screen persona and his personal woes into a performance that encourages you to give him a second chance. (Allan Hunter) ■ General release from Fri 17 Jun.

DOCUMENTARY

COMEDY/DRAMA

LIFE IN A DAY

THE PIPE

PROM

This film is the result of a massive YouTube project, directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Ridley Scott, that asked people around the world to make a film of their life on a specific day, 24 July 2010. From the 80,000 videos submitted (a mindnumbing 4500 hours of footage), Macdonald and his army of editors have meticulously crafted this unique and entertaining hour and a half glimpse at one day as lived around the world. A lot of the material flashes by in quickly-cut montages, throwing up some powerful stand-alone images – a cow being slaughtered is particularly shocking, as is footage of people tragically crushed at Germany’s Love Parade. Macdonald’s overreliance on music to create mood and connect clips together occasionally feels manipulative; much more effective are the moments that he allows one individual’s story to develop and speak for itself, from a Peruvian shoe-shine boy, to an American cancer-sufferer, to a charismatic round-the-world cyclist. Interestingly, the perspectives offered on humanity are overwhelmingly positive, indeed joyful; audiences will find themselves laughing often out of a sense of recognition and connection with these disparate lives. (Paul Gallagher) ■ Selected release from Fri 17 Jun.

In 1996 natural gas was discovered off the west coast of Ireland. Shortly afterwards, Shell UK announced plans to run a pipe through the waters and land of Rossport in County Mayo to an inland refinery. Risteard O’Domhnaill’s remarkable film tells what happened next. The community came together to save the destruction and pollution of the fishing grounds, peat bogs and the natural beauty of their home, while Shell, backed by the Irish government, fought to push the project through. O’Domhnaill’s unobtrusive camera catches every disturbing moment, as groups of passionate rural souls with Father Ted accents make the journey to being classed as terrorists by the state and their corporate paymasters. Their multi-pronged campaign is a marvel of community activism and it runs the gamut from direct blockade action and a hunger strike to complex legal action that takes them to the courts of the European Union. The people of Rossport are the real action heroes. This is a Take One Action presentation. To find out more visit takeoneaction.org.uk (Paul Dale) ■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 27–Mon 30 May. A Q&A with the director will follow the 8.15pm screening on Sat 28 May.

After the huge success of the High School Musical franchise, Disney has been quick to cash in on the teen genre, and Prom is based on another event from the school calendar upon which it hangs a familiar story. But despite the assured direction of tween specialist Joe Nussbaum (Sleepover, Sydney White), Prom proves blandly generic. The film centres around popular girl Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden), who is in charge of organising the titular end-of-year celebration of her fellow high schoolers. But when a fire throws her plans into chaos, Nova is forced to work alongside her nemesis, hunky bad boy Jesse (Thomas McDonell). Unsurprisingly, initial aggression between the mismatched creatives gives way to tentative romance, leading to a slow-mo musical finale. Avoiding clichés is hardly vital when aiming at a youthful audience, but even the most gullible will find Prom’s sugar-sweet shenanigans to be gratingly predictable, with Katie Wech’s script offering none of the wordly smarts of an average Glee episode. Anxious teenagers might be drawn to the bright, shiny packaging and the attractive-if-somewhatoverage cast, but this is hardly worth renting a tux for. (Eddie Harrison) ■ General release from Fri 3 Jun.

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As is always the way in Scotland, summer is kind of here, and now is the time to lie in the grass with that growing pile of tosh novels. But let’s face it, you are going to win a lot more kudos from your film-obsessed mates if you create a tower of ciné-lit under that recalcitrant sun. Best to start with something thin to get you going. Matthew Lloyd’s 80-page How the Movie Brats Took Over Edinburgh (St Andrews Film Studies ●●●●●) takes its lead from Kieron Corless and Chris Darke’s excellent 2007 book Cannes: Inside the World’s Premier Film Festival by making a case for change by looking back to look forward. Though initially academic in style Lloyd builds an intriguing portrait of how, between 1968-1980, the Edinburgh International Film Festival became a leading proponent of influence and change through a total commitment to cinéphilia and political agendas. For anyone who cares about the continued health of Scotland’s leading film festival, it’s a compelling and well-researched read, and one that the new team in charge of the festival have no doubt studied at great length (the book is even proudly on sale at the box office of Edinburgh’s Filmhouse). Lloyd certainly knows where the bodies are buried. Stefan Kanfer’s Tough Without a Gun: The Extraordinary Life of Humphrey Bogart (Faber ●●●●●) takes a chisel to the profile of one of the golden age of cinema’s most cherished performers and details the real story: how a privileged middle class child of academics became Hollywood’s number one tough guy. Like his other biographies of Marlon Brando, Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, this is a sober and measured account of a conflicted personality that deserves to find a readership. Charles Drazin’s heavyweight The Faber Book of French Cinema (●●●●●) is an indulgent, occasional draggy evaluation of the very essence of Gallic cinema, and that’s what makes it so good. Drazin traces a line of artistic pride and dissent from Georges Méliès to Jacques Audiard which is defined not by financial worth but by intelligence and a sense of natural identity. Drazin’s book will have you revisiting those French jewels of yesteryear quicker than you can say ‘Lumière brothers’. (Paul Dale) 84 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

COMEDY

BRIDESMAIDS

(15) 125min ●●●●● Kristen Wiig (Adventureland, Whip It!) comes close to grasping the comedy crown from her Saturday Night Live colleague Tina ‘30 Rock’ Fey with this hilarious reinvigoration of the chick flick. As co-writer and star, Wiig disposes of traditional schmaltzy predictability, replacing it with the kind of frank raunchiness that’s led to success for blokey comedies like The Hangover and I Love You, Man. With the added input of gold-plated comedy producer Judd ‘Knocked Up’ Apatow, Wiig clearly has her sights set on similar box office glory. Wiig plays Annie, a thirtysomething singleton who has settled for less than her ideal, working as a shop assistant since her self-run cake shop went bankrupt, and occasionally falling into bed with commitment-phobic sleaze-bag Ted (Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, stealing every scene he’s in). When her newly-engaged best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph) asks her to be chief bridesmaid

Annie is delighted, until she meets Helen (Rose Byrne), Lillian’s new best friend; a beautiful, rich bitch who seems intent on driving a stake between Annie and Lillian. Bridesmaids has all the hallmarks that the association with Apatow suggests: the main characters act in a refreshingly realistic and believable manner, the cast list overflows with comedy talent – Brit Chris O’Dowd is a stand-out – and the jokes are very funny, unapologetically resisting the boundaries of taste and decency (you won’t quickly forget the dress-fitting scene). The only flaw is that the film is let down by weak storytelling; the script fails to connect Annie’s personal journey with the overarching wedding story and, more problematically, director Paul Feig allows scenes that should be moving the story forward to outstay their welcome for the sake of dragging out a joke. Like a drunk wedding guest, Bridesmaids is very funny, but someone should really have kept it under control. (Paul Gallagher) ■ General release from Fri 24 Jun.

COMEDY/DRAMA

MAMMUTH

(15) 92min ●●●●● Directors Benoît Delépine and Gustave De Kervern have shown a talent to amuse with politically-incorrect, deadpan delights like Aaltra (2004) and Louise-Michel. Mammuth offers more of the same with the addition of a star turn from Gérard Depardieu. The result is engaging and frequently hilarious but leaves a slight suspicion that the move towards the mainstream has blunted some of their spiky irreverence. Sporting flowing fair hair and an ample belly, Depardieu seems to be enjoying himself enormously as the boorish, lumbering Serge. Just turned 60, Serge has retired from his job at a slaughterhouse but discovered that his pension is in doubt because of the bureaucratic incompetence of his past employers. Mounting his trusty Mammut motorcycle and biding au revoir to his wife Catherine (Yolande Moreau), he sets off on a trip to collect affidavits testifying to his claim. Naturally, the journey becomes one of enlightenment, guided by the ghost of an old girlfriend (Isabelle Adjani) and inspired by his unconventional niece, Solange (Miss Ming). Piecing together the value of his past allows a transformed Serge to face the future in a film that nicely balances melancholy with mischief. (Allan Hunter) ■ Selected release from Fri June 3.

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INCENDIES

(15) 130min ●●●●● This commendable and impressive Franco-Canadian drama arrives fresh from scooping seven Genies (Canada’s Oscars). Set in the Middle East and dramatising an endless cycle of violence and retribution, it’s an unashamedly didactic piece of filmmaking that’s heavyweight enough to justify its numerous accolades. Adapted and directed by French-Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve (Maelström, Polytechnique), Incendies is based on Lebanon-born, Canada-resident dramatist Wajdi Mouawad’s play, the title of which translates as ‘Scorched’, signifying a land destroyed by conflict. Opening in modern-day Montreal, it begins with brother-sister twins Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette) being read their recently deceased mother’s will and being given a pair of sealed letters written by the woman who escaped from the war-torn Middle East (the fictional Fuad, a thinly-veiled Lebanon) to bring her children up in North America. One letter informs Jeanne and Simon that their father didn’t die the heroic death they were told he did, the other tells the twins they have a long-lost brother in Fuad who they are to find as their mother’s dying wish. What follows unfolds as a slow-burning detective story that flips between Jeanne and Simon’s efforts to find their sibling, who’s identifiable only by three black dots tattooed on one of his feet, and flashbacks to their mother’s involvement in the civil war that destroyed her country. Villeneuve dispenses with large chunks of dialogue from the, apparently, very talky play and replaces them with a series of striking and very cinematic images. The result is a film with a powerful anti-war message that shows rather than tells and ends up being all the more vivid for that. (Miles Fielder) ■ Selected release from Fri 24 Jun.

HORROR

THRILLER

COMEDY

MOTHER’S DAY

POINT BLANK (A BOUT PORTANT)

POTICHE

Following on the heels of bloodless remakes of cherished 1980s slasher flicks like The Stepfather and Prom Night, Mother’s Day is a nastier but more accomplished beast. This home invasion drama is a reboot of the 1980 Troma original, and is propelled by an intense performance by Rebecca De Mornay. A reprisal of sorts of her role as the evil babysitter in The Hand That Rocked the Cradle, De Mornay plays the ruthless matriarch of a crime-loving family. Her three sons have just botched a bank-job, sustaining a bloody injury in the process, and invaded the house of suburbanites Daniel and Beth Sohapi (Frank Grillo and Jaime King). With a group of partygoers held hostage downstairs, the Sohapis have to figure out how to best the vicious mother and her murderous brood. Director Darren Lynn Bousman makes good his escape from helming three episodes of the Saw franchise by sustaining the ensuing tension, with nail guns, boiling kettles and an unexpected wig-removal to keep gore-hounds happy. But it’s De Mornay’s film; with her prim and proper mom-knows-best homilies juxtaposed with her ferocious sense of the Sohapi’s weaknesses, she ably makes Mother’s Day a cut above the average horror. (Eddie Harrison) ■ General release from Fri 10 Jun.

Fashion photographer turned filmmaker Fred Cavayé (Anything For Her) would have thrived in the old Hollywood studio system. His films operate with the speed and single-mindedness of a runaway locomotive. Give him a high concept premise and he will wring every ounce of tension from it, drag you to the edge of your seat and send you home shaken and stirred. Cavayé’s Point Blank (A Bout Portant) is a suitably breathless nail-biter told with the dynamism of a Bourne thriller. Ubiquitous French star Gilles Lellouche is trainee nurse Samuel. His tender ministrations save the life of career criminal Sartet (Roschdy Zem). Soon, ruthless henchmen have kidnapped Samuel’s pregnant wife Nadia (Elena Anaya). If he wants to see her alive again and live to enjoy fatherhood, he has to break Sartet out of intensive care and evade half the cops and criminals in Paris as the unlikely duo run for their lives. Point Blank maintains a pulse-racing forward momentum with chases, narrow escapes, twists and betrayals. You may want to pick it apart afterwards but Cavayé ensures that your are lost in the moment as it unfolds. (Allan Hunter) ■ General release from Fri 10 Jun.

Catherine Deneuve has a gift of a role in this deliciously subversive farce from the prolific François Ozon. Deneuve is Suzanne, the ‘potiche’ or trophy wife, blithely content to be a domestic goddess in the shadow of insufferable husband Robert (Fabrice Luchini). It seems that feminism has yet to reach the distant shores of smalltown France, even in 1977. When Robert is stricken with ill health someone has to step in and take charge of the family umbrella factory. Suzanne rises to the challenge, rediscovering her power and potential to the degree that nothing will ever be the same again. The basic plot would be sufficient to sustain a crowd-pleasing comedy but Potiche has hidden depths and unexpected layers as it revisits a time when men were chauvinists and women were about to show them who was really the boss. All the characters have their little secrets, nothing is quite as you might have expected and Ozon has a rare talent to deliver serious dramatic conflict with a tasty layer of froth. A scene that invites Deneuve to share the disco floor with town mayor Gerard Depardieu is indicative of the silliness and pure pleasure to be found in this irresistible Cinderella story. (Allan Hunter) ■ Selected release from Fri 17 Jun.

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Film REVIEWS ALSO RELEASED Donor Unknown (15) 78min ●●●●● Intriguing documentary about a woman who goes in search of her sperm donor father. A Q&A will follow this screening with the filmmakers and specialists in reproductive medicine, fertility and medical ethics. GFT, Glasgow. Thu 9 Jun. Rio Breaks (12A) 84min ●●●●● Documentary about two adolescent friends who try to escape the Rio slums through their love of surfing. Selected release from Fri 3 Jun. Screwed (18) 109min Drama based on prison guard Ronnie Thompson’s book about working in some of the UK’s worst prisons. James D’Arcy and Noel Clarke star. Will be reviewed at list.co.uk. Selected release from Fri 3 Jun.

Senna (12A) 105min Acclaimed filmmaker Asif Kapadia’s documentary biography of the short and wild times of Brazilian Formula One champion Ayrton Senna. Will be reviewed at list.co.uk. GFT, Glasgow, Fri 3–Thu 16 Jun. The Flaw (tbc) 66min ●●●●● Commendably intelligent documentary about the models of economic meltdown that proceeded the 2008 collapse. Selected release from Fri 3 Jun. Cutter’s Way (15) 104min ●●●●● Welcome reissue of Ivan Passer’s excellent 1981 noir starring Jeff Bridges and John Heard. Selected release from Fri 10 Jun. Sweetgrass (15) 101min ●●●●● Visually stunning documentary about a group of ageing shepherds/cowboys who take their flocks of sheep on a 300-mile trail through Montana for one last time. Will be reviewed in full at list.co.uk. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 10–Mon 13 Jun. Honey 2 (12A) 110min Belated sequel to 2003 drama about dancer and choreographer Honey Daniels. Her spirit lives on in talented Bronx girl Maria (Katerina Graham). Will be reviewed at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 10 Jun. Jumping the Broom (tbc) 112min Two African-American families from different economic backgrounds come together for a wedding at Martha’s Vineyard. Will be reviewed at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 10 Jun. Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) 90min Sequel to popular animated comedy. Will be reviewed at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 10 Jun. Bad Teacher (15) 91min A foul86 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

mouthed young teacher causes chaos when she tries to seduce a colleague. Comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake, directed by Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story). Will be reviewed at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 17 Jun. Green Lantern (tbc) tbcmin First of the summer superhero blockbusters stars Ryan Reynolds and is directed by Casino Royale’s Martin Campbell. Will be reviewed at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 17 Jun. Stake Land (15) 98min ●●●●● Very impressive post apocalyptic vampire road movie. See profile, page 82, and read full review at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 17 Jun. Swinging with the Finkels (15) 84min Comedy about a couple who try to save their marriage with experimental sex. Will be reviewed at list.co.uk. Selected release from Fri 17 Jun. Life, Above All (12A) 105min ●●●●● Powerful mother/daughter relationship drama set in modernday South Africa. Read full review at list.co.uk. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 10–Wed 15 Jun; GFT, Glasgow, Mon 20–Wed 22 Jun. Viva Riva! (15) 98min ●●●●● Impressive Congolese drama set in the black market community of Kinshasa. Reviewed in full at list.co.uk. GFT, Glasgow, Fri 24–Thu 30 Jun; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 1–Thu 21 Jul. The Big Picture (L'Homme Qui Voulait Vivre Sa Vie) (tbc) 114min ●●●●● Artful and nuanced adaptation of Douglas Kennedy's existential thriller of murder, identity theft and abandonment. Stars Romain Duris. Read full review at list.co.uk. Selected release from Fri 24 Jun.

COMEDY/HORROR/SCI-FI

KABOOM

(15) 86min ●●●●● Cult director Gregg Araki (The Living End, Mysterious Skin), one of the leading figures in the New Queer Cinema of the 90s, returns to the style of his earlier work for Kaboom, a gloriously trashy, insane ride of a film that wears its B-movie influences on its sleeve. Smith (Thomas Dekker) is a college student in California. His life involves hanging out with his quick-witted best friend Stella (Haley Bennett) and lusting after his surfer roommate Thor (Chris Zylka). After one surreal night, things take a bizarre turn and he begins to be plagued by a series of strange events leading him to believe that he is at the centre of a giant conspiracy. As only the best directors succeed in doing, Araki creates his own distinct world, one of beautiful, hip people, witty dialogue and dreamlike happenings. There is also sex, lots of it (something that won’t surprise fans of the filmmaker). Kaboom is a riot of wild plot developments which send the film careering from one unexpected scenario to the next, taking its viewers on an increasingly crazy journey. It might not make a whole lot of sense, but for those willing to jump aboard and go with it, it’s unbridled fun. (Gail Tolley) ■ Selected release from Fri 10 Jun. See profile at list.co.uk.

BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

THE FIRST GRADER (12A) 102min ●●●●●

Countdown to Zero (12A) 91min ●●●●● Documentary filmmaker

Lucy Walker's fast paced and absorbing film put forwards an argument for nuclear disarmament by looking at its sorry history as a military deterrent. Read full review at list.co.uk. Selected release from Fri 24 Jun. Fire in Babylon (12A) 86min ●●●●● Enjoyable documentary about the great West Indies cricket team of the 1970s and 1980s. Reviewed in full at list.co.uk GFT, Glasgow, Mon 27–Wed 29 Jun; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 27 & Tue 28 Jun.

The importance of free education may be a perennial political hot potato, but films like Justin Chadwick’s The First Grader add little to the debate other than good intentions. Based on a true story, Chadwick’s film seeks to inspire and uplift, but succeeds only in neutering a story that could have more potent meanings. Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge (Oliver Musila Litondo) is an 85-year-old man who decides to attend school in his mountainous Kenyan homeland, taking up the government’s promise that education should be free for all. Unable to read and write, he’s incongruously forced to attend classes alongside six-year-olds, but presses on with the help of his sensitive teacher Jane Obinchu (Naomie Harris). The reasons for Maruge’s illiteracy are sketched in through flashbacks, as his refusal to bend to his British oppressors leads to his tragic separation from his wife and child. The First Grader pulls few punches in terms of its negative portrayal of British colonialism, but swathes its politics in bland, feel-good emotion that waters down its criticism. Chadwick, a TV director who graduated via the dire The Other Boleyn Girl, never grasps at the angry heart of the story, and instead offers up a wan inspirational teacher drama with a climax lifted directly from Dead Poets Society. (Eddie Harrison) ■ Selected release from Fri 24 Jun.

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list.co.uk/film Films screening in the next four weeks are listed below with certificate, star rating, credits, brief review and venue details. See list.co.uk for the most up-todate list of films screening. Film index is compiled by Paul Dale and Laura Ennor. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (PG) ●●●●● (Terry Gilliam, US, 1988) John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Robin Williams. 126min. Fabulously expensive 18th-century fantasia focuses on a besieged Turkish city entertained by the tall tales of Baron Munchausen. Gilliam’s extravagant visual sensibility guides this manic epic through its sticky patches, and there is so much to look at and enough genuine laughs that his relentless campaign against convention is more than justified. Glasgow Film Theatre. Angels of Evil (Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male) (15) ●●●●● (Michele Placido, Italy/France, 2010) Kim Rossi Stuart, Filippo Timi, Moritz Bleibtreu. 125min. The story of real-life Milan mobster Renato Vallanzasca, with an international support cast including Paz Vega and Bleibtreu. But this is a messy film, lurching from bank robbery to prison stint to street-side murder with a chaos that echoes its hero’s own lifestyle on the lam. Glasgow Film Theatre; DCA, Dundee. Animals United (U) ●●●●● (Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe, Germany, 2010) Voices of Ralf Schmitz, Thomas Fritsch, Christoph Maria Herbst. 92min. Wellmeaning but cliché-ridden German kids’ animation with an environmental message. Glasgow Film Theatre. Apocalypse Now (18) ●●●●● (Francis Coppola, US, 1980) Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper. 153min. Vietnam as ‘the ultimate trip’. Alternately pretentious and visually overpowering, the film’s grandiloquent folly somehow pierces right to the meat of the conflict. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre; DCA, Dundee. Armadillo (15) ●●●●● (Janus Metz Pedersen, Denmark, 2010) 100min. Powerful documentary following a platoon of Danish soldiers on a six-month tour of Afghanistan in 2009. Cameo, Edinburgh; DCA, Dundee. Arthur (12A) ●●●●● (Jason Winer, US, 2011) Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner. 109min. Unfunny and unwise remake of 1980s comedy. Macrobert, Stirling. Attack the Block (15) ●●●●● (Joe Cornish, UK, 2011) Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega. 88min. This directorial debut from Joe Cornish (one half of ‘Adam-and-Joe’) is rather less of a comic affair than you might expect, with proper

scares and a gripping sci-fi storyline in which a gang of urban teens defend their tower block from an army of bloodthirsty aliens. Some of the young cast are a little shaky, but leads Whitaker and Boyega are excellent, helping make this a confident start for Cornish. General release. Babies (U) ●●●●● (Thomas Balmès, France, 2010) 78min. Documentary about one year in the life of four babies in four very different parts of the world. Macrobert, Stirling. Bad Teacher (15) (Jake Kasdan, US, 2011) Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake. 91min. See Also Released, page 86. General release. Ballast (15) ●●●●● (Lance Hammer, US, 2008) Micheal J Smith Sr, Jim Myron Ross, Tarra Riggs. 96min. Clearly influenced by the films of Robert Bresson and the Dardenne Brothers, this debut feature from writer/director Hammer examines the impact of a suicide on three members of an African-American family. Beautifully shot, and featuring powerful, semi-improvised performances from a nonprofessional cast. Macrobert, Stirling. Battle: Los Angeles (12A) ●●●●● (Jonathan Liebesman, US, 2011) Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Ne-Yo. 116min. Led by Eckhart, the cast wear their boot camp training well, moving convincingly as a unit into each theatre of flying debris and (occasionally ropey) CG enemies. Macrobert, Stirling. The Battleship Potemkin (PG) ●●●●● (Sergei Eisenstein, USSR, 1925) A Antonov, Vladimir Barski, Grigori Alexandrov. 75min. Made for the 20th anniversary of the 1905 revolution, Eisenstein’s all-time classic follows the mutiny by the crew of the Prince Potemkin and the support given by the local civilian population. DCA, Dundee. The Beaver (12A) ●●●●● (Jodie Foster, US, 2011) Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin. 91min. See review, page 83. General release. Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (PG) ●●●●● (Jessica Oreck, US/Japan, 2009) 91min. This documentary focuses on Japan’s fascination with insects. Experts and authors trace the cultural history of Japan’s love affair with insects, featuring footage of the children, collectors and sellers who have taken the bugs to their hearts. Glasgow Film Theatre. The Big Picture (tbc) ●●●●● (Eric Lartigau, France, 2010) Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup. 114min. See Also Released, page 86. Selected release from Fri 24 Jun. Blitz (18) ●●●●● (Elliot Lester, US, 2011) Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen. 97min. A tough cop (Statham) is sent on the trail of a serial killer who has been targeting police officers. General release.

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Edinburgh. Coppélia (E) (Russia, 2011) 200min. Magical ballet about a mechanical doll who comes to life and interferes with the lives of two lovers, performed by the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia in a new version by Sergei Vikharev. Glasgow Film Theatre. Corridor of Mirrors (PG) ●●●●● (Terence Young, UK, 1948) Eric Portman, Edana Romney, Barbara Mullen. 105min. A wealthy eccentric is obsessed with a woman in a Renaissance painting and believes he is the reincarnation of her lover. Part of Projecting the Archive. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Countdown to Zero (E) ●●●●● (Lucy Walker, US, 2010) Various. 91min. See Also Released, page 86. Selected release from Fri 24 Jun. Cutter’s Way (18) ●●●●● (Ivan Passer, US, 1981) Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn. 104min. See Also Released, page 86. Selected release from Fri 10 Jun. Diary of a Lost Girl (Tagebuch Einer Verlorenen) (PG) ●●●●● (Georg Willhelm Pabst, Germany, 1929) Louise Brooks, André Roanne, Josef Rovensky. 110min. A young woman (Brooks) finds herself pregnant by an unscrupulous and mercenary character. Rejecting her family’s expectations of marriage, she is sent to a reform school, and on escaping despondently enters a brothel. The surprisingly upbeat ending reminds us that Brooks’ bad good girls are just as compelling as her good bad ones. Part of The New Objectivity: Realism in Weimar Cinema season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (U) ●●●●● (David Bowers, US, 2011) Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris. 99min. Anaemic sequel to last year’s adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s bestselling books. General release. Digital Desperados Free Screening (E) (Various, UK, 2011) 90min. Screening of short films made by women of colour on the Digital Desperadoes filmmaking course in the last two years. ACE, Edinburgh. Donor Unknown (15) ●●●●● (Jerry Rothwell, UK, 2010) 78min. See Also Released, page 86. Glasgow Film Theatre. Dreams (15) ●●●●● (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1955) Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand. 87min. A fashion editor and a model dream of reconciliation with former lovers, but things don’t go to plan. Part of Bergman season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Eagle (12A) ●●●●● (Kevin McDonald, US/UK, 2011) Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland. 113min. Adapted from Rosemary Sutcliffe’s beloved children’s novel about a Roman legion lost north of Hadrian’s Wall. Although frequently engrossing, this bird doesn’t quite soar, thanks to Jeremy Brock’s over-literal script and Tatum’s flat performance. One for older children only. Macrobert, Stirling.

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Special ‘Vincentenery’ screening William Castle’s entertainingly silly horror film to celebrate Vincent Price’s 100th birthday. The film will be screened with its original box of spooky extra-sensory tricks. ■ Cameo, Edinburgh, Fri 27 May.

The Blue Angel (Der Blaue Engel) (PG) ●●●●● (Josef von Sternberg, Germany, 1930) Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron. 108min. Berlin’s decadent cabaret era is vibrantly brought to life as Dietrich’s voluptuous singer LolaLola sets out to seduce and destroy a bourgeois schoolteacher. Part of The New Objectivity: Realism in Weimar Cinema season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Bridesmaids (15) ●●●●● (Paul Feig, US, 2011) Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne. 125min. See review, page 84. General release from Fri 24 Jun. Budrus (E) ●●●●● (Julia Bacha, Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory/US, 2009) 70min. Documentary about Palestinian community leader Ayed Morrar, who managed to unite Israelis and Palestinians in the fight to save his village’s olive groves from being destroyed by the Israeli Separation Fence. DCA, Dundee. But I’m a Cheerleader (15) (Jamie Babbit, US, 2001) Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duval, Mink Stole. 92min. Megan Williams is an all-American girl, a pretty cheerleader with a hunky boyfriend. But she just isn’t into boys. In fact, she’s touchy-feely with her cheerleader friends, and fills her locker with pictures of, yep, girls. Babbit has assembled a cult cast for this trashy comedy in Lyonne., the flamboyant drag queen Ru Paul and John Waters’ favourite performer, Mink Stole. A special guest of Lock Up Your Daughters will introduce this screening. Glasgow Film Theatre. Calamity Jane (U) ●●●●● (David Butler, US, 1953) Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey. 101min. Enjoy singing along to this classic camp musical in recognition of Doris Day’s birthday. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Captive (Cautiva) (15) ●●●●● (Gaston Biraben, Argentina, 2004) Bárbara Lombardo, Susana Campos, Hugo Arana. 115min. When Cristina discovers she was adopted as part of the fallout from Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ her life is thrown into chaos as she delves deeper into the horrors of her country’s recent past. Glasgow Film Theatre. Carla’s Song (15) ●●●●● (Ken Loach, UK, 1996) Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn. 127min. Carlyle plays Glaswegian bus driver George, who gives up everything to help refugee Carla return to Nicaragua and find her boyfriend. The love story aspect of the first (Scottish) half of the film is its strongest point; the revelations in central America don’t hold surprises nor does the director seem totally at home with the ‘action’ elements. Carlyle, however, is excellent – mildly tough and totally charming. Macrobert, Stirling. Cedar Rapids (12A) ●●●●● (Miguel Arteta, US, 2011) Ed Helms, Anne Heche, John C Reilly. 87min. Likeable, wellwritten comedy about the unusual trajectory of naïve midwestern insurance agent Tim Lippe (Helms). The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Chalet Girl (12A) ●●●●● (Phil Traill, UK/Germany/Austria, 2011) Felicity Jones, Bill Nighy, Ed Westwick. 96min. Formulaic mix of Pretty Woman and Bridget Jones set on the ski slopes of St Anton. Macrobert, Stirling. Cinenova (E) (Various, UK) A presentation of work by Cinenova, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to distributing films and video made by women. Introduced by artist Emma Hedditch. Clueless (12) ●●●●● (Amy Heckerling, US, 1995) Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Britanny Murphy. 98min. All the ingredients for an unashamedly brainless smash teen comedy – including a great line in kooky dialect. Glasgow Film Theatre. Contact (PG) ●●●●● (Robert Zemeckis, US, 1997) Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods. 150min. Based on the Carl Sagan bestseller, this tells the story of man’s first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. Introduced by Professor Arjun Berera who examines how close the film is to the actual use of radio telescopes, the physics of wormholes and the possibility of travelling across the universe. A Science and Film presentation. Filmhouse,

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Film INDEX Edinburgh College of Art: Film & TV (15) (Various, UK, 2011) 135min. Graduating students from ECA’s film and TV department present their graduate projects from 2011. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Edinburgh College of Art: Animation (15) (Various, UK, 2011) 135min. The award winning animation department of ECA presents this year’s degree show. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Edinburgh International Film Festival Now in its 65th year, this duchess of the film festival world has undergone a radical makeover, with new venues, new events and an exciting new line-up of guest curators. See list.co.uk for full event listings and our EIFF coverage, from page 42. Various venues, Edinburgh. Edinburgh Napier University (15) (Various, UK, 2011) 120min. Honours year films from Edinburgh Napier undergraduate students. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Edinburgh’s Telford College (15) (Various, UK, 2011) 120min. Shorts from this year’s cream of the crop of TV students at Telford College. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Enemies of the People (15) ●●●●● (Rob Lemkin & Thet Sambath, UK/Cambodia, 2009) 93min. Sambath and Lemkin’s horrifying but remarkably redemptive documentary revisits the architects of the Khmer Rouge’s 1970s genocide of the Cambodian people and somehow gets them to open up about the bloodbath and madness of those years. Powerful, important and totally unforgettable. Macrobert, Stirling. Eraserhead (18) ●●●●● (David Lynch, US, 1976) John Nance. 90min. You may never eat jelly babies again after the repellent but compelling tale of Henry, his haircut, his girlfriend, his strange offspring

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GLASGOW ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 352 4900. ccaglasgow.com Prices vary (free–£5). ■ Cineworld Parkhead Forge Shopping Centre, 1221 Gallowgate. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £5.90–£6.50 (£4.40–£4.80; family ticket £18.80); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. ■ Cineworld Renfrew Street 7 Renfrew Street. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.30–£7.50 (£5.20; family ticket £21.20); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm and Fri–Sun before noon. ■ Eastwood Park Theatre Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock. 0141 577 4970. £4 (£3). ■ Empire Clyde Regional Centre, 23 Britannia Way. 0871 471 4714. empirecinemas.co.uk £5.20–£6.75 (£5; family ticket £20); 3D supplement £1.50. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm; SaverDay Tuesday £3.95.

■ Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street. 0141 332

and a sizeable quantity of pus. Disturbing stuff, mercifully filmed in black and white. DCA, Dundee. Evangelion 2.0 (12A) ●●●●● (Masayuki & Kazuya Tsurumaki, Japan, 2009) 108min. Second in an anime trilogy about a world where humans seek to control giant robots as a defence against the attacks of deadly angels that are seeking to destroy the human race. DCA, Dundee. An Exercise in Bad Taste Day 1 (18) (Various) Part one of an event by Cinema Spectacular, who kick things off with a programme of shorts from Dead by Dawn horror fest, before continuing to assault your senses with performances from colourful characters Teniah Twisted, Harlequinade and Osama Bin Lady and more filmic treats in the shape of Quentin Dupieux’s film Rubber, a tale of a telepathic tyre gone rogue. Old St Paul’s Church, Edinburgh. An Exercise in Bad Taste Day 2 (18) (Various) A triple bill forms the second day of Cinema Spectacular’s celebration of all things tasteless, with a Bad Taste Pub Quiz sandwiched in between for good measure. The afternoon starts with Grey Gardens directed by Albert and David Maysles at 1pm, continuing with David Cronenberg’s Videodrome at 3pm before the quiz at 5pm, and proceedings are closed with John

Looking for screening times? Visit list.co.uk/events/film for up-to-date film times for every Scottish cinema.

6535. glasgowfilm.org/theatre £6.90 (£5.20).

■ Grosvenor Ashton Lane, Hillhead. 0845 166 6002. grosvenorcafe.co.uk/ cinema £5–£7.75 (£4–£6; sofa seats £15–£30). Various peak and off peak prices throughout the week.

■ IMAX Theatre Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay. 0141 420 5000. gsc.org.uk/imax Feature films £9.95 (£7.95); IMAX science films: add £2.50 to Science Mall admission.

■ Kelvingrove Park West End. westendfestival.co.uk £10 (£8). Screening in Kelvingrove Park is part of the West End Festival and booking is via the Grosvenor cinema (see contact details above). ■ Odeon at the Quay Springfield Quay, Paisley Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.10–£8.40 (£4.85–£6.25; family ticket £19.40–£23); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.

■ Odeon Braehead X-scape, Kings Inch Road. 0871 2244 007. odeon.co.uk £7.10–£8.40 (£5.20–£6.80; family ticket £20.80–£24.60); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu

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Waters’ Pink Flamingos at 7pm. The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (12A) ●●●●● (Luc Besson, France, 2010) Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche. 107min. Adapted from Jacques Tardi’s long-running comic book series and set on the eve of World War I, this polished blend of CGI effects and live-action footage is handsomely designed and makes effective use of its landmark Parisian locations. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Fast & Furious 5 (12A) ●●●●● (Justin Lin, US, 2011) Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson. 90min. Fifth installment in The Fast & the Furious franchise as Diesel returns with his big hot rod in this latest vroom vroom action adventure. General release. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (15) ●●●●● (John Hughes, US, 1986) Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen. 103min. Cult teen comedy that scores with fresh dialogue and appealing characterisations, but has the drawback of some laboured farce and the need to make meaningful statements. Sloans, Glasgow. Fiend Without a Face (PG) ●●●●● (Arthur Crabtree, UK, 1958) Marshall Thompson, Kynaston Reeves, Kim Parker. 75min. Based on a story by one of the earliest female sci-fi writers, Amelia

before 5pm.

■ Paisley Arts Centre New Street, Paisley. 0141 887 1010. paisleyfilmsociety.com £5 (£4; members £3). ■ Showcase Cinema Barrbridge Leisure Centre, Coatbridge. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas.co.uk £5.90–£7.20 (£5.40); 3D supplement £2; glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices before noon. ■ Showcase Cinema Griffin Avenue, Phoenix Business Park, Paisley. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas.co.uk £5.90–£7.20 (£5.40); 3D supplement £2; glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 6pm; Sat & Sun before noon.

■ Sloans 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street. 0141 221 8886. sloansglasgow.com/ eatfilm Free. ■ Tramway 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. tramway.org. £4.50 (£3.50).

EDINBURGH ■ ACE 17 West Montgomery Place. Free. Screening organised by Digital Desperados, email digitaldesperados@yahoo .co.uk for more information. ■ Banshee Labyrinth 29–35 Niddry Street.

Screening organised by Edinburgh Zombie Club £5, email edinzombieclub@googlema il.com for more information/booking. Screening organised by Cinema Spectacular £2 for all day access, see cinemaspectacular.com for more information.

■ Cameo 38 Home Street. 0871 902 5723. picturehouses.co.uk £5.30–£7.30 (£2–£5.80). Sunday double bills £7.30 (concessions £5.80; members free).Off peak price Tue–Fri before 5pm, all late shows and all day Mon; Wed first screening £2 for concessions. ■ Cineworld Fountainpark Fountain Park, 130/3 Dundee Street. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.70–£7.90 (£5.10; family ticket £21.60); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 5pm.

Reynolds Long, this follows a Canadian community torn apart when its residents’ spinal cords are torn asunder by some mysterious force. Part of Projecting the Archive. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network: Selected (18) (Various, UK, 2011) 90min. A touring film programme curated by Ben Rivers, Emily Wardill, Zineb Sedira and Spartacus Chetwynd, the 2010 nominees for the Jarman Award. CCA, Glasgow. The First Grader (12A) ●●●●● (Justin Chadwick, UK/US/Kenya, 2010) Naomie Harris, Sam Feuer, Tony Kgoroge. 103min. See review, page 86. Selected release from Fri 24 Jun. The Flaw (tbc) ●●●●● (David Sington, UK, 2011) 66min. See Also Released, page 86. Selected release. Footloose (PG) ●●●●● (Herbert Ross, UK, 1984) Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker. 107min. Seminal 80s teenflick in which city boy Bacon stirs up trouble in a small religious town. Macrobert, Stirling. 48 Hour Film Project (E) (Various, UK, 2011) View the results of the 48 Hour Film Project – the world’s largest timed filmmaking competition – and vote for your favourite. Each participating team is given a character, prop, line of dialogue, genre and 48 hours to complete their masterpiece. Cameo, Edinburgh. The Funhouse (15) ●●●●● (Tobe Hooper, US, 1981) Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Jeanne Austin. 96min. Spending the night at a visiting carnival is asking for trouble, as four college kids discover when they’re picked off, one by one, in true slasher style. Glasgow Film Theatre.

■ The Granary 32–34 The Shore, Leith. 0131 555 0501. leithfestival.com £4 (£3). ■ Odeon 118 Lothian Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.50–£8.85 (£5.50–£6.90; family ticket £22–£26); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. ■ Odeon Wester Hailes 120 Wester Hailes Road, Westside Plaza. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £6.60–£7.85 (£4.75–£6; family ticket £19–£22.60); premier seat upgrade £1.10 (family £4.40); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. ■ Old St Paul's Hall 63 Jeffrey Street. £6 (£5). Screening organised by Cinema Spectacular, see cinemaspectacular.com for more information.

■ Dominion 18 Newbattle Terrace. 0131 447 4771. dominioncinemas.net £6–£10.90 after (£4.60–£7.90; seniors discount Sun–Thu only). Off peak prices before 6pm.

■ Scotsman Screening Room Scotsman Hotel, 20 North Bridge. 0131 556 5565. scotsmanscreenings.com Screenings on Sundays only. Film only £10. Meal packages £39.

■ Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road. 0131 228 2688. filmhousecinema.com £5.60–£7.50 (£2.60–£5.50). Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 5pm (extra discount on Fri).

■ Sofi's 63–65 Henderson Street. 0131 555 7019. bodabar.com Prices vary (free–£2). Selected films at this venue are screening as part of Leith Festival, see

leithfestival.com for more information.

