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orget about Monty the Penguin: the Christmas season doesn’t start until our annual Wish List comes out. And here it is, free with this issue and full of festive highlights to entertain you from now until New Year. Check out our round-up of winter events (page 40) too. If our cover has made you want to dig out some classic video games, you won’t have to wait long : Australia’s landmark Game Masters exhibition arrives in Edinburgh this December with over 100 playable games (page 12). We also chat to actor Alan Cumming about his frank memoir (page 21), wave goodbye to Glasgow’s DIY music pioneer Cry Parrot (page 24), and Stewart Lee tells us why he loves being undermined by Chris Morris (page 32). Elsewhere, we preview St Andrew’s Day highlights, from events and mini-festivals (page 30) to celebratory Scottish dishes (page 38). And look out for our 2014 Hot 100 issue next month: it’s your essential guide to the cultural heavyweights in what’s been Scotland’s biggest year for, well, years . . .

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Game Masters Teknowomen Alan Cumming Cry Parrot Shot at Dawn Slope St Andrew’s Day

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STAYING IN Stewart Lee White Reindeer

FOOD & DRINK Tony Singh Marco Pierre White

AROUND TOWN Winter events Whisky and wine tastings

BOOKS Book Week Scotland Amanda Palmer Robbie Burns: Witch Hunter

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COVER STORY

GAME MASTERS With the video games industry officially bigger than Hollywood, it might be time to stop sneering at an artform that gives so much pleasure to millions. We peek behind the scenes at the National Museum of Scotland, which hosts a major exhibition exploring the games (r)evolution. From Sonic to The Sims and Super Mario to Minecraft, we look at the games and their designers who have changed the way we behave in the comfort of our own homes. Find out more from page 12.

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FILM Edinburgh Greek Film Festival The Imitation Game Winter Sleep

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The Perthshire-born star has delved into his past with a compelling yet disturbing memoir. We have a frank and revealing interview about his tough upbringing at the hands of a brutal father.

THEATRE Science-fiction is just a big boys’ playground, right? Wrong. As Glasgow prepares to host a series of screenings and discussions, we ask whether the likes of Alien and Teknolust changed the landscape of futuristic film.

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Miranda Sings John Bishop Eric and Little Ern CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

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DIGITAL DISPATCHES FOR THE TECHNOPHOBIC

Clearly some former rock icons will do anything these days to keep themselves in the public domain. They might even take the name Kimberly Whyte and post about open mic nights: ‘Singer looking for large open mic venues so can sing lots covers grunge / rock. I look like and sing like Courtney Love.’ You’re Courtney Love, right? Then again, some people will force themselves to say anything just to keep their day from ending too quickly. Kyle Chiotti-Bryant comes into that category for his comment on

the National Museum of Scotland’s 2010 exhibition, Askasaurus: The Dinosaur Event for Grown-Ups. According to the somewhat belated Kyle, this was, quite simply: ‘Cool’. With news that Adrian Edmondson is still finding it too hard to talk about the death of his buddy Rik Mayall, Sarah Westwood offered this: ‘I think Ade should perform a song as it would be a more personal tribute!’ I suspect that wherever he attempted to perform such a tune, the ghost of Rik would almost certainly phone in a profanity-laden bomb scare.

GRAPHIC CONTENT When it comes to British politics, why is it that Westminster has crazy characters such as Boris and Nigel and the best Holyrood can muster is Willie Rennie (he’s head honcho of the Scottish Lib Dems, by the way)? With Scottish Labour seeking a new leader we wondered which celeb could get that post and give our body politic a right good shake. In the end, the victor won by, what he’d no doubt term, ‘a fucking landslide’ . . .

39% Malcolm Tucker

6% Janey Godley

13% Groundskeeper Willie

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(the sciencey one)

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George’ Galloway

5% John ‘Smeato’ Smeaton

(the Dundee one)

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7% Sir Alex Ferguson

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The internet can sometimes be about helping people. So, if anyone can answer this plea from Kent-based Marlene Gow, we’ll all be able to sleep a little sounder: ‘Can I take my dog with me to the Christmas fair if he is on a lead?’ If you had money on a Hollywood star getting two mentions over the past few weeks, Bruce Willis wouldn’t be top of your list. His doppelganger is lurking around Shoreditch in Virgins Die Horny according to Yoana Dimitrova: ‘Spectacular fringe play! Good actors (they even have a Bruce Willis lookalike hehe).’ And in this review of the Brad Pitt-starring war movie, Bill Smith proclaims ‘Fury shows the day to day fight of you me and our fathers / grandfathers don’t expect any Bruce Willis hero the tank crew is Jo public conscripts.’ As if that wasn’t enough (and it truly wasn’t), he goes on: ‘As a follower of 1939/45 WW2 the story was very factual and a good read [it’s a film Bill, it’s a film], even with the WW2 interest I did have an idea of leaving halfway through as a steak is nice but meeting the dead animal does not work for me.’ Should The List Eating and Drinking Guide head honchos be looking for new reviewers for their 2015/16 publication, Bill has to be their man.

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This time last year, Roddy Frame played a full show of his 1983 debut LP, and in that same spirit, the Reid brothers are arranging two separate servings of Psychocandy, the 1985 album which set a benchmark for the ensuing decade of indie rock. See preview, page 74. Barrowland, Glasgow, Fri 21, Sun 23 Nov.

1 Edinburgh’s Christmas AROUND TOWN

Where better to spend the Christmas season than in our capital city with its myriad of top events and festive happenings? Among this year’s delights are Stick Man, Frisky and Mannish, Briefs: The Second Coming, Al Murray: The Pub Landlord with his festive saloon, Hot Dub Time Machine, Scotch and Soda, George Street’s Light Night and, for all you daredevils, the return of the Star Flyer. Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 21 Nov–Sun 4 Jan.

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AROUND TOWN / VISUAL ART

With technology changing almost hourly, this is a perfect chance to reflect on the videogames that shaped a generation, with over 100 playable classics to enjoy. See feature, page 12. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Fri 5 Dec–Mon 20 Apr.

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You could argue that Matthew Bourne was born to adapt Tim Burton’s iconic movie for the dance stage. In this first major revival of his version, we head back to the 1950s to meet a boy whose dance moves are almost as sharp as his paws. See preview, page 90. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Wed 19–Sat 22 Nov.

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing in a performance which has some critics mentioning the ‘O’ word. With Timothy Spall attracting similar plaudits for his role in Mr Turner, it could be a vintage year for British acting. See review, page 59. General release from Fri 14 Nov.

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Alan Bissett (pictured), Robert Louis Stevenson and James Robertson appear in flesh or spirit during Book Week Scotland with the sole aim of getting Scots reading even more. See previews, page 46 and 49. Various venues, Scotland, Mon 24– Sun 30 Nov.

Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan are back in the chilling Belfast-set serial killer drama in which darkhaired women are bumped off in horrible ways by an apparent model citizen. But is the net finally closing on him? See review, page 33. BBC Two, starts Thu 13 Nov, 9pm.

Between 1914 and 1918, many Allied soldiers were shot for cowardice or desertion. This photographic exhibition by Chloe Dewe Mathews captures the locations where such state-sanctioned executions took place. See feature, page 27. Stills Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 25 Jan.

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Technological playthings can sometimes be seen as a bunch of boys toys, but this series of films aims to show that strong women and sci-fi are not mutually exclusive. See feature, page 18. Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Women’s Library, Sun 23 Nov–Sat 6 Dec.

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VISUAL ART

10 This Might Be a Place for Hummingbirds CHOSEN BY ARTIST AUGUSTUS VEINOGLOU

I look up and think that birds are the best practitioners of liberty. The idea makes me question human history and our current ways of existence. I am zooming out to see how the bird surveys the earth and to see myself, battling, trying to communicate, claiming my place on earth; all very human things to do. The upcoming cross-dialogue exhibition in CCA by Manuel Chavajay and Rebecca Wilcox echoes that battle of human energies invested in language and territorial presence. Their work ought to bridge the ‘there’ and ‘here’ and make us question our own cultural histories and current affairs. Dust and smoke in our horizon: can we offer it sanctuary? Can our cities be a place for hummingbirds? This Might Be a Place for Hummingbirds, CCA, Glasgow, Fri 14 Nov–Sun 18 Jan; Augustus Veinoglou will be exhibiting in Another Athens, a creative writing project between artists in Edinburgh and Athens showing at Interview Room 11, Edinburgh, Wed 26 Nov–Sat 20 Dec. Another Athens will be exhibited at Snehta, Athens, in 2015. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 5

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WINNERS AND LOSERS Mixed news in Creative Scotland’s funding decisions

MERCURY PRIZE WIN FOR YOUNG FATHERS

FIRST BOOK AWARD FOR MAI AL-NAKIB

Scotland-based hip-hop trio Young Fathers were the surprise winners of the 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize, beating 11 other nominees including Damon Albarn, Kate Tempest and favourite, FKA Twigs. Their winning album, Dead, had sold less than 3000 copies prior to the win, but jumped to number seven in Apple’s iTunes chart the following day.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2014 first book award has gone to Kuwaiti author Mai Al-Nakib for her debut collection of short stories, The Hidden Light of Objects. The collection was voted for by readers and Book Festival audiences from 47 eligible debut books featured in events during August’s festival.

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WELLCOME TRUST GRANT FOR NMS

CROWDFUNDING FOR EDINBURGH THRILLER

A £1.3m grant from the Wellcome Trust will help create six new galleries at the National Museum of Scotland, it’s been announced. Due to open in 2016, the new galleries will form part of a new Scottish Centre for Scientific Engagement, with a particular focus on biomedical science, as well as scientists, technologists and engineers with Scottish connections.

Film director Magnus Wake has launched an online crowdfunding campaign to partfinance his new Edinburgh-based thriller First and Only. Based on Peter Flannery’s best-selling ebook which blends psychic powers with worldwide conspiracies, the film will use Scotland’s capital as a backdrop, and online funders are promised the chance of playing a part in its creation. More info at firstandonlymovie.com

EDINBURGH’S HOGMANAY LINEUP ANNOUNCED

LIST WRITER HONOURED WITH NEW AWARD

Those Mercury winners Young Fathers, as well as the Twilight Sad and Twin Atlantic are among the Scottish artists announced in the full lineup for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2014, alongside Eddi Reader and Breabach. They join Concert in the Gardens headliner Lily Allen, plus R&B superstars Soul II Soul and Australian Abba tribute act Björn Again. More at edinburghshogmanay.com

Jan Fairley, for many years The List’s world music reviewer who died in 2012, is being honoured with a new award for arts journalism by upcoming writers. The Jan Fairley Memorial Award will recognise arts writing in a wider social or international context, and the closing date is Sun 30 Nov. More at janfairleyaward.net

The announcement of Creative Scotland’s regular funding decisions for 2015–18 has brought varied tidings for arts organisations. Support for three-year funding has increased from £90m to £100m, and 57 organisations have moved from shorter-term arrangements to longer funding. Organisations receiving regular funding for the first time include Barrowland Ballet, Curious Seed, Dovecot Studios, Dunedin Consort, Glasgow’s Women’s Library and the Wigtown Festival. On the downside, several organisations have had their funding reduced or removed entirely, with Edinburgh’s Traverse and Lyceum theatres both suffering budget cuts. Two organisations facing complete removal of their Creative Scotland funding are Aberdeen’s sound festival of contemporary music, and Glasgowbased Scottish Youth Theatre. Sound festival chair Pete Stollery said: ‘This has come as a huge blow to us all.’ John Scott Moncrieff, chair of Scottish Youth Theatre, whose alumni include Gerard Butler, Karen Gillan and Iain de Caestecker, said the organisation was looking forward to working with Creative Scotland chief executive Janet Archer to identify the best approach to long-term funding. Live Music Now Scotland, which takes live music by Scottish musicians into the community, was also turned down for regular funding, but has been encouraged to apply for Creative Scotland’s Open Project Fund for specific projects. The decisions come almost two years after the resignation of previous Creative Scotland chief executive Andrew Dixon, following months of criticism from Scotland’s arts community. A major shake-up in the organisation’s structures and funding arrangements has been spearheaded by Archer.

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OPINION George Osborne couldn’t stop himself from spoiling the Chequers banquet

BRIAN DONALDSON As the country gets set to mark St Andrew’s Day, is the nation’s mood one of brazen triumphalism or sober reflection? And do we really have the stomach for IndyRef 2?

ife is inherently filled with awkward moments full of cringe-inducing regret. No more so than when you have to come face to face with those you have upset. In that vein, Sunday 30 November 2014 marks the first St Andrew’s Day since us Scots decided we couldn’t quite trust ourselves enough to take full charge of the kitty. So, when you’re skipping round a slippy church hall to a Dashing White Sergeant, will you wonder whether the person you’re continually stepping on the toes of or elbowing in their broth-filled gut was a cowardly No quisling or, conversely, a daydreaming Yes hippie. Already, recent polls are suggesting that the twinge of regret has lurched into a full-on intestinal spasm: barely two months after the polls closed, shutting down the hopes of a generation, 66% of Scots would now apparently vote Yes if another referendum happened tomorrow. This mind-altering 21% must feel a little bit like those who have to face their colleagues after making a total douche of themselves at the Christmas work night out. Battle lines are being swiftly drawn as the country goes into no-holds barred election footing (you have to wonder if any proper policy business ever gets done these days). There’s the small matter of a general election next spring followed by the Scottish Parliament vote in 2016 and, potentially the daddy of them all, the In or Out of Europe referendum of 2017. A couple of doomsday scenarios are also the best chances for the SNP to trigger an early IndyRef: The Sequel. The first brings either a Conservative victory

in May or, and it actually feels queasier to write this, a Tory-UKIP coalition. The thought of Farage spilling beer all over Horatio Nelson’s diary at Chequers is one thing: the image of him and Cameron cosying up to cut off the supplies of anyone earning less than the Greek national debt is quite another. Not only will bloodsports return, they’ll take place each Saturday afternoon on every high street in the nation with East European foxes being ripped to shreds as the UK branch of Game of Thrones is established (next time you listen to George Osborne make a speech, close your eyes and think of Joffrey). At least our creative types will keep their heads while all others are losing it over the next five months? Not if the recent statement from comedian Andrew Lawrence is anything to go by. Nigel Farage (NF, remember) jumped to Lawrence’s defence after a string of his fellow stand-ups had the temerity to take him to task for suggesting that women and non-white comedians have it all too-easy on both the circuit and on TV. The sight of Frankie Boyle laying into Farage on Twitter should put paid to anyone who still thinks of St Francis as anything other than a cuddly liberal. So, before you get too happy about putting the No into your November celebrations, have a think about the rightwing lurch that the bottom portion of your country has taken. And as you unfurl your metaphorical saltire on 30 November, consider just how happy you are having Scotland in thrall to the all-new Westmonster.

‘66% of Scots would now apparently vote Yes tomorrow’

Brian Donaldson is The List’s Comedy editor.

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It’s been a tough old summer for Hunger Games addicts, with one teaser trailer after another being dripped into their eyes. Now, finally, they can welcome back Katniss (hurrah!), President Snow (boo hiss!) and Peeta (will being tortured make him a servant or rebel?) as all-out war threatens to engulf Panem. Once you’ve got through Mockingjay Part 1, you only have 12 more months to wait for the grand finale . . . General release, Thu 20 Nov. See review at list.co.uk

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!"#$%&'() *+"'*$,"# A pioneering exhibition that charts the history of video game designers, Game Masters arrives in Edinburgh in December for its only European date so far. Henry Northmore finds out more

e’ll start with an easy one: how many film directors can you name? Probably loads. How many record producers? Trickier but still a decent handful. How about game designers? Even with pop culture icons like Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog or global franchises such as Angry Birds and Grand Theft Auto, most people would struggle to name a single videogame designer. Millions upon millions of people play games every day but only the most dedicated have looked beyond the bytes at the artists who create these complex electronic playgrounds. Game Masters hopes to redress that balance, shining a light on the world s most popular titles. digital mastermindss behind some of the world’s hibition’s only European stopover after premiering This will be the exhibition’s at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne. ‘It focuses on all the key names behind the games people know and love,’ explainss Sarah Rothwell who curated the ottish exclusive Scottish content which will be on ame display when Game Masters opens at the National Museum of Scotland this December. There will be over 100 playable games from early pioneers in the 70s and 80s to g the home gaming revolution of the 90s soles and the to next gen consoles explosion in casual gaming we see today. ‘Not mselves but the artwork behind the games just the games themselves umentaries,’ says Rothwell. ‘So you as well as video documentaries,’ nfluences and the key points the are able to see the infl cing when they were trying developers were facing ames at the time. You are to achieve these games ll understanding of what really getting a full went into creating the games.’ led with mavericks who It’s a world filled undaries of technology. Game Masters pushed at the boundaries on entitled Arcade Heroes highlighting Tomohiro starts with a section eated the original Space Invaders released in 1978; Nishikado, who created Toru Iwatani who gave the world Pac-Man in 1980 and Shigeru Miyamoto, perhapss the most influential games designer of all time. orking with Nintendo in 1977 his career mirrored Since he started working ld off gaming i ffrom the h release l k Kong at the h and shaped the world off Donkey arcades in 1981 before spearheading home gaming with Super Mario Bros and Zelda and playing a major role in developing the revolutionary Wii console in 2006. The Wii brought gaming back to the masses. Home consoles were caught up in a power struggle over better graphics and faster processing. The Wii threw out the rule book: you didn’t need to learn a series of complex controls, the Wii Remote was intuitive and aimed at a wider family market. The recent rise of casual gaming on mobile phones, tablets and handheld devices completely changed the landscape. Recent statistics from a study by the Internet Advertising Bureau show that the

market has shifted. The clichéd image of spotty teenage boys hunched over their consoles is now wildly inaccurate. For a start, nearly everyone is a gamer these days: 70% of the UK population (33.5 million) played a game in the last six months and 52% of those gamers were female. This is no longer a niche hobby. From trivia games to Angry Birds to SingStar, the world of gaming is now expansive and inclusive. ‘We’re all gaming more than ever,’ says Rothwell. ‘We’re actually engaging with it in many different forms. The traditional form of sitting down at a computer or arcade machine has changed – it’s so much easier than ever before.’ It was also important to showcase showca Scotland’s contribution. ‘There are over 95 organisatio organisations that work within games Sco development in Scotland,’ adds Rothwell. ‘One th appeared first in the late of the big names that 80s and early 90s was DMA Design. So we’ll artwo have artwork from Lemmings which cre was created in 1991 and some of o the original scripts from the first Gra Theft Auto.’ Grand T developers of the world The c conquering Grand Theft Auto sseries, which has become one of the most successful videogames of all time, are now based in Edinburgh and better known as Rockstar North. But GTA is just the tip of the iceberg – Scotland is a hive of innovation. ‘It’s one of Scotla Scotland’s leading exports. We have three independent developers which we’ll be highlighting. We’ve S got Space Budgie from Dundee very yo w h o are a young team straight out of the T University of Abertay. They are creating some really interesting games at the moment [includin [including Glitchspace, 9.03m and K Konformity]; Simon Meek fr from Glasgow’s The Story Mechanics who developed the interactive The 39 Steps and Edinburgh’s Lucky hli h i h i A Frame hi highlighting their BAFTA Award-winning game Bad Hotel.’ Gaming has become a facet of modern life and slowly but surely people are starting to take the medium seriously. ‘The technical side and the engineering is another form of art and design that people don’t always appreciate because they see it as recreational,’ adds Rothwell. ‘It’s important to highlight the work and people behind the scenes that create these wonderful games that we all enjoy.’ Game Masters, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Fri 5 Dec–Mon 20 Apr. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 13

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Ewen Hosie counts down 10 game masters that changed our lives

NOLAN BUSHNELL

SHIGERU MIYAMOTO

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YU SUZUKI

YUJI NAKA

FOR KICKSTARTING A BELOVED INDUSTRY

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A certifiable gaming godfather, Nolan Bushnell is a cofounder of once-giant gaming company Atari, and was also instrumental in the development of the game Pong, the first video game to truly capture the imagination of the public.

Arguably the most respected game designer in the world to this day, Shigeru Miyamoto is the creative behind some of Nintendo’s biggest hits. He is the inventor of franchises such as Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Star Fox, and The Legend of Zelda, and was also a key proponent in the success of the Nintendo Wii.

Roberta Williams is considered a pioneer in the graphic adventure genre of games, particularly with her popular series King’s Quest, which started in 1984. Her ambition led to a focus on narrative and storytelling in video games that had never been seen before, and paved the way for future luminaries such as Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer, the creators of Monkey Island.

Yu Suzuki is very much Sega’s answer to Shigeru Miyamoto, coming to prominence in the 1980s with arcade hits such as Outrun and Hang-On. A known perfectionist, he is considered a driving force in pushing 3D graphics with his Virtua series of games, as well as the Dreamcast title Shenmue, one of the most expensive games ever made.

The poster child for Sega’s golden age, Naka is famous as the lead designer of Sonic the Hedgehog. Although he didn’t design the look of the characters (that credit goes to co-worker Naoto Ohshima), he was in charge of its overall direction.

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The creator of several classics, Meier is primarily known for his addictive Civilization series, where players select from a list of famous world leaders, then build their nation from the age of the cave to the race for the stars.

Pardo was the lead designer of cultural phenomenon World of Warcraft. Others did online role-playing first (Ultima Online, Everquest), but World of Warcraft perfected the moreish, hamster wheel ‘reward through repetition’ formula which even now keeps over seven million players hooked as the game celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Swedish indie king Markus Persson, of the hugely successful games company Mojang, is the inventive designer behind Minecraft. A modest, independently produced title that started out small, Minecraft’s combination of limitless building options and survival gameplay has propelled it into a worldwide hit.

John Carmack popularised the now-common first-person shooter genre of game. A chief designer on games from the company Id Software, his credits include Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake. He is now working on the highly anticipated Oculus Rift VR project.

If you’ve ever played some kind of strategy management game on Facebook or your phone, chances are it owes a debt to Will Wright. With his SimCity series, he showed that games weren’t necessarily all about winning, and with spin-off The Sims, he gave birth to an industry phenomenon.

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Game Masters Exhibition at ACMI in Melbourne, 2012

undisputed giants in gaming. With Dundee’s well-established reputation as a centre for game design education and employment, Scotland’s influence looks set to continue for some time to come. This exhibition is also an opportunity to end the argument over whether or not games can be art, once and for all. From the procedurallygenerated landscapes of Minecraft, Proteus and No Man’s Sky, to the lovingly hand-crafted vistas of Skyrim, Bioshock: Infinite and World of Warcraft, game environments have the power to inspire awe and capture the imagination just as vividly as any other artform. Way back in 2002, Rockstar was nominated for the London Design Museum’s ‘biggest contribution to design’ for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, alongside other modern icons such as the iPod. In recent years, the explosion of independent games has seen experimental releases featuring stunningly realised environments with a focus on exploration rather than traditional gameplay. Games such as Dear Esther, Gone Home and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter have bravely

blurred the distinction between gameplay and interactive fiction to huge critical acclaim. And when Facebook’s Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is released for consumers (hopefully next year) we’ll see a seismic shift in the way games are played and experienced. If you’re old enough to remember virtual reality from the 90s then banish those blocky thoughts from your aching head. Oculus Rift is set to revolutionise the way we experience 3D games and environments forever. The traditional barriers to gaming (complex controls, niche genres and adolescent iconography) are all tumbling down. There is now a game for everyone. What really sets video games apart from other artforms is their interactivity and immersion. And the Game Masters exhibition format serves that brilliantly, enabling its audience to get hands-on to explore the sights, sounds and controls of video games, and see how they’ve changed over the decades. If we can excite young fans by demonstrating how far we’ve come in such a short space of time, who knows where they’ll take us in the future.

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ost of us play video games in some form. Even if you don’t consider yourself to be a gamer, chances are you’ve picked up a microphone to belt out some Beyoncé on Singstar, tried your hand at tennis on a friend’s Wii or played Angry Birds on your smartphone. It’s a hobby that’s gone from a niche, bedroom-oriented pastime to the mainstream, with game consoles now controlling all facets of our living-room entertainment, and gaming revenues far outstripping those from the cinema. The Game Masters exhibition is a longoverdue appraisal of the industry, with a particular focus on the most influential designers. This installation at the National Museum of Scotland is important for two reasons: firstly, it recognises the expanding cultural significance of this 40-year-old industry and, secondly, its location of Edinburgh (the only European stop on a worldwide tour) recognises Scotland’s enormous contribution to this rapidly innovating artform. After all, the capital is famously home to Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design of Dundee), one of the 16 THE LIST 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014

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ROCKET (WO)MAN Part of the BFI’s Days of Fear and Wonder programme, GFT’s upcoming Teknowomen film season explores the depiction of women in science fiction. Film critic Hannah McGill ponders gender roles and sexual politics in the genre

hose of us who grew up in the 80s or 90s might reasonably have expected social friction about gender roles to be a matter for the history books by the unimaginably futuristic 21st century. Surely all that was going to be sorted out, along with world peace and freely available jetpacks? As it turns out, however, things don’t always progress in a linear fashion. Just as little girls have been forcefully beckoned away from trains, dungarees and Meccano towards old-school femininity of pink frills and princess fantasies, so the right of women to participate in, influence and comment on various areas of social and artistic endeavour has turned into a problem for a whole new generation of chauvinists. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the internet, and most specifically in the world of gaming. There, critiquing the inarguable tendency for female characters to be sidelined / objectified / slain while also being a woman yourself is liable to earn you an onslaught of vividly sexualised death threats from inadequate troglodytes who still blame all women for that time a cheerleader turned them down for a prom date. So the most socially transformative scientific innovation of a generation, if not several, is fostering a whole new breed of violent misogyny; and that same generation’s definitive new creative and entertainment form (gaming) finds its most committed users and creators divided over gender

issues. Interesting times, then, to look at how future and technologyfocused films have historically portrayed female characters, and addressed female viewers. Is sci-fi a basically masculine domain, as we imply when we speak casually of a sci-fi blockbuster as a ‘boys’ film’? Have sci-fi movies proffered progressive portrayals of women, or did some of them help to foster the extreme gender-paranoia currently found among the male ‘geeks’ of the online world? And is the male sci-fi geek such a powerful stereotype simply because it’s accurate, or because female sci-fi fandom is underestimated or overlooked? Come to that, is it alarming that we still refer to gender in binary terms, when most of us recognise that it’s never been that simple? It’s not just current confused and confusing messages about gender, fandom, technology and progress that make the upcoming Teknowomen film season so interesting. From its very inception, science fiction has been much concerned with relationships between males and females. Reproduction and sex being the socially fraught matters that they are, visions of possible futures often imagine different attitudes to them. It has historically suited sci-fi, as a populist commercial genre, both to indirectly address contemporary controversies, and to play up scandalous and titillating elements; so, sex and sexual politics have often played

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a significant part in its mainstream manifestations. Think of all those underdressed alien abductees and stacked spacewomen from 1950s and 60s B-movies, or the various bikini-clad lifeforms who had their strange new worlds explored by Captain James T Kirk. But the serious side of sci-fi – or ‘speculative fiction’, as some prefer to call it – has also dealt significantly with sexuality, gender identity, gender relationships and parenthood; and some of its most important creators have been female, arguably starting with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in 1818. Ursula K Le Guin’s 1969 novel The Left Hand of Darkness, Marge Piercy’s Woman on the Edge of Time (1976) and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) are among the most famous and groundbreaking examples of ‘feminist’ science-fiction. Those works used future worlds as the basis for exploration of how gender roles, sex and reproduction interact with power. Male icons of sci-fi literature such as Brian Aldiss, Ray Bradbury and Philip K Dick, worked through sexual fantasies and sexual fears alike in their fiction. Similar patterns can be found in the canon of science fiction films, where sex kittens, future matriarchs and post-gender warriors co-exist. The Teknowomen season emphasises the centrality of women to the genre by kicking off with Fritz Lang’s Women in the Moon (1929), arguably the

first sci-fi feature, and one with a very empowered heroine indeed. Then there’s Alien (1979), whose frontwoman, Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley, is either a feminist icon or an emblem of problematic and provocative feminine qualities, depending on your position; what’s sure is that she’s one of the genre’s most enduring and memorable heroines. More explicitly feminist is Lizzie Borden’s dystopian sex and race allegory, Born in Flames (1983). Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Teknolust (2002), starring Tilda Swinton, explores sex and reproduction in an age when both can be technologically manipulated, while the fun documentary Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines looks at the concept of on-screen heroic females. Each film will be followed by a discussion: I’ll be part of the Alien one, along with the novelist Kirsty Logan and feminist studies Professor Karen Boyle. Opinions from all reaches of the solar system will be welcome, though death threats are positively discouraged. Teknowomen, Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Women’s Library, Sun 23 Nov–Sat 6 Dec. Hannah McGill, Prof Karen Boyle and Kirsty Logan will lead a post-screening discussion following Alien on Sat 6 Dec. For more details, see scifiinscotland.com 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 19

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The toast of Hollywood and Broadway, Alan Cumming is reflecting on a tough Perthshire upbringing. Yasmin Sulaiman talks to him about his moving and shocking memoir

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think it’s a sad, sad thing that we tend to remember bad things more clearly than we do good things. But actually that’s quite helpful in this case,’ laughs Alan Cumming. The actor and entertainer has just released his new book, Not My Father’s Son, but it’s far from your average celebrity autobiography. Rather, it’s an emotional ‘family memoir’ and is as much about his mother, brother and, crucially, his physically abusive father as it is about the star. ‘When someone famous writes a book about themselves, you think it’s going to be “I was born and blah blah blah and my first box office success blah blah blah”,’ he jokes, speaking to us from the US while promoting the book Stateside. ‘The book is called a memoir in America, but Canongate [his UK publisher] put in the “family” word. I really like that and wish they’d done it here. It confounds your expectations of a celebrity autobiography: I like that. I think that me being famous is a little bit of the story but actually the bulk of it is not connected to that.’ ➙ 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 21

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To his fans on either side of the Atlantic (he lives in New York and Edinburgh), Cumming has recently become best known for his role as ruthless politico Eli Gold on hit TV show The Good Wife, shown here on More4. But this former RSAMD graduate began his career at local theatres like the Citz and the Lyceum, before cracking the West End as Master of Ceremonies in Sam Mendes’ 1993 production of Cabaret and springboarding into a role in 1995 film Circle of Friends. There’s little of this career detail in Not My Father’s Son, which switches between past tales of Cumming’s childhood in 1970s Perthshire and his life in 2010, when he began filming an episode of the BBC’s genealogical history programme, Who Do You Think You Are?. Hinging on his father’s disturbingly violent treatment of his sons, it’s deeply emotional stuff yet completely surreal in places. The book opens with his father forcibly cropping young Alan’s hair with a pair of rusty clippers, pressed against a workbench in a shed. In the next chapter, Cumming is shuffling on stage at a Cinema Against AIDS gala at Cannes, alongside Patti Smith and Marion Cotillard, just as an unlikely duet between a bemused Smith and Mary J Blige is being auctioned off. Peppered with flashbacks to his past – usually violence at the hands of his father, but occasionally heartfelt encounters with his much-beloved mother – the thrust of Cumming’s memoir takes place in 2010. Just as he is about to begin investigating his maternal grandfather’s history with the BBC team, he receives some shocking family news delivered in a panic by his brother the night before filming begins. Viewers who’ve seen Cumming’s Who Do You Think You Are? episode may remember its bewildering conclusion, and that particular journey is described in engaging detail in Not My Father’s Son. But the book’s focus is the other mystery that was simultaneously unfolding in Cumming’s life, away from the cameras: one that involved confrontations with his estranged father (who passed away from cancer shortly after), DNA tests and fraught soul-searching. ‘There were times I just thought “why is this happening to me and what the fuck is going on?”’ he says. ‘You know, it was overwhelming. And that’s partly why I wrote the book. I want to go “look, look at this, people, this fucking crazy shit happened to me”.’ By doing that, you’re giving it weight, you’re giving it its import. I want to give weight to what happened to me in my childhood, and also what happened to me that summer [in 2010]. It was big and I want to mark it.’ And so far, the critical and public response has been exceptional. ‘It’s been amazing, actually, very overwhelming,’ he admits. ‘I’ve done some readings where people have come up to me and said they were very moved and talked about their similar situations. So, it’s been quite an overwhelming time for me, I have to say.’ Although he’s written before (his debut novel Tommy’s Tale came out in 2002), Not My Father’s Son shows Cumming to be a particularly skilled storyteller. His personal drama is spun out in a thrillingly mysterious way, and it’s even won plaudits from lauded thriller writer Harlan Coben. His acting career might fill his time just now (in addition to The Good Wife, he’s revived his iconic Cabaret role on Broadway this year) but he says he hopes to write more in the future. So might we soon see him join the ranks of Scotland’s world-renowned crime novelists? ‘I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes,’ he chuckles. ‘Actually, I gave it to Ian Rankin to read and he said “gosh, it’s like a thriller” and started joking about stuff. I mean, I do love a thriller. But I think this is a certain example of truth being stranger than fiction, so that was kind of in my favour.’ He may not be joining the Tartan Noir set just yet but in this deeply touching memoir, Cumming has certainly marked himself out as one of our bravest and most perceptive writers, and an unexpected literary talent. Not My Father’s Son is out now published by Canongate. 22 THE LIST 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014

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FLYING THE NEST He’s put on some of Scotland’s weirdest, most fun, independent, DIY, new underground music events for almost eight years. Now, Fielding Hope, the brains behind Cry Parrot live music, is moving to London to become senior producer at Cafe OTO. While it’s not necessarily the end for Cry Parrot – Hope wants to keep putting on gigs in Scotland and will continue to help programme Counterflows festival – it can’t help feeling like the end of an era. Claire Sawers asks collaborators and admirers to share a few of their favourite Cry Parrot memories Fielding

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‘It is an absolute pleasure and privilege for me to have been able to work closely with Fielding over the last four years. When I left my job at the Tolbooth to go independent and start Counterflows and AC Projects, Fielding became a natural ally and supported what I was trying to do from the outset. It is this collaborative spirit that sets Fielding apart among the vagaries of the music world, that and his sheer love of the music. Fielding has done so much for the scene across Scotland that it is really hard to quantify. His unflappable manner disguises a huge strength that he focuses on making every performance that he produces the most important event in the history of music. He can appear laid-back but he is never shy of telling it how it is. The Cry Parrot community is a really beautiful thing. My favourite Cry Parrot moment so far has to be Heatsick’s Extended Play with special guests Golden Teacher and Joe McPhee (of course, musicians from Whilst and others joined this jamboree of magic) at the Glasgow School of Art at Counterflows 2014. The throng of revellers were still dancing when the lights came on at 3am. Four hours of ridiculous musical pleasure.’

‘As a co-promoter for the Group Inerane show with Emily [Roff] and Fielding, there was a specific buzz in the air on that miserably cold and windy evening in 2011. It was probably a combination of it being upstairs in the Kinning Park basketball court, setting up a cheap and very generous pop-up bar and having such an incredible live act in Scotland for the first time – total synergy. Just one of those nights where everything aligned in the most righteous manner with the perfect mix of community, DIY and Saharan exoticism in the same confined space. A definite highlight!’

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‘I’m very happy for Fielding and know he will do fantastic things for the fabulous Cafe OTO but this is a real loss for Glasgow. Fielding has consistently been perhaps the most daring promoter that Glasgow has ever seen, bringing untold brilliant acts to the city who might never have played here otherwise. He is also very rare among promoters in that financial success seemed to be actually very low on his list of priorities. He absolutely epitomises the spirit of free-thinking DIY passion that has such a strong current here and I sincerely hope someone steps up and tries to at least partially carry on the great work he has done, even though this is undoubtedly a very hard act to follow.’

STEWART SMITH THE LIST’S JAZZ AND WORLD MUSIC REVIEWER

‘Cry Parrot has been a real game-changer, arguably the most important thing to happen to the Glasgow music scene since Optimo started in 1997. They have a lot in common with Optimo: open-minded and internationalist, but with strong Glasgow roots. Moreover, they know how to bring the party. Fielding and his cohorts have built on the great work done by punk and indie-oriented DIY promoters like Nuts & Seeds in the ‘00s, while also engaging with experimental music and underground club scenes. The results have been a joy. To pick a favourite Cry Parrot show is a near impossible task. I could go for Group Inerane’s blazing Tuareg rock at Kinning Park Complex or the righteous blast of post-punk and jazz that was The Ex & Brass Unbound, but perhaps the most magical of all was the most recent: Joe McPhee and Chris Corsano at Nice’n’Sleazy. A beautiful, intimate show from two endlessly creative masters of free jazz and improvised music. McPhee previously played the Cry Parrot co-curated Counterflows festival in April, throwing himself into glorious party jams with Golden Teacher, Heatsick and Whilst. The 74-year-old saxophonist and trumpeter is an inspiration. That Glasgow has taken him to its heart is testament to Fielding and Cry Parrot’s great achievement of bringing amazing underground music to a wider audience.’ 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 25

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Rachael Cloughton looks at a poignant visual record of the sites where British, French and Belgian soldiers were executed for cowardice, as the country marks the centenary of World War One

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n the autumn of 2012, Chloe Dewe Mathews was commissioned by Oxford University to make a new series of work as part of 1418 Now, the nationwide cultural programme commemorating 100 years of WW1. ‘At first I was hesitant about taking on such an enormous subject,’ explains Mathews. ‘So I decided to go over to the battlefields for a research trip and if I came back with an idea worth pursuing, I would take the commission.’ It was during this initial research trip that Mathews learned about the soldiers who were shot at dawn, executed for cowardice and desertion by their own side. ‘I was shocked,’ she says. ‘It was a subplot of the war that I had previously known nothing about.’ Working with academics, military experts, museum curators, local historians and battlefield guides in four different countries, Mathews started to research the execution sites that she would eventually photograph for the project Shot at Dawn, currently on display at Stills gallery and published in a book by Ivorypress. ‘It was extremely important to pinpoint the precise locations where each man was executed,’ describes Mathews. ‘It took months of research, looking through military documents, medical correspondence, personal letters, monastery diaries and aerial photographs of the time.’

The stories of those who were shot for cowardice during WWI remains one that is rarely told, and it has taken 100 years for a proper visual record of the sites to be developed. While researching the project, Mathews was surprised that even the experts in the field had a somewhat limited understanding of the locations where these soldiers died. ‘Although many of [the experts] have dedicated their lives to researching the subject, none have comprehensively visited all sites of execution,’ says Mathews. ‘I was also struck by the fact that very few local people I talked to ever knew the traumatic history of these ordinary-looking places.’ Upon the initial encounter, the very ordinariness of the scenes, such as the facades of churches and quiet country landscapes, feels incongruous to the story Mathews seeks to tell. It’s as though the horror of the event has been eroded in the passage of time, but it soon emerges in the nuanced details of otherwise everyday photographs. ‘When I came across a wide open field, there was often a slope in the land and I had been told to look out for this as the place where an execution would have happened; the slope behind the soldier would absorb the bullets to prevent more damage,’ explains Mathews.

The show comprises 23 photographs and Mathews has titled each one with the names of the men who were killed, and the date and time the execution occurred. Each image was photographed at this time, adding further poignancy to the tragic memorial she has created. The way the photographs have been carefully framed and composed by the artist also evokes the horror of the execution: ‘The photographs reflect the viewpoint of the firing squad, mostly looking out towards where the execution would have happened and occasionally looking down towards the ground where the soldier would have stood,’ Mathews says. Out of images devoid of people, Mathews sensitively etches the ghosts of soldiers who had been written out of history. ‘The absence of humans is glaringly apparent. Whether a slagheap, back of a primary school, churchyard, town abattoir or half-kempt hedgerow, these places have been altered by a traumatic human event,’ she says. ‘By photographing the empty landscapes, I am reinserting the individual into that space, stamping their presence back onto the land, so that their histories are not forgotten.’ Shot at Dawn, Stills, Edinburgh, until Sun 25 Jan. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 27

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ntitled Projects’ first production of Slope in 2006 used Tramway’s distinctive scale to create a work that used Stewart Laing’s design skills to encase the torrid tale of French poets Rimbaud and Verlaine in a custom-built set. Reviving it eight years later, this time in the Citizens’ studio theatre as part of Glasgay! and hooking up with KILTR for a live stream of each performance, Laing and playwright Pamela Carter have adapted the script for its new location. ‘I wrote it originally to Stewart’s design,’ says Carter. ‘So once you take that design away, it’s a different proposition. It was always about spatial relationship between the audience and the event; it was about naturalism and not recognising the audience.’ Carter’s script focuses on the love triangle between Rimbaud, Verlaine and Verlaine’s wife, Mathilde. But while most examinations of the melodramatic affair between the French poets concentrates on Rimbaud – the youthful, passionate anarchist – Laing observes a different focus in Carter’s script. ‘Verlaine is the pivotal character in Pamela’s play,’ he says. ‘He tries to manage a longing for order and also a desire for chaos and freedom. He’s an older, alcoholic man who wants everything: the comforts of his bourgeois marriage and the adventures with a young man just obsessed with chaos.’ Laing adds that Carter’s rewrite has paid particular attention to the role of Mathilde. In a play featuring two dynamic men and one woman, it would be too easy to cast her as a shrew or obstacle to creativity. But key to Slope’s dynamic is the conflict between all three characters. Another change in this production is the use of a live stream: Slope stood alone in Untitled’s work as not having a video component (their Paul Bright’s Confessions of a Justified Sinner featured ‘found’ footage of the source performances). The collaboration with KILTR, who developed their streaming capacity during the run-up to the referendum in September, marks a recognition of cinema’s increasing interaction with theatre. ‘Originally we thought of a conventional format,’ explains Laing. ‘We’d get the production up and running and bring a film crew in. But thinking about what acting to a camera is, rather than to a live audience – would actors do a different performance on the night of the broadcast? – we decided to broadcast every night so the performers are modulating to the camera and the small audience.’ So while the production nods to the rise of event cinema, like National Theatre Live’s blockbusting streams of classic plays with star casts, it forges its own space and, rather than emphasising the show’s location, opens it out to anyone with a computer and internet connection. At heart, however, both Laing and Carter recognise the importance of the actual physical performance. ‘The visual, technical and spatial aspects of theatre are the most interesting parts,’ says Carter, and Laing admits that while other projects have crossed borders of genre and style, ‘a lot of the things we do aren’t plays’. This iteration of Slope will also be published as a script, something the company has not done before. Shifting from the version performed at Tramway to this updated script and setting does reveal how Laing and Carter approach theatre as a holistic form, a collaboration between words, movement and venue. Carter’s rewrite, which she regards as ‘more muscular, more athletic’ was determined by the change of venue. ‘It is like removing a character,’ adds Laing. Yet at the same time, the play is not merely a formal exercise but a compassionate examination of the battle between art and domesticity. ‘That is what the play is about,’ Laing concludes. ‘Verlaine is trying to have both and it is impossible.’ © PHOTO TOBIAS

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From ceilidhs to comedy, Scotland will raise a glass to yet another 30 November in true style. Molly Reid reels in some of the central belt’s best activities on or around St Andrew’s Day

ST ANDREW’S DAY CELEBRATION AT SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE

CEILIDH AT SAINTS: ST ANDREW’S IN THE SQUARE

RSNO ST ANDREW’S PARTY WITH PHIL AND ALY

Got your dancing shoes ready? St Andrew’s festivities at the Scottish Storytelling Centre include Café Ceilidh and a celebration of George Mackay Brown, while Mrs Mash entertains the kids. Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Tue 25, Fri 28 & Sat 29 Nov.

Get in the mood for partying in St Andrew’s name by partaking in some ceilidh action, with the Annasach Ceilidh Band and dance caller Tricia Wilson. Expect a less traditional, funky, folk-based sound. St Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow, Fri 28 Nov.

Scottish folk superstars Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham lead celebrations as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra raises a dram. Expect plenty of jigs, reels and good old banter as part of the lively performance. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sat 29 Nov.

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There’ll be dancing, storytelling and live music from the Hazey Janes and the Banjo Lounge 4. Free ice skating slots have now sold out but there’s an on-ice performance from Pyroceltica in the evening, plus the haggis hunt and bustling Scottish food market. St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Sun 30 Nov.

Round off your St Andrew’s Day celebrations at this mini-festival, featuring live performances from Big Country, Bombskare and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, as well as comedy from Fred MacAulay and Jo Caulfield. There’ll also be food and drink, plus a fireworks show. Carberry Tower, Musselburgh, Sun 30 Nov.

A huge celebration of the patron saint, with live music, dancing and a fantastic light display to end your day in style. Final details are yet to be released but if the amazing year Glasgow has had so far is anything to go by, this will be a sure-fire winner. Various venues, Glasgow, Sun 30 Nov.

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DRIVING FORCE As his Comedy Vehicle keeps on moving, Stewart Lee tells Brian Donaldson why he loves being ripped to shreds by Chris Morris and why there only seems to be room for one clever TV comic at a time

henever you read below-the-line comments on an internet article which discusses Stewart Lee, one thing is guaranteed. Someone somewhere will describe him as smug and self-satisfied. Yet, at almost every step of the way on Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, the nuanced character that he is portraying for the live studio crowd and the extended one at home, does just about everything he can to undermine the real Stewart Lee. There’s the passive-aggressive attitudes he displays towards his audience, the over-repetitive annunciation of a certain idea or image, designed to annoy and alienate, and most memorably of all, there are the cut-aways to him being interviewed backstage by a ‘hostile interrogator’. Previously, it was Armando Iannucci, now it’s another longterm Lee collaborator, Chris Morris. As the

former Day Today co-creator witheringly lays into Lee’s confidence with close analyses of the ways in which the comic is getting this all wrong, it becomes pretty obvious that someone of a smug nature would surely be making themselves look much better to their public, employers and family. ‘I think Armando worked out questions in advance but Chris looked at all the scripts and came in and just asked stuff,’ insists Lee. ‘Although it’s totally improvised, there was one line I went in wanting to say about bumping into my wife in the street. I knew that if I could get that in, then it would act as a set-up for the start of episode six. Armando realised he couldn’t do it this time around, because he had to be in Baltimore to work on Veep. I went into a panic but Chris was there and we just got on with it.’

As well as recalling some of the interviews he conducted in Brass Eye, where Morris made famous people look rather silly, these interrogations work in re-establishing Lee’s persona as a loser. With the increasing success (both critical and audience) that he has received in the last decade since returning to stand-up after a hiatus during which he co-wrote Jerry Springer The Opera, it has somewhat pulled the rug from under the feet of his live act which operates from the perspective of a perpetual failure trying to punch above their weight. Morris’ role is to hammer away at that vulnerability until it bleeds. ‘When I look at the first series, it feels like a different person; the character has changed by circumstances and by ageing, so Chris was the right person for this now, because he

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TV and DVDs to enjoy from the comfort of your sofa TV

THE FALL

BBC Two, starts Thu 13 Nov, 9pm ●●●●● There are aspects of The Fall which might feel very familiar. This isn’t the first crime drama where the criminal investigator and chief perpetrator appear to share some common psychological ground, while the show eschewed the traditional whodunnit from its opening minutes for a more contemporary whyhavetheydunnit approach. But on the originality stakes, it’s been a very long while since a British TV drama has held viewers in such a strangler-style grip for a full hour at a time, at which point a desperate collective gulp for air can be taken. As we embark upon the six-part season two, Jamie Dornan continues to excel as Paul Spector, a sensitive bereavement counsellor by day, caring father in early-evening and brutal killer of dark-haired Belfast women in the dead of night. Meanwhile, the always-excellent Gillian Anderson plays his opposite number, the deeply troubled DS Stella Gibson, drafted in from London to take on this most baffling of cases. While she has made telephone contact with the murderer, the cops burrow away fruitlessly in the face of a funding crisis and internal wranglings. But, chances are that Spector might turn out to be his own worst enemy. The fear that all of his tracks may not be wholly covered will lead him to encounters that might compromise his identity. But with extreme cunning, creator Allan Cubitt keeps us dangling with Spector not simply a twodimensional homicidal maniac whenever he finds himself alone in a room with a potential victim. The effect is to crank up the tension to new levels. (Brian Donaldson) DVD

SCOTT IAN: SWEARING WORDS IN GLASGOW (Megaforce Records) ●●●●●

just undermined me in a really subtle way whereas Armando was more immediately confrontational.’ Although in the Morris-led extras for the DVD, Lee reveals his ‘gratitude’ towards the BBC for not ‘doing a Sky’ and barely lifting a finger to promote the show, he does seem genuinely happy to be back in the Beeb family after being away for so long since the early-90s work with Richard Herring on Fist of Fun. ‘When I first went there in 2005 to talk about a show with a guy who is now about three controllers down the line, I wasn’t looking for a quick fix,’ recalls Lee. ‘I wanted to be like Dave Allen where you did something every three years or something, rather than be like Russell Howard and keep turning over a huge amount of stuff every year. The thing that’s unfair is that there only seems to be room for one kind of a thing: Stephen K Amos used to joke that they only had room for one black male comedian and they now only seem to have room for one thinky comedian. That means that I’m blocking it up for all the others.’ Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle season three (Awkward Films) is out now.

As the only constant member of thrash titans Anthrax, Scott Ian is one of the most recognisable faces in metal and also boasts perhaps the best goatee in the business. Not only guitarist in a multimillion selling band, he’s a regular talking head in rock and horror docs and makes perhaps the bizarrest onscreen cameo of all time when Anthrax pop up alongside Helen Mirren in Calendar Girls. In 2013, following in the footsteps of rocker turned raconteur Henry Rollins, Ian headed out on a spoken word tour. And now his Glasgow date, filmed at the Arches, is being released on DVD. He’s right not to label it ‘stand-up’ as, while it’s pretty damn funny in places, it’s more rambling stories than gag after gag. There’s a particularly good anecdote about when he first got pished with Motörhead’s Lemmy and the devastating aftermath, all accompanied by some great comic book art illustrating Ian’s despair. It’s simply shot, effectively capturing this stripped down show. He’s a decent storyteller with some wicked tales but this one’s for metalheads only. (Henry Northmore)

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WHITE REINDEER

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Not everyone wants the enforced saccharine sentiment that accompanies so many Christmas movies and White Reindeer takes a very different route than the usual yuletide fluff clogging up the multiplex. In this quirky low-budget indie drama, Suzanne Barrington’s (Anna Margaret Hollyman) December gets off to a particularly traumatic start. This tragedy sets off a series of unusual encounters as this seemingly prim and proper real estate agent veers out of control. Lost, alone and drifting through the festive season she strikes up an unlikely friendship with a stripper (Laura Lemar-Goldsborough), over-compensating by over-indulging in cocaine, swinging and candy. There’s a seam of coal black comedy but don’t expect the big laughs of Bad Santa; it’s far more subtle and grounded. White Reindeer is too downbeat and maudlin to become a true Xmas classic but offers an interesting alternative with a vaguely heart-warming message about muddling through the trials and tribulations of our lives. (Henry Northmore) 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 33

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FOOD & DRINK

SIDE DISHES

News to nibble on

A couple of new books out from local authors: restaurateur Monir Mohammed and photographer Martin Gray have put together a collection of stories, pictures and recipes under the title Mother India at Home. Also out is WineTubeMap by Nikki Welch of Convivium Wines, guiding you London Underground-style through wine varietals, grapes and regions.

