Music HITLIST THE BEST ROCK, POP, JAZZ & FOLK
Tim Hecker Two church performances of the hushed ‘neo metal drone’ by the man behind last year’s outstanding Ravedeath, 1972. Pilrig St Pauls Church, Edinburgh, Sat 19 May; St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow, Sun 20 May.
Grimes Claire Boucher likes extremes – in her work, in her art, and in her sleeping patterns. She tells us more, on page 79. Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Mon 7 May. (Rock & Pop) RBS Museum Lates: A Night In Wonderland A night at the Museum: this time The List asked Django Django and Discopolis to entertain the after-hours crowd. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Fri 18 May.
Outskirts Alasdair Gray, Vashti Bunyan, Aidan Moffat and more make this day-long festival of visual art + live music + curry worth the jaunt to Easterhouse. Platform, Glasgow, Sat 28 Apr. (Rock & Pop)
Errors Always reliable for getting the crowd dancing, the electro-poppers play their home town. Read our review of their recent performance at Eye O’The Dug on page 81. The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 11 May. (Rock & Pop) Oneohtrix Point Never Ambient synth-fiddler, and one half of Ford & Lopatin, Brooklyn musician Daniel Lopatin returns to Scotland. Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Tue 1 May. (Rock & Pop)
New Order Read our interview, on page 80, and a longer version at list.co.uk. O2 Academy, Glasgow, Sat 5 May; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 6 May; T in the Park, Balado, near Kinross, Fri 6 Jul. (Rock & Pop)
Cry Parrot 5th Birthday Party Auntie Flo, Dam Mantle and Silk Cut help wish the Glasgow DIY promoters a happy birthday. See preview, page 80. The Glue Factory, Glasgow, Fri 27 Apr. (Rock & Pop)
No Island Post-hardcore from Glasgow. They describe their screamo, balls-out music as ‘fast as fuck, slow as fuck, fast as fuck’. Pivo Pivo, Glasgow, Fri 4 May. (Rock & Pop)
D/R/U/G/S Skint? This pair of DJs will entertain you for free. Sample their gently ravey electroclash, plus remixes of Lykke Li, Lana Del Rey and others at soundcloud.com/drugsbeat s. Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Fri 27 Apr. (Rock & Pop)
78 THE LIST 26 Apr–24 May 2012
list.co.uk/music EAT, SLEEP and BREATHE
Cardiff’s answer to Nico, CATE LE BON, first popped up on Gruff Rhys’s Neon Neon album, before putting out her solo debut in 2010. She returns with CYRK, inspired by a trip to the Isle of Eigg. Here she shares her food preferences . . .
What time is breakfast? I am yet to find out.
Tea or coffee? It’s a delicate mix of coffee in the morning followed by the relentless drinking of tea until bed. Smoking or non-smoking? Non, unless I fancy it.
Sweet or savoury snacks? Savoury will always win. I am ingrained with the love of meat and potato pies from my Northern granny.
What food do you miss when you tour? It is usually something inane like beans and cheese on toast. Who’s the best cook you know? It would be one Vaso Parros, a Greek lady who runs and cooks in a small taverna on the island of Agistri.
What’s on your rider? A long list of lovely healthy things that are then usually crossed out in marker pen and replaced with warm beer and Doritos.
Which country/city has the best food? I’ve never been to Ethiopia but I have eaten the most incredible Ethiopian food in Chicago a few times now and it is superior to any food I have ever eaten before . . . that and Greek food.
Do you eat out a lot? I suppose I have done recently given that I’ve been touring loads but, I am a huge fan of staying in and cooking when I’m home. Do you drink onstage? Yes I do. I like a wee whisky on stage with me just for a little moral support. ■ Cate Le Bon plays Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Wed 25 Apr, and her album, CYRK is out on Mon 30 Apr on Gruff Rhys’s Ovni imprint. See page 82 for a review.