■ Vue Ocean Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Victoria Dock, Leith. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com £5.95–£8 (£4.50–£6.10; family ticket £18–£23.80); 3D supplement £2.40 (£1.80). Off peak prices all day Mon–Thu and Fri before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu before 5pm). ■ Vue Omni Omni, Greenside. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com £5.95–£8 (£4.50–£6.10; family ticket £18–£23.80); 3D supplement £2.40 (£1.80). Off peak prices all day Mon–Thu and Fri before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu before 5pm).

OTHER INDEPENDENTS

■ The Hippodrome 10 Hope Street, Bo'ness. 01324 506850. falkirk.gov.uk/hippodrome £5.55 (£4.25; family ticket £15.20). ■ Macrobert University of Stirling, Stirling. 01786 466666. macrobert.org £4.75–£5.75 (£4.25–£5.25). Off peak prices before 6pm. ■ Dundee Contemporary Arts Nethergate, Dundee. 01382 909900. dca.org.uk £4.50–£6 (£3.50). Off peak prices before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu).

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Activities & Fun FREE Saturday Art Club Special Sat 28 May, 10.30am–12.30pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Explore the British Art Show and make a masterpiece. Ages 3–11. FREE Discover! Tailcoats and Teacups Sat 28 May, 1.30pm–3.30pm; Sun 29 May, 1pm–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9509. Learn all about the lives of our Victorian ancestors. Ages 4–11. FREE Get into the ‘Grove: Create Resin Jewellery Sun 29 May, 1pm–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Workshop for teenagers including an interactive tour of Kelvingrove.

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Jun, Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jun, 10am–5pm. £9.95 (£7.95) as part of centre admission. Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Special events as part of Glasgow Science Festival. See panel. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. FREE Hunterian Art Gallery Family Weekends Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jun, Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jun, 11am–4pm. Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 5431. Hands-on activities for all ages. See panel. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. FREE Nature Reserve Open Day Sat 4 Jun, noon–3pm. Robroyston Park, 763 1863. Wildflower planting, wildlife quizzes, pond dipping and bug safaris. See panel. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. FREE Open Museum Sat 4 Jun, 2pm. Partick Library, 305 Dumbarton Road, 276 1560. Learn all about the objects in the Stone Age open museum kit. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Family Fun Time Sat 4, 11 & 18 Jun, 2pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 276 1617. Lots of activities for all the family, from books and DVDs to circus skills, games and art. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Puppet Theatre Fun Sun 5, 12 & 19 Jun, 1pm–4pm. The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. Puppetry workshop from the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre. Part of the West End Festival FREE Amnesty International Education Sessions Wed 8 & 15 Jun, 1.15pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 276 1617. A chance for children to learn about human rights through creative writing and storytelling. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Discover! Our Solar System Sat 11 Jun, 11am–12.30pm & 1.30pm–3.30pm, Sun 12 Jun, 1pm–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. A weekend of astronomy-themed events. See panel. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. Boogie Babies Sat 11 Jun, 11–11.45am. £5. Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 552 2442. Coordination, movement skills and imaginative play for ages 0–2. Part of the West End Festival. Mini Movers Sat 11 Jun, 12pm. £5. Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 552 2442. Movement and dance for ages 2–5. Part of the West End Festival. Time Travellers Sat 11 Jun, 2pm. £2 (under 16s £1.50). Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Re-live schooldays of the 1940s with this actress-led session. Baby Loves Disco Sun 12 Jun, 2pm–5pm. £8 (non-walking babies free). The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 07986 527947. Disco event for tots aged 6 months

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GLASGOW SCIENCE FESTIVAL Various venues, Glasgow, Wed 1–Sat 18 Jun For some parents, it’s always been fascinating, for others it was the worst block at school. But one thing’s for sure, these days the world of science offers more fun and creativity than you can shake a pipette at. With four action-packed family days on offer, Glasgow Science Festival aims to keep kids occupied, and allow adults to see that fun doesn’t have to be vicarious once you become a parent. ‘We hope people will feel that science can be fun and interesting for all,’ says Festival Director, Dr Deborah McNeill. ‘That there’s something for mums, dads, kids, young people, grans and grandpas. It’s for anybody who ever wondered what we know about the world – and what mysteries are out there, waiting to be solved. We want them to go away thinking that science is cool, exciting and important – and definitely not dull and dusty.’ Taking place on Sat 4 June in venues around Govan, Sun 5 June at the University of Glasgow, Sat 11 and Sun 12 June at Kelvingrove Museum and Sun 12 at Glasgow Cathedral, the family days are almost as diverse as science itself. As well as more traditional scientific fare such as peering through microscopes, extracting DNA (from a banana!) and chemical experiments, there are also opportunities to do some gardening, bread-making, seabird tracking and searching for hidden artifacts on an archaeological dig. ‘We make sure that kids get to take part and engage in science – to do or create something for themselves and not just be told about it,’ says McNeill. ‘We also choose themes which seem cool to us, such as animal handling, space travel, robotics and climate change.’ For a full line-up of all the family-friendly events at this year’s Festival, including activities at Glasgow Science Centre, pull on a labcoat and pop over to gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival (Kelly Apter)

to 7 years, now with brand-new Saturday Night Fever-style light-up dance floor. FREE Fresh Faced Fri 17 Jun, 6pm–10pm. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. A night of workshops, activities and performances from and for young people, including the British Art Show 7 exhibition, live music and Glas(s) Performance’s show by, for and about teenagers Generation (see preview in Theatre section, page 131). FREE Tiny Trekkers Sat 18 Jun, 11am–1pm. Cathkin Braes Country Park, Cathkin Road, 276 0927. An intro to hiking for pre-schoolers. Bring a snack and sturdy footwear. FREE Mini Highland Games Mon 20 Jun, 7.30pm–9pm. Twechar Healthy Living and Enterprise Centre, Parkfoot Street, Kilsyth, 0844 493 2222. Highland Games for children aged 4-11, featuring haggis hurling, three-legged races, egg and spoon races, welly tossing and more.

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Morag and the Dancing Class Sat 4 Jun, 11.15am & 2.30pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 276 1617. Marie Hedderwick reads from her much-loved stories. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Cloudberry Castle Sat 11 Jun, 11.15am. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 276 1617. Janey Louise Jones introduces the ballet-mad Katie MacKenzie in her new Princess Poppy tale. Go along in your best ballerina costume. Ages 6+ Part of the West End Festival. FREE Garth Nix and Sean Williams: Troubletwisters Sun 12 Jun, 2pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 276 1617. Nix and Williams premiere their new fantasy adventure series. Ages 10+. Part of the West End Festival.

Music Musical Steps Baby and Toddler Music Classes Weekly, Sat 10am. £4

per session. Scout Hall, Kelbourne Street, North Kelvinside, 07504 081095. Fun music classes for ages 4 months to 3 years. FREE Come and be a Cathedral

The Presents The perfect introduction to theatre for tiny ones, this gentle show features a series of presents filled with live music, colour and sound specially designed for ages 0–2. Created by the always interesting Reeling & Writhing theatre company. Cottier Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 2–Sat 4 Jun. Fresh Faced A lively celebration of young talent, featuring musicians, visual artists and performers. Be entertained by Glas(s) Performance’s new work, Generation, or get involved yourself in one of the free workshops. Full line-up available at tramway.org Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 17 Jun. Glasgow Science Festival Aside from the large selection of events taking place across the city, there are four tailored family days filled with scienceinspired fun such as extracting the DNA from a banana and finding hidden artifacts at an archaeological dig. See panel, left. Various venues, Glasgow, Wed 1–Sat 18 Jun. Craigie’s Open Farm Weekend A visit to Craigie’s Farm is always lovely, but their open weekend in June is extra special, with a chance to meet the farmers and their animals, find out how food is produced, and take part in some knitting fun. Craigie’s Farm, South Queensferry, Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jun. Urban Adventure A free family fun day focusing on outdoor activities, with events for little ones, teens and adults including bug hunts, bouncy castle, health walks and more. Forthquarter Park, Edinburgh, Fri 10 Jun. Leith Festival As well as the Gala Day on 11th June, Leith Festival has lots of fun events for all the family. See leithfestival.com for the full line-up. Various venues, Leith, Edinburgh, Fri 10–Sun 19 Jun. 10am. St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. The St Mary’s Cathedral Choir presents a vocal music workshop for under 16s. Part of the West End Festival. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 93

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Kids FREE Tales for Tots Mon 20 & Wed 22 Jun, 2pm. Anniesland College, 19 Hatfield Drive. westendfestival.co.uk. Gerry Durkin reads and sings stories. Ages 2–5. Part of the West End Festival.

Storytelling Tall Tales at the Tron Sat 4 Jun, 10am. £6 per adult + child (extra tickets £4). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Interactive storytelling session with movement, mime and props for ages 3–5. Family Storytime: Goldilocks and the Three Bears Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jun,

10.30am & 12.30pm. £5 (family ticket £15; under 2s free). Scottish Youth Theatre, Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. Interactive storytelling theatre for under-7s and their families. FREE Fishy Tales Tue 14 & Thu 16 Jun, 3.30pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Rhymes, stories and crafts for ages 3–8. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Dinosaur Stomp Tue 21 & Thu 23 Jun, 3.30pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Glasgow Libraries Young People’s Team presents dinoinspired creative fun. Ages 5–8. Part of the West End Festival.

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The Presents Thu 2–Sat 4 Jun; Thu 11.30am & 2pm, Fri & Sat 10am, 11.30am & 2pm. Babies £2, adults £4. Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0800 411 8881. Intimate show for babies aged 6–18 months and their grown ups. Watch as a series of tantalising packages are opened up to reveal colours, sounds, toys and surprises in this engaging musical show from Reeling and Writhing. Circus Invisible Sat 4 Jun, 2pm. £5.95 (children £4.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Puppet show with magical musical contraptions, projections, illusions and kinetics. Ages 4+. The Curious Tale of Oak Tree Grove Fri 10 Jun, 7.30pm; Sat 11 Jun, 2.30pm. £6. Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Nature and humankind combine on one magical night. For ages 8 years and over. Family Storytime: How Jumbo Went to the Moon Sat 18 & Sun 19

Jun, 10.30am & 12.30pm. £5 (family ticket £15; under 2s free). Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. Interactive storytelling theatre for ages 0–7. Glasgow Kids Comedy Club Sun 5 Jun, 3pm. £4. The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. Live comedy for younger fans from James Dowdeswell and Matt Winning. Best for ages 8–12.

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Kids Knit Tuesdays until 28 Jun, 4.45pm at Imagination Workshop, 136 Marchmont Road; Fridays until 1 Jul, 2.15pm & 4pm at 24 Hillview Terrace. Prices vary. 07943 367314. Beginner knitting classes for children. Booking essential. See preview. FREE Funky Still Lifes Sat 28 May, 10.30am–12.30pm or 1.30pm–3.30pm. City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Use different techniques and textures to create still lifes. Booking essential. The Woodland at Night Sat 4 Jun, 10.30am–1pm. £4. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Ranger guided walk and collage-making with glow in the dark paint. FREE Sumptuous Decorative Gold Panels Sat 4 Jun, 10.30am–12.30pm or 1.30pm–3.30pm. City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Make a decorative panel. FREE Recycled Weaving Sat 4 Jun, 10.30am–12.30pm or 1.30pm–3.30pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House 142 Canongate, 529 4143. Family workshop: learn about the Edinburgh linen trade and weave your own cloth. Who’s Been Eating My Porridge?

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Thu 9 & Fri 10 Jun, 6pm–9pm; Sat 11 Jun, noon–9pm; Sun 12 Jun, 1pm–9pm. Prices vary. Leith Links, Leith. leithfestival.com Rides and fun for children of all ages. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Urban Adventure Fri 10 Jun, 1pm–4pm. Forthquarter Park, behind Edinburgh’s Telford College, West Granton Road, 07825 386846. Outdoor activities for families including beat the goalie, bug hunts, drumming, library events and more.

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Class Sat 11 & Sat 18 Jun, 9.30am & 10.15am. £3.50. Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 225 5525. Dance Baseled movement and fun for pre-schoolers and their parents. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Craigie’s Open Farm Weekend Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jun, 10am–3pm. Craigie’s Farm Shop, South Queensferry, 319 1048. Meet the animals and the farmers and learn all about farming. Knitting for All are also on hand to help knit fluffy sheep. FREE Play2Learn Games 4 Gala Day Sat 11 Jun, 11am–4.30pm. Leith Links, Leith, 07952 147577. Sporty games for parents and kids aged 4–15 on Gala Day. Part of the Leith Festival. Crazy Bird Houses Sun 12 Jun, 11am– 3pm. £6. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Decorate bird houses for your garden using mosaic tiles. Ages 7+. FREE Make Your Mark Sun 12 Jun, noon–4pm. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Part of the A Passion for Glass exhibition, this drop-in workshop allows you to have a go at engraving a piece to take home. Kids must be accompanied.

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times vary. Prices vary (50p–£1.50). Email: youngleithers@gmail.com. Activities laid on by Young Leithers at the Community Centre and other venues around Leith, including boxing, a multisports club, 5-a-side football tournament, break dance, hip hop and disco dance classes. Part of the Leith Festival. Mon 13 Jun, 5.30pm. £4. Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 225 5525. A chance for ages 14–18 to try out some street and hip hop moves. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Party Church Tue 14 Jun, 5pm. South Leith Parish Church, 6 Henderson Street Leith, leithfestival.com. Activities for parents and children. Part of the Leith Festival. Play2Learn Fun Activities Thu 16 & Fri 17 Jun, 5pm–7pm. £2. Leith Community Education Centre, New Kirkgate, 07952 147577. Footie fun including skills practice, fun story board games and tournaments. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Edinburgh Money Boxes Sat 18 Jun, 10.30am or 1.30pm. City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Family workshop: Make an Edinburghthemed money box. FREE Play2Learn Family Fun Sun 19 Jun, 1pm–5pm. Leith Athletic Football Pitch, Leith Links, 07952 147577. Football based activities for families during the Leith Festival football match. Part of the Leith Festival.

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Books FREE Blackwell Children’s Book Group Mon 13 Jun, 5.45pm. Blackwells, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. This month’s book is a real classic: Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Ages 8–11. FREE Fathers’ Day Network Sat 18 Jun, 11am–4pm. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. A day of interactive storytelling, workshops on storytelling for your child and art works and poems celebrating parental bonds.

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KIDS KNIT Various venues, Edinburgh Knitting may have been distinctly uncool for their parents’ generation, but for today’s kids, it’s just fine to be caught with a ball of wool in your lap. A dedicated knitter since childhood, Kerry Kimber hit upon the idea of running knitting classes for young ones when her two sons started to show an interest. ‘They had none of the preconceptions a lot of other people have about it being a granny’s activity,’ says Kimber. ‘So they didn’t see it as uncool, they just really enjoyed it and made some fabulous creations. I realised a lot of my friend’s children were interested in knitting, but most parents of my generation can’t knit because it wasn’t seen as cool in our day – so I could see there was a market for it.’ From there, Kids Knit was born, with Kimber running weekly classes for ages 5-14 from her home in Corstorphine and at the Imagination Workshop in Marchmont. Children decide themselves what they’d like to make, with Kimber gently guiding them as they produce everything from hand puppets and sea creatures to phone holders and hats. Kimber will also be holding drop-in workshops at Leith Gala on 11 Jun and Craigie’s Farm on 12 Jun, where you can make sheep and bumble bee pom poms. A fine art tapestry graduate who then trained as a teacher, Kimber is convinced that as well as providing a creative outlet for children, knitting ticks several other important boxes. ‘It’s very good for simple maths,’ she says, ‘and for understanding shapes and how they fit together. Then, as the projects get harder, they’ve got to think about division and multiplication. It’s also quite therapeutic and relaxing, and once they can knit without thinking too much about the stitches, it’s brilliant socially because they all sit and chat with each other while they’re knitting.’ To find out more about Kids Knit, or the relaxed adult classes Kimber runs, visit knittingforall.co.uk (Kelly Apter)

Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. Storytelling from Andy Cannon. Ages 5+.

panel, page 93. Part of the Glasgow Science Festival.

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family. Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Bilingual puppetry from Le Petit Monde. FREE Talking Trees Storytelling Sun 19 Jun, 2pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2979. Outdoor storytelling suitable for all (ages 5+).

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Doune And Dunblane Fling Thu 26–Sun 29 May, times and prices vary. Various venues. dunblanefling.com Music and culture-themed family fun. FREE Medieval Engineering Family Day Sat 18 Jun, 11am–4pm. Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, 01475 741858. Learn about stonemasonry and the construction of Glasgow Cathedral. See

11am & 2pm. £6 (£5). macrobert, University of Stirling, 01786 466666. A story about play and friendship specially written for children aged 3+. Cloud Man Sat 28 May, 2.15pm. £6.50 (£5; family ticket £20). Falkirk Town Hall, West Bridge Street, Falkirk, 01324 506850. Sky-high storytelling. Ages 5+. Part of the Puppet Animation Festival. Clockwork Tue 31 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm. £tbc. Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, Paisley, 887 1010. Fantastical musical adventure for ages 8+, presented by Visible Fictions and Scottish Opera. The Presents Tue 7 Jun, 10.30am & 2pm. £6 per adult + child. Corn Exchange, Main Street, Haddington, 0131 665 2240. See Glasgow, Cottier Theatre.

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FREE Prime Time Sun 12 Jun, 3–5pm. Gay Men’s Health, 48 Albion Street, 552 0112. An informal setting for over-40s gay and bisexual men to meet up. FREE Together Tue 14 Jun, 7–9pm. Gay Men’s Health, 48 Albion Street, 552 0112. A social, support and information group for gay and bisexual men living with HIV.

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FREE Pour Homme, Pour Femme, Pour Queens Thursdays, 9pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. With tunes from DJ Shawn Roberts. FREE Laid Back Thursdays, 9pm–3am. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJ Suave Gav plays party tunes. Lip Service Fridays, 6pm–3am. £tbc. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. POP Junkie Fridays, 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJs Steven and Suave Gav inject your ears with pop sounds. FREE FHQ Saturdays Saturdays, 6pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Upbeat pop anthems. Sugar Rush Saturdays, 6pm–3am. £tbc. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Pop, house and dance from DJ Devine. Stepping Up a Notch Saturdays, 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJs Suave Gav and Leah give it their all. Menergy Sat 28 May, 11pm–3am. £7 (free for drag queens). The Art School, 168 Renfrew Street, 353 4690. Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and Vanity Von Glow, with Kid Zipper and The Niallist on decks, live performances and more. This last date at the Art School features guests Den Haan and RPZ’s DJ Hushpuppy. FREE Sports Sunday Sundays, 6pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Live football, a free jukebox and party sounds. Weekends With a Bang! Sundays, 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. An explosive end to the week. Mayhem Sundays Sundays, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Bennets, 80–90 Glassford Street, 552 5761. Party tunes with Marc. FREE Ipop Tuesdays, 5pm–3am. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJ Devine starts the weekend early. FREE Foreplay Wednesdays, 6pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls. Gay as F**k Wednesdays, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Play, 7 Renfield Street, 0845 166 6029. With DJs Darren and Michael. Revolver Bears Fri 3 Jun, 8pm–1am. £tbc. Revolver, 6a John Street, 553 2456. Club night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company, with drinks promotions, chocolate and tunes from DJ Corky. Lock Up Your Daughters Fri 17 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Ass-shaking session with residents DJ Suezz, Lock Up Your DJs and Skeleton Boy.

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FREE Women’s Group Fri 27 May,

REVIEW DVDS

LGBT DVD Round-Up

Lauren Mayberry takes a look at the latest crop of gay-friendly releases If it’s a quiet night on the sofa you’re after, beware Bare Behind Bars (Arrow Video ●●●●●). Described as a ‘chicks in chains grindhouse explosion’, we’re given sadistic lesbian guards, a permanently aroused screwball nurse and convicts with cabin fever – but how long will the status quo of horror hold when a prison break is on the cards? Ridiculous (thanks in part to some hilariously bad over-dubbing) but still off-the-wall enough to shock. Sea Purple (Peccadillo Pictures ●●●●●, pictured) is based on the true story of two women locking horns with patriarchal, homophobic society in 19th century Sicily. Some excellent performances from notable Italian actresses Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese and Maria Grazia Cucinotta (aka, the lady who shtupped James Bond in The World Is Not Enough) shine a light on gender identity and stop this from being a dusty period piece. Peccadillo Pictures provide us with another collection of interesting shorts in the form of Here Come The Girls 3: Tissues And Issues (●●●●●). Some are fluffy in the utmost (such as ‘Trophy’, the plotline of which could have been lifted from a questionable porno) but others are more thought provoking. Highlights include ‘Birthday’, a Swedish feature focusing on a lesbian couple trying to conceive via artificial insemination, and ‘Mosa’, the story of a young South African woman struggling to come to terms with a violent past. Dare (Peccadillo ●●●●●) is a fairly frothy high school drama about a love triangle between drama queen Alexa (Emmy Rossum), her gay BFF and mysterious silent type Johnny (Friday Night Light’s Zach Gilford). With a John Hughes vibe, awfully pretty faces and the fleeting appearance of Alan Cumming and Sandra Bernhardt (hero!), Dare is fun, if not terribly memorable. Choose your weapon (but please, not in a women-in-prison kind of way.)

2–4.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Meet and chat about health, wellbeing and activities on offer at the centre. FREE Film Club Fri 27 May, 6.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. The chosen film this fortnight is Cockles and Muscles, a silly but enjoyable Cote d’Azur sex farce about a members family on holiday together dealing with their many and varied passions. FREE Different Strokes Sat 28 May & 11 Jun, 4–6pm. Glenogle Swim Centre, Glenogle Road Stockbridge, 343 6376. Sole use of a swimming pool, steam room and sauna for transgender people. FREE Prime Time Sun 29 May & 12 Jun, 2–4.30pm. Gay Men’s Health, 10 Union Street, 556 1309. Informal meet-up for gay or bisexual men over 40. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mondays, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Informal drop-in service.

FREE First Steps Fitness Mondays, 6.30–7.30pm. Inverleith Park, Arboretum Place, 523 1100. Jogging and circuit training organised by the LGBT Centre. FREE How to Manage Your Money Tue 31 May, 7 & 14 Jun, 6–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Take care of the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves . . . or something like that. Advice sessions at the centre. FREE Women’s Discussion Group Thu 2 Jun, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Session for discussing topical and LGBT-interest subjects. FREE Edinburgh Trans Women Group Meeting Fri 3 Jun, 7.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Group for MTF transgender people. FREE Word Wed 8 Jun, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Women’s book group. FREE LGBT Age Computer

Training Fri 10 Jun, 11am–3pm. McDonald Road Library, 2–4 McDonald Rd, 529 5644. A session run as part of the BBC’s First Click Campaign for over 50s who are LGBT, covering basic PC skills and use of the internet. All equipment provided. Booking by Fri 3 Jun essential. FREE Rainbow Families Sat 11 Jun, 10am–noon. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Regular social and support event for LGBT parents and their children. Sessions alternate between craft mornings at the centre and outings – contact the centre to find out what’s going on at the next event. FREE LGBT Community Sports Day Sat 11 Jun, 11am–4pm. George V Park, Scotland Street, 523 1100. A whole day of sports and games, bringing together the LGBT community. Part of Edinburgh’s Festival of Sport. FREE Edinburgh Trans Men Group Meeting Sat 11 Jun, 7.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A social evening for FTM transgender people. FREE Bi Edinburgh Meeting Wed 15 Jun, 7.30–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, biscotland.org An informal discussion followed by drinks. FREE Sunday Strollers Walking Group Sun 19 Jun, noon. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 523 1100. New monthly walking group led by Archie Lowe, taking in some of Edinburgh’s best kept secrets. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 22 Jun, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents with a lust for reading.

Arts Snapshots Mon 13–Wed 15 Jun, 7pm; Thu 16 & Fri 17 Jun, 6pm. £6 (£4). Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. A series of short scenes written by Campbell Lauder dealing with people facing isolation for various reasons from stuttering, to being a carer, to transgender issues. The pieces are performed by new Edinburgh-based company Paradoxical Ink, which seeks to highlight the issues facing disenfranchised sections of society. Part of Leith Festival.

Clubs Boutique Saturdays, 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Electro and house in one room, mainstream chart, disco and cheese in t’other. FREE Mile High Club Sundays, 11pm–3am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Take off with Head Stewardess Cilla Slack. FREE Love Traffic Tuesdays, 11pm–3am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Traffic light party with DJ Dale Lush. Movida Wednesdays, 10pm–3am. £6 (students £5). GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Midweek gay student clubbing from DJ Karl. Hot Mess Fri 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Gay club night where the focus is on the music, which is a heady mix of disco, hi-NRG, acid house, italo and electro from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron (Club for Heroes/Devil Disco Club). FREE Furburger Sat 4 Jun, 11pm–3am. CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva and Boy Toy have found a new home at CC Blooms. Saturday Night Beaver Sat 18 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £5 after. Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Women’s club night Velvet becomes SNB now in the hands of The Street’s Trendy Wendy and Louise, with a kickin’ soundtrack for ladies, their invited male guests and LGBTI friendly door policy, in The Speakeasy. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 95

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THE BEST ROCK, POP, JAZZ & FOLK

EAT, SLEEP and BREATHE

Battles The NYC math-rockers are back. Yes, minus frontman Tyondai, but with a slick belter of a new album. See interview, page 97. The Arches, Glasgow, Tue 7 Jun. (Rock & Pop)

Minimal techno producer MATTHEW DEAR co-founded the record label Ghostly International, and has been responsible for sending dancefloors into meltdown since the late 90s with his own fusion of pop and electro, under various aliases including Audion and Jabberjaw. Here he shares his on-the-road eating habits

The Kills Jamie Hince and Allison Mosshart get back to making bluesy art-rock after a three-year-break. This tour ties in with recent LP Blood Pressures. ABC, Glasgow, Sun 29 May. (Rock & Pop)

The Blessings, with Éclair Fifi The founders of LuckyMe play a latenight slot. Check out their ‘ghettorave swagger’ on the YouTube video for ‘Real Guns’. Sneaky Pete’s, Edin, Fri 27 May. (Clubs, page 71) Kafka Fragmente Hebrides Ensemble present Kurtag’s contemporary masterpiece. See preview, page 124. The Arches, Glasgow, Tue 31 May; Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Wed 1 June. (Classical)

Two Wings Medieval-meets-Crosby, Stills & Nash folk-rock from Glasgow’s Hanna Tuulikki & Ben Reynolds. Hear tracks at twowings.bandcamp.com. Wellington Church Hall, Glasgow, Sat 28 May. (Rock & Pop)

Wee Jaunt The Detour team bring their musical walking tour to Edinburgh, amid rumours of an ice cream van performance. See preview, page 98. Various venues, TBA, ends in Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Sat 4 Jun. (Rock & Pop)

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Ducktails/ Julian Lynch/ Big Trouble Consider this a big deal if you’re into woozy, psych-pop jams. Read our interview with Matthew ‘Ducktails’ Mondanile (pictured) on page 98. Captains Rest, Glasgow, Fri 3 Jun; Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sun 5 Jun. (Rock & Pop)

Dominique Young Unique This fierce teen rapper from Florida brings bleeping, high-speed, electro beats. Check out her ‘Follow the Leader’ video for a taster. Sub Club, Glasgow, Tue 21 Jun. (Rock & Pop)

A Pop Quiz, A Pie and A Pint Like music? Like kicking ass in an outwardly friendly, yet really deeplycompetitive quiz-game format? Sign your team up. Oran Mor brasserie, Glasgow, Thu 9 Jun. (Rock & Pop)

Festivals Boutique leftfield hang-out Doune the Rabbit Hole, scenic outdoor party RockNess and Highland folk/pop event, Insider are among our favourite fests over the next four weeks. See feature, page 15. Various venues, Scotland.

What time is breakfast? Breakfast slows me down. My metabolism thrives on caffeine until lunchtime. Tea or coffee? Strong coffee, freshly ground. French press or taken intravenously. Smoking or non-smoking? I do not smoke. Sweet or savoury snacks? I like my snacks salty and sour. What food do you miss when you tour? Consistently good food. The curve on sushi for example can be so drastic. Even if the restaurant looks promising, you really do not know what to expect until that first serving arrives. Who’s the best cook you know? My good friend and musical pal Lee Curtiss devilled an ostrich egg once. What’s on your rider? Sugar-free Red Bull. Which country/ city has the best food? New York City. Do you eat out a lot? Too much so. I love to cook, but find it harder and harder to get into the more I tour. I just want to be taken care of when I am home. Do you eat or drink onstage? I ate a sandwich during soundcheck once which merely got in the way. I stick with two bottles of water when I perform. ■ Matthew Dear performs with a live band at Captains Rest, Glasgow, Mon 6 Jun; and at Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Tue 7 Jun. He will also be playing on the Sub Club stage at Rock Ness, Sun 12 Jun. See feature, page 36.

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION Camilla Pia talks to Ian Williams of Battles about life and making music after four members became three

hile deeply ensconced in the making of their second album last year, Battles singer/guitarist Tyondai Braxton announced his departure from the band. For fans keenly anticipating the follow-up to 2007’s math rock masterpiece Mirrored, the news hit hard; as he was the closest thing the cult egalitarian outfit ever had to a frontman. And although they claim that calling it a day never crossed their minds, Braxton’s sudden flit has had a profound effect on the music that makes up second album Gloss Drop as well as the Battles mindset. The List finds Ian Williams (above, left) on philosophical form. ‘We made happy sounds because we were upset . . . just trying to make a positive situation out of a negative one,’ the guitarist explains, raising his voice to be heard over a truck whizzing down his New York street. ‘We knew the record wasn’t working out, everyone knew it, including Ty, which is maybe why he quit. And you’ve got to understand that I connect to putting our music out on a very primal level. It’s not like a conscious thing, “Oh we’re in a band, this is what we need to do”, for me it comes from a place way before that. So I was just like, “OK he’s gone, how do we get this thing released?” And this animal instinct kicked in – we needed to get these songs across the finish line regardless of what got in our way.’ So Battles went in to, ahem, combat mode, drawing up a wishlist of guest vocalists to feature on the tracks they had individually been working on while Braxton was still around. His parts ditched – ‘It didn’t feel right to release a

record with vocals from the guy who had quit the band’ – the New Yorkers enlisted an array of top talent including Gary Numan, Kompakt producer Matias Aguayo, Kazy Makino (of Blonde Redhead) and Yamantaka Eye (of Boredoms fame). ‘It’s kind of crazy,’ chuckles Williams. ‘Like this dream line-up that only came about because of this hurdle we never could have foreseen.’ Now one band’s setback is another’s challenge, and Williams (who describes the musician’s life as ‘a very random set of variables’) seems well-equipped to deal with whatever the cosmos decides to chuck at

‘IT DIDN’T FEEL RIGHT TO RELEASE A RECORD WITH VOCALS FROM THE GUY WHO QUIT’ Battles. We should have guessed that experimentalists thrive on tests. ‘This past month the new dynamic of the three of us is slowly revealing itself,’ he says, ‘on a daily basis in fact, and it’s kind of cool. There is something magical about three you know – a trio is tight and nicely economical.’ Musically too, the Battles we encounter in 2011 are irrevocably altered sans Braxton. ‘It was a case of four cooks in the kitchen,’ laughs Williams, ‘and so it was hard for us to ever iron out a full song. I mean look at it this way – it

took us a year and a half to almost make a recording with Ty; he leaves and then all of a sudden in four and a half months we re-do tracks and make a completely new recording with fewer people. We were actually able to accomplish a lot more in a shorter period of time. This experience made us cut all the bullshit and just reconnect to the real basic reasons why we make music, like making stuff we actually want to hear and getting to a more pure place. For us less people was definitely more.’ Gloss Drop is proof of that. A mindblowing example of the kind of brilliance a band can come up with when their backs are against the wall, tracks skitter out of speakers and attack the ears like a symphony of angry wasps – utterly terrifying in an electrifying way. Which way will they go next? ‘I definitely like the mystery of not knowing how things will turn out, you know,’ says Williams. ‘We’re not ever interested in repeating ourselves or doing what people expect us to do, it’s such a turn off. The moment everyone thinks I’m the guitarist who shreds the most will be the day I don’t want to play guitar anymore. And a guitar solo? If you expect a guitar solo and then I play it, a part of me will probably die inside,’ he laughs. ‘It’s all about where you stand at that moment.’ Battles play the Arches, Glasgow on Tue 7 Jun. Gloss Drop is out on Warp Records on Mon 6 Jun. See review, page 100 and for details of how to win Battles merch, see page 106. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 97

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DUCKTAILS With Julian Lynch and Big Troubles, Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Fri 3 Jun; Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sun 5 Jun Exotic pop artist Matthew Mondanile, alias New Jersey DIY buff Ducktails, has a hedonistic day ahead. ‘I just woke up,’ he says from his Brooklyn home. ‘After this interview, I’ll probably take a shower, have some coffee and pay a couple of parking tickets.’ Mondanile recently released his third ‘official’ Ducktails LP, Arcade Dynamics, via Woodsist Records (Wavves, Moon Duo). It’s a typically giddy blend of psych, drone, summer jams, tropical riffs and hazy vocals. In addition to playing with NY surf-poppers Real Estate and acid-rock diviners Predator Vision, Mondanile has recorded as Ducktails since 2007. ‘I was living in Northampton, Massachusetts, in a nice house near the fairgrounds,’ he reminisces. ‘We had a big backyard with a tool-shed that had a bed in it facing a farm with cows. It was pretty ideal. I’d just moved back from Berlin. I recorded six songs with an amplifier and a four-track, and I wanted to sell the tape at a show I was playing, so I photocopied some stuff and asked my friend to write Ducktails in a silver font on the tape.’ Mondanile’s day-glo melodic wooze has since been aligned with the 80s nostalgia of hypnagogic pop and his three ‘formal’ albums have been augmented by many lo-fi cassettes, LPs and CDRs – all intoxicating, and many embellished with the ultimate 80s emblem: the palm tree. ‘These days in the Western mind, palm trees speak of sunny skies and relaxing vacations,’ Mondanile reflects. ‘The head of the palm is visually comparable to our glowing sun-star, and so many symbolic meanings of the palm are related to solar attributes.’ Can we expect palm trees from Ducktails in Scotland? ‘Unfortunately there will be no palm trees on stage. However, there will be four cute boys with me.’ (Nicola Meighan)

SHOUT-POP/ ROCK

DANANANANAYKROYD The Ivy, Glasgow, Fri 3 Jun, with Bronto Skylift and Young Legionnaire As hyperactive Glaswegian sextet Dananananaykroyd ready their second fulllength effort – the Ross Robinson-produced There is a Way – for mass consumption this summer (see review, page 101), the band seem keen to put a fairly quiet and frustrating 2010 behind them. ‘Last year was a very hard year for the band,’ says drummer Paul Carlin, noticeably relieved. ‘There was a lot of upheaval, line-up changes, leaving our label, all that sort of stuff. It was a difficult time. But when we got the word that Ross was going to do the album, that was kind of the start of a really exciting period of time for us which is continuing to this day.’ Last November, the band holed up in LA with Robinson (Slipknot, The Cure, At The Drive-in) who is notorious for his ‘unorthodox’ and hands-on recording approach. But it was an experience which Carlin says, has made Dananananaykroyd really up their game as a band. ‘He would always do something to really get into your guts before you did a take, and it worked, because I think he got the best out of all of us.’ he beams. ‘We’re all really happy with the record, I absolutely love it.’ Ahead of its release this month, the band make a low-key hometown appearance, in the intimate surrounds of The Ivy. As Carlin explains, ‘There’s something we like about a getting in a packed room, turning everything up as loud as you can and just absolutely destroying he place. I cannae wait.’ (Ryan Drever) ■ There is a Way is released on Pizza College, Mon 13 Jun. The single ‘Muscle Memory’ is out on Mon 6 Jun. Watch the video at list.co.uk. 98 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

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DETOUR’S WEE JAUNT Various venues TBA, ending in Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Sat 4 Jun We at List HQ take great pride in our ability to give you all the details you could possibly need to pack your lives chock-full of top-notch, culturally-fulfilling activities every month. So imagine our confusion when we tried to write about something which we aren’t strictly allowed to tell you anything about. Enter Detour’s third Wee Jaunt, taking place in Edinburgh in June. For the uninitiated, Detour is a Glasgow-based musical adventure project run by longtime chums David Weaver and Ally McCrae (better known to most of us these days as ‘the guy who took over from Vic Galloway on BBC Introducing in Scotland’.) Their schtick involves taking musicians and putting them in the most unlikely places, from rooftops and alleyways to half-way up mountains and pub toilets, and leading patrons from spot to spot. With two Glasgow Wee Jaunts under their belts, the lads are heading for Auld Reekie. As per Detour protocol, the line-up will remain secret, but we can tell you they’ll stop in at List HQ for a one-off secret performance. Past alumni include Admiral Fallow, Rachel Sermanni, Holy Mountain, Hey Enemy, Young Fathers, Carnivores, RM Hubbert (see above, on a Glasgow Wee Jaunt), Bronto Skylift, Aerials Up, Pensioner and more, so be prepared for the cream of the Edinburgh crop to be playing in all sorts of inspired spots. Pack some sensible shoes, your pocket money and a pal to ensure a great musical day out. (Lauren Mayberry) ■ Keep checking detour-scotland.com for updates.

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HOME GAME And you thought all your childhood summer holidays were gone for good. Then you discovered Home Game and times when people were nicer, music was to be absorbed and adored rather than just worn like a badge, and most things were still waiting to be experienced for the first time. Home Game is the best fish and chips you’ve ever tasted, eaten on the harbour in the springtime sun. It’s the local community centre, children’s collages decorating the walls as King Creosote gently croons ‘Bubble’ and then an achingly tender ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, while Jon Hopkins squeezes an accordion that looks like it was dredged from a shipwreck in the Forth. It’s Gordon ‘Lone Pigeon’ Anderson, having decorated his own attic ‘Space Cave’ in glowsticks and lava projections, fiddling with the sound and softly asking ‘wasn't that the most beautiful thing you've ever heard?’ during Austen George’s tender set, clearly unaware of his own unearthly ability. Somewhere around here, he’s probably built a rocket ship of his own. It’s Slow Club singing ‘Christmas TV’, unmiked and clear as a whistle, like a Sunday devotional in the Anstruther Town Hall. It’s a pang of unease as bearded secular evangelist Josh T Pearson (pictured), a man not unversed in upset, breathes the tinder-dry truth ‘we are not what you call over-comers / we are failures each and every one’ during ‘Country Dumb’, and then laughter as Randolph’s Leap express awe at having followed him: ‘we shouldn't be here, I saw his album in Fopp and it had cellophane and everything.’ A dedicated few hundred-strong hardcore of fans travel the UK to get to this singular festival, unmatched for its warmth, its scenic location or its amiable ability to let fans and artists mix, and there were deserved indications of wider industry recognition this year. Heavenly Records hosted a stage headlined by Liverpudlian singer Kathryn Williams, while Josie Long – friend and tourmate of stoic Homegamer-in-chief Johnny ‘Pictish Trail’ Lynch – curated a comedy line-up. Home Game is the flipside of the T in the Park coin and just as much reason for the nation to crow, an unqualified success built on hard graft, friendship and a most Fife-like lack of pretension. It’s a reminder that being Scottish, at its best, is a gentle, unpretentious thing which likes a good tune played with feeling and appreciates a simple sunny day. Here’s hoping its year off in 2012 is just that and no more. (David Pollock)

ELECTRONIC

FUCKED UP

BEN BUTLER & MOUSEPAD

Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Tue 11 May

Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh, Thu 5 May

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Witnessing the media-shy, esoteric Fucked Up of the early 00s progress into the happy-go-lucky party band of recent years is a bit of a peculiar one. Gone is the menace and mysticism of earlier material in favour of hooks and festival appearances. Some recorded misgivings aside, their saving grace in the live environment is frontman Damian Abraham. ‘Edinburgh is one of the most underrated music cities in the world!’, he claims, before explaining they won’t be doing their excellent Shop Assistants cover in the band’s native town due to a lack of practice, and quips, ‘If you want professionalism, don’t come and see Fucked Up!’ Armed with a very long microphone lead, he stalks, gurns and cartwheels through the pit like a mad uncle – occasionally posing for cameraphone photos. Older highlights like ‘Two Snakes’ and ‘Police’ (or in tonight’s case ‘Polis’) bludgeon through the crowd in a spectacular foray. Finishing with a relatively raging cover of Black Flag’s ‘Nervous Breakdown’ – their sweaty whirlwind plants a slobbering kiss on Reekie. (Nick Herd)

Even on a quiet Thursday, faced with an array of geekish men nodding along while comparing notes on synth model numbers, Joe Howe still manages to put on a show. The sometime Gay Against You and Germlin member unleashes a wall of noise from the array of kit in the centre of the stage, barking at his equipment when it won’t make the noises he wants: ‘More music! Play!’ Wearing glasses and the kind of brush-like moustache you’d expect on a synth player in Cold War-era Berlin, Howe makes music that’s a welcome challenge. At one point he lays down a slice of austere ‘80s electro swathed in a braingrating acid hiss, the next it sounds like he’s playing ‘Axel F’ and a Squarepusher track over one another, while‘Supermotion’ is like ELO played on a cheap keyboard by a teen musical prodigy with ADHD, while another song saw him enquire ‘if anyone knows where that keyboard line’s from, they win the next song.’ It all ended amidst prayerful dance moves, his hands together and his eyes to heaven. If he’s looking for inspiration, there surely isn’t much left to go round. (David Pollock)

POST ROCK

ELECTRONICA

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LAUREL HALO, GATEKEEPER AND KONX-OM-PAX AT KNOCK KNOCK!

