Shop Local! #84 - W/E 28.3.2025

Not the Only Fun in Town...

Mar 27, 2025

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Edinburgh’s weekend starts here…

Thursday - KIOSK / Seen and Heard / Upright Gallery present Braid Bowling Club Art Exhibition / Johnny Rodger - The Housing Film / Isaac Brutal + Ian ‘Strings’ Stewart + Shock and Awe + Pirate Radio Flash / The Phil Bancroft Standards Trio

Friday - Edinburgh Book Fair 2025 / Desire Lines - Paintings by Robin Wu / WISER Art Exhibition / Andy Keir - Leith / La Beat in Leith / Accident Machine - Real Dreams EP & Tape Launch / The New Hollywood ‘67-‘78 / Edinburgh Dub club presents Mighty Oak and Common Unity Sound System

Saturday - March Flea Market / World Piano Day with ‘Yes It’s Ananias’ + Morven McArdle + S!nk - Nosferatu (1920s) Live Soundtrack / Etuk Ubong / Across The Board Soul Night / Dinosaur 94 + Isabella Strange + Comfort Girl + Demo / Reggae Got Soul / Eclectic Mud / Klub 45 with Funky Fresh Flava

Sunday - Fresh After Death presents Housekind + Le Vangelis + Raiments / Toy Hospital / 21 Spices with Trilok Gurtu & Scottish National Jazz Orchestra / Desperate Dan

Wednesday - Escape the Frame - An Animated Exhibition / Cinetopia Film Networking Night

Thursday - Click Clack presents Nama Kuma + Steve’s Lockdown Classics 2 + Doom Ear Fiver

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Edinburgh’s weekend starts here…

Thursday 27.3

Sett Studios, Leith Walk. Until 29.3. 12 noon - 4pm.

KIOSK

Pop-up shop and exhibition by Fibanshee X Fifinch Emporium. At KIOSK you will find artworks and homemade merch mixed with a curated collection of vintage clothing and wares, plus cassette tapes from Edinburgh label PX4M.

Craigmillar Now, Newcraighall Road. Thursdays - 27.3 - 15.5. 11am-1pm - https://www.craigmillarnow.com/opportunities/seenheard

Seen and Heard

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra return to Craigmillar Now this Spring with Seen and Heard, a 6-week programme of workshops exploring music making and art, led by the Orchestra’s composer-in-residence Jay Capperauld and artist Karolina Glusiec.

The workshops are open to all and participation is free.

Book your place: - https://www.craigmillarnow.com/opportunities/seenheard

Braid Bowling Club, Midmar Drive. 27.3 - 30.3. 11am-4pm.

Upright Gallery present Braid Bowling Club Art Exhibition

Over 50 artists showing a huge range of work helping to raise funds for this historic club. Come and see the show and the club - they’re always on the lookout for new members. Season starts in April.

RIAS Bookshop. Rutland Square. 6.30pm. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshoplates-the-housing-film-tickets-1248399409239

BookshopLATES present

Johnny Rodger - The Housing Film

Join Johnny Rodger, Professor of Urban Literature at Glasgow School of Art, as he discusses the themes of his recent book The Housing Film with RIAS President Karen Anderson.

About the book:

The Housing Film examines how a century of realities and possibilities in domestic living have been profiled and foregrounded through studies and representations of housing in the medium of film. It sets the housing film in its political, economic, social and cultural context, and how it engages with the housing situation, housing problems and housing crises of its time.

Banshee Labyrinth, Niddry Street. 8-11pm. Free.

Isaac Brutal + Ian ‘Strings’ Stewart + Shock and Awe + Pirate Radio Flash

Celebrate Mark Allan’s birthday!

Isaac Brutal and the Trailer Trash Express - The birthday boy himself plays songs old and new with the latest line up of the Trailer Trash Express

Pirate Radio Flash - Something new for your listening pleasure

the world famous SHOCK AND AWE - "Punk rock like 1977 never happened"

Ian "Strings" Stewart - Pumping out the poems between the bands

The Outhouse, Broughton Street Lane. 8.15pm. Pay on the door.

Playtime presents

The Phil Bancroft Standards Trio

Phil Bancroft has recently been making waves with his Beautiful Storm group, but there is a new album in the pipeline for his Standards Trio featuring Playtime regulars Tom Bancroft and Mario Caribé. Check out a new set of music and Phil's in depth discussion of the greats of jazz and their lives as he pays tribute in his own
unique way. A night of swinging jazz with brilliant saxophone playing.

Friday 28.3

InterContinental George Hotel, George Street. 28.3 - 12 noon-7pm. 29.3 - 10am-4pm. Free. https://aba.org.uk/news/edinburgh-book-fair-2025

Edinburgh Book Fair 2025

Edinburgh Book Fair returns, offering a unique opportunity for book lovers, collectors, and enthusiasts to explore selections from over 40 dealers. From beloved childhood classics and firsts editions to a treasure trove of pamphlets, prints, and postcards. Edinburgh Book Fair will be opened this year by renowned Scottish crime writer Sir Ian Rankin.

Whitespace, East Crosscauseway. 29.3 - 30.3. 10am-4pm. Private View - 28.3. 6 - 8pm.