NEWS & REVIEWS

SINGH FOR YOUR SUPPER

Recent arrivals on the Edinburgh scene include a revamp of Marco’s Leisure Centre on Grove Street, now Marco’s Pool Hall and Pizza Bar. New life too for the old Perseverance Bar on Easter Road, with chef Joe Malik opening The Percy restaurant next door. Meanwhile, Favorit on Teviot Place has become Tpame, serving Spanish tapas and Greek mezze.

Spice man Tony Singh, he of the kilt, turban, TV shows and landmark Edinburgh restaurants, has set up base in a quiet corner of Edinburgh’s commuter belt. Justin Tilbury took to the Pentland foothills to discover more

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■ Glasgow’s Whisky Festival Sat 15 Nov, 1–5pm. £30. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Glasgow’s festival of the national tipple is especially interested in distillers and bottlers from in and around Glasgow itself, but they welcome all.

regions. Jan Watson, formerly at the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre, talks cruisers through the water of life.

680 8367. Wine Unearthed leads this full day of winecentric fun, which includes a three-course lunch and up to 15 wines to taste. ■ Glasgow Coffee Festival Sat 6 Dec, The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate. See Around Town.

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■ Scottish Coffee Festival Sat 29 Nov, 11am–6pm. £8. Drygate Brewing Co., 85 Drygate, 212 8810. The very first Scottish Coffee Festival showcases coffee roasters and local cafes. Create your own latte art, enjoy live music and sup a caffeinated beverage.

■ Great Grog Christmas Wine Fair Fri 21 Nov, 6–8.30pm. £16. The Merchants’ Hall, 22 Hanover Street, 555 0222. A whole slew of wines to try at this untutored tasting. Tickets can be used as a £10 voucher redeemable against any case purchase.

■ The World of Wine – Wine Tasting Experience Day Sat 6 Dec, 10.30am–4pm. £79. Radisson Blu Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, 0845

■ Thanksgiving Fri 21 Nov, 7–9pm. £16. Lovecrumbs, 155 West Port, 629 0626. Event includes 200-year-old Thanksgiving cake recipes

For Summerhall’s annual FestivALE on Friday 5 December and Saturday 6 December, the Dissection Room is transformed into a beer hall with breweries Barney’s, Williams Brothers and Fyne Ales hosting stalls alongside Pickering’s Gin. Ticket price includes two drinks tokens and a festival beer glass. See Edinburgh listings for details. that the lady bakers have replicated for tasting. ■ A Historical Fireside Feast Sat 22 Nov, 7.30–11pm. £45. Riddle’s Court, 322 Lawnmarket, 220 1232. The Fireside Collective & Sarah Jane Cooking take you back in time with a four-course banquet similar to one that was served in 1598. Part of Previously . . . Scotland’s History Festival.

■ The Wine Gang Christmas Fair Sat 29 Nov, 12–6pm. £20 Wine Fair only (£10–£30 Masterclasses). Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, 0844 481 8898. Plan which tipples will grace your Christmas table with expert help from leading UK wine critics. ■ Summerhall Beer FestivALE Fri 5 Dec, 4.30–7.30pm

& 8pm–1am. £6. Sat 6 Dec, 2–7pm & 8pm–1am. £8 Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. See main image.

OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ Whisky Barge Cruise Sat 15 Nov, 7.30–9pm. £20. The Bridge Inn, 27 Baird Road, Ratho, 333 1320. Have a dram on a barge, as you cruise around Scotland’s fine whisky

■ Scotland’s Outdoor Festival of Chocolate FREE Sat 22 Nov, 10am–7pm. Sun 23 Nov, 11am–5pm. King Edward Street, Perth, perthcity. co.uk Scotland’s first outdoor chocolate festival, celebrating the cocoa bean in all its facets. Stalls featuring chocolate soap and candles, workshops, talks, demonstrations and plenty of delectable chocolate tastings are all on the programme. ■ Paul Hollywood: Get Your Bake On Mon 24 Nov, 7pm. £28.50. Caird Hall, City Square, Dundee, 01382 434940. Master baker Paul Hollywood cooks live on stage and shares baking secrets and autobiographical anecdotes.

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It’s rare for an out-of-town celebrity chef to dip their toe into Glasgow’s restaurant scene – even if they are just a figurehead. David Kirkwood samples the latest big name in town

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MARCO PIERRE WHITE STEAKHOUSE BAR & GRILL 75 Waterloo Street, East End, Glasgow, G2 7DA, mpwsteakhouseglasgow.co.uk Ave. price two-course meal: £30 (lunch / dinner)

The best of the new restaurant, café and bar openings in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Prices shown are for an average two-course meal for one.

GLASGOW THE ANCHOR LINE TRANSATLANTIC GRILLHOUSE & BAR 12-16 St Vincent Street, City Centre, 0141 248 1434, theanchorline.co.uk, £15 (bar lunch) / £24 (a la carte dinner) Di Maggio’s latest flagship sails into the relatively uncharted waters of a venue serving Scottish produce with a strong USA influence – think Josper-grill steakhouse meets seafood restaurant with classic transatlantic cocktails. The food, while decent enough, is overshadowed by the impressive restoration of the listed offices of the shipping line that ran for about a century until the 1930s, taking many Scots, often one-way, across the pond. Original nautical features drip from exterior walls and interior stylings – designed to resemble an opulent oceanliner – with walls of framed nostalgia, while the central new bar is all lights, twinkly glass and marble allure.

BRGR NORTH AMERICAN BURGER BAR 526 Great Western Road, West End, 0141 339 1199, brgr-glasgow.com, £10 (one-course lunch / dinner) This latest player in Glasgow’s beefy sandwich scene has sculpted a diner-style burger bar from untreated wood and a thumping sound system. Seven burgers and a special offer sufficient variety, along with wings and sides. The Hot Coo is a spiced

patty with a booming chipotle mayo, while Breaded Piece chicken is calmer, moist and crispy with sharp pickle. Sides are good – mac’n’cheese is gooey; rooster fries impress. Craft beers are joined by milkshakes (or liquor-laden hardshakes), delivered with four scoops of ice-cream. Lacking frills such as plates, the venue is aimed at the 18–25 crowd, but is a welcome addition to GWR.

TRIBECA NORTH AMERICAN CAFÉ-DINER 144 Park Road, West End, 0844 357 7777, tribecacafe.com, £14 (lunch / dinner) This third instalment of Tribeca’s burgeoning US-flavoured chain was first to roll out a food partnership with street-fooder Smoak, whose evening BBQ and burgers menu is a good fit for a brand built on Americana. Underneath all the new branding and tie-ins, it’s still a solid American diner at heart and at its core are breakfasts: big, bold, a tad pricey maybe but comprehensive, suitably Yankee, and gloriously bad for you. It’s in a top parkside spot, keeping a little of the swish from the previous cocktail bar, making for a more relaxed, and less flag-waving, setting for a lazy brunch than the cramped Dumbarton Road original.

Edinburgh POLENTONI ITALIAN DELI-CAFÉ 38 Easter Road, 0131 661 6182, polentoni.co.uk A deli opening up a few doors down from somewhere with the renown of the Manna House Bakery would do well to be on its game, and fortunately this new Italian café does a good job. It’s friendly, homely and well-stocked with a range of sandwiches, quiches, biscuits and cakes, with the latter revealing interesting recipes including a pear, amaretti biscuit and plum crumble cake. The breakfasts offer a few alternatives to the norm, including a dish of roast asparagus, Parma ham and poached egg with hollandaise sauce.

FRONTIER NORTH AMERICAN 8 Gillespie Place, Tollcross, 0131 228 1145, frontierestaurant.co.uk, £15 (lunch / dinner) Having established themselves as Edinburgh’s go-to café for old-fashioned, Britstyle comfort food, the owners of Mums Great Comfort Food have crossed the Atlantic for this new venture. The surroundings are more elegant and restaurantlike than the original, but the food is nothing if not downhome. The standards on the menu aren’t unexpected – bacon cheeseburger, Big Apple hot dog, buffalo wings, grilled ribeye steak and fries – but the variety is enticing. Also featured are Colorado chipotle chilli, slow-roasted pork carnitas in tortillas and catfish baked in orange, as well as a range of American beers, wines, tequilas and bourbons.

JUST BURGERS & BEERS NORTH AMERICAN 192a High Street, Old Town, 0131 226 1214, justburgersandbeers.co.uk, £17 (lunch / dinner) For something so seemingly straightforward, the beer and burger combo is a tricky beast; done well it’s alluring, but it just as easily slips into paint-bynumbers. This Royal Mile operation certainly boasts all the requisite constituents: fresh-baked glazed buns, hefty patties and an array of intriguing toppings, with some exotic refreshments on hand, but the menu – a mish-mash of fonts, rhyming slang and last year’s internet memes – is the first hint that it’s reproduction rather than Rembrandt. The Mac Attack promises much, but a breadcrumbed mac’n’cheese fritter is chewy rather than crispy, the inside claggy, while the burger it sits atop is overdone, although a homemade beer mustard adds kick.

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SAINTS PRESERVE US As Scots wonder what to put on their plates in honour of St Andrew, a set of our nation’s foodies tell David Pollock what works best for them

VICTORIA HENDERSON HEAD CHEF, MONO, GLASGOW Vegan haggis, neeps and tatties For vegan haggis, you really are unlimited as to what vegetables you put in. Mushrooms are good as they give it a nice depth and texture, with pulses, oats, onions and seasonings, served with sautéed kale and a sauce of wholegrain mustard, whisky, vegan cream, white pepper and a splash of lemon juice. It holds up well against the meat version. There are lots of different flavours going on instead of just the meat and spice of regular haggis.

JOE MALIK OWNER AND HEAD CHEF, THE PERCY, EDINBURGH Stornoway black pudding sushi I first made this when I was at Safari Lounge, and now I’ve brought it to my new place in Leith, The Percy. It’s just seaweed, sushi rice and Stornoway black pudding cooked off in rosemary and garlic, with a little cinnamon in the rice. No wasabi with it, because you want to get those Scottish flavours. It’s a fun special that I put on every so often, but you have to be quick because it only keeps for two days.

CALUM RICHARDSON OWNER AND CHEF, THE BAY FISH & CHIPS, STONEHAVEN Roasted shellfish platter If I was to choose something other than haddock and chips, I’d go for roasted shellfish platter. Mussels, hand-dived scallops, razor clams, haddock from Peterhead, all sourced locally in Scotland from sustainable produce, which we have an abundance of. The master of that dish is Roy Brett at Ondine in Edinburgh, I think. I’d serve it with a bottle of sancerre.

RUARAIDH SKINNER HEAD CHEF, THE VINTAGE, EDINBURGH Ballotine of hare Hare is well in season around St Andrew’s Day, and it’s a good-quality and underused bit of meat. Scotland’s got great game, of course, but that’s often forgotten in favour of things like haggis. I take the saddle of the hare, stuff it with Stornoway black pudding and wrap it in pancetta, then poach for 45 minutes and finish it off in the pan. Serve with mashed potato and Williams’ Nollaig Christmas beer, which has the tangerine flavour of Douglas fir.

MIKE SMALL PROJECT DIRECTOR, FIFE DIET Borscht I’d avoid at all costs the classical Scottish dishes and go for something Russian but which is grown in abundance in Scotland. Beetroot is my favourite food of this season and it’s a good antioxidant so it’s good for you as well. There are various recipes for borscht, but most involve potato to thicken it up, and I’d add yoghurt, sugar and celery. Served with a shot of vodka if you’re having a boozy St Andrew’s Day.

PETER MCKENNA CO-OWNER AND CHEF, THE GANNET, GLASGOW Slow-cooked loin of venison, smoked beetroot and potato purée Venison is one of the best ingredients you can get in Scotland, so I’d serve it with a port and red wine sauce. I’d also serve smoked beetroot, because root vegetables are popular at the moment, and mushrooms. Chanterelles are really good just now because of the rain we’ve been getting.

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Only Human? Festival of talks, walks, exhibitions, performances and pop-ups with researchers from the fields of geography, philosophy, theatre and film, designed to get you thinking about the relationship between human and ‘more than human’ (think everything from water and weather recording to the Hawaiian tree snail species). Gilmorehill Centre, Glasgow, Fri 14–Sun 16 Nov.

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Poets Against Humanity If you haven’t heard of ‘Cards Against Humanity’ – the board game for those looking to be offended – you may want to read up on it before attending. If you know the score, this is a poetry session inspired by the game. Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Thu 27 Nov.

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Capital City Roller Derby Double Header: A Bridge Too Far Edinburgh’s only men’s roller derby league host its first home game. Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 29 Nov.

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WINTER EVENTS Get into the seasonal spirit with fairs, toddles and wassails

fter an ever more successful return year on year, Edinburgh’s Christmas (various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 21 Nov– Sun 4 Jan) is now bigger than ever, with fairs, markets, ice rinks, and theatre shows focused on St Andrew Square, Princes Street Gardens and the surrounding area. Something similar – although not on quite as large a scale – will be happening in Glasgow too, with Glasgow Loves Christmas. Highlights include a switch-on of the Christmas Lights (Sun 16 Nov), skating at Glasgow on Ice (Thu 27 Nov–Wed 31 Dec) and the annual Santa Dash (Sun 7 Dec). The capital will be having its own Christmas light event with Edinburgh’s Christmas Light Night (George Street, Edinburgh, Sun 23 Nov). For something a bit more out of the ordinary, head along to the seasonal edition of the Glasgow Comic and Toy Fair (Renfield St

Stephen’s Church, Glasgow, Sat 6 Dec) for more than 30 tables of sellers and a chance to meet Super Santa, or A Royal Christmas (Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 6 Dec–Tue 6 Jan) for a taste of how Christmas was presented by the royals in the 1930s. Wassailing and Carolling (Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 6 Dec) will combine historical education with song, while Scotland Street Santa School (Scotland Street School Museum, Glasgow, Sat 6–Sun 21 Dec, Sat & Sun only) invites kids to learn St Nick’s skills in case of a Christmas emergency. Edinburgh will host a Christmas Run, Walk and Toddle (Inverleith Park, Edinburgh, Sun 7 Dec) and a bunch of fairs in both cities will include the large-scale Country Living Christmas Fair (SECC, Glasgow, Thu 20–Sun 23 Nov). (David Pollock)

Glasgow Coffee Festival A one-day event celebrating the mighty coffee bean, with tastings, competitions, presentations and music. Proceeds go to Coffee Kids UK. The Briggait, Glasgow, Sat 6 Dec.

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Glasgow Santa Dash A five kilometre fun-run in which everyone is dressed as jolly old Saint Nick. As well as working off some of those mince pies, the race raises funds for worthy causes such as the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow. George Square, Glasgow, Sun 7 Dec.

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MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS Museums and attractions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue.

GLASGOW ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550, glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. In the heart of Pollok Country Park is this collection of art, including work by Degas, Rodin and Cézanne, as well as ancient and medieval artifacts. It is named after shipping tycoon Sir William Burrell, who amassed much of its collection of over 8000 objects in his own lifetime. ■ GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS 730 Great Western Road, 339 6964, glasgowbotanicgardens.com Gardens open daily 7am–dusk; glasshouses open daily 10am–4.15pm; tea room 10am– dusk. Free. A great place to relax in summer or take a brisk walk in winter, with a programme of events including stargazing, gardening talks and even theatre. Also look out for exotics and exhibitions in Kibble Palace Glasshouse and the vegetable, herb and flower gardens. ■ GLASGOW NECROPOLIS 50 Cathedral Square, 552 3145, glasgownecropolis.org Daily 7am–dusk. Standing on a hill behind Glasgow Cathedral, the necropolis is the city’s own Père Lachaise with an obelisk to John Knox, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s first solo work and breathtaking views to boot. Tours are offered by the Friends of Glasgow Necropolis, advance booking essential. ■ GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 164 Renfrew Street, 566 1472, gsa.ac.uk/ visit-gsa/gsa-shop Interpretation space & shop open daily 9.45am–5.15pm and building tours depart 10am–4.30pm. Tours £9.75 (£8; under 18s £4.75; under 5s free). Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s astounding architectural masterpiece (and still a working art school) can be viewed throughout the year, with daily tours led by current students. Due to the fire, the Mackintosh Building Tour has been reworked as an outdoor architectural tour of GSA and local buildings. ■ GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000, glasgowsciencecentre.org Wed-Fri 10am–3pm; Sat & Sun 10am–5pm; closed Mon & Tue (£8.50; under 3s free); Planetarium, Glasgow Tower or IMAX Science films £2.50 extra. The home of Scotland’s first IMAX cinema, as well as fun exhibits, science shows, workshops and talks. BodyWorks Until 2018. Exhibition all about how your body works, with the chance to run in a giant hamster wheel and become a ‘snot ninja’ (lovely). Compare your physiological stats with other visitors and find out about all the latest scientific research into your very own body. ■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221 (museum) / 330 5434 (gallery), gla.ac.uk/hunterian Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm; closed Mon. Free; Mackintosh House £5 (£3; under 18s free). Scotland’s oldest public museum, founded in 1807, houses collections relating to science, medicine, archaeology, geology and more, as well as art by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (including the Mackintosh House – the reassembled interior of his home) and James McNeill Whistler. FREE The Lost Tomb of Robert the Bruce Until Jan 2015. See the first

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Think of the gin Edinburgh Gin Distillery will let you search through their finest wares while learning about the history of Mother’s Ruin. No celebration is complete without a drink or three, not even a historical festival. Bonus: an afternoon at the distillery will probably be the first time you can claim booze has made you smarter. Edinburgh Gin Distillery, Sat & Sun until 30 Nov. Scotland’s (self-proclaimed) Jesus Who / what in history helped create Frankie Boyle? Find out the answer at A Brief History of . . . Frankie Boyle where the man himself and some pals uncover his family tree to discover the events that led up to the birth of Scotland’s cruellest wit. Mitchell Library, Glasgow, Fri 14 Nov. The Flyting Scotland’s greatest and perhaps finest art form consists of two people yelling insults at each other. Kings loved it, so get your regal hat on and witness fully-grown adults chucking barbs peppered with the occasional swear word at each other. Now, that’s entertainment. Stirling Castle, Fri 14 Nov. Feast like a lord at a historical banquet Eat like you’re in the 1590s with a fourcourse banquet of tasty dishes that will transport you to the past. There will also be some good old-fashioned entertainment – think ye olde sights and sounds – to fully immerse you in the experience. Riddle’s Court, Edinburgh, Sat 22 Nov. Sinister and supernatural Previously . . . is a chance to educate yourself on the cou ntry’s grim and bloody past. With tales of tormented souls, the exposure of dark truths, cemetery tours, obscure underground chambers and a wee bit of Merlin, there’s nothing more a gory history buff could want. Various venues and dates. (Molly Reid) ■ Previously . . . runs until Sun 30 Nov.

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AROUND TOWN | Museums & Attractions 3D digital model reconstruction of the fragmented tomb of Robert the Bruce, who was buried at Dunfermline Abbey. ■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599, glasgowlife.org. uk/museums Mon–Thu & Sat 10am– 5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Free. 22 collections and over 8000 artifacts, from natural history, armour and weaponry to art from many different eras and touring exhibitions, all housed in a grand red sandstone building on the banks of the River Kelvin. See Visual Art section for more exhibition details. ■ NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE 30–34 McPhater Street, 353 0220, thepipingcentre.co.uk Mon–Fri 9am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm; closed Sun. £4.50 (£3.50; under 16s £2.50; family £11). Home to the Museum of Piping as well as a reference library, shop and restaurant. ■ PEOPLE’S PALACE & WINTER GARDENS Glasgow Green, 276 0788, glasgowlife. org.uk/museums Palace open Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon; Winter Gardens open daily 10am–5pm. Free. Located on Glasgow Green, the Palace gives an insight into how the people of Glasgow lived from the 1750s to the late 20th century, while next door the Winter Gardens house exotic plants and a café. ■ POLLOK HOUSE 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 0844 493 2202, nts.org.uk/property/pollok-house Daily 10am–5pm (last entry 4.30pm). £6.50 (£5; family £11.50–£16.50). Set within Pollok Country Park, this 18th century house holds one of the best collections of Spanish art in the UK, as well as traditional Edwardian furniture and decoration.

■ PROVAND’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street, 276 1625, glasgowlife. org.uk/museums Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. Free. The oldest house in Glasgow, and one of only four surviving medieval buildings. Restored to its 17th century finest, there is also a medicinal garden with the intriguing Tontine Faces stone masks. ■ RIVERSIDE MUSEUM 100 Pointhouse Place, 287 2720, glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Free. A rebooted version of the Transport Museum housed in a cutting edge piece of architecture by Zaha Hadid. The recently acquired South African locomotive is the largest exhibit in the Glasgow Museums’ collection. Adventurers Until Mar 2015. See and learn about the machines that have been the choice mode of transport for rebels, hellraisers and anyone wanting to annoy their mother. The Road from Delhi Until Jun 2015. Display celebrating the collaboration between Delhi and Glasgow at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Flag Handover event. Doon the Watter Until Jun 2015. Discover how families have enjoyed the river for the past 50 years. ■ SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500, glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. Free. Another wonderful building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the museum details the history of the country’s education system from the time of Queen Victoria right through to the swinging 60s. The Games We Play An exhibition looking at the culture of game playing

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across centuries and countries. ■ THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL MUSEUM Hampden Park, 616 6139, scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm. Stadium tour £8 (£3.50); museum entry £7 (£3); combined ticket £11 (£5); under 5s free. Located inside Scotland’s national football stadium a couple of miles south of the city centre, this museum displays all kinds of memorabilia and offers tours of the stadium itself. ■ ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS ART & LIFE 2 Castle Street, 276 1625, glasgowlife. org.uk/museums Tue–Thu & Sat 10am– 5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. Free. Situated across the road from the Provand’s Lordship, this museum holds artwork and historical artifacts exploring the role of religion in people’s lives, promoting understanding and respect between faiths. In Honour’s Cause: Glasgow’s World War I Memorials Until

Apr 2015. Photographic exhibition documenting the city’s WWI memorials, from plaques to monuments.

■ THE TALL SHIP AT RIVERSIDE 150 Pointhouse Place, 357 3699, thetallship.com Daily 10am–5pm (last entry 4.30pm). Free. Step aboard the Glenlee, one of only five Clyde-built ships still afloat today. Learn about the maritime history of the area through talks, tours and costume days.

EDINBURGH ■ CAMERA OBSCURA & WORLD OF ILLUSIONS Castlehill, 226 3709, camera-obscura. co.uk Daily 10am–6pm (8pm on school holidays) £12.95 (£10.95; under 16s

£9.50; under 5s free). The ‘camera’ is a giant periscope inside a Victorian rooftop tower on the Royal Mile, giving a spectacular 360° perspective on Edinburgh, plus there’s interactive optical fun galore. The building also contains three galleries and lights up at night. ■ DEEP SEA WORLD Battery Quarry, North Queensferry, 01383 411880, deepseaworld.com Mon– Fri 10am–5pm; Sat & Sun 10am–6pm. £13.50 (£11.50; under 13s £9.50; under 3s free; family £40–£44). Home to everything from seals to piranhas, this marine life centre has a petting area and underwater tunnel so you can get to grips with the deep. Approximately a 20-minute drive from Edinburgh. ■ EDINBURGH CASTLE AND NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Castlehill, 225 9846 (info)/ 668 8081 (bookings), edinburghcastle.gov.uk / nms.ac.uk/war Daily 9.30am–5pm (last entry 4pm). £16 (£12.80; children £9.60; under 5s free). Perhaps Edinburgh’s most visible landmark, the Castle perches on top of a rocky outcrop at the head of the Royal Mile, and includes ceremonial rooms, fortifications, dungeons and Scotland’s Honours or crown jewels. Inside, the National War Museum delves into the past 400 years of the country’s military history. Next of Kin Until Mar 2015. A look at Scotland at war, and how people at home deal with the absence or loss of loved ones. ■ THE EDINBURGH DUNGEON 31 Market Street, 240 1001 (info) / 0871 423 2250 (bookings), thedungeons.com Mon–Fri 11am–4pm; Sat & Sun 10am5pm £10.95–£16.50 (£10.50–15.60; under 16s £9.50–£12.60; family £39– £49.80). A grizzly look into historical Edinburgh, with actor-led tours and rides,

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and India during the 18th and 19th century, in which period India went from being a fiefdom of the privately-owned East India Company to being directly ruled as part of the British Empire. FREE Beyond Endurance An exhibition commemorating 100 years since Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance sailed to Antarctica. On display is the personal collection of books and papers of expedition geologist Sir James Mann Wordie.

■ EDINBURGH ZOO Corstorphine Road, 334 9171, edinburghzoo.org.uk Daily 9am–4.30pm (last entry 3.30pm). £16.50 (£14; under 16s £12; under 3s free; family £36.45– £62.10). Visitors can see the headlinegrabbing giant pandas, the famous Penguin Parade and over 1000 other rare and interesting animals and birds at this site three miles west of the city centre. ■ HOLYROOD PARK Holyrood Park Road, 652 8150, historicscotland.gov.uk Open at all times; Holyrood Lodge Information Centre daily 9.30am–3pm. The main entrance to this large royal park, east of the city centre, is flanked by the Palace of Holyrood House and the Scottish Parliament Building. Its main feature is Arthur’s Seat, an 823-foot hill which has a number of smaller peaks and ponds surrounding it. ■ MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street, 529 4142, edinburghmuseums.org.uk Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Kids can learn about the toys, clothes and lifestyles of children of the past in this Royal Mile museum. Nostalgia for grown-ups guaranteed. ■ MUSEUM ON THE MOUND The Mound, 243 5464, museumonthemound.com Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat & Sun 1–5pm; closed Mon. Hosted inside the Bank of Scotland’s head office, this museum is all about money. Learn how money has evolved over the past 4000 years or try cracking a safe. ■ NATIONAL MINING MUSEUM SCOTLAND Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, 663 7519, scottishminingmuseum.com Daily 10am–4pm. £8.50 (£6.50; children

■ OUR DYNAMIC EARTH Holyrood Road, 550 7800, dynamicearth. co.uk Wed-Sun 10am–5.30pm (last entry 4pm). Closed Mon & Tue. £11–£12.50 (£9.25–£10.50; under 16s £7.25–£7.95; under 3s free). Take an interactive journey through the history of the earth. Go to the tundra or the bottom of the ocean, never being more than a stone’s throw from the Scottish Parliament and Arthur’s Seat.

GIRLS’ DAY OUT The women’s lifestyle, health, beauty and fashion event returns to Scotland with its biggest show yet. There’s a whopping 180 of your favourite and most recognisable brands just waiting for you to get your grubby little hands on them – think Benefit, Kurt Geiger, Mango and more – plus cooking demos, cocktail displays, dancing and music. Steel your credit cards . . . ■ SECC, Glasgow, Fri 28 & Sat 29–Sun 30 Nov.

free). Nine miles south of Edinburgh, this museum is one of the best-preserved Victorian collieries in Europe. Learn about the life of a miner by taking a tour around the site. ■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789, nms. ac.uk Daily 10am–5pm. Renovated in 2011, this national beacon of culture has exhibitions on natural history, science

and technology, Scottish history, art and design and world cultures in galleries surrounding a beautiful naturally lit atrium space. Ming: The Golden Empire An overview of the legacy of the Ming Dynasty, which ruled China from 1368 to 1644. See original artifacts from the Nanjing Museum in the only UK showing of this major exhibition. Indian Encounters An exploration of the changing relationship between Britain

■ PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE Royal Mile, 556 5100, royalcollection. org.uk Daily 9.30am–4.30pm(last entry 3.15pm). £11.30 (£10.30; under 17s £6.80; under 5s free; family £29.40). The official Scottish residence of the Queen, this baroque palace was once home to Mary, Queen of Scots and now houses the great artworks and tapestries of its regal residents. A Royal Christmas The State Apartments in the Palace are given seasonal decorations, with the table in the Royal Dining Room laid with a silver service that was presented to George V and Queen Mary in 1935 to mark their Silver Jubilee. ■ REAL MARY KING’S CLOSE 2 Warriston’s Close, High St, 0845 070 6244, realmarykingsclose.com Mon–Thu & Sun 10am–5pm; Fri & Sat 10am–9pm. £12.95 (£11.45; children £7.45). Beneath the Royal Mile lies a warren of hidden closes where citizens of Edinburgh lived

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entry to SSC; John Knox House £5 (£4; children £1; under 7s free). A stylish contemporary building appended to the 15th century home of Protestant reformer John Knox, housing materials relating to Scotland’s rich oral culture.

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GLASGOW Activities & Events

FREE New Start Scotland Thu 13 & Fri 14 Nov, 10am–4pm. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0330 122 2049. Over 150 exhibitions and 50 seminars at Scotland’s largest business exhibition for start-ups. ELIA NEU/NOW Festival Thu 13–Sun 16 Nov, 10–5am. Opening and exhibition free; film screenings and performances £5 each. Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art, 164 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. The European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) NEU/NOW Festival provides an international platform for graduating/ graduate artists and features emerging talent in fields such as visual art, music, film, animation theatre and dance. FREE Only Human? Fri 14–Sun 16 Nov, 11am–8pm. Gilmorehill Centre, 9 University Avenue, University of Glasgow, 330 2892. A weekend festival exploring the relations between humans and the ‘more than human’. Featuring a broad range of talks, exhibitions, performances and more.

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Fundraising and Family Ceilidh for Syria Fri 14 Nov, 7.30–11pm. £5

(£4; under 14’s free). St Silas Episcopal Church, 69 Park Road Woodlands, 337 2276. Charity event in aid of supporting the millions of internally displaced people in need of help. Firewalk Tue 18 Nov, 6.30–9.30pm. £20. St Enoch Square, samh.org.uk A firewalk where participants aim to walk across 20 feet of wood embers burning at 1236 degrees Fahrenheit. Girls’ Day Out Fri 28 & Sun 30 Nov, 10am. £12. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. The women’s lifestyle, health, beauty and fashion event. See preview, page 43. FREE Winter Wetlands Sat 29 & Sun 30 Nov, 10.30am–2pm. Hogganfield Loch, 1628 Cumbernauld Road, 276 0931. This bird bus tour takes in some of Glasgow’s wetland areas and the winter birds found therein. Booking essential. The Gatsby Club Sat 29 Nov, 7.30pm–2am. £14 for the full night; £5 from 11.30pm. Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. 1920s-themed club night of live jazz,

GLASGOW SANTA DASH It’s a wonder Santa can run anywhere after all those mince pies, but nevertheless, run he does. Thousands of him. All to raise funds for worthy causes such as the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow. (You don’t have to be a gold star sprinter to take part, you’ll be glad to hear.) ■ George Square, Glasgow, Sun 7 Dec.

swing, comedy and burlesque. Dress Code: Christmas belles and festive finery. Stars Over the Botanics Tue 2 Dec, 7.30–9pm. £4 (children £2). Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. A star-gazing session with the Astronomical Society of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow. Ghost Tour Tue 2–Fri 5 Dec, 10.30pm. £12. Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Backstage experience with a spooky twist. Glasgow Coffee Festival Sat 6 Dec, 10am–8pm. £9. The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, 553 5890. A one-day festival celebrating the mighty coffee bean and showcasing the speciality coffee scene in Scotland. Tastings, competitions, presentations and music on offer with all proceeds going to Coffee Kids UK. Ticket price includes one hot drink.

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Exhibitions

FREE Empowerment: Social Change Through Building Thu

27 Nov–Tue 9 Dec, 10.30am–5.30pm. Sundays, noon–5pm. The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5365. Showcase for Orkidstudio, which supports architectural projects in the developing world.

Fairs & Markets

FREE Christmas Craft Fair Sat 15 Nov, 10am–4pm. Partick Trinity Church, 20 Lawrence Street, particktrinity.org.uk Handmade gifts for Christmas plus baked goods, raffles and a professional make up stall. All proceeds towards GCA charity. The Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair Thu 20–Sun 23 Nov,

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10am. £10. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. Over 200 exhibitors showcase the finest in crafts, garden and home accessories and homemade food and drink. Demos and tasting sessions. FREE Glasgow Comic and Toy Fair Sat 6 Dec, 11am–5pm. Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath Street, 332 6034. More than 30 tables selling comics, graphic novels, back issues, games and more. Free activity sheets, face painting and the chance to meet Super Santa. FREE Christmas Fayre Sun 7 Dec,

11am–3pm. House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Get your hands on everything from jams and Christmas puddings to jewellery and festive garlands.

Sport

Glasgow Santa Dash Sun 7 Dec, ✽ 9.30am. £15 (children £5). George Square, glasgow.gov.uk/santadash A five

kilometre fun run dressed as Saint Nic to raise funds for worthy causes. Entry fee includes Santa suit. See preview, above.

Talks

FREE Transmission Gallery Artist Talks Wed 12 Nov, 7pm. Transmission

Gallery, Trongate 103, 28 King Street, 552 7141. By artist Kathryn Elkin. FREE Kevin McKenna and guests Sat 15 Nov, 2–4pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Exploring the contribution and impact of the Immigrant Irish in Glasgow. FREE The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow Lectures Wed 26 Nov, 7.30–9pm. John Anderson Building, Strathclyde University, 107 Rottenrow East, 548 3444. Talk on the new V&A Dundee. 20 Years of Democracy: Art and Activism in South Africa Wed 3

Dec, 9.30am–5pm. £15 (£10). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Co-hosted by Africa in Motion and the University of Glasgow. Focusing on South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994 and the role of art, music, film, literature and theatre in the anti-apartheid struggle. FREE A Pageant of Great Women:

The Suffragettes and Performance

Thu 4 Dec, 6–7.30pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, 550 2267. Katharine Cockin, Professor of English at the University of Hull and author of Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives delves into the history behind the play A Pageant of Great Women. Booking essential.

Workshops

FREE Square Mile of Murder Thu 13 Nov, 2.30–4pm. Mitchell Library,

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North Street, 287 2999. Workshop that investigates the stories, books and documents of Glasgow’s ‘Square Mile of Murder’, where four infamous murders took place.

The Christmas Stocking Workshop

Sat 15 Nov, 11am–5pm. £60. The Stitchery, Flat 2/2, 50 Kent Road, 573 0475. Workshop where you’ll emerge with a self-made Christmas stocking for Santa to stash your loot in. FREE Trade School Glasgow: Unscrooged at Christmas Thu 27 Nov, 6–7.30pm. Glasgow Kelvin College, 2 Haghill Road, 630 5000. Make simple Christmas gifts and enjoy stovies, mince pies and some festive tunes. Please bring donations for local food banks or class snacks as payment.

EDINBURGH Activities & Events

Botanic Lights Wed 12–Sat 22 Nov. Tue–Thu & Sun 5–9pm; Fri & Sat 5–10pm. £12.50 (children £6; under 3s free). Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Follow a trail of light through the Botanic Garden and see it as you’ve never seen it before. FREE Robert Louis Stevenson Day Thu 13 Nov, times vary. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3734. NLS do RLS with a series of special events. Rare material goes on display from 11am–1pm. At 6pm, Andrew Martin, Curator of Literature and the Arts, presents a portrait of Stevenson’s last years in Samoa in the evening. Booking essential for the talk. Creative Edinburgh Awards and 3rd Birthday Party Thu 13 Nov,

7–10pm. £9 (members £5). Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, 623 3030. The Creative Edinburgh awards are a chance to recognise the contributions of creative and technical people throughout the year.

Winter Astronomy Evenings

Newmarket Road, 01875 819595. The chance to pick up artwork from over 60 UK and European exhibitors. FREE Bohemia Festive Fair Sat 15 Nov, 11am–4pm. Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, greyfriarskirk.com Annual festive fair with over 35 stalls of artists, crafters, makers and designers from across Scotland selling their bespoke works. FREE European Christmas Market Fri 21 Nov–Tue 9 Dec, times vary. East Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street. Get your fill of festive wooden toys, meaty sausages and Glühwein at this hive of twinkly festive market stalls. Part of Edinburgh’s Christmas. FREE Children’s Market Fri 21 Nov– Tue 9 Dec, times vary. East Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street. A Christmas market for those not old enough to enjoy a Glühwein. Kids can enjoy face painting, festive crafts and maybe add a few things to their letter to Santa. Part of Edinburgh’s Christmas.

Sport

Capital City Roller Derby ✽ Doubleheader: A Bridge Too Far Sat 29 Nov, 12.30–5.30pm. £7–£8

(children free). Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139 London Road, 661 5351. Capital City Roller Derby, Edinburgh’s only mens’ roller derby league, host its first home game, with a bridge theme. First up it’s the Auld Reekie Roller Girls’ Cannon Belles v Malmö’s Crime City Rollers B followed by Capital City Roller Derby v Bristol Vice Quads.

Talks

FREE Portrait Gallery Insights: George Jamesone Thu 13 Nov,

5.30–6pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Senior Curator Kate Anderson introduces the work of George Jamesone. FREE Edinburgh Ragged University Talks Thu 13 Nov, 7pm. Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 667 7533. Talks include ‘3D Printing: no-hype, promise, just extraordinary art and design!’ and ‘Cerebral Diabetes and the Reversal of the Flynn Effect’. Bring food for the table. FREE Yati Durant discusses Tony

Fridays, 6.30–7.30pm. £4 (£3). Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, 668 8404. Find out about the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and discover more about the night sky. Booking essential. FREE Edinburgh’s Christmas Light Night Sun 23 Nov, 1.30–5pm. George Street, The capital’s Christmas lights are switched on. There’s fireworks, live music and an estimated 1250 performers. Part of Edinburgh’s Christmas. FREE Poets Against Humanity Thu 27 Nov, 8–10pm. (donations accepted). The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. A poetry session inspired by the game ‘Cards Against Humanity’. Neu! Reekie! Fri 28 Nov, 7–11pm. £8. Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night hosts End of Year Bash. St Andrew’s Night Ceilidh Fri 28 & Sat 29 Nov, 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door. Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston Street, 339 5374. With caller Ken Gourlay and the HLI ceilidh band. FREE Open Doors Weekend at St Margaret’s House Sat 29 & Sun 30 Nov, 10am–6pm. St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, 661 1924. Take a peek into the creative hub and meet artists, designers and businesses. FREE St Andrew’s Day Celebrations Sun 30 Nov, 10am– 10pm. St Andrew Square, St Andrew Square, edinburghschristmas.com. A programme of free events in St Andrew Square. There’s storytelling, Scottish dance workshops, a family ceilidh and demonstrations on the ice rink. Music lineup includes The Hazey Janes, The Banjo Lounge 4, Stockbridge Pipe Band and The Big Big Sing. All events free but some workshops and performances are ticketed. Part of Edinburgh’s Christmas.

1.30pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Professor David Purdie tells the story of Edinburgh’s Speculative Society, which promoted public speaking and prose composition. FREE The Two Roberts: An Introduction Mon 24 Nov, 12.45– 1.30pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Senior Curator Patrick Elliott talks about Colquhoun and MacBryde. FREE War Artists Series - the

Fairs & Markets

Workshops

15 Nov, 11am–6pm. Sun 16 Nov, 11am–5pm. £5 (£3). Corn Exchange, 11

£75 Booking essential (£68). Scottish

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Conrad’s Invented Acoustical Tools Sat 15 Nov, 2–3pm. Inverleith

House, Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Music Director of the Edinburgh Film Music Orchestra, leads a discussion on Tony Conrad’s innovative musical devices. FREE The Speculative Society: 250 Years of Debate, Argument – and Delight Wed 19 Nov, 12.45–

Second World War: Fighting Fronts & Home Fronts Tue 25 Nov,

12.45–1.30pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Talk on WWII Scottish art from Dr Patricia Andrew. FREEEdinburgh Café Scientifique Mon 8 Dec, 7–9pm. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Talk on wildlife surgery. Booking essential. Black Grouse presents Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Kenton Cool, Olly Hicks and Ben Fogle Mon 8

Dec, 8–9.30pm. £16. The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, 473 2000. The four adventurers and explorers talk about what drives them.

The Two Roberts - Painting Course Fridays, 10.15am–1.15pm.

FOOD AND DRINK

WHISKY & WINE TASTINGS There’s something about long winter nights which lends itself to not just having a drink (responsibly of course: it’s probably a law somewhere that we make it clear), but also to savouring that drink. Or maybe that’s just because we imagine the taste of mulled wine on our tongues from the first day of November onwards. Whatever the reason, there are plenty of opportunities to culture your palate over the holiday season in Scotland. For lovers of the grain, the Glasgow Whisky Festival (Arches, Glasgow, Sat 15 Nov) will be hard to miss, while through in Edinburgh the Whiski Rooms restaurant offers an Introduction to Whisky (every Fri & Sat) that includes discussion of Scottish whisky regions and geographic factors as well as tastings. Meanwhile, the Summerhall Beer FestivALE (Summerhall, Edinburgh, Fri 5 & Sat 6 Dec) celebrates craft beers from Scotland, including the venue’s own brand, Barney’s, and their in-house gin, Pickering’s. Elsewhere, there are a number of wine tasting events on both sides of the country, and writer and expert Rose Murray Brown seems to be behind a whole bunch of them. For example, she’ll be doing a Cult Wines v Lesser-Known Wines evening (Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Edinburgh, Tue 2 Dec), an Italian Wine Series (Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Edinburgh, Wed 19, 26 Nov) and California Wine Tasting (Baby Abode, Glasgow, Thu 27 Nov). There’s also the Great Grog Christmas Wine Fair (Merchants’ Hall, Edinburgh, Fri 21 Nov), the touring Wine Gang Christmas Fair with a bunch of UK critics (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 29 Nov) and a Winter Classics Wine Tasting (Café Grande, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Nov). Finally, the Glasgow Wine School run events such as Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting, and Travels of a Winemaker (Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Thu 11 Dec). (David Pollock)

National Gallery of Modern Art Two, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Learn how to develop paintings from observational drawings.

Scots Fiddle Festival Workshops

Sat 22 Nov, 10am–5.30pm. £8. Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. Fiddle-based musical workshops. Please book in advance. Sat workshops include Orcadian Tunes (10am & noon), Melody Rhythm and Chords (2pm) and Lessons in Bowing (4pm). Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival.

Project Day: The City/Architecture Photography Sat 22 Nov, 11am–5pm.

£65 (£55). Stills, 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. One day introduction to city and architecture photography aimed at beginners and those looking to improve their skills in DSLR photography.

Hand Sewn Christmas Ornaments

Sat 29 Nov, 10.30am–4pm. £45. myBearpaw, 50 Lochrin Buildings, Gilmore Place, 228 6377. Make a patchwork robin, garland or star (or all three) to decorate your home over the festive season. All materials provided, but bring along your own fabrics if you wish. Illustrating Books for Children Sat 29 Nov, 10.30am–4pm. £30 Booking essential (£25). Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Tips on children’s book illustration from the veteran author Vivian French.

Unique Upcycled Tree Ornaments

Tue 2 Dec, 6.30–9pm. £22 (£18). Remade in Edinburgh, 17 Guthrie Street, 261 5904. Create unique decs from pre-used or waste materials. There are examples to inspire you and all the tools you need. Wassailing and Carolling Sat 6 Dec, 2–4.30pm. £10. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Learn about wassailing – the tradition of singing and drinking the health of apples. Plus traditional carols. Festive Bunting Tue 9 Dec, 6.30–9pm. £22 (£18). Remade in Edinburgh, 17 Guthrie Street, 261 5904. Hand or machine sew some festive decs. Suitable for all levels.

SCOTLAND Activities & Events

Previously . . . Scotland’s History Festival Thu 13 Nov–Sun 30 Nov, times

vary. Prices vary. Various Central Belt venues. Previously brings Scotland’s history to life in a packed programme of talks, walks, tours, teas, activities, debates, exhibitions, theatre, comedy, art, photography, family history, film, open days and much, much more that will appeal to all ages. See 5 Reasons column, page 41.

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#RLSDay The City of Literature celebrates Edinburgh’s famous son, Robert Louis Stevenson. See cityofliterature.com for more details. Various venues in and around Edinburgh, Thu 13 Nov.

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John Waters: This Filthy World Vol 2 (pictured, top) Bad taste reigns supreme as the Pope of Trash tells all. Part of Glasgay!, see interview at list.co.uk. O2 Academy, Glasgow, Fri 14 Nov.

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Marilynne Robinson The Pulitzer Prize winner chats about her new novel, Lila, at a special, out-of-season Edinburgh International Book Festival event. See review at list.co.uk Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Nov.

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BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND A test of (Scottish literature) character

s part of Book Week Scotland, a countrywide celebration of reading with events and free books galore, Scottish Book Trust is out to find the nation’s best-loved character from a Scottish book. Head online to choose from the panel’s picks, a satisfying selection of 50 lovable characters ranging from Badger to Begbie and Harry Potter to Katie Morag. You’ll find many of Scotland’s finest authors (and creations) on the poll, with genre defining classics such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde and Long John Silver facing up to competition from modern comics superstars like Mark Millar’s Hit-Girl. Looking at the list, the first thought that springs to mind (just before ‘oh, I should really read that’) is how lucky Scotland is to have such a rich vein of literary figures to choose from. Of course, in the task of whittling down Scotland’s excellent crop of fictional

characters, it’s inevitable that one or two favourites will be conspicuous in their absence (Aileen Paterson’s Maisie or the eponymous Ivanhoe from Sir Walter Scott, for example). And so it should be, because one of the most wonderful things about books is the sheer breadth of characters we can identify with. Who doesn’t enjoy occasionally rooting for the underdog or even the villain? Captain Hook rather than Peter Pan, say, or Jean Brodie’s erstwhile students instead of the lady herself. That said, don’t worry if you have the burning desire to see a cherished character get the recognition they deserve: the poll also gives you the option to nominate your own. Even better is the fact you can vote more than once, so none of your most treasured companions need be left out. (Lynsey May) Book Week Scotland, Mon 24–Sun 30 Nov. See page 49 for the Top 5 events. Vote at scottishbooktrust.com/vote

Book Week Scotland Annual celebration of all things bookish, with free books and fun for adults and kids. See previews, left and page 49. Scotland-wide, Mon 24–Sun 30 Nov.

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Previously… Lots of great local authors appear as part of Scotland’s history festival this year, including Catriona Child, Quintin Jardine and Elizabeth Laird. Various venues, across central Scotland, until Sun 30 Nov.

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David Shrigley: An Evening of Words and Images The artist talks about his great new book, Weak Messages Create Bad Situations: A Manifesto, which contains over 400 new drawings. Glasgow Film Theatre, Thu 27 Nov.

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Neu! Reekie! The End of Year Bash Neu! Reekie! celebrate the end of a super year with this sure-to-be-awesome shindig. The lineup’s still to be announced but expect plenty of music, spoken word and art action. Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov.

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AMANDA PALMER

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There are many things that Amanda Palmer is not afraid to ask for. Wedding gowns, advice on angry red thigh spots and pianos are all just a tweet away for the self-identified rock star; but when she asked for money to help fund her new record, she inadvertently found herself at the centre of a discussion surrounding art and money. When is it OK to ask for help, and what is it OK to ask for? In this frank portrait of the performer and musician’s life and career, Palmer details the things she has needed in order to make it to this point, and why it was that she asked for them. These vary from the dollar bills she busked for while working as an eight-foot bride statue, to a loan from her husband Neil Gaiman. Some were easier to ask for than others, but she makes a point of giving back, be it with a flower, a song or a repaid loan. Ultimately, it was her Kickstarter campaign that shone the spotlight on Palmer’s methods. Having been dropped by her label, she turned to the crowdfunding site to help put out her next record. The basic premise is that the public pledge money and she produces the goods, allowing her to work more directly with mutually adoring fans. Palmer eventually hit the million dollar mark, and has since been invited to deliver a TED talk about the venture. This autobiographical work of anecdotes and musings is an extension of that talk, exploring her journey to that six-figure sum and beyond. It is starkly honest and beautifully written. At times the narrative’s message feels somewhat laboured, but that might simply be because Palmer is drilling the idea home: if you need it, try asking. (Rebecca Monks)

CRIME THRILLER

FAMILY DRAMA

FICTION

DYSTOPIAN NOVEL

January Window (Head of Zeus)

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When the Night Comes (Sceptre)

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Edinburgh born-and-raised crime author Philip Kerr has certainly cottoned on to a worthy and unexplored setting for the genre, against the backdrop of English Premier League football. He’s taken the murkiest aspects of the game – the oligarch owners with one foot in the political, the arrogant boy-children with money lavished upon them, the excesses of partying and sexual bad behaviour – and wrapped them up into an overdriven vehicle which tests the bounds of believability. Chief among the many unlikelihoods here is that the hard-living Scott Manson, coach at London City Football Club, would be tasked with trying to find the killer of his club’s manager. It’s a novel clearly in love with the game’s politics, and Kerr dives into them in pacy fashion, exploring the club and its characters with relish. Yet his decision to tell the story in Manson’s first-person voice lends the wordy text an info-dump quality, with his amateur sleuth / coach taking second place to chiselling away at the mystery. (David Pollock)

AMY MASON

Her mother’s funeral is the tipping point for Ida Irons. Fast approaching 30, reckless with alcohol and decisions, she has spent her life living in the shadow of her mother – the secretive writer Bridie Adair – and her infamous play which she was named after. Ida must return to the family she left behind, and try to survive what she suspects will be a horrendous ordeal. Fractured family ties and flashbacks craft a picture of what brought Ida and her sister Alice to this point, while also revealing who their mother really was. Amy Mason’s novel has just won the Dundee International Book Prize, and she certainly knows how to connect the reader to her characters. Despite Ida’s emotional damage and brash attitude, she incites a fierce desire to understand her troubles and discover a real place in the world. Far from the tough and uncaring exterior she presents after her mother’s death, her story is a warm journey of soulsearching in a world where everyone thinks they know you. Mason digs deeper behind her bravado with such charm that it makes The Other Ida difficult to put down. (Heather McDaid)

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The split narrative of Favel Parrett’s second novel follows the stories of Bo, a chef on board the polar vessel Nella Dan, and Isla, the daughter of the woman with whom he stays in Hobart when the ship docks. Through this simple relationship she explores a family’s tie to the sea, and a community’s bond with a ship. The main character is Nella Dan herself, who controls the lives of her crew and those left on shore. But Parrett never portrays her as a cruel mistress. Instead she’s respected as an intrepid mother figure and symbol of camaraderie and adventure. The novel’s imagery is beautifully vivid; whether Parrett is depicting the hostile landscape of the vast Antarctic seas or the simple act of cracking walnuts, she invokes a vivid sense of place with brevity of language. The thoughtfulness of the two introverted narrators and the often scant dialogue creates a sense of foreboding throughout. Tragic accidents create a narrative of loss that culminates in a poignant story where only the sea is permanent. (Rowena McIntosh)

WILLIAM GIBSON

Given how swiftly the world and its technological tools keep changing, it might seem foolhardy to attempt any kind of speculative fiction. But if anyone is going to make a decent fist of this with a crystal ball, it was always going to be the author of science fictions such as the cyberpunk landmark and internet precursor, Neuromancer. But not content with ruminating on one future, William Gibson uses The Peripheral to cast his eye simultaneously on the near-future (in the rural USA) and 70 years hence (in a shiny London) as the lives of female gamer Flynne and male celebrityminder Wilf clash and burn with hardboiled murder at the heart of it all. The constant switching from one story to the next in brief blink-and-you-missit chapters might be a reflection on our blindingly impatient culture, but it’s disorientating and mildly irritating. The white hot heat of technology might be cranked up to scorching, but Gibson’s new novel, as impressive, ambitious and layered as it is, might leave you feeling a little lukewarm. (Brian Donaldson) 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 47

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EMMA BEEBY, GORDON RENNIE & TIERNEN TREVALLION

Robbie Burns: Witch Hunter (Renegade Arts) ●●●●● A fictional account of Robert Burns’ descent into mortal combat with the supernatural which begins with him being beaten to a drunk and trouserless pulp by a man whose daughter he’s deflowered probably won’t find itself on the national curriculum any time soon. Yet who will question the truth of the non-fantastical part of that summary? This new graphic novel is a fast-paced work of frantic imagination, and the suspicion is that Burns probably wouldn’t be against the layer of gleeful iconoclasm deployed. Edinburgh-based writing duo Gordon Rennie and Emma Beeby plus artist Tiernen Trevallion are most familiar in UK comics circles for their work on long-running sci-fi anthology 2000AD (Beeby made the mainstream press last year when she became the first woman to write its flagship character, Judge Dredd), and there’s much of that publication’s trademark black humour, smart character work and inventive violence here. The use of dead cats as grenades and intruder alarms are unexpected turn-ups. To bring the Bard of Ayrshire to life as a convincing character amid the readership’s expectations was surely a tough prospect, but Rennie and Beeby superbly handle his transition from foolish drunk snared by witches dancing a naked ritual to born-again romantic, with some clever meshing of his own works with the text. Yet, at heart, this book is a period action romp, and its lack of pretension in any other respect is part of its success. (David Pollock)

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Thursday 13

Scotland

Previously . . . Scotland’s ✽ History Festival Thu 13 Nov–Sun 30 Nov, times vary. Prices

vary. Various Central Belt venues. Previously brings Scotland’s history to life in a packed programme of talks, walks, tours, teas, activities, debates, exhibitions, theatre, comedy, art, photography, family history, film, open days and much, much more that will appeal to all ages.

