TheRealist So much culture, so little time. We boil it down to ten of the best events
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4 THE LIST 3–31 Mar 2011
Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival COMEDY Fresh from the front page of a tabloid near you, Frankie Boyle is headlining a one-off gig in support of the Palestine Legal Aid Fund as part of this year’s Glasgow Comedy Festival. He’ll be joined by Gary Tank Commander, Susan Calman, Miles Jupp and more on Mon 21 Mar at the King’s Theatre. Looking beyond Boyle’s indomitable beard, American stand-up Doug Stanhope will be appearing at The King’s the day after (Tue 22 Mar) – we interview him on page 14 to kick off our Festival coverage. Try page 17 for our incredibly useful decision-assisting flow chart for indecisive comedy fans. Listings for all Comedy Festival events can be found from page 58, and you can read more interviews with comedians online at www.list.co.uk/gcf Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 17 Mar–Sun 10 Apr.
Death Disco CLUBS
NY disco, classic house and retro techno – this is the sound of New York supergroup Hercules & Love Affair. Not only is The List enjoying H&LC’s second album Blue Songs (it got a four-star review a couple of issues ago), we’re quite in awe of their fashion sense too. Andy Butler speaks about collaborating with Kele ‘Bloc Party’ Okereke and Antony ‘and the Johnsons’ Hegarty on page 50 ahead of the band’s show at Death Disco. Win tickets on page 86. The Arches, Glasgow, Sat 19 Mar.