Half-way through this intense and reverential set, Alan Sparhawk responded to a loved-up heckle: ‘After 18 years we add a fourth person and he’s the first to get a compliment?’ he deadpanned. His comment was a reminder that the Minnesotan altrock icons have been doing their unhurried and exquisite thing for nigh-on two decades, with no sign of dwindling. Indeed, a number of tonight’s highlights derived from their current (ninth) album C’Mon, not least ‘Especially Me’ – a dizzying, harmonic psalm that swirled round the venue like a kaleidoscope. While their newest keyboard-player (Retribution Gospel Choir’s Eric Pollard) provoked come-hither audience entreaties, the band’s (slow) core matrimonial duo of Sparhawk and Mimi Parker rendered us silent and made sparks fly. Parker cut a striking figure – beating a drum, voice like an angel – and the stars aligned when she harmonised with Sparkhawk on ‘When I Go Deaf’. Sparhawk was equally fascinating; his parting shot after the encore was, ‘Deep down, I want to shove a knife down every one of your throats,’ while smiling fondly. Tenderness and latent menace: that’s Low all over. (Nicola Meighan)

Among the current crop of hybrid synth nostalgists, the Dionysian headrush of rave is as much of an influence as obscure kosmische or Nintendo bleeps, as exemplified at tonight’s weekly clubnight Knock Knock! by Michigan-born artist Laurel Halo (above). The liminal tracer trails of her crystalline synth glisten among the lo-fi sophistication of her drum patterns. Her unfussy, forward-motion techno makes for a thoroughly engaging set. Next Brooklyn’s Gatekeeper channel their kill screen Giallo impulses through an embankment of laptops and effects, bolstered by a row of flashbulbs; the spartan stagecraft belying the punishing stomp of their upright take on Goblin’s sleaze-ridden leather stench. The only downside of tonight’s Konx-Om-Pax DJ set is not being able to bask in his day-glo visuals (as seen in online videos he’s directed for Oneohtrix Point Never and Errors, for example). Still, he finishes the night with a satisfying curatorial soiree through smoked out disco; entropic, bare bones bass frequencies (by way of aquatic IDM) that climaxes with delirious amen break happy jungle. (Daniel Baker)

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FOLK-ROCK

KING POST KITSCH

ROCK/ PSYCH/ COUNTRY

WHITE DENIM

The Party’s Over (Song, by Toad) ●●●●●

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However much we snigger at the egg shell antics and purposely deranged interview technique, people gobble up everything Gaga does right now. So Gaga wins. But sticking firm to her Warhol and Bowie-inspired artistic roots and achieving massive mainstream success simultaneously is quite a feat, and has always been the ultimate critical test for the Lady’s schtick. Live, it works – the singer seamlessly switching from raw, Liza-channelling, dazzling solo turns where you fear imminent emotional breakdown to emerging theatrically from a coffin and delivering vocally while fake pregnant in black PVC. It’s on record that Gaga’s more creative side has been a little iffy, but rather thrillingly Born This Way sweeps all of those past problems aside. Dana International meets Meat Loaf on this bonkers pop powerhouse as Gaga turns her gloved hand to everything from German language electro to opera, minimal techno, sultry cabaret, and ridiculously camp rock anthems complete with organs and church bells. Finally, we’ve got the freaky music to match the monsters. (Camilla Pia)

To the regal ranks of Scots pop innovators King Biscuit Time and King Creosote, let us welcome Glasgow-via-London psychedelic rock tsar King Post Kitsch – alias sound engineer Charlie Ward. Ward kicks off his debut album in style with a motley triple-header of kaleidoscopic choral-grunge (‘Portland Street Pt 2’), incandescent garage scuzz (‘Don’t You Touch My Fucking Honeytone’) and evocative indiefolk (‘Fante’s Last Stand’). The Party’s Over is variegated yet cohesive; dreamy yet gripping – from the woozy rock’n’roll of ‘The Werewolf Hop’ to the acoustic sleigh-bell lilt of ‘The New Gang’, which pits King Post Kitsch against an upbeat Bon Iver, and wins. (Nicola Meighan)

The Austin, Texas outfit’s previous album, the fittingly titled Fits, was a brilliantly balmy rockout that proved to be even more dazzlingly unpredictable than their debut. And when they played material from it on tour in Scotland, they ramped their aural insanity right up to eleven. The ten tracks on D are also wildly adventurous, but they’re held together by an old school, psychedelic country vibe that recalls The Byrds, Captain Beefheart and Moby Grape. The vocal harmonies and interwoven guitar melodies, not to mention flute solo, make D much easier on the ear. That’s not to say, however, that it doesn’t rock supremely. (Miles Fielder)

MATH ROCK

INDIE ROCK

GOTHIC PUNK

PROTEST POP

BATTLES

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE

SONS & DAUGHTERS

ATARI TEENAGE RIOT

Gloss Drop (Warp) ●●●●●

Codes and Keys (Atlantic) ●●●●●

Mirror Mirror (Domino) ●●●●●

Is This Hyperreal? (Digital Hardcore) ●●●●●

Battles feel so well-established in the innovative rock canon – so visionary, brawny and enduring – that it’s easy to forget they’ve only released one album, 2007’s thrilling Mirrored. Granted, their formation bore the legacy of a supergroup (featuring members of Helmet, Don Caballero and Lynx) – and a string of early stellar EPs, but Gloss Drop, nonetheless feels overdue. Toned-up and pared-back to a trio following the 2010 departure of Tyondai Braxton, Battles’ technorock propulsions and afro-cuban wig-outs head off any sense of creative absence with cameos from the likes of Gary Numan and Boredoms’ Yamantaka Eye. (Nicola Meighan) ■ See interview, page 97 and merch giveaway, page 106.

There’s a tangible buzz for Codes and Keys, Death Cab for Cutie’s seventh studio album. It seems the cult US indie-ites are teetering on the edge of true mainstream triumph, and having hit No. 1 in their homeland in 2008, it feels like the time may be nigh (over a decade after first forming) for UK prosperity. They have the components at least – the melodies are ripe, like in the pulsing ‘Some Boys’ for example – and whereas Death Cab are usually notoriously dour, there are traces of sunshine here, with album closer ‘Stay Young, Go Dancing’ a possible rose-tinted ode to mainman Ben Gibbard’s wife, the indie actress and ‘She’ of the musical duo She & Him, Zooey Deschanel. (Chris Cope)

It’s taken S&D five years to record their third album, but the result ensures their catalogue remains high-quality and ripe for future (re)discovery. Optimo’s JD Twitch makes his album debut as a producer, stripping things right back sonically: the opening ‘Silver Spell’ sees Scott Paterson and Adele Bethel duet over a sparse, John Carpenter-like electronic click and hum, there are hints of gothrock in ‘The Model’ and the sharp, sparse rhythms of Liquid Liquid on ‘Bee Song’. Having Twitch’s fingerprints all over this is a good thing, but once again Bethel’s performance owns the record – witness ‘Ink Free’, sung like she’s working a sex line and majestic in its aggressive oddness. (David Pollock)

Much has changed since this LP’s 1999 predecessor; internet use is up 450%, uprisings are fomented on mobiles, and social networking-addiction abounds. So the lyrical thrust here is an ambivalence towards the net’s potential for both liberation and repression. ATR’s abrasive sonic formula remains unchanged however; relentless speed metal riffs and stomach-cramping bass make for a merciless listen. Indeed, the Slayer-esque ‘Only Slight Glimmer of Hope’ would be comedic had you forgotten that ATR formed in response to neo-Nazi thuggery. As heard on closer ‘Collapse Of History’, ‘Are you going to act, or just stare at your screen?’ A compelling call to arms. (Nadine McBay)

POP

LADY GAGA Born This Way (Polydor) ●●●●●

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ROCK

INDIE POP

DANANANANAYKROYD

PATRICK WOLF

SHE’S HIT

GOLDEN GRRRLS

There Is A Way (Pizza College) ●●●●●

Lupercalia (Mercury) ●●●●●

Pleasure (Re:Peater) ●●●●●

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Award five stars or have them sectioned? It’s often a fine line, but a world without Dananananaykroyd’s glorious lunacy would be a sad place indeed. The Glasgow six-some have excelled themselves with There Is A Way; an incredibly smart rock record driven by their trademark tireless energy and bounce-inducing joy. Attacking riffs and rhythms race along throughout, while dual vocalists do their damnedest to outdo each other in the shriek, squeal and yelp department. Pushing their sound to the extreme – with legendary producer Ross Robinson teasing out some thrilling musicianship and eccentricity – this sophomore offering puts in a league of their own. (Camilla Pia) ■ See interview, page 98.

‘I wish you the top, top, top of the morning,’ beams Patrick Wolf on his fifth album’s rambunctious opener ‘The City’, as if springing out of bed to begin another fine day in fantastical glam pop land. Quite how the androgynous Londoner hasn’t yet fulfilled his destiny as Britain’s Rufus Wainwright is unclear – a hit that captures the wider public’s imagination is surely all it’ll take. Any number of songs on this starryeyed, strings-laden swoon-fest of a partner piece to 2009’s The Bachelor could be it. The Tarzan howling on ‘Slow Motion’ is rather overdoing it, though – as we’re reminded towards the close by ‘Together’, an operatic techno-pop camp-arama worthy of Kylie – OTT is pretty much Wolf’s MO. (Malcolm Jack)

Named after a suitably scuzzed-up epistle by Nick Cave’s former breeding ground/alma mater The Birthday Party, but judging by the band photos too young to shave, this Glasgow quintet take their forebears’ primitive voodoo trash aesthetic twang by the scruff of its studded dog-collar and let rip, and end up sounding like The Stooges giving the Jesus and Mary Chain what for. No luddites these elegantly wasted kids, mind, because, while things get more urgent as things progress, the climax of the mighty ‘Miriam Hollow’ has shades of the Simple Minds ‘I Travel’, plus there’s an entire bonus CD of remixes designed to scare yourself in the dark with. (Neil Cooper) ■ See list.co.uk for a Labels of Love focus on Re:Peater Records.

Now how DIY is this? An eighttrack cassette of breakneck, spindly, indie guitar fuzz by Glasgow girl/boy trio featuring former Park Attack drummer turned singer/guitarist Lorna Gilfedder that has no name and no label and is available in a gloriously limited edition of 57. Soundwise, the Grrrls’ lo-fi vignettes lean towards the C-86 songbook, all dolefully trilled harmony vocals counterpointed by FX pedal murk and biscuit-tin beats suggesting a darker side beyond songs about Paul Simon. This may be a wilfully back to basics stance, but ‘New Pop’ might just predict the future. Did somebody say sha-la-la? (Neil Cooper) ■ See goldengrrrls.bandcamp.com for download version of this album

PUNK-FUNK

HUSBAND AND WIFE DUO

ROCK/ PSYCHO-BILLY

TRIBUTE EP

TOM VEK

JESSIKA KENNEY & EYVIND KANG

JACOB YATES AND THE PEARLY GATE LOCK PICKERS

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Leisure Seizure (Island) ●●●●● Circa his debut album We Have Sound’s arrival in 2005, Tom Vek was hailed by some as the new Beck – quit tittering at the back there already. The Londoner’s garage-recorded mix of monotone drawl, angular beats and popping bass was exciting, though it never quite set the world alight. Six mysteriously silent years on, he’s delivered a broadly similar follow-up – trouble is, the competition have since pilfered his sound. ‘Aroused’ recalls Passion Pit’s day-glo electronica; the ravey pop overtones of ‘A Chore’ could be anyone from Friendly Fires to Metronomy. You’ve got to respect the years of geeky perfectionism that have gone into Leisure Seizure, but Vek might regret not instead getting out there and seizing his moment. (Malcolm Jack)

Aestuarium (Ideologic Organ) ●●●●● Ideologic Organ, Edition Mego’s ‘old records’ wing, give this 2005 recording by Sunn O))) and Mick Patton collaborators Kenney and Kang the reissue it deserves. A Stephen O’Malley sleeve graces this beautiful piece of spectral music, recorded on the shores of Colvos Passage in Washington State. Those familiar with the duo through their work with the avantmetallers shouldn’t be disappointed by a lack of heavy guitars; this has a quiet intensity of its own. Responding to the surroundings and slow lapping waters, they meditate on loss. Kang’s viola and oud, and Kenney’s pure vocals inhabit haunting melodies inspired by Gaelic psalms and Tibetan notational gestures. (Stewart Smith)

Luck (Re:Peater) ●●●●●

Hallelujah! The ghost of Uncle John & Whitelock, Glasgow’s seriously demented purveyors of their selfstyled horror R‘n’B, is reborn and delivered here in the still possessed shape of Jabob Yates (nee Lovatt), former howler of that parish. Lovatt and co may brand their primitive psycho-billy musings as ‘doom-wop’ these days, but this twitch-hipped, finger-poppin’ but downright dark debut sounds more of a continuum, all back-alley hellfire preaching, growling fuzz guitar and wonky stumblebum piano with a parade of cartoon monsters tripping by the junkyard where the bad-boys hang out. Praise be and Amen for such a glorious resurrection. (Neil Cooper)

Making Moonshine 3 (SL Records) ●●●●● A blind musician and inventor of instruments who wandered New York dressed as a Norse god, Moondog was bloody great. He’s the subject of this third tribute covers EP from Edinburgh’s SL, with all five artists settling on a decidedly folky approach. 7VWWVW and Rory McLeod’s ‘High On a Mountain Ledge’ is the most resoundingly complete song, and the collection’s stand-out, a sea shanty for sailing through dreaming stars, while Burnt Island’s take on ‘Some Trust All’ is simple and sweet, a stream of acoustic guitar and barely whispered lyrics. ‘Lullaby’ by MacGillivray and ‘All is Loneliness’ by Sharron Kraus follow even more minimal patterns, recurring tone poems for voice and effects only, and Greg Dodgson’s ‘Do Your Thing’ is the least inventive arrangement, but still an inspired song. (David Pollock) 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 101

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JOHN MARTIN QUARTET Dawning (F-ire) ●●●●● Approving testimonials from the great Kenny Wheeler and Iain Ballamy immediately create certain expectations on the likely structures and soundscape to be found in saxophonist John Martin’s first album. The music is often understated, but there is always plenty going on around the saxophonist’s compositions, including a distinct Afro feel on ‘Moving On’. Hints of Ballamy himself, Andy Sheppard and even Jan Garbarek surface in Martin’s tenor and soprano playing, but never to the point of eclipsing his own voice, and pianist Jonjo Grisdale leads a responsive rhythm section in an engaging debut. (Kenny Mathieson) JAZZ

MATTHEW HALSALL

On The Go (Gondwana Records) ●●●●● I first heard this Manchester trumpeter through his impressive work on saxophonist Nat Birchall’s Guiding Spirit, and this album – actually his third as leader – lives up to expectation. Birchall returns the favour here, and the rhythm section grooves effectively. Halsall cites Miles Davis’s improvised-inthe-studio soundtrack for Louis Malle’s 1958 film Lift to the Scaffold as an inspiration, and creates a shifting scenario that takes in the bopinfluenced ‘Music for a Dancing Mind’ and ‘The Move’, the Buddhist-inspired pairing of the Coltrane-ish ‘The End of Dukkha’ and ‘Samatha’ (with additional harp), and the bouncy ‘The Journey Home’. (Kenny Mathieson) WORLD

SONGLINES MUSIC AWARDS 2011 (Songlines) ●●●●● Kicking off with Femi Kuti’s throbbing Afrobeat anthem ‘Dem Bobo’, this is a superbly varied, fluent sequence of top tracks from the 16 nominees for the 2011 Songlines Music Awards. The international music magazine stepped into the breach when the BBC ended their inspired Awards for World Music which boosted artists’ profiles worldwide while often raising reputations back home. Recently announced winners Femi Kuti, Bellowhead, AfroCubism and Raghu Dixit have each produced great albums. Still, noticeably, while there are a couple of women nominees and women in groups, gender representation suggest the music biz remains predominantly male. (Jan Fairley) WORLD

SUSANA BACA Afrodiaspora (Luaka Bop) ●●●●● Grammy award-winning Afro-Peruvian singer Baca was an early signing to Talking Head David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label and her latest album sees her explore rhythms of the AfricanLatin diaspora. Her clear yet mellow voice roves over various types of guitars, bass, percussion and choruses with songs that move from Venezuela to Brazil and Spain. Upbeat moments see Baca duet with guests like Calle 13’s hip hop René ‘Residente’ Perez on ‘Puerto Rico’ while the glorious ‘Hey Pocky Way’ takes us to the funky fire of New Orleans artists where Baca was working when Hurricane Katrina struck. (Jan Fairley)

SINGLES & DOWNLOADS The phrase ‘singer-songwriter and professional footballer’ would have most reviewers frisbeeing a CD into the bin faster than you can say ‘super-injunction’, but fortunately enough for Kevin Rutkiewicz it’s a fan of his club, the mighty Dunfermline Athletic, who has been tasked with sifting the singles this month, so a sympathetic ●●●●● to his weepy Paolo Nutini-style ballad ‘Time on Tick’. Though it’s defeated by a toe-poke from sometimes List writer Doug Johnstone with the charmingly lo-fi indie shambling ‘Keep It Afloat’ EP ●●●●●✌ who’d have got an extra star if he was any good at keepie-uppies. An EP wrapped-up in ribbon and titled ‘Twee Love Pop’ ●●●●● (Heroes and Gluepots) would be hilarious were We See Lights of the death metal persuasion, but it’s without a hint of irony that the sub-Mumford Edinburgh banjo-ticklers have us scrambling for the sick pail. A more satisfying offering from the capital comes in the shape of a vinyl split double A-side via boutique studio Tape’s singles club, featuring Dead Boy Robotics’ dark electro-stomper ‘Ever’ ●●●●● , and on the reverse the rather excellent shoegazey disco banger ‘Girly’ ●●●●● by The Machine Room. A brief nod to the woozy Hammond washed ‘Don’t Worry’ (Domino) ●●●●● by Alex Taylor of Hot Chip’s About Group, and King Creosote & Jon Hopkins’ exquisitely frazzled alt-folk amble ‘Bubble’ (Domino) ●●●●●. Undisputed Single of the Month goes to New York robo math-rockers Battles (pictured) with ‘Ice Cream’ ●●●●● (Warp), a sweet scoop of vaguely orgasmic grunting, pitch-shifted guitar and industrial-strength drumming recorded in a blender by the sound of it. (Malcolm Jack)

ALSO RELEASED Milk Maid Yucca (Suffering Jukebox) ●●●●● Alarm bells usually ring when the rhythm section break for centre-stage but exNine Black Alps bassist Martin Cohen is no songwriting slouch. His broken pop channels The Vaselines and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Unremittingly good.

FM Belfast Don’t Want To Sleep (Morr Music) ●●●●● It’s exhausting listening to FM Belfast. Relentless and bursting with dance-inducing rhythms that cause shin splints, the Icelandic group’s second LP is packed with well put together electronica, and beautiful quirky vocals.

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Okkervil River I Am Very Far (Jagjaguwar) ●●●●● This is OR’s sixth album and easily their most ambitious. A brilliant, chaotic mess of rock and pop influences (from Roxy Music to Springsteen); it somehow all fits perfectly into place after three or so listens.

Viva Stereo Endure the Dark to See the Stars (De-Fence Records) ●●●●● VS’s fourth album in 10 years moves away from heavy electro rock towards something more introspective, drawing on country and Krautrock influences. ‘Vultures’ is a storming opener.

Francis Macdonald Maculate Conceptions (Shoeshine) ●●●●● Amazing what one man can do with a Mac and GarageBand, but then he is Teenage Fanclub drummer and Shoeshine/Spit & Polish boss. An instrumental album (made on a recent Fannies tour) of essential driving music.

Seasick Steve You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (Play It Again Sam) ●●●●● There can’t be many tricks Steve has left to learn. What the living legend doesn’t know about blues-rock is not worth a hyperlink on Wikipedia. Impeccable playing. (Rachel Devine)

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Music ROCK&POP ROCK&POP Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication for Glasgow to glasgow@list.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry.

Thursday 26

Glasgow

■ Abigail Williams Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £8. Symphonic black metal band based in LA, named after the chief accuser from the Salem witch trials. ■ D:Ream and Danny Shah O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £13. Return of the 90s synth pop outfit best known for soundtracking Labour’s 1997 election victory with ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ and for once featuring popular television scientist bod Dr Brian Cox in their line-up. Please note change of venue. ■ Jamie Woon O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. New soulful sampling kid on the block with a somewhat snoozy sound. See interview, page 59. ■ Jakil, Run/Lucky/Free and Cameo Colours Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5 in advance; £6.50 on door. Funk rock crossover from Annie Mac’s house band, Jakil. ■ The Phoenix Foundation

Glasgow School of Art Union, 168 Renfrew Street, 353 4410. 7.30pm. £7. Lovely strummy indie pop from the New Zealanders who composed the soundtrack to Eagle vs Shark. ■ Umbilical Chord and Myles Leggatt Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Indie rockers from Aberfeldy plus acoustic support. ■ What the Heroes Say, The Baltics and Innocents Civilian The

Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 7.30pm. £4. Indie and electronica.

■ John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett

The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13.50 in advance; £15 on door; £27.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Droll veteran singer-songwriter and proud ‘two hit wonder’ teams up with his old mucker Wild Willy Barrett. FREE Marco Polo and Shock Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Acoustic, stripped back sets. With DJ set from Niteworks. FREE Placid Trip, Johns Graham, Silent Notes and Shoogar Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music. ■ Swedish House Mafia Barrowland,

244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 8pm. £25. Hard-gigging triumvirate of Swedish DJs/producers rock the house.

■ Young Aviators, Kochka, Shooting Stansfield and Skeletons & the Empty Pockets Captain’s Rest,

185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rock bill headed by Young Aviators, launching their new EP. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Hosted by Independence.

■ Kevin Montgomery, Sara Douglas and Emma Jane King Tut’s

Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £13.50. Nashville country rocker Montgomery is a frequent Tut’s visitor. Influenced by the likes of Jackson Browne and Gram Parsons, he comes from impressive musical stock. His dad, Bob, was an associate of Buddy Holly, while his mum, Carol, sang backing vocals for Elvis Presley. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Weekly open mic. ■ Eradication, Vidina and Colours to Shame The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Death/thrash metal quintet from London. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath St, 352 8800. 9pm. Footstomping piano playing every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. FREE Open Mic St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, 339 1742. 9pm. Open mic session. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. With a free drink for all performers. ■ Poor Things, Happy Vandals and Cancel the Astronauts Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Post-punk-meets-alt.rock trio PT launch their new EP.

Edinburgh

FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Electro-acoustic sounds from singersongwriter Ibbs and friends. FREE Dirty District Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7pm. Hip hop night featuring local MCs. ■ Endor, Jocky Venkataraman, Jonny B Grey and Digital WINCH

Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Glasgow indie, including rare live sets from Jocky Venkataraman and Jonny B Grey, followed by the Edinburgh debut of the Digital WINCH club night mashing up everything from Lady Gaga to Sonic Youth. ■ Maple Mars Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£3). Psychedelic pop/rock from LA.

■ Conscious Route, Sea Bass Kid, Calum Carlyle and Hannah Werdmuller Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16

Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Mix of roots, soul, indie, metal and hip hop from CR. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. Acoustic showcase featuring various guests. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. A live twist of karaoke. FREE Metamap, Colour Coded and The Offenders Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Electro rock from Metamap and a funky blues jam from The Offenders. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Groovy funk four-piece (formerly known as Freaky Family) from guitarist Aki Remally

Friday 27

Glasgow

■ Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag, Goldfinger and Set Your Goals O2

ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 5.45pm. £20. The Slam Dunk festival returns to Scotland with a bumper bill of raucous punk acts.

■ Je$us Loves Amerika, Concrete Lung and Digicore Classic Grand, 18

Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £5. Industrial rock triumvirate on the Incinera Tour. ■ Letz Zep O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Led Zeppelin tribute act. Letz indeed. Please note, this concert is rescheduled from Thu 2 Dec.

Ladytron

These dark synth-pop hits are bound to get the Arches dancing. As well as being a ‘best of’ concert for the electronica quartet, currently touring their album Best of Ladytron: 2000–2010, it’s also a homecoming gig for Glaswegian Helen Marnie, joined on vocals by Bulgarian Mira Aroyo, and both equally good at doing sophisticated, steely, ice maiden faces while they perform. To win albums, see page 106. ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 9 Jun. 104 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

■ Madnesh Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald

Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £5. Madness tribute act. ■ Pete & the Pirates Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Jangling harmonies and fuzzy guitars from this youthful Reading band. Appropriate headliner for this Sailor Jenny liquor-sponsored jamboree, with support from Let’s Buy Happiness and Schnapps.

■ Roddy Hart & the Lonesome Fire Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western

Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Young Glasgow singer-songwriter who has already shared studio time with Ryan Adams and has an album featuring Kris Kristofferson and Eddi Reader already under his belt. ■ Pete Molinari and Findlay Napier CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £9. Springsteen-endorsed country blues all the way from the Medway Delta. ■ Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Stay Gones and Tragical History Tour The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60

King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Irreverent punk band from Phoenix, Arizona headline this Wreckin’ Pit night as part of Three Days of Punk. ■ Cass McCombs and The Japanese War Effort Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Highly regarded indie, rootsy singer/songwriter from the States, once described by John Peel as ‘unobtrusively brilliant’. ■ The Empathy Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. FREE Friday Night Lights, The Jaconellis, We Caught the Castle and Streetfight Box, 431 Sauchiehall

Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music.

■ The Groundhogs featuring Tony McPhee The Ferry, 25 Anderston

Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Thrilling audiences since 1963 with their concoction of Chicago fire branded blues, The Hogs have played with many of the greats, including Memphis Slim and Jimmy Reed. FREE Public House Orchestra Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Folky ensemble wielding banjos, accordions and fiddles. ■ The Raccoon Ensemble with Vicki Paxton and Matt Wilson City

Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Indie folk ensemble from Lanarkshire, influenced by Bright Eyes, Low Anthem and Belle & Sebastian. An Acoustic Affair gig. ■ Three Wise Men and The Parsonage Queen’s Park Glasshouses, Langside Road, 287 5108. 8pm–midnight. £10. Daintees frontman Martin Stephenson is joined by Bruce Morton and Roberto Cassani for a fusion of music and comedy. With support from Glasgow’s thirty-strong country choir. Part of Southside Festival ■ Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo. FREE The Latecomers Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8.15pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. FREE Kong Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ Peter McLeod, The Vespas and Lynnie Carson King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Glasgow musician, now LAbased, influenced by guitar rock from both sides of the Atlantic. FREE Punto the Feef, Restless Sinners and The Sea Kings Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Over-14s show. Funky rockers from Fife. ■ Endor, Michael Cassidy, Mondegreen and Tokamak The

Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 9pm. £5. Live music at Pinup Night Bloggers’ Delight from a

list.co.uk/music Glaswegian quartet comparable to a more melodic Arab Strap. FREE The George Lindsay Band 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Chicago blues. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Mothers Ruin The Victoria Bar @ the Clutha, 159 Bridgegate, 552 6040. 9pm. Rock, blues, indie and punk covers. ■ Mitchell Museum and Nevada Base Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 10pm. Free before 11pm. Lo-fi indie combo, who use found instruments and have attracted comparisons to MGMT, Modest Mouse and Grandaddy.

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Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Rock, blues, electro and indie. ■ Bombskare The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £7 in advance; £10 on the door. Infectious ska action from the nine-piece Bombskare. ■ Great Junction Music Studios Showcase Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16

Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Mixed line-up, bands still tbc. ■ The Laymanites, The Rahs and Deco Arcade Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £5. Alternative rock as The Laymanites launch their All the Angels EP. ■ Scrap Brain Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Grunge rock. ■ Jane McDonald Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £32.25. The light entertainment chanteuse presents an evening of music and laughter. ■ Adopted as Holograph and Asazi Space Funk Explosion The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 8pm. £5 (£4). Fundraiser for The Forest and Doune the Rabbit Hole with eclectic mix of jazz and Afro-funk. ■ Jade & Jacks Band Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. R&B and soul. ■ Michael Ball Usher Hall, Lothian Rd, 228 1155. 8pm. £36 (£32.50). Fresh from his joyful stint as Edna Turnblad in the touring production of Hairspray, Ball appears as himself to perform easy listening covers and show tunes. ■ Lovella Ellis Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 10.30pm–3am. £4 in advance; £5 on the door. South London reggae singer who is the daughter of Studio One recording artist Alton Ellis at this Edinburgh showcase of reggae, dancehall and dub with DJs Robigan, CBiscuit and Mania.

Saturday 28

Glasgow

FREE The Clachies, The Dirty Beggars, James Murray, The Dirt, Outi Smith Queen’s Park Glasshouses, Langside Road, 287 5108. 12–4pm. A folky/Americana/bluegrass/country line up. Part of Southside Festival FREE Southside Festival Queen’s Park, 520 Langside Road, 276 1476. noon. This local community festival returns to Queen’s Park for more music (including headliner Rev Wayne D Love of Alabama 3) and festivities after a parade through the Southside. Other live acts include The Rudiments, Audio Model, Selective Service, Mr Kil, Inner Sight and The Imagineers. ■ Fest For A Fiver The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 3pm. £5. Second annual Fest for a Fiver, this year featuring Glasgow psych

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FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. The singer-songwriter-guitarist is regularly joined by a selection of special guests.

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New York altrockers YLT are renowned for their hefty back catalogue of both original material and covers – which is understandable, given that they’ve been going in one form or another since 1984. For their next tour, they’re introducing a giant Wheel of Fortune-style contraption – they spin the wheel and let it decide what songs they’ll play. Options include ‘Dump’, the name of bassist James McNew’s side project, and ‘Sitcom Theatre’, in which the band (and stage crew) will act out a classic sitcom. Their Scottish show is at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, on Mon 6 Jun – enter at list.co.uk/offers by Fri 3 Jun to win one of two pairs of tickets.

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FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen.

■ The Difference, Stringman, Soho Dandy, Meanwhile City and Didums Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate,

552 4601. 7pm. £6. Local band showcase.

■ The Static Cult, Inner Logic and Jamestown O2 ABC2, 330

Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Alternative and punk. ■ Figure 5, Maker and Selective Service Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Retroinfluenced indie rock in the vein of The Coral from Figure 5. ■ Michael Ball SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £36. See Fri 27. ■ Roger Hodgson Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £32.50–£35. Co-founder of prog rock band Supertramp, Hodgson now tours his own solo material, but still finds space for some classic hits like ‘Give A Little Bit’ and ‘The Logical Song’. ■ Lovella Ellis African-Caribbean Centre, 66 Osborne Street, 07758 253823. 8pm. £5. See Fri 27. ■ Random Hand, Bandito Fleeto

and Dead Beat Heroes Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Rd, 332 7304. 8pm. £6 (£10 weekend ticket). Yorkshire ska/metal/punk band Random Hand headline this Wreckin Pit night which is part of Three Days of Punk Rock. ■ Taperecorder and GK Machine Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo Renfield Lane. 8pm. £5. Mandolin, guitar, melodica and laptop-fuelled glitch-folk from Brooklyn’s Tprcrdr. Two Wings Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue (off University Avenue), 334 0454. 8pm. £5. Hanna Tuulikki (Nalle) and Ben Reynolds (Trembling Bells) with their classic folk rock outfit.

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If you haven’t spotted it already, The List has a bit of a crush on Battles this issue. There’s our interview on page 97, the album review on page 100, the single review on page 102 . . . and the five merch-filled goodie bags we’ve got to give away. Each special Battles bag will contain badges, stickers, a poster and a Tonto CD/DVD – for your chance to win one, enter at list.co.uk/offers.

■ Hurray for the Riff Raff, David J Roch, The Last Battle and Night Noise Team King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut,

272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Americana, Cajun and mariachi sounds from the headliners, plus rootsy singer/songwriter David J Roch and indie electro noir from NNT. FREE Independence Samuel Dow’s,

67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music. FREE Bootleg Wonderland MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Guitar-based funk, soul and pop covers on the last Saturday of the month. FREE Fury & the Ambassadors 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Rock’n’roll from these bequiffed gents. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. ■ The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald

Street, 248 4114. 9pm. £10. Glam rock tribute sounds. ■ United Fruit Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 11pm. Free entry until 11pm. Noisy alt.rock four-piece from Glasgae.

Edinburgh

■ Festevil Metal Studio 24, 24–26

Calton Road, 558 3758. 2–11pm. £5 day ticket; £8 weekend ticket. A huge full day showcase of metal featuring Town Called Hell, Drive By Audio, Firebrand Super Rock, Battle of War Machines, Jackal Headed Guard of the Dead, Dog Tired, Torn Face and Holy Bartender.

■ Ged Hanley Trio, Blackjack Blues Band and The Zips

Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues and punk rock. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Unplugged session with William Douglas and friends. ■ Jakil, The Marvels, The Industry and Lost in Audio Usher

Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 6.30pm. £5–£8. Highly polished rock/pop.

■ Penguins Kill Polar Bears

Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Post-rock mixing grunge, heavy rock and pop influences from PKPB. FREE Snide Rhythms and Palace of Swords Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Stomping Fall-esque indie from Snide Rhythms. ■ Man & Superman, The Harlets and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Fiery alt.rock.

FREE Johnny Cash Tribute Night Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. Tribute evening to the Man in Black with acts playing music written by the country star. FREE William Douglas & The Wheel Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Dylanesque sounds.

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FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks and The Meatmen Queen’s Park Glasshouses, Langside Road, 287 5108. 12–4pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters followed by rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. Part of Southside Festival FREE Black Sparrow Festival Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 3pm. All-dayer with barbecue and live sets from First Charge of the Light Brigade, Alan McKim, Miss Baudelaire, Sonny Marvello, Raymond Meade, Liam Cairns, Gerry Lyons and Jonathan Carr. Plus full DJ line-up in the evening. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. Please phone for details of individual bands. FREE Sunday Sessions La Bodega, Dance With Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 2pm. Weekly acoustic session. FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. The best in blues and rhythm’n’blues. ■ Emmylou Harris & the Red Dirt Boys Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2

Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 7pm. £25–£35. The 12-times Grammy Award-winning country doyenne returns with her band to play material from her back catalogue and her new album Hard Bargain. The Kills O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £13.50. Intense, stripped-back electro blues from Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince.

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WIN LADYTRON ALBUMS Stylish synthpoppers Ladytron are having a busy year: they’ve already released Best of 00-10 and Best Of Remixes, rounding up their decade of music-making so far; they’ve got another album, Gravity the Seducer, due out in September; and they’re playing a gig at the Arches, Glasgow, on Thu 9 Jun. If you fancy winning one of four copies of the Best of album, go to list.co.uk/offers.

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Cult films, including the 1979 version of Mad Max (pictured), Lord of the Flies and Desperado are given brand-new, tailor-made soundtracks by French bands, as part of this Edinburgh International Film Festival event, in association with the clever folks at budget-music portal, Tentracks. ■ The Institut Français d’Ecosse, Edinburgh, Mon 20–Thu 23 Jun, see edfilmfest.org.uk for more info.

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Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £4. Heartfelt Americana from Wayt. ■ Jill Jackson and Toy Tin Soldier The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7.30pm. £15 in advance; £17 on door; £28.95 with early dinner at 5.30pm. Ex-Speedway frontwoman Jill Jackson punts her solo country and folk wares. ■ Thula Borah Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Glaswegian alt.rock band named after an Indian man who sat silently in a darkened room for 38 years.

■ Arms Aloft, Calvinball, The Murderburgers and Moonshine Docks The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60

King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Youthful punk rocking exuberance from the US and UK. ■ The Bluebells and The French Wives Queen’s Park Glasshouses, Langside Road, 287 5108. 8pm–midnight. £12. Return of the fondly regarded jangling Scottish popsters who scored big with ‘Young at Heart’. Part of Southside Festival FREE Insomniac, Death Trap, Eye’s Own and What’s the Damage Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Rock and metal. ■ Penguins Kill Polar Bears

Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Post-rock mixing grunge, heavy rock and pop influences from PKPB. With Carnivores and So Many Animal Calls completing the wildlife-themed line-up. ■ The Mountain Goats and The Submarines King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Indie rock moniker of Californian songwriter John Darnielle who has been performing as The Mountain Goats, sometimes with a little help from his friends, for the past twenty years. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Open mic night hosted by Louis Abbot (Brother Louis Collective) and Craig Grant (Union of Knives). FREE The Union Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Funk and soul from this nine-piece.

Edinburgh

■ Festevil Studio 24, 24–26 Calton

Road, 558 3758. 4pm–3am. £5 day ticket; £8 weekend ticket. Night of alternative rock, indie and punk with Divorce, Secta Rouge, Shields Up, Jackie Treehorn, Vasquez, OPEN, Lords of Bastard, The Radiation Line and Run off with Gypsies. FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Open session for musicians, songwriters, poets, storytellers and performers of any kind, all hosted by William Douglas. ■ Brother Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £9. Latest lippy kids head out on tour to prove their self-style ‘gritpop’ chops.

■ Benni Hemm Hemm, Withered Hand, The Second Hand Marching Band, The Pineapple Chunks and Emily Scott Pilrig St Paul’s Church,

Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 8pm. £5. Orchestral pop from this Reykjavik native at his final Edinburgh farewell gig before heading back to Iceland. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. Sunday classic rock covers session. FREE Rossco Galloway and Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. Singer-songwriter showcase. FREE Blue Saphron, Retrospect and Oatbeanie Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Jazz, rock and covers.

