15DAYStolive The things to catch this fortnight
Malcolm Middleton’s Burst Noel
2 MUSIC Aidan Moffat and The Phantom Band join the lovable miseryguts for live music, mince pies and an Evil Santa’s Grotto. See page 73. Fairfield Working Men’s Club, Glasgow, Fri 19 Dec.
Hogmanay
1 AROUND TOWN You hardly need reminding that 2008 will be sliding into 2009 any day now, but if you need ideas for bringing in the bells, we have plenty. See page 13. Various events, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Burlescapades Fred Deakin
3 CLUBS Elegant Lily White will reveal her dazzling Victorian Snow Queen routine, while guests
sip champagne under the chandeliers. See page 9. Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 13 Dec.
4 CLUBS The Lemon Jelly DJ joins Trendy Wendy and Headspin’s Steve Austin for the funk, soul and electro mash up, Mumbo Jumbo. See page 41. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sat 13 Dec.
Eva Rothschild Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia
5 VISUAL ART A last chance to see this assured exhibition of new and enduring sculptures from the Dublin-born artist. See page 104. Modern Institute, Glasgow, until Fri 19 Dec.
6 FILM Check out this reissue of Sam Peckinpah’s 1974 road movie, where a bartender
and a prostitute delve into the Mexican underworld. See page 52. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, from Fri 2 Jan.
4 THE LIST 11 Dec 2008–8 Jan 2009
Charles Avery
7 VISUAL ART Highly recommended introduction to Avery’s ongoing project charting the flora, fauna and cosmology of an imaginary island. See page 104. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, until Sun 15 Feb.