Hitlist

Hitlist - Theatre

8 Jan 2009

● Sub Rosa Maverick theatre-maker David Leddy conducts audiences through the backstage spaces of the Citz in this Victorian promenade show. Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 19–Sat 31 Jan. ● Cinderella Last chance to see the dream team of Gerard…

Hitlist - Visual Art

8 Jan 2009

● Close Up Last chance to catch this highly recommended show, curated by Dawn Ades and Simon Baker, which explores the development and impact of the extreme close-up in early 20th century photography and film. Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sun…

Hitlist - Comedy

13 Nov 2008

● Hairy Watt Comedy Club Joe Heenan, Wendy Wason (pictured) and Bill Dewar help take the students’ minds off their educational endeavours for a couple of hours. Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Tue 25 Nov. ● Jason Cook The confessional comic aims…

Hitlist - Film

13 Nov 2008

● Waltz with Bashir Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman’s animated war documentary that’s equal parts personal therapy and artistic innovation. Powerful, moving and beautiful. See profile and review. GFT, Glasgow; Cameo, Edinburgh and selected release from Fri…

Hitlist-Around Town

13 Nov 2008

● Glasgow Winterfest and Edinburgh’s Christmas Yes, it’s coming! Earlier and earlier. And there’s no way you can resist it, you old curmudgeon, as both city centres unleash the outdoor ice rinks, fun fairs, vaguely-Teutonic market stalls bedecked with…

List picks: Theatre

4 Sep 2008

Scottish Ballet, Sunset Song, Mother Courage and her Children, Fleeto, Macbeth, Arches Live!, Don Juan

List picks - Music

4 Sep 2008

American Music Club, Silver Apples, Meshuggah, Calexico, Stray Cats, Idlewild, Bon Iver, Islay Jazz Festival

List picks: Books and comics

4 Sep 2008

Christopher Brookmyrem, Ziauddin Sardar, Annie Proulx, Janice Galloway, David Simon, John Wagner, Alan Grant

List picks: Comedy

4 Sep 2008

The Mighty Boosh They're sold out to heck, so if you have a precious ticket, hold it as tightly to you as you would were it the Ruby of Kukundu. That's a Boosh reference right there for you. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 11 & Fri 12 Sep; Pavilion…

List picks: Days out

4 Sep 2008

Licence Pending Reliably good spoken word/ performance/music/live art/cabaret night run by a troupe of young Glasgow-based spoken word artists. This month, Martin O'Connor muses on masculinity, and live art duo Molly & Me make an appearance. Tron…

List picks: Visual art

4 Sep 2008

Arches Live!, Susan Collis, Kate Davis: Outsider, Steven Campbell: Wretched Stars Inflatable Heaven, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, The Lighthouse Architecture Series: Gareth Hoskins Architects, Sister Corita: Power Up

Festival comedy hitlist

14 Aug 2008

Barry & Stuart, Louis CK, Pajama Men, David O'Doherty, JL Roberts & Nadia Kamil, Jon Richardson, John Pinette, Russell Howard

Festival dance hitlist

14 Aug 2008

Bale de Rua, The Vanishing Point, Mortal Engine, Steve Reich Evening, Scottish Dance Theatre, Children of the Khmer, State of Matter

Festival kids' shows hitlist

14 Aug 2008

Potted Pirates, Visualise Reloaded, Cloudcuckooland, Three Billy Goats Gruff & Other Furry Tails, Heartbreak Soup, Painting Music Workshop

Hitlist - Music

14 Aug 2008

Michael Franti and Spearhead He’s been here repeatedly for T on the Fringe and now drops in for the Edge, and with good reason, no one sums up the original politically astute, culturally diverse, socially inclusive spirit of the Fringe as this worldly…

Around town - List picks

17 Jul 2008

Afr-I-Can Workshops , talks and concerts led by artists of African origin. See picture caption, page 28. Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow, Sat 19 & Wed 23 Jul. Rat Race Crazed athletic lycra-clad urban adventure happening all across Edinburgh. See…