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■ 3Oh!3, Innerpartysystem and Hyro da Hero O2 ABC, 330

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Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £13.50. Over-14s show. Fratboy electro pop duo from Denver named after their area phone code. ■ Andrea Corr Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £22.50. Fragrant frontwoman of Irish snooze-pop family sensations, going solo with a bunch of insipid cover versions as her calling card. ■ Jad Fair & Gilles Rieder and Phat Trophies Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8.50. Legend of the US lo-fi scene, best known for his many years fronting Half Japanese, who has many musical friends in Scotland. ■ Olly Murs SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £26.50. Headline tour from the X-Factor alumnus. FREE Stuart Ross, Danielle Hutchison, Little Miss Emma, Bobby Deans, Myles Leggat and Eryn Strachan Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo

Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Bumper bill of singer/songwriters. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Folky jam session with an indie edge from Laura Wilkie (Rachel Sermanni Band) and Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow). FREE The Radiation Line Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. Krautish psychedelic drone from Stirling outfit. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Weekly unplugged session. ■ Hellogoodbye, The Dangerous Summer and Gold Motel King Tut’s

Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Indie powerpop from this Californian outfit. Please note change of venue.

Edinburgh

■ Wolfmother The HMV Picture

House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17.50. Curly-haired rock’n’roll from Oz who rock like it’s 1971. FREE Boda’sChanBang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm. Jam session hosted by Roberta Pia (Banana Sessions).

■ Jonah Matranga, Falling into Difference and Mikee J Reds

Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £6. Gratitude/Far exfrontman turned solo acoustic genius. ■ Katy Moffatt Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8pm. £12. American roots music from singersongwriter Katy Moffatt. FREE Singer-Songwriter Night Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8pm. Hosted by either Richie or Roy Henderson. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Just turn up and perform.

Stirling

■ The Bookhouse Boys Tolbooth,

Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 7pm. £7. The Bookhouse Boys combine surf guitars, mariachi horns and an almost doo-wop vocal influence to Tarantinoesque effect.

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■ David Gray and Lisa O’Neill

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20–£29.50. The appropriately named head-bobbling troubadour returns with new album ‘Foundling’. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. ■ Axis Of, A Fight You Can’t Win and Jackie Onassis The 13th Note

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Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. Smooth Radio Love Live Music event featuring the chirpy young pop pretender, born into light entertainment royalty. Her mum is singer Frances Ruffelle and her gran is veteran acting coach Sylvia Young. ■ Jason Collett Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £9. Toronto musician who played guitar in Broken Social Scene before concentrating on his solo career. ■ The Magic Carpet Cabaret TchaiOvna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of poetry, songs and stories, with open mic spots. FREE Spotlight@Slouch Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. New weekly open mic night hosted by Wull Swales. FREE Tangles Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. Gossamer guitar sounds in the vein of Robert Fripp from Ricky Egan, aka Tangles. ■ The Bookhouse Boys and Alice Gold King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. See Mon 30. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall St, 332 5431. 9pm. Weekly open stage. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters.

Edinburgh

■ The Travelling Band, Jesus H Foxx and The Last Battle Electric

Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Indie folk charmers from Manchester. ■ Slum Village and Kobi Onyame The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £15. Underground lyrical hip hop trio from Detroit, with back up from DJ Bunty Beats. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. Open mic session with Caramello Fats and Packet O’Shay. FREE Open Mic Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. Original music preferred. FREE Lesley Young Duo, Anna Neale and Three Knots Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Power-pop from Three Knots.

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■ The Coffins and Annie Stevenson Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo

Edinburgh

Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £6. Rocketfuelled feel good rock from The Coffins. ■ Gregory Alan Isakov Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £10. Singer/songwriter from Johannesburg who has played alongside the likes of Calexico, Mumford & Sons and Fiona Apple. ■ Ross Leighton Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Singer/songwriter from Kilmarnock.

Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12.75. Mournful, minimalist dubstep piano man who was runner-up in the BBC Sound of 2011 poll. ■ Secret CDs The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £3. A night set up to help sell CDs by Edinburgh-based musicians. June features Paul Gilbody, Aaron Shanley, Arran Arctic and Tom McConnell. ■ Eagleowl The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £tbc. Lo-fi folky loveliness at the latest Limbo with the Black Spring DJs. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. The Black Diamond Express man presents ‘the Jack of Diamonds Scrimshaw shanties’. FREE Slurpy Gloop, Kalamazoo and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Electronica, alt.rock and covers. FREE Craig Finnie Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Live music.

■ Zulu People, The Gun Street Few and We Came from the Sea

Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 7.30pm. £4. Alt.rock line-up. ■ Aspen Tide and Remember Paris Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Alt.rockers from Glasgow. ■ Chris T-T, Hordes of Unstoppable Skeletons and Roscoe Vacant & the Gantin’ Screichs The 13th Note Café/Bar,

50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Agit-folk from London’s Chris T-T. ■ Errors and D/R/U/G/S SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 8pm. £tbc. Glasgow electronica outfit going from strength to strength, and now with added Mogwaiendorsement, with support from mellow Mancunians at this Diesel Island Disco night. ■ The Barents Sea, The Fiction and Meanwhile City The Buff Club,

142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £4. Folky sounds from The Barents Sea at this week’s Muso Club. ■ Slum Village Glasgow School of Art Union, 168 Renfrew Street, 353 4410. 10.30pm. £12. Underground lyrical hip

■ James Blake and Cloud Boat The

Thursday 2

Glasgow

■ Charles Hayward, The One Ensemble and Capillary Action

CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £6. The former drummer with experimental rockers This Heat and, briefly, anarcho-punks Crass heads this bill. FREE The Human Zoo Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 7pm. Alt/garage rockers. ■ James Blake and Cloud Boat

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Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5 including a copy of the album. The dark end of the Americana street explored by Jim Dead at this launch of new album Ten Fires. Plus country and blues supports. ■ Katy Moffatt St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £10 (£8). See Mon 30. FREE The Lonely Boy, Tragic O’Hara and Kerrie Lynch Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Stripped back, acoustic sets. ■ Brigitte Aphrodite King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. The comedy Kate Nash who has been compared to Lene Lovich in her punky style. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Shona Foster and Jonathan Sebastian Knight Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Scots-born, Yorkshire-bred and now Brighton-based songwriter with a touch of the Regina Spektor in her songwriting and performing style. FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 26.

■ Francesqa, The Winter Tradition and A Day Overdue Studio 24, 24–26

Calton Road, 558 3758. 6.30pm. £7. Big epic brooding rock. FREE Bob Dylan Birthday Night Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. A post birthday celebration of the man and his music.

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Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.75. See Wed 1. ■ Judy Collins Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £18.50. Veteran folk pop troubadour who first came to prominence as part of the protest singer boom in the 60s. ■ Kate McGill and Mike Dignam Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Welsh-born, Plymouthbased pop singer/songwriter, with support from singer/songwriter from Preston. ■ The Senses and Mythrias Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Melodic alt.pop from Kilmarnock, plus electro rock from the two-piece Mythrias. ■ The Black Lights Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Rock.

■ The Last September, Caro Bridges & The River and The Little Birds The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West

■ Trapped in Kansas, Letters and Plastic Animals Sneaky Pete’s, 73

Lost Liverpool bands of the early 1980s don’t come much better than The Wild Swans, whose sole release in their original incarnation, the single ‘The Revolutionary Spirit/God Forbid’ defined the band’s questing romanticism that made every song a Boy’s Own adventure for young men in search of the heroic. Formed by ex-Teardrop Explodes member Paul Simpson 30 years ago, and with two compilations charting their missing-in-action back catalogue, The Wild Swans are back with new material for imminent album The Coldest Winter for a Hundred Years and a live line-up that includes ex-Echo & the Bunnymen bassist Les Pattinson and members of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Catch this rare show for a feast of Blakeian Scouse myth-making to die for. (Neil Cooper) ■ Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Tue 7 Jun.

Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Math rock. ■ The Mighty Moth Magnets The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £tbc. Novelty indie act who promise ‘not so much a gig, as a musical-mystical-entomological experience’. ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE The Merrylees, JKLMNO and The Ringos Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South

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■ Devon Sproule CCA, 350

Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £12. Honeyed, candid old style folk-pop from the young Virginia-based artist. ■ Kris Tennant O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £tbc. Elton John/Rufus Wainwrightloving singer/songwriter and band. ■ Over the Wall Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7pm. £5. Euphoric pop outfit. ■ Phosphorescent Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Spectral Americana in the vein of Will Oldham from Brooklyn resident Matthew Houck. ■ Texas Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £32.50. Reformed Glasgow rockers fronted by Sharleen Spiteri have another crack at the whip. ■ Tommy Reilly and Dirty Beggars Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £11.50. Perky Glaswegian indie popster sings of his lack of luck with the ladies. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Captain & the Kings and Endor Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Live music from the Wendy House collective. ■ Dananananaykroyd and Young Legionnaire Ivy, 1102–1106 Argyle Street, 357 5454. 7.30pm. £5. Flailing noise action from the much touted Dananananaykroyd with support from new band of punkas featuring Gordon from Bloc Party. See preview, page 98. ■ The Hardy Souls, The Dirty Suits, The Cairos and The New Towns Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street,

564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rock bands and DJs play in support of Cancer Research.

■ The Indelicates, Dave Hughes & the Renegade Folk Punk Band and Anna Madeline The 13th Note

Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Poetic pop from Sussex. Ducktails, Julian Lynch and Big Troubles Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Ambient pop from Lynch with one-manpsych project Ducktails (aka Matthew Mondanile) in support. See preview, page 98. ■ Pendragon The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13.50 in advance; £15 on the door; £27.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Old school rockers from Stroud who have played with Marillion over the years.

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■ Sunshine Delay, Martin McLaughlin and Jamie Flett The

State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £4. Melodic country-influenced Americana outfit play the Vagabond Social Club. ■ Trigger the Escape and Crabbit Rabbit Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ Jace Everett King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Nashville based country singer responsible for the swampy theme tune to ‘True Blood. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live rock. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. Start the weekend early with a mix of musicians, comedians and DJs. Launching with atmospheric piano work from Shona Foster plus We See Lights, Becca Fox, Jay Bharaj and comedians (tbc).

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Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie and post-punk/new wave. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26.

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FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 27. ■ Doc Rodent, Fatlips and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, covers and prog. ■ A Very, Very Intimate Evening with Rick Wakeman The Queen’s

Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 6.45pm. £22.50. An evening of anecdotes and music from prog rocker Wakeman (Yes). ■ Band Hub Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Four bands (tbc). ■ Carnivores, Atlas and Kraul Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Biffy/McLusky riffola from the headliners. ■ The Dead Man’s Waltz Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5 (£4). Skye quartet performing folk noir with a theatrical storytelling flourish. ■ The Jackals and The Soviets The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £6. Rock form Edinburgh and Newcastle respectively. ■ The Nature Boys, Seven Deadly Sins and Skyless Cabaret Voltaire,

36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5 in advance; £7 on the door. Sharp punk.

■ The Nature Boys, The Seven Deadly Sins and Blank Canvas

Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Frantic, energetic indie punk rock. ■ Ded Rabbit, Steve Heron and Kerrie Lynch Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. £3. Launching new single ‘Down & Out’. FREE Portnawak & The Woo Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Musical ensemble, playing a unique blend of gypsy folk hop, psychedelic tribal bounce music and organic punk. FREE Jamie Scott Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Soulful troubadour. ■ Vakunoht and Of Spire & Throne Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £5 (£4). Progressive space rock.

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FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 28. ■ Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. The Yorkshire singersongwriter’s indie pop is influence by Kate Bush and Sigur Ros. ■ The Blind Watchmakers and Chasing Amy O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Local rock. ■ Electric Honey Records

Showcase Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £6. The Stow College label with the formidable track records presents its latest wares Miniature Dinosaurs, The French Wives, Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers and the launch of White Heath’s debut album Take No Thought for Tomorrow. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Four Hours of Drone CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £4. Just what it says on the tin, featuring Andreas Jonsson, Alistair Crosbie, Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo (thanks guys), CK Dexter Haven, Neil Davidson and Noma. Can you handle it? ■ The Johnny 7 Karaoke Fundraiser Stereo, 20-28 Renfield

Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Fundraiser for the Glasgow Roller Girls, with live band Johnny 7 providing the backing for your karaoke efforts. Get your requests in online at glasgowrollergirls.com/forum/index in advance, as the band will need to learn the backing track! 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 109

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JUNE ■ Paul Simon SECC:

Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 24 Jun. ■ Barenaked Ladies O2 ABC, Glasgow, 25 Jun.

■ Ryan Adams O2 Academy, Glasgow, 25 Jun. ■ BB King Playhouse, Edinburgh, 26 Jun.

■ East 17 O2 ABC,

Glasgow, 15 Jul. ■ Vivian Girls Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, 18 Jul.

■ Judas Priest

SECC, Glasgow, 19 Jul. ■ Iron Maiden

SECC, Glasgow, 20 Jul. ■ Pop Will Eat Itself Garage, Glasgow, 21 Jul. ■ Wickerman feat

Feeder East Kirkcarswell, Kirkcudbright, 22 & 23 Jul.

■ Flogging Molly Garage, Glasgow, 25 Aug. ■ Glassjaw O2 ABC,

Glasgow, 25 Aug.

■ The Bronx and

Mariachi El Bronx Garage, Glasgow, 26 Aug.

■ The Secret

■ Belladrum feat

Sisters Pleasance, Edinburgh, 28 Jun. ■ Charlie Simpson King Tut’s, Glasgow, 29 Jun.

Texas and Deacon Blue Phoineas, Beauly, 5 & 6 Aug.

■ Fenech Solar O2 ABC, Glasgow, 22 Sep.

Concert hall, Glasgow, 24 Oct.

■ John Barrowman 2 SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 24 Nov.

■ John Barrowman Playhouse, Edinburgh, 27 Oct.

■ Bryan Adams SECC, Glasgow, 25 Nov.

■ Metronomy Oran

Mor, Glasgow, 23 Sep.

■ Deep Purple SECC, Glasgow, 26 Nov.

■ Lykke Li O2 ABC,

■ The Black Pacific King Tut’s, Glasgow, 29 Aug.

■ Connan Mockasin

King Tut’s, Glasgow, 25 Sep.

Glasgow, 30 Oct.

■ Glenn Tilbrook King Tut’s, Glasgow, 26 Nov.

SEPTEMBER

■ Echo & The Bunnymen Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 28 Sep. ■ Love & Money

Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 30 Sep. ■ The Revival Tour O2 ABC, Glasgow, 30 Sep.

OCTOBER

■ Arcade Fire

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, 1 Sep.

■ Kurt Vile Stereo,

Academy, Glasgow, 14 Oct.

■ Neil Diamond Hampden, Glasgow, 2 Jul.

■ Public Enemy O2

■ Dolly Parton SECC, Glasgow, 20 Aug.

Glasgow, 7 Sep.

Garage, Glasgow, 22 Aug. ■ Interpol O2

■ John Mellencamp

Academy, Glasgow, 23 Aug.

■ Roger Daltry 2

■ Taking Back Sunday O2 ABC, Glasgow, 23 Aug.

Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 3 Jul.

SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 6 Jul. ■ T in the Park feat

■ The National Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 23 Aug; O2 Academy, Glasgow, 24 Aug.

■ Bad Religion O2

■ The Vaccines

■ Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanagan Grand Ole Opry, Glasgow, 12 Jul.

ABC, Glasgow, 6 Sep. ■ Owl City O2 ABC,

HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, 24 Aug. ■ Face to Face King

Tut’s, Glasgow, 25 Aug.

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■ Motörhead O2

Academy, Glasgow, 5 Nov.

Barrowland, Glasgow, 2 Dec.

Academy, Glas, 7 Oct. ■ Brooke Fraser

■ Katy B O2

■ Wretch 32 O2 ABC, Glasgow, 16 Oct.

■ Tori Amos Royal

Concert hall, Glasgow, 6 Nov. ■ Within Temptation Barrowland, Glasgow, 10 Nov.

■ Jools Holland SECC, Glasgow, 2 & 3 Dec. ■ Love & Money SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 4 Dec.

■ Yes SECC: Clyde

Auditorium, Glasgow, 12 Nov.

Glasgow, 10 Sep.

■ Tinie Tempah

SECC, 14 Nov.

■ The Bluetones O2

ABC, Glasgow, 11 Sep.

■ Wild Beats Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 14 Nov.

■ Brian Wilson Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 11 Sep.

■ George Michael SECC, Glasgow, 6 Dec. ■ Rihanna SECC,

■ Mogwai Barrowland, Glasgow, 22 Dec.

Glasgow, 10 & 11 Oct. ■ The Specials SECC, Glasgow, 18 Oct. ■ Miles Kane

Garage, Glasgow, 19 Oct. ■ The Overtones

■ Nigel Kennedy SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 19 Sep.

■ The Saw Doctors HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, 26 Nov.

DECEMBER

■ The Wombats O2

■ Young Guns QMU,

■ The Blackout O2 ABC, Glasgow, 24 Aug.

Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and Coldplay Balado, Fife, 8-10 Jul.

ABC, Glasgow, 12 Jul.

Glasgow, 6 Sep.

Saturdays Hopetoun House, Edinburgh, 6 Aug.

■ New Found Glory

■ Tinie Tempah SECC, Glasgow, 2 Nov.

■ Shed Seven

■ Rob Zombie Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 30 Jun.

Glasgow, 1 Jul.

Glasgow, 1, 3 & 4 Nov.

■ Spiritulized Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 6 Oct.

Arches, Glasgow, 11 Oct.

■ Jonny King Tut’s,

■ Katy Perry SECC,

Mor, Glasgow, 2 Oct.

■ Bryan Ferry Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, 3 Sep.

■ JLS Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, 1 Jul.

NOVEMBER

■ Imedla May O2 Academy, Glasgow, 29 Nov.

■ Half Man Half Biscuit Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 30 Jun.

JULY

■ Toby Keith Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30 Oct.

■ Nerina Pallot Oran

Exchange, Edinburgh, 29 Jun.

■ Boyzone and The

Glasgow, 23 Nov.

■ The Blackout HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, 29 Oct.

■ Toots & The Maytals O2 Academy, Glasgow, 1 Sep.

■ Fleet Foxes Corn

■ Wilco Royal

■ Rihanna SECC,

■ Adele Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24 Sep; O2 Academy, Glasgow, 25 Sep.

AUGUST ■ Andy McKee Arches, Glasgow, 4 Aug.

■ Bon Iver Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22 Oct.

■ Wizard Festival feat The Stranglers and Cast New Deer Showground, Turriff, 26 & 27 Aug.

■ Patricia Vonne King Tut’s, Glasgow, 29 Jul.

■ Kings of Leon Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 26 Jun.

■ Peter Doherty HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, CANCELLED.

Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 20 Oct. ■ Chase & Status

O2 Academy, Glasgow, 21 Oct.

■ Motorhead O2

Academy, Glasgow, 15 Nov. ■ Engelbert Humperdink SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 18 Nov. ■ Zappa Plays Zappa HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, 19 Nov.

JANUARY 2012 ■ Thin Lizzy Barrowland, Glasgow, 19 Jan. ■ Alfie Boe SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 29 Jan.

JUNE 2012 ■ Blink 182 SECC, Glasgow, 20 Jun.

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list.co.uk/music ■ Mick Hargan & The Proposition The Garage, 490

Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £10. Singer/songwriter inspired by Dylan, The Frames and U2. ■ Song of Return The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £4. Album launch for Song of Return (formerly known as Union of Knives). FREE The Sweetheart Revue and Rachel Mackenzie La Bodega, Dance With Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 7.30pm. Gentle melodies with a sweet country flavour from The Sweetheart Revue. ■ The Lava Experiments

Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Ambient electronica from The Lava Experiments at this album launch. FREE Schnapps Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo Renfield Lane. 8pm. Abstract wonky tonk from Schnapps launching their debut album, with schnapps for all. ■ Sound Whole and Raoul Duke Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Rock and indie. ■ Strawberry Ocean Sea The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8pm. £6. Indie rock. FREE The Random Guy Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Live music. FREE Ruff Diamonds Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music. ■ Wolf Gang King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Elemental indie pop, influenced by Byrne and Bowie, courtesy of Max McElligott. Support from Kyla La Grange and Kill the Waves. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. ■ Scottish Samba Showcase

Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 9pm–2am. £7 before 10pm: £9 after. Hot Latin beats headlined by Juba do Leão, SambaYaBamba and Banda 71, with world beats from the Bebado DJs. Part of the West End Festival.

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FREE Wee Jaunt Secret Location. Times tbc. Detour organise a magical mystery tour through Edinburgh, stopping off for performances in weird and out of the way places, gig venues and back rooms. Venues and line-up are kept under wraps until the day and tickets are very limited, see detour-scotland.com for more info. See preview, page 98. ■ Meadows Festival The Meadows, Melville Drive, www.meadowsfestival.org.uk Times vary. Prices vary. Since 1974, the Meadows has hosted a weekend of live music and fairs. Expect two live music stages, a kids’ tent with face painting and storytelling, stalls selling antiques, clothing, fair trade products and food, an art tent, funfair and a primary school football competition. ■ Ged Hanley, Blues Devils and Dark Jokes Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Featuring brooding epic seven-piece Edinburgh indie outfit Dark Jokes. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 28. ■ Black Sea Sailors, Oscar Charlie and The Irresistible Urges Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh

College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4 (£3). Spoken word rants over guitar soundscapes from Black Sea Sailors.

■ Hold the Suspect, Breakfast on Pluto and The Glitch Sneaky

Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Far Bookings present the indie prog rock of Hold the Suspect who have just released a new EP Are You Home Yet?.

Music

■ Over the Wall Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. See Fri 3. ■ Savage Sound System Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Experimental hip hop/alt.rock featuring Riddlah, Werd and Sacre Noir. FREE Peterman Powderkeg Project Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Good time indie rock featuring members of Aberfeldy. FREE Hannah Werdmuller Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Acoustic singer-songwriter with a blues/folk sound.

8pm. £tbc. Relentless doom metal onslaught from Conan, plus sludge metal and heavy rock’n’roll supports. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 29.

Largs

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■ The Viewpoint Sessions Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Fairlie, 01475 568685. noon. £20 in advance; £25 on the door. An outdoor club night/mini-festival that’s a warm-up for the Kelburn Garden Party. There’s an onsite cocktail bar, live visuals, campfire sessions, food and drink available all day, and free camping on the night of the event. Music begins at 6pm, site open from noon. Mixed Bizness Takeover with Benny Boom, DJ NoFACE vs MGCK, Djamba vs Point To C, Killer Kitsch, Vitamins and DJ Astroboy plus live sets from Profisee, S-Type, HaHaHa and Bigg Taj.

Sunday 5

Glasgow

FREE Festival Sunday Parade Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street, 334 6363. 12–7pm. The fiesta de resistance of the West End Fest, wending its way from the north end of the Kelvin Way to Kelvingrove Park in a riot of samba music, dance and colour, with stalls, rides, food and music along the way and all around the park. The four stages will cover big band, blues, Celtic, Latin, folk, ska and pop. Parade begins at 3pm. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 29. FREE Sunday Sessions La Bodega, Dance With Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 2pm. See Sun 29. ■ Fence Collective Òran Mór, 731735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 5pm. £12. A mystery lucky bag of performers from Fife’s Fence Collective. Line-up will only be announced once the tickets have been snapped up. Note early start. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 29. ■ Aethenor Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. Genevabased drone metal band featuring musicians from the UK, US, Norway and Switzerland. ■ All Mankind Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Indie pop foursome touring upcoming album Simple Desire. FREE Club Sublime Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. Musicians from Limelight Studios showcase their sounds. Sally Clay hosts, and resident DJs the Too Wonky Traktors keep the tunes coming between bands. ■ Jamie Young, Heavy Smoke and The Toi Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Power pop from The Toi, plus heavier sounds. ■ One Night of Elvis Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £19.50–£23.50. See Sat 4. ■ Placid Trip, Echobass, Sound Over Silence and Black Lights Pivo

Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £3. Altrock and metal sounds. ■ Brain Burner Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Glasgow-based noise rockers. ■ Conan, Sunsmasher and Bacchus Baracus The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638.

Edinburgh

■ Meadows Festival The Meadows, Melville Drive, www.meadowsfestival.org.uk Times vary. Prices vary. See Sat 4. FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 29. FREE Willie G Trio, Big Fat Panda and Macpolvo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Ska night plus Celtic rock from Macpolvo. Ducktails, Julian Lynch and Big Troubles Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. See Fri 3. ■ Lost to the Landslade, Selfish Needs, The Nettles and Death of the Remorse Electric Circus, 36–39

Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5 in advance; £6 after. Alt.rock, killer riffs, indie, electro-rock and metalcore. FREE Neil Sturgeon Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Solo show from the Goldenhour frontman. ■ Nick Mercer and The Merrylees The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £tbc. Acoustic sounds. ■ Joanna Drigo The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Greek pop/alt.rock vocalist playing original songs and covers of PJ Harvey, Tori Amos and the like. FREE Rossco Galloway and Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Sun 29.

Monday 6

Glasgow

■ KD Lang and Dustin O’Halloran

SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £27.50. The multi awardwinning Canadian singer with the silken larynx brings new band, the Siss Boom Bang, and album Sing It Loud to town. ■ With the Punches, Storyboard and Wolves at Heart Stereo, 20-28

Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. New York punks with supports from Dublin and Glasgow. FREE Kris Tennant, Kenny McColl, Dalriada, Carol Creighton, Callum Jarvie, Rona Topaz and Rachel Morrison Pivo

Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Elton John/Rufus Wainwrightloving singer/songwriter heads this acoustic bill. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30. ■ Matthew Dear Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £9. Full live show from the Detroit techno producer (aka Audion) and band. See interview, page 96. ■ Trash Talk King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £7.50. Over-14s show. Californian hardcore band headline. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. See Mon 30.

Edinburgh

■ False Pretenders, Insidion, Modern Misfortune and Roseanna

Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Bill of up-coming bands.

■ Sixteen Fingers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Censor Thoughts

Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. The headliners are an alt.rock quartet from Broxburn, comprising two sets of siblings. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 111

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Music ROCK&POP ■ Yo La Tengo The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. New Jersey-based Yo La Tengo explore the extremes of feedback-heavy rock and sweetly melodic pop on their unpredictable ‘Reinventing the Wheel’ tour, no support just two sets from Yo La Tengo, for the first one every track is chosen by the Wheel, the second half will be a more straight forward gig. FREE Boda’sChanBang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 30.

Tuesday 7

Glasgow

■ Matthew Morrison SECC,

Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £30–£35. Morrison, aka Glee’s singing teacher Will Schuester performs the all-singing, all-dancing material from his eponymous debut album. ■ The Damned Things The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Metal supergroup featuring members of Anthrax, Fall Out Boy and Everytime I Die. Battles and Thank You The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £15.50. Avant-rock quartet signed to Warp record returning with second album Gloss Drop and a revised line-up. See interview, page 97. ■ Middle Finger Salute Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Pop punk band from Blackburn. ■ The Stu Goodall Band Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Edinburgh singer/songwriter.

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FREE A Band Called Quinn The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 8pm. The sultry trip-pop band launch their new single and video for ‘Wolf Cries Boy’. ■ The Four Johns The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. FREE Spotlight@Slouch Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. See Tue 31. ■ The Wild Swans Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £12. Veteran Liverpudlian supergroup who have numbered Ian Broudie, Ian McNabb and Beady Eye drummer Chris Sharrock in their day. This reformed line-up includes original vocalist and ex-Teardrop Explodes member Paul Simpson and Les Pattinson of the Bunnymen. ■ Jackie Leven King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8.50. Respected blues/rock vocalist who can also spin a good anecdote at his gigs. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 31.

Edinburgh

■ Lucy Rose and Pete Roe Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Touted young singersongwriter. Matthew Dear Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £9. See Mon 6. FREE Craig McMurdo The Compass Bar, 44 Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 554 1979. 7.30pm. Jazz and swing vocalist McMurdo. A special ‘’Moon, June, Croon, Swoon’ residency. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Tue 31. FREE Open Mic Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Hellfire Club and Riff X Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Rock.

Wednesday 8

Glasgow

■ Futures, Lower Than Atlantis and Vukovi O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall

Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7.50. London alt.rock four-piece with Hammond organ embellishment. Please note change of venue and rescheduled date. ■ Korn, Yashin and Still Well O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £27. A UK exclusive warmup for the Download festival from the godfathers of the nu-metal scene. ■ Punch & the Apostles CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £8. Blues, funk, punk and jazz influences from the Glasgow-based headliners playing the first two parts of a projected trilogy. ■ Rockerfella, Kid and The Monty Hall Problem g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £5. Live music. ■ Thomas Tantrum Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie poppers from Southampton fronted by Megan Thomas. With support from Cats and Cats and Cats. FREE Cities & Skylines and Wrote the Author Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Free before 11pm. Mary’s Meals charity fundraiser. ■ Six Organs of Admittance

Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. One man band fronted by Ben Chasny of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Comets on Fire notoriety. FREE Full Tonne Kid Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Acoustic blues and country band from Bellshill. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Milk Flat 0/1, 162 Bath Street, 07583227912. 9pm–3am. £4 (students £3). A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. Acts tbc.

Edinburgh

■ The Selective Service The Store,

37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £tbc. Funk rock reggae. ■ Talons, Lady North and Jackie Treehorn Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Post-punk/hardcore instrumentalists from Hereford. ■ Edinburgh Unplugged The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8pm. £2. A night of acoustic music. Lipsync For A Lullaby (mysterious rock band), The Marvellous Mrs Mulvihill, Kat Angus (New Zealand singer-songwriter),

and Chris Rodger (of Hercules Mandarin). FREE Open Mic Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 8.30pm. Fortnightly open mic session. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Wed 1. FREE The Bends, Jade & The Jack and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Rock covers. FREE Billy Marshall Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Live music.

Thursday 9

Glasgow

■ Broken Alphas, Burning Sunrise, The Sleeper Train and Neil McLaren Maggie May’s, 60

Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £8. Heavy rock from Burning Sunrise.

■ Indiecode Òran Mór, 731-735 Great

Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Rolling Stones and Arctic Monkeys influences from Indiecode. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Journey, Foreigner and Styx SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £40. Classic 80s soft rock triple bill for those who won’t stop believin’. ■ Ladytron The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £17.50. Retro electro rock delivered impassively by four supercool beings in matching cybercommunist garb. ■ Little Eye, The Coverboys and Barry McLaughlin O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Local band bill.

✽ Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £30 per A Pop Quiz, A Pie & A Pint

person. Gather a team of 4–8 for an evening of rock and pop trivia from the 50s–present day. All monies raised go to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland. To book, email mhairi@tartanclef.org ■ MEN Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. JD Samson of Le Tigre with her smart and playful feministic electro punk pop outfit. ■ Twisted Rainbow, Kinky Audio Vixens, Nine Percent Unknown, The Cellophanes, Dusk Till Dawn

Yo La Tengo Songwriting Workshop with Iain Matthews (Ex Fairport) Sat 25th June/Sun 27th June Residential and non residential places available Slide Guitar Workshop with Rod Clements (Ex Lindisfarne) Sat 11th June/Sun 12th June Residential and non residential places available Ian McLagan (Faces/Small Faces) Mon 15th Aug and Tues 16th Aug Terry Reid Sat 3rd Sept and Sun 4th Sept John Parr - Sun 2nd October

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Just to make sure the show stays fresh while they tour the world with their ‘Reinventing the Wheel’ Tour, the New Jersey alt-rockers will be mixing it up by bringing a wheel of fortune on stage with them. Depending on where the wheel lands, Edinburgh could be listening to cover versions of Bowie, The Kinks or the Troggs, performed by YLT (not to be confused with local gang, Young Leith Terrorists, please note). To win tickets, see page 106. ■ Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Mon 6 Jun.

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list.co.uk/music and Johnny Barr Band Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Hearty punk and rock bill. ■ The Krissy Matthews Band and The Gerry Jablonski Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8.50 in advance; £10 on door; £22.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Young blues artist taking the country by storm with support from Aberdonian blues man. FREE Laura Healy, Chasing Owls and Sean Kennedy Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Acoustic set from the folk/Americanainspired singer/songwriter. ■ Michael Chapman St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £9 (£7). Blues country rock from the John Peel-championed Michael Chapman. ■ Papercuts Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. San Francisco dream pop outfit. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. ■ Little Barrie and Handmade King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. The favourite guitarist for hire of Primal Scream, Edwyn Collins and Paul Weller performs with his own band. FREE Unplucked at Firebird Firebird, 1321 Argyle Street, 334 0594. 8.30pm. Join resident guitarists for a jam. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 26.

Edinburgh

FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 26. ■ Thomas Tantrum Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. See Wed 8. ■ Yashin, Sacred Betrayal and Mind Set A Threat Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £8. Funeral for a Friend-style emo rock. ■ One Night Of Queen Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £23.25. Tribute to Freddie Mercury et al, starring Garry Mullen – winner of ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes – and his band The Works. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Open Mic with Shaz Sofi’s, 65 Henderson Street Leith, 555 1979. 9pm. Open mic and jam session. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Vanishing People, Panel 2 and Bannockburn Whistlebinkies, 4-6

South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Celtic rock from Bannockburn. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26.

Friday 10

Glasgow

■ Buckcherry, Slaves To Gravity and GU Medicine The Arches, 253

Argyle Street, 565 1000. 6.30pm. £16. Over-14s show. Hard rockers from LA. ■ The Moons and Figure 5 Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £12 in advance; £14 on door. Sixties-influenced indie sounds from The Moons who supported OCS on their recent tour. ■ Mummy Short Arms Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Indie rockers from Glasgow. ■ Till This Night, The System and Midget & the Gems O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Indie sounds. ■ Elton John SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £35–£65. Dame Elton has been shrewdly aligning himself with hip artists such as Eminem and Courtney Love in recent times, but do his audience care? No, they just want their camp old piano man back. Last seen collaborating with his mentor Leon Russell. ■ Frank Fairfield and RM Hubbert Whitehill Theatre, Whitehill Secondary School, 280 Onslow Drive. 7.30pm. £5. Californian folk musician harking back to the blues and folk of the early 20th century with hypnotic finger-picking support from guitarist RM Hubbert. ■ Mono The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £12.50. Extreme guitar dynamics from Japanese instrumental post-rock band Mono, who have been compared to Godspeed You Black Emperor. ■ The O’s Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Uplifting Americana and bluegrass. ■ Thermal & a Quarter

■ Volts Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate,

mixing pop, folk, jazz, rock and everything in between. FREE Jamie Scott Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. See Fri 3. ■ The Summer Revel Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 10pm–3am. £10 in advance only. The big ol’ summer party with a big marquee out the front hosting live bands: Randan Discotheque, Snide Rhythms, The Young Spooks and The Machine Room. The rest of the ECA rocks out to the sounds of Club Soda, Hot Rods and Victor Q all with an Underwater theme.

■ Art School Degree Show & Closing Party The Art School, 168

Doune

548 1350. 8pm. £7. AC/DC tribute. FREE The Halos Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Angelic rock. FREE The Roving Crowes, The Blind Watchmakers and Sidney Shaw Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Indie bill. ■ Yelawolf King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11. Alabama rapper, signed to Eminem’s Shady Records, who rhymes over classic rock and bluegrass. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. Renfrew Street, 353 4690. 10pm–3am. £tbc. The staff and students at Glasgow School of Art’s Vic Bar union close the door on an era, with this special ticket only finale featuring the likes of Errors (live), LuckyMe, Mungo’s HiFi, Hushpuppy and many more.

Edinburgh

FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. Start the weekend early with a mix of musicians, comedians and DJs. Live music comes from William Douglas & The Wheel and Dixie Beaver. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 27. ■ Moondawgs, Bigtime and Bad Boogaloo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues and covers. ■ Ariels Up, Jump Press A, Scrap Brain and Aperture Leith Dockers

Club, 17–17a Academy Street Leith, www.leithfestival.com/ 7pm. £5. Rock and indie line-up. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Brian Wright and Jim Bianco Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Howling from alt.country from LA and Brooklyn. ■ Stephanie Sounds The Voodoo Rooms, 19a W Register St, 556 7060. 7pm. £5. Soulful rock from Sounds who has provided backing vocals for everyone from Celine Dion and Will Young to. . . Shaggy.

Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indian indie rock. ■ The Johnny Cash Roadshow The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £16 in advance; £18 on door; £29.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Cash tribute from singer/songwriter Clive John.

Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. £3. Blues rock.

Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. London folksters headline the latest Communion night, plus Crow Road launch their new EP. ■ Vakunoht and The Jackhammers The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Progressive space rock and hard riffing from former members of Macrocosmica and Post Diluvian.

The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £tbc. Stacey Chavis offers fiery rock chick appeal fronting The Filthy Tongues. ■ Rebel Underdog Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Indie rock. FREE Sabai Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Experimental female duo

■ To Kill a King, Crow Road, Sunshine Social and Yonderboy

Music

■ The Rising Souls, The Harlets and The Wyre Maggie’s Chamber, ■ Isa & the Filthy Tongues, Birdhead and The Lotus Project

Doune ✽ Castle, Castle Road, 07915 970832. Times vary. Prices vary: weekend ticket Doune the Rabbit Hole

£58 advance, £68 on the gate (under 16s £45); day ticket £32 (under 16s £18; under 10s free); parking £10. Lewis Carroll-inspired weekend festival in the countryside surrounding Doune Castle. Expect beautiful surroundings, psychedelia, poetry, dressing up, face painting, stories, sing-alongs and food and drink stalls aplenty. This year’s lineup includes The Vaselines, Polar Bear, BMX Bandits, James Yorkston, Alasdair Roberts, RM Hubbert and more.

Saturday 11

Glasgow

■ Eruption Records All Day Fest

The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 2pm. £tbc. Featuring sets by Dynamite Pussy Club, Reverse Cowgirls, The Brutes, Charles Randolph, Pablo Eskimo and Psycho Candy. ■ Phoenix Mayhem Punkfest Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6pm. £10 (£15 for weekend ticket). Two days of wall to wall punk action. Line-up over both days includes Charred Hearts, Hate, Dun2Def, Skud Pepetz, The Liberty Club, The Red Eyes, Fire Exit, Media Whores, Alkotron, The Duel, Razorblade Smile, The Snipes and Ana Trash & the Sociopaths. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 28. ■ Enrique Iglesias and Lemar SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £35–£65. The smoothie Latin dreamboat serenades his predominantly female fanbase. With support from efficient Brit soul star Lemar. ■ Cash O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Johnny Cash tribute. ■ The Chapin Sisters Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £9. American singer-songwriter sisters Abigail and Lily Chapin bring their pristine harmonies and rock-tinged folky sounds to these shores. ■ The Morning Of, Paige and Kyoto Drive Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £tbc. Indie poppers from New York headline.

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Music ROCK&POP ■ The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Arches, 253 Argyle Street,

565 1000. 7pm. £12.50. New York indie pop trio who should feel right at home in Scotland, given their liking for Teenage Fanclub and The Pastels. ■ The Cut Throat Razors

Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Eight-piece band playing soul, ska and punky pop. ■ Mr Wroe’s Ho’s, The Euan Platter Collective and Concor

Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Glasgow’s latest musical terrorists. ■ Brian Wright and Jim Bianco King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. See Fri 10. FREE Rockburn and Death by Ambition Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Indie rockers from Bellshill. FREE Swagger Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Quality rock covers and self-styled ‘rock salvation’ from Swagger. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26.

Edinburgh

FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. 11.30am–3pm. Brunch and live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or continental. If you can have a dinner dance, why not a breakfast dance? FREE Debrasco The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 3pm. High octane rock’n’roll. Part of the Leith Festival.

Sunday 12

Glasgow

FREE Gibson Street Gala Gibson Street, www.westendfestival.co.uk 12–6pm. Street entertainers, live music on Otago Lane, stalls, art and crafts, food, drink, a climbing wall, children’s areas and games. Live acts include Rudy Alba and the One Flesh Band, Barulho Beats Samba Band and Bombskare. Part of the West End Festival. ■ If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now and Black Jash

Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 1.30pm. £tbc. Afternoon gig, headlined by Glasgow’s IYLHYBHBN who cite Dirty Three and Tom Waits as influences on their haunting, lyrical sound. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 29. FREE Sunday Sessions La Bodega, Dance With Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 2pm. See Sun 29. FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 29. ■ Phoenix Mayhem Punkfest Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6pm. £10 (£15 for weekend ticket). See Sat 11. ■ Duck Hunt, Standard Error and Man & Superman Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £3. Prog punk, jazz funk folk fusion and angular indie sounds from this bill. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath

Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 29.