Glasgow

FREE Gordon Brown: Meltdown Waterstones, 174 Argyle Street, 248 4814. 7pm. The author introduces his latest novel, Meltdown.

Edinburgh

FREE Robert Louis ✽ Stevenson Day National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3734. Times vary. NLS do RLS with a series of special events, including a display of rare material and a look at Stevenson’s last years in Samoa with Andrew Martin. FREE Catriona Child: Writing Historic Fiction Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. 6.30pm. The author discusses whether writing historic fiction is different from general fiction. Part of Previously . . . Scotland’s History Festival. FREE Julie Clarke: Becoming Julie Waterstones George Street, 83 George Street, 0843 290 8309. 6.30pm. The author reads from her work.

Friday 14

Glasgow

ALSO PUBLISHED

Read Aloud! Celebrating Commonwealth Women’s Writing Glasgow Women’s Library,

23 Landressy Street, 550 2267. 1–3pm. £2 (free). Weekly session of stories and poems.

John Waters: This Filthy ✽ World Vol 2 O2 Academy. 7pm. £25. A good dollop of bad taste, as

TO EDINBURGH by Valerie Gillies

Stone above storms, you rear upon the ridge: we live on your back, its crag-and-tail, spires and tenements stacked on your spine, the castle and the palace linked by one rope. A spatchcock town, the ribcage split open like a skellie, a kipper, a guttit haddie. We wander through your windy mazes, all our voices are flags on the high street. From the sky’s edge to the grey firth we are the city, you are within us. Each crooked close and wynd is a busy cut on the crowded mile that takes us home in eden Edinburgh, centred on the rock, our city with your seven hills and heavens.

■ Valerie Gillies is a poet, and was the Edinburgh Makar from 2005-2008. This poem is taken from her forthcoming collection, The Cream of the Well, published by Luath Press in late Nov.

the notorious filmmaker makes an appearance as part of Glasgay! See feature at list.co.uk.

Edinburgh

Sympoetry Scottish Poetry Library,

5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6pm. £80–£130. A symposium for literary thinkers and poets alike. Caesura Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 07719 481092. 8–10pm. £5. An experimental night of poetry, performance and spoken word.

Saturday 15

Marilynne Robinson: Lila ✽ Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, 623 3030. 3–4pm. £9. The writer

discusses her novel, Lila.

Monday 17

Glasgow

FREE Gaelic Writing Group Scottish Writers’ Centre, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. Series of workshops for writing in Gaelic or Scots and English. Ages 16+.

Edinburgh

FREE Blackwell’s Book Group Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. 6pm. Reading Sarah Waters’ The Little Stranger. FREE World War One Reads Central Library, 7–9 George IV Bridge, 242 8100. 6.30pm. Participants are encouraged to bring along their favourite WWI book.

Tuesday 18

Edinburgh

FREE Yvonne McEwen: In the Company of Nurses Central Library, 7–9 George IV Bridge, 242 8100. 2.30–3.30pm. Yvonne McEwen discusses her book, In the Company of Nurses. FREE In Conversation with Tony O’Neill Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, 229 2902. 6pm. The author and musician chats about his books. Nothing but the Poem Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6pm. £5 (£4). Poetry discussion forum looking at the work of Thomas Lux. FREE Michael Meighan Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. 6.30pm. The local historian discusses his work. Jo Caulfield Presents . . . The Speakeasy Scottish Storytelling

Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 8pm. £6. A relaxed evening featuring a diverse bill of artists telling true stories.

Wednesday 19

Edinburgh

Sali Hughes: Pretty Honest

Waterstones West End, 128 Princes Street, 226 2666. 6pm. £5 (£3). The beauty writer discusses her book, Pretty Honest: The Straight-talking Beauty Companion. FREE Stuart Allan & David Forsyth Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. 6.30–7.30pm. Stuart Allan and David Forsyth on Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots and the Great War. Part of Previously . . . Scotland’s History Festival.

Thursday 20

Glasgow

FREE Sali Hughes: Pretty Honest Waterstones, 174 Argyle Street, 248 4814. 7pm. See Wed 19. St Mungo’s Mirrorball CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £5 (smm members free). A showcase of the poetry talent on the Glasgow scene.

Glasgow

Edinburgh

Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. 4–5pm. £2.50–£5. The writer discusses her novel, This Road is Red.

Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6560. 10.15am–12.45pm. £60 for four weeks (£55). See Thu 13. FREE Ian McDonough: A Witch Among the Gooseberries Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6.30pm. The launch of the writer’s latest work, A Witch Among the Gooseberries. FREE Quintin Jardine: Mathew’s Tale Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. 6.30pm. Quintin Jardine, on new novel Mathew’s Tale. Part of Previously . . . Scotland’s History Festival. John Cooper Clarke The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £22.50–£27.50. The legendary punk poet hauls his wit on tour.

Alison Irvine: This Road is Red

Edinburgh

Sympoetry Scottish Poetry Library, 5

Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 10am. £80–£130. See Fri 14.

Stevenson Unbound The White

Horse, 266 Canongate, 557 3512. 2–5pm. £5. Andrew C Ferguson presents some Robert Louis Stevenson tales.

Sunday 16

Edinburgh

Sympoetry Scottish Poetry Library, 5

Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 10.30am. £80–£130. See Fri 14.

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FREE Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. 10–11am. See Fri 14.

Read Aloud! Celebrating Commonwealth Women’s Writing

Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, 550 2267. 1–3pm. £2 (free). See Fri 14.

Saturday 22

Edinburgh

Poetry Society Surgeries with John Glenday Scottish Poetry Library,

5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. Times vary. £50 (poetry society members £40). A chance to discuss your work with the poet and tutor. Nothing but the Poem Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 11am. £5 (£4). Poetry discussion forum focusing on the work of Thomas Lux. Old Town Tales Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 2–4.30pm. £15. A workshop on urban storytelling in Scotland.

Monday 24

Scotland

Book Week Scotland Various ✽ Venues. Times vary. Prices vary. Until Sun 30 Nov. Scotland gets its

book on, with this week of events and activities for readers of all stripes taking place across the country.

Glasgow

FREE Gerry Durkin: Tales and Songs Bridgeton Library, Olympia Building, 2–16 Orr Street, 276 0870. 10.30–11.30am. Stories and songs with Gerry Durkin. FREE Sam Alexander Waterstones, 174 Argyle Street, 248 4814. 7pm. An evening about Sam Alexander – recently revealed to be crime writer Paul Johnston.

Edinburgh

Tales in the Tower St Giles’

Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. Times vary. £5. Poems and tales in St Giles’. Part of Book Week Scotland. FREE The Inky Fingers Literary Edinburgh Scavenger Hunt Various venues, various times. Until Thu 27. Hunt for objects relating to literary Edinburgh. Part of Book Week Scotland. FREE Golden Hare Book Group Golden Hare, 68 St Stephen Street, 629 1396. 6.30pm. Monthly book group. FREE Lin Anderson: Paths of the Dead Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, 229 2902. 6.30pm. Lin Anderson discusses writing and forensics. FREE Tom Pow: Wild Adventure and Concerning the Atlas of the Dead Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge,

622 8218. 6.30pm. An evening with writer Tom Pow. Part of Previously . . . Scotland’s History Festival.

Tuesday 25

Glasgow

Autobiography as Novel with Shazia Hobbs and Magi Gibson

CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7–8.30pm. £6 (£3). Magi Gibson chats about the challenges of autobiography.

Edinburgh

Tales in the Tower St Giles’

Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. Times vary. £5. See Mon 24. FREE Ian Stephen: Death and Fish McDonald Road Library, 2 McDonald Road, 529 5636. 6pm. The author reads from his work. FREE Doug Johnstone: The Dead Beat and Other Writings

Portobello Library, 14 Rosefield Avenue, Portobello, 529 5558. 7pm. Doug Johnstone discusses his sixth novel The Dead Beat.

Wednesday 26

Glasgow

FREE Poetry Book Discussion Group CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. Discussing Peter Larkin’s Give Forest Its Next Portent.

Alan Bissett: Desert Island Discs and Books The Glad Café, 1006a

Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30– 10.45pm. £5. The writer discusses the records and books that have changed his life. Part of Book Week Scotland.

Edinburgh

Tales in the Tower St Giles’

Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. Times vary. £5. See Mon 24. FREE Owen Dudley Edwards: Burke and Hare National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3734. 2–3pm. The author explores the story behind the Burke and Hare murders. Part of Book Week Scotland. Debjani Chatterjee/Martin Bates

Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6.30pm. £7 (£5). Readings focussing on Debjani Chatterjee and Martin Bates. FREE JD Oswald: The Ballad of Sir Benfro Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. 6.30pm. A fantasy series from the crime writer. FREE Patrick Richardson: In Search of Landfall Stockbridge Library, 11 Hamilton Place, 529 5665. 7pm. The writer discusses his book, In Search of Landfall. FREE Russel McLean: Cry Uncle Gilmerton Library, 13 Newtoft Street, 529 5628. 7pm. The author on his latest novel, Cry Uncle.

Thursday 27

Glasgow

Dragon’s Pen Glasgow Women’s

Library, 23 Landressy Street, 550 2267. 5.30pm. £4 (free). The shortlisted writers read their stories in front of a panel of dragons. Part of Book Week Scotland. David Shrigley: An Evening of Words and Images Glasgow

✽ Film Theatre, 8.30pm. Prices Vary.

Expect some illustrated ideas – yes, you can take that literally – as David Shrigley chats about his new book, Weak Messages Create Bad Situations: A Manifesto.

Edinburgh

Tales in the Tower St Giles’

Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. Times vary. £5. See Mon 24. FREE Tracey S. Rosenberg: The Naming of Cancer Launch Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6–7.30pm. The writer’s pamphlet is launched.Part of Book Week Scotland. FREE Elizabeth Laird: The Lure of the Honeybird Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. 6.30–7.30pm. Laird discusses her book, The Lure of the Honeybird. Part of Previously . . . Scotland’s History Festival.

Friday 28

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FREE James Bowen: A Gift From Bob Waterstones, 153–157 Sauchiehall Street, 332 9105. 12.30pm. The author stops by to sign some books.

Edinburgh

Tales in the Tower St Giles’

Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. Times vary. £5. See Mon 24. FREE Golden Hare Book Group Golden Hare, 68 St Stephen Street, 629 1396. 6.30–8pm. See Mon 24. Neu! Reekie! Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 7–11pm. £8. The group’s end of year bash. FREE Guid Crack Club Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. 7.30pm. The storytelling club does ‘Broth, Breid and Bannocks’.

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SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST - ROB MCDOUGALL

Friday 21

Edinburgh

Tales in the Tower St Giles’

Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. Times vary. Prices vary. See Mon 24. FREE Gavin Francis: Empire

Antarctica – Ice, Silence and

Emperor Penguins Central Library, 7–9 George IV Bridge, 242 8100. 2.30pm. See Thu 27. FREE James Oswald: Dead Men’s Bones Muirhouse Library, 15 Pennywell Court, 529 5528. 3–4pm. ticketed. The crime writer launches the fourth in his Inspector McLean novels. Part of Book Week Scotland. Jess Remembers Belle Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30–9.30pm. £8 (£6). Jess Smith celebrates the life of Belle Smith.

Sunday 30

Edinburgh

Shore Poets: Be The First To Like This Quiet Slam Henderson’s @ St

John’s, St John’s Terrace, 3 Lothian Road, 229 0212. 7.15pm. £5 (£3). Shore Poets’ first ever slam.

Monday 1

Edinburgh

FREE Tricolour: NLS Poetry Night National Library of Scotland, 159 Causewayside, 623 3918. 6.30pm. Three spoken word and performance poets.

Tuesday 2

Edinburgh

SPL Poetry Workshop Scottish

Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. 6–8pm. £5 (£4). A writing workshop for all levels.

Wednesday 3

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Genre Group Forest

Centre +, 38 Castle Terrace, 229 4948. 6.30pm. £3. A workshop style gettogether for genre writers.

Thursday 4

Glasgow

St Mungo’s Mirrorball CCA, 350

Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £5 (SMM members free). Showcasing poetry talent.

Friday 5

Glasgow

FREE New Work with Sarah

Tripp, Isla Leaver-Yap and The Happy Hypocrite CCA, 350

Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. Two new Book Works publications are launched, plus performances and presentations. Ages 18+.

Saturday 6

Glasgow

FREE Seeds of Thought CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. Diverse live performance and spoken word night. Ages 18+.

Monday 8

Glasgow

FREE Scots/English Writing Group Scottish Writers’ Centre, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. See Mon 24.

Tuesday 9

Glasgow

FREE Seeds of Thought Writing Group CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 6pm. An informal group for writers of every level. Poetry Improvisation Workshop

CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900.

TOP 5 BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND EVENTS The Inky Fingers Scavenger Hunt Teams of four can take up the challenge of hunting down objects related to literary Edinburgh. A prizegiving will be held on Sun 30 Nov in the Forest Café with writers and live music. Various venues, Edinburgh, Mon 24–Thu 27 Nov. Tales in The Tower St Giles Cathedral will open its roof for the first time for half-hour slots throughout the day as groups of four get up close and personal with the clockwork and bells, listening to a selection of stories and poems. St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Mon 24–Sun 30 Nov. The Travelling Book Trolley of Joy Interactive adventure for all ages. Track the trolley by following @literarydundee and get in on the action by meeting it on its travels and picking up a book. Various venues, Dundee, Mon 24–Sun 30 Nov. Ross Ruane and Stef Smith Present: Living Library Ten women will read an extract from a work of fiction that inspires them. A combination of new stories and old classics read aloud followed by a live music set: all you need to do is turn up with open ears. The Glad Café, Glasgow, Tue 25 Nov. True Confessions of Professional Liars Illicit Ink will be hosting a night of confessions. A gathering of Scottish writers and performers spill their secrets, past shames and dirty deeds, through stand-up, storytelling and spoken word. The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, Wed 26 Nov. (Molly Reid) ■ Book Week Scotland, Mon 24– Sun 30 Nov. 7–8.30pm. £6 (£3). A group poetry improvisation workshop with Robin Vaughan-Williams.

Edinburgh

FREE Hush Hour The Lucky Liquor Co, 39A Queen Street, 226 3976. 7pm. Read books and drink cocktails. Songs of Edinburgh with Alexander McCall Smith The

Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £16.50. The author teams up with composer Tom Cunningham for eight songs inspired by old photographs of Edinburgh that are the basis for his new novel A Work of Beauty. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 49

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Boysnoize Records showcase The annual floor-filler shows off some talent from the BNR label, most notably a Scottish debut from SCNTST. See Work / Play, page 54. The Arches, Glasgow, Sat 15 Nov.

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Cirque Du Soul with DJ EZ Describing themselves as a ‘travelling collective energy of colour, magic and dance’, the London-based party set make a no-doubt flamboyant Scottish debut for those who like their dance with a side of spectacle. See preview, page 51. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 22 Nov.

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Jon Hopkins & Nathan Fake (live) Following breakthrough album Immunity and a still-talked-about set at Glasgow’s Art School earlier this year, the much-hyped Jon Hopkins joins Kapital for their seventh birthday. The Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov.

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LA CHEETAH FIFTH BIRTHDAY The house and techno venue blows out some candles

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t’s a small space with a big sound system,’ says Graham Ward, La Cheetah events manager and resident DJ (as Wardy, alongside Dom D’Sylva), of the venue’s appeal. ‘The whole club is basically a dancefloor, so folk that come down get right into whatever’s happening.’ Five years old this year, La Cheetah has made a name as one of the best clubbing spaces in Glasgow, despite its relatively modest size. Or rather, seeing a big name in a tiny room is part of its appeal: Levon Vincent and Theo Parrish have already joined in the celebrations, and in November, Matthew Herbert (pictured) completes the trilogy of birthday parties. ‘We have no particular ethos,’ says Ward. ‘I like to be quite open-minded with what goes on in the club, and our promoters come to me with excellent ideas for parties all the time.

You can come down one week and see an up and coming underground artist playing and the next week we’ll have a well-established act that you wouldn’t normally get to see in a venue the size of La Cheetah. It’s a pretty mixed bag.’ Herbert definitely falls into the latter category. ‘He played for us back in January 2012,’ says Ward. ‘He’s one of the best DJs we’ve had here and he’s not played in Glasgow since, so I thought it was about time we brought him back. He’s been releasing more material of late under his house and techno moniker “Herbert” which has been excellent. I’m about as big a Herbert fan as you’ll find, so the decision was easy.’ (David Pollock)

Nightvision with Kink & Neville Watson (live) An aural and visual treat for gear fans, with the duo improvising on a vast array of machines to create a raw, visceral energy. See preview, page 52. La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh, Sat 29 Nov.

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Dusky: The Next Step The duo stop by as part of their 30-date tour showcasing their new 17 Steps label. Expect deep house and techno with a distinct garage edge. The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 5 Dec.

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Secondcity Making slinky, R&B-tinged house with a 90s vibe, it’s no wonder the on-trend Chicago-born producer broke through with such aplomb in 2013. One for the kids. SWG3, Glasgow, Fri 5 Dec.

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Thursday Glasgow FREE Beat Surfing at Variety Bar. Weekly 8pm–midnight. Funky electro, swing, nu jazz and balkan. ■ Hip Hop Thursdays at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Euan Neilson bringing you classic R&B and hip hop every Thursday. FREE Struggle at Bloc+. 4 Dec, 9pm. DIY punk label Struggletown present their monthly live club. FREE Teenage Riot at Bloc+. 20 Nov, 9pm–3am. 29 Nov, 11pm. Alternative club night from United Fruit. With Obliterations and Skullwizard.

Friday Glasgow ■ 2ManyDJs at O2 Academy Glasgow. 5 Dec, 9pm. £20.81–£25.31. Mash-up mayhem and cutting edge tunes from Belgium’s Dewaele brothers, the men behind Radio Soulwax. ■ Andre Crom at Saint Judes. 14 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5–£8. OFF Recordings label boss who has a laid back approach and focuses on music’s essence. ■ Brian Not Brian and House of Traps at Nice’n’Sleazy. 28 Nov, 11.30pm. £4. Back to back set from the owner of Going Good records and Lindsay Todd (aka House of Traps). ■ La Cheetah Club’s 5th Birthday at La Cheetah. 14 Nov, 11pm–4am. £10 in advance (£12 on the door). A six-hour set from Theo Parrish to help celebrate La Cheetah’s half decade. See preview, page 50. FREE Club Olum at Bloc+. 21 Nov, 11pm. Brainchild of live music promoter and label owner Peter Rooney and Deathkill4000’s Marc Lawson aka Dirty Marc. Dusky at the Arches. 5 Dec, 10pm–4am. £10. The London-based duo of producers Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger-Howell performs house and techno with touches of soul. FREE Enjoyable Moment at Bloc+. 14 Nov, 11pm. Cosmic Dead chaps host an evening of rolling krautrock DJing. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 14 Nov, 11.30pm. £3. Rafla and Wako play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ Kele at SWG3. 28 Nov, 10pm. £15. Lead singer of Bloc Party, Kele has been branching out onto the decks in a new DJ/Producer section of his career. ■ Let’s Bounce at the Arches. 21 Nov, 10pm. £23. The Let’s Bounce tour features Will Sparks and Joel Fletcher, whose unmistakable sound promises to blow the roof off. ■ Mouse & Reservoir Ducks at the Art School. 14 Nov, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Part of Glasgay!. See LGBT listings. ■ Nick Curly’s TRUST at SWG3. 14 Nov, 10pm–3am. £10–£15. Curly spins big house and techno with help from Tobi Neumann and Matt Tolfrey. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 28 Nov, 10pm–3am. £16–£20. The night turns sweet 16 with sets from Ben Klock, Slam, Laura Jones and Subb-An. Secondcity at SWG3. 5 Dec, 10pm–2am. £10–£15. DJ best known for number 1 hit ‘I Wanna Feel’.

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Saturday Glasgow ■ Adventures in Paradise at the Admiral. 15 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5. Soul, funk and disco from Glasgow label Big Break Records (BBR) and residents

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CIRQUE DU SOUL

Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 22 Nov ‘Taking over one venue at a time for a night of circus-themed debauchery,’ is what Cirque Du Soul co-founder Will Weaver describes as the club’s overriding ethos. Founded in Leeds at the turn of 2013, it’s already found its way to nine cities across the country, including Newcastle, Nottingham, Bristol and Manchester. There’s no question it offers something different, with musicians, acrobats and fire-breathers included among the group who run it, and in November it makes its first appearance in Scotland with a date at Edinburgh’s Liquid Room. ‘We’ve been wanting to come to Edinburgh for a while,’ says Weaver. ‘We’re really looking forward to Scotland and can’t wait to get stuck in.’ He tells us that the club is an immersive experience for those in the crowd, and not just because of all that’s going on around them. ‘The first thing you need to do after you’ve bought your ticket is sort your outfit. The more outrageous the better, but you have to play by the rules of the circus, and make it weird and wonderful. As to what goes on inside, you’ll just have to wait and see.’ Of course, a high-concept club like this wouldn’t fly without good music, and Cirque Du Soul’s history of guests includes Groove Armada, Greg Wilson, Jackmaster, Dimitri From Paris and Bondax. For their Edinburgh date they’re bringing DJ EZ, a UK garage icon and the man behind the Pure Garage mix series and last year’s Fabriclive 71: ‘he’s easily one of the best DJs we’ve come across,’ states Weaver. The knife throwers and lion tamers might get people excited to see what’s going on, but it’s by booking good DJs people want to hear that Cirque Du Soul has made its name. And before you ask, the Liquid Room doesn’t let you bring lions or knives in . . . (David Pollock)

Wayne Dickson, Malcolm McKenzie and Roddie Gibb. ■ Bobby Tank at Broadcast. 22 Nov, 11pm. £5. A glitchy electrofunk electronica mash-up. Boysnoize Records Party at the Arches. 15 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £14– £16. Boysnoize Records evening featuring Boys Noize himself, plus SCNTST and POL Style. See interview, right. ■ Code at La Cheetah. 15 Nov, 11pm–3am. £6–£10. Techno night featuring Pfirter (MindTrip, CLR) and Nick Morrow. ■ The Complete Stone Roses Aftershow at O2 ABC. 29 Nov, 11pm. £6.05. Lots of Stone Roses tracks to keep the fans happy post-gig. ■ The Gatsby Club at Glasgow University Union. 29 Nov, 7.30pm–2am. £14 for the full night; £5 from 11.30pm. 1920s-themed club night of live jazz, swing, music hall, comedy, burlesque, cocktails and retro tunes. No jeans or trainers. ■ HausDimension at Nice’n’Sleazy. 22 Nov, 11.30pm. £3. Alternative club night with underground house, left-field disco and lo-fi techno. ■ Headstrong at the Art School. 22 Nov, 11pm. £10 (£7). Presented by Animal Farm and Clouds. With Tessela, Eomac and Clouds. ■ Houndin’ the Streets at the Flying Duck. 29 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3–£5. Jer Reid and Martin Law play punk, postpunk, hip hop and anything else. ■ Ibiza Sessions: Kilties Reunion at the Arches. 29 Nov, 10pm–3am.

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£16.50. Sets from Mallorca Lee, Calvin Logue, Rosko and Jack Eye Jones. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. 15 Nov, 22 & 29 Nov & 6 Dec, 11pm. £6.05. Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£6). Nick Peacock, John Ross and Alex O provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ Playpiece at Stereo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 Eclectic, nostalgic playlist, including indie, riot grrrl, punk and disco. ■ Singles Night at the Flying Duck. 22 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3–£5. Andrew ‘Divine’ Symington and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) play strictly 45s all night. ■ Strange Paradise at Nice’n’Sleazy. 15 Nov, 11.30pm. £3. David Barbarossa spins ‘drunk disco’, exotic funk and post-punk. FREE TYCI at Bloc+. 15 Nov, 11pm–3am. See LGBT listings.

Sunday Glasgow ■ Nicky Romero at O2 ABC. 30 Nov, 11pm. £28.12–£33.75. Dutch DJ, producer and label head known for ‘I Could Be The One’ with Avicii.

Monday Glasgow ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Normski, Zeus and Mash provide all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget.

A big, blow-out night dancing to Boys Noize seems as much a part of the Glasgow annual clubbing calendar as waiting in a windswept queue trying to locate your friends. And understandably so: there’s something about his intensely 4/4, synapse-addling, quasinovelty electro that appeals to the city’s hedonistic psyche. Not content with firing out hit after hit, and creating one of the most distinctive new sounds of the 00s, Alex Ridha started the Boysnoize Records (BNR) label in 2005, and returns to Scotland now with some of his signings. SCNTST is a particularly exciting one, his tracks displaying the balance of trashy electro and deep, continuous techno that Ridha so often favours in his own sets. We caught up with Ridha between flights to get a glimpse of life on tour for one of the world’s most geographically mobile DJs. Favourite festival to play I Love Techno in Belgium. Favourite club to play Lux in Lisbon. Favourite city to chill out in Berlin. Favourite city to party in Glasgow! Favourite city to eat in Tokyo. Three essential items on your rider Postcards, Haribo, chocolate. First thing you do to relax Take a walk with my dog. Three things you miss when you’re on tour My own bed, my own pillow, sleep. Three things you don’t miss when you’re on tour I don’t know . . . the internet? Track you can’t stop listening to right now A new track I made last week. Best part of being a DJ Getting to do what I love most. Worst part of being a DJ I guess it’s the travel: I think I spend one month of each year on planes. (Interview by Rosie Davies)

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CLUBS ■ Set It Off DJs at the Garage. 17 Nov, 7pm. £15. Live sets from Slow Magic, Odesza and Craft Spells with DJ sets from Blue Hawaii, Yung Gud and DJ Paypal.

Tuesday Glasgow FREE Skint Tuesdays at Strathclyde Students’ Union. Weekly 9pm. Mix of guest DJs, theme nights and the occasional famous face at this club night that’s easy on the pocket.

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■ Hot Dub Time Machine. Best. Party. Ever. at St Andrew Square. 10–17 Dec, 9.30pm. £18.50–£20.50 (£17.50–£19.50). An all night long mashup of instantly recognisable tunes from the 60s to the present day, presented against a video backdrop. Part of Edinburgh’s Christmas. ■ Juice at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm. £5 (members free). Trap, dubstep and grime from Floating Boy and Dan Juice. FREE Smash & Grab at Pilgrim. Weekly 9pm–1am. Deep house, electro and rock anthems by DJ Mike Young. ■ Sugar Club at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3. Hip hop and R&B beats all the way from the Mississippi down to the east coast of Edinburgh. ■ iAM at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm. £2–£4. Electronic music for the masses as Beta & Kappa bring their Glasgow institution East for the night.

Friday Edinburgh ■ #notsosilent at Sneaky Pete’s. 28 Nov, 11pm. £5 (members free). Future garage and bubbling dubstep sounds. With Mosca’s cross genre style of catchy, energetic house. ■ Buddha at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 on the guest list; £6 on the door. Funky beats and up-tempo club classics with live sax and percussion. ■ Confusion at the Bongo Club. 21 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Spin-off from the Confusion is Sex team, hoping to prolong the revolutionary club night’s ethos. ■ Electrikal at the Bongo Club. 28 Nov, 11pm–3am. £10 in advance; more on the door. Funk, reggae and soul blended with dubstep, electro and hip hop. With a set from Mike Skinner (The Streets). ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 14 Nov & 12 Dec, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Deep funk and future soul, party hip hop and good-time reggae, nu-Latin breaks and afro beats courtesy of resident DJs Astroboy, Simon Hodge and Johnny Cashback. ■ Hot Mess at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 28 Nov, 11pm–3am. £4 before 11.30pm; £6 after. See LGBT listings. ■ In Deep at Sneaky Pete’s. 14, 21 Nov & 5 Dec, 11pm. £5 (members free). Selection informed by Bill Brewster’s three and a half decades of writing about dance music. Kapital at the Caves. 28 Nov, 11pm. £15. A melodic mixture of

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deep minimal house and stripped down techno. With Jon Hopkins and Nathan Fake (live). FREE Lux at Why Not?. Weekly 10pm–3am. Joe XO, Robbie Tolson and Johnny Frenetic provide dance, house and electro with monthly special guest DJs. ■ Mjölk at Wee Red Bar. 14 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3 before 11.30pm; £5 after. The best in Swedish indie pop, 60s and 70s. ■ Paradigm at the Mash House. 14 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5. Electronic club night with an arty aesthetic. ■ StepBack at Wee Red Bar. 5 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5. Heavy bass, house, techno and hip hop from Wolfjazz and Keyte. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 5 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats.

Saturday Edinburgh ■ Betamax at Studio 24. 29 Nov, 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. Mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Big Gus (the Go-Go). ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 15 Nov, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle playing out over the Messenger Sound System. ■ Definition at Sneaky Pete’s. 22 Nov, 11pm. £5 (members free). Dancefloor friendly underground house, electro, minimal and techno cuts on four dex, FX and laptops from residents Mark Balneaves and Daragh Byrne. Cirque Du Soul at Liquid Rooms. 22 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £10–£15. The London-based party collective make a no-doubt flamboyant Scottish debut for those who like their dance with a side of spectacle. Featuring DJ EZ. See preview, page 51. ■ Gareth Sommerville at Cabaret Voltaire. 29 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5–£7. Founder of Ultragroove and Cab Vol fave mixes old and new house and disco. ■ Gasoline Dance Machine at Cabaret Voltaire. 15 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5–£7. A night of mixed genres and mutant disco at this night from Rob Ralston. ■ Jackhammer at Wee Red Bar. 29 Nov, 11pm–3am. £10. Techno night with residents Wolfjazz and Keyte and some big names guesting. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 29 Nov, 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. ■ Ministry of Sound Presents Society at City Nightclub. 22 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £3 in advance; £5 on the door. Big night out from the Ministry of Sound crew featuring Society. Nightvision at La Belle Angèle. 29 Nov, 9pm–3am. £10–£15. House and techno heavyweights Musika have banded together with bass titans Xplicit to create a series of events across the city with an aim to pave the way for a new era of electronic music. With Kink & Neville Watson tonight. See preview, page 52. ■ Outcasts at Sneaky Pete’s. 6 Dec, 11pm. £5 (members free). We Own residents Kottis and Kirk Douglas launch their new thing, playing tracks dear to their hearts. ■ Requiem at the Mash House. 22 Nov, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Monthly electro club night. With Roman Nose tonight. ■ Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 29 Nov, 11pm. £5 (members free). Electro, indie and hip hop from Lil Checks and Larry Grillz. FREE Sounds of Soul at 99 Hanover Street. 29 Nov, 9pm–1am. Soul, house, real disco, funk and boogie selections. With Nikki Pryke (Sweden) and Sol Obi (London).

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■ Torture Garden at the Caves. 15 Nov, 9pm–3am. £18. See LGBT listings. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 6 Dec, 8.30pm–1am. £6.95. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 15 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5. Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves at this ‘no holds barred disco death match’. ■ We Own at Sneaky Pete’s. 6 Dec, 11.30pm–3am. £5. The clothing brand and party starters present their own club tour.

Sunday Edinburgh ■ Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Sun 11pm. £5 (members free). Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes.

Monday Edinburgh FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of

underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs.

Tuesday Edinburgh ■ Hector’s House at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm. £5 (£3). Dedicated to house in its many forms, from vocal to progressive via disco, electro and Chicago grooves. ■ I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop.

Wednesday Edinburgh ■ Champion Sound at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1 before midnight; £3 after. Weekly club night of dub, dubstep and drum & bass. ■ Mansion at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3–£6. Night of house, electro, and dance floor anthems. ■ Route 66 at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm. £1–£3. Straight up party funk and mash-ups from Nasty P. ■ Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. The freshest cuts in bass music, house, garage, funky & grime with residents Ross Blackwax and Fault Lines plus a big guest every month.

VENUES GLASGOW

■ Distill 1102–1106 Argyle Street, 337 3006.

■ Admiral 72 Waterloo

■ The Ferry Anderston

■ The Arches 253

Quay, the Broomielaw, 01698 360085.

■ The Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs, 353 8000.

■ Firewater 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350.

■ Òran Mór 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200.

■ The Flying Duck 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450.

■ Polo Lounge

the Brunswick Hotel 106–108 Brunswick Street, 552 0001.

■ The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120.

■ Queen Margaret Union University Gardens, 339 9784.

■ Blackfriars 36 Bell

■ Ivory Blacks 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114.

■ The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020.

■ Karbon 4 Buchanan

■ Stereo 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254.

Argyle Street, 565 1000.

■ Arta 62 Albion St, 552 2101.

■ Bamboo 51 West Regent Street, 332 1067/8. ■ Basura Blanca at

Street, 552 5924.

■ Box 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. ■ Braehead Arena Kings Inch Road, 886 8300. ■ The Buff Club

Street, Springfield Court, 221 8099.

■ Karibu 95 Hope Street, 221 7002.

142 Bath Lane, 248 1777.

■ Bunker 193–199

■ Kushion 158–166 Bath Street, 0845 166 6031. ■ La Cheetah

■ Carnival Arts Centre 34 Albion Street, 946 6193.

72 Queen Mary Street, 221 4851.

■ The Cathouse 15 Union Street, 248 6606.

■ Maggie May’s 50 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350.

■ Classic Grand 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820.

■ Milan

■ Club 30 22 Cambridge

42 Queen Street, 548 8002.

Street, 332 3437.

■ Common 25 Royal Exchange Square, 0845 166 6003.

■ Nice’n’Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900.

Street, 552 1101.

■ O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232.

■ The Courtyard

■ O2 Academy

84–86 West Nile Street, 352 9977.

121 Eglinton Street, 08744 477 2000.

NIGHTVISION WITH KINK & NEVILLE WATSON (LIVE)

EDINBURGH

■ Espionage 4 India

While the prospect of short days and long nights may not delight everyone, those of us with a passion for clubs, dancing and DJs will welcome winter with open arms. A time when promoters pull out all the stops, there’s perhaps no better place to be than Edinburgh as two of the city’s biggest party-starters – Musika and Xplicit – join forces to present Nightvision, a series of special events boasting some of the world’s biggest names across multiple venues. Running from midSeptember right through to New Year’s Eve, the calendar reads like a who’s who of electronic music, with the likes of Nina Kraviz, Skream and 2ManyDJs already in the bag. Returning to the infamous and recently re-birthed La Belle Angele, house fans will be particularly excited to catch two of the genre’s most respected underground producers, Kink and Neville Watson, who will be presenting their stripped-back live show to an intimate dancefloor. Initially meeting over the internet in 2006, both artists are revered in their own right, with Bulgaria-based Kink acknowledged for his inventive approach to production and a sound which fuses house, techno, bass and acid. Watson, meanwhile, has spent over 25 years immersed in club culture, releasing on labels such as Dissident and Clone. Together, they make a formidable proposition. Signing a series of EPs to Holland’s seminal Rush Hour Recordings, the duo have built a reputation from the ground up, with a live show delivering the type of raw energy which defines their music. Touring Europe and taking in everywhere from Sub Club to Fabric, their set-up incorporates a vast array of machines, allowing them to improvise and manipulate sounds on the fly. It all combines for an unforgettable dancefloor experience, and it’s precisely what long nights were made for. (Alex Caslano)

■ The Bongo Club

Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007.

■ Corinthian Ingram

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■ O’Couture 373–377 Sauchiehall Street, 333 3940.

Street, 221 7705.

Bath Street, 229 1427.

HOUSE / TECHNO

Venues | CLUBS

66 Cowgate, 558 7604.

■ Castle Club 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215.

■ Cav 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252.

■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024.

■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8–16a Morrison Street, 629 4101. ■ Hive 15–17 Niddry

84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905.

■ Strathclyde Students’ Union University of Strathclyde, Students Association, 90 John Street, 567 5023. ■ Sub Club Jamaica Street, 248 4600. ■ SWG3 Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. ■ The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000. ■ Universal 157 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899.

■ Viper 500 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, 334 0560.

■ The Winchester Club 49 Bell Street, 552 3586.

■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. ■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George Street, 270 3900.

■ Silk King Stables Road, 229 7986. ■ Sin Wilkie House, Cowgate, 07788 756258.

Street, 556 0444.

■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989.

■ CC Blooms 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331.

■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086.

■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. ■ Club Tropicana

■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 225 5005. ■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640.

23 Lothian Road, 0844 891 0855.

■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275.

■ Electric Circus

■ Opium 71 Cowgate,

36–39 Market Street, 226 4224.

225 8382.

■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757.

■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. ■ Third Door 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313.

■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. ■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 14 42. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311.

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HITLIST THE BEST COMEDY EVENTS

Eric and Little Ern Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpitel make the dreams of Morecambe and Wise fans come true by resurrecting the pair on stage. It’s all terribly uncanny. See preview, page 56. The Brunton, Musselburgh, Fri 14 Nov; King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 24 Nov.

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Miranda Sings See preview, left. City Halls, Glasgow, Sun 16 Nov.

The Colour Ham Magic and mayhem from Gav, Kev and Colin. The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 17 Nov.

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Jo Caulfield Presents . . . The Speakeasy Two more bills which seem to feature every kind of live act except mime artists. Will one of these nights break that mould? Probably not. Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Tue 18 Nov, Tue 9 Dec.

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MIRANDA SINGS Being deliberately bad has never been more profitable

he term ‘YouTube sensation’ might now be almost as redundant and meaningless as ‘genius’ or ‘hilarious’ with everything and everyone being dubbed that. But with 2.5m subscribers to her channel and her videos having received over 250m views, Miranda Sings can lay claim to that title without any fear of contradiction. But mucking about in your bedroom or on the beach in front of a camera is one thing, getting up on stage and recreating the ‘magic’ is quite another. Yet the shows she put on during this year’s Edinburgh Fringe proved that Colleen Ballinger (sorry to break the illusion for anyone that Miranda Sings might actually be real) had a few interesting tricks up her sleeve in between the ‘songs’ and awkward audience interaction. The problem a character act has when playing more than one person on stage is the physical transformation between personae. Most will simply pop behind the

Dylan Moran A comic whose ‘try-out’ gags are way better than most stand-ups’ finest material does a work-in-progress thing. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 20–Sat 22, Mon 24 Nov; The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 26 Nov.

✽ curtain and use a voice track to distract the audience from the fact nothing is going on in front of them while changing their kit and make-up. Ballinger solves this by slowly becoming Miranda in front of us, slipping ill-fitting trousers and a buttoned-up shirt over a cocktail dress, carelessly daubing lipstick across her mouth while a lovely singing voice steadily breaks out into the off-tune wail and badly-pitched mewl that has previously slaughtered covers of Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Sia. It’s fair to say that Miranda is not going to be for everyone and that watching someone being deliberately bad for an evening might seem like a waste of people’s time. But if audiences merrily pile through the door on a regular basis to see a bigoted pub landlord for fun, then why shouldn’t people lap up Miranda Sings? (Brian Donaldson)

Romesh Ranganathan An Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee who will probably be ludicrously famous within the next 18 months as he delivers his dry, semi-miserable wit. Drygate, Glasgow, Fri 21 Nov.

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Daniel Sloss A series of frank tales by the Fife lad who is definitely now all grownup. Though that Xbox obsession shows no sign of abating. The Garage, Glasgow, Fri 28 Nov.

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Katherine Ryan With Glam Role Model, the UK-based Canadian comic unleashes some talon-sharp comedy about representations of women in the media and society in general. Òran Mór, Glasgow, Sat 29 Nov; The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 30 Nov.

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City Halls, Glasgow, Sun 16 Nov.

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Events are listed by date, then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication by using our ‘Add an Event’ service at list. co.uk Listings are compiled by Kirstyn Smith. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

Thursday 13

Glasgow

FREE John Aldiss’ Magnificent 7 The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. Comedy / variety show mixes funny folks, music, spoken word, cabaret, magic and more. The only catch is that each act gets precisely seven minutes. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Karl Spain and Diane Spencer, hosted by Kevin Shepherd. Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8.30pm. £3. Raw comedy talent from some of the best upand-comers, hosted by Graham Barrie. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). Weekly special guests and MC Janey Godley.

Edinburgh

The Thursday Show The Stand, 5

York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With David Fulton, Ria Lina and hosted by Bruce Devlin.

Friday 14

Glasgow

Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Drygate Brewing Co., 85

Drygate, 212 8810. 7.30–9.30pm & 10pm–midnight. £15 for show only; £30 for show and two-course meal; £33 for show and three-course meal. This Friday, Ray Bradshaw hosts Marcel Lucont, Vladimir McTavish and Gareth Waugh. Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. Early standup show from a handful of comedians, hosted by the formidable Viv Gee. Dead Sheep Comedy Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4956. 8.30– 10.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). Comedy club operated by working comedians offering a relaxed atmosphere and a bang-on line-up each time. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 13 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Patrick Rolink and Rudi Lickwood.

Edinburgh

Eric and Little Ern The Brunton,

Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £17 (£15). Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpitel transform themselves into comedy legends Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise for an evening of old-school sunshine-bringing entertainment. See preview, page 56. The Line Up 48 Below, 48 Broughton Street, 48below.com 8pm. £4–£5. Comedy plus cocktails, with a great lineup each time. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. Ben Verth presents a weekend packed full of top local and visiting comedians to tickle your funny bone in an entirely appropriate way. Men With Coconuts The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8.30–10pm. £6 (£5). Improv comedy from Men With Coconuts, aka Fringe faves Impro FX. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 13 for line-up.

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The ‘Radio 4 comedy voice’ has been mercilessly mimicked and mocked by both Simon Munnery and Stewart Lee, and it’s cranked up to 11 in a variety of shows currently on the station. They would routinely hate Hal (Radio 4, Sun 16 Nov, 7.15pm ●●●●●), the sitcom from Hal Cruttenden in which he plays, yep, Hal, a stay-at-home dad to two small ones who are getting bigger and needing him less and less, while his wife (Anna Crilly) is an international go-getter. Ed Byrne and Gavin Webster also crop up. The Elephant Man (Radio 4 Extra, Thu 20 Nov, 7am ●●●●●) is the series from 1996 in which Peter Serafinowicz plays a hapless zookeeper at an establishment which is lurching towards bankruptcy. Less surreal than the zoo-set work from around the same time by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, an ‘ilarious misunderstanding about some poisoned food sets the tone here. Food, more specifically fruit, has been on the mind of Kettering’s finest in James Acaster’s Findings (Radio 4, Wed 19 Nov, 11pm ●●●●●) as the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee (pictured) delivers the curious results of his scatterbrained research on various topics (musings on wood, wheels and paint complete the series). The pick of the bunch, though, is Start / Stop (Radio 4, Mon 17 Nov, 11.30am ●●●●●), Jack Absolutely Docherty’s fourth-wall breaking sitcom (yes, you can do that on the radio, apparently) about three very different marriages in various states of disrepair. A glittering cast (including John Thomson, Fiona Allen, Kerry Godliman and Charlie Higson) bring it all to silly, silly life. (Brian Donaldson)

Saturday 15

Glasgow

Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 14. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 14. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 13 for line-up.

Edinburgh

The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 14. FREE Causewayside Splitters The Old Bell, 233 Causewayside, 668 1573. 8.30–10pm. Up and coming local and national talent. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 13 for line-up.

Sunday 16

Glasgow

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Miranda Sings City Halls,

Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7pm. £32 (£22). The YouTube sensation (aren’t they all these days, eh?) delivers another memorably bad set of vocal gymnastics

with her creator-carer, Colleen Ballinger, in attendance. See preview, page 54. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Redmond returns with his brand of lo-fi comedy.

Edinburgh

FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. Stu Murphy and Garry Dobson with a slice of improv action. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7–9.30pm. £4 (£3). New and experienced comedians for a Sunday night. Vikki Stone: Instrumental The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). Vikki Stone’s musical comedy featuring 20 instruments. See My Comedy Hero, page 57.

Monday 17

Glasgow

The Colour Ham The Stand, 333 ✽ Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Magical comedy sketch

group do their funny, conjuring thing.

1 Born on a Liverpool council estate, John Bishop only got into comedy during his mid-30s while working in middle management at a pharmaceuticals company and going through divorce proceedings. He has subsequently admitted that his comedy career saved both his sanity and marriage. 2 Not only does Bishop perform a certain kind of ‘blokey observational’ comedy, he clearly likes going to see it as well. In the just-released DVD of Jason Manford’s First World Problems, filmed at Liverpool Empire, the camera alights on Bishop chortling away like a loon. 3 He might be an arena-filling comedian these days, but he clearly also fancies himself as a bit of an actor. In Ken Loach’s Route Irish, a Scouse squaddie Fergus (Mark Womack) copes (or not) with life after his tour of duty in the Middle East. The Bish got a fairly chunky role as a guy whose mysterious death in Baghdad still haunts Fergus. Sounds impressive, eh? Then again, Jim Davidson played a zookeeper’s assistant in Peter Greenaway’s A Zed and Two Noughts. 4 He has been tipped to appear in a new ITV reality show, worryingly entitled Bear Grylls: Celebrity Survivor. Should Bishop accept the challenge, he’ll be trekking through some of the world’s most terrifying jungly terrain for ten days early next year. Almost as scary as him making heat mag’s top ten ‘Weird Crushes’ of 2014. 5 If you’re not a fan of him, strap yourself in: he wants to be doing stand-up when he’s 90. (Brian Donaldson) ■ The Hydro, Glasgow, Wed 26 & Thu 27 Nov.

Edinburgh

Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place,

558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. The Stand’s spankingly good new talent night.

Tuesday 18

Glasgow

Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands

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Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £5. Intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city’s universities turn their studies into entertaining stories.

Jo Caulfield Presents . . . The Speakeasy Scottish Storytelling

Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 8pm. £6. A relaxed evening featuring a diverse collection of artists telling true stories from the haunting to the hilarious. Among those on tonight’s ecletic bill are broadcaster James Naughtie and writer-performer Bram E Gieben. First Step Benefit The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. A selection of comedians, including Vladimir McTavish, Keir McAllister, Gus Lymburn and Derek Johnston, give up their time to make you laugh in aid of a good cause.

Edinburgh

Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, ✽ 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 17, but with Dylan Moran trying out some

new material.

Tuesday 25

Glasgow

The Tuesday News Review!

Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 07939 054581. 8–10pm. £5. A sideways glance at the news from the funny guys behind the Referendum Review Show. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 17.

Wednesday 19

Glasgow

New Material Night Vespbar, 14

Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. Julia Sutherland hosts a night for comedians to try out their latest gags.

Edinburgh

Bright Club: Edinburgh The Stand,

Freedom from Torture Benefit

5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. The hardworking staff at Edinburgh’s universities are let out for the night to share their tales about the weird, wonderful, and often very funny, world of research.

The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 558 7373. 8.30pm. £5. Fundraising for a cause that doesn’t get a lot of press, so you ought to come along and support a host of comedians as they make you laugh and raise awareness.

Edinburgh

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The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister take on the postreferendum world in a show that blends stand-up, poetry, spoken word and politics.

The Brunton, Musselburgh, Fri 14 Nov; King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 24 Nov

Glasgow

Perhaps one of the intriguing by-products of alternative comedy’s boom was not just making stand-up a broader and more diverse church, but allowing us to look at some of the old school gang with fresh eyes. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise have long been credited as helping influence almost every British double act to follow in their wake (though Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are the duo most often mentioned in dispatches) so it’s only fitting that they are enjoying another moment in the sun. After the success of Morecambe, Bob Golding’s revered one-man show, Eric and Little Ern delves further into their unique relationship while recreating some of their most acclaimed routines. Jonty Stephens (Eric) and Ian Ashpitel (Ernie) are the men behind this production. Clearly massive fans of Morecambe and Wise, the trick is not just in pulling off spot-on impersonations but inhabiting the roles. ‘I think the important thing is Eric’s vocal quality and physicality,’ states Stephens. ‘He moved in a unique and specific way. Very light on his feet and not just waggling his glasses and going “way hey”! Although he did do that, of course.’ For Ashpitel, getting the voice right was a challenge. ‘Ernie had this strange mid-Atlantic accent mixed up with his native Yorkshire which was hard to place initially. Also he was a very good dancer, and I have trouble walking in time to music let alone anything else.’ (Brian Donaldson) ■ See list.co.uk for a Q&A with Stephens and Ashpitel.

Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 8pm. £30. Following his 2012 sell out tour Rollercoaster, the cheeky Liverpudlian returns with his newly penned arena show, Supersonic. See 5 Things, page 55. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 19.

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Thursday 20

Glasgow

FREE John Aldiss’ Magnificent 7 The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. See Thu 13. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Dan Nightingale and Dave Ward, hosted by Stu Murphy. Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 13. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 13.

Edinburgh

John Cooper Clarke The Queen’s

Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £22.50–£27.50. The legendary Mancunian punk-poet (now based in Essex, of all places) and spiritual godfather to the likes of Mike Skinner and Plan B hauls his insatiable laconic wit on tour. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Mark Maier, Dylan Moran (sneaky!), Suzi Ruffell and hosted by Scott Agnew.

