Shop Local! #83 - W/E 21.3.2025

Not the Only Fun in Town...

Edinburgh’s weekend starts here…

Thursday - SF Caledonia Anthology One Book Launch / Wavetable #40 - Sakr + Bekkn + Obakegaku + Sevendeaths (visuals) / Braw Cinema Club #75 presents Videodrome (1983)

Friday - After The End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989 - 2024 / Maya Bauchamp - Cupid People / Justin Robertson with Davie Miller - The Trial of Jonah - Reading and Q & A / Salve Maria / Novus / Pin-Ups - Punk and New Wave Club Night /

Saturday - SheBeat - From Liverpool to Leith - Album Listening Party / Bell Lungs’ Birthday / Casa En Flames (A House on Fire) / Folk Tales for New Scots / House of All / Supper Club #20 presents Mokusla / Just Like Honey /

Sunday - Sett Studios Palestine Fundraiser / Dance Y’rself Warm / Wanda Rutkiewicz Expedition - Screening plus Q&A with director Eliza Kubarska

Thursday - Seen and Heard / Upright Gallery present Braid Bowling Club Art Exhibition / Isaac Brutal + Ian ‘Strings’ Stewart + Shock and Awe + Pirate Radio Flash

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*All blurbs below nicked from social meedja. Don’t shoot the messenger.*

Edinburgh’s weekend starts here…

Thursday 20.3

Edinburgh Bookshop, Bruntsfield Place. 7-8.30pm. Free. Tickets - https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/shoreline-of-infinitys-event-horizon-sf-caledonia-anthology-one-book-launch

Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon presents

SF Caledonia Anthology One Book Launch

Confirmed readers so far - T L Huchu, Rhiannon A Grist, and Kirsti Wishart – who’ll be reading from ‘A Pocketbook Guide to Scottish Superheroes,’ to be serialised on SF Caledonia.

Hosted by Joe Gordon, and Noel Chidwick, founder and Editor of SF Caledonia .

Whitespace, West Crosscauseway. 7.30pm. Tickets - SOLD OUT - https://www.eventimlight.com/uk/a/6582ad95ecf5b33c7561cde3/e/675204540fd116462622c8d1

Wavetable #40

Sakr + Bekkn + Obakegaku + Sevendeaths (visuals)

Banshee Labyrinth, Niddry Street. 7.30-9pm. Free.

Braw Cinema Club #75 presents

Videodrome (1983)

Braw Cinema Club is back with the transgressive body shocker from the pervy maestro himself, David Cronenberg. Body and form coalesce with the gutter end of televisual media in this allegorical belter which seems as poignant now as it did back in 1983 – only it’s Betamax tapes instead of streaming pjorn and gore.

Videodrome rules, and is still as unsettling as ever, so LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH, etc etc.

Friday 21.3

Stills Gallery, Cockburn Street. 21.3 - 28.6. Free. Opening event 20.3 - 6-8pm - https://stills.org/exhibitions/after-the-end-of-history-exhibition/

After The End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989 - 2024

A picture of working-class life today; from Rene Matic’s portrait of growing up mixed race in a white working-class community in Peterborough, to Elaine Constantine‘s documentation of the Northern Soul scene, to Kavi Pujara‘s ode to Leicester’s Hindu community, and JA Mortram’s documentation throughout his life of marginalised people while working as a caregiver.

Whitespace. East Crosscauseway. 21.3-23.3. Relaxed opening 21.3 - 4-6pm. Official Opening 21.3 - 6-9pm. 22.3 - 11am-6pm. 23.3 - 11am-4pm.

Maya Bauchamp - Cupid People

A show about love, people, and loving people…

Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. 7-10pm. Free.

Justin Robertson with Davie Miller - The Trial of Jonah - Reading and Q & A

Justin Robertson in conversation with Davie Miller about his new novel, plus DJ sets from Mild Peril and Justin Robertson.

Renowned DJ, artist, and cultural provocateur Justin Robertson ventures back into the world of fiction with his second novel, The Trial of Jonah. With a narrative that traverses Roman Britain, the arcades of Slough, and the birth of Acid House, The Trial of Jonah is as much a love letter to counterculture as it is a philosophical inquiry into the nature of art. Robertson’s distinctive voice—a blend of punk ethos, erudition, and irreverent humour—shines through on every page.

Cameo Cinema, Home Street. 7.45pm. Tickets - https://catalanfilmfestival.co.uk/?tribe_events=salve-maria-qa-edinburgh

CinemaAttic and Catalan Film Festival 10 present

Salve Maria

Salve Maria delves into the unsettling facets of motherhood, challenging idealized perceptions and presenting a raw, unflinching narrative. Directed by Mar Coll, one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Catalan cinema.

