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Boris Artzybasheff - As I See

Boris Artzybasheff - As I See

(4 stars)13 Nov 2008

On a trajectory from the surreal to the satirical Russian-born New Yorker lies somewhere between Man Ray and Gerald Scarfe. First published in 1954, As I See is a collection of striking illustrations reflecting, among other things, the burgeoning…

Dumb Instrument - No-One Knows What It’s Like to Be Me

Dumb Instrument - No-One Knows What It’s Like to Be Me

(4 stars)13 Nov 2008

Described in their local Ayrshire Post as like ‘Ivor Cutler on Irn Bru’, the youthful trio of singer-songwriter Tom Murray, pianist Mikey Grant and bassist Kieron Campbell, deliver their societally Scottish debut album. Augmented by fiddler Matt Harvey…

Those Dacing Days - In Our Space Hero Suits

Those Dancing Days - In Our Space Hero Suits

(4 stars)13 Nov 2008

Appearances can be deceptive. And in our image-obsessed age it’s great to hear someone like Linnea Johnson, who looks a cherubic Swedish folk-singer, but has a voice like heavily polished mahogany. Coming off somewhere between Liz Frazer and Alison…

Geraint Watkins- In a Bad Mood

Geraint Watkins- In a Bad Mood

(4 stars)13 Nov 2008

From the depths of South Wales via London, 50-something delivers his fourth set, nearly 30 years after his Vertigo Records debut with The Dominators. Having intermittently worked as session keyboard player with Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison and Nick Lowe…

Celtic Connections add to line-up

Celtic Connections add to line-up

13 Nov 2008

Celtic Connections have announced two more impressive additions to their line-up. Martha Wainwright and Teddy Thompson will perform a double-bill at the Old Fruitmarket on 27 January. A host of special guests have also been added to the bill for the…

Wendy Wason

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…

Lights Out Asia - Eyes Like Brontide

Lights Out Asia - Eyes Like Brontide

(4 stars)13 Nov 2008

Last year’s Tanks and Recognizers album set the tone for this spaced-out, neo-shoegazing trio from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (comprising ex-Aurore Rien duo Chris Schafer and Mike Ystad, plus guitarist Mike Rush). Haunting, eerie and cinematic (think Sigur…

Gdansk

(4 stars)13 Nov 2008

The Mill Live @ Oran Mor, Glasgow, Wed 5 Nov. Glasgow quartet Gdansk claim to do ‘melodic post-punk explorations of literary pop’ and that’s about as apt a description as you could ask for. Song one, line one yields the words ‘taciturn’ and…

Ghislain Poirier

Ghislain Poirier

13 Nov 2008

Hailing from Montreal, the Ninja Tune-signed Poirier has worked with the likes of Beans (Warp) and DJ /rupture (Tigerbeat6). He’s playing two disparate Art School dates this fortnight which both somehow seem to encompass his style – a broad church which…

Seafood

Alive Alive O'

13 Nov 2008

In Glasgow's fair city, where the restaurants are pretty, and the Ubiquitous Chip is the best-known of all … this rhyming stuff's hard. Anyway, November is shellfish month at the venerable eatery, as their Alive Alive O’ festival celebrates cockles and…

Bflecha

Baller’s Social Club

13 Nov 2008

One of Glasgow’s most eclectic club nights rolls on with guest appearances from England’s Darkstar, with an oddly upbeat kind of instrumental grime, and Mweslee and Bflecha (pictured). The latter pair are from Spain, and offset each other perfectly…

Fucked Up

Fucked Up

13 Nov 2008

This Toronto hardcore sextet have caused trouble in the past for their Nazi allusions. (Band members have names like Concentration Camp and Mustard Gas, so you could kinda see that one coming.) Recent LP The Chemistry of Common Life has been causing a…

Tom Stade

Tom Stade

13 Nov 2008

With arguably the finest Fringe show name of 2008 (Oh Fuck, Do We Need a Title, Too?), this Canadian comic gave us a sharp, bitter set concerning the oppression of marriage and his relationship to drink and drugs. A shady treat is in store.

The Notwist

The Notwist

13 Nov 2008

There was a six-year hiatus before these German brothers and sometime Lali Puna collaborators returned with this year’s gloriously gentle electro-acoustic wash, The Devil, You + Me. Absolutely worth the wait we say. King Tut’s, Glasgow, Wed 19 Nov.

Chatham County Line

Chatham County Line

13 Nov 2008

CCL have been earning themselves some excellent word-of-mouth for their fun-loving live gigs, and we reckon this Scottish appearance could have the makings of a relaxed rock and bluegrass hoedown. The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 20 Nov.

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

13 Nov 2008

The alt.country singer-songwriter and founder of the now defunct band Whiskeytown has turned his back on the drugs and pronounced last month’s album Cardinology his most focused to date. Picture House, Edinburgh, Fri 14 Nov.

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