Edinburgh

■ Five in a Bar Acapella Singers

iso-bar, 7 Bernard Street, 467 8904. 3pm. £6.50 (£5). Sweet vocal harmonies. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Live Music Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 3pm–1am. Including live jazz at 3pm and a jam session at 7pm. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Sunshine Delay The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 3pm. Melodic country-influenced Americana. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 29. FREE Live Music Carriers Quarters, 42 Bernard Street Leith, 554 4122. 6.30pm. Live music in the oldest pub in Leith. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Dead Boy Robotics, Vasquez and Green Man Running Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street Leith, 555 6660. 7pm. £5. New Wave, electro punk, rock and indie. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Emelle, Kat Healy, Callum Beattie and Chris Bradley Leith

Dockers Club, 17–17a Academy Street Leith, www.leithfestival.com/ 7pm. £5. Rock and indie. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Every Day at Ten and Paul Hartill Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7.50 (twin ticket £10). Pop rock also featuring DJ Mike Young in support.

Four Hours of Drone

■ Friends Are Friends, Abduction of Margaret and Sacre Noir Sneaky

Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Electro, dance/rock and pop. ■ Privilege Promotions Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Four bands to be confirmed. ■ Stephanie Sounds Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. See Fri 10. FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. A series of gigs. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ My Tiny Robots, Betatone Distinction and Cameo Colours

Doune ✽ Castle, Castle Road, 07915 970832. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri Doune the Rabbit Hole

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Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Folk rock and blues.

Doune

Doune ✽ Castle, Castle Road, 07915 970832. Times vary. Prices vary: weekend ticket Doune the Rabbit Hole

£58 advance, £68 on the gate (under 16s £45); day ticket £32 (under 16s £18; under 10s free); parking £10. See Fri 10.

Monday 13 ■ GWAR, Clutch and Panic Cell O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Space-faring sci-fi masked metal marauders fond of blood, guts and bodily fluids, with complex stoner rock support. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 30. ■ Aimee Bobruk Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. Folk and roots singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas. ■ Baptised In Blood and Dirty Rose King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £5. Over-14s show. London band signed to the home of thrash metal, Roadrunner Records. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. See Mon 30.

Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, funk and rock. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 28.

Doune

Blues For Pocketmoney

Glasgow

■ Ged Hanley Trio, Midnight Blues Band, Size Queen and UKnow-Hoo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South

Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. £5. Idiosyncratic lilting indie pop and odd ball covers. ■ Undergrowth The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 07766 191817. 7.30–11pm. By donation. Fundraiser for the Forest Cafe featuring music and poetry. It’s not in Leith, but we’ll let them off just this once. Part of Leith Festival. FREE James Brown is Annie Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 8pm. Raw garage blues and funk. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Townhouse The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8pm. £3 (£2). Indie. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE The O’s Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Fri 10. FREE Sativa Dawn Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Retro psychedelic blues-rock.

FREE Jamie Scott Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. See Fri 3. ■ Orwell Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. French pop. ■ Wolf Gang Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. See Sat 4. ■ Britain’s Got Talent Playhouse, 1822 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £39.75. Acts from the exceedingly popular ITV talent show perform live as part of a nation-wide tour. FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. See Sat 11. ■ Father Murphy, Loinstorm and The Eastern Block Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £5. Italian psyche pop trio headline. ■ The Missing Years The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30pm. £5 (£2.50). Satirical, comical and sentimental songs. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Rossco Galloway and Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Sun 29. FREE Dry Boak, Gallo Rojo and

Edinburgh

FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. See Sat 11. ■ Matt Norris & The Moon The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Edinburgh-based harmonising folky collective. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Boda’sChanBang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE The Parlour Unplugged The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8pm. Acoustic folk, blues and rock, all musicians welcome. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 30. No, not a night in the pub with a high-maintenance friend going through girlfriend troubles. Rather, a gathering of Scotland’s finest experimental musicians, or as the organisers put it, ‘an extended opportunity to meditate on the experience of sound’. It will be a continuous four-hour set, made up of overlapping performances from Neil Davidson, CK Dexter Haven (pictured), Noma and others. ■ CCA, Glasgow, Sat 4 Jun.

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Tuesday 14

Glasgow

■ Dio’s Disciples The Garage, 490

Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £20. Former Dio members join forces with singers Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens (Judas Priest, Beyond Fear) and Toby Jepson (Little Angels, Gun) to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio’s musical legacy. ■ Tom Vek and Breton Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12.50. The London-based musical auteur releases his long awaited second album Leisure Seizure. ■ Whitesnake and The Union O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £38.50. Old school foot-onmonitor hard rock mane-shaking from a behemoth of the rock arena, fronted by the louche David Coverdale. Please note change of venue for this gig. ■ Wu Lyf and Family Grand Ole Opry, 2–4 Govan Road, 429 5396. 7pm. £8. Epic, dark rock from the mysterious Manchester collective ‘World Unite – Lucifer Youth Foundation’. ■ Britain’s Got Talent SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £35. See Sun 12. ■ Madskull and The Tenemants Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Glasgow alt six-piece headline this Glasgow City Scoundrels night. ■ Tera Melos Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Experimental rockers from Sacramento. FREE Spotlight@Slouch Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. See Tue 31. ■ Kitty, Daisy & Lewis King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Swingin’ rockabilly siblings recreate the sound of early rock’n’roll with great style. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall

Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 31.

Edinburgh

■ Laki Mera Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Electronica/folk-pop band featuring former God’s Boyfriend singer Laura Donnelly. FREE Craig McMurdo The Compass Bar, 44 Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 554 1979. 7.30pm. Jazz and swing vocalist McMurdo. A special ‘’Moon, June, Croon, Swoon’ residency. FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. See Sat 11.

■ Wu-Tang Clan, Hyro da Hero, Young Dirty Bastard and DJ Semtex The HMV Picture House, 31

Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7.30pm. £29.50. One of the world’s most influential hip hop crew make a rare trip to the UK. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Regent Showcase The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. 8.30pm. Local singer-songwriter Cameron Phair hosts this night of musicians, poets and comedians. FREE Open Mic Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Tue 31. FREE Man & Superman and The Glitch Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Rock.

Wednesday 15

Glasgow

■ The Horrors and Toy Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Ripped up horror punks turned art-rockers with a

fervent goth following. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Airplay, Crank and Reagan Smash Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 7.30pm. £4. Indie and electronica. ■ Ben Glover Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £8. Northern Ireland singer-songwriter, influenced by Waits and Dylan, whose album features contributions from the august likes of Vince Gill, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Acoustic Tribute Night The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. This week’s soundclash subject are tbc. ■ Tune-Yards Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Lo-fi folky sounds from New England native Merrill Garbus. ■ Munich King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Brighton five-piece with an anthemic dream pop sound, influenced by The Cure and Bright Eyes. ■ Inner Sight, Lost in Audio and Marvels The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £4. Rock meets dance beats from Glasgow’s Inner Sight at this week’s Muso Club.

Edinburgh

■ Wu Lyf and Family Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £8. See Tue 14. FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. See Sat 11. FREE Open Mic Night Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 8pm. Open mic session. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Wed 1.

Music

FREE The Lift Shaft Incident, Legends of Awesome and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie rock. FREE Callum Carlyle Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Acoustic music for the 21st century.

Perth

■ Morrissey Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £32.50. The former Smiths frontman and globally adored/hated King of Mope continues to enjoy his solo renaissance with a clutch of dates in somewhat out of the way locations.

Thursday 16

Glasgow

■ The Ashtones Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Indie rock four-piece from East Kilbride. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Cascada and Italo Brothers O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Hands in the air - it’s a chart dance offensive. ■ Leo Condie Sings the Songs of Jacques Brel Brel, 39–43 Ashton

Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Low Miffs frontman pays tribute to the Belgian crooner in the bar named in his honour. ■ Stonesthrow Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Nineties-style indie rock. FREE The Trannies and Missed the Boat Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Classic rock and funk from headlining six-piece. FREE Two Rivers, Calm as the Colour and John Rush Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Acoustic, stripped back sets. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 26.

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Music ROCK&POP FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 26.

Edinburgh

FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 26.

■ Improvising Live Music For Film

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. 6.15pm. £10 (£8.50). ■ Seven Deadly Sins, Miss the Occupier, Casino Queen and Ghost of Progress Leith Dockers

Club, 17–17a Academy Street Leith, www.leithfestival.com/ 7pm. £5. Rock night. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. See Sat 11. ■ Hopwood & Black The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5. Folky indie from Phil Hopwood (The Marrs Effect) and Lindsey Black (The Bevvy Sisters). FREE Live Music Carriers Quarters, 42 Bernard Street Leith, 554 4122. 8pm. See Sun 12. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE The Parlour Open Mic The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8.30pm. Open mic session hosted by Packets O’Shea. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE The Loafers and The Offenders Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Blues funk jam. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26.

Friday 17

Glasgow

■ The Rudiments Nice’n’Sleazy, 421

Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. Times tbc. £tbc. Melodic 60s-inspired harmony sounds from The Rudiments. FREE Fresh Faced Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 6–10pm. A night of workshops, activities and performances from and for young people. As well as chances to tour the British Art Show 7 exhibition and live music, there will be a chance to see Glas(s) Performance’s show Generation. ■ The Big Gig Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £30. Cash for Kids fundraising extravaganza, featuring live music from Midge Ure, Jim Diamond and Scottish supergroup The Gathering, featuring members of Hue & Cry, Wet Wet Wet and The Proclaimers, plus special surprise guests. The bumper comedy line-up is headed by Janey Godley. ■ Moving Pictures Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Tribute to the mighty Rush.

■ Marmalade and Counselled Out

The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12 in advance; £15 on door; £25.95 with early dinner at 6pm. 1960s pop rockers of ‘Ob-La-Di, ObLa-Da’ fame return, with support from the Commitments-style soul big band Counselled Out. ■ Olympic Swimmers Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Melodious indie pop from this Glasgow five-piece, fronted by Susie Liddell, who have been compared to everyone from the Delgados to Electrelane.

■ Persons Unknown, Stomphouse Sauce and Bunny & the Misshapes The 13th Note

Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Garage and punk. FREE Honey and Epico Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Epico are indie poppers from East Kilbride. FREE Isis Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Soft rock. ■ Red Snapper King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Instrumental jazz, funk, jungle, trip-hop, hip-hop and breakbeat from Warp Record’s Red Snapper. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26.

Edinburgh

FREE David A Roberts The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 2–3.30pm. Music and poetry from a seasoned performer. Part of Leith Festival. FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. Start the weekend early with a mix of musicians, comedians and DJs. Special acoustic show from The Machine Room plus Yesterday Today and John Taylor. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 27. ■ Supermarionation, Rolled Up 20s and China Shop Bull

Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight;

£4 after. Power pop and indie plus drum & bass/rock form CSB. ■ Any Color Black and Epic 26 Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street Leith, 555 6660. 7pm. £tbc. Electro sleaze rock duo from Glasgow headline. Part of the Leith Festival.

■ Edinburgh School for the Deaf

Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Fuzzed up psyche shoegaze and distorted guitars. Launching debut album New Youth Bible. ■ Les Bof! Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. French language garage rockers. Album launch party. ■ Meursault, The Savings and Loan & John Egdell The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £7. Edinburgh indie/folktronica types Meursault. FREE Bwani Junction Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. Rock and Afrobeat from this rising Edinburgh outfit. FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. See Sat 11. ■ Ianfest Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm–3am. £5. First anniversary celebration of the life of Ian Calvert with all proceeds going to Parkinsons UK. Live music comes from Sad Society, Shock & Awe, Chinese Jocks, Desperation AM, Izzy & The Stoooges, Isaac Brutal & the Trailer Trash Express and very special guests. ■ Southern Tenant Folk Union

Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Gospel-influenced seven-piece with their own mix of old-time, bluegrass and Celtic folk music. Launching their new CD Pencaitland. ■ Kim Edgar iso-bar, 7 Bernard Street, 467 8904. 8pm. £8 (£6). Acoustic pop, jazz and original compositions on piano, guitar and voice from local musician Kim Edgar. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE The Go Figures The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30pm. Roots rock and country soul. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Bainbridge Presents Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Three bands still tbc.

The Mountain Goats

■ Punto the Feef, Have Mercy Las Vegas and King Chaos & the Prism Skies O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall

■ Click Clack Club The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 10pm. £3. Experimental music club featuring Captain Beefheart as interpreted by Ego Ergo Aggro. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Jamie Scott Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. See Fri 3. ■ Fisheye Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Launch of this new night that combines gig thrills and DJ skills with live sets form Death by Misadventure and

Saturday 18

Glasgow

FREE Lobey Dosser Day Lobey’s Statue, Opposite the Halt Bar Woodlands, www.westendfestival.co.uk 1pm & 2.30pm. A celebration of the life and good times of Bud Neill, cartoonist, poet and boulevardier sans pareil with an exhibition, readings, a trumpet piece by John Maxwell Geddes, ‘costumed jollity’ and more.Part of the West End Festival. ■ In Demand Live! SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 2pm. £25. Big pop event with live performances from Alexis Jordan, The Feeling, Example, Wretch 32, Wonderland, Her Majesty & the Wolves and Yasmin. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 28. ■ Herculean The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 6.30pm. £10. Epic indie rock trio. ■ Dan Mangan and Three Blind Wolves Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £7. A previous recipient of Canada’s equivalent of the Mercury Prize), Dan Mangan should go down well with fans of Badly Drawn Boy and Mumford & Sons. Support from singer/songwriter Ross Clark’s new incarnation. ■ The Dirty Hugos, The Monty Hall Problem, Folsom and Frontline O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall

Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Local band line-up. ■ Neal Morse The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £20. The prog rocker and his eight-piece band play Testimony 2 in its entirety and old favourites. FREE Jericho Hill Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. Johnny Cash tribute band. ■ Wake Via Satellite Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie with a hint of prog. ■ The Fear, Russian Brides and Shaun Philbin Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.45pm. £5. Altfolk from Saltcoats band The Fear plus postpunk from Russian Brides. ■ Absolute Bowie The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £11.50 in advance; £13 on the door; £25.45 with early dinner at 6pm. ‘Europe’s premier Bowie tribute band’, it says here. ■ Kogumaza, Pyramidion and Cosmic Dead The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Psychedelic jams. ■ Tenniscoats Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose Street, 332 9765. 8pm. £7. Japanese twee pop outfit who have collaborated with The Pastels in the past. See Exposure, page 105.

Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Funky rockers from Fife headline.

■ Alex Winston, Jonathan Sebastian Knight and Fridge Magnets King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut,

Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £19.50–£22.50. Over-14s show. Mainstream US rockers who have enjoyed huge success in the States. ■ Clocked Out, Fifteen Dead and Absolutists Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Punk and hardcore bill. FREE The Raybandos Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. Rhythm’n’blues and rock’n’roll covers. ■ Joy Dunlop St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £tbc. Folky and traditional sounds.

272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Detroit-born alternative singer/songwriter tipped for crossover success. Please note change of date. FREE The Dangerous Brothers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. A classic rock/metal repertoire from the Kendal-based bros. FREE Slim Mistress Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Live music. FREE Morgan Lee Band Bon Accord, 153 North Street, 248 4427. 8.45pm. Live music.

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John Darnielle, lyricist for indie-rockers The Mountain Goats, and sometime novelist, started sending in sci-fi stories to magazines while he was still at school, and began writing songs while working as a psychiatric nurse in California. It proved an excellent training ground, and his poetic, sometimes hilarious writings for TMG led the New Yorker magazine to call him ‘America’s best non-hip-hop lyricist’. ■ Glasgow, King Tuts, Sun 29 May.

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list.co.uk/music FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. ■ No Dice Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 221 0726. 9pm. £5. Rock covers.

Edinburgh

FREE La Fête de la Musique Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 12–11pm. A day featuring all types of music from amateur players willing to test the waters of live public performance. ■ Leith Festival Music Session

Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 12–7pm. £5. All day session of bands. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Ged Hanley Trio, Safehouse and Soulussion Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Rock and funk. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 28. FREE Discopolis and Blank Canvas Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Haunting electro pop.

■ The Douglas Firs, Something Beginning With L and Plastic Animals Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate,

225 1757. 7pm. £5. Lush complex sounds from Neil Insh.

■ Little Doses, FO Machette and Death Trap City Cabaret Voltaire,

36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Triple bill of Scottish alt.rock. ■ The Mars Patrol Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7.50. Upbeat Edinburgh indie outfit. ■ Waverley The Store, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £5 in advance; £6 on the door. Rock and indie with more bands tbc. FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. See Sat 11. ■ The Scattered Family and The Deadly Winters The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 7.30pm. £5. Rowdy acoustic double bill. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Sing in the City Choir South Leith Parish Church, 6 Henderson Street Leith, www.leithfestival.com 7.30pm. £8 (£6). An evening of popular song in aid of Leith Rotary Club’s educational project in a village in South Africa. Part of Leith Festival. ■ Stevie & The Moon, The Laymites and Sao Paulo The Voodoo

Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £6. Quirky indie. FREE Live Music Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 8pm. Acts tbc. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Megajam The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8.30pm. Funk, rock, blues, hip hop and soul jam. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Size Queen Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Classic rock covers.

Dunoon

■ Morrissey Queen’s Hall, Argyll Street, 01369 702800. 7.30pm. £32.50. See Wed 15.

Sunday 19

Glasgow

FREE La Fête de la Musique Ashton Lane, www.westendfestival.co.uk 1pm. Organised by Ashton Lane Proprietors and Alliance Française de Glasgow, this key event in the West End Festival programme has musicians of all styles, including Findlay Napier, The Dirty Keys and Comanam, playing all over Ashton Lane alongside a street market. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 29. FREE Sunday Sessions La Bodega, Dance With Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 2pm. See Sun 29.

FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 29.

■ Assemblage 23, Obscenity Trial and Analog Angel Classic Grand, 18

Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Electronica act from Seattle.

■ Colin MacIntyre Òran Mór, 731-

735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13. The artist formerly known as Mull Historical Society with his bittersweet pop songs. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Damo Suzuki and Mandog Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. Legendary sometime vocalist with Krautrock supremos Can performs in improvisatory fashion. With support from Japanese psych rockers featuring Boredoms/Acid Mothers Temple collaborator Keiichi Miyashita. ■ Forever Intent Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ A Joker’s Rage Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £4. Described by BBC Introducing as ‘the missing link between Faith No More and Frank Zappa’. ■ John Hinshelwood Band The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £5. Americana and country sounds. Kathy Stewart & The Frequent Flyers provide support. ■ Veloz, Lich and In Tongues The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Headliners from Boston. ■ The Travelling Band, The Rudiments and Dead Man’s Waltz

King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Indie folk charmers from Manchester supported by The Rudiments’ melodic 60s-inspired harmony sounds. Please note change of date. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 29.

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FREE Mouthful of Grass, The Dark Jokes & Cutter and Willis Band The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 2pm. Blues, funk and rockin’ country. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Live Music Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 3pm–1am. See Sun 12. FREE Vocal Vibes and Singchronicity Youth Coir Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 4pm. Pop, West End favourites and gospel classics from these youth choirs. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Rock For Leith The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 6pm. £5 (£2.50). Full day of live rock. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 29. FREE Live Music Carriers Quarters, 42 Bernard Street Leith, 554 4122. 6.30pm. See Sun 12. ■ Augustralia, Remnant Kings and A Fight You Can’t Win Leith Dockers Club, 17–17a Academy Street Leith, www.leithfestival.com/ 7pm. £5. Rock. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ The Brief Encounters, Donnie Willow, DARC, Atlantic Banks and Modern Misfortune Electric Circus,

36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5–£6. Indie, alt.rock, punk and electronica. FREE Free Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7.30pm. See Sat 11. FREE Rossco Galloway and Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Sun 29. FREE The Johnstone Brothers and Oatbeanie Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Covers.

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FREE Second Escape and Touch

Music

of Severity Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo

Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Rock, punk and metal. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. See Mon 30.

Edinburgh

FREE Acoustic Bluegrass Jam Session Victoria, 265 Leith Walk, 555 1638. 8pm. Session with Pat and friends. FREE Boda’sChanBang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm. See Mon 30. ■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 8pm. £10 (£8). The Prisoner (Patrick MacGoohan, 1967-68) by NeirdA & Z3ro. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 30.

Dunfermline

■ Morrissey Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, 01383 740384. 7.30pm. £32.50. See Wed 15.

Tuesday 21

Glasgow

■ LA Guns, Gypsy Pistoleros and Venrez Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica

Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. Sunset Strip glam metal veterans who begat Guns’n’Roses. FREE Pivo Acoustic Session Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Unplugged performances by Doubtful Sound, Chris Gould, Johnny Graham, Sanantone, Two Rivers, Fake Gods and Rebecca Sandridge. FREE Spotlight@Slouch Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. See Tue 31. Dominique Young Unique The Sub Club, 22 Jamaica Street, 248 4600. 9–11pm. £6. Highly-rated 19 year old Tampa Bay rapper Dominique Young Unique comes to Scotland. This set features Profisee & S-Type (Phuturelabs/Lucky Me) and Peace (Naïve), and feeds directly into the I AM club night right after, to which all attending will get free entry. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 31.

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■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 5pm. £5 (£3). Talk: An Introduction to Cinéconcerts. New tailor-made live soundtracks for cult films, creating a dialogue between their music and the images screened, in association with Tentracks. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 6pm. £10 (£8). Screening The Prisoner (Patrick MacGoohan, 1967-68) with music by NeirdA & Z3ro. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 8pm. £10 (£8). Desperado (Robert Rodriguez, 1995) with a live soundtrack from Bikini Machine. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. FREE Craig McMurdo The Compass Bar, 44 Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 554 1979. 7.30pm. Jazz and swing vocalist McMurdo. A special ‘’Moon, June, Croon, Swoon’ residency.

5REASONS TO GO TO THE WEST END FESTIVAL 1 Fence Collective There are dozens of good musical reasons to take yourself to the West End Festival this June. How about Fife’s favourite indie-folk collective for starters? The line-up’s a secret until the day, but the name ‘Fence’ is all the badge of quality you need. Oran Mor, Sun 5 Jun. 2 Electric Honey Records Showcase The Stow Collegebased indie label which launched the careers of Belle & Sebastian, Snow Patrol and Biffy Clyro goes from strength to strength, presenting here Miniature Dinosaurs, French Wives, Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers and the launch of White Heath’s debut album Take No Thought for Tomorrow. Oran Mor, Sat 4 Jun. 3 Alasdair Roberts & Tannahill Ensemble A West End Festival exclusive, as highlyregarded Scots indie-folk musician Roberts presents an evening of works by Robert Tannahill, the ‘Weaver Poet’ and contemporary of Robert Burns, with help from members of the Second Hand Marching Band (pictured), John Knox Sex Club and more. Oran Mor, Thu 14 Jun. 4 Brain Burner Noise Night Sample folk, jazz or indie at venues like Brel, Cottier Theatre or the Rio Café. Or, how about this instead, which had us at ‘rare and cult short films, with local underground musicians providing one-off improvised scores’? Plus it’s in the West End’s most reliably bleeding edge basement venue. Captain’s Rest, Sun 5 Jun. 5 Optimo in Dub What a way to end the festival. With indoor and outdoor stages, and a family-friendly barbecue, Glasgow’s most learned DJs present a day of dub, reggae and dancehall sounds to set us up for summer. SWG3, Sun 26 Jun. (David Pollock) ■ Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun westendfestival.co.uk 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 117

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Music ROCK&POP FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Tue 31. ■ An Evening with Chemikal Underground Teviot Row Union,

Bristo Square, 650 4673. 9.15pm. £12 (£10). Responsible for launching artists such as Mogwai, Interpol, Arab Strap, De Rosa and The Phantom Band, Chemikal Underground, in partnership with Thinksync, presents The Unwinding Hours and special guests. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. FREE Open Mic Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Black Tongues and Sly Swigs & The War Corps

Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Indie rock.

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■ Morrissey Hawick Town Hall, High Street, 01450 364743. 7.30pm. £32.50. See Wed 15.

Wednesday 22

Glasgow

■ Take That and The Pet Shop Boys Hampden Park, Letherby Drive,

616 6000. 4pm. £55–£85. The prototype boy band have re-lit their own fire and returned to cash in those nostalgia dollars, and have proved far more credible than any of us could have imagined. Now with added Robbie. Plus eminent support from dynamic duo The Pet Shop Boys, no strangers to a theatrical presentation themselves. ■ Framing Hanley, My Passion and Headstart O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £11.50. Over-14s show. Alternative rock quintet from Nashville.

■ Kevin McDermott & The Section

Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. The local favourite serves up roots-flavoured rock and pop with full band backing. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg The Arches, 253

Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £17.50. Americana and roots from these three singer-songwriter friends at this informal night of ‘Wine, Women & Song’. ■ Laki Mera Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. See Tue 14. FREE Full Tonne Kid Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Acoustic blues and country band from Bellshill. Part of the West End Festival.

■ Milk Flat 0/1, 162 Bath Street,

07583227912. 9pm–3am. £4 (students £3). A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. Acts tbc.

Edinburgh

■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 6pm. £10 (£8). Desperado (Robert Rodriguez, 1995) with a live soundtrack from Bikini Machine. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 8pm. £10 (£8). Duel (Steven Spielberg, 1971) with live music from Olivier Mellano. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. ■ Bon Jovi Murrayfield Stadium, Roseburn Street Murrayfield, 346 5000. 7pm. £50–£65. Poodle rockin’ veterans induce the masses to punch the air. ■ Dave Arcari, Shambles Miller and Jim Byrne Sneaky Pete’s, 73

Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Scottish alt.blues guitarist ‘plays like he got his skin turned inside out’ so says Seasick Steve. ■ Don McLean Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 8pm. £25. Don McLean, author of the most famous song ever to have been inspired by an air accident, brings his denim-clad countryrock to the Usher Hall. FREE The Golden Hour The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 8pm. Loose cabaret evening with words, music and video madness and your erudite host, Mr Ryan Van Winkle. This month’s guests are short story doctor Tracy Emerson, poets Richie McCaffrey and Gavin Boyd, and musical sorts Doug Johnstone, Jade and the Jacks and BenOfficial. FREE Open Mic Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 8.30pm. See Wed 8. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Wed 1. FREE Chris Glen and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Acoustic and rock covers. FREE Johnson Brothers Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Live music.

Thursday 23

Glasgow

■ Take That and The Pet Shop Boys Hampden Park, Letherby Drive,

616 6000. 4pm. £55–£85. See Wed 22.

■ Kraul Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Kraul mix emo with grunge to create their heavy sound. Part of the West End Festival.

■ Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band

SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £55–£60. Classic rock’n’roll and pop from The Beatles drummer. FREE Tech Tuesday Group Live Showcase Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. An event run entirely by the teenage participants in Glasgow Concert Hall’s weekly workshops, featuring local hip-hop artists and singer songwriters from the music technology sessions. Part of Refugee Week Scotland.

■ Analogue Animals, Low Sonic Drift and Craig Bedson Pivo Pivo, 15

Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Downtuned thrash from LSD. ■ Cyndi Lauper Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £30–£33.50. Best known for her crazy colour hair and big 80s hit, ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’, Lauper returns to Glasgow to showcase her unexpected Memphis blues direction. See First Word, page 2. ■ Annie Stevenson, Dear Stars and Barella Lights The 13th Note

■ Domino: Cut & Paste Teviot Row Union, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 3pm. £10 (£8.50). Music Supervisor Vicki Williams and musician Steve Mason (formerly of King Biscuit Time, Black Affair and The Beta Band), Head of Synchronisation, Lynden Campbell head a discussion on what music rights holders and film producers demand from music uses in film, commercials, games and TV as well as live edits and music. If you have 60 seconds of film that you would like to see edited to Domino music at this event submit a quicktime file to synch@dominorecordco.com by Wed 22 Jun. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. ■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 6pm. £10 (£8). Lord of the Flies (Peter Brook, 1963) accompanied by Laetitia Shériff. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 8pm. £10 (£8). Mad Max (George Miller, 1979) with a live score from Montgomery. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Glasgow alt.rockers headline.

■ Institut Français d’Ecosse: Cinéconcerts Institut Français

Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Alt.bluesy mayhem from the Radiotones man, plus support. FREE The Hardy Boys, Dead Man’s Waltz and Adopted as Holograph Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Stripped back sets from ex-Injuns members. ■ Think Floyd The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14.50 in advance; £16 on the door; £28.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute act performing Pink Floyd’s greatest hits. ■ Foy Vance King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Alternative, heartfelt songs from a distinctive, soul-folk voice with hints of Van Morrison and Richie Havens to his sound. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 26.

d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 5pm. £5 (£3). Talk: Beyond Cinéconcerts. Part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 26. ■ Screen Kids Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Maudlin alt.rock/pop/indie. ■ Stone Soup Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). Live music and poetry from Davesnewbike and friends. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. ■ Shadow Shows - Devised and Performed by Pram and Film Ficciones Teviot Row Union, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). ■ Click Clack Club The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 9pm. Donations. Funky experimental music club. Featuring Steve Kettley’s Odd Times, plus special guests. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26.

■ Dave Arcari, Shambles Miller and Jim Byrne Captain’s Rest, 185

FRIDAY LINE-UP ANNOUNCED The Famous Grouse Festival’s Friday line-up has been announced this month, boasting Scottish legends such as the Bay City Rollers’ Eric Faulkner and former lead singer of Runrig, Donnie Munro. Festival goers will also have the opportunity to sample whisky that is not widely available, learn how to make whisky cocktails and be introduced to The Famous Grouse Family: The Famous Grouse, The Black Grouse and The Snow Grouse. Headliner Donnie Munro will be performing a wide mix of material, from the Runrig back catalogue to his more traditional songs. Bay City Rollers’ fans will be pleased to learn that Eric Faulkner, who co-wrote many of the Rollers songs, still performs them today alongside his more recent solo work. Faulkner is a festival veteran having performed at Guilfest, Glastonbury, The Acoustic Festival of Britain and Feis Ile (Islay Festival of Malt and Music). 118 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

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Another star gracing the stage will be Dundee’s Michael Marra who has opened for the likes of Van Morrison, The Proclaimers and Deacon Blue. Solo acoustic artist Jill Jackson will perform on both the Friday and the Saturday night and completing the Friday night line-up is The Gospel Truth Choir. The Famous Grouse Festival will run for the first time on Fri 12 and Sat 13 August at Scotland’s oldest working distillery, in scenic Perthshire*. To win a pair of tickets, log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

Who is the former singer of Runrig? The music and whisky festival will be held at The Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff. Ticket prices are £30 per day and are now on sale from www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Tickets are restricted to those aged 14 and above and all over 18’s will be treated to three free drams (25ml measures).

Please enjoy our whisky responsibly *Subject to licensing

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JAZZ & BLUES Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

Thursday 26

Edinburgh

■ Elkie Brooks The Jam House, 5

Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £20. Million-selling British songstress belts out the hits as well as material from her latest album. ■ Sierra Maestra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£14). With a sound recalling the 1920s heyday of Cuban music, the group have played a huge part in the explosion in popularity of Latin American sounds. ■ Quattro Formaggi The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Electric jazz-funk fusion from this Prague four-piece. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Groovy funk four-piece (formerly known as Freaky Family) from guitarist Aki Remally

Friday 27

Glasgow

2011 The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk

Street, 668 2019. 3pm. £5–£7 (accompanied under-16s free). The semifinal of the Scottish Jazz Federation’s competition for talented young musicians. FREE Becc Sanderson & Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Classic rhythm and blues from Australian vocalist Sanderson. ■ Stormy Sunday Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of singers and soloists. Also featuring John Hunt and Main Street Blues. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Motown-style funk/soul from this six-piece fronted by Fiona Lynch and Joe Early.

Monday 30

Edinburgh

■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz

Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this four-piece powered by drummer Jordie Gilmour.

Tuesday 31

FREE The Dias Quartet Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. Pulsating grooves from this jazz-funk quartet fronted by Brazilian trumpeter Reginaldo Dias. FREE The Strathclyde University Big Band Café Source, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 548 6020. 9pm. The university’s big band get their boots on and come on like gangbusters in what’s guaranteed to be a hummer of an evening of solid trickeration. If you’re lucky, they might even play some music.

FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Live acoustic blues from John Hunt and friends. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.

Edinburgh

Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.

■ Adopted as Holograph and Asazi Space Funk Explosion The Forest

Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 8pm. £5 (£4). Fundraiser for the Forest and Doune the Rabbit Hole with eclectic mix of jazz and Afro-funk. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring The Privates.

Saturday 28

Glasgow

■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s

Edinburgh

■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers

Wednesday 1

Edinburgh

■ Breach Organ Trio The Jazz Bar, 1

Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Hammond Organ sounds from Paul Harrison with Graeme Stephen (guitar) and Chris Wallace (drums). Promoting their new CD. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Talented piano player/vocalist Mike Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.

Thursday 2

Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. The late George Penman’s band continue to keep the faith with their take on vintage New Orleans jazz. FREE The Dias Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. See Fri 27.

Edinburgh

FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by Le Salon de Jazz Refuse.

Sunday 29

Glasgow

FREE Lauders Big Band Trader Joe’s, 325 Hope Street, 332 4017. 2pm. Swing and big band sounds. FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. The best in blues and rhythm’n’blues.

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■ Young Scottish Jazz Musician

■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1

Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26.

Friday 3 ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1

Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring dancefloor reggae from Skamel.

Saturday 4

Glasgow

■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s

Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. See Sat 28. FREE Richard Burton Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Enjoy an afternoon of swing, bebop and standards with alto saxophonist Burton and band. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1

Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 28. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by the rock/blues/ska/dub sounds of The Dark Jokes.

Sunday 5

Glasgow

FREE Lauders Big Band Trader Joe’s, 325 Hope Street, 332 4017. 2pm. See Sun 29. FREE Jazz & Media Ale Festival Three Judges, 141 Dumbarton Road, 337 3055. 3pm. Live jazz and a selection of ales. Featuring The Witnesses. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Featuring singer Alison Affleck. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 29.

Monday 6

Glasgow

■ Tommy Smith RSAMD, 100

Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 6.30pm. £4 (£3). Final Blue Monday of the year with saxophonist and artistic director of the jazz programme, Smith.

Edinburgh

■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 30.

Tuesday 7

Edinburgh

FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 31. FREE Craig McMurdo The Compass Bar, 44 Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 554 1979. 7.30pm. Jazz and swing vocalist McMurdo with a special ‘Moon, June, Croon, Swoon’ residency. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 31. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers

Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 31.

Wednesday 8

Edinburgh

■ Meridian Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Michael Magg and Nicky Psaila play the music of Wayne Shorter. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Wed 1.

Thursday 9

Edinburgh

■ Ka-Tet The Bongo Club, Moray

House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 9pm. £5. Talented piano player/vocalist Mike Kearney leads this funk/blues fivepiece. Launching new album Philosphika. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26.

Friday 10

Glasgow

FREE Cosmopolitan Big Band Café Source, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 548 6020. 9pm. Jazz standards, funk and soul from

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this 18-piece big band featuring vocals from Rachel Lightbody.

Edinburgh

■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Hard bop and lesser-known standards from the accomplished fivepiece. ■ Rosie Nimmo iso-bar, 7 Bernard Street, 467 8904. 8pm. £6 (£5). Jazz, blues and folk-infused vocals. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring funk/soul from Washington Street.

Saturday 11

Glasgow

■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s

Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. See Sat 28. FREE Jazz Main Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Sax-led quartet playing a wide variety of music from Monk to Miles. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 28. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 4. FREE Blue Rubies Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 9pm. Rockin’ blues. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring free jazz, pop and rock from Punch & the Apostles.

Sunday 12

Glasgow

Edinburgh

FREE Live Music Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 3pm–1am. Including live jazz at 3pm and a jam session at 7pm. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Deco Dance Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street Leith, 555 6660. 6pm. £6. Re-live the Jazz Age with music and dancing, courtesy of vintage party specialists Miss Fitz-Poste’s Modern Mixers. Part of Leith Festival. ■ Victoria Bennett & Renee Stefanie The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers

Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Double bill of jazz singers. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Featuring singer the 17-piece The Sound of Seventeen Big Band. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 29.

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Music JAZZ & BLUES Monday 13 FREE Declan Hagerty Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Jazz tinged folk. Part of the West End Festival.

violinist and vocalist Seonaid Aitken, Jimmy Moon on double-bass with guitarists Tom Watson and Tam Gallagher. The music embraces the swing jazz era with a dash of western swing thrown in for good measure. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 30.

Dockers Club, 17–17a Academy Street Leith, 7.30pm. £5. Quartet featuring reeds, bass, banjo and cornet, and offering some fresh interpretations of Dixieland jazz. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 10. ■ Kim Edgar iso-bar, 7 Bernard Street, 467 8904. 8pm. £8 (£6). Acoustic pop, jazz and original compositions on piano, guitar and voice from local musician Kim Edgar. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. With Gecko 3.

Glasgow

■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz

Tuesday 14

Glasgow

■ Chorus at the Kibble Kibble

Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 7.30pm. By donation. The Closeshave Barbershop Chorus present songs from the great American songbook: Rodgers & Hart, Berlin, Porter, the Gershwins, Kahn and Donaldson and the others who turned popular song into a fine art in the first half of the last century. Proceeds go to Yorkhill Hospital for Sick Children. Part of the West End Festival

Edinburgh

FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Tue 31. FREE Craig McMurdo The Compass Bar, 44 Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 554 1979. 7.30pm. See Tue 7. ■ Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 31. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers

Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 31.

Wednesday 15

Edinburgh

■ Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra

Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. 6.45pm. £tbc. The Glasgow-based ensemble play their customary largescale free improvisations, with special guest Guido Hennebohl on synths as they play live to silent films. Part of The New Objectivity: Realism in Weimar Cinema. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 3. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 9.

■ Nova Scotia Jazz Band Leith

Paisley

■ Havana Swing Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). Django-inspired guitar jazz from this fast-paced collective, who balance their frenetic music-making with a sense of humour.

Saturday 18

Glasgow

■ The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £1. See Sat 28. FREE Liquid Jazz Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Cool jazz outfit playing standards and classic jazz. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 28.

■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 4. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by reggae act Man at the Window.

Sunday 19

Glasgow

FREE Ashton Lane Fête de la Musique Ashton Lane. 1pm. Organised by Ashton Lane Proprietors and Alliance Francaise de Glasgow, this key event in the West End Festival programme has musicians of all styles playing all over Ashton Lane alongside a street market. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Lauders Big Band Trader Joe’s, 325 Hope Street, 332 4017. 2pm. See Sun 29. FREE Jazz & Media Ale Festival Three Judges, 141 Dumbarton Road, 337 3055. 3pm. Live jazz and a selection of ales. Featuring The Witnesses. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Live Music Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 3pm–1am. See Sun 12. FREE Rosie Nimmo & Stuart Allardyce Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Jazz, blues and folk-infused vocals from Nimmo. ■ Big Band Variety Show South Leith Parish Church, 6 Henderson Street, Leith, 555 4104. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Classic big band music and variety sketches. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby Mottershead and friends. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Featuring a tribute to Louis Prima.

■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 29.

Monday 20

Edinburgh

■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz

Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 30.

Tuesday 21

Edinburgh

Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Tue 31.

Wednesday 22

Edinburgh

■ Dave Arcari, Shambles Miller and Jim Byrne Sneaky Pete’s, 73

Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Scottish alt.blues guitarist ‘plays like he got his skin turned inside out’. So says Seasick Steve. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 3. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 9.

Thursday 23

Edinburgh

■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 3. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26.

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Thursday 16

Edinburgh

■ The Pygmies of Jazz and Wonderwinds The Village, 16 South

Fort Street, 478 7810. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Up-beat eccentric jazz. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 3. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26.

