What's On Scotland 16-23 Mar: 6 Music Fringe
There's stellar music both sides of the M8 this week, whether you're getting on the fringes of 6 Music Festival or soaking up the sweet giggery in the capital. Plus, GSA Fashion Show, HippFest and Bridget Christie at GCF...
All great festivals have their fringes, and 6 Music Festival Glasgow is no exception. Don't be disheartened if you didn't snap up tickets for the main event – Glasgow's swimming in glorious alternative programming between 20-26 Mar.
Florida indie rockers Surfer Blood play Broadcast on 20 Mar with support from Dutch lo-fi sensation Pip Blom; Hug & Pint host lo-fi indie pals Codist and Fuzzkill act Shredd on 22 Mar; and Òran Mór throw on a guitar-rammed show ft. LUCIA (pictured), Man of Moon, American Clay and Catholic Action for the paltry sum of £4.
And that's the very tip of the frickin' iceberg. Download the full programme here and find your new faves.
Top gigs in Edinburgh this week
J-Bone: Let's Lurk
16 Mar, Cabaret Voltaire
Hectic night of grime and rap ft. South London boys 67 with and Paisley MC Shogun. Image: Jack Clark
The Aussie psych rockers return with songs from recent album Every Now & Then. Image: David Howarth
Katie Stelmanis brings her electronic music project Austra to Scotland on a European tour. Image: Kate Young
22 Mar, Sneaky Pete's
Beatmaker Onra plays a late night show with support from Glasgow sample-master Wuh Oh. Image: Sarah Donley
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Glasgow School of Art, 4-26 Mar, 11am-5pm, free
The Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show has been around for 70 whole years, since it began as a humble event within GSA's Charities Week. To mark the occasion GSA's hosting a showcase of film, press clippings and more to build a visual histography of the show since its launch in 1947. Head down and get stuck into a tasty combo of fashion and history. Image: Mihaela Bodlovic
Bartók’s mysterious opera is directed by Matthew Lenton, founder of genre-busting stage creators Vanishing Point. It is staged alongside The 8th Door, a new work Lenton created with Scottish Opera Composer in Residence Lliam Paterson, which delves further into Bluebeard’s secretive world to create an ambitious double bill set to enthral and intrigue. Acclaimed singers Karen Cargill and Robert Hayward will bring the characters of Judith and Bluebeard to life.
Bo'ness Hippodrome, 22-26 Mar, times and prices vary
Sparkling silent films and original soundtracks are on the menu at Bo'ness Hippodrome's movie festival this week. There'll be all sorts of classics, oddities and stunning restorations of films dug up from archives; and artists like RM Hubbert and Jane Gardner & Friends will be responsible for decking them out with brand new scores. Check out hippfest.co.uk to browse the programme.
The Reading Rooms, Dundee. 17 March, 10.30pm
After playing a blinding show with Denis Sulta at Subbie back in December, Arthur Smith is back in these parts, bringing his notorious party-starting ways to Headway for an all-night-long Dundee debut. You can also catch him in Glasgow at Sub Club on 16 March. Image: Rachel Davey
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, 18 Mar, 8pm
Glasgow Comedy Festival continues this week, and we're pinning Bridget Christie's post-Brexit 'meltdown' Because You Demanded It. Read her recent interview with our canine correspondent Fringe Dog here, buy a ticket to her show and prepare for an hour of exasperation and hilarious catharsis. Image: Idil Sukan | Draw HQ
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