Various venues - St Bride’s Centre, Orwell Terrace / Jazz Bar, Chambers Street. 21.3 - 22.3. Times. Tickets - https://ejbf.co.uk/collections/novus

Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival present

Novus

A series of concerts celebrating new music and showcasing some of the most inventive artists on the Scottish scene. From Western and Indian classical music to Scottish traditional music and contemporary styles like hip hop, the unifying theme among these artists is their innovative approach to blending traditional forms with contemporary influences. Novus provides a platform where musical boundaries are explored and is a testament to the power of music as a universal language.

Home Bar, Home Street. 10.30pm-1am. Free.

The Forbidden Zone and The New Wave Times present

Pin-Ups - Punk and New Wave Club Night

A completely FREE punk and new wave club night…

Saturday 22.3

Bowlers Rest, Mitchell Street, Leith. 2-4pm. Free.

SheBeat - From Liverpool to Leith - Album Listening Party

Come and enjoy the sounds of SheBeat’s debut album, From Liverpool To Leith, in one of her favourite cosy Leith pubs…

Vinyl & CDs available on the day.

St Vincent’s Chapel, St Vincent Street. 2-9pm. Donations.

Bell Lungs’ Birthday

Tony Morris + Jer Reid & Luke Sutherland + Olivia Furey & Ali Robertson + Gaze is Ghost + Collapsed Buildings + Raiments + Sweetshops + Pettaluck + Och Vey + live pipe organ by Reuben Taylor

“It’s my birthday, and I’m obviously a massive narcissist so I’m putting on a wee music festival featuring geriatric viral internet sensation Tony Morris, post rock and post punk from Jer Reid & Luke Sutherland, harsh noise performance artist Sweætshops, melodic beauty from Gaze is Ghost, anarcho klezmer from Och Vey, flute loops from Pettaluck, blissful dance-inducing electronica from Collapsed Buildings and THE FIRST EVER TIME OLIVIA FUREY AND ALI ROBERTSON HAVE COLLABORATED AS A DUO! Also live pipe organ improvisations from Reuben Taylor, and Turkish-influenced scran. Donations welcome, but just come along if you like!

Cameo Cinema, Home Street. 6pm. Tickets - https://catalanfilmfestival.co.uk/?tribe_events=casa-en-flames-edinburgh

CinemaAttic and Catalan Film Festival 10 presents

Casa En Flames (A House on Fire)

Scottish Premiere of Spain’s biggest indie box office hit ever, a sharp, darkly funny look at family, social expectations, and the chaos beneath the surface of a “perfect” life.

The Causey (outside Buccleuch and Greyfriars Free Church, West Crosscauseway, 7pm - https://thecausey.org/

The Causey and Beetroots Collective CIC present

Folk Tales for New Scots

The Causey is brought to life by a one-off exhibition, live storytelling and on-street projection event courtesy of Beetroots Collective CIC and Causey Development Trust.

One in a series of events that bring together Edinburgh’s Southside community with locals and visitors from across the city. This highlights the work of CDT volunteers who have been campaigning for 17 years to transform The Causey into a fine public space that prioritises people and can host community events. https://thecausey.org/

Bongo Club, Cowgate. 7-10pm. Tickets - https://www.seetickets.com/event/house-of-all/the-bongo-club/3231464

Renegade Communications present

House of All

A group comprised entirely of former members of The Fall: Martin Bramah (vocals, guitar), Pete Greenway (guitar), Paul Hanley (drums, vocals), Stephen Hanley (bass) and ‘Funky’ Si Wolstencroft (drums). Now with third drummer, Karl Burns, plus Phil Lewis filling in for Pete on live dates and playing on the new album, too. Notebooks out, plagiarists…

Safari Lounge, Cadzow Place. 8pm-1am. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supper-club-20-mokusla-tickets-1258858964049

Supper Club #20 presents

Mokusla

Supper Club returns with a very special live set from Glasgow-based dreampop artist mokusla. Aka Lou Rowland, mokusla’s music combines ambient sounds, electronic synths and folk elements. This should be a very special one, with vinyl sets from the Supper Club crew before and after.

No-one turned away for lack of funds; if you're struggling but want to come down, get in touch on supperclubedinburgh@gmail.co

Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. 11pm-3am. Tickets - https://wegottickets.com/event/647175/

Just Like Honey

POST PUNK, INDIE, NEW WAVE, NORTHERN SOUL CLUB NIGHT

Sunday 23.3

Sett Studios, Leith Walk. 12 noon-5pm.

Palestine Fundraiser

Come to our gorgeous gorgeous fundraiser, with all proceeds going directly to Palestinian families in Gaza. Books, art, clothing, raffle and lo-fi filmmaking workshop.

Ticketed workshop £5 (+booking fee) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/radical-reels-for-palestine-lo-fi-filmmaking-workshop-tickets-1272225614059

Organised by Anahit Behrooz, Xuanlin Tham, Maria, Jan, Siobhan

Pianodrome, West Harbour Road. 2-6pm. Tickets - https://www.citizenticket.com/events/pianodrome/dance-y-rself-warm/

Dance Y’rself Warm - Pianodrome’s Daytime Rave

The chilly weather is still with us, so get yourself down to Pianodrome’s brand new day rave, organised in collaboration