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LADYFEST PRESENTS They’re not anti-boy, they’re just pro-girl
L adyfest Glasgow aim to subvert that strange but true reality of the music world: there are still more men DJing, more men behind sound desks, more men writing music criticism; more men making the actual music. And for why?
Calling bullshit on this bizarre state of affairs, and bringing females from the local music scene to the fore, the collective (who describe themselves as, ‘a group of women who set up a mostly-woman music festival in Glasgow in 2013’) now assemble on the i rst Wednesday of the month at the Vic Bar in the refurbished Art School, for a club night featuring mostly woman musicians and DJs.
Local heroes ANAKANAK, Ela Orleans (see Album of the Issue, page 68), Muscles of Joy, Grimalkin 555 (see Music Family Trees, page 74) and Honeyblood have all taken part in Ladyfest events in the past, so assume good things for the March night’s line-up, which was still TBC at time of going to press. Falling a few days before International Women’s Day, it’s a safe bet that the female force will be strong. Ladyfest Presents, The Art School, Glasgow, Wed 5 Mar; International Women’s Day, Sat 8 Mar. See Ladyfest Glasgow’s Facebook page for updates.
HITLIST THE BEST ROCK, POP, JAZZ & FOLK
✽ Beyoncé / Drake Two heavyweights of hip-pop hit The Hydro, with no doubt
high-octane shows from bouncy Beyoncé and Drake. See feature, page 66. Beyoncé, The Hydro, Glasgow, Thu 20 & Fri 21 Feb; Drake, The Hydro, Glasgow, Sat 15 Mar.
✽ Jon Hopkins The Mercury-nominated producer shows off the hard-beats side
of his split musical personality. See interview, page 42. The Art School, Glasgow, Fri 28 Feb.
✽ Glasgow Film Festival The National, Kathleen ‘Le Tigre’ Hanna, Goblin and Carl Craig all feature in the music strand of this year’s GFF. See Goblin preview, page 67, and Five Music Highlights, page 14. Various venues, Glasgow, until Sun 2 Mar.
✽ Mountains of Tongues screening
Film about preserving and recording (often for the first time) the diverse, beautiful, traditional musics
of ‘the Caucasus’ – the region including Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. ECA Main Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 7 Mar; The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, Sat 8 Mar.
✽ Mogwai After watching Rave Tapes make the top ten in the UK album charts, and blowing the Celtic Connections crowd away in January (see review, page 72), the Glasgow boys are doing that rare thing, and playing Edinburgh. To win tickets, see page 75. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 8 Mar.
✽ The Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema Rare screenings of silent movies
from the 20s and 30s, accompanied by live soundtracks – ranging from traditional tinkly piano to sound artists and orchestral improv – in the gorgeous 100-year-old, wood-clad Bo’ness cinema. See feature, page 53. Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Wed 12–Sun 16 Mar.
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