Comedy List picks

17 Jul 2008

Raymond Mearns Big man Mearns (who you may have seen in Ken Loach’s It’s a Free World last year) crops up for some top notch compering and a bit of sketch stroke stand-up stuff in Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 17–Sat 19 Jul; The…

Music - List picks

17 Jul 2008

Jay-Z Sadly not collaborating with the Butthole Surfers across town on the same evening, Jigga man shows us how it’s done after his triumphant Glasto shindig. SECC, Glasgow, Sun 20 Jul. (Rock & Pop) Butthole Surfers and Desalvo Texas’ most wonderfully…

Hitlist - the best events, talks and sport

1 Nov 2007

Bonfire Night Fireworks Displays Come on, who doesn’t love the cheap thrill of banging sparkly things? Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. Glasgow Green, Glasgow, both Mon 5 Nov from 6.30pm. Glasgow Craft Mafia Massed gathering of emergent Scottish…

Hitlist - the best gigs

Recommended

1 Nov 2007

* Ian Rankin's choice Idlewild and The Twilight Sad Yes, we could have picked a number of other homegrown treats of early November, but instead, we are going for the final night of this tour, a band at the top of their game, joined by arguably the…

Hitlist - The best film & dvd releases

1 Nov 2007

• Lions For Lambs When idealistic professor Dr Malley (Robert Redford) inspires two of his students to join the war in Afghanistan, he is unaware that, in Washington DC, presidential hopeful Senator Jasper Irving (Tom Cruise) is about to give a…

Hitlist - The best LGBT events

1 Nov 2007

Scott Capurro’s Premature Gift The San Francisco funnyman is back with a huge comedy gift for Glasgow. The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 11 Nov. Robopop Trendy Wendy and pals visit Edinburgh’s newest gay venue every Thursday with a bag-full of records. GHQ…

Hitlist - the best theatre

1 Nov 2007

*Ian Rankin's picks Tamburlaine Must Die A modern thriller in Elizabethan guise. Louise Welsh’s adaptation of her novel revisits the life, and mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 3–Sun 11 Nov. Whipping It Up…

Hitlist - The best comedy

1 Nov 2007

• Bill Bailey The self-proclaimed hippie materialist part-troll guy worms his way back into our affections with more daft musical musings. SECC, Glasgow, Wed 7–Fri 9 Nov. * Ian Rankin's choice • Mark Watson The most energetic (yet unhealthiest…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

1 Nov 2007

• Clutter House Studio 24 celebrate their semi-relaunch with a double bill of quality old school acid and rave featuring 808 State and DMX Krew. Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 2 Nov. • Ivy Weekender: Part 1 Boom Monk Ben and Ninja Tune’s Hint get the…

Hitlist - The best theatre & dance

1 Nov 2007

• Tamburlaine Must Die A modern thriller in Elizabethan guise. Louise Welsh’s adaptation of her novel revisits the life, and mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 3–Sun 11 Nov. *Ian Rankin's choice • Whipping It Up…

Hitlist - the best books

1 Nov 2007

* Ian Rankin's picks *Denise Mina & Leonardo Manco Scotland’s noir dame collaborates for the latest John Constantine adventure with Hellblazer: The Red Right Hand which has demons running amok in Glasgow. Insert own joke here. Vertigo/Titan.

Hitlist - The best exhibition

1 Nov 2007

Keith Farquhar: Remade Farquhar recreates two major works by Matisse and Keith Haring: Matisse’s mural of the ‘Virgin and Child’ from the Chapel of the Rosary and Haring’s illegally painted ‘Crack is Whack’ mural, New York. The Edinburgh-based artist…

Hitlist - The best film & dvd releases

18 Oct 2007

• The Witnesses André Téchiné’s masterful tale of life, love and friendship at the time of the first AIDS epidemic in Paris in 1984. GFT, Glasgow, Fri 19 Oct. • Eastern Promises David Cronenberg returns to London for the first time since 2002’s…

Hitlist - The best books, comics & events

18 Oct 2007

• Gail Porter The Edinburgh-born media star drops by for a book signing as she unveils her autobiography, Laid Bare, which chronicles the many psychological and physical battles she’s endured over the last decade. Waterstone’s, Edinburgh, Thu 25…

