"Who will bring redemption but the jesters?" - The Talmud
Noise-spewing clown of Revelation, Harlequinade, has committed fragments of his ever-evolving dark art to the printed page, collecting poems, fragments of scripts, lyrics and rants in a neat little volume released by Red Squirrel Press later this month. Rapper, slam poet, performance artist and film-maker, Harlequinade's various methods of delivery merge and collapse, challenging perceptions of art, music and literature. Committed to paper are various poems, extracts, scripts, scribblings and horrorscapes depicting a dark and surreal vision of the world.
The launch party takes place at the Jazz Bar in Edinburgh, from 7pm on the 10th March (free entry), and also sees the launch of a full-length collection from Jenny Lindsay, also on Red Squirrel. Lindsay and Harlequinade will both be performing readings.
More gigs from Team Little Rock - Molotov Disco will be playing in the Basement Bar, Byres Road on Sunday night. Come sip on a cocktail of classics past present and future. Free entry, cheap booze.
Glasgow's finest "angry jazz" act XMRV (think At the Drive In, but more METAL and female fronted) play at Nice and Sleazy's tomorrow, alongside local metal-core growlers Nude Pilots and Can-esque kraut-rockers Wrongnote. Filling in the gaps and taking us to the end will be Little Rock affiliated Molotov Disco, playing a cocktail of classics, past present and future, with a slightly heavier bent than usual. Current playlists suggest a hefty dose of post-punk, No Wave and The Cramps, plus the darker and weirder edge of club culture. As usual, there's some free tunes for you to check out....