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Friday 21

Glasgow

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Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Drygate Brewing Co.,

85 Drygate, 212 8810. 7.30–9.30pm & 10pm–midnight. £15 for show only; £30 for show and two-course meal; £33 for show and three-course meal. Mickey Dwyer, Romesh Ranganathan, Steve Shanyaski and Bec Hill are this week’s turns. Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 14. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Fri 20 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Janey Godley, Scott Gibson, Junior Simpson and Gary Little.

Wednesday 26

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Edinburgh

The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive

Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 14. The Line Up 48 Below, 48 Broughton Street, 48below.com 8.30–11pm. £4–£5. See Fri 14. Men With Coconuts The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8.30–10pm. £6 (£5). See Fri 14. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 20 for line-up.

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Saturday 22

Glasgow

Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 14. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 21. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 20 for line-up.

Edinburgh

The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive

Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 14.

John Bishop: Supersonic SSE

Dylan Moran: A Work in ✽ Progress The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879.

8.30pm. £12. Moran’s back and roadtesting new material ahead of 2015’s Off the Hook tour.

Edinburgh

Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). A showcase of the finest comedy talent from north of the border.

Thursday 27

Glasgow

John Bishop: Supersonic SSE

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 16.

Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 8pm. £30. See Wed 26. FREE John Aldiss’ Magnificent 7 The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. See Thu 13. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Mick Ferry, Steve Shanyaski and hosted by Raymond Mearns. Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 13. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 13.

Edinburgh

The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 ✽ York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 20 for line-up.

Sunday 23

Glasgow

Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands

FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 16. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7–9.30pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 16. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). A cocktail of laidback comedians.

Monday 24

Glasgow

Eric and Little Ern King’s ✽ Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7627. 7.30pm. £12–£35. See Fri 14.

The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Gary Little, Lloyd Langford and hosted by Mrs Barbara Nice.

Friday 28

Glasgow

Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Drygate Brewing Co., 85

Drygate, 212 8810. 7.30–9.30pm & 10pm–midnight. £15 for show only; £30 for show and two-course meal; £33 for show and three-course meal. Ray Bradshaw hosts Mark Nelson, Sean Percival and Larry Dean.

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Daniel Sloss: Really?! The ✽ Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 8pm. £14.50. The stand-up who

Comedydoo The White Horse, 266 Canongate, 07989 268847. 8–10pm. £5. Up and coming comedians. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 14. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 4 for line-up.

had his own TV show and three sell-out Fringes before he started shaving, is now somewhat older but still as funny. Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 14. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 27 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With R David, Chris Conroy and Janey Godley.

Saturday 6

Glasgow

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 5. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 4 for line-up.

Edinburgh

Absolute Improv The Tron, 9 Hunter

Square, High Street, 225 3784. 8–10pm. £6 (£5). ToBeContinued turn your suggestions into improvised gold. The Line Up 48 Below, 48 Broughton Street, 48below.com 8pm. £4–£5. See Fri 14. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 14. Men With Coconuts The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8.30–10pm. £6 (£5). See Fri 14. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 27 for line-up.

Saturday 29

Glasgow

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Katherine Ryan: Glam Role Model Òran Mór, 731–735 Great

Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £12. Witty jokes and pop culture observations from the Canadian stand-up and TV star. Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 14. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15–£16. See Fri 28. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 27 for line-up.

Edinburgh

The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 14. FREE Causewayside Splitters The Old Bell, 233 Causewayside, 668 1573. 8.30–10pm. See Sat 15. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 27 for line-up.

Sunday 30

Glasgow

Hardeep Singh Kohli: Hardeep Is Your Love The Stand, 333 Woodlands

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). Energetic humour, storytelling and wordplay. See First & Last, page 104.

Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 16.

Edinburgh

FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 16. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7–9.30pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 16.

Katherine Ryan: Glam Role ✽ Model The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). See Sat 29.

Monday 1

Glasgow

Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6. It’s a fight to the improv death between Garry Dobson, Stu Murphy and Billy Kirkwood.

Edinburgh

Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558

7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 24.

Edinburgh

The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 14. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 4 for line-up.

Sunday 7

Glasgow

Glasgow Kids Comedy Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 3pm. £4. Comedy for young ‘uns.

MY COMEDY HERO

VIKKI STONE

Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands

The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Nov Bette Midler is my comedy hero. It’s not a ‘cool’ choice in the comedy world today, where it’s cooler to like acts that deconstruct the form, rather than are just old-school funny. The same thing happened in food. Chefs were all about the ‘deconstructed’ dishes: it was deemed the epitome of cool. Well, I don’t want a trifle on my plate in 92 separate pieces, I just want the bloody trifle! That’s how I feel about comedy, and Bette Midler is my trifle. What I like about Bette is her versatility. She can go from a hilarious routine involving mermaids in wheelchairs, to singing ‘The Rose’ in the space of the same live show, and audiences go with her. They come for both the comedy and the music, and she’s just brilliant at both. AND she’s still rocking a showgirl leotard at 67. That’s what I’m in the business for. Leotards for life. My live shows always contain a number of ridiculous props, costumes, and ideas that have just got out of hand, which I think must have come from loving the silliness of Midler when I was growing up. My current show, Instrumental, sees me try and live underscore my show with 20 musical instruments. A concept that was easy to write down, but took me months and months to develop. I got there in the end though, and it’s the best thing I’ve ever written. I think Ms Midler would be proud. (As told to Brian Donaldson)

Tuesday 2

Glasgow

Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 18.

Edinburgh

FREE Richard Melvin Presents: 4 Extra Stands Up The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. (ticketed). Some top comics from across the UK provide the laughs for a new series to be broadcast on Radio 4 at some point in the future.

Wednesday 3

Glasgow

New Material Night Vespbar, 14

Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 19. Comedian Rap Battle The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (members £4). The cuddly yet also quite scary Wee Man aims to solve your hip-hop ennui by bringing a Scottish slant to the genre and pitting the country’s best comedians against its finest rappers.

Edinburgh

The Broken Windows Policy The

Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. New skits and character treats.

Thursday 4

Glasgow

Edinburgh

The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Steve Hall and Paul Sinha.

Friday 5

Glasgow

Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Drygate Brewing Co., 85

Drygate, 212 8810. 7.30–9.30pm & 10pm–midnight. £15 for show only; £30 for show and two-course meal; £33 for show and three-course meal. Scott Agnew hosts Stuart Goldsmith, Rhys James and Chris Forbes. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 4 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. Bruce Devlin, Chris Henry and Will-E.

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 16.

Edinburgh

Monday 8

Edinburgh

Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558

7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 24.

Tuesday 9

Glasgow

Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands

Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 18.

Edinburgh

✽Jo Caulfield Presents . . . The

Speakeasy Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 8pm. £6. See Tue 18.

Wednesday 10

Glasgow

New Material Night Vespbar, 14

Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 19. BBC Comedy Presents The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £4. See the rising stars now.

Edinburgh

Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place,

558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). Vote for the best new sketches.

Thursday 11

Glasgow

FREE John Aldiss’ Magnificent 7 The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. See Thu 13. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Jarlath Regan, Jonny Pelham and host Bruce Devlin. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 13. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 57

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HITLIST

THE BEST FILM RELEASES & EVENTS

The Drop Dennis Lehane adapts one of his short stories into a smart crime-thriller, starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini in one of his final roles. See review, page 60. General release from Fri 14 Nov.

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The Imitation Game Benedict Cumberbatch hangs up his Calabash to play World War II codebreaker Alan Turing. It’s a brilliant portrayal and a touching drama. See review, page 59. General release from Fri 14 Nov.

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Winter Sleep Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan delivers a wonderfully potent – but epically long – family drama. See review, page 60. Selected release from Fri 21 Nov.

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EDINBURGH GREEK FILM FESTIVAL 2014 Hard times force Greek filmmakers to tell new stories

reece has had it tough lately. Systemic political corruption, over-reliance on foreign investment and, finally, the global financial crisis set its economy reeling. Public discontent and police brutality led to urban violence and the rise of a far-right extremist party. It didn’t help when international commentators repeated the sneer that Greeks are lazy, even though they work longer hours than any other population in Europe. Greek cinema, to be fair, hasn’t always been inspiring. For years, it’s tended to produce ponderous historical dramas, dodgy sex comedies or second-rate arthouse experimentalism. Even a world-class director like the late Theo Angelopoulos was more respected for his stately style than for economical storytelling. But the Greeks didn’t invent the word ‘crisis’ for nothing. According to Kevin Anderson and Katy Logotheti-Anderson, organisers of Edinburgh’s Greek Film Festival, the nation’s filmmakers are increasingly interested

in facing ugly facts about their national life. ‘Greece has had to think about itself differently,’ says Kevin Anderson. The ongoing social problems, evidenced by the Greek government’s long-hoped-for slapdown of the increasingly criminalised far-right, are showing up in the country’s cinema. Films like Yorgos Tsemberopoulos’ The Enemy Within and Alexandros Avranas’ Miss Violence are, in their different ways, brutal critiques of patriarchal conservatism, while Constantina Voulgaris’ All Cats Are Brilliant? (pictured) is a funny and moving family drama, set in a society in turmoil. Logotheti-Anderson is in no doubt about the global relevance of the new Greek cinema: ‘These films are not just about Greece. They are international. The very fact that they are being made brings light to the end of the tunnel.’ (Alex Johnston) Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov–Thu 4 Dec.

Teknowomen As part of the BFI’s SciFi: Days of Fear and Wonder series, GFT explores the role of women in sci-fi film history. See feature, page 18. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 23 Nov–Sat 6 Dec.

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2001: A Space Odyssey An incredible 46 years after its release, Kubrick’s magnum opus is still the yardstick by which science-fiction films are measured. This new BFI restoration lets today’s audiences enjoy it on the big screen. Selected release from Fri 28 Nov.

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Stations of the Cross Provocative drama from Dietrich Brüggemann, which uses the visual cues of religious art to take a look at indoctrination. See review, page 61 and director profile, page 63. Selected release from Fri 28 Nov.

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Edinburgh Greek Film Festival See preview, left. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov–Thu 4 Dec.

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HORROR COMEDY

BIOPIC

DRAMA

(15) 85min ●●●●●

(15) 108min ●●●●●

(15) 96min ●●●●●

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS ‘When you get three vampires in a flat obviously there’s going to be a lot of tension,’ observes 862-year-old Vladislav dryly, who shares a house with 18th-century dandy Viago and selfproclaimed bad boy Deacon, alongside the less participatory, Nosferatu-like Petyr. The New Zealand Documentary Board are granted access to these bloodsuckers as they are joined by newcomer Nick, who really doesn’t fit in. They despise his hipster antics and insistence on impressing people with his newfound vampire status, only tolerating him because of their fondness for his human friend Stu. Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi (who write, direct and star) have come up with an infectiously silly, frequently funny Spinal Tap-style mockumentary, brought to life by improvised dialogue, high-spirited performances and a keen knowledge of vampire mythology. However, the real beauty of the film lies in the situational humour: whether the vamps are bickering over the washing up or marvelling at new technology, joyful levity abounds. Add to that the impeccable comic timing of Clement and Waititi and you have the makings of a bloody good treat. (Katherine McLaughlin) ■ Selected release from Fri 21 Nov.

THE GRANDMASTER

ELECTRICITY

Flying fists and the agony of unrealised romance power Wong Kar-wai’s Oscar-nominated kung fu spectacle, which receives a belated UK release. Set during the tumultuous republican era, following the fall of China’s last dynasty, it finds Wing Chun expert Ip Man (Tony Leung) – the man who would eventually train Bruce Lee – pitting his skills against a retiring grandmaster (Wang Qingxiang). Our hero is then challenged, and bested, by the grandmaster’s headstrong daughter (Zhang Ziyi), with whom Ip begins a frustrated flirtation. Philippe Le Sourd’s silky, scintillating cinematography results in action painted with the delicacy of a fine brush. Yet this doesn’t always distract from the film’s flaws. Its romance is wellplayed but undernourished and the plot is presented in a less-than-logical order. The prolonged martial arts displays are performed with flair and intensity, but sometimes hinder the momentum, while there’s often little more than honour at stake during scenes of sparring, meaning few moments of real jeopardy. This tough and tender biopic nevertheless makes for an elegant, occasionally exciting tribute to a man and his art-form. (Emma Simmonds) ■ Selected release from Fri 5 Dec.

The family unit has been a cornerstone of storytelling since time immemorial, and of cinema since the first moving pictures flickered into life. In adapting Ray Robinson’s novel, screenwriter Joe Fisher has created a compelling portrait of modern family life, and the role of the individual within it. Model Agyness Deyn is a revelation as Lily who, after the death of her mother, travels to London to find her estranged brother. Lily’s attempts to live a normal life are constantly challenged, not just by her family problems but also her epilepsy; she suffers violent fits that leave her disoriented, bloody and, far worse, vulnerable. Director Bryn Higgins wisely embraces the jagged edges of Lily’s psyche. The narrative comes to blistering life through her fractured consciousness. Gloriously disarming POV camerawork paired with neon flashes representing the misfiring of synapses create a stunning insight into Lily’s character and motivations. These neurological electrical storms are a colourful contrast to the grey mundanity of the everyday, yet it’s stability that Lily is seeking. It’s a universally resonant idea transformed into something unique and wonderful. (Nikki Baughan) ■ Limited release from Fri 5 Dec.

BIOPIC

THE IMITATION GAME (12A) 114min ●●●●●

The story of how Alan Turing and the Bletchley boffins defeated the Enigma machine is one of the most stirring of World War II; the British David conquering the Nazi Goliath by virtue of superior mathematics and intellectual daring. The Imitation Game is a polished account of these code-breakers which broadens its scope to encompass an exploration of Turing’s outcast status in a society wary of his genius and unprepared to accept his homosexuality. It may have old-fashioned sweep and a cautious approach to the darker aspects of Turing’s story, but the emotional force and virtuosity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s central performance make it hard to resist. Based on Andrew Hodges’ biography and marking the English-language debut of Norwegian director Morten Tyldum (Headhunters), the film begins with Turing’s arrest in 1951 on charges of ‘gross indecency’. Flashbacks to his schooldays and years at Bletchley Park paint a touching picture of a man with few intellectual equals and even fewer social graces. Turing alienates his colleagues, exasperates his military masters (embodied by a splendidly starchy Charles Dance) and seems blithely unaware of the impact his candour has on those around him. His rational mind also makes him blind to the sexism of his era, as he becomes a fond champion of Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley in Celia Johnson mode), an equally formidable intellect with the disadvantage of being a mere gel. The Imitation Game is a triumphant slice of British heritage drama boasting engrossing intrigue, as brilliant brains battle impossible odds to save millions of lives. And Cumberbatch’s touching portrayal of a beautiful mind and a tortured man pushes it into the arena of 2014’s Oscar contenders. (Allan Hunter) ■ General release from Fri 14 Nov. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 59

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FILM | Reviews

DOCUMENTARY

CONCERNING VIOLENCE (15) 89min ●●●●●

DRAMA

WINTER SLEEP (15) 196min ●●●●●

This masterful, achingly sad story of marital decay and societal rifts is the latest from Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan and the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or. It finds a tightly wound, quietly angry family gradually unravelling in their mountain hotel. Years of simmering resentment comes seeping out as winter sets in, resulting in poignant and intelligent drama carefully spread over the course of 196 mesmerising minutes. The film takes place in the troglodyte cliffs of Cappadocia, with our setting the Hotel Othello. Haluk Bilginer plays Aydin, a former stage actor and local newspaper columnist who, alongside his sister Necla (Demet Akbag), has inherited many of the nearby village’s shops and residences. When the local imam (Serhat Mustafa Kiliç) finds himself behind with his rent, Aydin’s judgemental response reveals the fractures between these selfinstalled aristocrats, in addition to their personal disappointments. It triggers criticism from his compassionate young wife Nihal (Melisa Sözen) and from his bored, recently divorced sister who uses the incident as an opportunity to reveal her true feelings about Aydin’s foray into journalism. Winter Sleep is at its most potent during a series of embittered heart-to-hearts where it explores the gulf between our private and public personas, the strategies adopted by the rich to assuage guilt and dodge responsibilities, and shows how age and isolation can poison a personality. It’s surprisingly loquacious bearing in mind what we’ve seen from Ceylan before; given the epic runtime, that should prove wearing but the dialogue is so rich and literary, the ideas so fascinating and the interactions so completely credible that his seventh film is never short of enthralling. (Emma Simmonds) ■ Selected release from Fri 21 Nov.

Concerning Violence is a sobering, important and expertly curated documentary detailing Africa’s hard-fought liberation from colonial rule in the 60s and 70s. Narrated by the musician Lauryn Hill and directed by Göran Olsson, the viewer is taken through nine definitive ‘scenes in the anti-imperialistic self-defence’ in a film taking its lead from the book The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon. Passages of prose play out over atrocities and extreme violations of basic human rights. From the enforcement of western culture and ideals on African countries – including the work of self-righteous missionaries who claim to be helping – to the sombre scene of a mother and child nursing torn limbs after air strikes, this is a powerful, intelligently put together essay film. Olsson has selected footage which reveals blind hatred towards an entire race, including an interview with a settler in Rhodesia which is particularly stomach churning. His film is designed to shame and provides a raw reminder of how greedy capitalist culture has exploited a continent and its people, but it is also a passionate, proud and deeply affecting educational tool which puts forward a plan of action by tracing a passage through the past. (Katherine McLaughlin) ■ Limited release from Fri 28 Nov.

THRILLER

THE DROP

(15) 106min ●●●●● COMEDY DRAMA

MY OLD LADY

(12A) 107min ●●●●● Israel Horovitz should be considered a source of encouragement for anyone in the autumn of their lives. A prolific playwright and occasional screenwriter, he has now made his directorial debut aged 75. Adapted from his 2002 play, My Old Lady is a film of civilised pleasures and twinkling repartee. Kevin Kline is Mathias Gold, a penniless American arriving in Paris to claim the apartment bequeathed to him by his father. The one snag is sitting tenants Mathilde (Maggie Smith) and her daughter Chloé (Kristin Scott Thomas). Under French law, Mathias is unable to sell up until Mathilde dies but, given that she is 92, he considers time to be on his side and so takes up residence. This feels like an extended therapy session where the past is dug up and raked over. It is the light assurance of Horovitz’s direction and cast which makes it so engaging. Kline relishes the verbal fireworks and defensive walls built around his character’s open wounds, and Smith has a rare latter-day role that demands more of her than sarcasm and grande dame theatrics. The way that everything is resolved is too neat and tidy but it’s still a sophisticated delight. (Allan Hunter) ■ General release from Fri 21 Nov.

Tom Hardy is proving to be one of the most versatile actors of his generation, constantly extending his range, and here he seems to be channelling Marlon Brando. The US debut of Michaël R Roskam (Bullhead) is based on a Dennis Lehane short story, who adapts it for screen. It starts as an eccentric slow-burner that’s happy to just hang out with some of the Runyonesque characters who populate a rundown workingclass Brooklyn, but develops into a smart crime thriller. Cousin Marv’s is a neighbourhood dive that’s a dropping point for dirty money. Marv (James Gandolfini) has been forcibly retired by Chechen gangsters but maintains the pretence of ownership. His cousin Bob (Hardy) is his loyal bartender, a warm-hearted lunk with a soft spot for stray dogs and distressed damsels, which brings him into the life of Nadia (Noomi Rapace) and her violent ex, Eric (Matthias Schoenaerts). The punchy dialogue and brooding atmosphere keep you hooked before the ghosts of the past and menace of the present clash in a suspenseful climax, all the more tense for the crisp editing and urgent score. Add to that a deceptively affable final cinematic performance from Gandolfini and The Drop has you in its thrall. (Allan Hunter) ■ General release from Fri 14 Nov.

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COMEDY DRAMA

DRAMA

COMEDY DRAMA

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(12A) 102min ●●●●●

MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN Jason Reitman’s state-of-the-nation mosaic starts off with the promise of something Altman-esque but winds up closer in tone to the films of Richard Curtis. Reitman and co-writer Erin Cressida Wilson weave together a set of tales illustrating concerns about an America where adolescents are obsessed with porn, parents have no concept of their children’s hidden lives, and everyone is beguiled by celebrity and dehumanised by technology. We’re swept into the lives of suffocatingly protective parent Patricia (Jennifer Garner), her daughter Brandy (Kaitlyn Dever) and the object of Brandy’s affection Tim (Ansel Elgort). Then there is suburban dad Don (Adam Sandler) and his wife Helen (Rosemarie DeWitt), so preoccupied by their own marital woes that they fail to see the misery of their porn-addicted teenage son Chris (Travis Tope). The mixture of soap-opera-style melodrama and cutting comedy is never less than enjoyable but beneath the satirical swipe is a conservative film intent on wagging fingers and teaching lessons. Ultimately, Reitman’s reach exceeds his grasp but at least this is a vast improvement on his schmaltzy romance Labor Day. (Allan Hunter) ■ General release from Fri 5 Dec.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

ST VINCENT

This meaty, provocative drama uses the structure and form of religious art to explore the effects of religious indoctrination. Through 14 sections, each consisting of just one take, shot from a fixed position (with two exceptions), director Dietrich Brüggemann charts several days in the life of Maria, a teenage member of the Priestly Society of St Paul, a strict Vatican II-denying branch of Catholicism. Brüggemann meticulously exploits the potential of these fixed frames in a way that recalls Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon. He arranges characters in positions akin to religious frescoes, inviting us to contemplate faces and small movements. But while the scenes are precisely choreographed, they also feel naturalistic. This is partly due to the writing by Brüggemann and his sister Anna. The dialogue nudges questions about Maria’s worldview and how it has been shaped to the surface. Yet the film’s success is equally due to the performances, particularly Lea van Acken, stunning in her screen debut as Maria. Her face is a gift, pale and troubled like a classically painted martyr. The tensions that the film wrestles with are written on that face. (Paul Gallagher) ■ Limited release from Fri 28 Nov.

Bill Murray is no stranger to misanthropic sad-sacks and his titular Vincent is one such crabby feller, albeit with a slightly coarser edge. Writer-director Theodore Melfi proves a dab hand at comedy but undermines his film’s lively characterisations by careening toward cliché. Vincent is a former war hero living a squalid and inebriated existence. The desperation of his neighbour Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) leads to Vincent babysitting her son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) and he schools him in his own inimitable way: teaching him to gamble, and taking him to a dive bar. Murray and Lieberher make an appropriately inappropriate double-act, while in support, Naomi Watts reminds us of her comedic skills as an Eastern European prostitute / pole-dancer whose pregnancy is having a negative impact on her trade. For the most part St Vincent is sweet and salty in near equal measure; however, the conventionally tear-jerking finale feels out of place in an endearingly scrappy film that puts up its dukes for outsiders and is at its best when showcasing its leftfield, lower-key charms. (Emma Simmonds) ■ General release from Fri 5 Dec.

WESTERN

THE HOMESMAN (15) 123min ●●●●●

Since Clint Eastwood hung up his holster, those of us who love westerns thank Tommy Lee Jones for keeping the genre alive. That’s not to say his second directorial effort is any kind of familiar rootin’-tootin’ shoot ’em up, or man-in-need-ofredemption quest. The eponymous character is an irredeemable reprobate, and that’s just the way he likes it. George Briggs (Jones) is a claim jumper whose seizure of a homestead is about to get him hanged when plainswoman Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank) intervenes. She’s in need of a neanderthal to assist her on a long, dangerous journey escorting three madwomen from a relentlessly austere Nebraska to a haven in green and pleasant Iowa. Grudging respect grows between the filthy rascal and the dignified, resourceful spinster. But if this sounds like The African Queen meets Rooster Cogburn, be aware that flashes of sardonic humour and painful poignancy are to be gratefully received in a sombre, frequently horrific depiction of the pioneer experience. This is a story of courage, true grit and despair, energised by striking visuals, shocking twists and stings in the telling. It’s also enlivened by a string of meaty cameos (Meryl Streep among them) as the party encounter the good but mostly the brutally bad and ugly. Swank is heartbreaking and Jones is masterful as the quixotic, cantankerous ne’er-do-well of unpredictable impulses. The source for this dour western is startling: the late novelist Glendon Swarthout is best known for the daddy of teenfling tales Where the Boys Are, but he also wrote The Shootist which provided an elegiac farewell for John Wayne. If Jones never makes another western, The Homesman will stand as an offbeat, original, hauntingly memorable piece. (Angie Errigo) ■ General release from Fri 21 Nov. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 61

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FILM | Index McCarthy, Naomi Watts. 102min. See review, page 61. Release from Fri 5 Dec.

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-to-date screening times. Submit details of special screenings at least 10 days before publication by using our ‘Add an Event’ service at list.co.uk Film index is compiled by Murray Robertson. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

Stations of the Cross ✽ (Dietrich (Kreuzweg) (12) Brüggemann, Germany, 2014) Lucie ●●●●●

NEW RELEASES Black Sea (15) (Kevin Macdonald,

UK, 2014) Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Karl Davies. 115min. In order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumoured to be loaded with gold. Release from Fri 5 Dec. Bonobo (18) (Mark Withers, UK, 2013) Caroline Langrishe, Christopher Hatherall, Freya Berry. 103min. A married couple’s relationship is tested to the limit when they are offered a financial proposition of a sexual nature to rid them of their spiralling debt. Release from Fri 5 Dec. Concerning Violence (15) ●●●●● (Göran Olsson, Sweden/Finland/ Denmark/US, 2014) Lauryn Hill, Kati Outinen, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. 89min. See review, page 60. Release from Fri 28 Nov. David Bowie is (PG) (Hamish Hamilton, UK, 2013) 99min. A cinematic tour around the V&A’s extraordinarily popular David Bowie Is exhibition. It examines his creative processes, ever changing style and collaborative work with designers. The documentary film includes commentary from legendary Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker and the exhibition curators. Needless to say the soundtrack is incredible. See caption, page 65. Selected release from Tue 18 Nov. The Drop (15) ●●●●● (Michaël R Roskam, US, 2014) Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini. 105min. See review, page 60. Release from Fri 14 Nov. Eastern Boys (18) (Robin Campillo, France, 2014) Olivier Rabourdin, Kirill Emelyanov, Daniil Vorobyov. 128min. An older man tries to get to know one of a group of mysterious younger men, but soon falls into their trap. Release from Fri 5 Dec. Electricity (15) ●●●●● (Bryn Higgins, UK, 2014) Agyness Deyn, Lenora Crichlow, Christian Cooke. 90min. See review, page 59. Release from Fri 5 Dec. Get On Up (12A) (Tate Taylor, US, 2014) Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd. 139min. The extraordinary life and music of the Godfather of Soul himself, Mr James Brown. Release from Fri 21 Nov. Get Santa (U) (Christopher Smith, UK/US, 2014) Warwick Davis, Stephen Graham, Jim Broadbent. 102min. A father and son team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police. Release from Fri 5 Dec. The Grandmaster (15) ●●●●● (Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong/China, 2013) Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen. 130min. See review, page 59. Release from Fri 5 Dec. Hello Carter (tbc) (Anthony Wilcox, UK, 2013) Annabelle Wallis, Charlie Cox, Antonia Thomas. Down-onhis-luck Carter has recently become homeless, single and unemployed. Desperate to win back his ex-girlfriend, he goes off on an adventure throughout London to find her, picking up some odd helpers along the way. Release from Fri 5 Dec.

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SPACE IS THE PLACE A landmark of 1970s blaxploitation, this sci-fi classic was written by avant-garde musician Sun Ra and directed by John Coney. A spaceset exploration of African diaspora, it features music from Sun Ra and his Arkestra and arrives as part of Africa at the Door of the Cosmos, a strand of the BFI’s Days of Fear and Wonder programme. (Molly Reid) ■ Glasgow Film Theatre, Mon 24 Nov.

Hockney (15) (Randall Wright, UK, 2014) 112min. This documentary portrait of seminal artist David Hockney was created using his personal archive of photographs and film. Selected release from Fri 28 Nov. Horrible Bosses 2 (15) (Sean Anders, US, 2014) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. 108min. Three men attempt to kidnap an investor’s son in an effort to regain control of their latest business. Release from Fri 28 Nov. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (12A) (Francis Lawrence,

US, 2014) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. 125min. In a by-now classic move, the final book of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games gets cleaved in two for the silver screen. Only 12 months to wait for the final instalment, kids. See Big Picture, page 11. Release from Thu 20 Nov. The Imitation Game (12A) ●●●●● (Morten Tyldum, UK/USA, 2014) Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode. 113min. See review, page 59. Release from Fri 14 Nov, including Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre. Life Itself (15) (Steve James, US, 2014) 120min. The life and career of Roger Ebert, the legendary social commentator and film critic. Release from Fri 14 Nov.

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Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy

(tbc) (Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Thailand, 2013) Chonnikan Netjui, Patcha Poonpiriya. 127min. This crossplatform film is based solely on the contents of 410 Twitter updates from a girl known as @marylony. Release from Fri 21 Nov. Men, Women & Children (15) ●●●●● (Jason Reitman, US, 2014) Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Adam Sandler. 116min. See review, page 61. Release from Fri 5 Dec. My Old Lady (12A) ●●●●● (Israel Horovitz, GB/US, 2014) Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott-Thomas. 104min. See review, page 60. Release from Fri 21 Nov, including Glasgow Film Theatre; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?! (U) (Debbie Isitt, UK,

2014) Adam Garcia, Catherine Tate, Celia Imrie. 109min. The third festive instalment of the Nativity series. This year the pupils of St Bernadette’s and their madcap teacher Mr Poppy must help new teacher Mr Shepherd recover his memory so he can marry his fiancée Sophie and locate lost Archie, the Christmas donkey. Release from Fri 14 Nov. No Good Deed (15) (Sam Miller, US, 2014) Taraji P Henson, Idris Elba, Leslie Bibb. 84min. An unstable escaped convict terrorises a woman who is alone with her two children. Release from Fri 21 Nov. Paddington (tbc) (Paul King, UK, 2014) Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins. Paddington Bear, the marmalade-loving immigrant from darkest Peru, arrives for his first bigscreen adventure. Release from Fri 28 Nov. The Penguins of Madagascar

(U) (Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith, US, 2014) Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, John DiMaggio. A spin-off from the Madagascar franchise which sees the espionage-savvy penguins team up with a spy organisation to prevent an evil octopus from taking over the world. Based on a true story. It’s not. Release from Fri 5 Dec, including Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh; Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow. The Pyramid (15) (Grégory Levasseur, US, 2014) Denis O’Hare, Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley. 89min. Clearly never having seen countless horror films, a team of archaeologists explore beneath an ancient pyramid. After becoming trapped, they realise they’re also being hunted. Release from Fri 5 Dec. School of Babel (U) ( Julie Bertuccelli, France, 2014) 89min. The film follows a Parisian class of immigrant youths for a year, as they are placed in a ‘reception class’ and given intensive French lessons. Release from Fri 5 Dec. St Vincent (12A) ●●●●● (Theodore Melfi, US, 2014) Bill Murray, Melissa

Aron, Anna Brüggemann, Michael Kamp. 107min. See review, page 61. Release from Fri 28 Nov. The Homesman (PG) ●●●●● (Tommy Lee Jones, US/France, 2014) Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer. 122min. See review, page 61. Release from Fri 21 Nov, including Glasgow Film Theatre; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Vatican Museums (tbc) (Antonio Paolucci, Italy, 2014) 70min. Director of the Vatican Museums, Professor Antonio Paolucci, leads audiences on a 3D tour of the great masterpieces of art history. This collection of artwork includes works by da Vinci, Caravaggio, Van Gogh, and Dalì. A production team of 40 professionals filmed the paintings, sculptures and frescos at night inside the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with 3D film cameras and dimensionalisation techniques used by James Cameron and Tim Burton. Selected release from Tue 18 Nov. Vessel (tbc) (Diana Whitten, US/ Tanzania/Spain/Portugal/Poland/ Pakistan/Netherlands/Ireland/Indonesia/ Ecuador, 2014) 88min. Documentary following the project Women on Waves, which was started in 2001 by Dr Rebecca Gomperts as a mobile clinicon-sea that would sail to countries where abortion was illegal. Release from Tue 18 Nov. What We Do in the Shadows

(15) ●●●●● (Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, New Zealand, 2014) Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Rhys Darby. 88min. See review, page 59. Release from Fri 21 Nov. Winter Sleep (15) ●●●●● (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, 2014) Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag. 196min. See review, page 60. Release from Fri 21 Nov.

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STILL SHOWING ’71 (15) ●●●●● (Yann Demange, UK,

2014) Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris. 99min. Belfast, 1971: Gary (O’Connell) is a young British soldier who, on his first night patrol, gets separated from his unit and finds himself wandering the backstreets. O’Connell is marvellous as the luckless soldier but the complex power-play between the IRA, loyalist paramilitaries and the British Army make for more than just a thriller. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 14–Sun 16 Nov.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG) ●●●●● (Miguel Arteta, US,

2014) Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould. 81min. Loosely based on a 1972 kids’ book, this highly entertaining and pleasingly edgy family comedy features witty performances from all but especially Oxenbould, and Garner as his overworked mum. Selected release. Annabelle (15) ●●●●● (John R Leonetti, US, 2014) Ward Horton, Annabelle Wallis, Alfre Woodard. 98min. This spin-off from 2013’s The Conjuring over-relies on the doll’s supposedly terrifying presence, but it’s better than it deserves to be, with some frightening set-pieces. Selected release. TheBabadook(15)●●●●●(JenniferKent, Australia, 2014) Essie Davis, Daniel Henshall, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight. 93min. Widowed single mother Amelia (Davis) struggles to discipline her son Samuel (Wiseman); when he becomes obsessed with a pop-up book character called The Babadook, things get nasty. Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov; Showcase Cinema, Paisley, Thu 13 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. BeforeIGoToSleep(15)●●●●●(Rowan

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Joffe, US, 2014) Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong. 92min. Stylish but superficial thriller which makes for an entertaining evening’s viewing, but – like Christine – you may not actually remember much about it the next day. Odeon Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Tue 2 Dec; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Tue 2 Dec. The Book of Life (U) ●●●●● (Jorge R Gutierrez, US, 2014) Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Diego Luna. 95min. This lively, colourful animation explores a bunch of dark themes, with some great gags, superb voice work, and a genuinely delightful soundtrack. General release. The Boxtrolls (PG) ●●●●● (Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi, US, 2014) Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning. 97min. Adventurous, intense and sometimes disturbing animated movie, with plenty to keep adults occupied; whether kids will respond is another question. Selected release. Fury (15) ●●●●● (David Ayer, US/UK, 2014) Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman. 134min. The tale of a Sherman tank crew, led by Sergeant Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier (Brad Pitt), in the final weeks of World War II. General release. Gone Girl(18) ●●●●● (David Fincher, US, 2014) Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike. 145min. Nick (Affleck) comes home on his fifth wedding anniversary to find his wife Amy (Pike) gone, and a series of revelations cast him in the worst possible light. Gillian Flynn adapts from her own novel. General release. Guardians of the Galaxy (12A) ●●●●● (James Gunn, US, 2014) Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista. 122min. With a gag-stuffed script, lively direction and outstanding performances, this adaptation of an obscure Marvel comic is enormous fun. Selected release. Horns (15) ●●●●● (Alexandre Aja, US/Canada, 2014) Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Heather Graham. 123min. When Ig (Radcliffe)’s girlfriend Merrin (Temple) is murdered, suspicion falls on him; but then he sprouts horns and people begin to confess their secrets to him. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG) ●●●●●(LasseHallström,India/UnitedArab Emirates/USA, 2014) Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal. 122min. Indian patriarch Papa (Puri) decides to open a restaurant in the French countryside, directly opposite a Michelin-starred joint run by Madame Mallory (Mirren); cue romantic complications between son Hassan (Dayal) and Mallory’s sous-chef Marguerite (Le Bon). Odeon Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Tue 18 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Tue 18 Nov. Interstellar (12A) ●●●●● (Christopher Nolan, US/UK, 2014) Jessica Chastain, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway. 169min. Star-studded epic sci-fi adventure from The Dark Knight director Nolan. General release. The Judge (15) ●●●●● (David Dobkin, US, 2014) Robert Downey Jr, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga. 142min. A corny, shamelessly manipulative and overlong blend of John Grisham-style thriller and old-fashioned tale of family reconciliation, this is still a perfectly digestible slice of mainstream film entertainment. Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Leviathan (15) ●●●●● (Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russia, 2014) Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Aleksey Serebryakov. 140min. In a Russian coastal town, Dmitri is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Dmitri and his family. Glasgow Film Theatre, Thu 13 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 13–Thu 20 Nov. Love, Rosie(15)●●●●●(ChristianDitter,

US, 2014) Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Tamsin Egerton, Suki Waterhouse, Jaime Winstone, Art Parkinson. 102min. When Alex’s family move from Dublin to America, he and his best friend Rosie are sadly separated. So, can their friendship survive the distance unscathed at all? Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov; Vue Omni Centre, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Nov. The Maze Runner (15) ●●●●● (Wes Ball, US, 2014) Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster. 113min. The latest teen-dystopianblockbuster adaptation features a great young cast and (like Game of Thrones) isn’t afraid to kill off main characters where necessary. Interesting if somewhat inconsistent entertainment. General release. Mr Turner (12A) ●●●●● (Mike Leigh, UK, 2014) Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson. 150min. A work of great beauty, wit and poignancy, presenting the artist as unapologetically gruff but sympathetic and spectacularly eccentric. Leigh’s latest demonstrates a command of his craft to rival that of his subject and gives Spall the project of a lifetime. Will Mr Oscar be waiting for him? General release. Nightcrawler (15) ●●●●● (Dan Gilroy, US, 2014) Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton. 117min. Lou (Gyllenhaal) is a young man in Los Angeles who finds work as a freelance cameraman, in which he feeds some grisly news footage to the more sensationalistic end of the US networks. A characterful satire of the cynicism, manipulation and inhumanity prevalent in TV news, with showstopping work from Gyllenhaal as the motor-mouthed protagonist. General release. The November Man (15) ●●●●● (Roger Donaldson, US, 2014) Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko. 108min. An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect. Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Ouija (15) ●●●●● (Stiles White, US, 2014) Ana Coto, Bianca A Santos, Erin Moriarty. 89min. Dark basements, pretty young things behaving foolishly, melodramatic exposition and potentially interesting relationships left undeveloped. Oh yes, we’ve seen this many times before and done rather better. General release. Pride (15) ●●●●● (Matthew Warchus, UK, 2014) Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott. 120min. Unashamedly fizzy and cheering take on a true story from Britain in the 80s about two groups who bonded together against smallmindedness and vile tabloid headlines. Odeon Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Tue 25 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Tue 25 Nov. The Riot Club (15) ●●●●● (Lone Scherfig, UK, 2014) Max Irons, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger. 107min. Affable Oxford undergraduate Miles (Irons) is courted by the Riot Club, an exclusive university society devoted to hedonism, but then a Club dinner in the back room of a pub becomes increasingly vile. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 17–Wed 19 Nov. Set Fire to the Stars (U) ●●●●● (Andy Goddard, UK, 2014) Kelly Reilly, Elijah Wood, Shirley Henderson. 90min. An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas. Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 14–Mon 17 Nov; Dominion, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Nov. Say When (15) ●●●●● (Lynn Shelton, US, 2014) Chloë Grace Moretz, Keira Knightley, Sam Rockwell. 99min. A woman stuck in permanent adolescence lies to her fiancé about going on a retreat and spends the time hanging out with friends instead. Selected release. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

(12A) ●●●●● (Jonathan Liebesman,

US, 2014) Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard. 101min. The CGIenhanced turtles are an improvement on their cinematic predecessors, Fox is commendably committed and Arnett is enjoyable as her smitten cameraman. General release. The Crucible (tbc) (Yal Farber, 2014) Richard Armitage. 195min. Arthur Miller’s classic drama based on the infamous witch trials in America. Selected release. The Equalizer (15) ●●●●● (Antoine Fuqua, US, 2014) Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz. 131min. Nominally derived from the 80s Edward Woodward TV series, it’s really just a relentless, brutal, unsubtle thriller, with Washington an effective killing machine. Showcase Cinema, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov; Showcase Cinema Paisley, Thu 13 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Touched by Grace (tbc) (Donald Leow, US, 2014) Stacey Bradshaw, Ben Davies, Kera O’Bryon. 94min. An antibullying film examining the treatment of teenagers with Downs. Showcase Cinema, Glasgow, Fri 21 Nov; Showcase Cinema, Paisley, Fri 21 Nov; Vue Ocean, Edinburgh, Mon 17 Nov. What We Did on Our Holiday

(12A) ●●●●● (Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin, UK, 2014) Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly. 95min. Charming and hilarious: Tennant and Pike are excellent, and despite the kids’ scene-stealing improvisation it feels tightly scripted, exploring adult themes without mawkishness. Selected release.

ONE-OFFS, SEASONS AND FESTIVALS Access Film Club (tbc) Monthly

film club held in collaboration with Scottish Autism. Featuring screenings and discussions in a welcoming and accessible environment. Ages 15+. Glasgow Film Theatre, Tue 9 Dec. Alien & Aliens Double Bill (tbc) (US, 1979/1986) Sigourney Weaver. Double header of Alien and Aliens. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 23 Nov. Another Earth (12A) ●●●●● (Mike Cahill, US, 2011) Brit Marling, William Mapother, Matthew-Lee Erlbach. 92min. Sombre indie romance involving a planet beyond the sun which is an exact mirror of our own. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Mon 17 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 18 Nov. Antboy (tbc) (Ask Hasselbalch, Denmark, 2013) Oscar Dietz, Nicolas Bro, Samuel Ting Graf. 77min. Fun family-friendly take on the superhero genre as a young boy develops super powers after being bitten by an ant. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 30 Nov. Apnea (Apnoia) (15) (Aris Bafaloukas, Greece, 2010) Youlika Skafida, Sotiris Pastras, Andrianna Babali. Film about a brooding swimmer, made by a director who was himself a former national swimming champion. Glasgow Film Theatre, Wed 26 Nov. Barbarella (15) (Roger Vadim, France/Italy, 1968) Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg. 98min. Jane Fonda stars in Roger Vadim’s ultra camp sci-fi nutfest as a highly sexed woman tasked with defeating the evil Durand-Durand. Plus short Super Pink. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 20 Nov. Between Dog and Wolf (15) (Matt Reid, UK, 2014) Justin Sullivan. 120min. The story of the unique band New Model Army. Glasgow Film Theatre, Thu 20 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 19 Nov. BFI Days of Fear & Wonder ✽ A celebration of all things science fiction, featuring screenings of Alien,

Teknolust, Woman in the Moon and more. See feature, page 18. Glasgow Film Theatre; Glasgow Women’s Library, Sun 23 Nov–Wed 10 Dec.

PROFILE

DIETRICH BRÜGGEMANN Name Dietrich Brüggemann Background Munich-born writer / director who made his name on festival circuit with witty character dramas Run, If You Can (2010) and Move (2012). What’s he up to now? Brüggemann’s latest film Stations of the Cross is a change of pace, a powerful and formally challenging drama that follows a week in the life of a young girl who belongs to a strict religious sect, told in 14 fixed-angle shots. On the relevance of religion ‘In the 90s you could have the idea that religion was not important any more, but then we had Islam, fundamentalists in America, and that German pope [Benedict XVI]. And also the rather fierce anti-religious movement led by Dawkins, who also has a very fundamentalist way of arguing. All that kept coming back and at some point it just led into the ideas for this film.’ On his filmmaking influences ‘I have one huge influence, both aesthetically and philosophically. It’s Roy Andersson, the Swedish director, whose films I really adore: I watch them on my knees, so to speak.’ On his initial plans for this film ‘We were attempting to make the film in 3D, but couldn’t get the money in the end. To be honest, I don’t like 3D, I think it’s crap. But dialectically, discussing from that departure point of “how should 3D be done?”, I think maybe it can be done in this way. Watching a fixed-angle film like this is an experience quite different from watching normal film. It’s more like meditating on set images. Your gaze wanders freely and that space draws you in, whereas in a normal film you dismantle space through single shots. And 3D might have worked beautifully in that way, but it didn’t happen.’ (Paul Gallagher) ■ Stations of the Cross, from Fri 28 Nov, Glasgow Film Theatre; from Fri 12 Dec, Filmhouse, Edinburgh. See review, page 61. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 63

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Biomedical Ethics Film Festival: The Moral Status of the Embryo

The world’s first festival to look at the moral status of the embryo, featuring panel discussions and screenings of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, The Great Abortion Divide and Juno. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 21–Sun 23 Dec, filmhousecinema.com/seasons/ biomedical-ethics-film-festival-themoral-status-of-the-embryo.

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

(U) ●●●●● (David Douglas, Canada/ US/Madagascar, 2014) Patricia Wright, Morgan Freeman, Hantanirina Rasamimanana. 39min. A documentary that follows Dr Patricia C Wright’s mission to help lemurs. Cineworld IMAX, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov.

Bolshoi Ballet Live: Bayadère

(tbc) (Pavel Sorokin, 2013) Maria Alexandrova, Maria Allash, Anna Antonicheva. Ballet performance of Marius Petipa’s seminal work recounting the impossible love between a dancer and a warrior. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sun 7 Dec; Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 7 Dec.

Le Jour se Leve (Le jour se lève) (PG) (Marcel Carné, France,

1939) Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty. 93min. A pre-war French film which features groundbreaking use of flashbacks. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sun 23 Nov. The Jungle Book (U) ●●●●● (Wolfgang Reitherman, US, 1967) With the voices of George Sanders, Louis Prima. 78min. Enjoyable Disney, a long way from Kipling’s book, but the songs are wonderful. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sat 22 Nov.

Bolshoi Ballet Live: The Pharaoh’s Daughter (PG) (Russia, 2008) Svetlana

Zakharova, Sergey Filin, Gennady Yanin. 102min. The Bolshoi Theatre Ballet presents Marius Petipa’s ballet about Englishman Lord Wilson who dreams of ancient Egypt. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sun 23 Nov; Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 23 Nov. Cry-Baby (12A) ●●●●● (John Waters, US, 1990) Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrell. 85min. Lapsed sleaze merchant Waters’ most mainstream effort to date is an exuberant and knowing satire on 50s juvenile delinquency movies. Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 14 Nov. Cult Movie Mondays (tbc) Weekly screenings of movies that people go mad for. Sofi’s, Edinburgh, Mon 17 Nov–Mon 8 Dec. Dallas Buyers Club (15) ●●●●● (Jean-Marc Vallée, US, 2013) Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto. 117min. True story about an electrician who battles the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies after being diagnosed HIV-positive in 1986. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Mon 1 Dec. En tierra extraña (In a Foreign Land) (tbc) (Icíar Bollaín, Spain, 2014)

72min. Documentary about Spaniards who have moved to Edinburgh. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 1–Thu 4 Dec. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (U) (Steven Spielberg, US, 1982) Dee Wallace-Stone, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote. 120min. As a fantasy adventure for kids and ‘adult kids’ alike, ET remains some kind of modern classic. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sat 29 Nov. Faith & Identity (tbc) Documentary exploring the lives of three women from three different faiths. Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Mon 24 Nov. Fantasia 2000 (U) (Various, US, 2000) Voices of Steve Martin, Bette Midler, Quincy Jones. 75min. Disney’s classic fantasy work-in-progress. Vue Glasgow Fort, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov; Vue Ocean, Edinburgh, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov; Vue Omni Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov. French Film Festival The 22nd edition of the UK’s annual celebration of Francophone cinema features screenings of The Finishers, Les gazelles, Weekends and many more. Glasgow Film Theatre, until Mon 24 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, until Thu 27 Nov, frenchfilmfestival.org.uk/FFF2014/wp. Frozen Sing-a-long (PG) (Chris Buck/Jennifer Lee, US, 2013) Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff. 102min. Sing ‘Let It Go’ at the top of your lungs without getting into fisticuffs. George Square Theatre, Edinburgh, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov; Glasgow Film Theatre, Sat 6 & Sun 7 Dec. Greek Film Festival Features include The Enemy Within, Miss Violence and September. See preview, page 58. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov–Thu 4 Dec, filmhousecinema.com/ seasons/edinburgh-greek-film-festival. Gremlins (15) ●●●●● (Joe Dante, US, 1984) Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates. 106min. Those cute and cuddly little

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Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK In its 22nd year, the French Film Festival is back for its annual showcase of the best of Gallic cinema. Cineastes get the chance to meet the directors, actors and musicians when they introduce films and take part in interactive Q&A sessions. The festival will pay tribute to Alain Resnais, who passed away earlier this year, with a new restoration of his first feature Hiroshima mon amour (pictured) and his last film Life of Riley. Look out also for Goodbye to Language (Adieu au Langage), an experimental 3D affair from legendary director JeanLuc Godard, plus shorts from talented new French filmmakers. ■ Glasgow Film Theatre, until Mon 24 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, until Thu 27 Nov.

mogwais will become malevolent monsters if not properly cared for. Cue havoc being wreaked in an idealised small town America. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Wed 10 Dec; Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 5 Dec. Happy New Year (12A) (Farah Khan, India, 2014) Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan. 180min. A team of losers win the love of millions in their attempt to pull off the biggest diamond heist ever. Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Le Havre (PG) ●●●●● (Aki Kaurismaki, Finland/France/Germany, 2011) Andre Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin. 93min. In the dismal seaport of Le Havre, elderly shoe-shiner Marcel (Wilms) attempts to help a young African immigrant boy to cross the Channel to a better life. Institut Français d’Ecosse, Edinburgh, Tue 2 & Wed 3 Dec. Hermitage Revealed (U) (Margy Kinmonth, UK/US/Netherlands/Russia, 2014) 83min. Documentary which brings to life the human stories behind one of the world’s greatest art collections. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 16 Nov. Hidden Universe (U) (Russell Scott, Australia, 2013) With Miranda Richardson on narrating duty, you too can explore deep space with highresolution 3D images of the earliest galaxies. Cineworld IMAX, Glasgow, Thu 13–Thu 20 Nov. Home(15)●●●●●(UrsulaMeier,Belgium/ France/Switzerland, 2008) Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Gourmet, Madeleine Budd. 98min. Meier’s reversely told, strange, horrific, metaphor-heavy tale of family breakdown and rural colonisation. CCA, Glasgow, Wed 10 Dec. The Horse’s Mouth (PG) (Ronald Neame, UK, 1958) Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston. 97min. A

somewhat vulgar but dedicated painter searches for the perfect realisation of his artistic vision, much to the chagrin of others. Glasgow Film Theatre, Mon 8 Dec. Human Capital (15) ●●●●● (Paolo Virzì, Italy/France, 2013) Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Matilde Gioli, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. 109min. Virzi’s cleverly-structured story, based on a novel by Stephen Amidon, is an elegant, effective thriller about the value of a human life. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Dec. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (12A) ●●●●● (Francis Lawrence,

(PG) ●●●●● (Will Finn/Dan St Pierre, US, 2014) Voices of Lea Michele, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Stewart. 88min. A cheerless and cynical cash-grab, riding on the coattails of previous and far better Oz adaptations. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sat 15 Nov. Love Steaks (15) (Jakob Lass, Germany, 2013) Lana Cooper, Franz Rogowski. 89min. A relationship grows between a massage therapist and a kitchen assistant in a luxury hotel. Glasgow Film Theatre, Thu 13 Nov. Luna (15) (Dave McKean, UK, 2014) Ben Daniels, Dervla Kirwan, Stephanie Leonidas. 101min. A couple visit their friend in an isolated seaside house after losing their baby. Glasgow Film Theatre, Tue 18–Thu 20 Nov. Madagascar (U) ●●●●● (Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, US, 2005) Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer. 86min. Thoroughly enjoyable, blackly comic DreamWorks animation musical. Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (PG) ●●●●● (Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, US, 2008) Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer. 89min. With clever riffs and unexpected poetry, this is a welcome prospect. Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Sat 22 & Sun 23 Nov. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) ●●●●● (Eric Darnell, US,

2012) Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer. 93min. A superb return to form after the lacklustre Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, Sat 29 & Sun 30 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Sat 29 & Sun 30 Nov.

