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Tashweesh: free performance at the CCA
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 20:00
Video and sound artist Basel Abbas and artist and film-maker Ruanne Abou-Rahme work on this collaboration with music composer and MC boikutt, combining their different practices and interests in a joint performance, mixing live visuals electronic, glitch, and abstract hip hop with Arabic rapping . The result is an exploration of the collision between sound and video field recordings, archive material, vocals, breaks and soundscapes. Their audio-visual performances will take place in Glasgow at the CCA as well as in Edinburgh at the Forest Cafe and Edinburgh College of Art's Tent Gallery.
Aaron Cezar, Director of the Delfina Foundation, says, “ Tashweesh is the latest 'voice' to emerge from Palestine, representing a new generation of artists who are not only cutting edge but blurring the edges between artistic disciplines, social action and geographical boundaries. Beyond Borders is elated to bring this new constellation of audio-visual culture to Scotland and showcase these rising stars”.
More information on the Beyond Borders programme: www.beyondborders2010.com
www.tashweesh.com
CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. Glasgow, G2 3JD. Scotland. Box office : 0141 352 4900. Phone: 0141 332 7521. Email: Website: www. cca - glasgow .com
Are You Britain's Best Undiscovered Music Act?
If the answer is ' YES ' then we want to meet you...
We are looking for acts of all ages and all genres for a brand new prime-time TV music talent show – and as long as you can sing or play music (or both), then you're in.
Are you the next Dizzee Rascal, Lily Allen, Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Susan Boyle, Girls Aloud, Take That, Il Divo, Jamie Cullum, Vanessa Mae or Katherine Jenkins?
Solo artists, musicians, bands, groups and choirs of all sizes are welcome to audition. For the winner, £100,000 is up for grabs.
We are NOT offering a prize of a restrictive record deal that benefits everyone EXCEPT the artist. Instead we will prove that artists can be launched independently and get paid the money they deserve.
For more information, and to register your interest, email us now, and include a daytime contact number to music@princesstv.com
"Lighten Up, Francis"
Frantic Chant have just released a new album "Lighten Up, Francis" on Youngteam Records. Its available online here http://franticchant.bandcamp.com/album/lighten-up-francis or on iTunes here http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lighten -up-francis/id376807978 It`s also available on Limited edition CD from Avelanche in Cockburn Street, Edinburgh and also from Elvis Shakespeare in Leith Walk. You can contact us through our website www.franticchant.com or our label`s site at www. yteam .co.uk if you would like a copy. There`s an exclusive free download of a new track, not available on the album at Bandcamp http://franticchant.bandcamp.com/track/circlesong Finally, for up to date news, offers and freebies join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/franticchant We`re back in Edinburgh in September playing two nights at Cabaret Voltaire.
Lunchtime jazz session in the Dalrymple Hall & Arts Centre, Fraserburgh
Jazz fans in the North East have a treat in store when The Atholl Smith Jazz Band present a lunchtime jazz session in the Dalrymple Hall & Arts Centre, Fraserburgh. The performance will start at 12.30 pm on Sunday 4 th . July, and tickets are £8.00, with lunch included. The band will play a varied selection of traditional jazz, mainstream, and jazz standards, and promise an exciting afternoon's entertainment.
Leading the band is Aberdeen based Atholl Smith, who is a former member of The Sandy West Jazzmen, and also for many years was leader of the successful Granite City Jazzband. His clarinet and tenor saxophone playing continues to delight and entertain audiences throughout the country.
Also in the band is Fraserburgh trumpet player Norman Robertson , who has just returned from a 5 day stint at the Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival, where he was playing with a band from the Borders. Included in that band was the renowned jazz clarinettist Thomas L'Etienne, which was a great experience for Norman .
On piano is Ian Milne from Inverurie, who is a lecturer in music at Aberdeen University , and an extremely accomplished player. On double bass is Kevin Peat from Aberdeen , who was formerly bass player with The Buchaneers Jazzband.
Adding further local interest to the band is Bill Burnett, on guitar, banjo, and vocals. Bill was raised at Boyndlie, and went to school in Fraserburgh. He later went on to teach in Aberdeen , and became a prominent player on the Aberdeen jazz scene.
Come along, listen to the music and have lunch. You can even have a dance. Don't miss out on a great afternoon's entertainment in The Broch, on Sunday 4 th July.
Henderson Gallery exhibition
An exhibition by John Squire based on Miles Davis works is running from early July until mid August in the Henderson Gallery Edinburgh.
