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Optimo’s NYE 2011 CLUBS The annual Optimo party takes place at underground art hub The Glue Factory this year, with a line-up of guests that, at the time of writing, was being kept strictly under wraps, but is sure to be something special. See Hogmanay clubs feature, page 18, and Hot 100 entry, page 26. Glue Factory, Glasgow, Sat 31 Dec.
Cinderella THEATRE Another panto hit from the crew at the Kings. Allan Stewart takes a writing credit (with Paul Elliot) on top of being everyone’s favourite panto dame, while Andy Gray and Grant Stott shine in their age-old roles of soppy sidekick and bewigged villian respectively. See review, page 114. King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, until Sun 22 Jan.
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Mogwai MUSIC Our favourite Rock Action noiseniks deliver a generous present right before Christmas: a gig at the Barrowlands, with support from kindred spirits Errors. And we mean it when we say they’re our faves – see our Hot 100 entry (page 29), feature (page 93), and Songs of the Year article (109) if you need any proof. Barrowlands, Glasgow, Thu 22 Dec.
Numbers CLUBS Two dates from the Glasgow club behemoth on the run up to Hogmanay: one at Sneaky Pete’s with special guest Deadboy, and a New Year’s Eve set at Stereo, facing off against the Vitamins residents. See Hogmanay clubs feature, page 18. Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Fri 30 Dec; Stereo, Glasgow, Sat 31 Dec.
Torsten Lauschmann VISUAL ART Lauschmann’s large-scale Startle Reaction installation at the DCA spans themes of time, technology and loneliness, without missing a single step. See Hot 100 entry, page 25, and review, page 120. DCA, Dundee, until Sun 8 Jan.
The Artist FILM Picking up plaudits at film festivals around the world, The Artist celebrates the era of silent cinema, and is itself shot entirely without sound. See review, page 83. General release, from Fri 30 Dec. A Christmas Carol THEATRE National Theatre of Scotland’s Dickensian adaptation is well acted and – appropriately for a ghost story, even a Christmas one – extremely eerie. See review, page 116. Film City, Glasgow, until Sat 31 Dec.
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Organs of Love, Correcto, Agi Doom and The Thomas Brothers CHOSEN BY FIELDING HOPE, PROMOTER AT CRY PARROT AND NICE’N’SLEAZY
Over the last few years, Green Door Studios has become one of the central hubs for exciting new music in Glasgow, providing an awesome analogue recording space for musicians while establishing creative networks across the city. Their Christmas party is a perfect representation of the sort of creativity that’s been thriving there: an occultist, sex-obsessed organ-pop outfit called Organs of Love, poetic indie from Correcto (pictured) and Siouxie and the Banshees-style goth-pop from the all-new Agi Doom. When I’m hunting out new acts to book, Green Door is my first port of call. Green Door Christmas Party, Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Sat 17 Dec. Cry Parrot New Year Fest will take place at Nice‘N’Sleazy, Glasgow, Fri 13–Sun 15 Jan, visit cryparrot.co.uk 15 Dec 2011–5 Jan 2012 THE LIST 5