Friday 17

Glasgow

FREE The Privates Hammond Orchestra The Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Hammond-driven instrumental group. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Rose Room Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 10pm. £12. Rose Room comprises virtuoso

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One for fans of their Americana, this Edinburgh-based seven-piece blends Scottish accents and folky fiddles with finger-picking bluegrass guitar. This Leith gig is the Scottish launch for their new album Pencaitland (Johnny Rock Records), recorded with Lau’s sound engineer, Tim Matthew. ■ Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Edinburgh, Fri 17 Jun.

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Thursday 26

Glasgow

■ Rory McLeod St Andrews in the

Edinburgh

FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. See Fri 27. ■ Bagatelle Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 7pm. £16. The Dublin folk rockers return with their original line-up. FREE Bobby Nicholson & Eddy Hanson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8pm. Folk session.

Monday 30

Glasgow

Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £9 (£7). The award-winning Orcadian troubadour performs magical music with a broad spectrum of influence from flamenco and blues to Celtic and calypso rhythms.

FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Folky jam session with an indie edge from Laura Wilkie (Rachel Sermanni Band) and Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow).

Edinburgh

■ Katy Moffatt Wee Folk Club, Royal

■ The Long Notes Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. Fiddler-led outfit with accordionist Colette O’Leary and Brian Kelly on banjo and mandolin. ■ Sierra Maestra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£14). With a sound recalling the 1920s heyday of Cuban music, the group have played a huge part in the explosion in popularity of Latin American sounds. ■ Canongate Cadjers Ceilidh Band The Royal Scots Club, 29–31

Abercromby Place, 556 4270. 8pm. £6. Live ceilidh music, Scots tunes and dancing. FREE Folk Music Session Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8pm. Folk session.

Friday 27

Edinburgh

■ Viper Central Leith Folk Club, The

Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7pm. £8. Bluegrass and oldtime British Columbia folk. FREE Tom Oakes & Kathryn Nicoll Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8.30pm. Traditional folk on flute, guitar and violin.

Stirling

■ Fidil Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786

274000. 8pm. £10. Fiddle trio Fidil are relative newcomers to the Irish folk scene.

Saturday 28

Glasgow

■ Ceol’s Craic CCA, 350 Sauchiehall

Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £8 (£6). Monthly Gaelic club and platform for Gaelic art and culture.

Edinburgh

FREE Allan Johnston & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 4pm. Original story songs, powerful harmonies, terrific banter, plus multi-instrumental virtuosity from the Celtic tradition. ■ Lurach Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £6. 2010 Danny Kyle Open Stage award winners Lurach are a young Scottish quartet who combine shared vocal duties with whistles, fiddles and tenor banjo tunes. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8–£10 (£6–£7; members £5–£7). Fundraising ceilidh of traditional music and dancing. Bella McNab’s Dance Band provide the live music.

Sunday 29

Glasgow

■ The Gathering The Arches, 253

Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £3 suggested donation. A new evening for discovering and sharing stories, poems and songs old and new, all with a folky edge.

Edinburgh

Oak, Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8pm. £12. American roots music from the singer-songwriter.

Stirling

■ Tarneybackle Stirling Folk Club,

Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. £7. One of Perthshire’s finest folk groups performing Scottish songs, with close harmonies blended with guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, octave mandola, flute, whistles and percussion.

Tuesday 31

Glasgow

■ KAN, Kristan Harvey and The Sanna Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane,

222 2254. 7.30pm. £10. New folk quartet featuring Brian Finnegan (Flook), Aidan O’Rourke (Lau), Ian Stephenson and Jim Goodwin.

Edinburgh

■ Andy Chung Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £tbc. Traditional and original songs by local hero fae Fife. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Roundhouse Ceilidh Band.

Wednesday 1

Edinburgh

FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Laidback folky sounds from Graham Laird and Mike Bennet. ■ Kieran Goss Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; members £6). Irish singer/songwriter Kieran Goss plays material from his 20-year career.

Thursday 2

Glasgow

■ Katy Moffatt St Andrews in the

Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £10 (£8). See Mon 30.

Edinburgh

■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43

George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). From beautiful slow airs and Scottish Strathspeys to thrilling jigs and reels, songs, pipe music, ballads and stories of Scottish history. See stramash-scotsmusic.org to book. ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic.

Friday 3

Glasgow

■ Junior Academy Scottish Music Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street,

332 5057. 7pm. £4 (£3). The RSAMD’s juniors perform some traditional tunes.

Edinburgh

■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show

The Augustine Church, 41–43 George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). See Thu 2. ■ The Dead Man’s Waltz Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5 (£4). Skye quartet performing folk noir with a theatrical storytelling flourish.

Stirling

■ Judy Collins Tolbooth, Jail Wynd,

01786 274000. 8pm. £16. Unique blend of interpretive folk and contemporary themes.

Saturday 4

Glasgow

■ Samba Showcase 8 Queen

Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 9pm. £6 before 10pm; £7.50 after. Samba bands from around the UK congregate once again to warm up for the big festival opening parade tomorrow. Headliners are Juba de Leao from Manchester, with support from local favourites Samba Ya Bamba and Edinburgh Samba School. Part of the West End Festival.

Sunday 5

Glasgow

FREE Piping Live Pre-Party Islay Inn, 1256–1260 Argyle Street. 8pm. Warm up for the piping festival that takes over Glasgow in August with Lorne MacDougall and friends. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Big George Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Footstomping Irish folk from the ‘Celtic Thunder’ star. Part of the West End Festival.

Monday 6

Glasgow

FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30.

Stirling

■ Morgan Lee Band Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 8pm. £7. A return visit to the club for Hugh Lee and his sixpiece band.

Tuesday 7

Glasgow

FREE Steph Baxter Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Traditional Scottish and Irish music. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

■ Anna MacDonald Leith Folk Club,

The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £6. Scots, Gaelic and English folk from this singer-songwriter. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Norman Mackay’s Ceilidh Experience.

Wednesday 8

Glasgow

■ Kris Drever & Eamonn Coyne

Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Orcadian guitarist and vocalist from Fine Friday Kris Drever is accompanied by Irish tenor banjo player from Salsa Celtica, Eamonn Coyne. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Full Tonne Kid Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Acoustic blues and country band from Bellshill. Part of the West End Festival.

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Edinburgh

FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Wed 1. ■ Andy Chung Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 7.30pm. £8. Traditional and original songs by local hero fae Fife. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Bob Hall & Hilary Blyth

Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £8 (£7; members £5). Roots and blues piano.

Paisley

■ Roddy Hart & the Lonesome Fire Paisley Arts Centre, New Street,

887 1010. 8pm. £10 (£8). Glasgow singer-songwriter Roddy Hart has shared studio time with Ryan Adams and has an album featuring performances by Kris Kristofferson and Eddi Reader already under his belt.

Thursday 9

Glasgow

■ Cula Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £8. Exciting new folk project form Maeve Mckinnon, Lauren MacColl and Ewan Macpherson. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Scottish Music Concert: Vocal

RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Performance by first year students on the Scottish Music programme as part of Gaelic Fortnight. ■ Michael Chapman St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £9 (£7). Blues country rock from the John Peel-championed Michael Chapman.

Edinburgh

■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43

George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over 60s £7; under 21s/students £5). See Thu 2. ■ The Bonfire Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Acoustic roots, country and bluegrass from this London-based traveller five-piece.

Friday 10

Glasgow

■ Alastair Savage Trio Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Ayrshire fiddler and his trio bring traditional and contemporary music together, with old tunes as well as new compositions. Part of the West End Festival ■ Karine Polwart Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. A blend of indie, folk, funk and alt.country from Bordersbased award-winning songstress Polwart. Part of the West End Festival. ■ The O’s Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Uplifting Americana. ■ David Francey CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £10. See Tue 7.

Edinburgh

■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43

George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). See Thu 2.

■ Ceilidh Club with Teannaich

Pollock Halls, Holyrood Park Road. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Join in a lively ceilidh evening where dances are taught on the night, so all abilities are welcome.

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Glasgow

■ The Chapin Sisters Stereo, 20–28

Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £9. American singer-songwriter sisters Abigail and Lily Chapin bring their pristine harmonies and rock-tinged folky sounds to these shores. ■ North Atlantic Trio and Showan Brown & Kirsteen Fowler College of Piping, 16–24 Otago Street, 334 3587. 7.30pm. £8 (£5; under 16s free). Mix of traditional Scottish, bluegrass and Appalachian music.

Edinburgh

■ Charity Ceilidh Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 554 1408. 7.30pm. £10. The Little Biggar Band supply the live music at this night of traditional Scottish dancing to raise funds for Action Medical Research. ■ Charity Ceilidh Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 554 1408. 5.30pm. £5 for one adult and one child. See above. Special kids ceilidh. ■ Iona and Yvonne Lyon The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Uplifting, emotional Celtic music.

Sunday 12

Glasgow

■ Skerryvore Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £16. Scottish and Celtic rock band plus support. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Big George Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Foot-stomping Irish folk from the ‘Celtic Thunder’ star. Part of the West End Festival.

Monday 13

Glasgow

FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Declan Hagerty Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Jazz tinged folk. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

live music. Part of the Leith Festival.

■ Paul McKenna Band Edinburgh

Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £8 (£7; members £5). A blend of Scottish and Irish music with modern rock and contemporary songwriting from this fivepiece.

Thursday 16

Glasgow

■ Jeff Warner St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Traditional folk from North America.

Edinburgh

■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43

George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). See Thu 2.

Friday 17

Glasgow

FREE Acoustic Folk Session Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 3pm. Take your instruments and join in this jamming session. Part of the West End Festival 2011. ■ Old Blind Dogs Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Old Blind Dogs present an intoxicating mix of delicately phrased traditional songs and blistering fiddle pipe tunes. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Seeds at the CCA CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. Acoustic music, African drumming, stand-up comedy and urban poetry night in a relaxed atmosphere, presented by Seeds of Thought. ■ Alastair Savage St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 8pm. Donation. Scottish fiddle tunes including 18th and 19th-century works alongside contemporary tunes. Part of The West End Festival. ■ Joy Dunlop St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £tbc. Folky and traditional sounds.

Edinburgh

■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43

George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under–21s/students £5). See Thu 2.

■ Southern Tenant Folk Union

Saturday 18

Glasgow

FREE GFW Young People’s Ceilidh Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. 2.30pm. Five groups perform at this Glasgow Fiddle Workshop ceilidh. Part of the West End Festival.

■ Glasgow Fiddle Workshop Start the Year Ceilidh Hillhead Library, 348

Byres Road, 339 7223. 7.30pm. £tbc. Ceilidh dancing and live music. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Madrigirls Tenth Anniversary Concert: Songs for the Girls Kelvinside Hillhead Parish

Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 7.30pm. The Glasgow Madrigirls celebrate ten years of music-making with a free concert featuring work songs from around the world, plus a new piece for female choir by Glasgow composer Drew Hammond. Part of the West End Festival

Edinburgh

FREE La Fête de la Musique Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 12pm–11pm. A day featuring all types of music from amateur players willing to test the waters of live public performance. ■ Scots Music Group: Inspire! The Acorn Centre, Junction Place Leith, 555 0501. 6pm. £5 (£2.50). Music , stories and songs form Edinburgh and beyond. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ A Guid Ceilidh On Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, 661 0880. 8pm. £10. A foot-stomping charity

ceilidh with live music from the Kilty Pleasures Ceilidh Band. Part of the Leith Festival.

Sunday 19

Glasgow

■ John Hinshelwood Band The

State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £5. Americana and country sounds. Kathy Stewart & The Frequent Flyers provide support.

Edinburgh

■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1

Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby Mottershead and friends.

Monday 20

Glasgow

■ Jimmie Macgregor’s Gathering

Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £12.50. As part of the legendary duo with Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor appeared every weeknight on the BBC’s Tonight show for over ten years, and also hosted Hullaballoo and The White Heather Club. Here is a night of ‘songs, stories and famous folk’. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Paul Malcolm Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Americana singersongwriter. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Acoustic Bluegrass Jam Session Victoria, 265 Leith Walk, 555 1638. 8pm. Session with Pat and friends.

Stirling

■ Allan Taylor Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. 7.30pm. £7. Gentle, thoughtful and mature songs from a major contributor to the folk scene for the last 30 years.

The Chapin Sisters

FREE The Parlour Unplugged The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8pm. Acoustic folk, blues and rock, all musicians welcome. Part of the Leith Festival.

Tuesday 14

Glasgow

■ Alastair Roberts & Tannahill

Ensemble Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Special show from the Scottish singer/guitarist with a performance of work by 18th-century poet Robert Tannahill. Part of the West End Festival FREE Damien Swail Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Irish folk. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

■ Ross Couper & Tom Oakes Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. Traditional sounds from Scotland and Ireland with this fiddle and guitar duo. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring Jiggadoon.

Wednesday 15

Edinburgh

FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Wed 1. ■ Ceilidh Drop-In Classes Thomas Morton Hall, Ferry Road, Leith, 554 1408. 6.30pm. £6.50 (£5.50). Learn the art of traditional Scottish dancing with 122 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

Abigail and Lily Chapin come from Silverlake, LA, and can count Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward among their showbiz pals, having toured with She & Him last year, and lent vocals to one of their b-sides. Expect pristine vocal harmonies and chanting, cosmic folk, conjuring up a moonlit bonfire, perhaps with tambourines and bongs on a beach? ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Sat 11 Jun.

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Tuesday 21

Glasgow

■ Phil Cunningham: Scottish Music Year End Extravaganza

RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Endof-year concert featuring Cunningham and the massed ranks of the Scottish Music programme. FREE Steph Baxter Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Traditional Scottish and Irish music. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Café Ceilidh Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 2pm. An informal Scots music session with Linten Adie and the Scots Music Group. ■ Frank McGuire Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £6 tbc. Folk, rock, blues and jazz combine with this solo show from Lyra Celtica founding member. ■ Allan Taylor The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £7–£8. See Mon 20. ■ Ceilidh Club The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8.30pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Featuring the Or Ceilidh Band.

Wednesday 22

Glasgow

■ Kevin McDermott & The Section Òran Mór, 731–735 Great

Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. The local favourite serves up rootsflavoured rock and pop with full band backing. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg The

Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £17.50. Americana and roots from three singer-songwriter friends at this informal night of ‘Wine, Women & Song’. FREE Full Tonne Kid Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Acoustic blues and country band from Bellshill. Part of the West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Easy Chair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Wed 1. ■ Mike Silver Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 01324 613395. 7pm. £8 (£7; members £5). Popular, hugely experienced singer/guitarist.

Thursday 23

Glasgow

FREE Alastair Savage Trio College of Piping, 16–24 Otago Street, 334 3587. 8pm. Traditional airs and dances featuring guest flautist Eddie McGuire. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Allan Taylor St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Mon 20.

Edinburgh

■ Stramash: The Scots Music Show The Augustine Church, 41–43

George IV Bridge. 6.45pm & 8.30pm. £9 (over-60s £7; under-21s/students £5). See Thu 2.

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Thursday 26

Glasgow

FREE Kevin Bowyer Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 5.30pm. Kevin Bowyer (organ) plays Pallesco, Sorabji and Williamson.

Edinburgh

FREE Live Music Now: Flutes en Route National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Young flute quartet plays trad and modern Scottish music.

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Scottish Opera: Rigoletto

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £15.50–£63.50. Matthew Richardson directs Verdi’s tragic story.

Friday 27

Glasgow RSAMD Song Studio: Scottish Opera Emerging Artists RSAMD, 100

Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9.50. Songs by Ravel, Debussy, Poulenc, Strauss, Korngold and Grieg. Gusztáv Fenyo plays Liszt St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 8pm. £10 (£5). A Liszt bicentenary recital, including the great Sonata in B minor.

Edinburgh Palaeophonics George Square Theatre, University of Edinburgh, George Square. 7pm. £11.50 (£5). Multimedia performances by Frederick Baker, Aaron Watson, John Was, Rupert Till, Andrew Taylor and Mauricio Rodriguez. FREE Bridgewater College Chorale Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30–8.30pm. Bridgewater College Chorale from Virginia performs sacred music.

Saturday 28

Glasgow BBC SSO: Much Ado About Music

City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £8. Pieces by Humperdinck and Berlioz frame an abridged performance of Shakespeare’s bitchiest comedy, with incidental music by Korngold.

Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £15.50–£63.50. See Thu 26. The Edinburgh Light Orchestra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £6–£9.50. Soprano Elizabeth McKeon joins the orchestra for an evening of light music. Eolus Ensemble: Music at the Court of Dresden St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry

Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (seniors £10; students & unemployed £5). Early music by Heinichen, Graun, Mattheson and Telemann, featuring Jean-Francois Madeuf on natural trumpet. FREE The Open Orchestra Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. Retiring collection. Amateur orchestra performs works by Haydn, Nicolai and Saint-Saëns. Edinburgh Charity Orchestra St Mary’s Cathedral, Palmerston Place. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). ECO’s inaugural concert is an ambitious programme including Mahler’s Symphony No 1 and the ever popular second piano concerto by Rachmaninov. All profits to charity The Yard.

Perth Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk and Steven Isserlis Perth Concert Hall, Mill

Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £18.50–£25.50. Star violinist Bell plays Schubert. Part of Perth Festival of the Arts.

Sunday 29

Glasgow

FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. Sunday promenade concerts with different organists.

Edinburgh RSNO: Chamber Series – Four, Five and Six Dovecot Studios, 10

Infirmary Street, 550 3660. 3pm. £16 (disabled and carer £8; under 26s £5; under 16s free). Chamber works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms. FREE St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Pupils of Eric von Ibler sing songs and arias. Charnwood Orchestra St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 07718 153117. 7.45pm. £10 (£8; under 16s £3). Amateur orchestra plays Slavic classics, including Dvorák’s crispy and nourishing Symphony No 9 ‘From the New World’.

Perth Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis and Ian Brown Perth Concert Hall, Mill

Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £35–£43.50. The trio joins the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for pieces by Haydn, Brahms and Beethoven. Perth Festival of the Arts.

Monday 30

Edinburgh

FREE Thomas’ Prep School Chapel Choir St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Lunchtime concert by the London school choir. FREE Westminster College Choir and Wind Ensemble Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30–8pm. Choral and wind pieces from a Pennsylvanian ensemble.

Tuesday 31

Glasgow

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Hebrides Ensemble: Schumann, Janácek, Kurtág

The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £12 (£8). The Scottish premiere of György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragmente along with works by Schumann and Janácek.

Edinburgh

FREE Westminster College Choir and Wind Ensemble St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. See Mon 30.

Wednesday 1

Edinburgh Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra

Morningside United Church, 15 Chamberlain Road, 447 8724. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Edinburgh's oldest amateur orchestra performs three symphonies by William Boyce, one of the most important English composers of the 18th century, as well as Haydn’s Violin Concerto No 1 in C major with soloist Lawrence Dunn. Hebrides Ensemble: Schumann, Janácek, Kurtág The Queen’s Hall,

87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (£7). See Tue 31.

Thursday 2

Glasgow Pure Brass Westbourne Music, 7 West

George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £7 (£6; students/children £3). Vibrant young brass quintet.

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FREE Kevin Bowyer: Thursday Meditations Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 2pm. Organ recital featuring pieces by Tournemire and Messiaen. RSAMD Piano Festival Opening Recital RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street,

332 5057. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Sinae Lee performs extracts from Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage. Winter Gardens Prom People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, 276 0788. 7.30pm. £9 (£7; students £5). Musical entertainment from Strathclyde University Concert Band and other university musicians. Merchant Voices Summer Concert City Halls, Candleriggs, 353

8000. 8pm. £4. The community choir sings choral favourites.

Stirling Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Stirling Castle, Old Town, 01786 450000. 8pm. £15 (children £5). Mendelssohn, Koussevitsky and Haydn. Danail Rachev conducts and Nikita Naumov (double bass) solos.

Friday 3

Glasgow Steven Osborne RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Piano recital. FREE BBC SSO: Light Fantastic City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. John Wilson conducts Eric Coates’ Suite: The Three Men and Knightsbridge March from the London Suite. Auricle Ensemble Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 415 5221. 8pm. £8 (£4). The world premiere of a new suite by Thomas Wilson, plus works by Wynton Marsalis and HK Gruber. Part of the West End Festival.

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Daniel’s Beard Opening Concert Cottier Theatre, 93–95

Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). New classical ensemble kicks off its festival with quintets by Mozart and Brahms. West End Festival. Piano and Dance RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Music and ballet students join forces on some new choreography.

Edinburgh

FREE Lunchtime Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Fresta Church Choir from Stockholm. Take the High Note Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£20. InChorus and the Lothian & Borders Police Choir plus special guests.

Saturday 4

Glasgow Rory Boyle, Bach and Vierne St

Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 3pm. £5. David Hamilton plays classic and contemporary works for organ. West End Festival. Dunedin Consort Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Chamber music by JS Bach and Handel. West End Festival. Glasgow Chamber Orchestra Summer Concert Bute Hall,

University of Glasgow, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. £12 (£9; under 18s £4). Amateur orchestra plays Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Dvorák. Aleksander Kudajczyk (piano) is the soloist. West End Festival. RSAMD Piano Festival: Evening Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£7.50). A showcase concert focusing on Liszt. Red Note Ensemble Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £8 (£4). The new music ensemble presents works by Ligeti, Fennessy and Sweeney. West End Festival. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 123

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Music CLASSICAL & OPERA Edinburgh Chapter House Singers: Duruflé and Haydn St Mary’s Cathedral, 23

Palmerston Place, 225 6293. 7pm. £10 (children free). Amateur choir performs Duruflé’s Requiem and Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass. Edinburgh Bach Choir: Haydn – The Creation Greyfriars Kirk,

Greyfriars Place, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Haydn’s oratorio features Emma Morwood (soprano), Chris Elliott (tenor) and Henry Herford (bass), with the Scottish Sinfonia and Neil Mantle conducting.

Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £17.50–£22.50. Nicola Benedetti and Laura McGhee headline with some popular classics.

Sunday 5

Glasgow

FREE Festival Sung Eucharist St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 10.30am. Music by Croft and Finzi. West End Festival. RSAMD Piano Festival: Sunday Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street,

Hillhouse Road Blackhall, 07788 757297. 7.30pm. £5. Choral benefit concert. Walter Thomson conducts, with John Willmett on piano.

332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Five pianos! Five! Elliot Schwartz is among the featured composers. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 29.

Dundee

RSNO Chamber Series: Four, Five and Six St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral,

City of Discovery Charity Concert

300 Great Western Road, 337 2862.

Jubilo: A Choral Cocktail – Sacred to Secular St Columba’s Parish Church,

2.30pm. £12 (under 26s £5; under 16s free). See Sun 29. West End Festival. Amici Winds: Family Concert Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 3pm. £8 (£4). Works by Arnold, Johann Strauss, Dvorák, Debussy, Bizet and others. West End Festival. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 29. Land of Lehár Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church, Belmont Street, 339 1750. 3pm & 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Frothy Viennese fun. West End Festival. Fejes Quartet Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Snarly chamber masterpieces by Bartók and Beethoven. West End Festival. FREE Choral Evensong St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 6.30pm. Music by Howells and Finzi. West End Festival. Glasgow Phoenix Choir – The Glory of Song St Peter’s RC Church, 46

Hyndland Street, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £7.50. Gala concert celebrating 110 years since the founding of the Choir’s predecessor, the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. West End Festival. FREE Glasgow International Organ Festival 2011 Choral Concert

Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 8pm. Pieces by Vaughan Williams and Parry, plus a new commission. West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE St Giles’ at Six: Pistons and Pipes St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Music by Eben, Jackson, Messiaen, MacMillan and Grier on trumpet and organ.

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Edinburgh Royal Choral Union

Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £5. Choral works by Beethoven and Haydn with the Edinburgh Pro Musica Orchestra.

Monday 6

Glasgow

FREE Paragon Ensemble: Waka Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1pm. Works for wind, including a new Maxwell Geddes quintet. West End Festival. RSAMD Piano Festival: Sinae Lee PREVIEW KAFKA’S DIARIES SET TO MUSIC

HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE: KURTAG – KAFKA FRAGMENTS The Arches, Glasgow, Tue 31 May; Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Wed 1 Jun One of Britain’s hottest new singing talents, whether in opera or on the concert platform, 31-year-old soprano Elizabeth Watts (pictured) joins leading chamber music group Hebrides Ensemble for Kafka Fragmente by György Kurtág, an extraordinary masterpiece of the 20th century. Almost an hour in length, the piece is made up of tiny fragments of texts from Kafka’s diaries and letters. The Hungarian composer’s genius for aphoristic, terse writing is well known, and nowhere more so than in Fragmente. The 40 short movements for voice and violin are, says Watts, ‘eclectic, mysterious and very beautiful in places, even though they are atonal. It’s almost impossibly difficult. At one point, the score’s instruction is to sing “nein! nein!” at the highest pitch you can manage. It depends on which day it is, but it could be a top G.’ At the other end, Watts has to sing an E below middle C, the lowest note in her range. Never performed in Scotland before, the settings might be just a few seconds long, or a few minutes. ‘It’s very intense,’ says Watts, ‘and all about the inner psyche but not necessarily abstract. Some of Kafka’s writing seems abstract, but it also has a fundamental meaning.’ One example is ‘someone tugged on my coat and I shook it off’. ‘That’s actually very picturesque in Kurtag’s music,’ says Watts. She likens the piece to a modern art installation. ‘Everyone has the common experience of psychological exploration but everyone takes something different away.’ For Watts, whose undergraduate degree was a first in archaeology, studying music with the intensity demanded by Fragmente is testing her too. ‘It may sound a little like pseuds corner, but being locked away for hours working on this music is teaching me things about myself I don’t think I’d have known otherwise.’ (Carol Main) 124 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Korean-born pianist explores Liszt. Edinburgh Quartet Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Quartets by Thomas Wilson and Shostakovich (the awesomely flinty No 8). West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Noisy Nights Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 8pm. Sociable evening of new music, played (this month) on electric guitar, electric violin and electric cello.

Tuesday 7

Glasgow Lunchtime Concert with Arctic Winds Lansdowne Church, 416 Great

Western Road, westendfestival.co.uk 1pm. £5. Classics for wind quintet by Danzi, Shostakovich and others. West End Festival. Guitar Fusion Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 552 3489. 1.15pm. £4. Peter Argondizza (guitar) plays work by Berio and Mackey, plus jazz standards. Da Vinci Trio Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Piano trios by Shostakovich and Schubert. West End Festival. FREE Francis Jackson Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Distinguished composer and organist plays music including his own Op 16. RSAMD Guitar Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £3–£5. Student showcase concert.

Edinburgh

FREE Lunchtime Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Chamber Choir Pro Musica from Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wednesday 8

Glasgow

FREE WEF Music at Glasgow University: Masayuki Hirahara Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1pm. Piano works by Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Lloyd Webber. West End Festival. Daniel’s Beard: Messiaen and Krasa Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland

Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Messiaen’s Quatuor pour le fun du temps and Tanec by tragic Czech composer Hans Krása. West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Lunchtime Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Choral music from Gradualekor Langholtskirkju of Reykjavik.

Thursday 9

Glasgow

FREE University of Glasgow BMus Fourth Years Summer Lunchtime Recital Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Final year students accompanied by Claire Haslin. West End Festival. Daniel’s Beard: West End Heritage Concert Cottier Theatre, 93–95

Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Works by Glasgow composer Thomas Wilson and friends. West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Lunchtime Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Benet Academy Choir and Band from Lisle, Illinois.

Friday 10

Glasgow StringFest: The Brodsky Quartet

RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). The outgoing International Fellows in String Quartet enlist Robert Irvine on cello for Schubert’s Quintet in C Major Op 163. StringFest: New Instruments Collection RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street,

332 5057. 2.30pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Dvorák’s Sextet performed by the Csengele Quartet, Scott Dickinson and Martin Storey, plus a performance by winners of the 2011 Mabel Glover Quartet Competition. StringFest Evening Concert

RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 5.30pm. £7 (£5). Works by Halvorsen, Schumann, Haydn, Frank Bridge and Villa Lobos plus Shostakovich’s tragic Piano Trio No 2. An Evening of Popular Classics St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £7 (£4). The YMCA Glasgow Wind Orchestra plays light music. West End Festival. Glasgow Gaelic Choir Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 7.45pm. By donation. An evening of song conducted by Kenneth Thomson. West End Festival.

Edinburgh Romantic Ensemble St Giles’

Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 8pm. £5. Brahms’ Clarinet Trio and Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet performed by young Edinburgh chamber musicians.

Saturday 11

Glasgow StringFest: Chamber music by Czech composers RSAMD, 100

Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 5pm. £7 (£5). Works by Dvorák and Janácek. Glasgow Chamber Choir: Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass Hyndland Parish Church,

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list.co.uk/music 79–81 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Also works by Bach and Buxtehude. West End Festival. Merchant Sinfonia Summer Concert

City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £2. Pieces by Elgar and Walton. StringFest: In Memoriam William McLeod RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street,

332 5057. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Arion Quartet plays Schubert’s String Quartet No 14 ‘Death and the Maiden’, followed by his equally famous ‘Trout’ Quintet.

Edinburgh Calton Consort: Stabat Mater

Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Dvorák’s highly personal cantata features Emma Morwood, Taylor Wilson, Adam Magee and Nicholas Morris as soloists. Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £9–£22. An evening of Scottish music. Schubert’s Winterreise St Andrew’s and St George’s West, 13 George Street, wegottickets.com/event/109974. 6.30pm. £15 (£10). Acclaimed as one of Australia’s top tenors, David Hamilton returns home to Scotland after 20 years to sing Schubert’s great song cycle. Scottish Chamber Choir: Totus Tuus

St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 8pm. £10 (students £5; under 18s free). Gallus’ Missa super Sancta Maria’ plus devotional music by Górecki, Pärt and others.

Sunday 12

Glasgow

FREE Festival Sung Eucharist St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 10.30am. Music by the Tudor masters. West End Festival. StringFest: RSAMD String Ensemble RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street,

332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Schoenberg’s heady Verklärte Nacht, Bach’s magnificent Ricercare and masterpieces by Bart Bartók and Elgar. James Clark directs. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 29. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 29. Pure Brass: Family Concert Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 3pm. £8 (£4). Interactive family concert with pieces by Geddes, Bardsvik, Ravel, and Klaus Badelt’s Pirates of the Caribbean. West End Festival. StringFest: Quartet Concert

RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3pm. £7 (£5). The RSAMD’s three quartets play Shostakovich (No 6), Adès (Arcadiana) and Mozart (Quintet No 3). Brahms in the Afternoon Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 4pm. Suggested donation £5. Glasgow Cathedral Choral Society sings Brahms, with piano accompaniment by Anna Mavromatidi and Colin Mackay. West End Festival. Russian Music Sacred and Secular

Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 6pm. £5 (£4). Unaccompanied choral music. West End Festival. FREE Choral Evensong St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 6.30pm. Music by Tudor masters. West End Festival.

Edinburgh Edinburgh Quartet Hopetoun House,

Shore Road, South Queensferry, hopetoun.co.uk 4pm. £15 (£12.50). Quartets by Mozart, Shostakovich and Beethoven. FREE St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile. 6pm. The Singers, a Newcastle based chamber choir conducted by Donald Halliday, perform a mix of Renaissance and contemporary music. Edinburgh Academy Choir and Choral Society: Verdi’s Requiem

Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10–£12 (children free). Philip Coad conducts, with soloists Elin Pritchard (soprano), Rebecca Afonwy Jones (mezzosoprano), Emanoel Velozo (tenor) and Nicholas Morris (bass).

Monday 13

Glasgow Daniel’s Beard – Horn Trios Cottier

Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Horn trios by McGuire and Brahms. West End Festival. The Choirs of St Mary’s: Fauré and Byrd St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £5. Fauré’s Requiem sung in Esperanto, plus Byrd’s Mass in 4 parts. West End Festival

Edinburgh

521 391. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Guitar and mandolin music. West End Festival. The Glory of Brass Music St Peter’s RC Church, 46 Hyndland Street, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £7.50. The Co-Operative Funeralcare Band performs. West End Festival.

Niddry Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (seniors £10; students & unemployed £5). Music by Schmelzer, Biber, Froberger and Walther.

Sunday 19

Glasgow

FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 29. Daniel’s Beard: Family Concert – Sneaky Pete and the Wolf Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 3pm. £8 (£4). An unusual version of Prokofiev’s classic, plus Sayers’ Nonsense Poems. West End Festival. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 29.

Scottish Flute Trio Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). New music by Eddie McGuire and others, plus works by Piazzolla, Walton and Ian Clarke. West End Festival. FREE Cathures at the West End Festival Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 7.30pm. A musical celebration of the planet Neptune. West End Festival.

Wednesday 15

Glasgow Dieci Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Vocal ensemble sings Thomas Wilson, Palestrina, Ronald Stevenson and traditional songs. West End Festival.

Thursday 16

Scottish Reed Trio: Music at the Mackintosh Mackintosh Church,

Queen’s Cross, 870 Garscube Road, 946 6600. 5–7pm. £8 (£5). Music by Mozart, Francaix and Elgar and the world premiere of Oliver Searle’s Dalriada. FREE Choral Evensong St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 6.30pm. Music by Stainer and other Victorian masters. West End Festival. FREE Midsummer Hillhead Baptist Church, Cresswell Street, 339 1588. 7pm. Choral music. West End Festival. FREE The Big Hymn Choir Sing-In Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. The Chapel Choir encourages you to sing along. West End Festival.

Glasgow

Cantor Ernest Levy OBE Tribute Concert Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert

Hebrides Ensemble Westbourne Music,

Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). With works by Nielsen and Richard Strauss. West End Festival.

Halls, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. The Shabbaton Choir, Jamie McDougall (tenor), the Glasgow Jewish Singers, Rabbi Danny Bergson and the East Renfrewshire Senior String Octet. Cappella Nova: Holy Garden St Peter’s RC Church, 46 Hyndland Street. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£10). Works by Brumel, Cipriano do Rore, Johnson and Taverner, plus the world premiere of Bingham’s Holy of Holies.West End Festival.

International Organ Series Concert 1 St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69

Edinburgh

7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £7 (£6; students/children £3). Schubert’s Trio in E flat with Alexander Janiczek on violin, Will Conway on cello and pianist Philip Moore. Daniel’s Beard: Beethoven Septet

Hyndland Road. 8pm. £6. Jennifer Chou plays works by Mozart, Messiaen, Alain and others.

Edinburgh

FREE Leith Community Concert Band St Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Easter Road, 555 0501. 7.30pm. Popular favourites. Part of the Leith Festival.

Friday 17

Glasgow Lorna McGhee: International Fellow Recital RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332

5057. 1pm. £9.50. Flute and piano duets by Bach, Mendelssohn, Gal and Schulhoff, with Scott Mitchell (piano). Artisan Trio: Rush Hour Concert

Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Piano trios by Wilson and Brahms. West End Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. The Agnew McAllister Duo of flute and guitar celebrate their tenth anniversary with music, old and new, by Handel, Locatelli and Caffrey.

Monday 20

Glasgow Scottish Tango Ensemble Cottier

Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Tangos and concert works by Piazzolla and Weill. West End Festival. Music from the Movies Hyndland Parish Church, 79–81 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Glasgow Wind Band plays movie and musical classics. West End Festival.

Tuesday 21

Glasgow

Choral Edition South Leith Parish

Daniel’s Beard: Brahms, Wilson,

Church, 6 Henderson Street Leith, leithfestival.com 7pm. £tbc. Young American choir. Leith Festival.

Prokofiev Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Works by Wilson, Prokofiev and Brahms. West End Festival. FREE Midsummer Reflections: Quietudes V Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 9pm. Reflective music by Rutter, Chilcott and others. West End Festival.

Saturday 18

Glasgow Da Capo Alba St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 01355

THE BEST CLASSICAL & OPERA

L’Ensemble Stravaganza: Music at the Habsburg Court St Cecilia’s Hall,

Road, 228 1155. 1.10pm. £3. Roger Fisher including Elgar’s Sonata.

Glasgow

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Get Organised! Usher Hall, Lothian

Tuesday 14

Music

Daniel’s Beard Opening Concert First concert in new series of no fewer than 23 performances this month by Scottish-based professional chamber ensembles. Music ranges from tango and traditional Scottish to Mozart and Brahms, with a special focus on 20th century Glasgow composer Thomas Wilson. Fri 3–Fri 24 Jun, Cottier Theatre, Glasgow Scottish Opera: Rigoletto Completing their 2010/11 season, Scottish Opera’s new Rigoletto is directed by Matthew Richardson, who brought two of the company’s Five:15 short operas to the stage last year. With its larger-than-life characters and Verdi’s fabulous music, it is little wonder Rigoletto is one of the most performed operas in the world. Thu 26 & Sat 28 May, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Edinburgh Royal Choral Union Rising star, pianist Edward Cohen, joins Edinburgh Royal Choral Union in their final performance this season. Part piano concerto, part cantata, Beethoven’s unusual Choral Fantasy will reveal the young Cohen’s talents in its sumptuous scoring. Sun 5 Jun, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Wednesday 22

Glasgow Quintet Zimbra and Arctic Winds

Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Two wind ensembles play two serenades by Mozart. West End Festival.

Thursday 23

Glasgow

FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 1pm. See Thu 26. Sax Ecosse Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). A programme of French-inspired saxophone classics, including Ligeti’s 6 Bagatelles, Glazunov’s Quartet Op 109, Rivier’s Grave et Presto and Maslanka’s Recitation. West End Festival. FREE Choral Mass for Corpus Christi St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 7.30pm. A choral mass led by Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, featuring Rheinberger’s Mass in E flat for double choir. West End Festival. FREE Gloria IX Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue, 334 0454. 7.30pm. A celebration of Five Centuries of Sacred Music featuring choirs from the West End. West End Festival. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 125

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Mayfesto The Tron’s festival of political theatre continues with a new production of Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco and other original and enduring plays from the Celtic nations. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, until Sat 28 May.

Stage WHISPERS BARABARA RAFFERTY

RICHARD CAMPBELL

ACTOR/DIRECTOR

Bard in the Botanics The popular outdoor Shakespeare festival returns for its 10th anniversary season, with an ambitious programme that includes A Midsummer Night’s Dream, updated to a 1920s cabaret scene, and a new imagining of Hamlet. See feature, page 127. Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Wed 22 Jun–Sat 30 Jul.

Dunsinane David Greig’s audacious sequel to the Scotch play featuring a stunning lead performance from Siobhan Redmond. See review, page 128. Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, until Sat 4 Jun; Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 7–Sat 11 Jun.

The veteran performer talks about her role in Lark, Clark and the Puppet Handy, the tale of a former husband and wife singing duo thrown together for one last gig. The show also stars Sean Scanlan and Frank Gallagher and is directed by Stuart Davids What made you want to be an actor? My mother was a cinema usherette so I went to the movies and was hooked. It was another world I wanted to be a part of. First and foremost I am an actor but when I was asked to direct a show, My Name is Margaret Morris, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year I rather enjoyed it.

NIALL WALKER

Give us three reasons why we should see Lark, Clark and the Puppet Handy? Sean, Frank and Barbara! Fun, tears and laughter!

Entity The latest piece from choreographer Wayne McGregor and Random Dance is set to an uptempo soundtrack by Massive Attack collaborator Jon Hopkins. See preview, page 130. Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 27 & Sat 28 May. Anna Karenina Jo Clifford’s highly regarded adaptation of Tolstoy’s ‘flawless’, highly influential classic of thwarted love in Imperial Russia is revived by the Dundee Rep ensemble. Dundee Rep, until Sat 11 Jun.

Dead Man’s Cell Phone UK premier of this play by Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl, in which a woman is drawn into a dead man’s life after discovering his lost phone. See preview, page 128. Arches, Glasgow, Wed 8–Fri 10 Jun.

Spring Awakening Selladoor theatre company take the rock musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s controversional play on its first ever UK tour. See preview, page 132. Macrobert, Stirling, Thu 26-Sat 28 May.

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Lark, Clark and the Puppet Handy Romantic comedy about a former husband and wife singing duo who are thrown together for one last concert. Barbara Rafferty stars. See Stage Whispers, right. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 14–Sat 18 Jun.