Businesses, clubs, friends and families are welcome to use the gallery for get togethers and parties over the month
Singer Jonathan Cairney and pianist Euan Stevenson will be playing every evening except Sunday from Friday 6 August – Sat 28 th August.
There will be a preview on 18 th July at Henderson 's with several guests.
KILMARNOCK EDITION FESTIVAL 2010
Kilmarnock Edition Festival
3rd , 4th & th September
3 great days, 3 great venues and over 20 great acts
with The Feeling, Eddi Reader, Roddy Woomble, Wooden Box with a Fistful of Fivers and on the dance stage Basshunter & guests.
Main Line-up
DANCE STAGE @ THE GRAND HALL
Ayrshire's biggest and best new music venue welcomes....
BASSHUNTER and guests
3rd September
Grand Hall
7pm
Tickets £12.50
Billed as the world's biggest commercial dance act, Basshunter comes to Kilmarnock in the first Scott ish gig he will play as part of his UK tour, promoting his new single ‘Saturday'.
EDDI READER
Roddy Woomble
Wooden Box with A Fistful of Fivers
& Claire Tierney
Saturday 4th September
The Palace Theatre
6.45pm
Tickets £14.00
Eddi Reader
Reader has become as well known for her beautiful renditions of Burns' traditional songs as for her early work with the band. ‘Peacetime' her 6 th solo album was born out of the desire to pull all the disparate elements of her musical life together.
Roddy Woomble
Idlewild's front man, and more recently solo contemporary folk artist
Woodenbox With A Fistful of Fivers
Promoting their debut album, ‘Home and the Wild Hunt'
Clair Tierney
Clair returns to the Kilmarnock Edition Festival this year with her band after playing such a well loved set last year.
THE FEELING
The Boy Who Trapped The Sun
The Wellgreen
& Craig Jeffrey
Sunday 5th September, Gates 6.45pm
The Grand Hall
6.45pm
Tickets £17.50
The Feeling are one of the UK 's most popular acts. They've sold over a million copies of their critically-acclaimed debut album, 'Twelve Stops And Home'
The Boy Who Trapped the Sun
Hotly tipped as the next big thing, The Boy Who Trapped the Sun will play at the Kilmarnock Edition Festival this year in between playing T in the Park, Belladrum and Bestival. The Wellgreen
A blend of sixties song writing, psychedelia and early powerpop two part harmony.
Craig Jeffrey
Jeffrey's solo acoustic style has won him the Best Newcomer Award at Celtic Connections.
The evening acts will be supported by two fantastic afternoons of completely FREE performances from local and up and coming acts in the beautiful grounds of the Dean Castle. This year the festival will also feature a great line-up of fringe events from comedy to local and emerging bands in venues across the town. Accommodation Offer
The Kilmarnock Edition Festival Park Hotel accommodation offer
£55 per room per night (twin rooms)
Quote ‘Kilmarnock Edition Festival Promo' to receive the discounted rate.
www.the parkhotel .uk.com/
Gazebo Gathering Kinross 2010
Gazebo Gathering - a family music festival (4 Sept, noon-9.30pm).
We have a great line-up, local bands -Well Known Strangers, Mama Kin, Beautiful By Design, Handle with Care, Blue Fuse, The Gary Sutherland Ceilidh Band and two fantastic tribute bands - 'Them Beatles' and 'Domination of the Divas (Madonna, Shakira, Lady Gaga and Shania Twain) - who will all perform in front of the wonderful setting of Kinross House in Kinross
info@kleo.org.uk
Bouwien Bennet
01577 863107
Tickets are available from the Scottish eBike Centre (High Street 103) or online www.kleo.org
£17.50 for adults (16 and over on 4th of September),
£10.00 for a child (15 and under, under 5's are free)
£45 for a family ticket (two adults and two children). Greenmantle sessions - Show the GIG GUIDE for a 10% discount.
133 Nicolson St, Edinburgh
Thursday Folk session 9pm
Saturday various live events 9pm
Sunday Traditional session 3pm.
Thursday 9pm and Sunday 3pm traditional sessions. A must for all folkies! Have you got what it takes to pull in a crowd at the mantle. Musicians wanted !
Food served until midnight. Show the GIG GUIDE for a 10% discount.
New Band required for regular gig
Are you a Scottish themed band who can play regularly ? WHISKI is a famed venue for live Scottish music in Edinburgh- everything from fiddles, alternative country/bluegrass to Scottish/Irish and funk and we need a new band who can commit to a regular gig. Must have a singer and have a Scottish theme with upbeat tunes - no slow stuff for us.