Hitlist - The best classical & opera

18 Oct 2007

• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Thursday Night Series Not long back in Glasgow from a tour to Prague, the orchestra stays in Czech mood for Dvorak’s richly melodic Symphony No 7. Nationalist sounds from closer to home are heard in Eddie McGuire’s…

Hitlist - The best comedy

18 Oct 2007

• Jim Tavare When can a bald guy with a double bass ever be funny? When he’s Jim Tavare, that’s when. The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 23 Oct; the Stand, Glasgow, Wed 24 Oct. • Brendon Burns This year’s if.comeddie victor laps it up with a sort-of, though…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

18 Oct 2007

• Horrorshow A big shout out to Craig McGee and this consistently great night. This time featuring the amazing Robots in Disguise. Firewater, Glasgow, Fri 19 Oct. • Upstart Importing their own 8K soundsystem to the Caves, the Firecracker DJs are…

Hitlist - The best events, talks and sport

18 Oct 2007

• The One Game As part of their commitment to kicking racism out of football, the Easton Cowboys visit Glasgow for a five-a-side football game, followed by a screening of The One Game, a documentary about Palestine. Pearce Institute, Govan, Glasgow, Sat…

Hitlist - The best exhibitions

18 Oct 2007

• Raphael Danke: Seventh Heaven After recently being taken on as one of the gallery’s roster artists, Raphael Danke’s exhibition of sculptures and collaged photographs at Sorcha Dallas examine abstruse theological ideas and psychoanalytic theories in…

Hitlist - The best LGBT events

18 Oct 2007

• Beyond the Surface An exhibition by Andrew Printer, whose work addresses issues facing the queer community including the nature of intimacy in a community still reeling from the AIDS epidemic. Street Level Photo Works, Glasgow, until 27 Oct.…

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

18 Oct 2007

• LCD Soundsystem James Murphy (pictured) is no stranger to these parts and this welcome return visit comes hot on the heels of their Stateside tour supporting Arcade Fire . . . Barrowland, Glasgow, Mon 22 Oct. (Rock & Pop) • Arcade Fire . . . who…

Hitlist - The best theatre & dance

18 Oct 2007

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tim Supple’s highly-acclaimed, life-affirming production of the bard’s most popular romantic comedy brings together actors, creative staff and languages from India, Sri Lanka and the UK. A must-see, even for the most…

Classical hitlist - the best classical music

4 Oct 2007

The Scottish Ensemble: Passionate Romantics Starting their winter season with the fire of passion and romance, the SE play the luscious, but infrequently aired Chausson Concert for violin, piano and strings. A great success when first performed, its…

Hitist - the best events, talks and sport

4 Oct 2007

Illuminating Links A day of community activity commemorating the rebirth of Glasgow’s historic canal quarter. As well as kayaking, local bands and boat rides, the day culminates in a parade of spectacular floating lanterns by Scottish artist Graeme…

Hitlist - The best exhibitions

4 Oct 2007

Duncan Marquiss: The Clay Wall Marquiss has quickly become a respected and influential artist working in Scotland, and has recently received a Scottish Arts Council/Scottish Screen Artists Film and Video Award to continue working in the medium of film.

Hitlist - the best comedy

4 Oct 2007

Raymond Mearns You may have seen the big man in Ken Loach’s It’s a Free World recently, but don’t hold that against him. Here he’s back to what he does best; shooting the breeze in front of his adoring public. Jongleurs, Edinburgh, Thu 4–Sat 6 Oct; the…

Hitlist - the best gigs

4 Oct 2007

Acoustic Ladyland Pete Wareham’s genius punk jazz quartet return with a breathtaking live album in tow. Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Mon 8 Oct. (Rock & Pop, Jazz) Oxjam A whole month of fine music in aid of Oxfam including local heroes We Were…

Hitlist - the best LGBT events

4 Oct 2007

The Bubble A beautiful love story set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Noam lives and works in a secular, prosperous Tel Aviv suburb. On military service he meets attractive Palestinian, Ashraf. The political divide is the least…

