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Jon King - To Hell with Poverty! A Class Act: Inside the Gang of Four
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As Gang of Four vocalist Jon King’s memoir is published in paperback, King talks about class, politics and staying relevant.
Pre-set for Paul Harrison’s sublime reimagining of Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert at Stockbridge Parish Church in Edinburgh on Saturday tea time
The addition of Ewan Hastie on bass and Stephen Henderson on drums gave things a more propulsively joyous feel
No gig photos as it wasn’t that sort of show
Charity case…
Someone peaked too soon…
As pianist Paul Harrison presents his take on Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert a look at my 2024 response to Jarrett’s masterpiece
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Paul Harrison: The Köln Concert Revisited, Stockbridge Parish Church Edinburgh Sat April 18 6pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paul-harri...
Sample Joe McKechnie / Joe McKechnie sampled.
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A Drifting Sampler featuring the voices of
Pascale Martini/Jeff Young/Graham Duff/Akiko Nakashima/Kevin Sampson/Drifting
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review of the latest outing of Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical.
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The Playhouse, Edinburgh until April 18th. www.atgtickets.com/shows/prisci...
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Out of the Blue: Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Craigmillar Now @ The Bothy: Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Dovecot: Mote 102: Banshee Labyrinth: Little Picardy Bar: Leith Arches: Leith Depot: etc…
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review of GUSH, Jess Brodie’s new play performed by Jessica Hardwick.
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Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh until April 25. www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
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review of Fish, Sean O’Neil’s new lunchtime play and one of the best pieces of new writing around just now for A Play, a Pie and a Pint,
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Oran Mor, Glasgow until April 18th. playpiepint.com/whats-on/eve...
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Scottish Art News at From the Clyde to Sarajevo & the Venice Lagoon, which pivots around the work of George Wyllie in honour of the Royal Scottish Academy’s 200th anniversary
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The Wyllieum Greenock until May 31st.
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review of Dystopia The Rock Opera, Justin Skelton’s musical satire performed by Falkirk band Beldon Haigh.
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Seen Assembly Roxy Edinburgh. Cottiers Glasgow April 21; Burgh Hall Dunoon April 24 & more. www.dystopiarockopera.com
The Lovely Basement. The Onion Cellar @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh. 10.4.26.
Big Lanes. The Onion Cellar @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh. 10.4.26.
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review of I, Daniel Blake, Dave Johns’s stage adaptation of Ken Loach and Paul Laverty’s 2016 film, as damningly relevant now as it ever was.
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Citizens Theatre, Glasgow until April 11. citz.co.uk/whats-on/i-d...
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of Un-Expecting, Nathan Scott-Dunn’s new play for A Play, a Pie a Pint’s lunchtime theatre season.
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Òran Mór, Glasgow until April 11. playpiepint.com/whats-on/eve...
@neilcooper.bsky.social what a fab night ! Only know one EN album but definitely going for more !!
That was great !
Who knew Blackpool is the new Berlin (or vise versa!)
#AlexanderHacke
#Blast #EinstürzendeNeubauten
#Edinburgh #VoodooRooms #Berlin
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review of Island Town, Simon Longman’s play about three teenagers on the verge.
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Tron Theatre, Glasgow until April 9 - www.tron.co.uk/shows/island...
Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh May 9-10 - assemblyroxy.com/whats-on/419...
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More from An Evening with Alexander Hacke at Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh 7.4.26 care of Ellen Peacock.
Care of Andrew Tully, me introducing Alexander Hacke at Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh 7.4.26 prior to Alex reading from his memoir, Blast - Distorted Memories from Einsturzende Neubaten to Symphonic Drones.
Here Alex contemplates the sonic properties of his water bottle prior to my accidental intervention
Thanks to Alexander Hacke for reading so wonderfully from his memoir, Blast - Distorted Memories from Einsturzende Neubaten to Symphonic Drone, at Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
No thanks to me for my tribute to the metal bashing genre when I tripped and brought a couple of metal bollards crashing down
Last call for An Evening with Alexander Hacke, Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, tonight - Tue 7.4.26
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The former member of German industrialists Einsturzende Neubaten reads from his memoir, Blast
Doors 7.30pm.
Event 8.30-10pm.
What’s not to love?
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of Game of Crones, Abigail Dooley and Emma Edwards’s’ comic feminist dissection of how to grow old disgracefully.
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Seen at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
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review of Game of Crones, Abigail Dooley and Emma Edwards’s’ comic feminist dissection of how to grow old disgracefully.
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Seen at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
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review of Crime and Punishment, Northern Broadsides’ stripped down staging of Dostoevsky’s epic novel.
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Seen at The Studio, Edinburgh.
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Top 10 (not 9) Theatre Shows to see in April Throughout Scotland.
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Herald review of The High Life: The Musical - Still Living It! Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson & Johnny McKnight’s wild stage reboot of Cumming & Masson’s surreal airline based sitcom.
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review of What I’m Here For, Vanishing Point & Teater Katapult’s production of Josephine Eusebius’s play
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Tron Glasgow until April 4; Dundee Rep April 9-11; Traverse Edinburgh, April 15-17 vanishing-point.org/what-im-here...