US, 2013) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. 146min. The sequel to 2012’s The Hunger Games maintains the high standards of its predecessor and will get you right in the mood for the third part, in cinemas near you soon. Vue Glasgow Fort, Sat 15 Nov; Vue Ocean, Edinburgh, Sat 15 Nov; Vue Omni Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 15 Nov. Hunger Games Triple Bill (tbc) (2012/2013/2014) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. Back-to-back screenings of the Jennifer Lawrencestarring films. Selected release. I Am Ali (PG) (Clare Lewins, UK/ US, 2014) 111min. The life story of Muhammad Ali, told through access to ‘audio journals’, interviews and testimonials from family and friends. Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 28 Nov–Thu 4 Dec. I Am Yours (Jeg er din) (tbc) (Iram Haq, Norway, 2013) Amrita Acharia, Ola Rapace, Prince Singh. 96min. Cultural drama about a woman trapped between love and motherhood. Glasgow Film Theatre, Mon 1 Dec.

(tbc) (Guillaume Gallienne, France/ Belgium, 2013) Guillaume Gallienne, André Marcon, Françoise Fabian. 85min. Coming-of-age tale, adapted by the director from his one-man stage show, about a boy growing up thinking he should have been a girl. Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 5–Thu 11 Dec. Meet Me In St Louis (U) ●●●●● (Vincente Minnelli, US, 1944) Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor. 113min. Released during wartime, this 1903-set musical was an optimistic attempt to emphasise family values, but Minnelli never wallows in nostalgia. Dominion, Edinburgh, Mon 1 Dec. Metropolis (PG) ●●●●● (Fritz Lang, Germany, 1927) Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf KleinRogge. 148min. Your chance to revel in Fritz Lang’s still stunning German science-fiction classic. Not to be missed under any circumstances. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Nov.

(PG) (Don Siegel, US, 1956) Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates.

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Me, Myself and Mum (Les garçons et Guillaume, à table!)

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comedy, with Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee and Christopher Maltman. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sat 22–Tue 25 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Sat 22 Nov.

Space Station 76 (tbc) (Jack Plotnick,

US, 2014) Marisa Coughlan, Kali Rocha, Kylie Rogers. 93min. Retro-futurism as tensions arise between the inhabitants of a 1970s space station. Expect lots of white plastic. Cineworld IMAX, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Street Trash (18) (J Michael Muro, US, 1987) Mike Lackey, Bill Chepil, Vic Noto. 91min. A pair of homeless gentlemen face the sociopathic owner of the junkyard which they live in while dealing with the bizarre effects of a mysterious alcoholic beverage which causes its consumers to melt. Glasgow Film Theatre, Tue 25 Nov.

Metropolitan Opera: The Death of Klinghoffer (tbc) (Tom Morris,

US, 2014) Director Tom Morris stages John Adams’ modern opera. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Sat 15 Nov. The Muppet Christmas Carol

(U) ●●●●● (Brian Henson, US, 1992) Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire. 85min. Colourful version of Dickens’ classic tale that will please the kids and keep the adults smiling with its little irreverent spices. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sat 6 Dec.

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National Theatre Live: JOHN

(tbc) (UK, 2014) DV8 Physical Theatre perform their new production, conceived and written by Lloyd Newson, based on stories of love and sex told by a real-life man named John. General release. Orpheus (Orphée) (15) (Jean Cocteau, France, 1950) Jean Marais, Marie Dea, Maria Casares. 95min. Cocteau creates an unrivalled cinema fantasy in this stunning modern version of the Orpheus legend, replete with surprising technical tricks and the director’s personal brand of poetry. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 19 Nov. Portuguese) (Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, Iceland/France/Denmark, 2014) Helgi Björnsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Björn Thors. 98min. A recovering alcoholic regrets allowing his estranged father to return into his life. Glasgow Film Theatre, Mon 8 Dec. Phantom Landscapes (12A) (Various) Various. 82min. A cinematic ramble across beautiful landscapes. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 23 Nov. Play Poland Film festival running events across the UK, Canada and Norway. Featuring Polish poster exhibitions, short films and Q&As. Screenings include Kebab i horoskop (Kebab & Horoscope), Last Floor (Ostatnie pietro), Papusza and Life Feels Good. Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 13, Thu 20 Nov, playpoland.org.uk/ edinburgh-festival. Playtime (U) ●●●●● (Jacques Tati, France, 1967) Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Jacqueline Lecomte. 124min. Monsieur Hulot, tussling with the modern world, follows a group of US tourists around a garish and hi-tech Paris of concrete and glass. Glasgow Film Theatre, Tue 25 & Wed 26 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 17–Wed 19 Nov. Portobello Film Club (tbc) Film screening followed by a discussion. The Skylark, Edinburgh, Wed 3 Dec. Postgraduate Films from ECA Screen Academy (15) 120min.

A screening of postgrad work from Screen Academy, the award-winning department at ECA. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 25 Nov. Ragamuffin (tbc) (David Schultz, US, 2014) Michael Koch, Mel Fair, David Schultz. 180min. Drama based on the life of influential Christian music star Rich Mullins who rejected fame and fortune to live on a Navajo reservation. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Tue 2 Dec; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Tue 2 Dec. Redirected (18) (Emilis Velyvis, UK/ Lithuania, 2014) Vinnie Jones, Scot Williams, Gil Darnell. 99min. Vinnie Jones plays his standard cockney hard guy in this heist gone wrong. Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. The Rehearsal (tbc) (Jules Dassin, UK/Greece, 1974) Melina Mercouri, Olympia Dukakis, Arthur Miller. 92min. Dassin’s film stars his wife and fellow activist Mercouri along with some glittering co-stars. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 1 Dec. The Remaining (tbc) (Casey La Scala, US, 2014) Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos,

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM

Paris of the North (París Norðursins) (Icelandic/Thai/

Buñuel, France, 1972) Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stephane Audran. 102min. A group of friends find their dinner gathering interrupted by a series of bizarre, yet mostly dreamt-up events in this influential classic from surrealist master, Luis Buñuel. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 26 Nov. The Possibilities Are Endless (12A) ●●●●● (James Hall/Edward Lovelace, UK, 2014) 83min. A documentary charting the recovery of Edwyn Collins, leader of Scottish indie band Orange Juice, after he suffered a stroke. Glasgow Film Theatre, Thu 13 Nov. The Skeleton Twins (12A) ●●●●● (Craig Johnson, US, 2014) Kristen Wiig, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook. 91min. Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, a pair of estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. This is Spinal Tap (15) ●●●●● (Rob Reiner, US, 1983) Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer. 82min. The most ingenious, accurate and funny of all spoof rockumentaries, too close to the bone for some of the old-time rockers, no doubt. The Glad Café, Glasgow, Tue 9 Dec. 2001: A Space Odyssey (U) ●●●●● (Stanley Kubrick, Uk, 1968) Keir Dullea, Gary Lockward, Leonard Rossiter. 139min. An opaque masterpiece, which suggests so much, yet explains so little with a soundtrack as epic as the visuals which accompany it. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov– Thu 4 Dec; Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 28 Nov–Thu 4 Dec. Under Milk Wood (12A) ●●●●● (Andrew Sinclair, UK, 1972) Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O’Toole. 87min. A faithful film adaptation of the poem by Dylan Thomas detailing the lives of the residents of a strange Welsh village. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov. Under the Sea (U) (Howard Hall, UK, 2009) 65min. A reasonably downbeat Jim Carrey narrates an underwater 3D look at the impact of global warming upon the diverse coastal regions of Southern Australia, New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific areas. Cineworld IMAX, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Under the Skin (15) ●●●●● (Jonathan Glazer, UK, 2013) Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Robert J. Goodwin. 108min. An alien in human form picks up unwary travellers in Scotland in this excellent adaptation of Michel Faber’s spooky novel. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 16 & Mon 17 Nov. The Whistleblower (15) (Larysa Kondracki, Germany/Canada, 2010) Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave. 107min. A film inspired by the real experiences of an American policewoman working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 30 Nov. Withnail & I (15) ●●●●● (Bruce Robinson, UK, 1987) Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths. 107min. Classic British comedy. It’s the bleaker end-of-the-decade elements that have lasted best. Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 5–Sun 7 Dec.

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DAVID BOWIE IS . . . Catch BAFTA-winning director Hamish Hamilton’s film, chronicling the V&A’s popular David Bowie is exhibition. Discover the stories behind the photographs, costumes and handwritten lyrics displayed at the museum, following Bowie’s evolution into the musician and performer we recognise today. Special guests include Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. ■ Selected release from Tue 18 Nov.

Bryan Dechart. 88min. After a series of cataclysmic events, a group of people struggle to survive. Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov.

Rembrandt – Exhibition On Screen (tbc) (2014) View this major

exhibition from London’s National Gallery and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum from the comfort of your cinema chair. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Mon 8 Dec; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Tue 2 Dec.

Royal Opera House: L’elisir d’amore (tbc) (Laurent Pelly, UK,

2014) Laurent Pelly directs Gaetano Donizetti’s opera in which a 1950s Italian village provides the backdrop to a spirited tale of love’s twists and turns. General release. Satantango (15) (Béla Tarr, Hungary/ Germany/Switzerland, 1994) Mihály Vig, Putyi Horváth, László feLugossy. 450min. Times are tough for residents in a small Hungarian village, and when they hear that smooth-talking Irimias is returning, they fear the worst. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 15 Nov. Self Made (Boreg) (tbc) (Shira Geffen, Israel, 2014) Sarah Adler,

Samira Saraya, Doraid Liddawi. 89min. Two women, one Israeli and one Palestinian, find their situations swapped in this drama. Glasgow Film Theatre, Wed 19 Nov. Serenity (15) (Joss Whedon, US, 2005) Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk. 119min. Feature length cap to Whedon’s short lived TV series sees the crew of the ship evading an assassin. Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 28 Nov. The Shaukeens (15) (Abhishek Sharma, India, 2014) Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon, Anupam Kher. 124min. Three friends in their 60s try to do everything that they couldn’t do in their younger days, before the Grim Reaper arrives. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Shaun of the Dead (15) (Edgar Wright, UK, 2004) Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield. 99min. The team behind the cult TV series ‘Spaced’ venture into film with a likeable zom-rom-com that pits a bunch of London slackers against the undead. Blackfriars, Glasgow, Sun 16 Nov.

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HITLIST THE BEST KIDS STUFF

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GLASGOW

GLIMMER

12–12.45pm. £4. Caledonian Taekwondo Health & Fitness Centre, 358 Netherton Road Anniesland, 07841 539336. Yoga for the young’uns, taught through creativity, play, mindfulness and relaxation. Dance with Babies Thursdays, 1.30–2.10pm. £5 (four classes £15). Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. Learn the basic steps of salsa, cha-cha and swing at these workshops for parents and babies. Monkey Drama Fridays, 9.45am & 11am. £5 per week; block of four £19; block of eight £36. Broomhill Community Chuch, 1 Norby Road. Fun and developmental classes for little ones. Suitable for ages 2–5. FREE Cranes and Canals Sat 15 Nov, 10am–noon & 2–4pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Create a multimedia city landscape by recycling wood, leaves, straw and other found materials. FREE Egyptian Treasures Sat 15 Nov, 1–3pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, 276 9300. Get up close to objects made by Egyptians over 5000 years ago. FREE Future Cities Sun 23 Nov, 1–3pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, 276 9300. Help build a mini model city using foam board and construction paper. FREE CoderDojo Sat 29 Nov, 11am. Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Coding club for girls aged 7–17. Email to book your place. Ponds in the Water Sat 29 & Sun 30 Nov, 1–4pm. £1. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Join the RSPB and OPAL to discover the life beneath the surface. Pop Lock-In Sun 30 Nov, 4pm. £8.95–£11.45. Hummingbird, 186 Bath Street, 0845 166 6039. An afternoon lock-in for 4–11 year olds with resident DJs and karaoke. Christmas special. Toddler Tuesdays Tue 2 Dec, 10.30–11.15am. £3 per child. The Tall Ship at Riverside, 150 Pointhouse Place, 357 3699. Songs, puppets, music, games and imaginative play for ages 1–4. FREE Scotland Street Santa School Sat 6 & Sun 7 Dec, 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Learn crucial Santa skills, including how to control a sleigh and make reindeer food. FREE A Grand Day Out Sat 6 Dec, 2–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Grandparents and grandkids can learn about winter survival.

Christmas, as the glossy TV adverts will confirm, is all about how much stuff you can purchase, money you can spend and gifts you can receive. On the off-chance you’d rather buy into a different approach, Glas(s) Performance’s new show, Glimmer is touting the less glamorous notion that family, friends and quality time are the key to a good festive season. ‘We called the show Glimmer, because in dark times what is the thing you can look to?’ asks Jess Thorpe, co-artistic director of Glas(s). ‘And the answer is each other. It’s not about stuff or shopping or all the things it sometimes feels like it’s about.’ To illustrate her point, Thorpe has recruited real-life sisters Megan and Rosie, only one of whom is filled with the Christmas spirit. ‘Megan has forgotten how to feel joyful about the season,’ explains Thorpe. ‘She’s focusing more on the fact that it’s cold and dark. So the story of the show is her sister trying lots of different ways to remind her what’s important: spending time with the people you love.’ Because Megan and Rosie actually did grow up together, the show features real photos and memorabilia which Rosie uses to remind her sister how much fun they’ve had over the years. ‘Megan and Rosie used to be in our young company, Junction 25,’ says Thorpe. ‘They’ve since gone to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Glasgow University, and come back as performers. The show is devised from their real-life Christmas stories, with Rosie showing Megan all the things she has to be joyful about. We’re using a personal story to explore universal themes of family, companionship and sharing memories.’ (Kelly Apter)

Firefly Yoga for Youth Wednesdays,

Land From the Santa ✽Santa Train to the Reindeer Ride, Edinburgh’s Christmas has come up with myriad ways for families to get into the festive spirit. East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Fri 21 Nov–Sun 4 Jan.

Man Julia ✽Stick Donaldson’s well-loved

picture book leaps onto the stage. See preview, page 67. St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Sat 22 Nov–Sun 4 Jan.

Cruise Journey ✽Santa along the canal, play

games, sing songs and receive a gift from the big man in red. Re-union Canal, Edinburgh, Sat 29 Nov–Mon 22 Dec.

Many Penguins? ✽Too A chance for one to four-

year-olds to find out how many penguins you can squeeze into a small space, in this award-winning show by Frozen Charlotte. macrobert, Stirling, Tue 2–Sun 28 Dec.

Classic ✽Children’s Concerts and the RSNO

The irrepressible Owen and Olly invite you to help them ‘Deck the Halls’ at their lively Christmas concert for 4 to 14-year-olds. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sat 6 Dec; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 7 Dec.

Sisters Rosie and ✽Glimmer Megan remind us what’s important at Christmas time, in this new show for all the family. See preview, right. Tramway, Glasgow, Sat 6–Sun 21 Dec.

CHRISTMAS SHOW

Activities & Fun

Glasgow Kids Comedy Club

Sun 7 Dec, 3pm. £4. The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. Comedians tweak their material for audiences aged 8–12.

Tramway, Glasgow, Sat 6–Sun 21 Dec

Books & Storytelling

FREE Kidding On Mondays, P4–P7 4–6pm, S1–S3 6.30–8.30pm. The Village Storytelling Centre, St James’ Parish Church, 183 Meiklerig Crescent, 882 3025. A storytelling club exclusively for young people.

Music

Tonic Tinies Wednesdays, 10.30– 11.30am. £3. Merry-Go-Round, 32–34 Nithsdale Road, Strathbungo, 07983 588675. Kids can enjoy imaginative play through music and movement. Sprog Rock Wed 12 & Fri 14 Nov, 11am. £5 (family £15). Eastwood Park Theatre, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4956. Informal, interactive gig for kids and adults. Suitable for under 5s. FREE Sing Out Children’s Choir Tuesdays, 3.30–5pm. St Margaret’s Scottish Episcopal Church, 353–355 Kilmarnock Road, Newlands, 636 1131. A new choir for kids in P4–7 who want to get into singing and musical fun. Family Disco Ceilidh Sat 22 Nov, 6.30–9.30pm. £5 (children £2; under 5s free). Hyndland Community Hall, 24 Novar Drive, discoceilidh.net A St Andrew’s Disco Ceilidh with traditional ceilidh dancing set to hits from the 70s right up to the latest chart tunes.

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Children’s Classic Concerts and the RSNO: Deck the Halls with Owen and Olly Sat 6

Dec, 1pm & 3pm. £10–£15 (children £6–£9). Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Christmas

tunes with the irrepressible duo, a full orchestra and a squad of ballet dancers.

Theatre & Dance

Wild Heather Fri 28 Nov–Tue 30 Dec. times vary. £7.50 (family £24). Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. A variation on the Cinderella fable featuring a wild princess named Heather. Ages 3–7 and the whole family. Little Red Riding Hood & Aesops Fables Sun 16 Nov, 2pm. £6.50 (£5.95).

Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Kidglove Puppets present a fun adaptation of the classic fairy tale. The Amazing Thing Sat 22 Nov, 2pm. £6.50 (children £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Travel with the ‘Thing’ on a journey through Grimm fairytales. Featuring puppets and live music. The Elf By Herself Sat 29 Nov–Wed 31 Dec, times vary. £8 (family £21–£28). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Festive show about the elf who grew tall. Ages 3–6. Small Fables Sat 29 & Sun 30 Nov, 2pm. £6.50 (children £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Shadow puppet theatre inspired by the fables of Aesop and La Fontaine. For ages 3–8. Jack And The Beanstalk Tue 2 Dec–Fri 5 Dec, 7.30pm. Sat 6 Dec 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £10–£14. Eastwood

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Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4956. Eastwood Entertainers present a classic Christmas panto that’s full of beans. The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot Thu 4 Dec–Sun 4 Jan, times

vary. £9.50 (children £5.50; family £25). The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. The feelgood tale of a young boy who doesn’t enjoy Christmas or exchanging gifts . . . until the tradition suddenly disappears. Ages 3–8. Glimmer Sat 6–Sun 21 Dec, times vary. £6–£12 (£8; family £32). Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. See preview, page 66. The Three Little Pigs Tue 9--Mon 22 Dec, times vary. £12 (£5; children £6). Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. The wolf has blown down their houses and the three pigs are forced to take their Christmas elsewhere. Ages 5+.

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EDINBURGH Activities & Fun

FREE Lyceum Youth Theatre Wednesdays, 3.45–5.15pm. WHALE Arts, 30 Westburn Grove, 458 3267. The Lyceum’s creative learning team lead a fun drama session for ages 11–16. FREE Come to the Gallery with Katie Fridays–Wednesdays,10am–5pm. Thursdays, 10am–7pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Exhibition of James Mayhew illustrations, marking 25 years of Katie books. Have your photo taken with Katie before she climbs into another painting. Firefly Yoga for Youth Thursdays, 4–5pm & 5–6pm. £5 (eight classes £40). Studio D, The Basement, 4 Hutchinson

Terrace, 07841 539336. See Glasgow, Activities & Fun. FREE Create Fridays, 2.15–4pm. WHALE Arts, 30 Westburn Grove, 458 3267. Drop-in arts and crafts. Mosaic, sculpture and textiles for ages 7–14. Schiltron Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, 11.15am,12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm. Included in admission. Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, 225 9846. See how the Scots of the 15th century fought with pikes in schiltrons, and have a go yourself. FREE Santa Land Fri 21 Nov– Sun 4 Jan, times vary. East Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street. A host of Christmas festivities for wee people. Visit Santa’s Grotto, the Christmas Tree Maze, a children’s market and familyfriendly rides such as the Santa Train, North Pole Slide, Race-a-Rama, Swan Lake, Reindeer Ride and a rollercoaster. Part of Edinburgh’s Christmas. Santa Cruise Sat 29 Nov–Sun 22 Dec, 10am,12.30pm, 2pm & 3.30pm. £10 (under 12 months free). Re-Union Canal Boats, Edinburgh Quay, Fountainbridge, 261 8529. A cruise from Edinburgh Quay to celebrate the festive season with games, songs, craft and a wee visit from the man himself.

FREE Mrs Mash: The Storyteller Cook Mondays, 10.30–11am. The Skylark, 241–243 High Street, 629 3037. Mrs Mash serves up delicious stories and songs for ages 4+. Mac’s Munchkins Tuesdays, 10am & 3pm. children £2. Gorgie City Farm, 51 Gorgie Road, 337 4202. Farm-themed story telling, crafts, play group and songs. Group meets at the Red Tractor Alien Adventures Sat 15 Nov, 2–3.30pm. £5. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Hear about astronomical adventures and create an alien of your own to take away. FREE Storytelling – Stargazing Stories Sun 23 Nov, 2–3pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Stories and music from Marion Kenny for ages 7+

Hunt Mon 1 Dec–Wed 24 Dec, 9.30am– 4.30pm. £5 per family. Serenity Cafe, The Tun, 8 Jackson Entry, 111 Holyrood Road, 556 8765. Follow this story of the 12 elves of Christmas and see if you can find them hiding in the nooks and crannies of the Royal Mile. Self-guided activity with story book

Sat 29 Nov, 10.30–11.30am. £5. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. See above. Tiny Tales Tue 9 Dec, 10–10.40am & 11.30am–12.10pm. £5. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Stories, rhymes and songs for wee (and not so wee) ears. Ages 1–3.

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Santa’s Grotto, Sleigh Rides and Soft Play Sat 6–Sun 22 Dec, Sat &

Sun 10am & 1.30pm. £10. Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, South Platt Hill Newbridge, Ratho, 333 6333.

Board a festive sleigh to meet Santa in his Christmas grotto.

Edinburgh Santa Toddle & Parade

Sun 7 Dec, 1–3.30pm. children £5; accompanying adults free. Inverleith Park, Arboretum Place, 208 2500. Join Santa and his reindeer on a festive parade. Ages 6 and under.

Books & Storytelling

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They may be the perfect bedtime companion, but Julia Donaldson’s picture books have also proved to be ripe for adaptation. While Tall Stories have taken on The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child and Room on the Broom, Scamp Theatre have done an equally fine job bringing Stick Man to the stage. Last seen in Edinburgh during the Fringe, the show is returning as part of the Christmas lineup in St Andrew Square. ‘There’s a simplicity and honesty about Julia’s work,’ says actor and musician Gordon Cooper, who takes on the fun but demanding role of the one-manband. ‘She chose something so ordinary as a stick for this book, and yet she manages to make it come to life. It’s something that kids deal with potentially everyday in the park, so they can respond to it.’ As fans of the book know, the story follows Stick Man, his ‘Lady Love’ and three offspring, all of whom live in the Family Tree. Venturing out into the world, Stick Man encounters a dog keen to play with him, a swan who spots his potential for nest material, and a hungry bonfire. For Cooper, who has spent the past 12 Christmases working in panto, the prospect of a show for little ones holds much appeal. ‘It will be novel not to dress up in a frock and tights,’ he says. ‘But I love Christmas shows because people arrive already in the spirit, so you’re off to a flying start. And shows like this are all about energy: you throw it out, but you also get it back.’ (Kelly Apter)

£6–£15. Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. See Glasgow, Music.

Theatre & Dance

The Voice Thief Fri 14 Nov, 7.30pm. Sat 15 Nov, 2pm & 7.30pm. £12 (£8). Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. Catherine Wheels presents a new promenade show about the mysterious ‘Voice Facility’ which removes the voices of ‘troublesome’ girls. Ages 9+. Stick Man Sat 22 Nov–Sun 4 Jan, times vary. £15–£18.50 (£13–£15.50; family £46-£56). St Andrew Square, 0844 545 8252 . See preview, left. Ages 3+. Part of Edinburgh’s Christmas. Aladdin Sat 29 Nov–Sun 18 Jan, times vary. £14–£30 (£11–£27). King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. Panto veterans Grant Stott, Andy Gray and Allan Stewart take to the stage to present this popular tale, with special effects.

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Tue 2— ✽ Sun 28 Dec, times vary. £8.50. macrobert, University of Stirling, 01786 Too Many Penguins?

466666. A show that packs fun, laughs, entertainment and penguins into the mix. Suitable for ages 1–4.

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10.15am. £2 for first class; £24 for a further 6 weeks. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. A pre-school dance experience designed to increase kids self-esteem, coordination, concentration and balance whilst boogieing to catchy tunes. Ages

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GLASGOW Activities & Events

FREE Ron Athey in Conversation Thu 13 Nov, 7.30pm. Gilmorehill Centre, 9 University Avenue, University of Glasgow, 330 2892. Athey talks about the performances he’s put on in relation to AIDS and explores the precarity of the human body. Part of Glasgay!. John Waters: This Filthy World Vol 2 Fri 14 Nov, 7pm. £25. O2

Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. A celebration of the joyously appalling taste of America’s most notorious filmmaker John Waters. Glasgay!.

Arts

Slope Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov & Tue 18–Fri

21 Nov, 7.30pm. Sat 22 Nov 2.30 & 7.30pm. £12 (£2–£8.50). Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. Untitled Projects reconceive their 2006 production of Pamela Carter’s Slope. See feature, page 28. Glasgay!. Josh Armstrong: These Delicate Things Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov, 8pm. £10

(£8). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A two-act performance piece exploring the life of photographer Francesca Woodman. Glasgay!.

Lady Gaga’s artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Sun 16 Nov, 7.30pm. £35–£90.

The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. Big electro tunes and even bigger costumes from poker-faced Gaga. Erasure Fri 21 Nov, 7pm. £35. O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 80s electro-pop darlings Vince Clarke and Andy Bell.

Clubs

Mouse & Reservoir Ducks Fri 14 Nov, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). The Art School, 20 Scott Street, theartschool.co.uk DJ Hush and Casey O’Connell present this queer club night with physical performer / erotic star Mouse, plus Reservoir Ducks – Anna Frisch’s performance about ducks who discover gender power. Glasgay!. TYCI Sat 15 Nov, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after; free all night if you write ‘TYCI’ on your knuckles. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. TYCI is two years old this month and, to celebrate, they have Girlpool playing live and Grainne Braithwaite on the decks. Yes! Fri 5 Dec, 8pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Gay night that plays indie and guitar bands, with the emphasis firmly on music from classic artists and cutting edge acts. FREE Bears in the West Fri 5 Dec, 9pm–1am. Underground Glasgow, 6a John Street, 553 2456. A wee festive special with DJ Corkie providing the sounds and plenty of sweets to go round.

EDINBURGH Activities & Events

FREE Rubyfruits Sundays, 2pm. The

Regent, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. Social evenings for lesbian and bisexual ladies. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mondays, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Drop-in service to meet new people, get info and catch up on the latest goss. FREE Bi & Beyond Wed 19 Nov & 3 Dec, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Space for bisexual (and beyond) people to get together. FREE Rubyfruits Wednesdays, 7.30pm. Woodland Creatures, 260–262 Leith Walk, 629 5509. See Edinburgh, Activities & Events. FREE LGBT Swimming Sat 22 Nov & 6 Dec, 2.15–4pm. Glenogle Swim Centre, Glenogle Road Stockbridge, 343 6376. A dedicated pool session just for the LGBT community. FREE Community Discussion:

The Future of LGBT Equality in Scotland Wed 26 Nov, 6.30–9.30pm.

Eric Liddell Centre, 15 Morningside Road, 447 4520. A panel discussion to explore what LGBT people and their allies hope for the future. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 26 Nov, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Book club for gents with a lust for reading. FREE Icebreakers Wed 26 Nov, 7.30–9.30pm. The Regent, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. A chance to make new friends in LGBT company. FREE The Big LGBT Music Jam Sat 6 Dec, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Music-making in a creative and supportive environment. FREE Trans Women Sat 6 Dec, 7.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A monthly group meeting for transgender women. FREE Just for Men Wed 10 Dec, 6.30–8.30pm. Woodland Creatures, 260–262 Leith Walk, 629 5509. Social meet up for gay, bisexual and transgender men.

Arts

Erasure Thu 20 Nov, 7pm. £35. Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, 477 3500. See Glasgow, Arts. Slope Wed 26–Sat 29 Nov, 8pm. £16 (£8–£13). Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. See Glasgow, Arts. Edinburgh Gay Men’s Chorus: Elements Sat 29 Nov, 8pm. £9.50

(£6.50). Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, 447 7597. A blend of music inspired by earth, wind, water and fire from EGMC.

Clubs

Torture Garden Sat 15 Nov, 9pm– 3am. £18. The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. The world’s leading body art, fetish and twisted burlesque club with a hard house, electro, dubstep, rock’n’roll and mash-up playlist. Hot Mess Fri 28 Nov, 11pm–3am. £4 before 11.30pm; £6 after. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. Queer dance party with pop classics, obscure synthwave, house, techno and disco from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron.

UNFETTERED DEBAUCHERY

DIVE PRESENTS UNTAMED Summerhall, Edinburgh, Fri 21 Nov

Everyone’s favourite offbeat venue Summerhall plays host to ‘an alternative performance party for curious creatures’ when popular Sunday night queer disco DIVE debuts Untamed, its quirky new Friday night event that is unlike anything you’ve seen before. In a night that sounds as though it could have been curated by Rocky Horror’s Doctor Frank-N-Furter, the abandoned Small Animal Hospital in the labyrinthine old vet college is a suitably unsettling setting for a caged bar, an operating theatre-cum-dancefloor and live art, performance and film installations. ‘Experimentalist and general weirdo’ Miss Annabel Sings will be compering an evening of music and mayhem, with performances from Le Pustra (‘vaudeville’s darkest muse’) who doesn’t just make art: he is art. Joining them will be DIVE regular Ste McCabe (pictured) with tunes from his new album, Brains of Britain, which have been described as ‘political pop songs from a gay punk council flat dungeon’, and the gorgeous Taylor Huxley, a Marilyn Monroe-esque diva who gives new meaning to the usually disappointing roles of model-slash-actor. Plus, there’s international duo Modifier peddling their particular brand of transglobal electronica; Sean Kerwin and Chris Shelswell live on opposite sides of the world (Kerwin in Glasgow and Shelswell in New Zealand), but they combine their talents online to create a vibrant collaboration. DIVE has a reputation for giving punters the ultimate in quirky queer disco, and Untamed promises to be a night of dark decadence with music, drag, live art and performance. There’s something for everyone, provided you like old school glamour with a perverted twist; if you don’t, Untamed might just be the initiation ceremony you need. Despite the setting, no animals will be harmed in the making of this event: except for the consenting human variety, of course. (Kaite Welsh)

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THE BEST ROCK, POP, JAZZ & FOLK KIERSTY BOON

Pere Ubu The post-punk legends showed up recently on US telly, when ‘Road To Utah’ played in TV show American Horror Story: Freak Show. Catch them playing new stuff off recent album, Carnival of Souls. Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Tue 18 Nov; CCA, Glasgow, Wed 19 Nov.

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The Drums The jangly Brooklyn surfpoppers are back. The Art School, Glasgow, Thu 20 Nov.

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The Jesus And Mary Chain For some, Psychocandy’s up there with the best Scottish albums of all time, and the Mary Chain are back to play it live. See preview, page 74. Barrowland, Glasgow, Fri 21 & Sun 23 Nov.

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Happy Meals Catch the makers of our former album of the issue, Apero, louche Italo from Glasgow duo, Lewis Cook and Suzanne Roden. With support from Ubre Blanca and Apostille. Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Sat 22 Nov.

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SHARON VAN ETTEN The prolific, slow-burn songstress heads for Glasgow

lthough she’s four albums into a fiveyear recording career and the last of those records was released a full six months ago, it feels as though Clinton, New Jersey’s Sharon Van Etten has never been more popular than she is right now. The sense is that she’s one of those slow-burn artists who grafts in obscurity for a number of years, and when she hits, she hits slowly, and sinks deep. It’s no surprise that among her friends in her current home of Brooklyn she counts the National, fellow purveyors of hard-won majesty. Nick Cave is also a fan. That record Are We There, released on Jagjaguwar in May, is a typically slow-burn beauty, and we’d stick out our neck by saying it’ll be near the top of many end-of-year charts. Mixing easygoing but emotionally intense MOR indie-rock with apparently nakedly autobiographical, country-tinged balladeering, it’s a direct descendent of Cat

Power in its sound and its scope. Moments of heavy emotional resonance are many, including ‘Your Love is Killing Me’s hollowed-out, last-legs grandeur and ‘Even When the Sun Comes Up’s eloquently faded hymn from the depths of the morning after. On both sides of the Atlantic it was a modest top 30 hit, several steps up from her Nationalfeaturing previous record Tramp in 2012. That and some tasty television appearances for the usual suspects give some idea of her trajectory, but it’s only in soaking up and growing to love her work – darkly driven by semi-autobiographical tales of abusive love, self-abuse and excess in the bad times, it’s been reported, but framed by a warm hope – that Van Etten’s raw femininity and ready to be realised potential will ring true. (David Pollock)

Alan Bissett: Desert Island Discs and Books An audience with the author/ playwright, on the records and books that have changed his life. Part of Book Week Scotland. The Glad Café, Glasgow, Wed 26 Nov.

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Neu! Reekie! An end of year bash that promises ‘a rich buffet of spoken word, animation and music’, with Moon Hop DJs to get you up dancing. Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov.

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Silver Apples Psychedelia from the New York stalwarts. Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 28 Nov.

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Metronomy Brighton remixer Joseph Mount and his band play breezy, intelligent pop. O2 Academy, Glasgow, Thu 4 Dec.

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ALBUM OF THE ISSUE

LO-FI / PSYCHEDELIC POP ELECTRO-POP

SYNAESTHETE

Array (Kit Records) ●●●●●

Tropical electro-pop livewire Sarah TanatJones, aka Synaesthete, first came to our attention as the glittering, drumbattering vocalist of Edinburgh alt-rock combo Come On Gang. Said troupe split up before they issued their debut album, Strike A Match, in early 2011, but not before they’d earned a reputation as a promising power-pop band. Tanat-Jones moved to London where she works as a visual artist, co-helms ace radio show / webzine / clubnight / label Kit Records, and records as Synaesthete, which sees the musician and illustrator explore – and express – the audio-visual symbiosis between sound and music. (Tanat-Jones herself has synaesthesia – a perceptual condition that confuses, and conflates, the senses – and experiences letters and numbers as colours.) The album is terrific: a choral, often minimalist, percussion-led romp through disco, R&B, afrobeat, dark electro, a cappella vocals (reminiscent of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares) and shimmering, clattering pop. ‘The Beat’ sounds like a swooning tech-pop hit – all bone-rattling rhythms, electro rapture and glorious vocals, ‘Fruit’ is verdant with exotic chimes, clacking beats, African chanting and gorgeous harmonies, while the stripped-back, disjointed R&B of ‘Signs’ is equal parts euphoric and dystopian and gives FKA Twigs a run for her money. The songs are superb, but the album pulls another colourful punch with its accompanying booklet, created by Tanat-Jones. From dayglo soundwaves to bright fruits and 3D sloganeering, it vividly reinforces the album’s rich array of sound and vision. (Nicola Meighan) ■ See Synaesthete interview at list.co.uk

ARIEL PINK

pom pom (4AD) ●●●●● Judging by some of his troll-y statements about women of late, you’d be about as pleased to know your best friend is dating Ariel Pink as you would one of those unwashed-looking, average-Joe porn stars hired presumably to make men feel better about themselves. One of whom this part-baked LA lo-fi weirdo could pass for, come to think of it. His attitudes are roughly consistent with some of the inevitably mature themes addressed herein – ‘Sexual Athletics’ celebrates Pink’s prowess in the sack to a tongue-in-cheek comic sleazy vibe, ‘Black Ballerina’ features a skit where a teenager is taken for his first lapdance by his Irish grandad – although there’s little point making a moral judgement based on pom pom’s unashamed perversions. All pop is fantasy to some extent, and you’d be as well sifting this album for earnest views of the opposite sex as you would Pink’s opinions on Jell-O (‘big satisfaction’) and nude beaches (enthusiastic, suffice to say). Effectively the first Pink solo album without his usual Haunted Graffiti collaborators, pom pom edges back a little from the near radio-friendliness of his last set Mature Themes. While it may leave you hankering for a track as standalone good as ‘Only In My Dreams’, it’s fun to hear him back splashing around carefree in his paddling pool of strange ideas at such great length, while retaining the last record’s overall improvement in production quality. Across 17 songs touching on everything from surf rock to trashy punk, standouts include the trippysmooth synth-funk of ‘Lipstick’ and dreamy, hazy west-coast pop jangle ‘Put Your Number In My Phone’. ‘Black Ballerina’ typifies Pink’s knack for an irresistible squelching groove, and is possibly the best song here despite its schoolboy-ish pervy snickering, and more annoying still, the munching crisps sample on every fourth bar – a metronomic reminder that it’s rarely possible to appreciate Pink’s work without infuriating exception. (Malcolm Jack)

INSTRUMENTAL ALT-FOLK

PSYCHEDELIC FOLK-POP

Broken Spectre (Chemikal Underground) ●●●●●

The Things I Love Are Not At Home (Olive Grove Records) ●●●●●

SOUND OF YELL

His sometime El Hombre Trajeado accomplice and co-founder RM Hubbert might have attracted more recognition in recent times for his exhausting workrate and proliferation of fine albums, but Stevie Jones’ own career has continued apace in the meantime, both under his own Rude Pravo title (alongside artists Luke Fowler and Cara Tolmie) and as a collaborator with the likes of Bill Wells, Aidan Moffat and Jer Reid. Now, with this solo-steered but still collaborative album under the alias Sound of Yell, he will hopefully earn more recognition for his own individual talents. Jones’ central roles on the album are as composer and player of some intelligent, expressive acoustic guitar parts, although, unlike Hubbert, his songs aren’t founded around a single instrument with occasional interventions from others. Instead, Jones has around a dozen musicians contribute throughout the record, lending an expansive sound which betrays both its creator’s beginnings on the Glasgow indie scene and a rich kind of alternative folk vibe. Belle & Sebastian’s Stevie Jackson plays harmonica and Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake contributes wordless vocals, but this record is more in keeping with the usual styles of Alex Neilson of Trembling Bells (drums and percussion) and Alasdair Roberts (hurdy gurdy). As such, there’s a keening, folksy air to ‘Scuffling’, a laid-back country feeling amid ‘Hitherto’, on which Jackson’s harmonica wails out, and an eerie urgency about ‘Sated Eyrie’, with Abi Vuillamy’s musical saw ringing throughout the song. Like Hubbert, Jones shares a compelling emotional variety to his music, even as it gets by with minimal lyrical interference (Kim Moore’s breathy, jazz-style contribution to ‘Caiman’ is a lovely exception). Otherwise the finely tuned minimalism of the title track, the fusion of what sounds like most of the creators on ‘Crescent’ and Jones’ final solo tilt at ‘Ossicles’ all suggest a welltuned sense for melody and pure feeling. (David Pollock)

THE SON(S)

The Son(s) is a mysterious outfit – apparently the solo continuation of what was a three-piece band (hence that awkwardly un-Googleable moniker), details about the people involved are scant. But, in a way, that only adds to the sense that this lush, woozy, cathartic trip just popped into the world fully formed. The Things I Love. . ., without being predictable, has that no-note-out-of-place sense of something that just sounds right. One thing we do know is that RM Hubbert features, and his percussive style is there on tracks like closer ‘The Long Fuse’, just one of the many textures worked into a soft and subtly cohesive whole. There’s also some gorgeously warm, rough and ready brass and a distorted guitar solo on instrumental (doo doo doos aside) opener ‘Vinny and Ronnie Creeping On The Waitresses’. Something in that track’s laid-back persistence and swirling pianos is reminiscent of early instrumental Doves, and it’s a likeness borne out throughout the album, along with a more than passing vocal resemblance to the wounded falsetto mannerisms of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. That woundedness and the conspicuous sentimental wallowing of songs like ‘Polaroids’ won’t be for everyone, but the mood never stays too down for long – ‘Death, With Castanets’ is a lovely slice of 90s-style jangle pop, with a half-asleep kind of indistinctness to the vocals that only adds to the mystery of what ‘The Son’ might be saying. Made for listening to while gazing out of rain-streaked windows, The Son(s)’ music is the perfect accompaniment to a Scottish winter. Although original, these songs do fit the mould of something the Scottish music scene does very well at the moment: simple folky melodies surrounded by lush layers of varied, often cinematic sounds. Without too much secondguessing of motives, this feels like an offbeat labour of love; made against the odds of departing bandmates, it is decidedly idiosyncratic, and wholly refreshing. (Laura Ennor)

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list.co.uk/music GREEK FOLK

HIP HOP

Goats (Other Music Recordings) ●●●●●

A Thing Brand New (A Modern Way Recordings) ●●●●●

XYLOURIS WHITE

STANLEY ODD

Theirs is a pairing both unlikely and perfect. George Xylouris, venerated Cretan lute player, born into a family of renowned folk musicians, immersed in the ageold musical traditions of his homeland, and Jim White, in-demand and questing Australian-in-New York alt-indie / avant-rock drummer, most famous for breaking bones and hearts in Warren Ellis’ Dirty Three. Where Xylouris’ studious folk roots and White’s more confrontational, exploratory style come together is in the liberating tension of improvisation, the spontaneous moment of communication when formal mode meets uncharted territory. The album opens with perhaps its most strident and striking moment: ‘Pulling the Bricks’ begins in a shamble of rambunctious, jerky stabs, underpinned by yearning chord transitions and hanging phrases. This gives way to a fluttery, almost tentative, butterfly-brief improvisation before returning to its goodnatured, heavy-footed stumbling. Essentially, the track is Goats in a two-minute microcosm: a rare combination of elements, a meeting of spiky and honeyed, antiquity and modernity, full of warmth and life and human connections. ‘Old School Sousta’ is more traditional, a Mediterranean courtship stomp given extra muscle by White’s relentless but subtly varied pounding. After the boisterous first two tracks, Goats largely shifts into a less physical, more contemplative mode, but it’s no less engaging. ‘The Bells’ encapsulates this duo’s distinctive chemistry, as nimble yet razor-precise lute melodies, sodden with emotion and storytelling potential, meet skittering but unobtrusive free-improvised drums. White’s subtlety comes to the fore on ‘Suburb’ as he accentuates the cracks in Xylouris’ delicate, impressionistic patterns. Yet it’s not all counterpoint and juxtaposition, and the two display remarkable telepathy on the faster, more rhythmically complex tunes, ‘Chicken Song’ and ‘Fandomas’. It all makes for a wondrous and perfectly balanced partnership. (Matt Evans)

With the Mercury Prize victory for Young Fathers still causing some reverberations in Londonista music circles, it’s eminently possible that this moment could be a turning point for Scottish hip hop. One act who might reap benefits from this surprise result is fellow Edinburghers Stanley Odd, a six-piece who concoct softer hues to their capital city comrades. Yet, if the sound of a Scottish accent in rap mode still sends your body into a full-on cataclysmic cringe, maybe Stanley Odd (or, more accurately, Dave Hook, aka Solareye) might be a Forth Road Bridge too far. But for Hook, embracing your heritage is at the heart of the truths he and his band are pursuing. Which will never stop some from making direct comparisons to Stateside acts: the moving ‘Draw Yir Own Conclusions’ has the majestic slow reveal of, all-too ironically, Marshall Mathers’ ‘Stan’ while several of the album’s songs are elevated by soulful interjections from Veronika Electronika. As live performances at the likes of Wickerman testify, in the jumping flesh is where Stanley Odd excel. There, Hook shows the Tigger-like joy of someone who has toiled long and hard to get the recognition he and his crew deserves (‘To Be This Good Takes Stages’ reflects that struggle). On A Thing Brand New, the brain is ticking away but there’s plenty time for the feet and head to take over in bouncy numbers such as ‘Knock Knock’ and ‘Get Back in the Basement’. The Odd lyrical standpoint proposes social justice while acknowledging Scotland’s dark side, such as its unholy part in Britain’s empirebuilding. ‘The Walking Dead’ insists that Thatcherism, unlike the totemic hate figure herself, is far from deceased and buried, and there’s even a swipe at Boris Johnson. But, as the melancholic pro-Yes final-track statement grinds to its ultimately fruitless halt, what kind of a Stanley are we left with? One that is far from flat, and should be receiving laurels for years to come. (Brian Donaldson) ■ Stanley Odd play Liquid Room, Edinburgh, on Fri 21 Nov.

POP / JAZZ / EXPERIMENTAL

ROCK

Different Every Time (Domino) ●●●●●

Music Industry 3 Fitness Industry 1 EP (Rock Action) ●●●●●

ROBERT WYATT

Robert Wyatt may have retired from music, but what a wonderful legacy he’s left: almost 50 years of avant-pop genius, taking in collaborations with everyone from Björk and Brian Eno to Ivor Cutler. Compiled by Wyatt and his biographer Marcus O’Dair, Different Every Time is a thoughtful two-disc overview of the great man’s career, encompassing solo tracks and collaborations from 1970 to 2009. Throughout it all, there’s that beautiful Wyatt voice, like an English ex-choirboy intoxicated by the moonlit jazz inflections of Chet Baker. In avoiding too much overlap with 2004’s Greatest Misses, this set leaves out the sublime ‘Sea Song’ from 1974’s essential Rock Bottom. Instead, we get an incredible live version of that album’s ‘Last Straw’, with Wyatt scatting ecstatically over his band’s oceanic jazz-rock. It’s a joy to hear two songs by Matching Mole, the group Wyatt formed after leaving Soft Machine in 1970, not least ‘Signed Curtain’, a charmingly self-conscious piano ballad which delivers a real emotional payoff by the end. The author Jonathan Coe has described Wyatt’s words and music as a continuous, alternative running commentary on the past few decades; ‘sane songs for insane times’. Wyatt’s left-wing politics are most evident in 1980s recordings like ‘The Age of Self’ and the Chilean liberation anthem ‘Vencemeros (We Will Win)’, recorded with Working Week and Tracey Thorn, but a deep sense of humanity pervades all his music, while his surrealism and humour ensure his songs never descend into dreary agitprop. The second disc uncovers rare gems like the mournful post-punk chamber pop of Epic Soundtracks ‘Jelly Babies’ and Wyatt’s starkly beautiful acapella reading of John Cage. Other highlights include the Cuban glam glide of Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera’s terrific ‘Frontera’ and the luminous jazzpop of Jeanette Lindstrom’s ‘The River’. Oblique English magic. (Stewart Smith) ■ Listen to 'Shipbuilding' at dominorecordco.com

MOGWAI

Less than a year after their unexpected but well-deserved most successful record yet (eighth album Rave Tapes broke the UK top ten), the ever hardgrafting Mogwai are back with an EP which leads off with probably the most commercial song they’ve ever recorded. Already being hammered by BBC 6Music, ‘Teenage Exorcists’ rips up the template which may be familiar to many, to the extent that even fans of the group might not have recognised them on first listen. Then again, despite the prevailing reputation they have for glacier-sized instrumentals, they’ve never been a group to accept pigeonholing lightly. ‘Teenage Exorcists’ skips along on a tumultuous squall of guitar that is, fair enough, not a million miles from what Mogwai usually do. Yet there’s a mood here they’re not famed for, a kind of wide-eyed glee which is more often than not tempered by the sheer gravity of the music. Amid it all there’s a voice: maybe Barry Burns, more likely Stuart Braithwaite, the recording’s just murky enough to be unclear. ‘I said nothing / I said too much / I think you are a good, good person,’ it says, then over and over, a bittersweet mantra: ‘it’s all dark and uncertain / an apology accepted’. Roll it round in your head and you’ve probably heard it, right? It’s melodic and memorable and gratifyingly noisy. It is – and we never thought we’d write these words in connection with Mogwai – a radio hit. The ground has shifted and new doors have opened; hopefully they step through. Elsewhere they’re perhaps on more familiar ground with the original back-up tracks ‘History Day’ (a foreboding, murky slice of instrumental acoustronica) and ‘HMP Sean William Ryder’ (takes the Happy Mondays singer’s name brilliantly in vain, sounds more like Mogwai doing the Doors), as well as three excellent Rave Tapes remixes from Blanck Mass, Pye Corner Audio and Nils Frahm. (David Pollock) ■ Stream 'Teenage Exorcists' at soundcloud.com/rock-actionrecords/mogwai-teenageexorcists 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 71

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JAZZ & WORLD

ALSO RELEASED WORLD

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Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru’s Radical Decade Tiger’s Milk ●●●●●

Peru Bravo documents the fertile, if short-lived, Liman music scene during the 1968-75 Velasco regime, offering tasty psych and funk nuggets and the odd gem. Los Destellos’ ‘Onsta la Yerbita’ is a trip, with an echo-drenched MC inviting the kids to dance and two guitarists pouring fuzzy psychedelic syrup across a cool Latin groove. It’s hard not to warm to an artist who dubs himself ‘El Troglodita’, as Jean Paul does. His ‘Everything’s Gonna Change’ is one of the best things here, his high and raspy voice leading the band through a series of hip James Brown-inspired vamps to land on a catchy psych-pop chorus. Laghonia are clearly the most accomplished band here, working up a driving groove beneath the progressive pop of ‘Bahia’. Los Holys’ curious stumblefunk take on the Meters’ immortal ‘Cissy Strut’ intrigues, but the real interest lies in the Peruvian originals. (Stewart Smith) WORLD

MORENO VELOSO

Coisa Boa (Luaka Bop) ●●●●●

TV ON THE RADIO

Seeds (Harvest Records / Virgin EMI) ●●●●●

NEIL LANDSTRUMM

Nights of Shame EP (Kick + Clap) ●●●●●

TV On The Radio appear to have retreated to a safe musical place on Seeds, adopting the streamlined style evident on current single ‘Happy Idiot’, which sounds like an emasculated New Order’. A couple of nice choral touches remain; otherwise, the idiosyncratic quirks have been ironed out of their sound. (Fiona Shepherd)

Silly-good new stuff from producer Neil Landstrumm (above) which he says, ‘jacks so hard, it has to be from Chicago’. In reality, these squelchy, chiming and banging acid house beats were actually made in Marchmont, Edinburgh, and put out by Django Django drummer Dave McLean. It’s getting a standing ovation. (Claire Sawers)

SIMPLE MINDS

DEAN BLUNT

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The unpigeonhole-able London and Atlanta-based artist continues his project to fascinate, confound, and here, make swooningly beautiful, melodic, ambitious music. ‘Forever’ is a hypnotic 13-minute woozy loop; ‘Hush’ and ‘Mersh’ are a reminder of his dubby/trappy/jazzy past as half of Hype Williams. (CS)

Big Music (Caroline International) The Minds’ 16th album does a decent job of living up to its title, recalling the group’s mid-80s pomp and (sparingly) referencing the Europhile electro of earlier days. Jim Kerr pays tribute to his Southside stomping ground on ‘Honest Town’, one of a couple of co-writes with Iain Cook of Chvrches. (FS)

THE ORCHIDS

Beatitude #9 (Acuarela) ●●●●● While Taylor Swift touts a narrow interpretation of the year of her birth on current album 1989, for some the sound of the 80s is hazy melodies, jangling guitars, wistful vocals and a dash of electronica. Glasgow's the Orchids haven’t changed the record in nearly 30 years – why would they when it still sounds fresh and lovely? (FS)

MICAH P HINSON

The Gospel of Progress (Talitres) ●●●●●

A reissue of the 2004 debut album from Texan singer / songwriter whose hangdog vocals, gently skiffly rhythms, mellifluous guitar picking, mournful strings and lo-fi woodwind flourishes are now common currency. The ragged passion of ‘Patience’ still resonates. (FS)

Black Metal (Rough Trade) ●●●●●

JON HASSELL & BRIAN ENO Fourth World Vol 1: Possible Musics (Glitterbeat) ●●●●●

Re-release of 1980 classic by composer/experimental trumpeter Hassell, and electronic visionary Eno. Proto-afrobeat in a very slowed down, primitive and bendy sense, as they create the ‘Fourth World’, their new style of music which used modern technological treatments to reinterpret various cultures and times. (CS)

RICHARD DAWSON

Nothing Important (Weird World) ●●●●●

The superb Geordie troubadour returns, with more of his beautiful balladry of the mundane. Offkilter twanged guitars, soured vocals and odd ditties make for a playfully, occasionally gorgeously idiosyncratic piece of modern folk. (CS)

Coisa Boa is Brazilian singer, songwriter and producer Moreno Veloso’s first album in 13 years and it’s a beauty. Relaxed and airy, it’s less obviously experimental than some of his earlier work, with Veloso’s soft, inviting vocals wrapped in predominantly acoustic textures. Veloso hasn’t stepped back from the vanguard so much as refined his mix of the traditional and the modern, with leftfield touches rubbing gently against the warm acoustic grain. The results are utterly gorgeous, with lovely, deceptively light melodies floating over acoustic guitars and subtly inventive electronic textures. Dreamy swells of lap steel lift the wistful ‘Lá e Cá’ into a starlit sky, while Arto Lindsay’s electric guitar transmits faint avant-rock signals from a distant satellite. Glistening surf guitars usher in the bouncy samba of ‘Um Passo à Frente’, while the charming ‘Jacaré Coruja’ teems with tiny percussion sounds from miniature steel drums to coconut shells. (Stewart Smith) JAZZ

RASHIED AL AKBAR, MUHAMMAD ALI, EARL CROS, IDRIS ACKAMOOR Ascent of the Nether Creatures (No Business) ●●●●●

Taped in the Netherlands in 1980, Ascent of the Nether Creatures is a thrilling live set from four undersung Loftera musicians. Trumpeter Earl Cross played on Noah Howard’s classic Black Art, but his work as leader has been under-documented. He’s on magnificent form here, taking hip bop themes like ‘Earl’s Tune’ and pushing them into knotty realms of abstraction. The long title track follows the Art Ensemble of Chicago deep into the forest at night, all chittering insects and skreeing birds, before exploding in a miasma of incredible free drumming from Muhammad Ali. ‘4 for 1’ alternates between intense bursts of simultaneity and short solo shots, with Ackamoor’s high-velocity trills and Cross’s spiralling flights leaving your brain spinning before Ali mashes it completely. The raw fidelity only adds to the excitement, with the music working itself into a blurry ecstasy. (Stewart Smith) JAZZ

MARY HALVORSON

Reverse Blue (Relative Pitch) ●●●●● New York guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson combines the history of jazz guitar with an avant-rock sensibility: think Mark Ribot or Bill Frisell drawing oblique pop angles with Deerhoof. What sets her apart from other virtuosos is her distinctive compositional voice: harmolodically complex, but with a knack for attractive themes and strong rhythmic hooks. ‘Torturer’s Reverse’ opens with her plucking out a pretty, almost baroque, figure, as Chris Speed’s saxophone glides softly by. The band shifts gear into a driving rock vamp, all purring power chords and fidgety fretboard runs. Ace drummer Thomas Fujiwara ratchets up the energy levels, pushing Halvorson to skronky abstractions, before she pulls back to trace crab-like patterns over his free-pulse barrage. ‘Hako’ has a lovely modal jazz feel, while ‘Really OK’ knocks a neat bebop theme out of orbit with wonky axe mischief. (Stewart Smith)

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SINGLES & EPS STEVE GULLICK

PREHISTORIC FRIENDS

ATOM TREE

MOURN

HOOKWORMS

More Casiotone for the painfully alone, or something like that, as Yetts o’ Muckhart by way of Glasgow’s finest tease their self-titled debut album – due next year – with a second single therefrom. Lush, mournful fiddles slum it with dreamy budget keyboards to a sloping beat, as Liam Chapman sings in his Tim Smith ex-of-Midlake kind of way about growing pains and procrastination. There’s a graceful plaintiveness to Prehistoric Friends’ songs that gets right under your skin.