Hitlist - the best theatre

4 Oct 2007

Recommended Peer Gynt Dominic Hill’s spectacular swan song at Dundee Rep retells Ibsen’s classic through Colin Teevan’s joyous, sad, and, at times, foul-mouthed adaptation. Splendidly acted and physically very impressive, this is a spellbinding…

Lovecraft next up for del Toro

4 Oct 2007

I would have thought up a dreadful pun for the headline, but Guillermo del Toro deserves some respect from hacks like me. The man who brought us the fabulous Pan’s Labyrinth has revealed his next project after Hellboy 2: The Golden Army will be an…

Hitlist - The best classical & opera

20 Sep 2007

• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Thursday Night Series The opening concert of the BBC SSO’s new series is inspired by heavenly bodies, centred on Holst’s everlastingly vivid portraits of The Planets, one of the most popular pieces of classical music…

Hitlist - The best comedy

20 Sep 2007

• Fred MacAulay The star of telly and radio also happens to be a truly inspiring stand-up performer and this show is one of the main draws of the Merchant City Festival. The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Sat 22 Sep. • Debra-Jane Appelby The former…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

20 Sep 2007

• Merchant City Festival Club Every night the best in local DJs play the hottest sounds to round off your festival day including Bebado, Harri and the Trouble DJs. Carnival Arts Centre, Glasgow, Thu 20 Sep–Sun 23 Sep. • Our Haus Set in a tenement…

Hitlist - The best exhibitions

20 Sep 2007

• Scott Myles This exhibition of installed sculptures and work on paper frustrates easy judgements of taste, and plays with ideas of illusion, reflection and artifice with a sense of humour. Myles’ sculptures, as fixtures and fitting, stand apart from…

Hitlist - The best film & dvd releases

20 Sep 2007

• The Yacoubian Building Good Egyptian films don’t come round that often so don’t miss this epic multi character drama. GFT, Glasgow from Fri 21-Sun 23 Sep. • A Mighty Heart Angelina Jolie stars in Michael Winterbottom’s moving adaptation of…

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

20 Sep 2007

• Dean Owens and the Whisky Hearts This masterful Edinburgh songwriter kicks of ten days of shows in Darvel with a full-blooded, full-band show of his beguiling Americana. Darvel Music Festival, Darvel Town Hall, near Kilmarnock, Wed 26 Sep. (Folk…

Hitlist - the best books, comics & events

20 Sep 2007

Bruce Parry, the intrepid BBC guy, helps launch the book of the TV series Tribe. Yann Martel, the Canongate author who sprung a major surprise with his Booker win for Life of Pi, drops by for a couple of events to mark the illustrated version of his…

Hitlist - the best events, talks and sport

20 Sep 2007

Maggie’s Building Life Walks Around 4,000 people are expected to participate in these sponsored ten-mile walks, taking in the buildings that are open to the public as part of Doors Open Day, and raising funds to set up a network of Maggie’s Centres to…

Hitlist - The best books, comics & events

6 Sep 2007

David Peace, one of Britain's finest young writers. James Kelman with the relaunch of his epic The Busconductor Hines. Ian Rankin, the clock is starting to tick on Rebus. Joe Matt, following in the confessional footsteps of Robert Crumb and Harvey…

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

6 Sep 2007

] Devon Sproule Beguiling, understated country filled with quirks and an old fashioned sensibility from this 24-year-old from Charlottesville, Virginia. Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh 9 Sep; ABC, Glasgow, Mon 10 Sep. (Rock & Pop) • Operator Please…

Hitlist - The Best Comedy

6 Sep 2007

Ross Noble Everyone’s favourite Geordie japester, above (unless you retain a soft spot for the bearded teacher in Byker Grove ), offers up Nobelism , his latest freeform extravaganza. Playhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 8 Sep; Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Sun 9…

