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Baby Baby

Baby Baby

19 Feb 2009

Stellar Quines returns to the Edinburgh area with current show, Baby Baby, which explores the relationship between two 15-year-old girls, Pinky and April, one a biker-booted grunge queen, the other a perfectly-coiffed ‘streety’. The pair emphatically…

Jolson & Co – The Musical

Jolson & Co – The Musical

19 Feb 2009

He may spend every Christmas wearing false boobs and saggy tights, but there’s much more to Allan Stewart than pantomime dame. The singer/actor will show another side to his considerable talent when he portrays Al Jolson, one of the world’s first…

Poppycock

Poppycock

19 Feb 2009

An exhibition aimed at art lovers who like to keep their fingers pressed firmly to the pulse of up-and-coming talent, Poppycock showcases work by third year Drawing and Painting and Intermedia students at Edinburgh College of Art. The exhibition, which…

Come on Gang!

Come on support the gang!

19 Feb 2009

Art school band Come On Gang! will be part of the Scottish showcase at this year’s South by Southwest Festival. As part of a bid to raise some pennies to get there, the power punk trio are holding a fundraiser at the Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of…

Erasure - Total Pop!

Erasure - Total Pop!

(4 stars)19 Feb 2009

(Mute) POP Vince Clarke is one of the great unsung heroes of British music. His work as part of Yazoo, Depeche Mode and Erasure ranges from great to tremendous and this beefy two-disc set is a fine overview of the latter’s achievements. Andy…

Fuzzy Felt Folk

Fuzzy Felt Folk & Country Crafting

19 Feb 2009

The award for homeist, cutesy-ist event of the fortnight goes to this new monthly craft session where you can learn cross stitch or to knit your own beard (we didn’t make that up, either – it actually says that right here). All set to a hand picked…

Rob Brydon

Comedy Festival update

19 Feb 2009

Magner’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival has announced a second night for Gavin and Stacey’s Rob Brydon, rescheduled from Sat 14 to Wed 25 Mar. Ed Byrne has also added a second night of his show Different Class due to popular demand. Meanwhile…

‘A Night in Harlem’ swing dance party

‘A Night in Harlem’ swing dance party

19 Feb 2009

The last great era of economic woe saw the stricken take up the Jitterbug to dance away their troubles. Stop credit crunching and start lindy hopping in this Oxjam evening of swing featuring live music, lessons for beginners and a competition which…

Mylo

SoCo Social

19 Feb 2009

Scotland’s very own Mylo is the big draw at this early doors club experience. The perfect pre-club warm up also featuring Killer Kitsch and live and direct from New Orleans, Big Sam’s Funky Nation capturing the get up and party Mardi Gras vibe. Not only…

Tommy Reilly

Tommy Reilly

19 Feb 2009

It’s all happening fast for young Tommy. Having just won the Orange Unsigned Act award on Channel 4 to add to his long list of acclamations, bigger stages and more caviar filled riders must surely follow. Catch the Glaswegian singer-songwriter while you…

Scottish Music Photograph of the Year

Scottish Music Photograph of the Year

19 Feb 2009

Top Scots music blog The Pop Cop set themselves the task of finding the best music photography of 2008, and after months of scouring the web found a winner, this spectacular shot by John Lewis who caught Sam McTrusty from Twin Atlantic mid-flight. It’s…

Flowers of Hell

Flowers of Hell

19 Feb 2009

Instrumental in Scotland’s electronica scene, music showcases from forward thinking Edinburgh label Benbecula always promise plenty experimental, leftfield beauty. This night sees London space-rock orchestra Flowers of Hell, supported by innovative…

Haftor Medboe

Haftor Medboe

19 Feb 2009

They have roots in Iceland, Poland, Finland and Australia, and Haftor Medboe Group’s cultural diversity is matched in their music. With Mogwai as a friend on MySpace, this is clearly a jazz ensemble with a difference as they flaunt a love for post-rock…

Drop The Lime

Drop The Lime

19 Feb 2009

Underground electronica and heavy bass as Drop The Lime (aka Luca Venezia) guests at Coalition. A devout Brooklynite and member of the Trouble & Bass crew, together they’re forging the new sound of New York and can often be found crooning over the top…

The Killers

The Killers

19 Feb 2009

Day and Age followed the standard Killers album guidelines, with an overall inconsistency forgotten with a couple of tracks far beyond any of their indie-pop peers’ wildest dreams. Find out if you’re human or a dancer as one of the world’s biggest acts…

Doug Johnstone

Doug Johnstone

19 Feb 2009

Scottish author/music-maker Doug Johnstone followed his debut Tombstoning with the equally affecting The Ossians, about a young band on a tour of Scotland As the paperback is launched, Johnstone rocks up to talk, drink and play a few tunes made…

Art Auction

Art Auction

19 Feb 2009

Works by some of Britain’s leading artists will be auctioned off at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow on Thu 19 Feb at 6.45pm with proceeds going to The National Autistic Society, Scotland. Art lovers can bid for over ten pieces. Artists who have donated…

Scotland’s next top model?

Scotland’s next top model?

19 Feb 2009

It’s all going a bit Gok Wan this fortnight as Company magazine scours a Glasgow River Island store for young women to appear in their May issue. The Company Casting Call, for women of all shapes and sizes, will be held at the shop’s Argyle Street…

Georgina Porteous: 10.32am Airgold Place

Georgina Porteous: 10.32am Airgold Place

19 Feb 2009

Georgina Porteous creates art from familiar objects which, when removed from their usual context, are rendered unrecognisable, causing the viewer to question their purpose. This exhibition of seven works includes a vaginal speculum chandelier…

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