We’d tip this trio as Glasgow’s next band most likely to ‘do a Chvrches’, but then Chvrches came out of nowhere like a breath of air, minty fresher than the rest, and for all its lovely cascading crescendos, Atom Tree’s latest EP of similarly choppy electro-pop with added John Hopkins piano ambience and xx gloom feels a touch stock. Singer Julie Knox might well have a fine yearning voice, but mixed in the timid middle-distance as it is, it’s hard to be certain.

The first Spanish signings to Brooklyn’s consistently on-it Captured Tracks are disgustingly young Catalonian punk quartet Mourn, and they describe themselves rather brilliantly as ‘four nerds playing music and shit at the doors of hell’. Whatever that means – and you get a decent idea from this threeminute cudgel of brittle PJ Harvey guitars and ghostly wailing from dual frontwomen Jazz Rodríguez Bueno and Carla Pérez Vasecho-y – we’ll have plenty of it, thanks very much.

Six-minutes long in its full album version, shadowy Leeds psychedelic rock five-piece Hookworms’ latest single sets the template for the kraut-gaze menace to be savoured on their new album The Hum. Organs wheeze and drone, guitars howl with feedback, the drums sound like they could walk through walls. Singer MJ’s yelped vocals are cloaked in echo and all but unintelligible save for the runic phrase ‘I figured it out’. Horizontally driving gloom for dark, wet winter nights ahead. (Singles reviewed by Malcolm Jack)

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LIVE REVIEWS

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TOWNSHIP SOUL

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Broadcast, Glasgow, Wed 5 Nov

Summerhall, Edinburgh, Thu 6 Nov

The Hydro, Glasgow, Sun 9 Nov

FUTURE ISLANDS

There’s a fun drinking game to be played at Future Islands shows based around frontman Samuel T Herring’s idiosyncratic repertoire of dance moves – the pogo, the chestbeating, the drowning man, the Frisbee ninja – but even at one sip per step, there’s a danger of being royally pissed by the end of the first song, such is his commitment to the performance. Herring is an oddity – and odd is to be embraced. Nevertheless, with the crowd whooping whenever he busts a naff but seemingly uncontrived move or modulates his voice from a perfectly reasonable pop rasp to a sudden death metal growl, this show feels more like sport than a gig. The music? Well, it’s okay – mostly efficient driving electro pop with the occasional new romantic inflection but several longueurs before they bust out the blithe ‘Seasons’. Much of the rest of the set sounds like the tracks they were trying out along the road to getting it right with the song Bono has dubbed ‘a miracle’. And without Herring for company along the way, this would have been a rather dull encounter. (Fiona Shepherd)

SLEAFORD MODS

THE SOIL

MTV EMAS

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‘It’s all so fucking boring’: just one of many spit-spattered phrases to be gobbed on one’s face courtesy of Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson. But it’s true. Or feels like it sometimes. In these times of constant information and ‘trending’, what actually means anything anymore in terms of truly affecting, personal music? What sticks? When does the hype end and the genuine impact begin? Ask these questions to anyone at this gig and they’ll say ‘Sleaford Mods’. Two men from the Midlands. One plays homespun punk grooves off a laptop while skulling a beer, the other reels off 21st-century British frustrations with a style and intelligence that is at once commanding, hilarious and utterly rousing. Williamson convulses like he’s speaking in tongues, and he may well be given that everyone packed into Broadcast’s dungeon-like crevice shouts every word back in return like it’s gospel. This isn’t the ‘next big thing’ and they aren’t ‘ones to watch’. This is just Sleaford Mods. And it’s fucking exciting. (Ryan Drever)

Since their hit 2013 Fringe run, the Soil are no strangers to Scottish music-lovers. Tonight, they envelop Summerhall’s dissection room with a bewitching blend of soaring vocals, slick beatboxing and cheeky patter. The trio that make up the Soil – Master P, Da FanArtistic and Buhle – are symbols of modern South Africa’s blend of past and present. They present themselves as the heirs of Sophiatown (the black cultural hub in Johannesburg that was destroyed in the late 1950s) and their tunes blend influence from that era’s musical icons, such as Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela, with contemporary urban sounds to create a distinctive form of township soul. There’s maybe a touch more mention of God than British audiences are generally comfortable with, but the Soil’s music certainly has a heavenly quality. The convivial audience spans several generations and communities, each one rapt at the trio’s infectiously loveable tunes and itching to jump out of their seats for the dance-filled finale. (Yasmin Sulaiman)

Watching the MTV EMAs live is to witness not just the graceful, if loudly honking swan which the worldwide audience will have seen at home, but also a frantic scrabble under the smooth, shiny surface. And whatever one might think of the ragbag performances, it has to be said that these guys are utter professionals when it comes to putting on a circus performance. Sadly there was no equivalent of the Kanye West stage-invasion moment nor a twerking Miley comic nightmare, just a well-drilled glossy machine with barely enough time for Ariana Grande to gush about her awards haul (for which we are truly thankful). Royal Blood rocked it in their efficient, economical way, U2 were surprisingly subdued, Ozzy O was Ozzy O Global Icon, and Alicia Keys plus unborn child were pure class at the piano. Hostess Nicki Minaj managed to chuck in a few cultural references – including a well-aimed putt into a hole shaped like her ample buttocks – while jumping in and out of a succession of sculptural outfits. (Fiona Shepherd) 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 73

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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN

Barrowland, Glasgow, Fri 21 & Sun 23 Nov It’s possible to identify only a few true Big Bang moments in British music and Psychocandy was one. With an echoey boom-thwack of Bobby Gillespie’s rudimentary drum kit, a beautiful hiss of guitar fuzz and feedback, and a shy drawl of Jim Reid’s sublimely pained vocals, a whole universe of incredible music was born and still grows. The Jesus and Mary Chain’s 1985 debut album in many ways cast the die for the next ten years of indie, put Creation Records on its path to glory and notoriety (Psychocandy came out on Blanco y Negro, but JAMC were still managed by Alan McGee), and effectively marked the end of postpunk by reimagining the Velvet Underground as produced by Phil Spector, ushering in a new era of impassioned pop reconstructivism. The Mary Chain arguably never made another truly great album in five attempts, but hey, who cares? It’s debatable how much of Psychocandy’s awesome romance will be captured by these two classic-album-in-full shows at the Barrowland, as it’s toured in its entirety for the first time almost 30 years on. The Reids of 1985 – East Kilbride brothers Jim and William, the band’s violently volatile nucleus – would probably throw up at the idea of their older selves doing these inherently youthful songs of love, lust, rage and stoned confusion for a politely reverent adult audience. But then, such was the fighty infamy of their mid-80s gigs, thanks to Alan McGee’s Malcolm McLaren-cribbed love of flash-bang publicity, the record’s release was rather drowned in a torrent of hype, drugs, drink and riots. If the Mary Chain of today can do careful justice to Psychocandy’s more fragile, lesserrecognised gems like ‘Cut Dead’, never mind noisy marquee numbers like ‘Just Like Honey’ and ‘Never Understand’, then rock history might just be momentarily reconstructed once again. (Malcolm Jack)

SEASONAL EVENT

WINTERSONG

Platform, Glasgow, Sat 22 Nov ‘Winter is my favourite season. It has such a desolate beauty to it,’ says RM Hubbert, who’ll be performing a specially composed set at Platform’s Wintersong event. ‘I’ve been thinking about the comparisons between those winter landscapes and the chronic depression that I have. Both come in cycles. Both foster isolation. Both inevitably end with a hope for a better day to come.’ Joining Hubbert are visionary folk bard Alasdair Roberts, the mercurial Richard Youngs, pastoral synth-wizards Grumbling Fur, bass maestro Howie Reeve, Northumbrian troubadour the Horse Loom, Sussex experimentalist Plinth and Louis Abbott of Admiral Fallow. Roberts associates the season with growing up in Perthshire, where the natural world influenced his early songwriting. ‘Walking then in the hills, in the forests and by the lochs . . . it seemed to me that they teemed with the unseen spirits of tutelars; there was a deep sense of something numinous afoot.’ For Grumbling Fur’s Alexander Tucker, ‘winter means high electricity bills and cold feet’, yet he finds it can be a spur to creativity. ‘The early darkness often encourages one to nestle into a warm space and write some transportative music. People often refer to my solo output as winter-y, so maybe a little of this creeps into the Fur.’ ‘I’m a sucker for Christmas music,’ says Youngs. ‘I remember wandering round Krakow and hearing Wham’s “Last Christmas” out of a cheap speaker in the market area, and finding it very moving.’ (Stewart Smith) ROCK

JACK WHITE

The Hydro, Glasgow, Tue 18 Nov The saviour of garage rock circa 2001 has come a long way in the past decade. He’s achieved a red carpet status, appeared on primetime chat shows and is now embarking on a bona fide arena rock tour, all without compromising the passionate ideals which have made him such a single-minded champion of analogue recording and vinyl records. If anything, Jack White is a more formidable live force than he has ever been. Firstly, that catalogue goes from strength to strength. Rotating setlists on the tour so far have included a generous smattering of White Stripes songs, plus Raconteurs and Dead Weather tracks, alongside eclectic material from his two solo albums to date, Blunderbuss and Lazaretto. And then there’s the band. If the White Stripes sounded like a seven-nation army with just guitar and drums, imagine the bone-rattling force of his current six-piece, comprising a pick’n’mix of the two bands – one all-male, one all-female – he toured with in 2012. Mostly the guys, though, it must be said. Sadly, White will be a crucial man down on this outing, following the death last month of keyboard player Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens, previously the purveyor of audacious licks for the Mars Volta and others. His able replacement is Dean Fertita, celebrated synthquake maestro in Queens of the Stone Age and the Dead Weather. Our prediction? These players could give the Bad Seeds some cold sweats in the righteous racket stakes. (Fiona Shepherd) 74 THE LIST 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014

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Thursday 13

Glasgow

■ Jake Clemons O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £13.50. The singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist shows off his skills on guitar, saxophone, drums and piano. ■ Dave Sharp, John Condron and Average Andy Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7.30–11.30pm. £7.95. Former Alarm guitarist. ■ Frazey Ford Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.45pm. £14.34–£16.87. One third of Canada’s Begood Tanyas. ■ Indigo Sixteen, Orthodox, The Lapelles and The Tales King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. Fast paced West Lothian indie punk four-piece. ■ Stubblemelt The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Art rock from West Midlands. FREE Slow Down, Molasses, Now Wakes the Sea and Martha Ffion Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Indie rock from this Canadian collective.

Edinburgh

FREE Dancing Mice, PAL and Sacre Noir Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. Electro flavoured indie pop. Album launch. ■ The Ruts DC The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £17.50. A spin-off of the original Ruts. ■ Hue & Cry The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £25. Pat and Greg Kane commemorate the 25th anniversary of their Remote and Bitter Suite albums. ■ Numbers Are Futile Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, 623 3030. 8pm–1am. £9. Drums, synth and vocals duo mixing indie and electronica.

Friday 14

Glasgow

■ Bryan Adams The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £39.50. Craggy-faced Canadian celebrates the 30th anniversary of the multi-million selling album Reckless. ■ . . . And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Your Favorite Enemies and Midnight Masses The Art School, 20 Scott Street 7pm. £13. Wild Texan indie punks. ■ Catfish & The Bottlemen Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £11.20. Garage rock and post-punk quartet from Llandudno. FREE Johnny Lloyd King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 7pm. Acoustic guitar and lo-fi sounds from former member of Tribes. ■ Sham 69 O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18. Cockney punk rockers featuring original line-up. ■ Tyketto The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £16. American hard rock quartet. ■ King Champion Sounds and Smack Wizards The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £7.95. ■ Speech Development Records Tour: B Dolan, Scroobius Pip and Warrenpeace Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Headlined by B Dolan, plus warrenpeace with his spoken word meets punk, and Scroobius Pip.

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FIVE REASONS TO SEE GIOFEST VII Hear something you’ve never heard before And, more importantly, that you’ll never hear again. With all the festival’s music being made up on the spot – by the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and guests – every performance is a unique, unrepeatable experience, somewhere between free jazz and cutting-edge experimentalism. Check out another side to Ilan Volkov He’s the driving force behind Glasgow’s experimental Tectonics weekend, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra’s music director, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s principal guest conductor. And he’s a mean improviser and composer too: at GIOFest he’ll be making things up with pianist and singer Maya Dunietz, and also unveiling a new piece he’s put together for the full forces of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra. Catch some provocative visiting improvisers under one roof From Edinburgh-based feminist improviser Maggie Nicols to Norwegian free jazz quartet Lemur to US percussionist and maker-upper Gino Robair, it’s the place to sample a range of ways to get spontaneous with music. Get your kids involved There’s no reason why the little ones shouldn’t make up some music. Instruments are supplied at a free GIOFest improvisation workshop for two to seven-year-olds, and no previous experience is necessary (just as well) for them to try out making sounds together. Get yourself involved Anyone is welcome at GIOFest’s Community Open Workshop led by composer and conductor Steve Beresford; just bring along an instrument (or simply your voice), or choose from percussion instruments available on the day and get improvising. (David Kettle) ■ GIOFest VII, CCA, Glasgow Thu 27–Sat 29 Nov.

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■ Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £25–£37.50. Squeeze members perform songs by the band, plus solo material. ■ The Duke, Detroit Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5.95. Electro poppy, post-punk noise. Single launch and afterparty. ■ Lylo Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 651 5859. 7pm. £3. Glaswegian dream pop. ■ Trapped Mice Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Indie folk. ■ We Came From the North, A Sudden Burst Of Colour and Glacier Opium, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7–10.30pm. £5 on the door. Edinburghbased instrumental post rock band. EP Launch for Low Sun, Long Shadow. ■ Wishbone Ash The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 7.30pm. £18.55. Rock veterans and twin guitar pioneers.

Dunfermline

■ John Mayall Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, 01383 740384. 7.30pm. £28.50. Elder statesman of British blues on his 80th Anniversary Tour.

Saturday 15

Glasgow

■ James and Starsailor The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £36–£45. Madchester veteran indie rockers of ‘Sit Down’ fame. ■ Against Me! The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £14.50. Anarcho! Punk! Quintet! from Gainesville, Florida. ■ Alabama 3 O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Southernfried preachifying, and dancefloorfriendly beats. ■ Bob Mould Band Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £22.50. American guitarist who played with Hüsker Dü and Sugar. ■ Carl Barât & The Jackals King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 7pm. £tbc. Former Libertine and Dirty Pretty Thing. ■ Robert Plant & Sensational Space Shifters O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £40–£45. The rock legend adding a world music/electronic vibe to his rock roots. ■ The Ruts DC and Hateful Audio, 14 Midland Street, theruts.co.uk 7pm. £16.50. See Thu 13. ■ Volbeat Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £17. Danish band playing a combination of heavy metal, punk rock and rockabilly. ■ Dave Arcari Lansdowne Church (Websters Theatre), 416 Great Western Road, 337 2311. 7.30–11pm. £8. Alt. blues guitarist. ■ Jonnie Common, Wolf and Ross Sutherland The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £6. Lo-fi electro-folk. Album launch. ■ Mono Wave, Minor Organs and Ace Elementary The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Grunge shoegaze trio from Glasgow.

Edinburgh

■ The Changes, The Rhemedies and Andy Boyle Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 651 5859. 7pm. £5. Indie. ■ Darth Elvis & the Imperials Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £9. Elvis didn’t die, he just turned to the dark side, don't you know? ■ Speech Development Records Tour Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £10. See Fri 14. ■ Bernie Torme Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £12. The axeman behind Gillan and Ozzy. ■ Hot Club of Cowtown Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, St Bride’s, 10 Orwell Terrace, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £18 (£16). Hot jazz/western swing trio. ■ Vic Godard & Subway Sect and The Sexual Objects The Voodoo

JOHN GRANT John Grant fans are in for a treat. After letting your ears go on an acid trip induced by his haunting and rather dreamy voice, which will be accompanied here by the Royal Northern Sinfonia, take a stroll through Grant’s 1990s / 2000s alt-rock past via the Czars Best Of album, out two days after this gig. ■ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 29 Nov; The Best of the Czars is out Mon 1 Dec on Bella Union.

Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £13. Punk-pop pioneer. ■ The Spitfires and Holy Pistol Club Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 8pm. £8. Modern post-punk with heavy mod leanings.

Dundee

■ John Mayall Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £29.50. See Fri 14.

Paisley

FREE Paisley Christmas Lights Switch On Town Centre, 12–6pm. Featuring Glasgow synth-pop band Prides, Clyde One DJs, children’s favourites The Singing Kettle (soon to be no RIP) and headliners Union J of X Factor fame.

Sunday 16

Glasgow

■ Paloma Faith SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £27.50–£35. Big voiced soul pop singer-songwriter. ■ Hozier O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Soul and contemporary blues-folk. ■ Matt Schofield O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.68. Blues and rock. ■ Ought CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £13.44. Upbeat, fluid post-punk quartet from Montreal. ■ Suicide Silence, Murder, Fit and Black Tongue The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £11. American deathcore quintet. ■ Katie Armiger & Holly May Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £16.87. US Girls With Guitars Tour. ■ Lady Gaga The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £35–£90. Big electro tunes and even bigger costumes from that poker-faced Lady AKA Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. ■ James Bay The Art School, 20 Scott Street. 8pm. £10. Folk rock. ■ Rachel Ries The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 8pm. £9.56–£11.25. American indie-rock. ■ Rowan Ross The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 8–11pm. £8. Singer-songwriter and violinist. ■ American Authors King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. Brooklyn alt. rockers known for ‘Best Day of My Life’.

Edinburgh

■ Jon Gomm The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £15. See Fri 14. ■ PEJA The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 7pm. £20.16. Polish rapper and songwriter. ■ The Voyeurs Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Retro alternative rock. ■ Scumpulse Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Black metal meets crust punk.

Monday 17

Glasgow

■ Sir Richard Bishop The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30am. £6.95. Former Sun City Girls guitar man. ■ New Found Glory O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6pm. £18.50. American rock outfit. ■ Martha Wainwright Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £22.50. Cathartic singer-songwriter material. ■ Set It Off The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £16.87. Orchestal pop rock from Florida. ■ John Mayall Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £27.50–£31.50. See Fri 14. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Extempore ensemble performing covers of alternative tunes and originals.

Edinburgh

FREE Tinderbox Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. The experimental 50 piece youth orchestra plays original arrangements. ■ Goatess, Iron Void and Torn Face Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £8. Psychedelic stoner doom metal from Sweden.

Tuesday 18

Glasgow

■ Jack White The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £27.50–£32.50. Ragged blues from the former White Stripes singer. See preview, page 74. ■ Joey Bada$$ The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £16. American hip-hop. ■ Red Sky July Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. 7pm. £14.50. Vintage country rock. ■ Rich Robinson O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm.

£22.50. American rock singersongwriter and guitarist for the Black Crowes. ■ Seether O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. Grunge metal band from Pretoria, South Africa. ■ Trampled By Turtles The Art School, 20 Scott Street, trampledbyturtles.com 7pm. £16.80. Country-punk outfit from deepest Minnesota. ■ Prehistoric Friends, Le’ Thug and The Great Albatross The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30–10.30pm. £5 in advance (£6 on the door). Dreamy pop soundscapes. Single launch for ‘Wisdom Tooth’. ■ Chatham County Line and Mandolin Orange Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £12.50. Old time bluegrass and Americana from North Carolina quartet. ■ Phantogram Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £11.20. Indie/electro pop duo. ■ Wild Child King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. American indie-folk septet. FREE FOOS and The Ciazarn Affair Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Alt rock and electro from Italy.

Edinburgh

■ Charity Concert for Lucy Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7–10pm. £3 in advance; £4 on the door. Charity concert in aid of Lucy Lintott who has been diagnosed with MND. ■ A Day To Remember and Lower Than Atlantis Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £22. Florida exponents of ‘pop-mosh’. ■ King Tuff, Saint Max & The Fanatics and Garden of Elks Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8. Melodic fuzzy rock. Pere Ubu The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £18. Alternative and experimental rock by the Clevelandbased combo.

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■ Kasabian and The Maccabees The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £29.50–£39.50. Indie combo with electro-rock anthems. ■ Banks O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Los Angeles singer-songwriter. ■ Kina Grannis Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. American folk pop. ■ Jim Noir Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £11. Mancunian indie-rock singer-songwriter. Pere Ubu CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £16.87. See Tue 18. ■ Dirty Heads King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. The Californian band mix reggae, rock and rap. FREE Saint Max & the Fanatics, Phases and Esperi Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Wry pop band business.

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■ The Gaslight Anthem Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £24.50. Indie bar band spin on blue collar rock. ■ The Pictish Trail, Two White Cranes and Owen McAulay Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £8. Off-kilter indiefolktronica from The Pictish Trail. ■ The Rifles The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. Leeds indie rockers with defiant mod leanings. ■ Let’s Say We Did and Golden Arm Leith Dockers Club, 17–17a Academy Street, Leith, 467 7879. 7.30–11.30pm. £4. It's some Swedish indie-pop.

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Thursday 20

Glasgow

■ Christina Perri O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Philly singer-songwriter. The Drums The Art School, 20 Scott Street. 7pm. £15. Brooklyn indie pop band. ■ Picnic Basket Nosedive The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £7. Electro pop punk. ■ The Pretty Reckless and Heaven’s Basement O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £17.50. Growly New York rock from Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen. ■ The Quireboys The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £16.50. Party hard retro rock. ■ Book Group, Behold The Old Bear and Shambles Miller The Cellar, Queen Street, 07774 348993. 7.30–11pm. £5 in advance; £6 on the door. Fuzzy Edinburgh indie rockers. ■ Boo Hewerdine CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8–10.30pm. £10–£12. Admired pop / blues songsmith. ■ Gabby Young & Other Animals King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Gypsy folk, jazz fusion and pop. ■ Obliterations Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. Dark, rumbling, full throttle hardcore punk for your pleasure.

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■ Erasure Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £35. 80s electro-pop darlings. ■ Hacktivist, Dead Harts and The One Hundred Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £9. Milton Keynes rap/rock outfit. ■ Son Of Dave The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £11.25. Harmonica-touting Benjamin Darvell, formerly of Crash Test Dummies. ■ Psydoll and Seraph Sin Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £7–£9. Manga-fuelled electronic punks straight out of Tokyo.

Friday 21

Glasgow

■ Recondite Saint Judes, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. £tbc. Bavarian techno. ■ Beans on Toast and Will Varley Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7pm. £10.50. Sounds from English ‘drunk folk singer’. ■ Boot Led Zeppelin O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14.06. Homage to the rock legends. ■ Erasure O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £35. See Thu 20. The Jesus & Mary Chain ✽ Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £27.50. Psychedelic noise

rock from the Scottish band performing Psychocandy album in full. See preview, page 74. ■ The Levellers and The Selecter O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £22.50. Influenced by punk and traditional English music. ■ Tim Hecker Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £13. Ambient drone / electronica. ■ Jackson Browne Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £36–£46. Classic American songwriter. ■ Yeah Detroit, Veto, Northern Nightlights and Century Thirteen The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £6. Scottish pop punk. ■ The Ordinary Boys King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Indie rockers once namechecked in The IT Crowd. ■ The Seven Song Club Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £7.50. See Fri 14.

Edinburgh

■ The Gaslight Anthem Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, 477 3500. 6.30pm. £24.50. See Wed 19. ■ Cara Mitchell, Nigel Thomas and Charlotte Carpenter Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Aberdeen singer-songwriter. ■ Errant Boy and The Ross Arthur Band Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £5. Elegant experimental pop. ■ Stanley Odd The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £10. Scottish hip hop. See review, page 71. ■ The Brew Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30–10.30pm. £11. Psychedelia-soaked classic rock trio.

Saturday 22

Glasgow

■ Kerbdog, Hawk Eyes and Hey You Guys! Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street,

248 4114. 6.30pm. £tbc. Reformed alt. rock foursome. ■ The Animals & Friends Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £25. Classic blues-rock by the Newcastleformed band. ■ Chet Faker The Art School, 20 Scott Street. 7pm. £12.32. The Australian singer-songwriter performs down-tempo electronica and soul. ■ Dan Baird & Homemade Sin O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Southern rock from ex-Georgia Satellite. ■ Darius Rucker O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Country from former lead singer and guitarist of Hootie & the Blowfish. ■ Lily Allen O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £32.50. Chart-topping pop from idiosyncratic star. ■ Pulled Apart By Horses Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12. Alternative rockers who’ve supported Biffy Clyro, Foals and Muse. FREE Archangel and Wozniak The Vale, 5 Dundas Street, 332 4928. 8–11.30pm. Four-piece symphonic rock band from Glasgow. EP launch. ■ Hacktivist King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. See Thu 20. ■ Certain Death, Perduramo and Filth Spector The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Metal with a sense of humour. FREE Felix Champion Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 11pm. Energetic alt.rock quartet. Album launch.

Edinburgh

■ Allo Darlin’ The Halls, 6 Henderson Street, 554 2578. 7pm. £tbc. AngloAustralian indie pop outfit. ■ Boot Led Zeppelin The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. See Fri 21. ■ Cheatahs Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Grunge pop and rock from the London based group. ■ Lainie & The Crows, King Eider and The Jellyman’s Daughter The Mash House, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7–10pm. £5. Mix of blues, roots, country and rockabilly. EP launch. ■ The Valeetahs Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £tbc. 70s punk veterans The Valves and The Cheetahs join forces. ■ Yeah Detroit Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 651 5859. 7pm. £5. See Fri 21. ■ Beans on Toast and Billy The Kid The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £9. See Fri 21. Happy Meals The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 7.30pm. £5. Glasgow-based experimental duo blending synthpop, disco and French-Anglo vocals. Support from Ubre Blanca and Apostille. ■ Kenda Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Folky funky foursome from Orkney.

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■ Paolo Nutini SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 9 & 10 Jan.

■ Royal Blood Barrowland, Glasgow, 22 Feb.

■ Slipknot SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 18 Jan.

■ Death From Above 1979 O2 ABC, Glasgow, 23 Feb.

■ Jessie J O2 Academy, Glasgow, 21 Jan. ■ Emmy the Great King Tut’s, Glasgow, 22 Jan. ■ Jessie Ware Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Jan. ■ Van Morrison Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 26 Jan. ■ Amon Amarth Classic Grand, Glasgow, 27 Jan. ■ Nipsey Hussle O2 ABC, Glasgow, 29 Jan. ■ Half Man Half Biscuit Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 31 Jan. ■ The Afghan Whigs Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 3 Feb. ■ Prides Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 7 Feb. ■ The Decemberists O2 Academy, Glasgow, 13 Feb. ■ Interpol Barrowland, Glasgow, 14 Feb. ■ Dapper Laughs O2 ABC, Glasgow, 15 Feb. ■ Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Òran Mór, Glasgow, 16 Feb. ■ King Charles Òran Mór, Glasgow, 17 Feb; Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 18 Feb. ■ Jack Savoretti Òran Mór, Glasgow, 18 Feb.

■ Father John Misty King Tut’s, Glasgow, 23 Feb. ■ Katherine Jenkins Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26 Feb. ■ The War on Drugs Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 28 Feb. ■ Placebo Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 28 Feb; O2 Academy, Glasgow, 1 Mar. ■ The Kooks O2 Academy, Glasgow, 2 Mar. ■ Mike Peters Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 5 Mar.

■ Karnivool O2 ABC, Glasgow, 23 Mar. ■ Catfish &

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Barrowland, Glasgow, 24 Mar. ■ Gun Barrowland, Glasgow, 28 Mar. ■ Fuse ODG O2 ABC, Glasgow, 29 Mar. ■ Blue SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 30 Mar. ■ The Devin Townsend Project

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■ GoGo Penguin Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 6 Mar; King Tut’s, Glasgow, 7 Mar.

■ While She Sleeps and Cancer Bats O2 ABC, Glasgow, 29 Apr.

■ Glass Animals Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 7 Mar.

■ Don McLean Usher hall, Edinburgh, 27 May.

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■ The Piano Guys Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 12 Jun.

■ The Charlatans Barrowland, Glasgow, 10 & 11 Mar.

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Sunday 23

Glasgow

■ Crossfaith The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £11. Japanese metalcore. The Jesus & Mary Chain ✽ Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £27.50. See Fri 21.

■ Little Dragon O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.50. Swedish electronica band. ■ The South O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £22.50. Original Beautiful South members Dave Hemingway, Alison Wheeler, Dave Stead, Damon Butcher, Tony Robinson and Gaz Birtles have done the reforming thing with a subtle name-change. ■ Stevie Nimmo Trio Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13.50. Blues rock. ■ Upon a Burning Body and Martyr Defiled The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £9. Ferocious American metalcore quartet. ■ The Shires King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11. New country duo Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes.

Edinburgh

■ Deathcrush Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Heavy glitchy noise-rock and no-wave material. ■ Perfume Genius The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £11.20. Chamber pop from Seattle. ■ James King & The Lone Wolves The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Reformed Glasgow post-punks with a mean rep.

Monday 24

Glasgow

■ Lily & Madeleine Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £10. Singer-songwriter sisters. ■ Walking On Cars King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie pop-rock quintet from Dingle.

Tuesday 25

Glasgow

■ Enrique Iglesias and Demi Lovato The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £35–£65. The smoothie Latin dreamboat serenades his predominantly female fanbase. ■ The Defiled and Avatar The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £11. British Mad Max-styled industrial metal quintet. ■ E Of E Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £9–£22.40. Crossover pop rock band. ■ Example Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £27.50. Fulham electro rapper. ■ Lucy Spraggan O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. X Factor singer-songwriter. ■ Passenger O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £22.50. Aka acoustic troubador Mike Rosenberg. ■ Sharon Van Etten The Art School, 20 Scott Street, sharonvanetten.com 7pm. £16.80. Brooklyn singer/guitarist. See preview, page 69. ■ Drew McConnell’s Helsinki King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Babyshambles bassist’s musical collective.

Edinburgh

■ Fuck Art, Let’s Dance Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7–10pm. £10. German indie-electro. ■ Dominic Waxing Lyrical Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £tbc. Baroque folk. ■ Daedalus Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 9pm. £8. Experimental, avant-garde electronica.

Wednesday 26

Glasgow

■ Mastodon O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £22.50. Atlanta rock behemoth with proggy approach to metal. ■ Allusondrugs The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Leeds grunge five piece. ■ The Ting Tings King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Electro garage duo. FREE Big Body Squad Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Liverpudlian noise rock.

Thursday 27

Glasgow

■ Chris T-T & The Hoodrats O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £9.05. Indie-folk by the Brighton and London-based singer-songwriter. ■ Echo & The Bunnymen O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £26.50. Indie rock legends revisit their classic 1984 album The Killing Moon. ■ James King & The Lone Wolves Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. See Sun 23. ■ The Everlasting Yeah Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30– 11.30pm. £10. New group formed from ex-That Petrol Emotion members. ■ Wampire The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £7. Off-kilter pop from Portland. ■ Fram, Chrissy Barnacle and Woodwife The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8.30–11pm. £4. Ambient indie in the vein of Sigur Ros. Single launch for ‘Ghost Ship’. Ticket price includes CD. ■ Xylouris White King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Giorgos Xylouris and Jim White perform experimental music. See album review, page 71.

Edinburgh

■ Electric Six The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £16. Detroit rockers punky disco party. ■ Marcus Malone The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7.45pm. £13. Detroit blues guitarist. ■ Tommy Concrete & The Werewolves and The Dangerfields Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Punk/metal trio.

Friday 28

Glasgow

■ Clutha Trust Launch Night Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 6.30–11pm. £10. The trust launches with a night of live music featuring Bombskare, Rose Room, The Girobabies, Mickey 9s, The Mighty Sparrahawk and Carlton Jugband. ■ Live’n’Spittin Audio, 14 Midland Street. 6.30pm–midnight. £8–£12 in advance; £15 on the door. Annual freestyle rap battle tournament. ■ Delain and Wolf The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £14. Dutch symphonic metal band. ■ Dreadzone Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £18.55. Dubby dance beats. FREE Oscar Cordoba Band Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 7pm– midnight. Jazz/funk/rock fusion. ■ Professor Green O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. London hip-popper. Please note rescheduled date. Silver Apples Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £13.50. Veteran New York electronica pioneers perform analogue psychedelia. ■ The Smyths O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.37. Smiths soundalike outfit. ■ The Vaselines The Art School, 20 Scott Street, thevaselines.co.uk 7pm. £13. Much loved-Scottish lo-fi grunge types.

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■ Marcus Bonfanti King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Blues singer and guitarist with a Tom Waits rasp.

Edinburgh

■ Catholic Action Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 651 5859. 7pm. £5. Retro indie. ■ Joan As Policewoman and Adam Holmes The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £16 (£14). Aka dramatic violinist/vocalist Joan Wasser. Part of Lau-Land Edinburgh. ■ The Little Kicks Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7–10pm. £6. Upbeat Aberdeen-based four-piece. Neu! Reekie! Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 7–11pm. £8. Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night. ■ The New Piccadillys, Joe Viterbo and The Plegm Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7pm. £6. Rock’n’roll and 60s beat pop in the new old fashioned way. ■ Red Retro Pilot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £tbc. Rock/pop quartet from Edinburgh. EP launch. ■ wecamefromwolves, Return To The Sun, Scotia and Save The Reckless Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Pounding post-rock. ■ The Retrophones The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30–10pm. £5. Upbeat, danceable funk from the 70s.

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Glasgow

■ The Amity Affliction and Heart in Hand Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street,

847 0820. 6.30pm. £40. Post-hardcore combo from Australia. ■ Culann Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7–11pm. £6. Irvine anthemic rock five-piece tinged with Celtic and proggy influences. ■ Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 7pm. £28.12. The godfather of dub supplies eccentric reggae sounds. ■ The Smyths O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.37. See Fri 28. ■ The Wytches Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £9.50. Brightonbased alt rock trio. ■ The Orchids and Bodyheat The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30–11pm. £6. Glasgwegian indie veterans. ■ Earths The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Folk, rock and lo-fi punk from this Peebles. ■ Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 8pm. £43.50–£65. See preview, page 93. ■ The Amphetameanies King Tut›s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Rabble-rousing ska punk from local supergroup.

Edinburgh

■ Hugh Cornwell and Hazel O’Connor The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £20. Ex-frontman of Stranglers plays a mix of material from his solo and band career. ■ Marcus Bonfanti Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £9. See Fri 28. FREE Tommy Concrete & The Werewolves Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. Fantastically named punk/metal trio. ■ John Grant Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £18–£22. Former Czars singer is accompanied by the Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Kilmarnock

■ Deacon Blue The Grand Hall, London Road, 01563 554900. 7pm. £25–£40. Pop-rock band on their biggest tour in over a decade.

Musselburgh

■ Hue & Cry The Brunton, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £22. See Thu 13.

Sunday 30

Glasgow

■ Afrika Bambaataa O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 565 1000. 5pm. £8.55–£15.75. One of the godfathers and true originators of hip hop. ■ Augustines Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £tbc. The Seattle-based three-piece performs a mix of guitar-led indie-rock and alternative rock. ■ Basement Jaxx Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £25. Combining house, electro, ragga and anything else they can pull out of their box of sonic tricks. ■ Coasts Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £9. Bristol indie five-piece. ■ Hollywood Undead O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Masked rap rock marauders. ■ Hollywood Undead The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £15. See above. ■ Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £22.50. Thoughtful pop from Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, ex-The Beautiful South. ■ Tonight Alive The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50. Rambunctious pop punk quintet. ■ The Who The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7pm. £67.20–£80.70. The union jack clad British rockers return for their 50th anniversary tour. ■ Love Inks and TeenCanteen The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £6. Wistful melodies from this Texan trio. ■ Simone Felice King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221

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■ Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £36. See Fri 5. ■ The Creative Sessions The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8–10.30pm. £4–£5. Singer-songwriters are the focus of this monthly night, in conjunction with Creative Records. ■ Gerry Cinnamon King Tut›s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Acoustic singersongwriter from Glasgow.

Edinburgh

■ Edinburgh School of Music Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £3. Four students showcase their talents. ■ Napier University Singers Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Students perform an original song with live band.

Edinburgh

Monday 1

■ Ben Howard Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £25. Acoustic sounds from the acclaimed Devon-born songsmith. ■ The Phantoms Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Arresting noise-rock from talented upstarts. ■ The Pineapple Thief The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £13. Quartet mixing progressive, alternative and indie rock influences. ■ Big Country Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £27. See Fri 5.

Glasgow

■ Deacon Blue SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7pm. £25–£40. See Sat 29. ■ Culture Club and Alison Moyet The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £38.50–£48.50. The 80s pop band back with the original line-up. ■ Theatre Of Hate King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Post-punk goth rock.

Edinburgh

■ Protest The Hero Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 6.30pm. £14.62. Canadian progressive metal band.

Tuesday 2

Glasgow

■ I The Breather Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £9. American metal heads. ■ Deacon Blue SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7pm. £25–£40. See Sat 29. ■ The Temperance Movement O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £13.50. Blues drenched rock’n’roll. ■ Roddy Frame Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £28. Aztec Camera wunderkind-turned-elder statesman of intelligent, melodic, wistful Scotpop. ■ Jesse Malin King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8.50. The former member of D Generation and PCP Highway. FREE So Many Animal Calls and Bear Arms Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Glaswegian emo indie outfit.

Edinburgh

■ Raleigh Ritchie Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Bristol-born alternative R&B and trip hop artist/actor better known to Game of Throne fans as Grey Worm. ■ Chris Rea Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £35. Gravelly-voiced Rea performs trademark hits.

Wednesday 3

Glasgow

■ The Human League Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £29.50–£32.50. Much-loved Sheffield electro pop pioneers offer up early 80s nostalgia. ■ Warpaint O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £15. Harmonic femme rock four-piece. ■ YG O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £29.25. American rapper and hip hop artist. ■ Big Sixes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie pop. FREE Fat Goth, Garden of Elks and Blue Nova Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Dundee Alt.metal trio.

Edinburgh

■ Only Men Aloud The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £27.50. The Welsh male voice choir winners of the BBC’s Last Choir Standing competition.

Thursday 4

Glasgow

■ Slash, California Breed and Twenty Two Hundred The SSE

LAU-LAND The lovely lads of Lau, a Scottish folk trio whose music involves a fiddle, accordion, guitar and a feeling that you’re rolling in heather on a foggy day in the Highlands, are curating their second Lau-Land festival of the year. There will be live music from Siobhan Wilson, Joan As Police Woman and Dick Gaughan, plus workshops hosted by Lau and their musical friends. Lau open the festival alongside the Elysium Quartet and Ella the Bird, and the finale will be a late night party session. ■ Queen’s Hall & Summerhall, Edinburgh, Thu 27–Sat 29 Nov.

Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £35. Slash brings his solo work to life with vocals from Myles Kennedy. ■ Graham Bonnet O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Classic rock by the ex-Rainbow, MSG, Alcatrazz and Marbles vocalist. Metronomy O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18. Aka Brighton electronica artist and remixer Joseph Mount. ■ Sophie Rogers Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7–10.30pm. £5. Soulful vocals and catchy folk guitar melodies. ■ Chris Rea SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £35. See Tue 2. ■ Owen Paul Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7.30pm. £11. A night of acoustic versions of 80s hits. ■ Needtobreathe King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12.50. Arena rock infused with a Southern rock sensibility.

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Edinburgh

■ Jayson Norris The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 7pm. £5. Soulful roots and rock singer-songwriter from New Zealand. ■ North Atlantic Oscillation Sneaky Pete›s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8. Indie rock. ■ Polar Bears in Purgatory, Defenestrators and The Dead Sets Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £tbc. Melodic punk rock trio from Ayr. ■ Eric Martin Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £12. Classic rock by ex-frontman of Mr Big.

Dundee

■ Deacon Blue Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7pm. £25–£40. See Sat 29.

Friday 5

Glasgow

■ Biffy Clyro Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £35. The Kilmarnock rockers return with Biffy Clyro playing tracks from two albums per night. Opening with Blackened Sky and Puzzle. ■ Big Country Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £27.50.

Re-formed veteran Scotrockers. ■ Nina Nesbitt The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. prices vary. Scottish/Swedish folk pop singer. ■ Reckless Love The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £11.50. Finnish old skool hard rockers. ■ Sabaton, Korpiklaani and Tyr Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £17.60. Swedish metal bruisers. ■ Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £36. Jools and his band play classic boogie woogie and rock’n’roll tunes. Featuring guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall with special guest Melanie C. ■ Sunday’s Child Roadshow Langside Parish Church, 167 Ledard Road, 632 7520. 7.30pm–10am. £5. Modern country rock music to raise funds for EMMS. ■ The Blue Dawns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Blues rock.

Edinburgh

■ Lyndsey Craig Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Young Edinburgh singer-songwriter. EP launch. ■ The Business Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Political punk band formed in 1980.

Saturday 6

Glasgow

■ At the Gates, Triptykon and Morbus Chron The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £18. Gothenburg melodic death metal. ■ Biffy Clyro Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £35. See Fri 5. Tonight will concentrate on Vertigo of Bliss and Only Revolutions. ■ Prides The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £9. Synth-led electro indie from the Glasgow trio. Please note change of venue. ■ Rodrigo y Gabriela O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. Insanely talented Mexican acoustic guitar duo. ■ Clyde 1 Christmas Live The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £27.50–£75. Big pop party.

Sunday 7

Glasgow

■ Biffy Clyro Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £35. See Fri 5. Hits and b-sides from Infinity Land and Opposites. ■ From the Jam Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £23.62. Now featuring only one member from the Jam, Bruce Foxton. ■ Saxon, Hell and Stormzone O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £26. Yorkshire lads who helped spearhead NWOBHM. ■ Alice Boman, Hey Elbow and Alistair Ogilvy The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £7. Swedish alt pop singer-songwriter. ■ Rock It! Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30–10.45pm. £5. Monthly night of live unsigned/ underground rock and indie. ■ Status Quo and Chas & Dave The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £39.50. Cheery veterans of classic rock. ■ People On Vacation King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12. American indie-pop duo.

Edinburgh

■ Jack and the’ and Angus Munro Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7–10pm. £6 on the door. Orchestral pop from Edinburgh band. EP launch. ■ Seafieldroad, The Melting Ice Caps and Gerry Campbell The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5. Evocative, piano sounds from Andrew Eaton-Lewis (Swimmer One). Launching his new album The Winter of 88. ■ Ben Ottewell The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 8pm. £12.96. Gomez lead singer and guitarist.

Monday 8

Glasgow

■ Manic Street Preachers Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £32.50. Playing their classic album The Holy Bible in full. ■ The 68 Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £10.11. American rock duo. ■ Black Spiders The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Nononsense old school rocking. ■ Jack and the’ Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7–10pm. £6 at the door. See Sun 7. ■ Marillion O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £28.12. The 80s chart-bothering prog rockers fronted by Steve Hogarth. ■ Against The Current King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Pop rock from Poughkeepsie.

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MUSIC | Rock & Pop

Edinburgh

FREE Cosmopolitan Big Band Café Source, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 548 6020. 9pm. 18-piece big band featuring vocals from Rachel Lightbody.

■ Temples The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12. Psychedelic indie quartet.

Edinburgh

Tuesday 9

■ Sun Juice The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Funk, grove and swing from New Zealand saxophonist Doug Tiplady. ■ James Brown Is Annie The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Six-piece funk band.

Glasgow

■ Imelda May O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £25. Commercial rockabilly songstress. ■ Morbid Angel The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £16.50. American death metal trio.

Edinburgh

Saturday 22

■ Laura Stevenson Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7–10pm. £10. Folk and indie-rock by the singersongwriter who hails all the way from Long Island.

Glasgow

FREE Blue Lane Bar Gumbo, 71–77 Byres Road, 334 7132. 9.30–11.30pm. Quintet with tenor / guitar front line.

Edinburgh

Wednesday 10

Glasgow

■ Behemoth O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20.81. The threepiece band performs blackened death metal originals. ■ Run The Jewels The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £15. American hip hop duo. ■ Steve Cradock Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. The Ocean Colour Scene and Paul Weller guitarist tours solo. ■ Temples The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12. See Mon 8. ■ Toby Jepson Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Classic rock by Little Angels frontman.

Edinburgh

■ The Cabeytu Brothers Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £10. Multi-instrumental Argentinean duo. ■ Imelda May The Queen›s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £25. See Tue 9.

Thursday 11

Glasgow

■ Wreckless Eric Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £tbc. Punk era survivor. ■ Red Sky July Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13.50. See Tue 18. ■ The Cabeytu Brothers Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7.30–10.30pm. £10. See Wed 10. FREE Good Grief’s Goop Shop Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. DIY zine collective present ‘The 1st Annual Annual Battle Of The Bands’.

Edinburgh

■ Bombay Bicycle Club and Peace Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £24. Youthful alt.popsters. ■ Caroline Gilmour and Jonny Jack Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6.95. Sweeping melodic rock and pop. ■ Charity Fundraiser Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4. Charity do raising funds for Edinburgh University travel mag Nomad.

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Thursday 13

Glasgow

■ Locus The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Thoughtful and inspired jazz sextet.

CHRISTOPHER OWENS The golden haired singer-songwriter, one-time member of Girls, and ex-member of nomadic religious group, Children of God, will be flaunting his midriff at Stereo. Owens’ increasingly gospel-rock sound will undoubtedly bring to mind retro Americana and 1960s country, as recently heard on A New Testament, this year’s follow-up to his debut Lysandre. ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Sun 16 Nov.

Edinburgh

■ Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece band.

Friday 14

Glasgow

■ Euan Stevenson Trio Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 9.30pm. £5. Pianist Stevenson leads this group paying tribute to the jazz greats. Part of Piano Festival.

Edinburgh

■ Lights Out By Nine The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.15pm. £8.50. Stomping blues. ■ Head2Head The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Jazz sextet. ■ Nick Pride & The Pimptones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Jazz and funk quintet mixing in soul and hip hop elements.

Saturday 15

Glasgow

■ David Newton & Euan Stevenson: Two Pianos Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 9.30pm. £5. The two pianists team up for this special concert. Part of Piano Festival.

