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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
Also on at:
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
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
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
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
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
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






