Glasgow Music City Radio- June Update

Posted: Tuesday 29 May 2012

June is going to be a busy month for the city of Glasgow! There are plenty of events taking place which will showcase just why Glasgow is the first city in the UK to become a UNESCO City of Music and has recently been named 2nd after London on the leading music venues in the UK.

The West End festival which was first set up in 1996 by Michael Dale as a small arts festival located   on Byres Road has since become the biggest festival in Glasgow's calender. It will take place from the 1^st-24^th June in several venues around the West End of Glasgow and will feature many of the city's finest talent such as RM Hubbert, We Were Promised Jet Packs, Aiden Moffat & Bill Wells, Stevie Jackson (Belle and Sebastien) and The State Broadcasters.

Glasgow Music City Radio will be airing a West End Festival playlist every Monday 2-4pm and Saturday 2-4pm.

 Kicking off the festival on the 1^st of June Electric Honey Records, the world-famous student-run record label of Stow College run by Ken McCluskey, presents a special evening showcase event.  Featuring Danny Aubrey, The Young Aviators, an acoustic set from Woodenbox and the launch of French Wives’ album “Dream of the Inbetween”, this is a night not to be missed! The Electric Honey playlist is on every Monday and Saturday 4-5pm, listen in!

 Also taking place this month is The Glasgow International Jazz Festival which was started in 1987, when Glasgow was bidding to become the European City of Culture for 1990. The event will run from the 27^th of June through to the 2^nd of July. The programme hosts a wide range of talented artists such as Brian Kellock, Brass Jaw, Mario Caribe, Neil Cowley and the James Taylor quartet.

 As well as all the exciting events taking place there have been several releases worth mentioning this month promoting the up and coming musical talent of Glasgow.

Admiral Fallow released their long-awaited second album “Tree Bursts in Snow” on the 21^st of May on the label Nettwerk and are currently promoting the album on their UK tour.

 As part of Creative Scotland’s Year Of Creative Scotland, Glaswegian singer/ songwriter Louise Quinn (A Band Called Quinn) releases an EP featuring a duet with Parisian superstar DJ & producer Kid Loco. The single Oh Jackie from the EP is released on June 18th and the EP / video launch takes place on June 22nd at The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2.

Auntie Flo's anticipated album "Future Rhythm Machine" featuring Chilean singer Mamacita and Esa Williams was released on the 14th of May with successful launches in Fabric and La Cheetah, Glasgow.

Two releases from Soma Records have caught our attention this month. Soma released the Silicone Soul remix album on 21st May with an array of new versions of a back catalogue spanning many years on the Soma label. Also Carl Craig and Kink have re-shaped Slam’s huge 2007 track ‘Azure’, which was released on the 7th of May.

Our previous blog mentioned the release of Miaoux Miaoux's album "Light of the North", which was recently given a 5 star recommendation from The List. The album will have its launch on June 7th in Mono, Kings Court, Glasgow and is expected to be a sold out event!

Finally, Herb Recordings also have sent us in some new releases for Glasgow Music City Radio, which can be heard every Sunday 7-8 am.