Edinburgh

FREE Fergus McCreadie The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. Young jazz pianist. ■ Back to Basics The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Swing jazz quintet. ■ The Banjo Lounge 4 The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Lounge versions of pop tunes played in redneck jazz style.

Sunday 16

Glasgow

■ Deke Mcgee Band The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £10. Swing, R&B, gospel and soul from the saxophonist and his band.

Edinburgh

FREE Moore4 The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Sax quartet with Russ Moore (baritone), Ellie Steemson (soprano and alto), Elaine Clarke (alto) and Mike Brogan (tenor).

Monday 17

Glasgow

■ John Mayall Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £27.50–£31.50. See Rock & Pop.

Wednesday 19

Edinburgh

■ Euan Burton Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Uplifting Scottish jazz from bassist/ composer Burton. ■ The Graeme Stephen Quartet: Nosferatu The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £14 (£12). Performing live score to FW Murnau’s 1922 horror classic Nosferatu

Dundee

■ Dundee Jazz Festival Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, and other venues, see list.co.uk for full listings. Annual jazz fest whose line-up this year features Rose Room & Cyril Aimée, Martin Taylor with Alison Burns and Jack Emblow, Zara McFarlane, the Big Chris Barber Band and Gabby Young & Other Animals. Until Sun Nov 23.

Stirling

■ Laura Macdonald Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £13 (£11; children £8). Acclaimed tenor sax player.

Thursday 20

Glasgow

■ Euan Burton Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 19.

Friday 21

Glasgow

■ Laura Macdonald City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8–10.30pm. £tbc. See Wed 19.

FREE Daniel Smith The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. Boogie woogie bluesy jazzy piano doings. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session without a rehearsal between them. ■ Gecko 3 The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Acid jazz/hip hop/reggae trio.

Sunday 23

Edinburgh

■ Lorna Reid The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Songs from the likes of Rogers & Hart to Gershwin and Cole Porter.

Wednesday 26

Edinburgh

■ Seven Deadly Sings The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 (£6). Jazz septet fronted by Leeds-based singer Louise Gibbs.

Thursday 27

Glasgow

■ Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra GIOfest VII CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Times vary. Prices vary. See 5 Reasons, page 75. ■ Seven Deadly Sings The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 26. ■ With Strings Adelaides, 209 Bath Street, 248 4970. 8–10.30pm. £10–£15. Paul Towndrow (sax) and Ryan Quigley (trumpet) recreate two classic albums: respectively, 1949’s Charlie Parker with Strings and 1955’s Clifford Brown with Strings. FREE Stretched Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. An evening of experimental jazz, rock and electronics for you.

Edinburgh

■ Travelers Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Italian double bassist Matteo Bortone leads contemporary jazz/rock/ funk trio.

Friday 28

Glasgow

■ Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra GIOfest VII CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Times vary. Prices vary. See Thu 27. FREE Oscar Cordoba Band Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 7pm– midnight. Jazz/funk/rock fusion.

Saturday 29

Glasgow

■ Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra GIOfest VII CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Times vary. Prices vary. See Thu 27.

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MUSIC | Jazz

Edinburgh

FREE Fergus McCreadie The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. See Sat 15. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 22.

Sunday 30

Edinburgh

FREE Lorna Reid Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7–9pm. See Sun 23.

Wednesday 3

Edinburgh

■ Ole Seimetz Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Hamburg-based jazz/funk drummer and his quartet.

Thursday 4

Glasgow

■ Ole Seimetz Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 3.

Edinburgh

■ Balkans Charity Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Night of folk and blues to raise funds for The Balkans Music Camp. Line-up includes Rona & Marit, Croatian singer Erik Balija with The Foo Birds and The Blueswater.

Friday 5

Glasgow

■ Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £36. See Rock & Pop.

Edinburgh

■ FUTUREthno The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). European ethno funk.

FOLK

Saturday 6

Glasgow

■ Jools Holland & His

Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £36. See Rock & Pop.

Edinburgh

FREE Daniel Smith The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. See Sat 22. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 22. ■ The Leonard Jones Potential The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Funk eightpiece.

Sunday 7

Edinburgh

■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and some friends.

Wednesday 10

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Thursday 13

Glasgow

■ Gramatik King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. Electronic, dubstep and acid jazz musician.

Edinburgh

■ Preston-Glasgow-Lowe The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £7 (£5). Aka guitar, bass and drum jazz trio.

Thursday 11 ■ Preston-Glasgow-Lowe The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 10.

Tuesday 18

Glasgow

■ Allan Taylor The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 8pm. £9. See Sat 15. ■ Chatham County Line Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £12.50. Old time bluegrass and Americana from this North Carolina quartet.

■ The Wolfe Tones Malone’s Irish Bar, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899. 7pm. £20. Folk veterans with a strong political slant to their lyrics. ■ Frazey Ford Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.45pm. £14.34–£16.87. See Rock & Pop.

Edinburgh

■ Allan Taylor Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £10 (£9; members £7). See Sat 15.

■ Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7–9pm. £5. An evening of oral storytelling, poetry, music and song. Today it’s ‘Stevenson Stories’ with storyteller Peter Snow.

Friday 14

Glasgow

£8. Singer-songwriter and violinist.

Glasgow

■ Fiona Cuthill & Stevie Lawrence Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath Street, 332 2826. 7.30–9.30pm. £8–£10. Modern Celtic sounds with prog rock and traditional folk.

Saturday 15

Melrose

■ Allan Taylor Smith Memorial Hall, Abbotsford Rd Darnick. 7–10pm. £10. Gentle, thoughtful and mature folk songs.

Sunday 16

Glasgow

■ Rowan Ross The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 8–11pm.

■ Rab Noakes Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £9. Legendary Scottish singer-songwriter.

Wednesday 19

Edinburgh

Thursday 20

Glasgow

FREE Alastair Savage Trio Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1–2pm. Traditional and contemporary fiddle music. ■ Woodwife The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30–11.30pm. £5. The Glasgow band deliver atmospheric folk. ■ Boo Hewerdine CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8–10.30pm. £10–£12. See Rock & Pop.

Edinburgh

FREE The Scottish Traditional Music Players Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. 6–6.45pm. Scottish dance music for fiddle and piano. ■ Little Kingdom Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Folk twosome.

EXPOSURE STEVE HAUSCHILDT Former synth wielder from the legendary kosmische wizards, Emeralds, Steve Hauschildt goes it alone these days with hallucinogenic AV shows and an upcoming solo release on the excellent Ghostly International label. This Sleazy’s show will be a rare chance to delve into Hauschildt’s post-Emeralds domain of electronic enlightenment. What’s the lowdown? Having collaborated with analogue overlord Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) and John Carpenter’s right-hand man and co-composer, Alan Howarth, Hauschildt tinkles the ivories on a higher and far more contemplative level than most. The nerdy brains behind Emeralds at their most far-out, his solo material on Kranky and the excellent Editions Mego extends this logic, with an added visual element to boot. O rly, tell us more plz? His solo release S/H on Editions Mego last year (which went under the radar somewhat) was a thoughtfully compiled two-CD compilation with hours of unreleased material from almost a decade of older tracks. Spanning ten-minute-long wigouts to vignettes of pieces you’d probably find on an old infomercial, he’s got mad variety in abundance. Who’s it for fans of? Obvious reference point would be Emeralds, Tangerine Dream and the aforementioned Lopatin, but considering his new forages have tapped into minimalism and techno, the more open-minded fringes of the dance community will get as much as they give from Hauschildt’s material. Oh, and synth nerds: you’ll be drooling. (Nick Herd) ■ Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Sat 22 Nov. 84 THE LIST 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014

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■ Jyotsna Srikanth’s Bangalore Dreams The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £10 (£8). Divine harmonies and dazzling rhythms, combining Indian and Western styles.

Friday 21

Glasgow

■ Lorraine McCauley & The Borderlands The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. This lot provide folky sounds with a delightful experimental twist.

Edinburgh

■ Orkney Folk: The Fiddle Gathering The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm—10pm. £18 (£15). Featuring the likes of Douglas Montgomery, Fionn MacArthur, Kenny Ritch, Andrew Gifford, FARA, Hadhirgaan, Brian Cromarty, Billy Peace, Gavin Firth, Erik Laughton and some more. Part of Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ The Lomond Ceilidh Band Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). The Lomond Ceilidh Band has Alan Small on accordion, Callum Wallace on drums and Gemma Donald on fiddle. Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival. FREE Session Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 10pm. Lively late night folk session. Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ Festival Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 11pm–1am. £4. Relaxed sessions, up-and-coming acts and even the prospect of unbilled appearances. Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival.

Saturday 22

Edinburgh

■ Scots Fiddle Festival Workshops Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 10am–5.30pm. £8. Fiddle-based musical workshops. Please book in advance. Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ Slow Session Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 10am–5pm. Free with day ticket or Supersaver. Informal session led by experienced tutors from the Glasgow Fiddle Workshop. Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ Recital Series Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 12–5pm. Day ticket £12 (£9). Sat line-up consists of Douglas Lawrence & Maureen Rutherford (noon), Ryan Young (1pm), Graham MacKenzie (2pm), Small Hall Band (3pm) and Eilidh Steel & Mark Neal (4pm). Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, Matheu Watson

and Casey Driessen The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30–10pm. £18 (£15). Renowned flautist Michael McGoldrick and performer, composer and producer John McCusker team up with Matheu Watson on guitar and Casey Driessen on fiddle. Part of Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ Sandy Brechin Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Innovative accordion action. Joined by Chalie McKerron on fiddle and Brian Ó hEadhra on guitar for this special ceilidh. Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ Albatronics Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £7 after. Celtic music meets dance beats from resident DJ Dolphin Boy. Joined by Yoko Pwno and DJ Keltek. FREE Session Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 10pm. See Fri 21. ■ Festival Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 11pm–1am. £4. See Fri 21.

Sunday 23

Glasgow

■ Ewan McLennan The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119.

8–10.30pm. £10. Folk, ballads and airs.

Edinburgh

■ Scots Fiddle Festival Workshops Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 10am–3.30pm. £8. Fiddle-based musical workshops. Please book in advance. Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ Slow Session Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 10am–5pm. Free with day ticket or Supersaver. See Sat 22. ■ Recital Series Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 12–6pm. Day ticket £12 (£9). Featuring The Reverie Band (noon), Mhairi Marwick (1pm), Rowan Leslie & Graeme Armstrong (2pm), Gillian Frame & Findlay Napier (3pm), Paul Anderson (4pm) and the Final Stramash (5pm). Part of The Scots Fiddle Festival. ■ Frankie Gavin with Ross Couper & Tom Oakes The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7–9.30pm. £18 (£15). Irish fiddler Frankie Gavin joins fiddle and guitar duo Ross Couper & Tom Oakes. Part of Scots Fiddle Festival.

Monday 24

Glasgow

FREE The Blas Collective Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. ‘Folk flavoured sessions’ from this collective led by Jenn Butterworth.

Tuesday 25

Glasgow

■ Rebecca Wright & Donald McKay The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. A mix of Scottish and Australian folk.

Edinburgh

FREE Café Ceilidh: St Andrew’s Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 2–4pm. An informal music session with members of Linten Adie and the Scots Music Group. ■ Marit & Rona Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7pm. £7. Marit Falt and Rona Wilkie perform traditional and contemporary folk songs.

Wednesday 26

Edinburgh

■ Pauline Alexander & Edwin Gallacher Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £tbc. Folk and easy listening.

Thursday 27

Glasgow

■ Lori Watson and Fiona Black Merchants House of Glasgow, 7 West George Street, 221 8272. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; students & children £4). Lori Watson on fiddle and vocals and Fiona Black on accordion.

Edinburgh

■ Lau The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 6.30pm. £20 (£18). Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle), Kris Drever (guitar and vocals) and Martin Green (accordion) drawing together traditional music from Orkney, west Scotland and the north-east of England. Part of LauLand Edinburgh.

Friday 28

Glasgow

■ Ceilidh at Saints St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 07768 563138. 8–11pm. £10 (£7.50). A ceilidh in aid of the venue itself.

Edinburgh

■ Autumn Ceilidh and Bal St Peter’s Church, 14 Lutton Place, 662 9171. 7–11.30pm. £9 (£7). EdinBal present a night of ceilidh and bal, set to the unique sounds of Perthshire band Dancing Feet. ■ Norloch Ceilidh Band Old St Paul’s Church, 39 Jeffrey Street, 556

3332. 7.30pm. £6 (£5; family £15). Night of traditional Scottish dancing. BYOB. ■ Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Rootsy, bluegrassy six-piece.

Saturday 29

Edinburgh

■ St Andrew’s Weekend Saturday Night Ceilidh Edinburgh City Chambers, High Street, 07889 539512. 7pm. £20. Charity ceilidh for When You Wish Upon a Star. ■ John Grant Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £18–£22. See Rock & Pop. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 8pm–midnight. £8 in advance, £10 on door (£6 in advance, £8 on door). Fundraising ceilidh.

Tuesday 2

Glasgow

■ Barluath The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. A modern take on folk by this six-piece from Glasgow.

Edinburgh

■ Tyde Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £7. Contemporary folk from acoustic trio.

Wednesday 3

Edinburgh

■ Maggie MacInnes Trio Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £10 (£9; members £7). Gaelic singer and clarsach player.

Thursday 4

Glasgow

■ David Ford Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £14. Country, pop, Americana and honky tonk blues.

Edinburgh

■ Balkans Charity Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Jazz.

Friday 5

Glasgow

■ Alastair Savage St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, alastairsavage.co.uk 7.30–9.30pm. £10. Scots fiddle music in aid of the St Bride’s organ fund. ■ Scottish Music Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7.50–£9.50. Student musicians play an evening of Scottish music.

Edinburgh

■ FUTUREthno The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). See Jazz. ■ Poción de Fe The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). This seven-piece Edinburgh band specialises in Caribbean rhythms, Cuban salsa and Afrobeat funk.

Saturday 6

Edinburgh

■ Garvald Masked Ceilidh Edinburgh Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Road, 07590 116750. 7pm–1am. £10– £15 (£5–£6.50; under 12s £3.50; under 5s free). Charity ceilidh in support of Garvald Edinburgh, which helps people with learning difficulties.

Sunday 7

Edinburgh

■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby

of Black Diamond Express and some friends.

Monday 8

Glasgow

FREE The Blas Collective Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. ‘Folk flavoured sessions’ from collective led by Jenn Butterworth.

Tuesday 9

Glasgow

■ North Sea Gas The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. A Scottish folk band who combine guitars, mandolins, bodhrán, banjos, whistles and bouzoukis topped off with fine vocals.

Edinburgh

■ Gilly McKenzie Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454 2060. 7.30pm. £7. Folk session.

Wednesday 10

Edinburgh

■ The Whistlebinkies Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £10 (£9; members £7). Traditional music on pipes, harp, flute, drum, concertina and fiddle from muchtravelled Scots band.

Thursday 11

Edinburgh

■ Café Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7–9pm. £5. Oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. ‘Midwinter Tales’ with author Donald Smith.

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Thursday 13

Glasgow

Edinburgh Quartet Merchants House

of Glasgow, 7 West George Street, 221 8272. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; students & children £4). Quartets by Haydn and Debussy.

BBC SSO: Beethoven’s Ninth ✽ City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11.50–£24.50. Donald

Runnicles celebrates turning 60 with Beethoven and Mozart, guest soloists and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.

Edinburgh

FREE Live Music Now: Laura

Margaret Smith and Geoffrey Tanti Scottish National Portrait Gallery,

1 Queen Street, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. John Maxwell Geddes’ A Castle Mills Suite.

Scottish Opera: La Cenerentola

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £10–£80.50. Rossini’s non-supernatural take on the Cinderella story. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Brahms Piano Concerto Nos 1 & 2 Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228

1155. 7.30pm. £10–£31. With Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) and Okko Kamu (conductor).

Friday 14

Glasgow

Atalanta Piano Quartet Cairns Church, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, simonlane.eu/pianoquartet 7.30pm. £12 (students £5; schoolchildren free). Piano quartets by Beethoven, Fauré, Martin Butler and Schumann. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Brahms Piano Concerto Nos 1 &

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Edinburgh

Lunchtime Recital Stockbridge Parish

Church, Saxe Coburg Street. 12.45pm. Viola player Rachel Roberts teams up with pianist Richard Beauchamp for Schumann, Schubert and Brahms’ Sonata Op 120 No 2. FREE Edinburgh University Singers McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, 651 2189. 1.10pm. Choral works by Parry, Stanford and Finzi. Edinburgh University Music Society Chorus St Cuthbert’s Church,

5 Lothian Road, 229 1142. 7pm. £10 (£5; members £3). War-themed choral works by Haydn, Ireland, Aston and Johnston. RSNO: Oundjian and Benedetti

✽ Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£37 (under 26s/mature students/unemployed £6; under 16s free; disabled £6–£18.50). Orchestral works by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Nicola Benedetti is the soloist, Peter Oundjian conducts.

Saturday 15

Glasgow

The B Project: Euan Stevenson plays Bartók Glasgow Royal Concert

Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 6pm. £7.50. Piano improvisations and extracts from Mikrokosmos. Piano Festival. Milngavie Choir New Kilpatrick Parish Church, 28 Kirk Place, Bearsden, milngavie-choir.btck.co.uk 6–7.30pm. £tbc. The choir performs Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man.

Scottish Opera: La Cenerentola

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 4pm. £10–£80.50. See Thu 13. FREE St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Sang Scule sing choral music by Ben Parry, Sheena Phillips and others.

Monday 17

Glasgow

Song Studio Royal Conservatoire of

Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7.50–£9.50. Vocal student recital.

Edinburgh

FREE Tinderbox Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. The experimental 50-piece youth orchestra in an open rehearsal. Edinburgh Quartet The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £15 (£12; students £5; children free). Quartets by Haydn and Debussy, and a Franck quintet. FREE Red Note: Noisy Nights Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. 7.30pm. Meet music-lovers, curious minds, musicians, composers and artists and hear some of the best examples of brand new music and enjoy a beer.

Tuesday 18

Edinburgh

FREE Rohan de Saram & Tanya Ekanayaka Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 4336. 1.10pm. Works for cello

and piano by Tovey, John Mayer and Ekanayaka herself.

Wednesday 19

Edinburgh

Scottish Opera: La Cenerentola

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £10–£80.50. See Thu 13.

Thursday 20

Glasgow

BBC SSO: Shostakovich 5 City

Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11–£24.50. Works by Shostakovich, Sibelius and James MacMillan, with pianist Peter Donohoe. Martyn Brabbins conducts.

John Wilson and The John Wilson Orchestra: Cole Porter In Hollywood Glasgow Royal Concert

Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £26–£44. Songs by Broadway’s Mr Suave.

Friday 21

Glasgow

The New Wallace Collection Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £8.50–£11.00. Former RCS Principal John Wallace recreates his ensemble of brass players.

Edinburgh

FREE Gordon Bragg & James Willshire Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 4336.

The Scottish Chamber Choir

Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. £10 (students £5; accompanied under 18s free). Choral works by Haydn and Mozart.

The Flautadors Recorder Quartet

St Andrew’s and St George’s Church, 13 George Street, 225 3847. 7.45pm. £18 (£16; students/children/unwaged £5). Music by Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach and others. Meadows Chamber Orchestra St Serf’s Parish Church, 280 Ferry Road, meadowsorchestra.org.uk 7.45pm. £11 (£9; students £5; children £1). Symphonic works by Mozart, Schubert and Brahms. Peter Evans conducts, with guest soloist Tom Bowes (violin). Rei Nakamura Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, 651 2189. 8pm. £tbc. New works for piano, electronics and video.

Sunday 16

Glasgow

Glasgow Sinfonia Royal Conservatoire

of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; under 16s £6). Gerard Doherty conducts Mahler, with guest mezzo-soprano Linda Finnie.

Edinburgh

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Chamber Sundays The Queen’s Hall,

87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 3pm. £10–£12. Chamber music from Richard Strauss, Prokofiev, Johann Strauss and Schoenberg. BBC SSO: Beethoven’s Ninth

✽ Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 4pm. £11–£27. See Thu 13.

Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, eums. eusa.ed.ac.uk 7pm. £10 (£5; members £3). Works by Sibelius and Grieg.

RSNO: Oundjian Conducts The Firebird Usher Hall, Lothian Road,

228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£37 (disabled £6–£18.50; under 26s/mature students/ unemployed £6; under 16s free). Works by Elgar, Stravinsky, Ravel and Respighi, with guest pianist Steven Osborne. Peter Oundjian conducts.

Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers Canongate Kirk, 153

Canongate, 556 3515. 7.45–9.30pm. £8 (£5). Renaissance choral music by the Anerio brothers from Italy.

Saturday 22

Glasgow

Glasgow Chamber Choir St Bride’s

Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, glasgowchamberchoir.org.uk 7.30– 9.30pm. £10 (£8). Works by Vaughan Williams, Bax, Judith Weir and Elgar. The Kelvin Ensemble St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 339 6691. 7.30–9.30pm. £10 (£5). Works by Puccini, Grieg and Sibelius. RSNO: Oundjian Conducts The Firebird Glasgow Royal Concert Hall,

2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12–£35 (disabled £6–£17.50; under 26s/ mature students/unemployed £6; under 16s free). See Fri 21.

Edinburgh

Scottish Opera: La Cenerentola

Sunday 23

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh University Music Society Symphony Orchestra

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £10–£80.50. See Thu 13. Calton Consort Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. £9 (£7).. Sacred and secular choral music from the 20th century, by Britten, Martin, MacMillan, Smyth and Weill. FREE Dream Tree Album Launch Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 4336. 8–9.30pm. Kirsteen Davidson Kelly (piano) plays works by Vroni Holzmann.

RSNO: Oundjian and Benedetti ✽ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm.

£12–£35 (disabled £6–£17.50; under 26s/ mature students/unemployed £6; under 16s free). See Fri 14. Nicolas Hodges Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Stockhausen’s Klavierstücke XII and XIII. Piano Festival.

1.10pm. Music for violin and piano by Mozart, Respighi and Bartók.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh University Music Society Sinfonia Reid Concert Hall,

CANDLELIT CONCERT

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: NIGHT AND DAY

Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, Sun 7 Dec; Wellington Church, Glasgow, Thu 11 Dec In among all the traditional Christmas concerts there is usually at least one that is a little bit different. Proving once again that tinsel and Santa hats really aren’t necessary to get into seasonal spirit, the Scottish Ensemble’s December programme brings night and day together in the same candlelit evening. ‘We try to do a strongly themed Christmas concert each year,’ says the group’s artistic director, Jonathan Morton. ‘It’s never about Christmas but is at Christmas time. The concert is atmospherically candlelit, and that gave me the idea of light and dark, which also gives contrast.’ Probably the most famous piece of night music is Mozart’s ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’, taking pride of place alongside two arrangements of nocturnal music specially made for the Scottish Ensemble. ‘Chopin is one of the most well-known composers of nocturnes,’ says Morton, ‘and Borodin’s “Sinfonia for Strings” has a nocturne as its third movement.’ Written as a love letter to his wife, it’s in an arrangement by Lucas Drew of Borodin’s ‘String Quartet No 2’. The Chopin piano pieces are being heard in brand new arrangements by David Matthews. ‘He’s done quite a few for us,’ says Morton, ‘and I think he’s got a real ear and feel for strings.’ For day, Morton has turned to contemporary music and Steve Martland’s ‘Eternity’s Sunrise’. One of the most energetic and dynamic composers of the 21st century, Martland died last year of a heart attack at the age of just 53. ‘It is time to revisit his music and the piece that we commissioned in 2008,’ says Morton. ‘I really believe in doing premieres again. Steve’s piece is the sunrise of the programme and we are really fond of it. It’s such strong rhythmically driven music.’ (Carol Main)

University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 4336. 7.30pm. £10 (£5; members £3). Works by Vaughan Williams and Sibelius. Glasgow Chamber Choir Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 4.30pm. £10 (£8). Works by Vaughan Williams, Bax, Judith Weir and Elgar. Scottish Sinfonia St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.45pm. £13 (£11; students £8; schoolchildren free). Neil Mantle conducts works by Borodin, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Plus soloist Robin Hutt.

Monday 24

Glasgow

Dazzling Strings Royal Conservatoire

of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7.50–£9.50. String department showcase.

Tuesday 25

Glasgow

FREE Choral Contemplations Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, 330 5419. 6–7pm. Jean Langlais’ Messe Solennelle. Russell Watson Glasgow Cathedral, Castle Street, 552 8198. 7pm. £39.50– £55. Crossover singer.

Edinburgh

FREE Edinburgh Quartet Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 4336. 1.10pm. Works by Takemitsu and Elgar.

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Wednesday 26

Glasgow

FREE Glasgow University

Contemporary Music Ensemble

Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10–2pm, Contemporary, avant-garde and improvised music.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Napier Chamber Orchestra Stockbridge Parish Church,

7b Saxe Coburg Street, 332 0122. 7.30pm. £7 (£5; free to staff and students of Edinburgh Napier University). Works by Mozart, Vivaldi and student composers.

Mr McFall’s Chamber: Viva Tango!

The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £14 (£12; under 18s £5). Music from South American bordellos. Book via Queen’s Hall box office only.

Thursday 27

Glasgow

FREE Scottish Opera Emerging Artists Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10–2pm. Rosalind Coad (soprano) and Laura Margaret Smith (mezzo), with Soojeong Joo (accompanist).

Edinburgh

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah Usher Hall, Lothian

Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10–£31. Richard Egarr (harpsichord) directs, with guest soloists and SCO Chorus. Worbey & Farrell St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, 13 George Street, 343 0940. 7.30pm. £15 (£12). Slick piano act appear in support of LifeCare, a charity for elderly and their carers. Edinburgh University Composer’s Orchestra Reid Concert Hall, Bristo

Square, 651 2189. 8pm. £tbc. New music composed by Edinburgh University students and performed by their peers. Michael Doneda: 60th Birthday Concert Georgian Gallery, Talbot Rice

Gallery, Old College, 650 2210. 9pm. £tbc. Impro sax and an appearance from Edimpro.

Friday 28

Glasgow

BBC Radio 3: Poulenc 50 Years On with Michael Collins Royal

Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £8.50–£11.00. Michael Collins (clarinet) plays Poulenc, with guest accompanists. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah City Halls,

Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £14.50–£28.50. See Thu 27.

Saturday 29

Edinburgh

Edinburgh University Chamber Choir Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate,

556 3515. 8pm. £10 (£5). Modern reimaginings of the folk-song and a look forward to Advent. Edinburgh University Musical Medics Reid Concert Hall, Bristo

Square, 651 2189. 7.30pm. £tbc. Classical and contemporary music in this Christmas concert. FREE Giacomo Scinardo St Giles Cathedral, Royal Mile, 12.15pm. 226 0673. Solo piano recital.

Sunday 30

Edinburgh

FREE St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Southside Choir sings seasonal pieces. Edinburgh Royal Choral Union

Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£18 (£15; students £5). The choir is joined by Edinburgh Pro Music Orchestra and Morley Whitehead (organ) for works by Finzi, Haydn and Bingham.

Symphonies for Sundays: ✽ Brussels Philharmonic Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 3pm.

£12–£32. Michael Tabachnik and his orchestra play the guitar concerto by Rodrigo, with the charismatic Milos as soloist, and Saint-Saëns mighty Organ Symphony.

Monday 1

Glasgow

Caledonia Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7.50–£9.50. Scottish music for brass. FREE Kevin Bowyer Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, 330 5419. 1.05–1.50pm. Organ recital: Widor’s Symphony No 3 in E minor.

Edinburgh

FREE The Galloway Consort Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. 2pm & 4pm. Renaissance music on period instruments.

Tuesday 2

Glasgow

Alfie Boe The SSE Hydro, Exhibition

Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £35–£65. West End hits and light opera from tenor Boe.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh University Film Music Orchestra Reid Concert Hall, Bristo

Square, 651 2189. 7.30pm. £tbc. Scores for films and cross-media collaboration.

Wednesday 3

Edinburgh

Edinburgh University String Orchestra Reid Concert Hall, Bristol

Square, 651 2189. 7.30pm. £tbc. Mendelssohn, Pärt and Britten, the latter in the form of his Frank Bridge variations. Only Men Aloud The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £27.50. See Rock & Pop.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4

Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10–£31. Orchestral works by Webern and Beethoven. Robin Ticciati conducts, with Francesco Piemontesi at the piano.

Thursday 4

Glasgow

BBC SSO: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique City Halls, Candleriggs,

353 8000. 7.30pm. £11.50–£24.50. Berlioz’s delirious Symphonie Fantastique, and pieces by Fauré, and Saint-Saëns, with guest pianist Javier Perianes. Matthias Pintscher conducts. RSNO: Fire and Ice Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12–£35 (disabled £6–£17.50; under 26s/mature students/ unemployed £6; under 16s free). Works by Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov, with guest pianist Kirill Gerstein. Paul Daniel conducts.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000.

7.30pm. £14.50–£28.50. See Wed 3.

Edinburgh

Saturday 6

Glasgow

Junior Conservatoire of Music: Wind Orchestra & Senior Choir Concert Royal Conservatoire of

Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £8.50–£11.00. Works for wind and choir ensembles.

Edinburgh

Chapter House Singers St Mary’s

Cathedral, 23 Palmerston Place, 225 6293. 7.30pm. £11. Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit. Edinburgh Bach Choir St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 229 1142. 7.30pm. £14 (£12; students £5; children free). Choral works by Bach, Handel and Purcell. Epilepsy Scotland Gala Christmas Concert Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars

Place, 427 4911. 7.30–10pm. £20. Charity gala concert with carols and opera extracts. Rudsambee Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, 440 2159. 7.30pm. £12–£14. Choral concert.

Sunday 7

Glasgow

FREE Madrigirls Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, 330 5419. 7pm. Carols for Advent to get you right in the mood.

Monday 8

Glasgow

Flourishing Woodwind Royal

Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7.50–£9.50. Woodwind showcase.

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra City Halls, Candleriggs,

353 8000. 7.30–9.30pm. £10. Orchestral works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Bruch, with Jack Liebeck (violin). Martyn Brabbins is on the conducting duties. Belcea Quartet The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 473 2000. 7.45pm. £13–£22 (£12–£20). Quartets by Beethoven, Turnage and Mozart.

Tuesday 9

Glasgow

A Classical Choral Feast Royal

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Concert Hall, Bristo Square, 651 2189. 7.30pm. £tbc. Choral music for advent and Christmas. FREE Tim Cais & Chris Harding St Giles Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. £12.15pm. Cellist and pianist recital.

Friday 5

Glasgow

Concerto Competition Final Royal

Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3pm. £3.00–£4.00. Student competition.

BBC SSO: Beethoven’s Ninth A very special event to mark the 60th birthday of the BBC SSO’s chief conductor, Donald Runnicles. What better music to celebrate such an occasion than Beethoven’s final symphony with its glorious ‘Ode to Joy’? City Halls, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Nov.

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RSNO: Oundjian and Benedetti A totally irresistible evening of the emotional rollercoaster that is Tchaikovsky’s ‘Symphony No 4’ paired up with Nicola Benedetti in the powerful score of Shostakovich’s ‘Violin Concerto’. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Fri 14 Nov; Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sat 15 Nov.

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Symphonies for Sundays: Brussels Philharmonic Taking the music world by storm, guitarist Milos Karadaglic from Montenegro is not only a fantastic player but has been lauded as best-dressed classical musician of the year. Hear and see him for yourself in Rodrigo’s ever-popular ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 30 Nov.

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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10. See Thu 27. Edinburgh University Singers Reid

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FREE International Carol Concert The Sacred Heart Church, 28 Lauriston Street, 07593 316284. 7–8.10pm. Seasonal tunes. RSNO: Fire and Ice Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£37 (disabled £6–£18.50; under 26s/mature students/unemployed £6; under 16s free). See Thu 4.

Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. Available on the door. Orchestral and choral music by WA Mozart, conducted by Timothy Dean.

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Bells Up Brass Quintet Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 11am. £3 (students and schoolchildren free). Emerging artists in brass recital business. The Sixteen At Christmas Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£32. Seasonal choral works. Songs of Edinburgh with Alexander McCall Smith The

Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £16.50. Eight songs by Tom Cunningham and bestselling author of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels, Mr Alexander McCall Smith.

Wednesday 10

Glasgow

Royal Conservatoire Singers and guests Royal Conservatoire of Scotland,

100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £8.50–£11.00. Seasonal songs.

Edinburgh

Sospiro Baroque St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 650 2805. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Chamber orchestra works.

Thursday 11

Glasgow

Christmas Carol Concert Merchants

House of Glasgow, 7 West George Street, 221 1876. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; students & children £4). A choral concert of seasonal favourites.

Feargus Hetherington & Mira Opalinska Mackintosh Church, 870

Garscube Road, 946 6600. 6.30pm. £10 (children £7). Music for violin and piano.

Edinburgh

Cadenza St Cuthbert’s Church, 5

Lothian Road, 229 1142. 7.30pm. Seasonal charity concert.

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Slope Untitled Projects gets to grips with the French poets and their lascivious desires in a production of Pamela Carter’s script that challenges the use of film in theatre. See feature, page 28. Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, until Sat 22 Nov; Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Wed 26–Sat 29 Nov.

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Edward Scissorhands Matthew Bourne adapts the famous film into his inimitable dance style. See preview, page 90. Theatre Royal Glasgow, Wed 19–Sat 22 Nov.

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The Main Yvette Theatre Paradok’s ‘accessible yet experimental’ theatrical analysis of what it means to be a woman in contemporary society. Space Club, Edinburgh, Mon 24–Sat 28 Nov.

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A black seasonal comedy with theatrical royalty

he Traverse’s big Christmas production is Iain Finlay Macleod’s play The Devil Masters, a sharp satire about power, hypocrisy and the ruling elite set in Edinburgh’s New Town. For the uninitiated, the term ‘devilling’ is used for trainee advocates. An affluent Edinburgh couple, judges Cameron and Lara Leishman come up against John, a ‘wee radge’ on the fringes of society and mind games are played when their beloved dog is held for ransom. Finlay Macleod, a writer from the Isle of Lewis staying in Stockbridge as part of the Traverse’s annual fellowship, was inspired by the extreme disparity of lifestyles he witnessed on Edinburgh’s streets. As awardwinning artistic director Orla O’Loughlin explains, ‘the play deals with the way the haves and the have-nots position themselves and view each other. By bringing two esteemed and wealthy Edinburgh advocates into close proximity with a homeless unemployed man, a very live narrative begins to take shape. Iain’s dialogue was

always very funny, very absurd. Make no mistake, this is a black, black comedy, a contemporary Edinburgh immorality tale if you like: perfect Traverse Christmas fare.’ Starring the cream of Scottish acting talent, the cast features John Bett, Keith Fleming and Barbara Rafferty. ‘It’s a thrilling lineup; when we pair that calibre of “theatrical royalty” with an edgy contemporary satire, it gets very exciting,’ O’Loughlin continues, admitting that Traverse shows have garnered something of a reputation for playing with bleak visions of reality. ‘Our writers do not shy away from the darker realities and possibilities of what it is to be alive today. It’s by turns farcical, violent and political.’ It certainly sounds like the ideal antidote to the Krankies: an end-of-year comedy which bruises and has a real resonance, as well as eliciting many (uncomfortable) laughs. (Lorna Irvine) Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 9– Wed 24 Dec.

Rooster Rambert present Christopher Bruce’s contemporary choreography that illuminates the music of the Rolling Stones. Since its premiere in 1991, it has been held up as a bold move for contemporary dance. See preview, page 90. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 27–Sat 29 Nov.

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The BFG An alternative to the pantomime that is nevertheless aimed at all the family, retaining the humour of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book. See preview at list.co.uk Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov–Sat 3 Jan.

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Peter Pan It’s the Glasgow King’s pantomime, so expect jokes from the ark, seasonal hilarity and celebrities showing that they can do the business on stage. See preview at list.co.uk King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 6 Dec–Sun 11 Jan.

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THEATRE ROYAL GHOST TOUR

Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Tue 2–Fri 5 Dec. Reviewed during November run ●●●●●

As one of Scotland’s oldest venues, Glasgow’s Theatre Royal has inevitably gathered strange tales of unexplained noises and ghostly smells. This late-night tour serves as both an access-all-areas guide to the labyrinthine backstage passages and a collection of spooky stories. Avoiding the melodrama of a haunted house with actors leaping out from behind curtains, the tour needs little more than the occasional – and apparently accidental – light failure and a single tragic story to ramp up the suspense. Various locations are pinpointed as places where the veil between the other world and this one is put aside: one dressing room has a reputation for mischievous hauntings, and the stage itself has experienced a few mysterious manifestations. Wandering around the theatre in the dark is unsettling; it’s surprising how many features retain their Victorian design, and the lower reaches of the orchestra pit have an atmosphere of foreboding even before the tales are told. The theatre also has a habit of joining in with the story: its rattling seems to shock the host as much as the audience. While it is a far cry from the gorier ghost tours of Edinburgh, these stories conjure up an atmosphere of suspense and drama within a brief history of Glasgow’s old opera house. (Gareth K Vile)

PREVIEW STAGE ADAPTATION

JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Mon 24–Sat 29 Nov

‘It’s quite full-on,’ sighs John Gordon Sinclair. ‘I don’t just play Jeeves, I’m also Madeline Bassett, ‘Stiffy’ Byng, Sir Watkyn Bassett and Gussie Fink-Nottle. During rehearsals I came the closest I’ve ever been to saying “I don’t think I can do this”. It’s very physical, I’ve lost a stone since I started.’ Director Sean Foley, whom he had previously worked with on The Ladykillers in the West End, persuaded the Gregory’s Girl star to keep going. Now, he says, the trio of actors at the core of the show are ‘match fit’: with himself, James Lance and Robert Goodale (the co-writer alongside brother David) performing 11 characters between them. ‘It’s very fast-paced. I’ve got 19 quick costume changes – one of them’s timed at 29 seconds.’ The conceit is that ‘idle rich’ Bertie Wooster adapts his anecdotes as a play, assisted by his butlers Jeeves and Steppings, which means that the frantic staging comes directly from the plot. ‘We certainly didn’t try for anyone else’s idea of those characters other than Wodehouse’s.’ (David Pollock)

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STATION STORIES

KOTRYNA ULA KILIULYTE

Glasgow Queen Street Station, Wed 26–Sat 29 Nov; Edinburgh Waverley Station, Wed 10–Sat 13 Dec. In recent programmes for production company Cryptic, Sven Warner has become a local hero. Working in the space between film, installation and theatre, he's created events that are witty and experimental. Suggesting old-fashioned peep shows – driven by a romantic, if sometimes sinister, story – his installations are ambitious triumphs of imagination that recall the obscure communities of later David Lynch and the freewheeling worlds of Tom Waits and the Beat Poets. His latest work, Station Stories, is his most accessible yet: it appears in train stations. ‘I wouldn’t consider myself a railway geek: I don’t know about particular trains,’ Warner insists. ‘But I do like taking trains. I find it almost reassuring that the rails connect all the way to China and somewhere you could draw a line and go to the rest of Europe and Asia. I find that special.’ ‘The final format will be three weeks of public installations, two peep shows on tripods at the centre of the various stations. People can wander by, settle down and disappear into another place.’ Each peep show has a collection of stories from around Scotland. ‘They are poetic or inspiring moments and some are connected to travelling,’ he continues. Warner’s ability to illustrate through a mixture of cinematic and theatrical styles, will transform them further. While the location will make the peep shows an intriguing addition to the platform furniture, they also bring Warner to wider attention as part of the Homecoming 2014 programme. Warner’s skill is in creating an intimate experience, that conjures up an almost nostalgic atmosphere and speaks of places and adventures that tantalise and seduce. ‘I am not a trainspotter,’ he laughs. ‘But the sound of a train passing in the night has always done something for me!’ (Gareth K Vile) 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 89

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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Wed 19–Sat 22 Nov

BILL COOPER

Sit in a production meeting with Lez Brotherston, and chances are you’ll hear the word ‘why’ on more than one occasion. ‘My training is to question everything,’ says the set and costume designer, ‘it’s just the way I think.’ In 2005, when Brotherston was first collaborating with choreographer Matthew Bourne on a stage version of Edward Scissorhands, the very existence of the sharp-fisted boy was up for discussion. ‘The first question we asked is why does the old man need to make a boy?’ says Brotherston. ‘And we decided that he used to have a son who was struck by lightning while he was playing with scissors and died.’ From there, the subject turned to era. Tim Burton’s film was shot and set in the 1980s, but Brotherston and Bourne had other ideas – taking it back to the 1950s. Clothes too were altered, largely to facilitate the dancers’ movement. In the film, Edward is made out of an old boiler, while in the dance version, an old leather sofa is ripped up and sewn back together to make a boy. ‘There was such a glut of films being turned into shows at that time,’ recalls Brotherston, ‘and what we didn’t want to do, was just take the film, copy it, and try to put it on stage. The film is its own thing – and that’s not what we do.’ (Kelly Apter)

CONTEMPORARY DANCE

RAMBERT: ROOSTER

Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 27–Sat 29 Nov

HUGO GLENDINNING

Music can make or break a dance work, so the need for good choices weighs heavy on any choreographer. For Christopher Bruce, whose 1991 work Rooster forms the centrepiece of Rambert’s autumn tour, the decision was a natural one. The Rolling Stones back catalogue he selected was the soundtrack to his own socialising years earlier and, on relistening, still sounded as fresh as ever. And so, one of the most popular and accessible works in contemporary dance history was born. Set to tracks such as ‘Paint it Black’ and ‘Sympathy for the Devil’, Rooster is a true crowdpleaser. Was that what Bruce set out to create at the time? ‘It’s important to me to engage an audience, but I don’t actually set out with the idea of making popular works,’ he says. ‘I try to make something for myself, and combine what I’ve learned about the job of choreographing with what is deeply seated within me.’ Part of a triple-bill with The Castaways by US-born choreographer Barak Marshall and Shobana Jeyasingh’s Terra Incognita, Rooster is as much fun for the dancers performing it, as it is for the audience – something Bruce was pleased to discover during his recent return to teach the work. ‘It’s a great joy to me that at my ancient age I can walk into a studio with these kids who are young enough to be my grandchildren,’ he says, ‘and still have them be interested in what I’m saying and enjoy my movement.’ (Kelly Apter) POLITICAL DRAMA

THEATRE UNCUT

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov; Òran Mór, Glasgow, Mon 17–Sat 22 Nov

JANE BARLOW

The resurgence of political theatre has been galvanised in Scotland by September's independence referendum: Theatre Uncut arrived on the scene a little earlier, in response to government cuts in public spending. After providing plays for free performance, 2014 is the first year that the Uncut company are touring their latest round of new scripts, directed by founder Hannah Price. Five of the country’s leading writers – Inua Ellams, Vivienne Franzmann, Hayley Squires, Clara Brennan and Anders Lustgarten – will write responding to news events as they occur, under the theme of ‘Knowledge Is Power, Power Is Knowledge’. A flagship set of productions will tour, although local companies are invited to make their own versions. Each writer has a fantastic track record, with socio-political themes running through their work: Inua Ellams, who is part of London-based Fuel Theatre, focused on the aspirations of different generations of black working-class men in Peckham in recent Play, Pie and A Pint hit Fast Cuts and Snapshots. And Clara Brennan’s Spine, an Edinburgh Festival success, posited questions about the absence of community in big cities and the vilification of youth. With Uncut both on the road and open to community, political theatre is placed at the heart of Scottish society again. (Lorna Irvine) 90 THE LIST 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014

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GLASGOW ■ ALEA CASINO Springfield Quay, Paisley Road, 530 1263.

The Burlesque and Variety Show

Sat 22 Nov, 7.30pm. £25. An evening of glitz and glamour. Featuring the sounds of vocalist Christine Doir, two course meal and a glass of fizz.

■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000.

The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot Thu 4 Dec–Sun 4 Jan. See Kids

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■ BRITANNIA PANOPTICON MUSIC HALL 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. Glasgow’s Great War Sat 15 Nov, 1.30pm & 3.30pm. Donations welcome. Music hall show commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of WWI. Letters to Aberlour Fri 21 Nov, 6pm. £tbc. New production based on letters sent from former residents of Aberlour orphanage, detailing their experiences during WWI. ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900.

Josh Armstrong: These Delicate Things Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov, 8pm.

£10 (£8). A two-act performance piece exploring the life of photographer Francesca Woodman. Music by Dimitri Shostakovich and Gavin Bryars. Part of Glasgay! Playwrights Studio Scotland Mon 24 Nov, 7pm. £3. Public workshops of scenes from brand spanking new plays, all from this group of directors, actors and writers who meet monthly. Paragon Music: Epic Encounters – See Hear You 2 Tue 9 Dec, 7pm.

£10 (£5). A night of live performance featuring the Epic Encounters inclusive dance group from Cambodia and a showcase of Paragon’s inclusive music and dance programmes: M3 BLAST, Play On and Horizons. ■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. Slope Thu 13–Sat 22 Nov (not Sun & Mon), 7.30pm (Sat 22 Nov 2.30pm also). £12 (£2; students £8.50; children £8.50). Untitled Projects reconceive their 2006 production of Pamela Carter’s Slope for an intimate studio setting, lending new weight to a 19th century love triangle. See feature, page 28. Glasgay! Whisky Galore Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £15–£20.50 (students £9; children £9). Theatrical adaptation of Alexander Mackendrick’s classic story based on real events.

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■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4956. Mother Goose Mon 17–Sat 22 Nov, 7.30pm (Thu 2.30pm also). £tbc. A classic at Christmas time from EROS Musical Society which follows the tale of Mother Goose, the queen of Gooseland and her beloved goose Priscilla. Aladdin Tue 25–Sat 29 Nov, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £12–£14. Classic tale about the young street urchin and his genie pal. Presented by Harlequin Youth Theatre. Jack And The Beanstalk Tue 2–Sat 6 Dec. See Kids listings. Cinderella Mon 8–Sat 13 Dec, times vary. £11–£15. Glass slippers at the ready, as Runway Theatre Company present this Christmas panto classic.

CURTAIN UP SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW A perennial visitor to Scotland during the winter months, Slava’s Snowshow is a mix of clowning, mime and visual spectacular that has been a hit in over 80 countries. Creator Slava Polunin explains its continued popularity. Why do you think the Snowshow has captivated audiences ? I think it’s because we ‘talk’ in this show about those things which are very important for every single person, wherever he or she lives. Every person on earth understands what is love, friendship, loneliness. Everybody was a child and everyone has dreamed of getting back to that at least for a little while . . . What made you decide to make the show originally? I was managing my theatre for many years. I was an author, director, teacher, manager, dad and mum. Being an artist / actor was something where I succeeded much less than anywhere else. And finally there was a moment when I split up with my theatre and I was able to make a show, where I was a leading character. Besides, I wanted to try to get into those areas where clowning was not found too often – tragic comedy, drama and poetic clowning. This adventure became very fascinating and successful. Does the Snowshow fit in with your other work, which you perform in Russia? The show lives on its own. I’m busier with all my projects in Russia and all other countries. My part in the Snowshow often is performed by different actors, it’s quite rare when I perform myself and if I do – it’s only for my pleasure. This child has grown up and has its own life. (Gareth K Vile) ■ Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 3–Sat 6 Dec.

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■ THE GRIFFIN 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. FREE John Aldiss’ Magnificent 7 Thursdays 13 Nov–11 Dec, 8.30pm. Comedy/variety show mixes funny folks, music, spoken word, cabaret, magic and more. Catch is, each act gets precisely seven minutes. 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 91

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■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. Blood Brothers Thu–Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £10–£47. Willy Russell’s moving tale about two brothers whose lives are worlds apart. Eric and Little Ern Mon 24 Nov, 7.30pm. £12–£35. A tribute to the stage and screen duo, performed by Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens. See preview in Comedy, page 56. The Circus of Horrors: London after Midnight Tue 25 Nov, 7.30pm.

£13–£41. Circus performers from around the world get creepy as the Circus of Horror brings a whole new cast of characters (plus old favourites) on tour. Peter Pan Sat 6 Dec–Sun 11 Jan, times vary. £9–£29.50. JM Barrie’s classic story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. Presented to celebrate the 50th anniversary since the King’s Theatre staged its first pantomime. Featuring Gary Tank Commander’s Greg McHugh.

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■ LANSDOWNE CHURCH (WEBSTERS THEATRE) 416 Great Western Road, 337 2311. Tragic Thu 13 & Fri 14 Nov, 8pm. £8–£12. Iain Heggie’s one man humorous and moving adaptation of Hamlet subtitled ‘When my Mother Married my Uncle’. Aladdin Thu 4–Sun 28 Dec, times vary. £11.50–£13. Expect family fun and frolics at the Webster Theatre’s annual panto, which features Steven Alexander from BBC’s The Voice as Aladdin. ■ ÒRAN MÓR 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Bridge

Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov, 1pm. £9.50–£14.06. Donna Franceschild’s play about two strangers who meet on a bridge and who lie about their motives. Theatre Uncut Mon 17–Sat 22 Nov, 1pm. £9.50–£14.06. Programme of short political plays directed by co-artistic director Hannah Price. Developed in collaboration between Clara Brennan, Inua Ellams, Viv Franzmann, Anders Lustgarten and Hayley Squires. See preview, page 90. A Play A Pie & A Pint: The King’s Kilt Mon 24–Sat 29 Nov,

1pm. £8–£12.50 (students £8). When an American academic finds a lost diary in an Edinburgh B&B, he discovers it was written by Walter Scott around the time he was preparing Scotland for the arrival of George IV. The King needs a kilt to greet the people, but making the monarch one is proving more difficult thaN planned.

A Play A Pie & A Pint: The Emperor’s New Clothes – Panto

Mon 1–Sat 20 Dec (not Sun), 1pm (Wed, Fri & Sat noon & 2pm). £14.06–£16.87. Òran Mór’s traditional Christmas panto. Love and Information Mon 8 & Tue 9 Dec, 7.30pm. £11.50. Caryl Churchill’s 2012 play featuring 100 characters. Presented by New College, Lanarkshire. ■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Treasure Island Wed 26 Nov–Sun 18 Jan, times vary. £17.50–£22.50. Classic swashbuckling panto action starring Johnny Mac, Stephen Purdon and Michelle McManus. ■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. The Three Little Pigs Tue 9–Tue 16 Dec. See Kids listings. ■ ROOM AT THE TOP 94 West Regent Street, 0141 352 9978. The Fault Line Fri 28 & Sat 29 Nov, 7.30pm. £10. Estrada Actors Studio presents a powerful drama about an abusive domestic relationship. ■ SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185.

Little Red Riding Hood & Aesops Fables Sun 16 Nov. See Kids listings. The Amazing Thing Sat 22 Nov. See

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Small Fables Sat 29 & Sun 30 Nov.

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■ SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. Wild Heather Fri 28 Nov–Sun 21 Dec. See Kids listings. ■ SECC Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. West End Women Sun 30 Nov, 7.30pm. £20–£29.50. Three leading ladies of the West End – Joanna Ampil, Kerry Ellis and Ria Jones – band together to present the best of the last 40 years of West End musicals. ■ SLOANS 62 Argyll Arcade, 221 8886. Wee Theaters Mon 17 Nov, 6.30pm. £10 full pass (£4 single showing). Choose to see one play or buy a pass to see all three, each performed in separate rooms. With time between each for a drink and a chat. ■ THE SSE HYDRO Exhibition Way, 248 3000.

Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds

Sat 29 Nov, 8pm. £43.50–£65. Take cover – it’s the original (prog-rock) score for the HG Wells novel adaptation, performed live on this Final Arena tour, with holographic Liam Neeson. See preview, right. Diversity Wed 3 Dec, 7.30pm. £25– £99. Street dance skills from the winners of the third series of Britain’s Got Talent who actually, believe it or not, have some of the aforementioned talent. ■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. An Evening of Burlesque Thu 13 Nov, 8pm. £26–£41. Fresh from 2012’s first UK burlesque tour and featuring West End scene stalwarts such as Amber Topaz, the Folly Mixtures, Miss Oo La Lou, Bettsie Bon Bon, AJ James and Kalki Hula Girl. Edward Scissorhands Wed 19–Sat 22 Nov, 7.30pm (Thu & Sat 2.30pm also). £10–£39.50. Matthew Bourne’s balletic adaptation of the magical Tim Burton film. See preview, page 90.

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Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense Mon 24–Sat 29 Nov, 7.30pm

(Thu & Sat 2.30pm also). £10–£35. New comedy based on the writings of PG Wodehouse, starring James Lance as aristocratic fool Bertie Wooster and John Gordon Sinclair as his trusted valet, Jeeves, who is called in to help his master play matchmaker in the countryside. Directed by Sean Foley. See preview, page 89. Top Hat – The Musical Tue 2–Sat 13 Dec (not Sun & Mon), 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Tue & Fri 7.30pm only). £10–£47.50. Irving Berlin’s musical about an American tap dancer who follows the girl of his dreams across Europe to win her heart. Directed by Matthew White. ■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Glimmer Sat 6–Sun 21 Dec. See Kids listings. ■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267.

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Progressive Playwright Thu 20 Nov, 8.30pm. £5. An evening of play readings for new and developing playwrights, where they can hear short extracts of their work directed and performed by professional actors. Tonight’s theme is forgiveness. Miracle on 34 Parnie Street Fri 28 Nov–Sun 4 Jan, times vary. £9–£18 (family £40–£56). Johnny McKnight plays Kristine Kringle in this kitsch pantomime.

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SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Sat 29 Nov For many years, Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds was merely one of the most ambitious albums that emerged from the already expansive 1970s progressive rock scene. Drawing musical comparisons with Pink Floyd for its use of technology and enthusiasm for complex arrangements, it managed to retell HG Wells’ epic science-fiction classic in a manner that evoked both tradition – with Richard Burton providing the voice of ‘the journalist’ – and the era’s contemporary music. However, given Wayne’s background, it was inevitable that the album would become a performance, and so the arena tours began in 2006. ‘I grew up around my mother’s career as a singer and actor,’ Wayne explains. ‘My father was in Broadway productions and he came over to the West End in London.’ Indeed, before War of the Worlds broke in 1978, Wayne had worked on theatre productions. The success of the tours introduced his musical to new audiences, and led to a re-recording in 2012 with new performers, including Gary Barlow and Liam Neeson who replaced Burton. Wells’ plot is ideal for adaptation: brooding and pessimistic, Wayne recognises how this vision of a world torn apart by violence has, sadly, remained topical since its publication. The combination of late Victorian aesthetics and extra-terrestrial technology has made it a source for steam-punk fashion and art, and Wayne comments that ‘HG’s story has a visionary appeal’. This vision has encouraged him to adapt the show for this tour in which HG Wells now appears. Although discreet about his musical’s future, Wayne is adamant that ‘this is the final arena tour in the UK because we have another challenge and a new life for my musical version.’ (Gareth K Vile)

The Elf By Herself Sat 29 Nov–Wed 31 Dec. See Kids listings.

■ VARIOUS VENUES: GLASGOW Glasgay! Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov, times vary. Prices vary. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the massive celebration of queer culture boasts an impressive programme of theatre, comedy, music, clubs and visual art events. ■ WILD CABARET & WICKED LOUNGE 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. The Big Show Fridays & Saturdays 14 Nov–Sat 6 Dec, 8pm. Free to all dining guests. An evening of cabaret.

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■ CAV 3 West Tollcross, 228 3252. The Dreamboys Saturdays 15 Nov–6 Dec, 6.30pm. £25. The ultimate ladies night featuring some of the best looking boys in an all-male glamour extravaganza. ■ CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. Men Should Weep Wed 19–Sat 22 Nov, 7.30pm. £tbc. Ena Lamont Stewart’s 1947 play, set in the East End of Glasgow during the depression of the 1930s. ■ THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. The Dreamboys Fri 14 Nov, 7.30pm. £23.50. See Cav, Edinburgh. Wicked Wed 19 Nov–Wed 10 Dec (not Sun), 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). Smash-hit musical that acts as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, with L Frank Baum’s characters brilliantly re-imagined as two young girls who grow up to fulfil

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THEATRE their destinies as Glenda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. ■ EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000.

Rambert Dance Company: Rooster Thu 27–Sat 29 Nov,

✽ 7.30pm. £13.50–£26.50. The celebrated

modern dance company takes on Christopher Bruce’s celebration of the 1960s, set to the music of the Rolling Stones. See preview, page 90. West End Women Mon 1 Dec, 7.30pm. £20–£29.50. See SECC, Glasgow. Slava’s Snowshow Wed 3–Sat 6 Dec, 7.30pm (Thu & Sat 2.30pm also). £21.50–£29. A cast of clowns create a world of wonder in which a bed becomes a boat, a web of cotton envelops the audience and one tiny piece of paper begins a blinding snowstorm. See preview, page 91. ■ KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street, 529 6000.

Edinburgh Gang Show Tue 18–

Sat 22 Nov, 7pm (Sat 2.15pm also). £10–£16.50. A host of Edinburgh’s Scouts and Guides join together in this annual event featuring music, comedy and dance. Aladdin Sat 29 Nov–Sun 18 Jan, times vary. Prices vary. See Kids listings. ■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Bondagers Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm (Sat 2pm also). £12.50–£29. Sue Glover’s play follows six women land workers as they graft and dance their way through a year on a 19th Century Borders farm. Directed by Lu Kemp. The BFG Fri 28 Nov–Sat 3 Jan (not Sun, Mon & Tue), times vary. £10–£28 (£15). David Wood’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s tale of nice and nasty giants, directed by Andrew Panton.

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■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579.

The Moonlit Road And Other Ghostly Tales Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov,

8pm. £10 (£8). Ghostly theatre show about a man who is not afraid of the paranormal because of his own terrifying tale. Alien Adventures Sat 15 Nov. See Kids listings. Illicit Ink: The Company we Keep

Fri 5 Dec, 8pm. £8 (£4). A Christmas story from the Illicit Ink bunch with a bit of a twist – think office trysts and corrupt capitalism.

■ SPACE CLUB 38 Castle Terrace, spaceclub.org.uk The Main Yvette Mon 24–Fri 28 Nov, 6pm. £6 (£5). Alan Kerr and Fiona Anderson’s new performance puts media representations of what it means to be female to the test, exposing contradictions and playfully toying with expectations.

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■ ST ANDREW SQUARE St Andrew Square Scotch and Soda Fri 21 Nov–Sun 21 Dec, times vary. Prices vary. Circus, dance and foot-stomping sounds in this whisky-soaked extravaganza, featuring music from The Crusty Suitcase and some nifty moves from a selection of Australia’s finest acrobats. Part of Edinburgh’s Christmas. Stick Man Sat 22 Nov–Sun 4 Jan. See Kids listings. ■ ST SERF’S CHURCH HALLS 1a Clark Road, inverleithsaintserfs.org. uk Cinderella Wed 3–Fri 5 Dec, 7.30pm; Sat 6 Dec, 2pm & 6.30pm. £7.50 (children £3; family £18). St Serf’s Players present the enchanting fairytale featuring Cinders, her ugly sisters and Prince Charming.

■ THE STUDIO AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE Potterrow, 622 8086. Don’t Eat Yellow Snow Thu 11 & Fri 12 Dec, 8pm. £8. New work showcased by senior Lyceum Youth Theatre groups.

■ THE VAULT 11 Merchant Street, 510 0022. Seven Dwarves Thu 13–Sun 16 Nov, 7.30pm. £8 (£6; students £5). New comic play about seven slightly flawed dwarves, about fairytales, about friendship and about women. Presented by Charlotte Productions.

■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. The Gamblers Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm. An all-female adaptation of Gogol’s fast-paced comedy, telling a story of women who gamble, hustle, cheat, drink, swear, sing and dance, and never apologise for it. The Voice Thief Fri 14 Nov & Sat 15 Nov. See Kids listings.

OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ THE BRUNTON Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. Eric and Little Ern Fri 14 Nov, 7.30pm. £17 (£15). See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. Jack and the Beanstalk Tue 25 Nov–Mon 5 Jan, times vary. Prices vary. The Brunton’s panto of choice this Christmas is the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, which has been written and directed by Mark Cox. (Oh yes it was).

■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. Squish & Box Fresh Thu 13 Nov, 7.30pm. £16 (£8–£13). Double bill of contemporary dance. Theatre Uncut Thu 13–Sat 15 Nov, 8pm. £10 (£8). See Òran Mór, Glasgow.

Paul Carroll’s Music Hall Tavern

Sun 30 Nov, 7.30pm. £25 (£22). A drag show filled with music, laughter and some impressive costumes.

Trialogue: Three Modern Classics

Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm. £16 (£8–£13). David Hughes Dance present a triple bill of work originally created for legendary ballet icon Mikhail Baryshnikov and a piece by the choreographer to Kylie Minogue, Rafael Bonachela. New Writing From Quebec Tue 18–Thu 20 Nov, 8pm. £6 (£4). Rehearsed readings of works by three Quebecois from La Licorne Theatre. Slope Wed 26–Sat 29 Nov, 8pm. £16 (£8–£13). See Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. The Devil Masters Sat 6–Wed 24 Dec (not Mon), 7.30pm (Sat & Wed 2.30pm also). £7–£16 (£8–£13). Writer Iain Finlay MacLeod’s surrealist black comedy twists the ordinary, asking what we become when we peel away the layers of class division and social decorum. Directed by award-winning Traverse artistic director Orla O’Loughlin. See preview, page 88.

■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. Eric and Little Ern Thu 13 Nov, 7.30pm. £17 (£15). See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. Ha Ha Hood Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm. £19.50. The tale of Robin Hood with a comedy twist from writer Ben Langley James and the Giant Peach Thu 27 Nov–Wed 31 Dec. See Kids listings.

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HITLIST THE BEST EXHIBITIONS

21 Revolutions Female writers and artists respond to the eclectic collections at Glasgow Women’s Library to mark the organisation’s 21st anniversary. See preview, page 97. Platform, Glasgow, until Sun 7 Dec.

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Anna Oppermann: Cotoneaster Horizontalis Complex arrangements of photographs, drawings, paintings, slogans and objects make up the late German conceptual artist’s first major UK show. See review, page 98. Cooper Gallery, Dundee, until Sat 13 Dec.

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Dominic Samsworth Emerging artist and Glasgow School of Art alumnus exhibits a new collection of paintings inspired by plans of swimming pools and created out of industrial pool paint. See Private View, page 99. SWG3, Glasgow, until Sun 14 Dec.

TONY CONRAD Handmade ‘acoustical tools’ constructed out of everyday objects

n exhibition of Tony Conrad’s work shouldn’t be silent: and this one certainly isn’t. As soon as you’ve entered the first room in Inverleith House, the howling, whistling and scraping of a new composition, made with his collection of homespun instruments, draws its fingernails down your internal blackboard. Conrad, an American artist, composer and filmmaker who was associated with offshoots of Fluxus in the 1960s, is regarded as one of the pioneers of drone-based minimal music. This show is a ‘comprehensive’ survey of his ‘invented acoustical tools’ (he does not call them ‘instruments’, as they produce noise rather than music): single-string constructions made from bead chain and plumbers’ brackets, chimes made from golf club sleeves, a ‘bagpipe’ made with a Tesco carrier bag. As sculptural objects, some are more impressive than others: the stringed instruments have real presence, while his

deconstructed drums look rather forlorn. The show also includes his 2008 work, ‘Quartet’, a wooden bench suspended a few inches above the ground which visitors can ‘play’ by tapping on it, and his important 1965 work, ‘The Flicker’, a deconstructionist exercise which reduces film to a series of flashing black and white frames. While the spirit of his work is best summed up by the documentary film in the basement, in which a sprightly Conrad enthuses about his Heath Robinson inventions, the overall effect of the show is to remind us that deconstruction has its limits. While taking music apart has some value as an artistic exercise, it is possible to finally end up with something rather less interesting than the thing being deconstructed. (Susan Mansfield) Invented Acoustical Tools 1969–2014, Inverleith House, Edinburgh, until Sun 18 Jan ●●●●●

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Chloe Dewe Mathews: Shot at Dawn A moving photography exhibition capturing the locations of soldiers executed for desertion during WW1. See feature, page 27. Stills, Edinburgh, until Sun 25 Jan.

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Stan Douglas Solo exhibition comprising film and photography from Canadian artist. The show includes elements from Douglas’ play Helen Lawrence, shown as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival programme. See preview, page 97. Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 15 Feb.

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Mike Nelson: Eighty Circles Through Canada (the last possessions of an Orcadian mountain man) An installation of objects inspired by the artist’s friendship with artist and mountaineer Erlend Williamson. See preview, page 100. Tramway, Glasgow, Sat 15 Nov–Sun 11 Jan.

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Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun 15 Feb When Stan Douglas’ play, Helen Lawrence, appeared as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, its live depiction of a post-WWII film noir was beamed against a 3D photographic backdrop. The work looked at the class and racial divides of Vancouver’s rundown Hogan’s Alley district, later cleaned up then razed in the name of urban renewal. The 3D remains of Hogan’s Alley can be seen in Douglas’ remarkable large-scale image that forms part of his new Fruitmarket show. Also here will be ‘Video’, which recasts Orson Welles’ film of Kafka’s The Trial with a Senegalese woman in the Parisian suburb of La Courneuve, where some of the worst violence of 2005’s riots took place. ‘Sarkozy was still minister of the interior when we shot the piece,’ says Douglas, ‘and his office tried to shut our production down, even though we had made deals with the local mayor and local gangs. The police were afraid we would start a riot, but in the end we were allowed to shoot exteriors between 4am and 7am.’ The show will also feature Douglas’ ‘Corrupt Files’ series of ‘acts of photographic disobedience’, as well as his 1997 piece, ‘Der Sandmann’, which juxtaposes footage of an urban garden in Potsdam outside Berlin alongside film of the building site it later became. ‘“Der Sandmann” came out of being in Berlin a few years after the Wall came down,’ Douglas explains. ‘As in Helen Lawrence, the setting is one in which the urban fabric of a place is being radically transformed. DDR buildings were being destroyed, imperial Prussian ones were being restored and there was an influx of western capital intending to make nearby Wansee a luxury resort again. It felt like multiple times were inhabiting the same space and that’s what “Der Sandmann” looks like.’ (Neil Cooper)

NO FIXED ABODE

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Platform, Glasgow, until Sun 7 Dec

The Telfer Gallery, Glasgow, until Sun 23 Nov

Edinburgh Printmakers, until Tue 23 Dec

GLASGOW WOMEN’S LIBRARY: 21 REVOLUTIONS

No Fixed Abode is the title of this year’s Annual Members Show at Edinburgh Printmakers, which highlights the work of artists using facilities at the space. This exhibition aligns with the studio’s policy to engage with relevant contemporary issues and specifically arose from a consideration of the additional challenges facing the homeless during winter, typically a period of generosity This November, Edinburgh Printmakers and The Big Issue come together to consider issues of ‘home’ and ‘homelessness’. No Fixed Abode is the outcome of collaboration between artists based at the studio and Big Issue vendors, which has provided the impetus for works exploring how the concept of home relates to societal status and experience, as well as the effects of homelessness. As part of the exhibition’s organisation process, Edinburgh Printmakers worked alongside arts groups from the charity Crisis Skylight Edinburgh. They also held a meet-and-greet event, a portraiture drawing class and workshops to foster personal interaction between the artists and vendors. The hope is that this exhibition will challenge public perceptions of homelessness as some kind of ‘other’, as well as encourage viewers to reassess their own conceptions of home. (Jennifer Owen)

21 Revolutions invited emerging and established female Scottish writers and artists to respond to Glasgow Women’s Library’s collections to mark the organisation’s 21st anniversary. GWL hosts an eclectic collection of material, from suffragette campaigns to the national Lesbian Archive. For the artistic commissions, which resulted in a new publication and this current exhibition at Platform, each artist worked at GWL to produce new research, narratives, poetry, prints and editions. Ruth Barker developed her practice in performance and designed a wearable, limited edition scarf. The work ‘has been influenced by photocopied ephemera in the archive, handwritten notes, announcements of meetings and handmade posters and fliers,’ says Barker. Meanwhile, Kate Davis, using intricate pencil drawings, explored the ‘complexities of the past’ through her work. Helen de Main’s work comprises 21 screenprints inspired by the library’s iconic Spare Rib magazine collection. Main observes that its ‘political and feminist discourse still seems pertinent now, with the continued pressure over decades to reach anything resembling equality.’ (Alex Hetherington)

ELIZABETH CORKERY: SMALL DECORS

After a month-long residency at the Telfer Gallery, Boston-based Australian artist Elizabeth Corkery explores the garden environment and the spatial and representational experience surrounding it for Small Decors. ‘A lot of my practice recently has been about gardens, looking at different manipulations in natural environments and what narrative can exist in the desire to control or manipulate space,’ says Corkery. Although trained as a printmaker, Corkery’s work has recently become installation-based, utilising printed elements. This has drawn her to the repetition, reproduction and modularity observed in the multiple-component, pre-fab construction of the glasshouse. In Small Decors, Corkery explores winter gardens, specifically Glasgow’s Kibble Palace, and draws connections between the structure and the tradition of Victorian toy theatres. ‘They grew in popularity at the same time as the glasshouse in the UK and share relationships with the playing out of mini-world environments and in transportability,’ says Corkery. The experience and exploration of constructed decors will be played out as a modulated scene, as the Telfer Gallery itself becomes a staged space. (Kirsty Neale) 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014 THE LIST 97

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Until Sun 15 Feb. Drawings from the architect’s travels.

William Davidson: Art Collector

Until Sun 4 Jan. A look at the collection of one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s most important patrons. Mackintosh Architecture Until Sun 4 Jan. £5 (£3). Over 80 architectural drawings, archival material, films and models – many rare or never before exhibited – exploring the work of Glasgow’s famous son. The exhibition is the culmination of the Hunterian’s ’Mackintosh Architecture: Context, Making and Meaning research project.

■ THE BRIGGAIT 141 Bridgegate, 553 5890. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, but individual exhibitions may vary. NEW YAKA Collective: So It Is Sat 15–Sat 29 Nov. Mon–Fri 9.30am– 5.30pm. Debut show by a new art collective formed by GSA graduates. ■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Bellini to Boudin Until Sat 21 Mar. Discover 40 gems, including works by Degas, Cezanne and Whistler. ■ CALEDONIA ROAD FREE CHURCH 1 Caledonia Road, Gorbals NEW YAKA Collective: So It Is Sat 15–Sat 29 Nov. Wed–Fri noon–5pm. See The Briggait, Glasgow. ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Galleries Tue–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm; closed Mon, but individual exhibitions may vary. General opening hours Mon–Sat 10am–midnight; Sun noon–midnight. NEW Manuel Chavajay & Rebecca

Wilcox: This Might Be a Place for Hummingbirds Fri 14 Nov–Sun 18

Jan. Work by two artists with apparently little in common: Guatemalan painter and sculptor Chavajay and Glasgow-based video artist Wilcox. See Realist, page 4.

■ COMPASS GALLERY 178 West Regent Street, 221 6370. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5pm; closed Sun. Compass Gallery Cabinet Show

Until Wed 31 Dec. Exhibition based on the custom of European travellers in the 17th and 18th centuries, who would go abroad and bring back items which they’d then display in cabinets. With works from over 100 contemporary artists, taking in painting, drawings, glass and sculpture.

■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART 178 West Regent Street, 221 3095. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–5pm; closed Sun. NEW The Winter Collection Sat 6 Dec–Sat 31 Jan. Annual Winter exhibition of paintings, drawings, limited edition prints, sculptures and ceramics. ■ DAVID DALE GALLERY AND STUDIOS 161 Broad Street, Bridgeton, 258 9124. Thu–Sat noon–5pm; closed Sun–Wed. LAST CHANCE Alex Impey Sat 15 & 22 Nov only. New work from artist concerned with animality and technology. ■ GALLERY OF MODERN ART Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Mon– Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Art From Elsewhere: International Art from Contemporary UK Galleries Until

Sun 1 Feb. International work by Peter Hujar, Jenny Holzer, Paulo Bruscky, Ana Mendieta, Kara Walker and Amar Kanwar, among others. Nathan Coley: The Lamp of Sacrifice Until Sun 1 Mar. A series

of cardboard models of every place of worship listed in the 2004 Edinburgh telephone directory. Part of Generation.

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ANNA OPPERMANN: COTONEASTER HORIZONTALIS Cooper Gallery, Dundee, until Sat 13 Dec ●●●●●

An ‘ensemble’ is the name given by the late German artist Anna Oppermann to, in her words, ‘the documentation of a particular method during perception and / or awareness exercises’. What this means in practice is a large installation-cum-artwork-cum-schematic which represents every artistic expression of her thinking around a single subject, often one which appears more or less trivial. People, events and utterances could all be co-opted as the basis for an ensemble, but in this instance it’s the shrub of the title – and to a certain extent Oppermann’s own dissatisfaction with her work in academia at the time of its creation around 1982–84, for the piece is subtitled ‘Anticommunication Design’. Ensconced in one corner of the large Cooper Gallery, ‘Cotoneaster Horizontalis’ looks almost diminutive in the large space. Despite the size of the piece, its component parts are intended to be viewed in miniature, it seems, with every detail skimmed over to create an overriding impression of the work. Mounted on wooden board and with a plinth in the centre containing the shrub of the title, it bears photographs of people and the work itself in progress, sketches of ideas and seemingly reproduced scenes, newspaper cuttings, written text (both largely in German) and little model furniture designs. As a representation of Oppermann’s thoughts and a manifestation of the process of creativity it’s an intriguing work, although some may feel unsatisfied by the very true-feeling notion that creativity is not a pristine, structured process, rather an assemblage of scraps and half-thought ideas which somehow fuse together. As the first ever solo UK retrospective of this important European artist, however, it’s as compelling for the glimpse into her life and practice provided by the comprehensive ancillary materials, an ‘ensemble’ of its own about an artist who much preferred talking of ‘shortcomings, complaints and hindrances’ in her work. (David Pollock)

NEW Alasdair Gray: Spheres of Influence I Sat 22 Nov–Mon 25 May.

A look at the influences on Gray’s art and his own influence on others. Part of The Alasdair Gray Season.

■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Trongate 103, 552 0704. Gallery: Tue– Sat 10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon. Workshop: Tue–Thu 10am–9pm; Fri & Sat 10am–5.30pm; closed Sun & Mon. LAST CHANCE Alasdair Gray: A Life in Print and Posters Until Sun 16 Nov. New screenprints and a selection of posters from the artist / author. The Alasdair Gray Season. LAST CHANCE Fiona Wilson Until Sun 30 Nov. Prints from the Glasgow painter. NEW Academicians III Sat 22 Nov–Sun 25 Jan. Prints by four Royal Academicians: Marian Leven, Hughie O’Donoghue, Barbara Rae and Emma Stibbon. ■ GLASGOW SCULPTURE STUDIOS The Whisky Bond, Dawson Street, 353 3708. Wed–Sat 11am–5pm; closed Mon, Tue & Sun. LAST CHANCE Tessa Lynch: Cafe Concrete Until Sat 22 Nov. New sculptural and written works by an artist concerned with the built environment.

■ THE HIDDEN LANE GALLERY 1081 Argyle Street, 07760 669011. Tue– Sat 11am–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. LAST CHANCE Robin Johnston: Glasgow Shadows Until Fri 21 Nov. Images of Glasgow’s urban landscape. ■ HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Art Lovers Cafe and Shop open daily 10am–5pm; House opening times vary, please call to check. Creative Coverage Until Mon 12 Jan. Daily 10am–5pm. Group show of still lifes, landscapes and botanical drawings by Jerry Alexander, Anthony Barber, Sue Colyer, Ali Lindley, Jonathan Mitchell and Stuart Stanley. Tom McKendrick: Soldiers

Until Mon 22 Dec. Daily 11am–4pm in ARTPARK Pavilion. Portraits of members of the armed forces. ■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm; closed Mon.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Begonias Until Sun 4 Jan. View one of

Mackintosh’s London still lifes, which draws on his lifelong botanical studies. Lucy Skaer Until Sun 4 Jan. Work influenced by the maverick English surrealist Leonora Carrington.

■ IOTA Unlimited Studios, 25 Hyndland Street, 338 6052. Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am– 5pm; Thu 10am–6pm during exhibitions, but individual exhibitions may vary. Otherwise open during office hours and on Farmers’ Market Saturdays. NEW Winter Exhibition Fri 14–Sat 22 Nov. Work in oil and acrylics by gallery artists Elisa Alvarez-Curto, Lauretta MacLeod and Pascale Steenkiste, with 10% of proceeds going to Yorkhill Children’s Charity. NEW Window Shopping Mon 1–Tue 23 Dec. Daily (not Sun) 10am–6pm. Work by gallery artists. ■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Alasdair Gray: From the Personal to the Universal Until Feb 2015.

£5 (£3; under 16s free). A major retrospective to mark the 80th birthday of one of Scotland’s most revered artists. The Alasdair Gray Season. LAST CHANCE Getting Creative with Combat Stress Until Sun 16 Nov. Work by ex-service men and women.

Jewel-like Treasures: Dutch and Flemish Paintings on Copper Until

Jun 2015. Explore works in the collection dating back to the 1600s that eschew canvas or board in favour of thin sheets of copper. Looking at World War I Until Jul 2015. Paintings and sculpture from the collection. ■ LAURIESTON ARCHES AND WALL SPACE Cleland Lane, Laurieston NEW YAKA Collective: So It Is Sat 15–Sat 29 Nov. Wed–Fri noon–5pm. See The Briggait, Glasgow. ■ LAURIESTON ARENA Norfolk Court, Laurieston NEW YAKA Collective: So It Is Sat 15–Sat 29 Nov. Wed–Fri noon–5pm. See The Briggait, Glasgow. ■ THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5365. Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.

Alice Dansey-Wright: Legitimate Likenesses Until Jan 2015. Mon-

Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Glasgow-based illustrator presents new work inspired by American decorative and folk art.

■ LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road, Milngavie, 956 5536. Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. NEW Christmas Art Show Sat 15 Nov–Sat 20 Dec. Christmas-themed arts and crafts at affordable prices, from gallery artists. NEW Figures and Faces Sat 15 Nov–Tue 9 Dec. Images of people from the gallery’s permanent collection. ■ MARY MARY Suite 2/1, 6 Dixon Street, 226 2257. Tue– Sat noon–6pm; closed Mon & Sun. NEW Jonathan Gardner Sat 15 Nov–Sat 17 Jan. Work by artist whose paintings have been compared to those of Picabia, Magritte and Balthus.

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■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE @ AIRD’S LANE 3–5 Aird’s Lane, 248 3711. Thu–Sat noon–5pm; closed Mon–Wed & Sun. Victoria Morton Until Jan 2015. Glasgow artist who incorporates her own paintings and sculptures into some installations.

PRIVATE VIEW DOMINIC SAMSWORTH

Richard Hughes: Field Trip

Until Fri 19 Dec. Mon-Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm. New work from artist interested in finding elements of everyday romance and making them concrete.

■ PATRICIA FLEMING PROJECTS Studio 225, South Block, 60/64 Osborne Street, 0796 806 6708. Wed–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 10am–2pm; closed Mon, Tue & Sun. NEW Kate V Robertson: In Progress Fri 21 Nov–Sat 20 Dec. Wed-Fri 10am–5pm; Sat noon–4pm. New work concerned with making subtle interventions in environments. ■ PEOPLE’S PALACE & WINTER GARDENS Glasgow Green, 276 0788. Palace: Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon; Winter Gardens: daily 10am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Fred A Farrell: Glasgow’s War Artist Until Sun 23 Nov. Sketches and watercolours from the WWI artist. ■ PLATFORM 1000 Westerhouse Road, 276 9670. Mon– Fri 9am–8pm; Sat & Sun 10am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Glasgow

✽ Women’s Library: 21 Revolutions Until Sun 7 Dec. See

preview, page 97.

■ PROJECT ABILITY Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. LAST CHANCE David Bradley Until Sat 15 Nov. Paintings of the life around the artist. ■ REID BUILDING Glasgow School of Art, 164 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Opening times vary, check individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE ELIA NEU/NOW Festival Until Sun 16 Nov. Thu–Sun 10–5am. £tbc. The NEU/NOW Festival is spending its sixth year in Glasgow. The festival provides an international platform for graduating / graduate artists from across Europe and beyond. NEW Alasdair Gray: Spheres of Influence II Sat 22 Nov–Sun 25 Jan. Mon-Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm. The work of Gray through the prism of other artists. Part of The Alasdair Gray Season. ■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon– Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat 10am–1pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE David Smith RSW: Tugboats and Trawlers Until Sat 15 Nov. Painting of boats from the Clyde. LAST CHANCE Kate McBride: The Onward March of the Pygmy Elephants Until Wed 19 Nov. Small

ceramic figurines with a deeply ironic twist. LAST CHANCE Norman Edgar RGI: New Paintings Until Sat 15 Nov. Landscapes and still life paintings. ■ SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. Alexander Millar: Working Man – The Homecoming Until Feb 2015.

DOMINIC SAMSWORTH

■ THE MODERN INSTITUTE 14–20 Osborne Street, 248 3711. Mon– Fri 10am–6pm; Sat noon–5pm; closed Sun.

Dominic Samsworth graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2010 and currently lives and works in Herefordshire. He has created a new body of work for SWG3 Gallery in Glasgow, opening this month Can you describe the work you will be including in SWG3? I will be showing a new series of paintings. They are shaped canvases based on plan views of swimming pools, painted with pool paint. Here, the status of painting and pool combined, executed with exacting lines, observing a blurring between art world sincerity and leisure time venality. They are aerially viewed as if just before touchdown in your next tourist destination. How will the work respond to the gallery space? The exhibition puts the viewer into an environment resembling a sterile desert or an artificial beach. Four tons of rock salt will cover the entire gallery floor. Like a morning beach in preparation for the ensuing action it will be raked and smoothed over each day. The glare off the salted floor enhances the reverberation of aquamarine on the pool’s surface. On this dilapidated resort’s furniture, there is no sun to lounge under: the salted floor beneath only dehydrates, leaving the mirages hosted in the white wall gallery abyss, more inviting but ultimately useless. Did you also recently comment that your work had shifted from architecture to a more domestic environment? Yes, I had been deconstructing low-tech architectural structures, focusing on billboards and advertising hoardings, and this led to the re-collaging of the adverts themselves. Similar to the content of these I started to see art as just another leisure object, readily available and consumed after the gallery show. Having experienced the entwining of art making and commerce it seemed hard to ignore this aspect in production. (Interview by Rosie Lesso) ■ Dominic Samsworth, SWG3, Glasgow, until Sun 14 Dec.

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VISUAL ART ■ SMITHY GALLERY 74 Glasgow Road, Blanefield, 01360 770551. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm; closed Mon. LAST CHANCE Margaretann Bennett RSW Until Sun 16 Nov. Figurative and landscape paintings and watercolours. NEW Christmas Exhibition Sun 23 Nov–Wed 24 Dec. Seasonal paintings and ceramics.

■ SWG3 Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. Opening times vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. Dominic Samsworth: Salting the Mirage

✽ Until Sat 13 Dec. Wed–Sat noon–6pm. See Private View, page 99.

■ THE TELFER 3rd Floor, 84 Miller Street, the-telfer.com Thu–Sun noon–5pm during exhibitions. LAST CHANCE Elizabeth Corkery: Small Decors Until Sun 23 Nov. See preview, page 97. ■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Building open: Tue–Sat 10am–8pm, Sun noon–6pm; Exhibitions open: Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat & Sun noon–6pm; closed Mon. NEW Mike Nelson: Eighty Circles Through Canada Sat 15 Nov–Sun 11 Jan. See preview, right.

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■ TRONGATE 103 Trongate 103, 276 8380. Tue–Sat 10am– 5pm; Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon. NEW Alexander Storey Gordon:

Be Vigilant Dear Friends, Because You Never Know When Your Eyes Are Going To Be Gouged Out Sat 22–Sun 30 Nov. Daily

noon–4pm. New work from Glasgowbased artist.

■ VARIOUS VENUES: GLASGOW LAST CHANCE Kate V Robertson: Converse Until Sun 16 Nov. Thu–Sat, all day. Speaker-based sound art in various locations all over the city.

EDINBURGH ■ BON PAPILLON 15 Howe Street, 538 2505. Wed–Sun 9am–5pm; closed Mon & Tue. LAST CHANCE Returning Autumn Visitors Until Wed 19 Nov. New paintings from Tom Sutton Smith, Melanie Williamson, Stanley Bird, Chris Brook and Jenny Martin. ■ CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. LAST CHANCE A–Z: An Alphabetical Tour of Scottish Art Until Sun 16 Nov. Overview from 17th century to now. Picturing Conflict: Art of the First World War Until Jan 2015.

Images of war from Eric Robertson, DY Cameron and Sir John Lavery. ■ COBURG HOUSE STUDIOS 15 Coburg Street, 554 6888. Opening hours vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. LAST CHANCE Absurd Mode Until Sun 16 Nov. Thu–Sun 11am–6pm. ECA students explore social identity. ■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY City Observatory & Dome, 38 Calton Hill, 556 1264. Tue–Sun 10am–4pm; closed Mon.

Vanessa Billy: Sustain, Sustain

■ EMBASSY GALLERY 10b Broughton Street Lane, embassygallery.org Thu–Sun noon–6pm. NEW Vitae Sat 15–Sun 30 Nov. Works by Jaakko Pallasvuo and Danna Vajda.

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■ STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS Trongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat 10am– 5pm; Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon. LAST CHANCE Jill Todd Photographic Award Until Sun 7 Dec. Competition to find Scotland’s best student and graduate photographers.

■ EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP 25 Hawthornvale, 551 4490. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm but individual events may vary. Norbert Delman: S / S / S Until Tue 25 Nov. Work by Polish artist exploring issues around bodybuilding culture. NEW Concrete Antenna Fri 14 Nov– Sat 31 Jan. Daily (not Sun) 9.30am–5pm. A sound installation by Rob St John, Tommy Perman and Simon Kirby.

INSTALLATION

MIKE NELSON: EIGHTY CIRCLES THROUGH CANADA Tramway, Glasgow, until Sun 11 Jan

Subtitled ‘The last possessions of an Orcadian mountain man’, this show by the twice Turner-nominated British artist Mike Nelson comes from a deeply personal place, serving as it does as a reaction to the death of his friend and sometime collaborator Erlend Williamson, who fell from Glencoe while climbing in 1996. Although Nelson’s installations are generally built to fit a specific space and gallery situation and dismantled after, this one has seen life before: first as part of his show ‘Amnesiac Hide’ in Vancouver in 2013, and at the Power Plant in Toronto earlier this year. ‘The installation consists of a double-sided unit made of found wood collected from Vancouver beaches,’ says exhibition organiser Chloe Josse, ‘with a slide projection and a collection of Williamson’s belongings.’ These slides were produced during road trips across British Columbia and into Alberta. The notion of travelling is strong here, says Josse, as is a sense ‘of disjointed memory and flashbacks associated with the death of Williamson. His [Nelson’s] installations have a unique narrative, always connected to their location in some ways. They’re set up as seemingly abandoned environments, which can be disorientating to the viewer.’ The exhibition will show Williamson’s own used ropes and boots, his tattered wrist cast and rock collection, while the film was made on Nelson’s journey through the wilds of Canada, its meditation on the scenery partly focused on abandoned campsites and fire spots. It seems like a very resonant, human reaction to the absence of somebody from a setting which was so familiar to them and of humanity from the natural world, and Josse sums it up intriguingly when she says the entire installation is ‘an exploration of the trace left by human presence and an expression of loss and absence.’ (David Pollock)

Until Sun 21 Dec. Recent sculptural work from Swiss artist. NEW Collette Rayner: Access as idiot distraction Sat 22 Nov–Sun 21 Dec. A film based on the artist’s research into the Principality of Sealand, a former World War II sea fort off the coast of Suffolk. ■ CORN EXCHANGE 11 Newmarket Road, 477 3500. NEW Edinburgh Art Fair Fri 14– Sun 16 Nov. Times tbc. The chance to peruse and pick up artwork from over 60 exhibitors from the UK and Europe. Thousands of pieces by 20th and 21st century artists are on offer and there’s also a fully licenced cafe and bar available. See preview at list.co.uk. ■ THE DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon–Thu 10am–4pm; Fri 10am–3pm (gallery closed on Fridays). LAST CHANCE Jesper

Christiansen: Found Drawings

Until Tue 2 Dec. Debut solo exhibition for major Danish artist. ■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Building: Mon–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm, closed Sun; Viewing Balcony: Mon–Fri noon–3pm, Sat 10.30am–5.30pm, closed Sun; but individual exhibitions may vary.

NEW Selected Sat 29 Nov–Sun 21 Dec. A Christmas selling exhibition of work by 27 Scotland-based makers. ■ DUNDAS STREET GALLERY 6a Dundas Street, 557 4050. Opening times vary, see individual events for details. LAST CHANCE Jamie Primrose: Light and Shade Until Sat 15 Nov. Thu–Sat 11am–6pm. New oil paintings and Indian ink drawings. ■ THE EDINBURGH GALLERY 20a Dundas Street, 557 5002. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–1pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE Connie Simmers and Sheila Macmillan Until Sat 29 Nov. New paintings. ■ EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. LAST CHANCE Fifty Comics Exhibition Until Sat 15 Nov. Thu– Sat, times vary. Collection of portraits of comic performers such as Vic Reeves, Frank Skinner and Jimmy Carr. ■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat 10am–6pm; closed Mon & Sun. No Fixed Abode Until Tue 23 Dec. Work by member artists on the issue of homelessness. See preview, page 97.

■ THE FINE ART SOCIETY (FORMERLY BOURNE FINE ART) 6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–2pm; closed Sun. NEW Derek Clarke: Portraits of Rocks Fri 14 Nov–Wed 24 Dec. Landscape painting by the late artist. NEW William Wilson 1905–1972: Etchings Fri 14 Nov–Wed 24 Dec. Etchings by the distinguished artist. ■ FLAUBERT GALLERY 74 St Stephen Street, 225 5007. Tue–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. NEW Caroline Hepburne-Scott Fri 14–Wed 19 Nov. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun 10am–6pm. Detailed bird and botanical drawings plus taxidermy by Colin Scott. ■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm. Stan Douglas Until Feb 2015. See preview, page 97.

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■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. LAST CHANCE Thomas Joshua

Cooper: Scattered Waters – Sources, Streams, Rivers Until

Sat 29 Nov. Daily (not Sun) 10am–6pm. Landscape photography by a master. NEW Billboard for Edinburgh Exhibition Sat 6 Dec–Sat 10 Jan. A look back at the gallery’s public billboard project. ■ INTERVIEWROOM 11 Forest Centre +, 38 Castle Terrace, interviewroom11.tumblr.com Wed–Fri 2–7pm; Sat 11am–2pm; closed Sun–Tue, but individual exhibitions may vary. NEW Another Athens Wed 26–Sat 29 Nov. Wed–Fri 4–7pm; Sat 11am–2pm. An artistic exchange between artists and writers in Edinburgh and Athens. ■ INVERLEITH HOUSE Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/ Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tue–Sun 10am–3.30pm; closed Mon.

Tony Conrad: Invented Acoustical Tools 1966–2012 Until Jan 2015.

Elegant and enigmatic instruments designed. See review, page 96.

■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Tue–Sat 11am–5pm; closed Sun & Mon. LASTT CHANCE Marion

Drummond and Michael Durning

Until Sat 29 Nov. New paintings.

■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Daily 10am–5pm. LAST CHANCE Danie

Mellor: Primordial – SuperNaturalBayiMinyjirral Until

Sun 23 Nov. Work by the acclaimed contemporary Australian artist.

■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Mon– Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE Ben Risk: Field Work Until Tue 25 Nov. Post-industrial landscapes with a narrative element.

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VISUAL ART LAST CHANCE Thomas Wilson: Recent Drawings and Portrait Studies from Van Eyck to Lucian Freud Until Tue 25 Nov. Drawings and

portraits in the figurative tradition. NEW Christmas Show: Perfect Balance Mon 1–Tue 23 Dec. Abstract print show featuring work exploring balance and vibrancy. NEW On A Small Scale Mon 1–Tue 23 Dec. A5-sized artworks.

■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Opening times vary; see individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE Haika Maeda: Before the Diving Until Thu 11 Dec. Daily (not Sun) 10am–5pm. Images of the lost civilisation of penguins. ■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place Opening hours vary, see individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE Ian Healy: Some of its Parts Until Wed 19 Nov. Daily noon–5.30pm. Paintings exploring the idea of the family portrait. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm. NEW Castiglione: Lost Genius Fri 14 Nov–Sun 8 Feb. Included in admission. Drawings and prints by one of 17th century Italy’s greatest draughtsmen. ■ RHUBABA GALLERY & STUDIO 25 Arthur Street, rhubaba.org Fri–Sun noon–5pm; closed Mon–Thu. LAST CHANCE Ben Callaghan: Semi-Functional Works Until Sun 16 Nov. Quasi-usable furniture. ■ ROYAL OVERSEAS LEAGUE 100 Princes Street, 225 1501. Opening hours vary, see individual exhibition listings for details.

Liesel Thomas and Tim Le Breuilly: The Grand Tour Until Jan

2015. Daily 10am–6pm. New work which surveys the built heritage. ■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am– 5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Certain exhibitions are open Mon 10am–5pm only. Your RSA Paintings: Your Choice

Until Mar 2015. Mon 10am–5pm only. Pictures from the RSA collection. NEW RSA Architecture Open 2014 Sat 29 Nov–Sun 25 Jan. The RSA takes the temperature of recent Scottish architecture and design work. NEW RSA Open 2014 Sat 29 Nov–Sun 25 Jan. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and photography by artists from across Scotland and beyond. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm; closed Sun. LAST CHANCE Archie Forrest: Ensemble Until Wed 26 Nov. Paintings inspired by the artist’s travels in Europe. LAST CHANCE McCrory Family Until Wed 26 Nov. Jewellery by three members of the McCrory Family. LAST CHANCE Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde: Golden Years Until Wed 26 Nov. The largest

commercial collection since 1977 of the work of the ‘Two Roberts’, one of the great partnerships in Scottish art. LAST CHANCE Tania Clarke Hall Until Wed 26 Nov. Innovative jewellery. NEW Beth Legg: Jewellery Showcase Sat 29 Nov–Tue 23 Dec. Jewellery exploring ideas of memory and embedded objects. NEW Ed Kluz: The Architecture of the Enlightenment Sat 29 Nov–Wed 24 Dec. Collages, paintings and prints. NEW Jill Fanshawe Kato: Nature’s Garden Sat 29 Nov–Wed 24 Dec. Work by highly-regarded ceramicist.

PETER STANDEN The Sutton Gallery presents an exhibition of Edinburgh artist Peter Standen’s work. Expect to explore the world of a seemingly post-apocalyptic Scotland, with elaborately detailed cityscapes featuring nature’s reclamation of barely recognisable popular landmarks. (Molly Reid) ■ The Sutton Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sat 29 Nov.

■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART ONE 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm. Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland

Until Jan 2015. National Galleries Scotland mounts an epic two-part exhibition showing work by some of the country’s most vital contemporary artists. NEW The Two Roberts: Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun

Sat 22 Nov–Sun 24 May. £8 (£6). A first major retrospective of the work of MacBryde and Colquhoun.

■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri– Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. Fair Faces and Dark Places: Prints and Drawings by William Strang (1859–1921) Until Feb 2015.

Prints and drawings.

■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm. Blazing with Crimson: Tartan Portraits Until Dec 2015. A look at

what tartan once meant.

Citizens of the World: David

Hume & Allan Ramsay Until Dec 2015. Images of Hume and Ramsay. George Jamesone: Scotland’s First Portrait Painter Until May

2015. Overview of the 17th century artist. Imagining Power: The Visual Culture of the Jacobite Cause

Until Dec 2015. See how the Jacobites presented themselves in portraiture. Making History Until May 2015. A look at the work of neo-classical sculptor Sandy Stoddart. Minette: The Life and Letters of a Stuart Princess Until May 2015. A

display looking at the short life of Charles II’s younger sister Henrietta Anne. Out of the Shadow: Women of Nineteenth Century Scotland

Until Mar 2015. An exhibition looking at how women were depicted between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. Playing for Scotland: The Making of Modern Sport Until

May 2015. Examining the way sport was transformed in 19th and 20th centuries. Reformation to Revolution Until Dec 2016. A major exhibition covering the transformation of Scotland. Remembering the Great War Until Jul 2015. Portraits, images and related works marking WWI. The Age of Improvement Until Dec 2015. Portraits from the century of Scotland’s great transformation. NEW Beauty by Design: Fashioning the Renaissance Sat 15 Nov–Sun 3 May 2015. An exploration of Renaissance ideas about beauty, along with modern works created using materials associated with the period. NEW Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse: Ponte City

Sat 6 Dec–Sun 26 Apr. Ponte City is an iconic 54-story tower block in an inner city district of Johannesburg. South African photographer Subotzky and British Waterhouse have documented the building’s tenants in this acclaimed exhibition.

■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; closed Sun. NEW Lucy Jones: Literary Edinburgh – Works on Paper Until Sat 6 Dec. Collage portraits of buildings made using some relevant texts and images. ■ SETTLEMENT PROJECTS 34A Haddington Place, 07805 274004. Opening times vary, see individual events for details. The Line Of Best Fit Sat 29 Nov, 8–11pm. An evening of art, performance, spoken word and music. ■ ST MARGARET’S HOUSE 151 London Road, 661 1924. Centre open daily 10am–10pm but individual exhibition times may vary. LAST CHANCE Lynn Ahrens: Lifeworld Until Sun 23 Nov. Daily 10am–6pm. Figurative paintings. LAST CHANCE Medley 2 Until Sun 23 Nov. Daily 10am–6pm. Interdisciplinary show. LAST CHANCE My Mother’s Flat

Until Sun 23 Nov. Daily 10am–5pm. Work based around the idea of comfort. ■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Daily 11am–6pm.

Chloe Dewe Mathews: Shot at Dawn Until Sun 25 Jan. See feature,

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■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 560 1581. Cafe/Bar open Mon–Thu noon–11pm, Fri–Sat noon– 1am; exhibitions open daily 11am–6pm. LAST CHANCE Gary Baseman: Mythical Homeland Until Sun 30 Nov. Mixed media drawing on the artist’s father’s experiences of the Holocaust. ■ SUTTON GALLERY 18a Dundas Street, 07854 972930. Tue– Sat 11am–5pm; closed Mon & Sun. LAST CHANCE Peter Standen Until Sat 29 Nov. See preview, above. ■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. Christmas Exhibition Until Sat 31 Jan. A cross-genre exhibition of pieces by a selection of contemporary artists. ■ URBANE ART GALLERY 25–27 Jeffrey Street, 556 8379. Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Sun 11am–4pm; closed Mon. LAST CHANCE La Vague

Francaise: New Art from France

Until Sun 16 Nov. New work by three French artists who draw on street art.

OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN University of Dundee, 13 Perth Road, Dundee, 01382 345330. Opening times vary, see individual exhibitions for details. LAST CHANCE Anna

✽ Oppermann: Cotoneaster Horizontalis Until Sat 13 Dec. Mon–

Fri 9.30am–5pm; Sat 10.30am–4.30pm. At the Cooper Gallery. See preview, page 98.

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BACK PAGE FIRST!LAST HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI The Scottish foodie and raconteur reveals all about his embarrassing wardrobe, Westlife and his ‘wee mum’ First record you ever bought

I’d like to say it was Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’ or some Ibiza dance remix of A Guy Called Gerald. But it was Bucks Fizz and ‘Land of Make Believe’. I know, I know . . .

First film you saw that really moved you

There’s a beautiful Hindi movie called Roti, Kapda aur Makan (Food, Clothing and Shelter). It was about the dispossessed of India, those affected by natural disaster. Had me in tears again and again.

Last book you read

My friend David Ross has written a brilliant book about Glasgow in the late 1970s called Last Days of Disco. I loved it. First great piece of advice you were given

I never lie . . .

‘It’s not enough to win the race; you have to be ten yards in front of the next placed person.’ My mum.

First movie you ever went on a date to

First thing you’d do if you ran the country

Top Gun. It was a first date. It also happened to be the last date. I never got to enter the Danger Zone.

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My mum’s lamb and potato curry with ginger pickle and hot, fresh chap chapatis. There’s no better cook than my wee mum. And I’d eat it with my dad.

Last lie you told

Yesterday. With my girlfriend. She fed me a bad scallop. There were consequences. First thing you do when you’ve got time off work

Cook. It’s my ultimate release, my ultimate pleasure. I just escape the hurly burly of it all while fixating on cooking times for pork belly. First crush

Caroline McGibbon. She had great roller skates and better legs. She didn’t even know I existed. She still probably doesn’t.

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‘Cal ‘Caledonia’. Let me tell you that I love you and I think about you all the ttime . . . Firs time you realised you were First famous fam

I do don’t regard myself as famous. Just a well-kent face, as we say in Glas Glasgow. Firs three words your friends First would use to describe you wou

Big, brown, hairy.

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‘More’. Hence my stature / belly. Last song at your funeral

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I ha have a wardrobe full of such cons constant reminders of my inability to th think cogently in a sale situa situation. First concert you ever attended Firs

Iron Maiden, Glasgow Apollo, 19 Amazing. Told my parents 1985. w going to a careers evening I was a Strathclyde University. at First object you’d save from your burning home

A painting called ‘World Service’ by an artist called Tony Scullion. My daughter aand I both regard this as our fa favourite painting ever. Last funny thing you saw online onli

Jack & Dean on YouTube are funn funny, sweet lovely lads. I’ve just bee making a Radio 4 doc about been int internet vloggers.

‘Mirrorball’ by Elbow, more than likely. Or anything by Westlife: if I’m dead why should anyone else enjoy life? First person you’d thank in an award acceptance speech

My ex-wife, best friend and soul mate forever. Last thing you recommended to someone

Lilyhammer, the Netflix show. I watched it recently and loved it. First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning

Where is the on switch to the wireless? Last thing you think of before you go to sleep

I have a pillow, I have a bed, I have a roof. Hardeep is Your Love, The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 30 Nov.

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