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79 NIGHTVISION EVENING WARES
The joint forces of house and techno night Musika along with drum & bass club Xplicit hosted Series 2 of their l agship electronic night Nightvision, welcoming Noisia, Shy FX and Loco Dice to the capital. Series 3 followed fast with Pan-Pot, Scuba and i ve hours of Mr Scruff. (RoM)
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CABARET VAULTERS This eclectic underground queer party succeeded in ‘blowing a bit of glitter up the arse of the cabaret scene’ during the Edinburgh Festival with smash hit, C U Next Tuesday. This was also the year that Dive earned a nomination in the Equality Network’s LGBTI awards. (RM)
77 SAINT LUKE’S EAST END BOYS
Brothers Tony and Michael Woods have restored the abandoned Glasgow East End church into a stylish multipurpose music venue, bar and kitchen. The venue not only returns a landmark to its former glory but brings an exciting new player into a lesser developed part of the city. (RoM)
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Robert Florence and Iain Connell clearly enjoyed their one-off show (which sold out in one hour) at the Glasgow Comedy Festival in the spring so much that they immediately booked in a number of dates at the Theatre Royal in August. (BD)
74 GREEN DOOR STUDIO MUSICAL YOUTH
Home to Golden Teacher, this Finnieston recording studio is renowned as a musical catalyst. This yst This year, Green Door has been focused on Youth Stand Up!, a collaborative recording project featuring young musicians from Ghana, Belize and Glasgow. (SS)
73 COUNTERFLOWS IMPROV CHUMS
Feeding Glasgow’s enthusiasm for experimental music, Counterl ows supports local musicians to expand their ambitions and bring the best of the world to the city. Free jazz and African psychedelia on the Southside, churches i lled with avant- garde improvisations: Counterl ows is always unpredictable and glorious. (GKV)
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As part of the i ve-strong Booker panel, the Dunfermline novelist and poet also earned his own spot on a shortlist for the TS Eliot Prize. He
72 IDEAL MEXICO DIY STORE
needn’t have felt too upset at losing out, given that he has two of those gongs on his mantelpiece already. (BD) Ideal Mexico lead the new wave of DIY gig and party promoters, bringing That Fucking Tank’s punk silent disco to Glasgow and
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Newcastle Newcastle bard Richard Dawson to Edinburgh. All the while, they supported fantastic new acts like Still House Plants. (SS)
71 LOUISE WELSH GREAT PLAGUE
The author followed 2014’s A Lovely Way to Burn with the second in her Plague Times trilogy, Death Is a Welcome Guest. This highly anticipated instalment once again delivered her expert storytelling and depth of character in a modern apocalyptic setting. (RoM)
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DAFT STORYTELLER The announcement of a series of live shows at the SECC in January topped off a i ne year for Brian Limond. He also published Daft Wee Stories, a collection of 71 tales in his trademark dark, silly and surreal style. (BD)