HIGHLIGHTS
KATE TEMPEST Stereo, Mon 23 Feb, stereocafebar.com Hip hop lyricist, playwright, poet and MC, who released her latest Everybody Down in May 2014, and has supported the likes of Billy Bragg, Scroobius Pip and John Cooper Clarke. Also Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Tue 14 Feb, thebongoclub.co.uk
DEERHOOF Stereo, Tue 24 Feb, stereocafebar. com The San Franciscan experimentalists are riding the crest of a critical wave in underground circles at the moment. DESIGN A WAVE The Flying Duck, Fri 27 Feb, flyingduckclub.com Off-kilter digital disco, house and dayglo digital currents from Tom Hirst. Night School Records presents Design A Wave alongside Becoming Real, Tippex Days and Wilt Wagner.
Hausfrau
GAZELLE TWIN, ZAMILSKA, HAUSFRAU AND DICK-50
The Art School, Fri 27 Feb, theartschool.co.uk Brighton-based musician, and The Quietus’ 2014 Album Of The Year winner, Elizabeth Bernholz blends dark electronic pop with 2015 anxieties. See interview, page 75.
HOOKWORMS Stereo, Sat 28 Feb, stereocafebar. com Psychedelic rock from brilliantly- named Hookworms.
HAWKWIND O2 ABC, Wed 4 Mar, o2abcglasgow.co.uk Psychedelic hippie warhorses Hawkwind, still best known for the epic ‘Silver Machine’ and for having naked women fire- eating on stage with them.
VISION FORTUNE, (ATP
RECORDINGS), MAURIZIO ABATE, ABOVE THE TREE, ELIZABETH &
GLASGOW IMPROV PALS Nice’N’Sleazy, Thu 5 Mar,
78 THE LIST 5 Feb–2 Apr 2015
nicensleazy.com One of four special gigs to launch DIY gig promoter Ideal Mexico in Glasgow. See Gazelle Twin, Fri 27 Feb, and Facebook for more info. Expect machinist rhythms and gaseous drones from ATP Record’s newest signings, Vision Fortune.
ZUN ZUN EGUI Stereo, Fri 6 Mar, stereocafebar. com Alt.rock quartet from Bristol. IDLEWILD O2 ABC, Sat 7 Mar, o2abcglasgow. co.uk The Edinburgh indie rockers head out on a European tour in support of their eighth studio album Everything Ever Written. See review, page 72.
STRANGE ELECTRICITY Glue Factory, Sat 14 Mar, thegluefactory.org Described as the ‘Holy Grail of electronic music documentaries’, this is the 20th anniversary screening of Säkhö the Movie which explores minimalist techno label Sähkö Recordings during the 90s. The screening is followed by live sets from Jimi Tenor and Golden Teacher, plus a DJ set by JD Twitch. See preview, page 69. Part of Glasgow Short Film Festival.
PALOMA FAITH The SSE Hydro, Fri 20 Mar, thessehydro.com The soul pop singer-songwriter tours her new album A Perfect Contradiction.
TUNE-YARDS The Art School, Mon 9 Mar, theartschool.co.uk Lo-fi folky sounds from New England native Merrill Garbus. RUSTIE The Arches, Fri 20 Mar, thearches. co.uk Tour in support of his Green Language album, with support from Glasgow’s Fox Gut Daata and POL Style.
THE HANDSOME FAMILY St Andrews in the Square, Wed 11 Mar, standrewsinthesquare. com Mordant wit from the Addams family of country rock. Rennie writes the lyrics about killing small mammals and husband Brett delivers them in his dry baritone. Also The Pleasance, Edinburgh, Tue 10 Mar, eusa. ed.ac.uk; Tolbooth, Stirling, Mon 9 Mar, tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk
OLD HAIRDRESSERS 5TH ANNIVERSARY ALL DAYER
The Old Hairdressers (Opposite Stereo), Sat 21 Mar, stereocafebar. com The venue celebrates five years since opening as Le Drapeau Noir, with a day of music from the UK underground; expect a strong Leeds contingent, plus local favourites Apostille and Sue Tompkins. See preview, page 69.
Warpaint
WARPAINT O2 ABC, Tue 24 Mar, o2abcglasgow.co.uk Harmonic femme rock four-piece from LA. SLEATER-KINNEY O2 ABC, Wed 25 Mar, o2abcglasgow.co.uk American, all- female trio playing punk and indie rock from their forthcoming album No Cities To Love. See feature, page 70.
EDINBURGH
KNOX & ION FREE Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Thu 5 Feb, nationalgalleries.org/ portraitgallery Acoustic guitar duo of Fraser Knox and Tom Ion play a mixture of Latin, jazz and world music with influences of contemporary classical music. TROYKA The Voodoo Rooms, Sun 8 Feb,
Paloma Faith