March is on its last legs, but it's not going out without a fight. If this week's preview seems a little music-heavy, you should have seen how hard it was whittling it down to this final ten, with the likes of Sacred Paws, Warpaint and Charli XCX just missing the cut. Then we realised we could just cheat them into this intro paragraph and everything would be fine.
Glitch 2015, CCA, until Sun Mar 28
‘A queer/ trans/ intersex/ people of colour film festival’ is how Digital Desperadoes describe their 11-day residency at the CCA, though naturally they say it in neon pink block capitals. Their selection of short and feature-length film screenings is complemented by a range of ‘video art, spoken word, filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions, live music and free haircuts’ – check out our preview for more info.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival, various venues, until Sun Mar 29
Jerry Sadowitz, Bridget Christie, Burnistoun Live, Phil Kay, The Dark Room and the Stand Up for MND charity gala are among our highlights of the comedy festival's closing week - you can find out more in our handy-dandy preview.
Murder in Three Acts, Market Gallery, until Sun Apr 19
Asli Çavuşoğlu’s live performance art piece, originally staged at the Freize Art Festival 2012, applied the jargon and detail of a forensic police examination to explore the artistic process – now you can watch the filmed results. It’s ‘NCIS: Art’, basically.
Liz Larner: Space is better than time, but time is ok, The Modern Institute, until Sat May 23
The LA-based sculptor explores aspects of geology and change with her cracked, imperfect but rich and colourful ceramic forms. With an excellent title.
Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, O2 Academy, Mon Mar 23
We don’t think anybody predicted the remarkable resurgence of Nile Rodgers a few years back but, with new (old) material forthcoming and a collabo with the world’s hippest dance act under his belt, the disco dominator and funkmaster general (pictured above) is going from strength to strength.
Sleater-Kinney, O2 ABC, Wed Mar 25
The newly reformed riot grrrl rock group visit our shores with new album ‘No Cities to Love’ in tow – an album we said ‘roars and rages and slips and slides with the force of old.’
Red Bull Music Academy, various venues, Thu Mar 26-Sun Mar 29
Danny Brown heads up this stellar club-culture weekend, taking part in a discussion event as well as performing on a roster that includes Koreless, Derrick May and Mykki Blanco. You can check out the full schedule in our preview.
Lordi, Classic Grand, Fri Mar 27
You remember Lordi – the gothed-up Swedish metal posse that formed a perfectly dark counterpoint to the tacky sugariness of Eurovision a few years back (and ended up scooping the top prize)? Now’s yer chance to see ‘em in the flesh. And be amused by any lost-looking people yelling for 'Royals'.
All Night Horror Madness, Grosvenor Cinema, Sat Mar 28
One of the most exciting nights on the film calendar, this dusk-til-dawn horror marathon is never less than electric. The line-up for this, its ninth-and-a-half outing (don't ask), is particularly spectacular: 'The Thing', 'Halloween III: Season of the Witch', 'Slugs: The Movie', 'Child’s Play' and a surprise movie, plus contemporary trashy trailers, all screening from gloriously authentic 35mm prints.
The Vaccines, The Old Fruitmarket, Sun Mar 29
After somewhat prematurely being labeled the saviors of rock’n’roll in 2010 (leading to their excellently-named album-length riposte, ‘What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?’), the indie four-piece took a break in 2013. They’re back now, trying out new material from forthcoming album ‘English Graffiti’.