Hitlist - The Best Dancefloor Action

6 Sep 2007

Damaged Goods Sleazys are putting on some stellar club nights in the coming months. This offering from David Sinclair (Killer Kitsch), David Barbarossa (Optimo) and Some Young Pedro's Mark Donaldson looks like a right old knees up. Punk to reggae to NY…

Hitlist - the best events, talks and sport

6 Sep 2007

Merchant City Festival Glasgow’s well-heeled cultural quarter comes into its own again, with a four day festival of fashion, theatre, clubbing, food, music and visual art. Look out for the giant maze popping up in the middle of George Square, the cream…

Hitlist - the best exhibitions

6 Sep 2007

Frances Richardson: Internus, Picasso on Paper, David Batchelor: Unplugged, David Rokeby: Silicon Remembers Carbon

Hitlist - the best films & DVDs

6 Sep 2007

12:08 East of Bucharest Clever and funny satire of delusion in which a group of Romanian men try to remember the revolution of 1989 live on radio. GFT, Glasgow from Fri 7–Thu 13 Sep. Superbad Hugely enjoyable comedy about two teenagers search for…

Hitlist - the best theatre

6 Sep 2007

Subway Vanishing Point’s splendid fringe hit begins its tour, complete with a strong Kosovan band and two stand-out performances. The story of a young man’s role in a revolution starting in Leith 15 years in the future, this piece is full of comedy…

Hitlist - the best exhibitions

23 Aug 2007

David Rokeby: Silicon Remembers Carbon Stunning new interactive multimedia work from David Rokeby. CCA, Glasgow, until Sat 15 Sep. Roderick Buchanan: Histrionics A series of works, by Glasgow-based artist Roderick Buchanan, examining the city’s…

Hitlist - the best film

23 Aug 2007

Knocked Up Hilarious unwanted pregnancy comedy from the team who made The 40 Year Old Virgin. General release from 24 Aug. Lady Chatterley Intelligent and compelling adaptation of DH Lawrence’s once scandalous novel. GFT, Glasgow from Fri 24 Aug.

Hitlist - the best rock, pop and folk

23 Aug 2007

The Black Lips Atlanta, Georgia may be hoaching with hip hop stars for the most part but there’s also lowdown rock’n’roll dogs like this bunch. Come feel their twang. Optimo, The Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 2 Sep. (Rock & Pop) Connect Festival Hopefully…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

16 Aug 2007

• Club Olum Glasgow’s finest techno band Dirty Hospital cause mayhem this week. Bar Bloc, Glasgow, Thu 16 Aug. • Death Disco This month the deathly disco welcomes the trash-tastic Kissy Sell Out. Dance smash ‘Her’ caused grown DJs to fight like cat…

Hitlist - The best exhibitions

16 Aug 2007

• David Rokeby: Silicon Remembers Carbon The Canadian-born installation artist brings a collection of interactive works together to create his first major Scottish show and retrospective at the CCA. Work on show includes the pioneering sound…

Hitlist - The best film & dvd releases

16 Aug 2007

• The Bourne Ultimatum The final adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s Bourne trilogy brings things to an exhilarating close, with amnesiac Bourne (Matt Damon) putting together the final pieces of puzzle. Once again director Paul Greengrass reinterprets the…

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

16 Aug 2007

• Slint They may have only produced two albums but without them PJ Harvey would be Katie Melua and Mogwai would be Linkin Park, such is their influence. Come hear the bittersweet majesty of Spiderland, performed in all its glory. ABC, Glasgow, Mon 20…

Hitlist - The Best Festival Clubs

16 Aug 2007

Climax Cracking double bill of live local techno with Stephen Brown and the Wee DJs. Jackhammer Quality techno to keeping things moving as Ben Sims takes on the Surgeon for a three hour set of punishing acid grooves and harsh electronic beats. Bass…

Hitlist - the best Festival events for kids

16 Aug 2007

Men of Steel Mad puppetry and messy food combine in this chaotic Australian show. Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, until 27 Aug (not 20), 11am, £8–£9 (£7–£8). The Elves and the Shoemaker The most beautifully crafted puppets in town, from Fringe favourites…

