
Preview
Red Note Ensemble’s Electric Noisy Nights
New contemporary music from around the world in this free event at the Traverse



Gigs Of T’Week: The Agitator @ Cabaret Voltaire & Explosions In The Sky @ HMV Picture House
More like Gigs Of The WeekEND in the capital for mid-May, with a pounding sandwich of hustling politically driven folk and epic post-rock.
Dunsinane
Against the backdrop of the SNP’s overwhelming victory, Scottish independence comes into focus once more

Rigoletto: Eddie Wade: Interview
Baritone Eddie Wade speaks to us about Scottish Opera’s cogent new version of Verdi’s Rigoletto

Welcome to The Hotel Caledonia
It’s an emotional mêlée at The Hotel Caledonia on the night of the election results…
Gigs O’T’Week – Best Coast @ The Arches
As rip off Wedding ventures sweeps into Scotland, we’re pleased to reassure you things are as they were on the sweet gig front this week.

RSD 2011 – Edinburgh & Glasgow
The fateful celebration of love and trust in independent Record Stores (and limited 7″s!) across the globe is with us again.
Gigs O’T’Week – Glasgow: Architecture In Helsinki, Trail Of Dead & Rival Schools
A strimash of genres this week to keep all kinds of punters missing the first enjoyable sunsets of the year.
Platform 18
Current and uplifting new work in this double-bill from winners of The Arches’ Platform 18 Award

Intermezzo
Scottish Opera bring an autobiographical comic opera from one of the 20th Century’s giants.
Gigs O’T’Week: Haddowfest Weekender
The Capitals champion music festival returns this weekend, across 9 venues to with 140 bands of all tastes and sizes.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart at the Piano II
Showing across Scotland the SCO bring Robert Levin and his daredevil piano to tackle Mozart this month.


Preview: Educating Agnes
In Educating Agnes, as with Tartuffe, the language is transposed to Scots and rhyming couplets, a combination which is sure to produce a rapier wit-filled farce.
Gigs O’T’Week – Glasgow: Deerhunter, Peter Bjorn & John, Dum Dum Girls
Deerhunter and Lower Dens assault on Oran Mor this Monday, with Peter Bjorn and John whistling into Stereo come Friday.
Caged
Showing @ Traverse Theatre 31 March – 1 April: Release your inner child with this dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast