Culture Diary w/c 13-05-13
Tuesday – Beyond the Hills 6pm @ FACT
Best known for his 2007 film 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won Best Screenplay at Cannes in 2012 for his latest, Beyond The Hills, while its co-stars (Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan) shared Best Actress. Dealing with the friendship and differing life-choices of girls who grew up in the same orphanage, the Guardian called it “a powerful and sombre meditation on faith and friendship in present-day Romania”.
Barnabas Calder: Cedric Price, the Radical’s Radical 6.30pm @ Camp and Furnace
In this latest Biennial talk, architectural historian Barnabas Calder looks at the work of the visionary British architect and critic, Cedric Price. Calder will focuss on two of Price’s most radical schemes, Fun Palace and Think Belt, with the view that they were “polemics about urban regeneration, the arts, and the dangers of institutional inflexibility”.
CSS 8pm @ East Village Arts Club £12.50
Eight years ago, Cansei de Ser Sexy – which translates in their native Portuguese as ‘I got tired of being sexy’ – exploded into eardrums with single Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above, and onto the covers of a thousand magazines. Now, amid line-up changes and rumours of a permanent split never too far away, the band led by Love Foxxx are back with new record, Planta.
Wednesday – Public Service Broadcasting 7.30pm @ the Kazimier £10
Sometimes you fall in love with something on concept alone, only to have your amour dashed when it comes to the crunch of hearing or seeing the thing in action. We’re happy to report that the (albeit annoyingly named) duo of J. Willgoose, Esq and Wrigglesworth, described here by 6 Music’s Mark Radcliffe as “public information films with new soundtracks”, more than deliver.
Thursday – Mean Jean/Man in The Dark/Norweb 7.30pm @ the Lomax £3
Although firmly rooted in a particular era, there remains something resolutely timeless about indie-pop which always draws us in hook, line and sinker. And while they’re described on the event page as pop-noise (which is as good a definition as any, we guess), there is a part of Mean Jean that belongs in a Rough Trade shop in 1986.
PICK OF THE WEEK: Friday – Light Night various venues
Where to start with our pick of the week? Taking in 50 city centre venues which play host to around 100 events, Light Night is the once-every-year opportunity to go to your favourite galleries, as well as some off-the-beaten-track, after dark. From Rankin at the Walker to the reopening of Central Library, there is an embarrassment of riches on offer. Look out for our preview coming soon.
Suuns 8pm @ the Kazimier £9
The first thing you notice about Montreal’s Suuns, is the inescapable fact that vocally, they bear more than a passing resemblance to Liverpool band Clinic – certainly we’re not the first to make this observation. But rather than get wound up in lazy comparisons, it soon becomes apparent that whatever references are there to picked out, this is a band worthy of consideration on their own – not inconsiderable – merits.
Saturday – Silent Cities Eigenlicht EP launch 7pm @ Leaf £5
While ostensibly programmed and promoted as an EP launch for the Buckley/Nick Drake-inspired Silent Cities, this night is more than a marketing opportunity. Amiable as Silent Cities are, we’re drawn to an act lower down the bill, Manchester’s Marc Rigelsford, better known as Magic Arm. A multi-instrumentalist and “master of the loop pedal” (so says Iron & Wine’s Samuel Beam), make sure you arrive early enough for this talented, delightfully eccentric performer.
Sunday – Dr Who and The Daleks 6pm @ FACT
With popularity for the Dr seemingly at an all time high, FACT presents us with the perfect excuse to reacquaint ourselves with an earlier incarnation. Starring Peter Cushing, Dr Who and The Daleks offers the type of time-travelling nostalgia fans – old and new – have grown accustomed to.