Hitlist - the best Festival movies

16 Aug 2007

Control The Ian Curtis and Joy Division story gets the Anton Corbijn treatment. Cineworld, 623 8030, 17 Aug, 7pm & 19 Aug, 9.40pm, £7.95 (£5.50). Les Chansons d’Amour Bizarre ménage a trois musical. You’ll either love it or hate it. Filmhouse, 623…

Hitlist - the best Festival music

16 Aug 2007

Thomas Truax and Paul Vickers & The Leg American eccentric Truax, who does his own one man pop thing, is unequal parts Syd Barrett, Aphex Twin, Frank Sidebottom and Frank Zappa. A real trip. Underbelly, 0870 745 3083, 22 Aug, 9pm, £8. Tom Tom Club…

Hitlist - The best exhibitions

9 Aug 2007

• David Rokeby – Silicon Remembers Carbon The Canadian-born installation artist brings a collection of interactive works together to create his first major Scottish show and retrospective at the CCA. Work on show includes the pioneering sound…

Hitlist - The best film & dvd releases

9 Aug 2007

• The Walker Writer/director Paul Schrader returns with another excellent existential character drama, a sequel of sorts to Taxi Driver and Light Sleeper. Woody Harrelson stars as an openly gay high society chaperone who becomes embroiled in a dirty…

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

9 Aug 2007

• Ari-Up She’ll always be best known as the lead singer of seminal grrrrl punks The Slits but now, club night Pretty Ugly welcomes her back witha new band The True Warriors, who will be playing new material plus the songs of The Slits with a heavy…

Hitlist - Look Who's Talking

9 Aug 2007

Rabbi Lionel Blue: Godly and Gay The much-loved broadcaster talks about his experience of coming out as a gay man in religious circles and a religious man in gay circles. Part of the Festival of Spirituality and Peace. See…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

9 Aug 2007

• Baby Go Boom Taking laughter and dancing just one step further. Basically, it’s a comedy show with Scott Agnew and Hugh Reed & the Velvet Underpants telling the jokes followed by a disco to keep you moving. Genius. The Woodside Social Club, Glasgow…

Film Hitlist

The best film & DVD releases

1 Aug 2007

Flanders, The Hoax, Brief Encounter, The Terence Davies Trilogy, Some Like it Hot.

Hit List: Visual Art

1 Aug 2007

The Best Exhibitions

Hitlist - The best events, talk and sport

The best events, talk and sport

1 Aug 2007

Family Fun Day Take part in a ceilidh, highland dancing display and a whole host of fun activities. Miss Baxter’s Back to School Do it proper old school as you dress up and take a history lesson in an authentic Victorian classroom.

Hitlist - The best Festival theatre

1 Aug 2007

Romeo and Juliet, Fuerzabruta, England, Life in a Marital Institution, Damascus, Exits and Entrances

Hitlist - The best exhibitions

17 Jul 2007

• Alexandre Perigot: Pipedreams Silver scaffolding delineates the outer edges of a diminutive mansion, bringing Elvis’ Graceland to Glasgow. Alexandre Perigot presents an installation that subtly comments on celebrity, collective memory and the…

Hitlist - The best theatre & dance

17 Jul 2007

• Damascus There’s a special preview of David Greig’s new play, a Traverse company flagship, at the theatre before the run begins in earnest. The story of cultural cross purposes and international strife takes place when a Scottish man visits the city…

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

17 Jul 2007

• A Band Called Quinn, Maxi Geil! and Playcolt Glasgow’s very own up and coming indie kids Quinn are joined by Brooklyn’s finest arch-camp art-rockers Maxi Geil and Playcolt, who are playing in Scotland for the first time. Classic Grand, Glasgow, Tue 24…

Hitlist - The best film & dvd releases

16 Jul 2007

• The Seventh Seal New print reissue of Ingmar Bergman’s iconic 1957 medieval road movie about one knight’s search for divine truth. See review . Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Fri 27 Jul. • Private Fears in Public Places Eighty-five-year-old French New…

