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Red Note Ensemble: From Reels to Ragas

It's been speculated that Indian music and Celtic music long ago cross-fertilised each other, via the trade routes of the eastern Atlantic; sounds plausible, as reels and ragas can sound eerily and otherwise inexplicably similar. As if to underline the point, Red Note undertakes a tour of the Western isles with some…

Big Shed, Killin

Tue 23 Jul

£8 (£4; under 12s free)

  • 21:00

Breakish Hall

Sat 20 Jul

£8 (£4; under 12s free)

  • 21:00

Coll Hall, Isle of Coll

Fri 19 Jul

£8 (£4; under 12s free)

  • 19:30

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Little Bit of Theatre

Monthly evening featuring live performance art, theatre, comedy, music, burlesque and spoken word.

The 13th Note Café/Bar, Glasgow

Wed 19 Jun

£5 (Students £3) / 0141 553 1638

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 'For Two'

Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts attempt to recreate one of the most influential albums of the 20th century, live on stage, with just four hands and four feet. Those crazy cats.

Grand Opera House, York

Wed 19 Jun

£19–£21 / 0844 871 3024

Princess Theatre, Torquay

Wed 3 Jul

£21 / 0870 847 2315

Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Tue 25 Jun

£22.50–£17.50 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£16) / 0844 875 0073

  • 21:30

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Abel Raise The Cain

Alternative and experimental rock by the Teeside-based outfit.

Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge

Sat 22 Jun

Free, donations welcome / 01422 835547

  • 21:00

Adam Bohman & Tom James Scott, Chastity Potatoe, Human Heads, Lost Wax

Experimental and improvised music by the London-based twosome.

Power Lunches Arts Cafe, London E8

Tue 2 Jul

£5

  • 20:00
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Alan Wilkinson, Pat Thomas, Steve Noble And John Coxon

The group performs experimental and improvised music.

Cafe Oto, London E8

Wed 10 Jul

£8; £7 adv / 020 7923 1231

  • 20:00

All Tomorrow's Parties: Deerhunter, The Breeders

Alternative music showcase curated by Deerhunter and featuring performances from The Breeders, Atlas Sound, Panda Bear, Tom Tom Club, Avey Tare, Pere Ubu, Dan Deacon, Tim Gane, Steve Reich And The London Sinfonietta, Laetitia Sadier, Kim Gordon & Ikue Mori, Robyn Hitchcock, William Basinski, and many more.

Pontins, Rye

Fri 21 Jun

£180 weekend ticket / 01643 708171

  • 13:00

Sat 22 Jun

£180 weekend ticket / 01643 708171

  • 13:00

Sun 23 Jun

£180 weekend ticket / 01643 708171

  • 13:00

The Ames Room

Raging free jazz from restless the Franco-Australian trio, who've been compared to Roscoe Mitchell and Last Exit.

City Halls, Glasgow

Sat 29 Jun

Recital Room

£10 / 0141 353 8000

Part of Glasgow Jazz Festival.

Bang on a Can All-Stars

Ghosts of the past and present collide through video and sound technology in this evening-long project from the internationally renowned Brooklyn-based Bang on a Can All-Stars, an electric chamber ensemble that brings together some of the world’s most adventurous musical thinkers. The Field Recordings project looks back…

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Fri 23 Aug

£12–£34 / 0131 473 2000

BJ Cole And Poulomi Desai

The pedal steel guitarist and multi-media artist play experimental music by Stefan Prins, A. Schoenberg and Thierry De Mey.

Cafe Oto, London E8

Mon 8 Jul

£6 / 020 7923 1231

  • 20:00
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Blackberry Wood

The Canadian band mix brass and circus music with global dance and high-energy stage antics.

The Bell Inn, Bath

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 01225 460426

  • 20:30

Blank Canvas, Tim Exile, The Heritage Orchestra, Max De Wardener, Will Dutta, Manuel Poletti

Contemporary classical combined with electronic and experimental music.

Village Underground, London EC2A

Thu 5 Sep

£7 / 020 7422 7505

  • 19:30 – 23:00

Blue October

The four-piece from Houston, Texas, performs an experimental mix of art rock and alternative piano rock.