Send me a link to some sample tracks
bookings@whiskibar.co.uk
Born-by-Wires Launch Night
1 st JULY STEREO, Renfield lane, Glasgow
With support from the Brazen Cars, Helicon and De Large
Born-by-Wires create moments where you can enjoy the catchy, familiar sounds of pop music, but become lost in a spectacle of performance and experience the new waves of underground sound and music from this unique and intriguing musical act.
Born-by-Wires is a new Scottish band containing experienced and talented members specialising in the niche music market. Born-by-Wires or BbW are a mixture of experimental post-rock, electronica and mashed up pop songs fronted by female singer/ songwriter Sarah-Beth Brown. BbW produce experimental music in a new direction, which challenges the expectations of popular music.
BbW's aim was to marry together opposites and to successfully make music that can sway between standard and non-standard forms. Their newly recorded 5 song EP is due for release in July accompanied by the ever anticipated Launch event at Stereo, Renfield lane, Glasgow on the 1 st July.
For Tickets see MySpace – myspace.com/bornbywires or Tickets Scotland Glasgow - http://www.tickets-scotland.com/ Stramash
The Scots Music Show Stramash brings you the best of Scotland's rich heritage of music and song
From hauntingly beautiful slow airs and uniquely Scottish Strathspeys to thrilling jigs and reels we'll bring you a taste of the rich and diverse music of Scotland. This unique event is performed for you by singers and musicians immersed in today's traditional music.
Venue: Augustines, George IV Bridge Dates: 3rd,10th,17th,24 June and 1st,8th,9th,15th,16th,22nd,29th,30th July Time: 6.45pm & 8.30pm - show lasts 70 mins Tickets: £8/£7 cons/£5 under 12yrs from Stramash website,Coda and Tourist Information
www.stramash-scots-music.org
14milesfromhome EP Launch
I am writing to you in hope of raising public awareness for my band; 14 Miles From Home. We have recently signed a single deal with Brighton based label, Metropolis Records and we will be launching the Single plus a 4 track E.P on Friday the 2 nd of July. This will be followed by a 7 date UK tour, including venues in London. We will soon be recording with Bruce Rintoul, who has previously worked with bands such as The Ting Tings, Twin Atlantic and We Were Promised Jetpacks. This is a very exciting time for us!
We have been together for over 2 years now and have played hundreds of shows all over Scotland, receiving praise for our musicianship and our energetic stage performance, but more importantly, our passion and enthusiasm. These are the qualities that we believe make a band successful, as music is such an important part of our lives, we hope to take our talent as far as we can. We are passionate and enthusiastic about each and every performance and although we are strongly established on the local music scene, we are keen to make ourselves recognised nationally.
As we already have a strong fan base, we hope to increase this with your help. We hope you can help by providing exposure for the public and other media outlets. We are hoping for radio airtime, CD or live reviews, interviews etc. We are already working on a full length album, music video, press pack, merchandise, and sponsorship. We would appreciate any assistance you can offer as we are serious about taking our music to the next level. For more information, please visit – www.myspace.com/14milesfromhome .
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JAM AT THE DAM
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST, DAM PARK STADIUM
Hi Folks, Following on from last years blast it's time to do it all again!
This years Jam at the Dam is shaping up to be a cracker! We have 8 cracking acts again and headlining this year is The Sensational Alex Harvey Tribute Band!
These guys are the best tribute of the best band, EVER to come out of Scotland …….they are not to be missed! Zal Cleminson and Chris Glenn of the original band attended their last gig and both guys where extremely impressed with Zal commenting "couldn't have picked a better set myself, Alex would have been so proud"! They will perform all the old classics: Vambo, Faith Healer, Burnin' big Louie tonight, Delilah and many more!
Along with the SAHTB will be 7 local favourites with a broad band of music for everyone! Opening the show will be:
Little Fire – winner of the Ayrplay showcase for new bands, with Preacher- prog rock, The Schemes – Indie, Electric Warrior – Mad Glam rock 70's, Madnish – Madness tribute band, Blackberry Jack – Indie, The Marauders – 60's-70's rock. All in all a right eclectic mix of great music styles.
Tickets will be £10 with children under 14 free (max 2 per family).
There will be food stalls, kiddie's rides, face painting etc.
And a beer tent (of course) and we can even take drinks onto the bit in front of the stage this year!!
All proceeds will go to The Ayr Gaiety Partnership to re-open the Gaiety Theatre. So spread the word!! We need the support of everyone in the town to get this wee gem of a Theatre
www.myspace.com/jamatthedam |