Hitlist - The best comedy

16 Jul 2007

• Stewart Lee The 41st funniest stand-up is at the top of his game. See preview . The Stand, Glasgow, 30 July. • Comedy Club 4 Kids Will the grown-ups manage to not swear? How will they cope being shown up by the kids? It could get messy. The Bongo…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

16 Jul 2007

• Cotton Cake Prepare yourself for one of the best live shows on the planet as electronic rockers Blackstrobe take on Glasgow. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 20 Jul. • Departure Lounge They love jazz, funk, beats, Latin, world grooves and everything…

Hitlist - The best books, comics & events

16 Jul 2007

• Harry Potter Week Regardless of whether you love or loathe JK Rowling’s teenage wizard and his fearsome chums, the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and the culmination of the most successful children’s book franchise ever, is cause…

Hitlist - The best events, talks and sport

16 Jul 2007

• Cut the Carbon rally Soweto Kinch, local hobbit Billy Boyd, Harry Potter snogger Katie Leung (pictured) and musician Amy MacDonald are part of a star-studded line-up at the Edinburgh leg of this Christian Aid-run rally to raise awareness of…

*Hitlist

3 Jul 2007

• Alexandre Perigot: Pipedream The Parisian artist creates a life-size reconstruction of Elvis’ house Gracelands, creating a stage for various performances and events - a monument to those few short minutes in which The King touched down in Prestwick…

*Hitlist

3 Jul 2007

• T in the Park 80,000 folks have over 100 reasons on stage to get down this weekend, from Arctic Monkeys to Wu-Tang Clan (pictured) and all in between. See full running order . Balado, Fri 6-Sun 8 Jul. (Rock & Pop) • The Skids After Green Day and…

*Hitlist - Classical

3 Jul 2007

• Mendelssohn on Mull Festival Whether heard in the beautiful setting of Iona Abbey, or the Aros Hall in Tobermory, music at this nearly 20-year-old festival takes on an almost magical quality. String players of international renown come together on…

Hitlist - The best theatre & dance

3 Jul 2007

• Othello Bard in the Botanics continues with Shakespeare’s classic of ambition, jealousy and intrigue. Gordon Barr’s production sees an appropriately stifling and claustrophobic use of space employed in the leafy Kibble Palace where the drama is played…

*Hitlist

2 Jul 2007

• Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Since everything released this fortnight is a bit below par let’s kick things off with these one off screenings of Sam Peckinpah’s brilliant 1974 nihilistic road movie about one unlucky pianist’s odyssey to win a…

*Hitlist

2 Jul 2007

• Misbehavin’ Great fun night of glam infused, bootlegs and electro sleaze courtesy of Dolly Daydream and Drewcifer. The Cathouse, Glasgow, Thu 5 Jul. • Luvely You never know it might actually be sunny by the time this Luvely party rolls round, but…

Hitlist - Books

2 Jul 2007

• Armistead Maupin Back with a sequel of sorts to Tales of the City, Maupin’s Michael Tolliver Lives proves there’s plenty of fight in the old boy yet. Waterstone’s, Glasgow, Fri 6 Jul; Waterstone’s, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Jul. • Janet Paisley In a swift…

Hitlist - The best comedy

2 Jul 2007

• Improbabble The crazy gang brings us some more games and skits and general larking about in their own inimitable Whose Line Is It stylee. The Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow, Fri 6, 13 Jul. • Jo Caulfield One of the more solid performers on the circuit…

Hitlist - The best books, comics & events

18 Jun 2007

(Photo: © Marianne Mitchelson) Janet Paisley In a swift shift of career gear, this Falkirk-based poet and playwright brings us her debut novel with White Rose Rebel, a Scottish romance set in Jacobite times. Waterstone’s, Glasgow, Thu 5 Jul.

Hitlist - The best rock, pop, jazz & folk

21 May 2007

Sparklehorse The Smokey Mountains are home to Mark Linkous (pictured) a wayward music force whose magical sound invokes thoughts of Robert Wyatt and Syd Barrett. Oran Mor, Glasgow, Tue 5 Jun. (Rock & Pop) Nouvelle Vague Who would have though covers…