Music: Propagaga
July 28, 2010
Saturday 31 July | The Tunnels | 11pm | £3/Free in Gaga-inspired fancy dress
Really. Yes. It is what you think. A Lady Gaga-themed night. I can hear some of you now:
‘Lady f***ing Gaga? What the f***ing f**k ?’
Well, here’s the reason; the Propaganda lot know how to put on a party, lots of people will turn up in outrageous outfits and they’ll have a good time doing it too.
Got a problem with that?
No? Good.
Expect lots of the aforementioned Miss Gaga alongside the usual eclectic Propaganda sounds from DJs Jimsin and Nullmouse, check the flyer below and the Facebook event page for more details. Then buy your wig.
Music: Warehouse Closure
July 27, 2010
Yeah, so you may have noticed we posted on Twitter last night that The Warehouse has closed. It has. As has its sister bar The Bassment.
There are a few theories flying round at the moment as to why. Whatever the reason, it’s obviously a huge blow to the music scene in the city.
We’ll keep you up to date with ticket refund details/rescheduled dates/venue changes etc. when and where we can…
Update: First change already in: The Errors/Twilight Sad double-header on 29 September will now take place at The Lemon Tree. Same date, original tickets valid etc.
(I’d expect a few more of these over the next few days)
Arts: AIYF
July 26, 2010
Wednesday 28 July-Saturday 7 August | Various venues, times & prices
You can’t have failed to notice it’s almost youth festival time again. As per usual there’s so much going on, that to list it all here would break the internet.
So, here’s the official AIYF listings site,
Their Twitter,
and their Facebook Page
There you go. All bases covered. If we come across something truly fantastic however, we’ll be sure to give you a shout. Meanwhile, the Festival Parade on Saturday 31 July (11am, Union Street) is usually a good place to start…
Events: The Big Lunch
July 16, 2010
Sunday 18 July | Union Terrace Gardens| 12pm-4pm | Free
‘Who said there was no such thing as a free lunch?’
Nah, can you imagine how many newspapers around the country are using that hilarious opening gambit this weekend?
Let’s have another go:
‘Union Terrace Gardens is only used by violent junkies and bandwagon-jumping workshy art hippies, the sooner we take up Sir Ian Wood’s generous offer and rid the city of this eyesore the better.’
Woah, where did that come from? Must stop reading the P&J before I write on here…
Right, enough, here’s the real deal:
What started off as an idea at The Eden Project in Cornwall, The Big Lunch has now spread across the land and the Aberdeen event will see students from the University of Aberdeen (with help from Cafe 52) making free organic soup for all. Sounds good. Don’t forget to bring along some other food to share as well. There’ll be music too. And it won’t rain. Promise*
*This is a promise of the hollow variety and therefore it cannot be guaranteed by The Kiosque
Music: Endor, Jakil, The Shakedown Project
July 15, 2010
Friday 16 July | The Tunnels | 7.30pm | £5
Just noticed it’s been two weeks since we’ve done a gig preview on here, not because there haven’t been any gigs on or anything, it’s just one of those unexplainable phenomena. Yeah, it’s definitely one of those, not laziness or anything like that…
Anyway, headliners Endor are a Glaswegian four-piece who’ve just released a self-titled debut album full of folk/pop-tinged tunes which build and swirl away quite the thing. There are definite hints of Frightened Rabbit in there (a good thing), not least in the vocals which will doubtlessly be described by some as having a ‘charming Celtic lilt’ to them. In real words that people actually use, that means they sound Scottish. Another good thing. Support comes from Edinburgh outfit Jakil and local band The Shakedown Project.
Endor
Arts: Musa Re-launch
July 8, 2010
Monday 12 July | Musa (Exchange Street) | 6pm | Free
Woah, does this sound good or what? Monday 12 July sees the re-launch of Musa; you know the place, that restaurant/café in Exchange Street, the old banana warehouse. Big deal you say. Well, erm, it is actually…
Here’s why: It’s now under the guidance of James Watt from maverick local brewers/feather-rufflers BrewDog who promises to transform the place ‘from a shrinking violet into a cultural blunderbuss – offering food, art and entertainment that change the face of Aberdeen’s art scene.’
He’s off to a good start anyway; Monday’s event has various different strands which should tie together quite nicely and make for a very interesting evening indeed. Here’s what’s going down:
The launch of an exhibition by local artists Rachel Yates, Adeline Scott and Emma Hamilton
Another exhibition curated by superb online-portal-for-creatives Central Station
Live music
Tastes from the new menu
Special-edition BrewDog beers
and
The first-ever Aberdeen event from Twitter meet-up types #themeet140
Cool. Let’s hope it’s how they mean to go on…
Links:
Arts: Project Slogan 3rd Birthday/Cafe
July 2, 2010
Project Slogan Gallery, Langstane Place | Free
Two reasons to visit the ace wee Project Slogan Gallery; first up is their third birthday party on Saturday 3rd July at 8pm with music, visuals, cake, dancing and all that jazz. The party also launches their new opening hours which kick in on Tuesday 6 July alongside an equally new ‘pay what you want’ cafe. Coffee! Food! Free Wi-Fi! Zines to read! Why am I using all these exclamation marks! I’ve no idea! It makes me look mental! More details on the cafe here. So, aye and, erm “!”
Music: Polar Bear Club: Skibunny
June 30, 2010
Friday 2 July | The Tunnels | 11pm | £3/£2 before 12
Promoters, DJs, remixers and a band, Belfast’s Skibunny seem to have things pretty well-covered to say the least. It’s the band version we get at The Tunnels, the final date of a scoot round the UK to celebrate the release of their new EP. Nice, catchy, shimmery electro-pop is what they do, and very well they do it too…
As you’ll have gathered, this is a Polar Bear Club night, so you get local DJs Ross Calder and JJ Bull as well (another promoter and someone who’s in a band respectively, heh).
Music: UTG Fundraiser
June 23, 2010
Friday 25 June | Cafe Drummonds | 8pm | £5 (min. donation)
In conjunction with Interesting Music Promotions, Friends of Union Terrace Gardens present a fundraiser for their cause (which you’ll all be aware of by now, right?)
MC Alan ‘Kitchen Cynics‘ Davidson presides over proceedings which will include music from Min Diesel, Steven Milne & his Solo Posse, Flaxman, Hashimoto Jones, Myke Black, Djembe drummers Drummin Aboot and Simon Gall & Steve Crawford. There’s some good stuff in there and we’re promised a couple of surprises too. Pay more than the suggested fiver in and get an iconic UTG badge which you can flout around town as well…
Oh, and keep an eye on our Twitter feed over there on the right for the latest press coverage on the whole UTG debacle, call it a hunch but we reckon there’ll be a LOT more to come…
Music: KT Tunstall Free Show
June 10, 2010
Monday 14 June | Cafe Drummonds | 7pm | Free
As it says, the Fife singer-songwriter will play a free show in Drummonds on Monday. First come-first served. It’s part of her Rub-A-Dub tour of Scotland.