Knives in Hens National Theatre of Scotland revives David Harrower’s preindustrial tale of a woman’s journey to literacy. See preview, page 128. Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 3–Sun 12 Jun, then touring.

Entre Nous Original work by students from the Diploma in Physical Theatre at Adam Smith College, including a performance by well-kent tutor Al Seed. See preview, page 128. Arches, Glasgow, Wed 15–Fri 17 Jun.

Are there particular challenges to performing in a three-hander? There are always challenges when putting on a new play. Unchartered waters! The challenges are always the same for an actor no matter how large or small the cast. What do you look for in the people you collaborate with? It is a shared experience. It has to be fun. There has to be empathy, imagination, creativity and a good laugh.

■ Lark, Clark and the Puppet Handy, Tron Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 14–Sat 18 Jun.

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LET’S GO OUTSIDE Artistic director Gordon Barr reminisces about ten years of Glasgow’s outdoor Shakespeare festival and looks ahead to the anniversary programme with Steve Cramer

t seems odd that we should think of Shakespeare played outdoors as a peculiar and quirky tradition from the 20th century. After all, that’s precisely the way the original audience would have seen the work of the ‘upstart crow’. In those days, an actor’s cry to the heavens seldom had a ceiling to prevent its passage. So next time you’re making the usual speculation about whether you’ll need a bus or a boat home in the dreich weather, comfort yourself that you’re also participating in a very old tradition. Besides, Bard in the Botanics, which this year celebrates its 10th year as Glasgow’s summer outdoor Shakespeare festival offers the prospect of shelter from the elements, at least for its two flagship productions. This year, that most traditional of fare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by the festival’s artistic director, Gordon Barr will kick things off, with a special musical production, that will see our familiar confused young lovers and fairy monarchy chasing each other around a giant tent. Barr is excited at the prospect of confounding the conventions of the park production for this one. ‘That might seem paradoxical, but it’s the best way to play it with the music. Part of the trick is people might expect A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a park, but they won’t expect us to do it this way – there are some surprises in the tent.’ Jennifer Dick takes the paradox further, directing an outdoor Hamlet, although the tent will provide a stand-by for rainy days.

Surprisingly, this is BitB’s first ever version of the Dane. ‘When I thought about it, I realised we hadn’t done a Hamlet yet. I don’t know if we’ve been a bit scared of it, or what – just the name can be a bit daunting, it’s so culturally iconic,’ says Barr. ‘I think perhaps it’s a mark of the confidence we’ve gained over the years working in the Botanics – we’ve learned how to use the locality more and more over the years, so now we feel ready. It’s certainly a play I feel quite personally connected to but it’s also a case of finding the right actor to do it, and in Paul Cunningham l I feel we’ve got that.

‘TEN YEARS OF BATTLING WITH MIDGIES AND SCOTTISH WEATHER, IGNORING THEM ALL AND FIGHTING ON’ This is an actor who has the status for it. I hope it’ll prove bit of a launching pad for him.’ But there’s always been a quirky side to this festival, with some neglected text reinterpreted for contemporary audiences. This year, the graft, corruption, pirates and adventure of Pericles falls into that category. ‘It’s fun and there’s beautiful human emotion there as well. Beyond that, there’s a lot of craziness. It’s

being done with just four actors, so they’re going to be busy,’ says Barr. ‘It’s definitely a play that people don’t get to see that often, and there’s been a strand of that that’s always gone through the festival. Much as it’s a pleasure to do A Midsummer Night’s Dream again, if we become a company that only does the Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and so on, it wouldn’t be the same. As a company, we always like to say, perhaps you haven’t seen this before, and you’ll find it worth exploring.’ So, after a decade of Shakespearean park life, what’s co-founder Barr’s take on the festival? ‘Ten years of battling with midgies and Scottish weather, ignoring them all and fighting on, and none of us can believe we started all that time ago,’ Barr remarks, on what has clearly been a labour of love for him. ‘You know, a lot of theatre companies start up and can’t last that long without being well funded, and we feel we’ve really hung on in there. On the way, the festival has established itself as something of an institution. ‘I think there’s a really strong and loyal core audience that have come back each year. They’ve got used to it, and have developed a real passion for it over the years. They seem to go to everything each year. That said, 40% of our audience are there for the first time, so we seem to have also become good at getting people interested, who might, for example, be just passing through.’ Bard in the Botanics, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Wed 22 Jun–Sat 30 Jul. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 127

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KNIVES IN HENS Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Sat 4–Sat 11 Jun, then touring throughout Scotland

RICHARD CAMPBELL

Until a few months ago, Lies Pauwels had never read Knives in Hens, David Harrower’s pre-industrial tale of a woman’s progress from ignorance to literacy. Now, the Belgian theatre-maker is directing a new National Theatre of Scotland production of the 1995 play, which will tour the country in June and July starting at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre. Pauwels has many links with Scotland, having previously worked with Tramway and participated in RSAMD’s Diaspora platform. This production will mark the first time she has directed an existing work and she sees a strong affinity between Harrower’s text and her own artistic approach. ‘This text is very layered and intangible, complex, unclear, confusing, stimulating, unexpected – in the same ways I like to construct my shows, with a similar degree of unpredictability. David Harrower uses words to do that and my language is that of the stage, the language of “showing” and of the images that emerge from it.’ 16 years on, Knives in Hens is revered as a modern classic and, as its many revivals attest, has become ingrained into the tradition of British theatre performance. Tradition, however, is something that Pauwels rejects completely. ‘In Belgium,’ she explains, ‘we don’t have a centuries-old theatre tradition. I think that makes us less bound by conventions. In a very respectful way, we treat things with less respect. And isn’t that what this play is about as well? About getting rid of something, freeing yourself from something that is holding you back.’ But Pauwels’ involvement in the show is also about coming together. ‘It’s an exercise in bringing together different theatre cultures,’ she says, ‘trying to let them reinforce each other. In my work I always try to bring together elements that you wouldn’t immediately expect to work. And that way you discover much more of what you didn’t know.’ (Yasmin Sulaiman)

PREVIEW NEW WORK

PREVIEW PHYSICAL THEATRE

REVIEW NEW PLAY

DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE

ENTRE NOUS

DUNSINANE

The Arches, Glasgow, Wed 8–Fri 10 Jun

The Arches, Glasgow, Wed 15–Fri 17 Jun

A women picks up a cell phone left in a diner, and, after realising that the man it belonged to has died, finds herself pulled into the world he left behind, reconciling fractured relationships and making her own personal connections along the way as the phone gradually becomes a symbol of transformation. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, Dead Man’s Cell Phone receives its UK premier at the Tron this month, and director Stasi Schaeffer is excited to bring the American play to a Scottish audience. ‘Stylistically, the play is written a bit differently from some current plays we see here in Scotland,’ she says of the play, which was first produced on Broadway in 2006 with Mary-Louise Parker in the lead role. ‘But I think that people will find that the themes and struggles that the characters are having are the same.’ While the play depicts a unique situation Schaeffer feels the characters’ emotional struggles will resonate with audiences. ‘We’re all very similar as human beings and many of the things that we deal with every day are not unique to us but rather universal in the world.’ (Amy Russell)

Fife’s Adam Smith College has recently been criticised for the planned closure of its theatre arts courses but its Diploma in Physical Theatre, based in Glasgow, is in rude health as its graduation show Entre Nous will prove later this month. Now in its third year, the course is led by Simon Abbott, choreographer Jane Howie and Conflux artistic director Al Seed but the works in Entre Nous are original and devised by their students. Seed explains the ideas behind the show: ‘The main function is to showcase the work done by the students throughout the year across all the different areas of performance that we cover so it’s very much a series of eclectic vignettes rather than a beginning to end narrative.’ And despite the uncertainty facing Scottish theatre arts courses, Seed seems confident of the diploma’s unique character and the huge talent of its graduates. ‘This line-up is certainly the strongest to date. It really feels like a turning point from where there’s going to be a lot more high quality, exciting physical theatre work in Scotland so I think the course is in a good place to continue.’ (Yasmin Sulaiman)

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Much has been made of the parallels between David Greig’s depiction of 11th century Scotland and modern day Afghanistan in his audacious sequel to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The tortuous relationship between conqueror and vanquished is certainly intelligently probed in the story of English general, Siward (Jonny Phillips), whose attempts to impose a ruler on Scotland are thwarted by his side’s lack of understanding of its opponents, most prominently Macbeth’s wily widow Gruach (Siobhan Redmond). In tone, the play successfully manages its balance of seriousness and humour as spring turns to winter and the English campaign falters. The most resonant line comes in the final confrontation when the Queen tells the enfeebled Siward, ‘Oh, how in love you are with your good intentions.’ While the Afghanistan comparison at times seems laboured the play provides a lively illustration of the notion that our best intentions for others can often lead to the worst outcomes. Redmond’s rehabilitation of the notorious heroine is commanding, but she’s well supported, notably by Brian Ferguson as sleekit wannabe king Malcolm. (Allan Radcliffe)

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Dunsinane By David Greig á Directed by Roxana Silbert Ôa brilliant, sexy, witty and challenging good night outÕ The Scotsman The Herald The Times

Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh 13 May Ð 4 June 2011 Box ofÞce: 0131 248 4848 lyceum.org.uk/dunsinane Please note that booking fees may apply on tickets, check with the box ofÞce when booking. The National Theatre of Scotland reserves the right to alter casts, performances, seating or ticket arrangements. The National Theatre of Scotland, a company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland (SC234270) is a registered Scottish charity (SCO33377). Production photograph of Siobhan Redmond as Gruach by Tristram Kenton. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com

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CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE MONTH WAYNE MCGREGOR What made you want to become a choreographer? Initially watching John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever and Grease! I was eight years old and ballet and contemporary dance were not on my horizon. I didn’t have any opportunity to do those styles of dance so I did ballroom, Latin American, disco. I think choreography is partly about wanting to surrender to the visceral thrill of moving, and hopefully having something to say to an audience. What was the inspiration behind ENTITY? I wanted to make a piece about something ‘other’, something external that felt as though it had its own grammar, syntax and sense of identity. The idea emerged from our research with cognitive scientists exploring the connection between brain and body. Initially we wanted to build a totally artificially intelligent ENTITY that thought choreographically but could solve other types of problems. Almost a ‘mapping’ of physical thinking. What do you look for in a dancer? What I need is an open, imaginative and curious artist. I’m looking for dancers that I can collaborate with in generating movement material, who literally think with their bodies. It’s not all about physical propensity, although technique is important, but I always look for dancers with very personal physical signatures. What do you hope audiences will take away from your work? I want them to be surprised at what the body can do. We have such a normalising, often limited view of the body’s potential and I would like to re-address that. I love to show audiences bodies misbehaving, partly because I think it engages your eye in a way that clarity of line doesn’t. I also want the audience to do some of the work in constructing meaning – to become engaged in the ideas as well as the movement material. Contemporary dance can be conceptually engaging. I hope the work provokes debate. ■ ENTITY, Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 27 & Sat 28 May. 130 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

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PILRIG PARK SCHOOL: TIME

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 8 Jun It’s a fact of life that audiences at the average school show will be comprised solely of the performers’ nearest and dearest. Unless, that is, your reputation precedes you – which is exactly what has happened to Pilrig Park, a secondary school for 11-18-year-olds with moderate/complex learning needs. Since it took the bold step five years ago, of staging its annual dance show at the second largest theatre in Scotland, word has spread that Pilrig Park has something special to offer. ‘Our ticket sales now are not just to mums, dads and grannies,’ says headteacher Ellen Muir. ‘We have quite a few members of the public buying them. One of them came up to me two years ago, when we did a big animal piece, and said that until the children took their masks off during the finale, he had no idea they had additional support needs. What the audience sees is a group of talented young performers.’ This year’s show is all about time, and from

PREVIEW COLLABORATIVE IMPROVISATION

TOM PRITCHARD

The Arches, Glasgow, Sat 28 May & Fri 24 Jun For most performers it’s the stuff of nightmares – finding yourself centre stage with no knowledge of script or steps. For dancer and choreographer Tom Pritchard, however, it’s the ideal scenario. Currently associate artist at The Arches, Pritchard is exploring cross-artform improvisation, working alongside dancers, actors, musicians and visual artists. What is it about making work up as you go along that appeals to Prichard? ‘The fact that it’s such a vulnerable place to be,’ he says. ‘When you watch improvisation on stage, there’s nothing hidden because it’s all happening in front of you. You see the performers in their real place of creation, the panic and struggle, and for me that’s fascinating. It feels like much

storyboarding to set building, performance to costume design, the entire school is involved in some capacity across a range of subjects. ‘It’s curriculum through the arts, rather than arts just being on your curriculum – and that’s the difference,’ explains Muir of her school’s ethos. She is also full of praise for the commitment shown by the venue, and the effect performing there has on the children. ‘The partnership with the Festival Theatre is phenomenal,’ she says. ‘It’s an amazing place to perform, and just being there demands a certain standard. Our children are really challenged to reach that standard – but they rise to it every year.’ The appreciation is mutual, with the Festival Theatre’s chief executive John Stalker one of the show’s biggest fans. ‘Pilrig Park is not merely a school it is a community determined to live life to the full,’ he says. ‘The passion and enthusiasm of the staff is infectious and evident from the achievements of all the students. There can be no better way of demonstrating that the Festival Theatre exists for everyone, than the night each year that Pilrig Park takes command of our stage.’ (Kelly Apter)

more of a live event than to watch a set choreography – there’s a risk to it, and that’s beautiful.’ Having put out a call for other artists to join him, Pritchard was keen to ensure that dance didn’t become the dominant artform on stage. ‘It’s not about bringing people into a dance improvisation,’ he says, ‘it’s about taking dance improvisation into all the artforms, and how those different artforms can offer information to one another.’ Prichard’s residency at The Arches will run until August, with a wide variety of artists joining him on stage for monthly performances. Time spent talking builds up a mutual trust, but no score, script or choreography is created. ‘The aim is that we step on stage with absolutely nothing,’ explains Pritchard, ‘and the first moment that anyone does anything defines the opening of the performance, and everything runs from there.’ (Kelly Apter)

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GLASGOW ■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Tom Pritchard: As Yet Untitled Sat

28 May & Fri 24 Jun, 7pm. £3 (£2). See preview, page 130. Scratch Night Mon 30 May, 7.30pm.

£2. Performers get ten minutes each to try out new ideas in front of an audience and seek feedback. Dead Man’s Cell Phone Wed 8–Fri 10 Jun, 7pm. £7 (£5). See preview, page 128. Entre Nous Wed 15–Fri 17 Jun, 7pm. £7 (£5). See preview, page 128. On the Verge Mon 20–Thu 23 Jun, 6pm. £9 (£6). Students from the RSAMD perform devised pieces, new writing and classic texts.

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■ BRITANNIA PANOPTICON MUSIC HALL 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. Music Hall Memories Sat 28 & Sun 29 May, 1pm & 3pm. By donation. Relive the Music Hall days with a variety show full of saucy singers, comics, jugglers, dancers and magicians in one of the world’s oldest intact music halls. ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Mexico Sat 18 Jun, 1pm. £3. A fun play developed by the children attending the CCA’s Acting Up drama classes, about a failing holiday camp in Mexico. FREE National Theatre of Scotland: Five Minute Theatre Tue 21 Jun, 5pm. Part of a worldwide day of five-minute pieces of theatre, venues around Glasgow will be broadcasting efforts from around the world as well as giving Glaswegians the opportunity to perform their own. ■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. After the End Until Sat 4 Jun, Tue–Sat, 7.30pm (Sat 28 May mat 2.30pm). £12.50. New play by award-winning playwright Dennis Kelly about a couple who wake up in a nuclear shelter after an attack. Divided City Fri 27 May, 7.30pm. £7.50. A new musical adaptation of Theresa Breslin’s award-winning children’s book that is a co-production between the Citz and Glasgow City Council, and features schoolchildren from secondary schools across the city. Dunsinane Tue 7–Sat 11 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10–£17.50 (£7–£14.50; Tue all tickets £10). See review, page 128. Fair Friday Wed 8–Sat 11 Jun, 7.30pm. £10 (£7–£7.50). An evening of true stories, traditional songs and community spirit, presented by the Citizens Community Company.

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■ THE CORINTHIAN CLUB 191 Ingram Street, 552 1101. Midweek Magic Wed 8 & 22 Jun, 7.30pm & 9.30pm. £10. Wonder at the magical powers of Douglas Cameron. ■ COTTIER THEATRE 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. Another Road Fri 27 & Sat 28 May, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10. Cuttingedge social realism from Estrado Arts Theatre set in late 2011 and following the plight of those affected by economic cutbacks. Not recommended for children or those of a sensitive disposition. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tue 7 & Wed 8 Jun, 1pm. £5 (£3). Acting and Performance students from Ayr College present Shakespeare’s best loved and most mixed-up comedy. Part of the West End Festival.

Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim

Wed 8–29 Jun, 7.30pm. £12–£14 (£10–£12). Goldfish Theatre presents its take on Des Dillon’s dependable comedy of identity, bigotry and humanity, seen through the eyes of a Celtic and a Rangers fan locked up in a cell together for the duration of an Old Firm match. West End Festival. ■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. ■ 3 Wed 8–Sat 11 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10–£12. New musical from Harlequin Youth Theatre about a 13-yearold boy on a mission to get all the cool kids from school to come to his Bar Mitzvah. Playtime Sat 18 Jun, 2pm. £3. Work created during weekly drama classes by Eastwood Park’s junior theatre groups. ■ GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422.

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Wed 22 Jun–Sat Sat 9 Jul (not Sun/Mon), 7.45pm. £15 (£10; previews Wed 22 and Thu 23 Jun £12 (£8)). See feature, page 127. Part of Bard in the Botanics & the West End Festival. ■ THE HALT BAR 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Attempts on Her Life Thu 9 & Fri 10 Jun, 7pm. £3 suggested donation. Glasgow-based Makeshift Broadcast offer up an interpretation of Martin Crimp’s experimental text. West End Festival. ■ KELVINSIDE HILLHEAD PARISH CHURCH Observatory Road, 334 2788. FREE Noah’s Flood Fri 17 & Wed 22 Jun, 7.30pm. The familiar tale of Noah and an awful lot of water, as told in Medieval morality plays. ■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. The Sound of Music Until Sat 4 Jun (not Sun), Tue–Sat 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm); Mon 7pm. £39.50–£46. Direct from the London Palladium, Jason Donovan stars as Captain von Trapp (except 30 and 31 May) in the family musical full of everyone’s favourite songs. Evita Mon 6–Sat 11 Jun, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical biography of Eva Peron comes to town. Jekyll & Hyde Mon 13–Sat 18 Jun 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £32.50–£35.50. Musical take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s evocative tale of romance and a battle between good and evil stars Marti Pellow as the protagonists. Tell Me On A Sunday Tue 21 Jun–Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £28.50–£31.50. Once-perennial television face Claire Sweeney leads in this Lloyd Webber musical about an English girl seeking love and success in the Big Apple. ■ LA BODEGA Dance With Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. Flamenco Fusion Sat 18 Jun, 8pm. £9–£11 (£7.50–£9). A colourful performance from the DWA flamenco dancers and musicians. West End Festival. ■ ÒRAN MÓR 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: I Heart Maths Until Sat 28 May, 1pm.

£8–£12.50. A heartbroken statistics lecturer searches for love using a pseudoDarwinian theory. Six and a Tanner Thu 26 May, Mon 6 & Tue 7 Jun, 7.30pm. £12 (£9). One-man play performed by David Hayman based on a man’s memories of his 1950s childhood. West End Festival. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Sins of the Fathers Mon 30 May–Sat 4 Jun, 1pm.

£8–£12.50. A new play by Patrick Harkins.

PREVIEW NEW WORK

GENERATION Tramway, Glasgow, Wed 15–Sat 18 Jun Following swiftly on from a winter of discontent that was nowhere more pronounced than among our nation’s young people, comes a new show from Glasgow company Glas(s) Performance looking at the perspectives of today’s 17- and 18-year-olds on life, the universe and everything. Glas(s) Performance are RSAMD alumni Jess Thorpe and Tashi Gore, who also run the equally highly acclaimed experimental youth theatre group Junction 25 at the Tramway. Gore explains that this, their first commission from the Tramway as Glas(s), has much in common with critically lauded previous shows, in that it involves the two working with ‘experts in the field’ to explore ‘things that are happening, that feel relevant and important to investigate further, and people’s voices who don’t necessarily get heard within the theatre context’. In past productions that has meant working with a couple in their 70s to explore the notion of a lifelong commitment, or a family of 11 women to explore matrilineal inheritances. This time, partly inspired by a perceived increase in politicisation and stress among the young people they meet through six years of Junction 25, it meant talking to three 17-year-olds and one 18-year-old about their opinions, and working with them to form those opinions into a devised piece of what they term ‘autobiographical performance work’. The notion of maturity, and the sudden, arbitrary leap into adulthood, is key to the project: ‘One piece of material we have in the show is a list of all the things that the 18-year-old can do that the 17 year olds can’t do,’ comments Gore, ‘and why should he be able to do them when the others can’t?’ Where previous work has drawn plaudits for being ‘life-affirming’ and ‘warm’ in its gentle insights into real people’s lives, it’s safe to assume here that current political tensions will surface as the young people consider, through a montage of movement, found materials, speeches and slices of popular culture, what kind a world they are about to inherit. (Laura Ennor) A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Daphnis &

Scotland: Five Minute Theatre Tue

Chloe Mon 6–Sat 11 Jun, 1pm. £8–£12.50. The latest season of ‘Classic Cuts’ (lunchbreak-friendly abridged versions of classic works) begins with Hattie Naylor’s version of the only known drama by Greek second-century writer Longus. West End Festival.

21 Jun, 5pm. See CCA, Glasgow.

A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Wind in the Pines Mon 13–Sat 18 Jun, 1pm. £8–£12.50. Abridged and translated by Paddy Cunneen, this story of love and loss revolves around two grief-stricken women, and was originally written by Kanami in the Japanese Noh style. West End Festival. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Mon

20–Sat 25 Jun, 1pm. £8–£12.50. Shakespearean comedy, chopped and squeezed ‘til it fits into your lunch hour. West End Festival. ■ PARTICK LIBRARY 305 Dumbarton Road, 276 1560. FREE National Theatre of

■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Billy Elliot: The Musical Wed 8–Sat 11 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £15 (£10). Shine Youth Music Theatre bring the story of the boy who wants to dance to the stage. ■ RAMSHORN THEATRE 98 Ingram Street, 552 3489. Motherwell College: Neil Simon’s London Suite Thu 26 May,

7.30pm. £7.50. A pacy comedy about four couples staying in an upmarket hotel. Motherwell College: I Love You Because . . . Fri 27 May, 7.30pm.

£7.50. New York-set musical updating of the Pride and Prejudice story. Motherwell College: Personals Sat 28 May, 2.30pm. £7.50. Musical revue made up of some unusual personal ads and their responses. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 131

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Ted Hughes’ translation of Lorca’s rural tragedy, whose morbid content pits the wishes of the individual against the compulsions of society. The Physicists Fri 3 Jun, 7.30pm. £8 (£6). A rehearsed reading of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s satirical drama about three physicists locked up in a lunatic asylum. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. The Cinderella Boys Wed 15–Sat 18 Jun, 7.30pm. £9 (£6). Strathclyde Theatre Group presents a new play by Tom Brogan and Fraser Campbell, developed by the Ramshorn New Playwrights Initiative and dealing with football-inspired tribalism among

Glasgow social circles. No Time Has Passed in Hippo Land Wed 22–Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm. £9

(£6). New play by Kenny Boyle and Clare Sheppard dealing with euthanasia and mercy killings. ■ THE RIO CAFÉ 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. FREE Spangled Cabaret Mon 6 Jun, 7.30pm. Alternative cabaret with Scunner, Glasgow Glam Bangers and more. ■ RSAMD 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Until Sat 28 May, 7pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Peter

Collins directs as the RSAMD heralds the arrival of summer with Shakespeare’s trippy woodland love story. Piano and Dance Fri 3 Jun, 7.30pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Virtuoso performers join forces with students from the Modern Ballet programme to premiere new choreography by Scottish Ballet’s Nicolas Blanc, Diana Loosmore and Maite Delafin.

■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Entity Fri 27 & Sat 28 May, 7.30pm. £15 (£12). See preview, page 130. Generation Wed 15–Sat 18 Jun, 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See preview, page 131.

Dramaworks: Extension Class Performance Sat 18 Jun, 2–5pm. £7

28 May, 7.45pm. £11–£15 (£7–£11). Karaoke wannabes and old school bullies clash in a small Welsh town in this play by the Tron Theatre Company with director Leann O’Kasi. Part of Mayfesto. From a City Balcony Until Sat 28 May, 8pm. £6. A new work from Tron Young Company, inspired by the poems of Edwin Morgan. Mayfesto. What I Meant Was . . . Thu 2–Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £11 (£7). An evening of short American works featuring Bash (Neil LaBute), Action (Sam Shepard) and a set of mini-plays and monologues by Craig Lucas. Part of Mayfesto. Touched Thu 2–Sat 4 Jun, 8pm (Sat mat 2.15pm). £9 (£7). The RSAMD produces Chris Thorpe’s 2009 play. Oak Tree Tales Sun 12 Jun, 7.30pm. £5. A new piece devised by NL Studio – The Tron’s adult mixed ability group.

(£5). A varied programme of devised and text-based work, musical theatre and film. ■ RUDI’S 16 Cresswell Lane, 334 6776. Deckchairs Thu 23–Sat 25 Jun, 7pm. £16 (includes supper and corkage). The second offering from Stark Theatre this festival comprises two short plays by Jean McConnell, performed in their popular ‘café theatre’ style with food on offer and BYOB. West End Festival. ■ SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street. Booking for The Wars of the Roses via RSAMD: 332 5057. The Wars of the Roses Until Sat 28 May, times vary. £11 (£8.50) each or £25 (£20) for all three parts. Your last two chances to catch parts two (Thu 26 May, 7.30pm) and three (Fri 27 May, 7.30pm) or tackle a Shakespearean history marathon on Sat 28 May as all three are performed consecutively (11am, 3pm & 7.30pm). ■ SECC Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Britain’s Got Talent Tue 14 Jun, 7.30pm. £35. Acts from the exceedingly popular ITV talent show perform live. ■ SWG3 Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. The Dumb Waiter Thu 16–Sat 18 Jun, 8pm. £6.50. A take on classic Pinter from minimalist Glasgow-based company Stark Theatre. West End Festival. ■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Richard Alston Dance Company

Thu 26 May, 7.30pm. £8.50–£25. Three pieces danced to a diverse selection of musical scores by Prokofiev, Hoagy Carmichael and Steve Reich. Shaolin Warriors: Legends of Kung-Fu Fri 27 & Sat 28 May, 7.30pm.

PREVIEW MUSICAL

SPRING AWAKENING Macrobert, Stirling, Thu 26–Sat 28 May Frank Wedekind’s original German language play caused a stir throughout the early 1900s due to its hard-hitting themes and liberal attitudes towards the problems teenagers face growing up. The 2006 rock musical adaptation doesn’t stray far from this controversial reputation, having gained a cult following among those who love the darker side of musical theatre. Now Selladoor theatre company are taking Spring Awakening on its first ever UK tour and musical director David Hutchinson believes it’s a piece for our times. ‘Spring Awakening is special because it still resonates with younger audiences today. I think the following the musical has picked up in its relatively short life is the best indication of the success it has had in defining new musical theatre and generating new audiences.’ The show deals with a number of intense themes, abortion, homosexuality and child abuse among them. Permeating the show is a recurring sense of teenagers against the world, radicalised by a disturbed relationship with their prudish guardians. Hutchinson hopes this too will draw a new audience. ‘The musical demonstrates what happens when people stop listening to teens. We all grew up, we all went through certain challenges. I don’t think there will ever be a time when theatre stops exploring this stage; it will always be relevant and current.’ While the show veers throughout between comedy and pathos it is not for the faint of heart. ‘Expect some surprises. If you were to read the lyrics out of context you’d be shocked at what the cast can get away with!’ (Kirstyn Smith) 132 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

£17.50–£24.50. Hailing from China, this internationally acclaimed production mixes kung-fu with theatre and features qigong, animal imitation, boxing, drunken boxing, and promises displays of fighting with no less than 18 kinds of dangerous traditional weapons. We’d be sitting a few rows back, if we were you. Spelbound Sun 29 May, 7.30pm. £28.50 (£23.50). A chance to wonder at the bendiness of the 2010 Britain’s Got Talent winners first-hand. Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell Mon 30 May–Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm). £12.50–£29.50. Keith Waterhouse’s monologue based on the life of the celebrated journalist and alcoholic. Winner of the Evening Standard Best Comedy Award 1990. Dance Republic Sun 12 Jun, 7pm. £15.50 (£13.50). Diverse show spanning every style from ballet to breaks. Dance School of Scotland Fri 17 & Sat 18 Jun, 1.30pm & 7.30pm. £8.50–£21.50. Woven around a theme of ‘carnival’ comes the annual showcase of dance disciplines from the Dance School of Scotland, which acts as a feeder for many professional institutions including Scottish Ballet. Yes, Prime Minister Mon 20–Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm). £13.50–£29.50. Hacker and Appleby confront modern political issues and Blackberrys in this new piece from the original writers of the much loved TV series.

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Lark, Clark and the Puppet Handy Tue 14–Sat 18 Jun, 7.45pm.

£11–£15 (£7–£11). See Stage Whispers, page 126. Page to Stage Thu 16–Sat 18 Jun, 8pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £6. A first look at this new work, developed by adult community writing group Write Tron. Supper Club Cabaret Fri 17 & Sat 18 Jun, 8.30pm. £10. Cabaret from Upstage with food included in admission. Some Words for Home Tue 21 Jun, 7.45pm. £7 (£5). A rehearsed reading based on interviews with two Jewish refugees who settled in Scotland after World War II. Followed by a discussion. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. A Conversation with Carmel Wed 22 Jun, 7.45pm. £10 (£8). See review, page Choreographer Natasha Gilmore's fictional birthday bash for a 70-year-old, presented by Barrowland Ballet in association with Vox Motus theatre company. True Colours Thu 23 Jun, 2pm & 7.45pm. £5 (£3). Three characters – an African, an Asian and a Scot – are on the brink of adulthood and all face a struggle to live up to their families’ expectations in this new comedy from Ignite Theatre. Refugee Week Scotland. Backbone Thu 23 Jun, 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Six shorts explore notions of courage. Refugee Week Scotland.

EDINBURGH ■ ART’S COMPLEX St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. FREE Johnson’s Choice Sun 29 May, 7.30pm. The latest in a series of rehearsed readings from Tightlaced Theatre, this play by Rob David is set in a not-too-distant future where a new drug promises to ‘cure’ homosexuality and a shadowy doctor has designs on one gay couple. ■ BRUNTON THEATRE Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. Alpha Dance Academy Thu 26–Sat 28 May, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £10–£12 (£8–£10). Annual showcase of ballet, tap and jazz. Morag Alexander School of Dance Annual Show Tue 7–Sat 18 Jun, 7pm

(Sat mat 3pm). £15 (£10). Annual performance of singing and dancing, with styles ranging from traditional Scottish to hip hop. East Lothian Youth Theatre Showcase Mon 20 & Tue 21 Jun, 7pm.

£6 (family ticket £22). Annual showcase with a ‘Discovery’ theme. Italia ‘n’ Caledonia Wed 22 Jun, 7.30pm. £11 (£9; under 18s £6). A warmhearted look at the legacy of Scots Italians over the years.

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list.co.uk/theatre ■ CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 529 4147. Move Over Mrs Markham Until Sat 28 May, 7.30pm. £9 (£7). A bedroom pile-up results when three different couples each plan a romantic tryst in Mr and Mrs Markham’s bed while the couple are out in this farce performed here by Edinburgh People’s Theatre.

■ SOUTH LEITH PARISH CHURCH 6 Henderson Street Leith, 555 0501. The Garden Wed 15–Sun 19 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat & Sun mat 3pm). £10 (£8). New drama of families, secrets and an uninvited guest, written by Alistair Rutherford and performed by Peapod Productions. Leith Festival.

■ CONSTITUTION BAR 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 555 0501. Snapshots Mon 13–Wed 15 Jun, 7pm; Thu 16 & Fri 17 Jun, 6pm. £6 (£4). A series of short scenes written by Campbell Lauder about people facing isolation for various reasons from stuttering, to being a carer, to transgender issues. Part of Leith Festival.

■ ST BRIDE’S CENTRE 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405.

■ DUNCAN PLACE RESOURCE CENTRE 17 Duncan Place Leith, 555 0501. Leith Lives Sat 11 Jun & Fri 17 Jun, 2pm; Thu 16 Jun, 7.30pm. £6 (£5). The Citadel Arts Group presents a slice of Leith life. Leith Festival.

■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. At Swim Two Birds Thu 26–Sat 28 May, 7.30pm. £14–£16 (£10–£12). Flann O’Brien’s send-up of Irish literature. Presented by Blue Raincoat Theatre Company with director Niall Henry. Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco Wed 1–Sat 4 Jun, 8pm. £14–£16 (£6–£12). See Tron Theatre, Glasgow. Knives in Hens Fri 3–Sun 12 Jun, 7.30pm (Sun 6pm). £14–£16 (£6–£12). See preview, page 128.

■ EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. Shaolin Warriors: Legends of Kung-Fu Mon 30 May, 7.30pm. £19.50–£23.50 (£16.50–£23.50). See Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Cross Currents Mon 6 Jun, 7.30pm. £13. End of year production from students at Telford College’s Centre for Professional Dance Training, featuring a mix of jazz, tap and contemporary styles. Pilrig Park School: Time Wed 8 Jun, 7.30pm. £8. See preview, page 130.

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£15. Celebrate and commiserate with the stars of Scottish theatre. ■ LEITH ACADEMY 20 Academy Park, 555 0501. Blueprint Fri 10 & Sat 11 Jun, 7.30pm. £5 (£3). A work in progress by Wave Theatre’s new community drama company. Leith Festival. ■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 0501 Next in Line Thu 16–Sat 18 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat mat 3.30pm). £5. Active Inquiry’s Flashback Drama Group presents a play about a man who is waiting for something – he just doesn’t know what. Leith Festival. ■ PLAYHOUSE 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. Evita Mon 30 May–Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £21.25–£40.25. See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. Britain’s Got Talent Sun 12 Jun, 7.30pm. £39.75. See SECC, Glasgow. Tell Me On A Sunday Wed 15–Sat 18 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £25.25–£30.25. See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. Jekyll & Hyde Mon 20–Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £22.25–£40.25. See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. ■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Dunsinane Until Sat 4 Jun (not Sun/Mon), 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £11–£28 (£5–£26). See review, page 128. BSL performance Wed 1 Jun 7.45pm; captioned performance Sat 4 Jun 2.30pm.

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(£5). Four double bills performed by youth theatre groups from around Scotland and one from Norway. ■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Absolutely Legless Sat 11 Jun, 7pm. £10 (£8). Edinburgh-based Irish dance group.

Monday 23 - Saturday 28 May various times Motherwell College

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contact Motherwell College on 01698-232468 or visit the website www.motherwell.co.uk Tickets can be reserved through the Ramshorn

Friday 3 June @ 7.30

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Dance for All End of Year Showcase Thu 23–Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm.

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s classic satiric play

£10 (£8). Students on full-time professional dance courses with Dance for All showcase a variety of different dance forms including jazz, ballet, tap, Spanish, contemporary and musical theatre.

Tickets: £8/6 reserved through the Ramshorn

Wednesday 15 - Saturday 18 June @ 7.30

THE CINDERELLA BOYS by Tom Brogan and Fraser Campbell

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■ WHITESPACE 11 Gayfield Square, 555 0501. Doors Close, They Never Lock Fri 10 & Sat 11 Jun, 7pm. £8 (£6). Theatre from That’s Lunch Productions. Leith Festival.

■ THE YARD 2 Bonnington Road Lane, 555 0501. Blood Brothers Thu 16–Sat 18 Jun, 6.30pm. £10 (£8). Willy Russell’s tearjerker of a story about two brothers separated at birth and reunited by fate is transported to Leith by Moving Lights Theatre. Leith Festival. Leith Community Theatre Thu 16–Sat 18 Jun, 7.30pm. £6 (£4). The local drama group presents two light hearted one-act comedies: Gosforth’s Fête and Streuth. Leith Festival.

Tickets: £9/6

Advance Booking: http://onlineshop.strath.ac.uk or reserve through the Ramshorn

OUTSIDE THE CITIES

Wednesday 22 - Saturday 25 June @ 7.30

■ BYRE THEATRE Abbey Street, St Andrews, 01334 475000.

NO TIME HAS PASSED IN HIPPOLAND

SHOO-BE-DO! Or . . . How to Talk to Old People Fri 27 May, 7.30pm. £12

(£8–£10). One-man musical from Dave Anderson on his teenage years in the 50s. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Thu 23 Jun, 7.30pm. £12 (£8–£10). A chance to see Wildbird’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy, in which the warring lovers are transplanted into modern celebrity culture. ■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. Anna Karenina Until Sat 11 Jun (not Sun/Mon), 7.30pm (Thu 2, Sat 4 & Sat 11 Jun mat 2.30pm). £12–£19 (£7–£14). Tolstoy’s tragic tale of love, sex and morals set in imperial Russia. After the End Thu 16–Sat 25 Jun (not Sun), 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.

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■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, Stirling, 01786 466666. Spring Awakening Thu 26–Sat 28 May, 8pm. £15 (£12; students £10). See preview, page 132. Blast from the Past Sat 4 Jun, 2pm & 7pm; Sun 5 Jun, 1pm & 6pm; Mon 6 & Tue 7 Jun, 7pm. £9. A huge showcase dance performance from over 500 young dancers performing ballet, jazz, tap and acrobatics.

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Advance Booking: http://onlineshop.strath.ac.uk or reserve through the Ramshorn Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 July 2 - 5 pm Merchant City Festival SHAKESPEARE AT LARGE directed by Pat Williams Free98event INGRAM ST. GLASGOW G1 1EX Tickets can be bought online through http://onlineshop.strath.ac.uk or reserved through the Ramshorn Theatre on 0141 - 552 3489 www.strath.ac.uk/culture/ramshorn ramshorn.theatre@strath.ac.uk

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THE BEST EXHIBITIONS

ARTBeat

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British Art Show 7 The vast showcase of the best in contemporary art makes its way north of the Border for the first time in 21 years, with work on display from Charles Avery, Sarah Lucas, Christian Marclay and Luke Fowler. CCA, Tramway and Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Fri 27 May–Sun 21 Aug.

Victoria Clare Bernie: Slow Water Work made during a residency at the Scottish Association for Marine Science Research Laboratory. See review, page 136. Street Level Photo Works, Glasgow, until Sun 5 Jun.

Pum Dunbar: The Play of Parts Pum Dunbar creates objects and collages that draw on by her background in philosophy. See Artbeat, right. Project Ability, Glasgow, until Sat 18 Jun.

Martin Boyce The Glasgow-based artist, nominated for this year’s Turner Prize, displays his ability to create poetry through objects. See review, page 136. The Modern Institute, Glasgow, until Sat 25 Jun.

Narcissus Reflected Muscular exhibition of surrealist and contemporary artists inspired by the Greek myth of the boy who falls in love with his own reflection. See review, page 136. Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 26 Jun. Rob Churm: The Exhaustion Hook Last chance to catch this well-received exhibition of drawings and prints from the up-andcoming Glasgow-based artist, Churm. Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow, until Fri 27 May.

Artist Rooms: August Sander The must-see display of photographic portraits from across the spectrum of Weimar Germany by the father of modern photography continues. Dean Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 10 Jul.

