What's On Scotland 26 Apr-3 May: Outskirts

Get down to the Easterhouse of fun this weekend, as Outskirts returns to Platform for another year. Plus, Shonen Knife, Neu! Reekie!'s April Splash, Paisley Beer Festival, Desiree Burch, unDependence Film Festival and more...

Feature by Nadia Younes | 26 Apr 2018

Cross-arts festival Outskirts takes over Platform in Glasgow on Saturday, with a typically diverse and intriguing mix of music, literature, art, theatre and dance.

In the music programme, this year’s Easterhouse Conversations project brings together Barry Burns of Radiophrenia and Oliver Pitt of Golden Teacher, while KOR! Records will collaborate with Breakfast Muff to encourage ways in which musicians can crossover with one another's work. In theatre, Anna Porubcansky brings us Unbecoming (pictured) – part theatre show, part music gig, the production is a solo performance in song, movement and text, created and performed by Porubcansky and produced by Company of Wolves.

There's also a whole host of Glasgow International art to check out, a performance of vinyl-inspired theatre piece Turntable and readings from Tom Leonard and James Kelman. Read our full preview of this year's festival here.



Love Sick
Clarks on Lindsay Street, Dundee. 29 Apr, 7.30pm
Glasgow pop duo Love Sick are a band everyone should know about. The production on their latest single Bullet is big time radio ready and everyone and their dogs should head to Clarks on Sunday to catch them. Failing that, they're playing a few other shows around Scotland this week, hitting up all the country's nooks and crannies – details on their Facebook page. Image: Dan Harris



Shonen Knife
Summerhall, Edinburgh. 1 May, 8pm
The word prolific gets bandied around a lot but when it comes to Shonen Knife, there’s no better word to describe them. The Osaka punk trio, who were once endorsed by none other than Kurt Cobain, return to Summerhall, following their 35th anniversary tour and release of their 20th studio album Adventure last year. If they're good enough for Kurt, they should be good enough for you. Image: Kathryn Wood



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Neu! Reekie!’s April Splash
Old Dr Bells Baths, Edinburgh. 27 Apr, 7pm
The exciting and always-inventive Hannah Peel heads up Neu! Reekie!'s first show at the Old Dr Bells Baths in Leith. Also on the typically varied N!R! bill are Lomond Campbell and MC Empress, plus spoken word from William Letford and a showcase of the work of Glasgow publisher Speculative Books. Image: Stormy Sloane for Rebel & Romance



Paisley Beer Festival
Paisley Town Hall, Paisley. Until 28 Apr, 12pm
31 years and still hopping, Paisley Beer Festival is back and this year they’ve got 250 beers for you to taste, supplied by breweries from all over Scotland and the UK and ranging from pale ales to dark stouts. There will also be a cider bar and a wine bar if beer’s not your thing but if that’s the case, why would you go to a beer festival? Image: Dom Kelly

Desiree Burch: Unf*ckable
The Basement Theatre, Edinburgh. 27 Apr, 7.30pm
Unf*ckable is – you guessed it – all about sex, and Desiree Burch doesn’t hold back. From fetishes to oral sex to masturbation, Burch covers it all in this celebratory hour of sex as it actually is, while also managing to bring race and capitalism into the mix. A fiery and impassioned storyteller, Burch is a comedic force to be reckoned with. Image: Teän Roberts



unDependence Film Festival
Various venues, Stirling. 26-29 Apr, times vary
Following a successful expansion to Stirling last year, unDependence Film Festival will return to the city once again, following a stop in Edinburgh from 20-23 April. As always, the festival aims to bring independent and arthouse film to a wider audience, with an interactive programme of workshops, talks, and screenings taking place across the course of the festival.

Lionoil: Bradley Zero & Percy Main
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. 27 Apr, 11pm
Lionoil just keep 'em coming, seriously just try and stop them. For their last Sneaky's sweatbox sesh, they brought in Rhythm Section Label Manager anu to play alongside Glasgow DJ Sofay. They're keeping it in the Rhythm Section family again this time round, bringing in boss man and NTS radio host Bradley Zero (pictured) for a B2B with Lionoil operator Percy Main. Image: Daniel Adhami



Hotline x APH Studio
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh. 27 Apr, 11pm
It's ladies night, and the feeling's definitely right, as all girl, non-binary club aficionados Hotline collaborate with all girl ECA art collective APH Studio for their latest party at Bongo. APH will be providing a variety of art and visuals within the club night, while Hotline residents Miss World and Brown Widow spin some tunes – one for all the senses, you could say. Image: Natasha Ruwona


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