Desire Lines - Paintings by Robin Wu

Collection of recent paintings by Robin Wu from a departure point of places, moments & memories. These are the beginning of a painting process that is often led by colour and always an openness to unknown outcomes.

Robin Wu (b.1977) is a painter and teacher, who runs The Painting Year, among other courses, at Paintbox School of Art in East Lothian, and works from his WASPS studio in Patriothall, Edinburgh.

Queen Margaret University, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh. 5-7pm.

Craigmillar Now and Queen Margaret University present

WISER Art Exhibition

We’re so looking forward to the opening of the WISER Art Exhibition and celebrating the fantastic work that has been created through student-led art workshops around Craigmillar

Thank you to Kayleigh for organising and leading painting and collage workshops at Craigmillar Now, and to Anthony Schrag and QMU for another year of the WISER partnership.

Custom House Gallery, Commercial Street. 28.3 - 30.3

Andy Keir - Leith

An Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings.

Leith Arches, Manderston Street. 7pm-1am. £7 on the door.

La Beat in Leith

Our now regular outing in the Old Port for dancers and lovers of all things Soul, Funk n Disco.

West Port Oracle, West Port. 8pm.

Accident Machine - Real Dreams EP / Tape Launch

Launch of our brand new EP, Real Dreams, on Paradise Palms Records. Limited run of cassette versions available along with Accident Machine tote bags.

Accident Machine will be performing live, no parachutes, followed by DJ Oly, spinning tunes and breaking hearts on a night of top tunes and big accidents.

Cameo Cinema, Home Street. 28.3 - 29.5. Various days and times. Tickets - picturehouses.com/newhollywood

The New Hollywood ‘67-‘78

Trailblazing, transgressive, born to be wild: see nine masterworks of American cinema from a rebel generation in our brand new reDiscover season dedicated to the New Hollywood period, from 1967-1973.

Starting from 29 March with Easy Rider, the line-up features:

Easy Rider: Bonnie and Clyde: A New Leaf: The Graduate: McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Wanda: American Graffiti: The Wild Bunch: The Last Picture Show

Explore the full programme at picturehouses.com/newhollywood

Old Dr Bell’s Baths, Great Junction Street. 8pm-1am. Tickets - https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Edinburgh/The-Old-Dr-Bells-Baths/Edinburgh-Dub-Club-in-Leith-Mighty-Oak-Meets-Common-Unity-Sound/40560643/

Edinburgh Dub club presents

Mighty Oak and Common Unity Sound System

Edinburgh Dub Club presents an historic meeting of two soundsystems. For the first time in Scotland, Newcastle's Common Unity Sound makes the journey north to join up with our own Mighty Oak crew for an evening of conscious dubwise, roots and reggae music presenting the spirit of Unity and Love. Top grade sound and vibes guaranteed!

Saturday 29.3

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street. 10am-3pm.

March Flea Market

Monthly flea market and chance to browse 45+ stalls packed with pre-loved items, from clothes and jewellery to books, antiques and other collectibles.

Pianodrome, West Harbour Road. 6-10pm. Tickets - https://www.citizenticket.com/events/pianodrome/piano-day-at-pianodrome-2025/

World Piano Day with

‘Yes It’s Ananias’ + Morven McArdle + S!nk

YES ITS ANANIAS on a UK tour from Switzerland

Morven McArdle - some of our favourite local talent!

S!NK play a new live sound track to NOSFERATU, the original 1920s classic from F.W. Murnau.

Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. 7pm-2am. Tickets - https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Edinburgh/The-Wee-Red-Bar/Etuk-Ubong--Etuks-Philosophy-live-at-Rhythm--Revolution/40596272/

Rhythm and Revolution present

Etuk Ubong & Etuk’s Philosophy

Party like you’re in Lagos! 6 hours of great live music with Etuk Ubong’s 10 piece band and dancers, plus Sun Red Sun, Mark Quinn and Chris AstroJazz…

Bainfield Bowling Club, Hutchison Crossway, EH14.

Across the Board Soul Night with

Eric Owenson + GetyaGrooveOnRadio + Zander + Lindy + Wee Scotty

Mash House, Guthrie Street. 7-10pm. Tickets - https://themashhouse.co.uk/event/staged-live-under-the-surface-presents-mashed/

STAGED.Live! & Under The Surface Presents: MASHED with

Dinosaur 94 + Isabella Strange + Comfort Girl + Demo

High energy emerging talent…

Leith Depot, Leith Walk. 8pm-12.45am. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reggae-got-soul-fundraiser-for-refugee-sponsorship-circle-tickets-1267020144359

Reggae Got Soul presents

Fundraiser for Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle

Reggae Got Soul return with their first fundraiser of 2025, to raise funds for Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle, a small local charity working on resettling refugee families in their local area.

Expect a night of exceptional musical niceness with High Grade Reggae incorporating Rocksteady, Roots, Lovers and One-Drop from Jeremiyah and some sizzling hot Soul and Funk grooves from across the decades brought to you by George. As ever the lyrical lion Ras Ista will be amping up the vibes on the mic as your MC for the night.