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Degree Shows Graduates from Glasgow School of Art, Edinburgh College of Art, HeriotWatt and Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone show their end of term wares. See feature, page 135. See listings, page 138, for full details. Jupiter Artland The fabulous sculpture park opens its doors again for another summer season, with work from Antony Gormley, Laura Ford and Nathan Coley. Bonnington House, Wilkieston, until Sun 18 Sep.

Microstoria Exhibition curated by post-graduate students from Edinburgh College of art exploring how myths become accepted cultural norms. Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, Sat 28 May–Sat 25 Jun.

What made you want to be an artist? I don’t think I ever wanted to be an artist. When I went to university to study philosophy I discovered just how strange and abstract a subject it is. I craved a practical and visible form of literal activity, engagement with the world of real structures rather than ideas. Philosophy is a major strand in your work. Are your inspirations mainly aesthetic or intellectual? It’s a negotiation between these two. The aesthetic is a form of synthesis, it is often completely unconscious until I can stand back and see what I am saying. My art grows out of this unconscious and a need to make manifest. The problem I had with philosophy as a 20-year-old student was that I had absolutely no way to digest ideas in their abstract form, nothing to hold onto, it drove me to despair and it was at this time I began painting. What drew you to Project Ability? I have Asperger’s and I painted for a number of years in the Project Ability studios, which provided me with materials and a safe space where I could paint. Later in 2000 I began training as an art therapist but I didn’t complete my training, because after two years I discovered that it didn’t matter how proficient I was at understanding the landscape of psychotherapy, I needed to understand myself and learn how to have real relationships with myself, the world and others. Can you tell us about your next project? I have been running a research project as part of my residency at Project Ability looking at the relationship between the creative process and sense of self in six adults with autism / Asperger’s. I will be releasing the findings and outcomes of this research in July. ■ Pum Dunbar: the Play of Parts, Project Ability, Glasgow, until Sat 18 Jun.

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ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL As this year’s art college graduates display their work at degree shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Neil Cooper explores the role art schools play in inspiring tomorrow’s Turner nominees

hen David Shrigley spoke in 2010 about how the arts institutions in Glasgow were crucial to his creative development, he may have been bemoaning the impending threat of arts cuts, but his intervention still speaks volumes about where art education really happens. As graduates prepare to show their wares in degree shows at Glasgow School of Art and Edinburgh College of Art, it’s worth taking stock of how these schools help young artists find and develop a distinctive voice, particularly as two graduates of the GSA’s Masters of Fine Art course, Karla Black and Martin Boyce, have just been shortlisted for the 2011 Turner Prize. Both have also represented Scotland in the Venice Biennale, Boyce in 2010, with Black picking up the mantle this year. Indeed, Scotland’s art school graduates have enjoyed an enviable run of success. Previous Turner winners Douglas Gordon (1996), Simon Starling (2005) and Richard Wright (2009) are all ex-GSA, while the 2010 winner, Susan Philipsz, is an alumnus of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College. And let’s not forget 2001 Turner winner Martin Creed, who may have studied at the Slade in London, but grew up in the same Glasgow environment that so inspired Shrigley. Meanwhile, prior to taking his MFA in Glasgow, Richard Wright studied at Edinburgh College of Art. And Scotland’s art schools have often provided homes for those who have ended up branching out successfully beyond the visual disciplines. Glasgow School of Art boasts bands too

numerous to mention here among its alumni, including members of Franz Ferdinand, while actor Robbie Coltrane and playwrights Liz Lochhead and John Byrne both studied there. Novelist Alasdair Gray even ended up teaching at the college after graduation. Edinburgh College of Art, meanwhile, has a family tree dating back to the 1970s that pretty much founded Edinburgh’s lively post-punk music scene. Given such illustrious forbears, then, what can we expect from the latest crop of graduates as they stumble blinking into the real world just as

‘IT’S AS MUCH ABOUT FINDING OUT WHO YOU ARE AS ANYTHING’ arts funding cuts start to bite? And just how much have their various alma maters helped shape their work? ‘The influence of GSA is huge,’ says Alice Steffan, who is finishing the school’s Sculpture and Environmental Art course. ‘You get a lot of freedom to do what you want, and it’s as much about finding out who you are as anything.’ This sense of a youthful voyage of selfdiscovery is reflected in Steffan’s graduation piece, ‘Backseat Butterflies’. ‘It’s about when you’re young and you go in the back seat of a car for the first time, and you get butterflies in your stomach,’ she says of the piece.

Steffan turned down a place at London’s Central Saint Martins to come to Glasgow. During her second year she her classmates visited Jim Lambie’s studio. ‘Meeting him you realise he’s one of us,’ she says. ECA Painting student Rhona Campbell concurs with Steffan in that ‘You’re very much left to your own devices.’ While Campbell is reluctant to identify trends in her music and film-influenced work, she does acknowledge that ‘There’s maybe a little bit of a Karla Black influence around the college.’ Social scenes are paramount to both colleges, with a plethora of DIY pop-up galleries and offsite activities actively encouraged. Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art wouldn’t be the same without these activities and the Edinburgh Annuale wouldn’t exist without them. But things are changing. ECA’s forthcoming merger with Edinburgh University will shake things up, and, as ECA Head Stuart Bennett acknowledges, this will be the last year Degree shows will exist with ECA as an independent institution. ‘The impact of this will open up different ranges of research at the university,’ he says, ‘and there’ll be scope for students to collaborate and open up opportunities for different types of work. That’s quite exciting. The students here aren’t doing this just as a degree. It’s more important than that.’ GSA Degree Show, Sat 11–Sat 18 Jun; ECA Degree Show, Sat 11–Sun 19 Jun. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 135

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NARCISSUS REFLECTED

Fruitmarket, Edinburgh until Sun 26 Jun ●●●●● Don McLean got it right in his 1972 song ‘Narcisissima’: ‘Narcissima, Narcisissma is the pride of Pomona/Pomona, Pomona says she looks like me/But she will look like you when I’m set free.’ Narcissus of Greek myth and his Freudian descendant have long been rich pickings for artist, writers and limerick scribes, it has only ever been a matter of courage to glance into that reflection at the same time. This muscular and surprising exhibition, curated by noted scholar David Lomas, brings together those surrealist and contemporary artists who not only dared look down into the water but who then allowed amour-propre to take hold of their work, if only for a short period. The opening space is contextualised by the influential October 1943 issue of View magazine (with the brilliant strap line: ‘You Carry the Weight of Narcissus’). Those you would expect to be here are, and it’s great to marvel again at Cecil Beaton’s outstanding ‘The Narcissus of 67’ and his portrait of the prosperously vain Edward James alongside Claude Cahun’s stunning self portraits, and then there’s those amazing legs by that remarkable ‘maker of objects’ and tragic fetishist Pierre Molinier. Jean Cocteau’s seminal film Orphee is, of course, given house room, but it’s Willard Maas’ very rarely seen 1956 film Narcissus that is the real find here, with its preposterous smoking erect chimneys and street-comber chic. Salvador Dali’s ‘Metamorphosis of Narcissus’ and Jess’s pencil on paper and paste masterpiece ‘Narkissos’ and their connected ephemeras rightly jostle for space in the remaining parts of the downstairs gallery. Upstairs the myth is brought full circle with Pipilotti’s pleasingly vulgar audio video installation ‘Sip My Ocean’ and the globular genius of Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Narcissus Garden’. Narcissus is finally multiplied and dispersed and he will go to the ball. (Paul Dale)

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ART EXTRAORDINARY

VICTORIA CLARE BERNIE: SLOW WATER

Collins Gallery, Glasgow until Sat 25 Jun ●●●●● When French sculptor and painter Jean Dubuffet set out to identify art that could be viewed as free from aesthetic norms he labelled it L’Art Brut. This new exhibition at the Collins Gallery showcases works gathered on the same basis from the Art Extraordinary Trust and arranged by Joyce Laing, the gallery’s founder. ‘Outsider art’, as Dubuffet’s phrase is often translated, can show a range of unhampered creative acts, fantasy worlds and human confessions. Much of the work on display, like Dubuffet’s initial collection, is made by nonprofessionals, in particular people suffering from mental illnesses, and for some viewers the accompanying text of each artist’s life story will be more interesting than the works on display. However, there are stand out pieces, such as the work of Robert A with his impressively constructed drawings of mathematically schizoid planes and faces, layered with quotes and confessions. Jane Howie also deserves mention for her tackily glitterpenned but moving colour shapes, which are reminiscent of the symbolic designs found in Aboriginal art and are apparently created by the avowed psychic medium while in a trance-like state. The show leaves a lasting impression of art’s positive ability to heal. (Alistair Quietsch) 136 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

Street Level Gallery, Glasgow, until Sun 5 Jun ●●●●●

A scientific orderliness contains Slow Water. Photographs, videos, digital drawings and animation made during a residency post at the Scottish Association for Marine Science Research Laboratory based near Oban are meticulously placed in contrast to the inherent dramatic qualities of water. The images that are particularly arresting are those where Edinburgh-based Bernie has made subtle interventions to the photographed landscape. Superimposed over a series of close-up fast-moving bubbling and foaming images of water, is an eight panel digital drawing reminiscent of nautical charts tracing the landscape topography. A similar motif is used elsewhere in which her drawings show up like subtle spider webs spun between land and water. Like a closed-circuit television view finder, a largescale projection allows one to observe the activities of industry in the Scottish landscape. But here we are requested to invest time – the films are long and slow moving. In comparison, the image of Islas Orcadas is instant and timeless. It captures beautifully, through careful compositional consideration, the miniature shoreline of a frozen pond in the low light. (Talitha Kotzé)

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MARTIN BOYCE: NIGHT TERRACE – LANTERN CHAINS – FORGOTTEN SEAS – SKY The Modern Institute, Glasgow, until Sat 25 Jun ●●●●●

Triggered by fragments of colliding locations, a set of objects and textures in low light convey a dislocated landscape. Rust drips down like tears of blood from obsolete steel park benches. Table top surfaces and hanging wall panels are covered with illegible inscriptions. A powdery hue of dusk in the air is illuminated by the dim light of honeycombed lanterns. The scene transports, momentarily, to balmy nights with palm trees, long drinks and languid lovers. Then, instantaneously, to darkened corners with long lurking shadows in deserted urban blind spots after dark that smell of discharge and decay. Impressions are distilled in the fabric of the works, their gritty appearance rendered beautiful. Glasgow-based Martin Boyce, nominated for this year’s Turner prize, makes work that writes poetry through objects. It is the atmosphere of the space that we inhabit that charm us first, then the individual pieces in the tableau. Here they appear prophetic, masculine and frigid, almost glowing with cool emotion. We approach and circle them with caution like an eagle closing in on its prey. (Talitha Kotzé)

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GLASGOW ■ +44 141 AT SWG3 Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. Wed–Sat noon–6pm. FREE Josh Whitaker: Moiré (Stages/Taxed) Until Sat 28 May. Debut solo show featuring work that mixes social commentary with an investigation into the utility of art itself. ■ ANNIESLAND COLLEGE 19 Hatfield Drive, anniesland.ac.uk FREE Art at Anniesland Mon 13–Fri 17 Jun. Mon–Fri 10am–4pm. End of year show by students from Anniesland College. Part of the West End Festival. ■ THE ARCHES FOYER 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Daily noon–midnight. FREE Jenny Soep Until Mon 20 Jun. Dynamic and spontaneous drawings depicting live events. ■ ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN SCOTLAND Level 2, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 225 8350. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm. FREE Cedric Price: Think the Unthinkable Until Sat 3 Sep. Work both produced and inspired by celebrated and thoughtful architect Price. FREE Material Considerations: Stone Until Sat 13 Aug. The second in a series of exhibitions exploring sustainable building materials. FREE Remodelling Home Until Sat 4 Jun. Model houses made out of clay at Scotland’s Housing Expo 2010. ■ ART EXPOSURE GALLERY 19 Parnie Street, 552 7779. Tue–Sat noon–5pm. FREE Glasgow Art Part 2 Until Mon 30 May. Paintings by Gary Harper, Ian Rawnsley, Valentine Petrov and Jo Heuston. ■ ART LOVER’S CAFÉ House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4779. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Robin Gillanders Until Mon 4 Jul. Photographs from Gillanders’ visits to sculptor Ian Hamilton Finlay’s famous garden, Little Sparta. ■ THE BLYTHSWOOD GALLERY Blythswood Square. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Spring Exhibition Until Sat 28 May. Paintings by artists of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE China Through the Lens of John Thomson Until Sun 12 Jun. Documentary photos of mid 19thcentury China. ■ CAFÉ COSSACHOK 10 King Street/Trongate 103, 553 0733. Tue–Sat noon–midnight; Sun 1pm–midnight. FREE Awakenings Until Tue 31 May. A selection of figurative and abstract images concerned with images ‘revealing themselves’. FREE The Real Red Shoe Thu 2–Thu 30 Jun. Glasgow-based painter Zenobia Mumford explores the folk symbolism of the red shoe. ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. FREE Welcome Home: 234D Until Sun 19 Jun. Tue-Sat 11am–6pm, Sun

11am–5pm. Four designers from FAB3D and Welcome Home have translated 2D patterns into 3D lighting designs, combining traditional craft and digital design techniques along the way. FREE British Art Show 7 Fri 27 May–Sun 21 Aug. Tue–Sun 11am–5pm. After 21 years the grand touring art affair returns to Glasgow, with pieces on show by The Otolith Group, Charles Avery, Luke Fowler and Juliette Blightman. From noon on Sat 18 Jun to noon on Sun 19 Jun there will be a rare opportunity to see Christian Marclay’s acclaimed film The Clock, a montage of clips from thousands of films showing various clocks, watches and times of day, always keeping correct time. Also at the Gallery of Modern Art and Tramway.

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■ THE COACH HOUSE GALLERY 518 Great Western Road, 341 0993. Tue 10am–5pm; Wed–Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Batik Exhibition Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun. Colourful batik works from the Scottish members of the Batik Guild. West End Festival. ■ COLLINS GALLERY 22 Richmond Street, 548 2558. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–4pm. FREE Art Extraordinary ●●●●● Until Sat 25 Jun. Selected work from the Pittenweem collection of ‘outsider art’. See review, page 136. FREE Textiles from Nunavut Sat 11–Sat 25 Jun. Tapestries and traditional packing dolls from Baffin Island in Arctic Canada supported by a demonstration by a leading Inuit tapestry weaver. ■ THE COMMON GUILD 21 Woodlands Terrace, 428 3022. Wed & Sat noon–5pm; Thu & Fri noon–7pm. FREE ‘You seem the same as always, -’ Until Sat 30 Jul. Work by major international artists with the common theme of the artist’s hand. Includes work by Olafur Eliasson, Douglas Gordon, Richard Serra and David Shrigley. West End Festival. ■ COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5.30pm. FREE Scott McMurdo: Portraits of an Interior Mind Thu 2–Wed 22 Jun. Portraits in paint and charcoal of mainly elderly subjects from a promising young artist. ■ CURLERS REST 256–260 Byres Road, 341 0737. Mon–Thu 11am–11pm; Fri & Sat 11am–1am; Sun 12.30pm–11pm. FREE Juliebee Photo Showcase Until Tue 31 May. Freelance photographer Julie Broadfoot showcases her work. ■ DAVID DALE GALLERY AND STUDIOS 71–73 Brook Street Bridgeton, 258 9124. Fri–Sun noon–5pm. FREE Container and Contents Sat 28 May–Sun 19 Jun. Inspired in part by Daniel Buren’s text, Beware, Naomi Bell, Dominic Samsworth and Joanna Waclawski explore the notion of the institution and its role as common, cultural or social space. ■ THE DUCHY GALLERY 23 Duke Street, 237 8754. Fri & Sat noon–6pm. FREE Mark Briggs: Tiredness Can Kill Sat 4 Jun–Sat 2 Jul. New solo work. ■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4.30pm. FREE Noye’s Fludde Exhibition Until Tue 31 May. Art work produced by East Renfrewshire schools in response to Reeling and Writhing’s production of Noye’s Fludde at Paisley Abbey.

Angharad McLaren designs and makes contemporary woven textiles in her studio at the Briggait in Glasgow. A lover of sailing, rock climbing and windsurfing she sources unusual sports-related materials such as climbing ropes, sail materials and neoprene alongside more traditional yarns such as wool and silk to create textiles that are both decorative and functional. She also looks to the traditional textiles she grew up with or gathered on her travels – Scottish tweeds, Welsh blankets, Mayan Backstrap weaving and Thai silks. Angharad studied Textile Design at Glasgow School of Art and went on to an MA at the Royal College of Art. She has worked in several weaving mills, exhibited internationally, gained business funding from NESTAs Starter for 6 programme and the Scottish Arts Council Crafts Start Up Award and won awards for colour, innovation and design. Currently she sells a range of textile products – cushions, hot water bottle covers, lavender bags, rugs and scarves – as well as working on projects for interior and fashion designers. Last year she was commissioned to design blinds for the Shetland Museum Café in Lerwick, made in 100% Shetland wool and inspired by the colourful landscape of the Isles. She is currently working on a new blinds commission and a collaboration with a product designer – and balances her studio work with plenty of fresh air and adventure to keep the inspiration flowing. ■ www.angharadmclaren.co.uk www.thisiscentralstation.com 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 137

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VisualArt FREE Scottish Painting Exhibition Fri 3–Wed 29 Jun. Paintings by artists working in the west of Scotland. ■ THE GALLERY @ MUSSEL INN 157 Hope Street, 572 1405. Mon–Fri noon–2.30pm & 5.30–10pm; Sat noon–10pm; Sun 12.30–10pm. FREE Ripple Effect 2 Until Tue 31 May. Monoprinting by six artists from Britain, Norway and France. ■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm (Thu until 8pm); Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Blueprint for a Bogey Until Sun 19 Jun. An exploration of play, including art work from GoMA’s collection by Dame Paula Rego, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, Andy Goldsworthy and more. FREE British Art Show 7 Fri 27 May–Sun 21 Aug. See CCA, Glasgow. ■ GATEHOUSE GALLERY Rouken Glen Road, 620 0235. Mon, Fri & Sun 1.30–5.30pm; Sat 11.30am–5.30pm. FREE Alexandra Gardner Until Sun 29 May. Still lifes, portraits and landscapes. ■ GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Ghost Orchids Until Thu 15 Sep. A site-specific sculptural installation in the gardens’ Orchid House by Siobhan Healy. ■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Marion McPhee Until Sun 29 May. Monotypes inspired by McPhee’s childhood home on the west coast of Scotland, from tiny details to sweeping landscapes. FREE Contemporary Monotypes Until Sun 3 Jul. Eighteen artists including well-known names like Adrian Wiszniewski, Peter Howson, Barbara Rae, Kate Downie and Bruce McLean apply painterly approaches to printmaking through the monotype. FREE Seth Orion Schwaiger Fri 3 Jun–Sun 3 Jul. Schwaiger uses planographs to explore ideas of flaw and process. ■ GLASGOW PROJECT ROOM Trongate 103, 552 1472. Daily noon–5pm. FREE Terrestrial Objects Sun 29 May–Sat 4 Jun. Daisy Richardson presents sculpture, painting and collage. ■ GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon–Thu 10am–9pm; Fri 10am–7pm; Sat 10am–5pm. FREE The Glasgow School Of Art Degree Show Sat 11–Sat 18 Jun. The annual degree shows for all graduating students from the departments of fine art, design, architecture and design, and a chance to spot the Turner prize winners of tomorrow, if past records are anything to go by. See feature, page 135.

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■ GLUE FACTORY 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate, Maryhill. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm. FREE Glasgow School of Art MFA Show Thu 9–Sat 18 Jun. Graduation show for students on the GSA’s Master of Fine Art programme. Alumni include Richard Wright, Claire Barclay, Rosalind Nashashibi and Martin Boyce – no pressure on the class of 2011, then. ■ GOETHE INSTITUT 3 Park Circus, 332 2555. Mon–Thu 10am–5pm; Fri 10am–4pm. FREE From Death Zone to Nature Reserve: The European Green Belt Tue 21 Jun–Fri 19 Aug. 138 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011

Photographs, maps and text providing an insight into a unique European nature conservation project mapping the biodiversity of the area around the Iron Curtain. ■ HAUNT Old Wynd, hauntspace@gmail.com. FREE The Golden Babies and the New Aesthetic Until Fri 3 Jun. The anti-gallery (it’s open all day every day, and everything is free for the taking) presents new work by Captain Hate. ■ THE HIDDEN GARDENS Tramway 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Tue-Sat 10am–8pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE From Death Zone to Nature Reserve: The European Green Belt Until Sun 5 Jun. See Goethe

Institut, Glasgow. ■ HILLHEAD LIBRARY 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Mon, Tue & Thu 10am–8pm; Wed 10am–5pm; Fri & Sat 9am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Highrise Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun. Dramatic monochrome photographs by Lindsay Docherty documenting the lives of residents in Glasgow’s high rise blocks. West End Festival and Refugee Week Scotland. FREE Visual Journeys Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun. Work emerging from a project led by the University of Glasgow in which immigrant children created artistic responses to Shaun Tan’s graphic novel about a refugee’s experiences in a new land, The Arrival. West End Festival and Refugee Week Scotland. ■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 5431. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm. FREE Past, Present and Future: Caring for William Hunter’s Prints

Until Tue 21 Jun. Last chance to catch prints and paintings from William Hunter’s collection. ■ IOTA Unlimited Studios, 25 Hyndland Street, iota@unlimitedstudios.co.uk. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm. FREE Rita McGurn: Framed Drawings Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun. Small monochromatic works, which will be auctioned off in aid of Yorkhill Children’s Foundation at 4pm on Sun 26 Jun. West End Festival. ■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. FREE Drawing (on) Riverside Until Sun 14 Aug. Detailed studies of the new Riverside Museum. ■ KIBBLE PALACE Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Digital Botanica Fri 3–Sun 26 Jun. Prints and an installation inspired by the greenery of the West End, by Tom Donald. West End Festival. ■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 221 6362. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm. FREE Digital Renaissance Fri 27 May–Sat 4 Jun. Graduate showcase from UWS Digital Art students.

■ MANSFIELD PARK GALLERY 5 Hyndland Street, 342 4124. Wed–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–5pm. FREE Kirsty Wither: New Paintings Until Sat 4 Jun. Scottish landscapes, flowers and sultry nudes. ■ MARKET GALLERY 334 Duke Street, 556 7276. Thu–Sun 11am–5pm. FREE It’s Our Playground Until Tue 31 May. Curatorial residency exploring progressive and performative elements of art. ■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Tue–Sat noon–6pm. FREE Aleana Egan: ‘nature had an inside’ Until Sat 4 Jun. New work from the Dublin-based artist. ■ MITCHELL LIBRARY North Street, 287 2999. Mon–Thu 9am–8pm; Fri & Sat 9am–5pm. FREE Red Road by Robert Ormerod Thu 9–Thu 30 Jun. The photojournalist explores the unstable lives of people seeking asylum in Scotland. Refugee Week Scotland. ■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 14-20 Osborne Street, 248 3711. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Martin Boyce: Night –

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Sat 25 Jun. New work generating ideas of the exterior landscape within the gallery space, from 2011 Turner Prize nominee Boyce. See review, page 136. ■ MONTGOMERY’S COFFEE HOUSE 9 Radnor Street, 357 1666. Daily 9am–6pm. FREE Neutral Gender: Stephanie Spindler Wed 1 Jun–Sun 31 Jul. Sculpture inspired by a residency in Istanbul. West End Festival. ■ EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 211 West George Street, 248 9755. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm (not Fri 27 & Mon 30 May). FREE Arran: The Firth of Clyde and Beyond Until Fri 3 Jun. Watercolours, oil paintings and drawings. ■ THE MUTUAL 3rd Floor, 84 Miller Street, themutual.org.uk Thu–Sat noon–6pm. FREE Douglas Morland: Under Ancient Boom Shadow Until Sat 28 May. Exhibition drawing on the imagery and vocabulary of mid-20th century broadcast culture. ■ NORTH GLASGOW COLLEGE 123 Flemington Street Springburn, 558 9001. FREE Spectrum Degree Show Sun 12–Fri 17 Jun, 10am–4pm. Degree show by visual arts students at North Glasgow College. ■ PROJECT ABILITY Centre for the Developmental Arts Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Pum Dunbar: The Play of Parts Until Sat 18 Jun. Paintings, collages and installations investigating the relationship between the self and the visual world. See Artbeat, page 134.

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■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 578 8847. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm. FREE Milngavie Art Club Sat 4 Jun–Fri 1 Jul. Popular annual exhibition.

■ RECOAT 323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069. Tue–Sun noon–6pm. FREE Mutant Veneer Until Sun 19 Jun. Illustrator and graphic designer by FiST.

■ LIME GALLERY 899 Dumbarton Road, 334 6352. Tue–Sat 11am–5.30pm. FREE The Cream of Argyll Fri 3–Sat 18 Jun. Mixed media from artists working in Argyll. West End Festival.

■ RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 Douglas Street, 248 6386. Mon–Fri 10.30am–5pm; Sat 10.30am–3pm. FREE Emma Semple Until Sat 28 May. Work influenced by travel experiences.

■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm. FREE Black and Gold Until Sat 28 May. New work from leading contemporary jewellers. FREE Gordon Mitchell: New Paintings Until Tue 31 May. Surrealist paintings. FREE Mike Lythgoe Until Sat 28 May. Woodcarving. ■ SCOTLANDART.COM 193 Bath Street, 221 4502. Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE A Fisherman’s Tale Until Wed 22 Jun. Paintings inspired by the sea. ■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sun 11am–5pm. FREE George Allen Until Sun 29 May. Expressionist landscapes from the Glasgow artist. FREE Summer Exhibition Sun 5 Jun–Sun 24 Jul. Group show of new work. ■ SORCHA DALLAS 5 St Margaret’s Place, 553 2662. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. FREE Rob Churm: The Exhaustion Hook Until Fri 27 May. Drawings and etchings from the Glasgow-based artist. FREE Duncan Marquiss Fri 10 Jun–Fri 15 Jul. An artist who works in paint, drawing and video.

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■ STREET LEVEL PHOTO WORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Victoria Clare Bernie: Slow Water ●●●●● Until Sun 5 Jun. A combination of video, film, drawing and photography following the cycle of insect life and death in a Highland loch. See review, page 136. FREE Gina Glover: Playgrounds of War Sat 11 Jun–Sat 6 Aug. Poignant photographs of abandoned military bases.

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■ MACKINTOSH CHURCH Queen’s Cross, 870 Garscube Road, 946 6600. FREE Adorn Wed 22–Sat 25 Jun, 10am–5pm. Nine emerging makers show jewellery. ■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. FREE British Art Show 7 Fri 27 May–Sun 21 Aug. Tue–Sun 11am–5pm. See CCA, Glasgow. ■ TRANSMISSION GALLERY Trongate 103, 552 4813. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. FREE Tino Sehgal Until Sat 4 Jun. Sehgal makes art out of encounters between the viewer and people performing various specified instructions. ■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Murray Robertson: New Work Until Sun 12 Jun. Printmaking.

EDINBURGH ■ ART’S COMPLEX St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. Exhibition opening times vary, see individual listings. FREE Lynn Ahrens: Nightwalk Until Sun 29 May, noon–6pm. New paintings inspired by night-time strolls. FREE Ross Flemington & Kay Richardson Sat 28 May–Sun 5 Jun, 11am–7pm. Contemplative new work about the nature of reality. FREE Susan Brightman: It Could Have Been Me Sat 28 May–Sun 5 Jun, noon–6pm. Exhibition relating to

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list.co.uk/visualart the Cumbrian killings of June 2010. FREE Pixel Age Sat 11–Fri 17 Jun, 10am–4pm (Thu until 6pm). A showcase of work by students in digital art disciplines from Stevenson College. ■ AXOLOTL 35 Dundas Street, 557 1460. Exhibition opening times vary, see individual listings. FREE Altered Images Until Mon 6 Jun. Tue–Fri 11am–4pm; Sat 11am–5pm. New paintings from Christine Clark and Paul Mowat; new work by Sofie Fischer Rasmussen; a camera obscura by Kim Chan. FREE The Secret Life of Owls and Other Works Sat 11 Jun–Mon 4 Jul. Fri & Sat 11am–6pm; Tue-Thu 11am–4pm. Paints being developed by Alan Goodwillie as illustrations for a children’s story book. ■ BODA BAR 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. Daily 11am–1am. FREE Leith Festival Vollytographers Exhibition Fri 10–Sun 19 Jun. Local photographers exhibit. Part of Leith Festival.

■ DOUBTFIRE GALLERY 3 South East Circus Place, 225 6540. Mon–Sat 11am–5pm FREE The Journey from Leith Until Sat 11 Jun. A group show of paintings by former students of the Leith School of Art. FREE Helen Tabor Thu 16 Jun–Sat 16 Jul. New paintings (mostly landscapes) from Borders-based artist. ■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm. FREE Kurt Jackson: The Forth Until Sat 28 May. Paintings and sculptures inspired by the Cornwallbased artist’s visit to the Forth. FREE Heriot-Watt University’s 2011 Graduate Exhibition Tue 21–Sat 25 Jun. Textile and fashion design students from Heriot-Watt University showcase their skills.

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■ DUNDAS STREET GALLERY 6a Dundas Street, 558 9363. FREE Jamie Primrose: Evolving Moods Fri 17–Sat 25 Jun, 10am–6pm. Ethereal new oil paintings of Edinburgh with autumnal and wintry hues.

Joan Gillespie, Robert Kelsey and Geoffrey Roper. FREE Summer Exhibition Sat 11 Jun–Tue 19 Jul. New paintings by Andrew Fitzpatrick, Hazel Cashmore, Peter Nardini, Davie Smith and Kathleen Conboy.

■ EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri–Sun 10am–5pm. FREE ECA Degree Show Sat 11–Sun 19 Jun. New work by more than four hundred students of art, design and architecture. See feature, page 135.

■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. FREE Paul Furneaux: Mokuhanga Sat 28 May–Sat 23 Jul. Japanese woodblock printing.

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■ EMBASSY 10b Broughton Street Lane, embassygallery.org FREE Parts Unknown Until Sun 29 May. Thu–Sun noon–6pm. New work from artists from the Royal Standard Gallery in Liverpool, employing found objects.

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■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–2pm. FREE New Acquisitions: From Harvey to Houston Until Sat 18 Jun. Scottish painting from the last couple of hundred years. ■ BRA BOHAG 150 Easter Road, 07808 808033. FREE Exhibition at Bra Bohag Fri 10–Sun 19 Jun. Wed–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. Work by local artists. Leith Festival. ■ CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge, 242 8000. Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm. FREE This is Lo-Fi Until Tue 31 May. Edinburgh Lo-Fi Photography Group exhibit recent work. ■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Scottish Art 1650–2010 Until Sun 10 Jul. A rare overview of the development of Scottish art. ■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. FREE How To Turn The World By Hand Until Sun 29 May. Thu–Sun 11am–5pm. International collaboration exploring the meanings of the word ‘trade’ with regard to the making of contemporary art. FREE Jesse Jones: Against the Realm of the Absolute Sat 11 Jun–Fri 22 Jul. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. A film project set in a future dystopia. ■ CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street, 561 7300. Tue–Fri 11am–4.30pm. FREE Katsutoshi Yuasa: The Imaginary Thu 26 & Fri 27 May. Meticulously handcrafted woodcuts based on the artist’s own photographs. FREE Martin Finnin: The Forgotten Art of Floating Fri 10 Jun–Thu 14 Jul. New abstracts in oil, acrylic and watercolour. ■ CRAFT HOUSE CONCEPT 31e Minto Street, 07900 901481. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun noon–5pm. FREE Paper Thu 2 Jun–Sun 17 Jul. Paper crafts by over 20 artists. ■ DEAN GALLERY 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. FREE Artist Rooms: August Sander ●●●●● Until Sun 10 Jul. A fascinating document of the German people and culture in the early 20th century.

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This selection of works of modern religious art includes work by a number of well-known artists including Scottish greats Craigie Aitchison, John Bellany, Peter Howson, Ken Currie and John Byrne as well as Graham Sutherland and Elisabeth Frink. These paintings will be set alongside a display of a rare first edition of the 1611 King James Version of the Bible in the 400th year of its publication. ‘This is a brilliant opportunity to view some of our most inspired and inspirational artworks,’ says Monique Sliedrecht, one of the curators of the exhibition. ‘The chance to see pieces responding to what has been dubbed “the greatest story ever told” alongside a rare first edition of the King James Version of the Bible, which has done so much to affect the nature of our society, is too good to miss. Everyone who visits the exhibition will learn much and will, I am certain, go away from the exhibition hugely stimulated by what they will see.’ ■ New College, University of Edinburgh, until Sat 11 Jun. 26 May–23 Jun 2011 THE LIST 139

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■ GLADSTONE’S LAND 477b Lawnmarket, 226 5856. FREE Serendipity Until Sun 29 May. Thu–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm. Ken and Moira Russell present a series of paintings celebrating serendipity. ■ THE HENDERSON GALLERY 4 Thistle Street Lane NW, 225 7464. FREE The International Collection Mon 13 Jun–Sun 3 Jul. Mon–Sat 8am–10pm. Original works from around the world. ■ INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ECOSSE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon–Fri 9.30am–6.30pm (Thu until 8.30pm); Sat 10am–1pm. FREE The Photographers Collective: Collection One Until Sat 4 Jun. Diverse work by a new group. FREE Patrice Poch: Rennes 1981 Tue 21 Jun–Sat 16 Jul. Artist Patrice Poch commemorates the thriving early 1980s Rennes punk rock scene with postcards, photos, other visual arts and music. ■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm. FREE Thomas Houseago: The Beat of the Show Until Sun 3 Jul. Sculptor whose work maintains a deliberately clumsy and unassuming integrity. ■ LEITH Various venues, leithfestival.com. FREE This is Lo-Fi Fri 10–Sun 19 Jun. Daily 3–5pm. Take-away exhibition of photography at various sites around Leith. Leith Festival. ■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Patti Yuill & Alexandra Steele Until Sat 28 May. New paintings. Kelly-Anne Cairns & Lindsay Turk

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the soon-to-reopen Scottish National Portrait Gallery. FREE The Artist Up Close Until Tue 7 Jun. Selected pieces where the artist is the focus of attention. FREE Dürer’s Fame Thu 9 Jun–Tue 11 Oct. Famous works by the stunningly gifted German painter and those he influenced.

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■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Exhibition opening hours vary, see individual listings.

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■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sun 11am–6pm. FREE Ruth Maclennan: Anarcadia Until Sun 17 Jul. A film installation and series of large-scale photographs depicting the desert wastes and abandoned shelters of Kazakhstan. ■ SUPERCLUB 11a Gayfield Square, info@superclubstudios.com Thu–Sun noon–6pm FREE Jamie & Rickie McNeill: Take Me To Your Dealer Until Sun 12 Jun. New work by cartoon/graffitiinfluenced artist brothers. ■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE Microstoria Sat 28 May–Sat 25 Jun. The writing and curating collective – [Relay] – presents a group exhibition concerned with questioning the stories, myths and microhistories that make up our cultural presumptions.

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■ TORRANCE GALLERY 36 Dundas Street, 556 6366. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10.30am–4pm. FREE Mark Holden and Stuart Herd Until Sat 4 Jun. Scottish landscape works. ■ TOTAL KUNST @ FOREST 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. Daily 10am–midnight. FREE Jade Gilbert Until Sun 29 May. New work by artist who has specialised in working and reworking materials until they’re on the verge of being destroyed. ■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. FREE Janet Melrose: A Still Life Until Mon 6 Jun. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. Still life paintings in muted tones. FREE Now We Are Two Thu 9 Jun–Mon 4 Jul. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun 10.30am–4pm. An exhibition of work by various artists who have supported Union Gallery during its first two years.

OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm (Thu until 8.30pm); Sun noon–5.30pm. FREE Cara Tolmie & Nina Rhode Until Sun 31 Jul. Installation partly inspired by Tolmie’s research into medieval history and dynamic sculptures from Rhode. FREE DCA Editions Until Tue 23 Aug. Prints created at DCA including newly released work by Chicks on Speed, Katy Dove and Alex Frost. ■ DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN University of Dundee 13 Perth Road, Dundee, 01382 345330. FREE Dundee Degree Show 2011 Until Sun 29 May. Thu & Fri 10am–8pm; Sat 10am–4pm. Degree show from students graduating in 2011 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.

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■ JUPITER ARTLAND Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston, jupiterartland.org Thu–Sun 10am–5pm. Jupiter Artland Until Sun 18 Sep. £8.50 (children £4.50; family £23.50; seniors £6.50; students £4.50). The celebrated outdoor sculpture park opens its doors for the 2011 season.

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As a scientist from a family which includes engineers who’ve worked on the Clyde, it depresses me that the new Riverside Museum [see feature, page 61] is leaning towards an arty presentation of things. It's transport – you should be talking about the fantastic engineering produced in Glasgow: ships on the Clyde as well as trains at St Rollox and buses in Falkirk. Also great scientific discoveries like the steam engine, James Watt being from here and all. Jen France, Glasgow Comment posted at list.co.uk Editor’s note: Can’t the practical rub shoulders with the arty? In itself Zaha Hadid’s incredible museum design shows how impressive engineering and incredible art can be one and the same thing.

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The daddy of Scottish music festivals is looming once again. We’ll have loads of facts, figures, interviews and behind the scenes info, as well as the complete guide to making the most of the festival site.

It’s not over yet. The Edinburgh International Film Festival continues . . . and so do we, with the second part of our exclusive day planner, and Alan Warner talking about the films of Jerzy Skolimowski.

Around Town Kirstin Innes Books/Comedy Brian Donaldson Clubs/Play Henry Northmore Dance/Kids Kelly Apter Food & Drink Donald Reid Film Paul Dale LGBT Lauren Mayberry Music/Shopping Claire Sawers Noticeboard Anna Millar Theatre/Visual Art Allan Radcliffe

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PHOTO: JEAN COCTEAU, ORPHÉE, 1950 - DVD; B&W; 91 MINUTES - BY ARRANGEMENT WITH BFI - IMAGES SUPPLIED BY BFI STILLS

CLAIRE FORSYTH

Claire Forsyth works in a variety of media to explore narrative. Traversing both urban and pastoral environments, the images invite the viewer to glimpse fragments of journeys as they travel towards night. Claire trained at Glasgow School of Art, receiving First Class honours in Fine Art Printmaking. She worked for several years at London Print Studio before becoming Workshop Manager at Glasgow Print Studio. Her work has been shown in Berlin, London, Milan and southern Italy. This landscape, one of a series entitled 'The Road Home', is included in an exhibition of Claire Forsyth's work in the Tron Theatre's anCnoc Long Gallery, which is curated by Glasgow Print Studios and runs until Sun 7 Aug.

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In each edition of The List, anCnoc Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky is teaming up with Scotland’s leading art galleries to give readers the chance to win an exclusive anCnoc Art Pass prize.

This issue celebrates the striking visual art exhibitions curated by Glasgow Print Studios at the anCnoc Long Gallery @ The Tron Theatre and four lucky readers can win tickets to Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cuton this July. Before the show, winners will be able to sample a dram of anCnoc Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky and browse Claire Forsyth’s anCnoc Long Gallery exhibition (as profiled in Framespotting). Winners will also receive a bottle of 16 year old anCnoc Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, a light and zesty dram with a hint of spice, and a pair of bespoke tasting glasses. To enter, just log on to www.list.co.uk/offers and tell us:

What is the gallery at the Tron Theatre called? TERMS & CONDITIONS: Competition closes 22 Jun 2011. Entrants must be over 18. Winners will be contacted to advise on the ticket date, which is none transferrable. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.

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