The Institute, Birmingham

Sun 17 Nov

£16 adv / 0121 643 0428

  • 19:00 – 23:00

KOKO, London NW1

Tue 19 Nov

£18 / 0870 432 5527

  • 19:00

Manchester Academy

Mon 18 Nov

£16 / 0161 275 2930

  • 19:30

Brigitte Beraha And Stan Sulzmann With Ross Stanley, Rob Updegraff And Tim Giles

The vocalist and sax player perform experimental jazz songs with the organ-led trio.

The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16

Thu 27 Jun

£9 / 020 7254 4097

  • 20:30

Bulbs: On

With a projection of an entrancing new film specially created by artist Sonny Phillips, the band play their album in its entirety, with electronic textures, dark conceptual speech samples and prog melodic-ism.

Liverpool Hope University, The Creative Campus

Fri 21 Jun

£5 / 0151 291 3578

  • 19:30
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Charles Hayward, Telegram

Experimental and improvised music by the performer.

The Old Blue Last, London EC2A

Mon 24 Jun

Free / 020 7739 7033

  • 20:00 – 00:00

Chrysta Bell

The San Francisco-based singer-songwriter performs experimental electropop from the album This Train.

Brighton Dome

Sat 23 Nov

Studio Theatre

£10 / 01273 709709

  • 20:00

Village Underground, London EC2A

Tue 26 Nov

£14 adv / 020 7422 7505

  • 19:30

Cold Night For Alligators, The Colour Line, Red XIII

The band from Denmark performs progressive metal and experimental metal with elements of deathcore.

Retro Bar, Manchester

Wed 3 Jul

£5 / 0161 274 4892

  • 19:00 – 23:30

Cryptic Nights: Why Scotland, Why East Kilbride

A new work by composer J Simon van der Walt that combines themes of technology, modernity, science and science fiction, played on laptops and real live instruments – including a performance from a double rock band. Things gon' get loud. Loud and freaky.

CCA, Glasgow

Thu 4 Jul

£5 / 0141 352 4900

Damo Suzuki, Listing Ships

The Japanese singer-songwriter and musician, best known as a former vocalist of the German band Can, performs krautrock.

The Social, London W1W

Tue 25 Jun

£12.50; £10 adv / 020 7636 4992

  • 19:00 – 00:00
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Dark Patrick, Vinna Bee

Experimental music duo from Ukraine, that combines alternative electro with Eastern folk.

The Parrot, Carmarthen

Fri 12 Jul

£5 / 01267 236012

  • 20:00

Deerhoof

The American four-piece performs an energetic mix of noise pop and experimental rock to promote the album Breakup Song.

The Bodega, Nottingham

Wed 26 Jun

£10 / 0845 413 4444

  • 19:00

Gorilla, Manchester

Tue 25 Jun

£10 adv / 0161 407 0301

  • 19:30 – 23:00

Hare & Hounds, Birmingham

Mon 24 Jun

£10 / 0121 444 2081

  • 20:00

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Deerhoof, So Cow

The American four-piece performs an energetic mix of noise pop and experimental rock to promote the album Breakup Song.

The Fleece, Bristol

Sun 23 Jun

£10 adv / 0117 945 0996

  • 19:30

Doune the Rabbit Hole

A boutique music festival that manages a lovely line-up of music, theatre, comedy and spoken word performances. Acts announced for 2013 include Clinic, Alasdair Roberts, Orkestra del Sol, July, The Pastels, PAWS, Rachel Sermanni, Robyn Hitchcock, Zun Zun Egui, Arbouretum, Meursault, Bombskare, Rozi Plain, John Langan…

Cardross Estate, by Port of Menteith

Thu 22 Aug

Times to be confirmed / £78 advance; £88 on the door (under 12s free)

Fri 23 Aug

Times to be confirmed / £78 advance; £88 on the door (under 12s free)

Sat 24 Aug

Times to be confirmed / £78 advance; £88 on the door (under 12s free)

Sun 25 Aug

Times to be confirmed / £78 advance; £88 on the door (under 12s free)

Ed Perkins, Mark Fell, Tonspur

Experimental music composer and performer.

The Albany, London SE8

Sat 29 Jun

£10 (£8) / 020 8692 4446

  • 19:45
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