The Smirnoff Electric Cabaret thingimy - which staged an event at London's Koko not so long ago if I'm not mistaken - is staging two more events, this time in Scotland.
The first one will take place in Edinburgh on 20 Apr at the Mansfield Traquair - the old church on the edge of the city's New Town which people like me insist on still calling Café Graffiti. The truly wonderful The Go! Team will be headlining with Lemon Jelly's Fred Deakin controlling the decks plus all kinds of quirky cabaret stuff and burlesque nonsense. Then it's Glasgow, on 4 May, at the Old Fruitmarket, with Guillemots headlining, DJs JD Twitch and Tim Sweeney on the decks and all that quirky stuff again.
Talking of the quirky stuff, Smirnoff are also staging a talent competition to find new cabaret talent - which makes a change from all those unsigned band competitions. Details will be posted on the Electric Cabaret website, which will go live at the URL below on 27 Mar, and all you quirky cabaret types will then have until 20 Apr to enter. Winners will get a slot at the Glasgow show and at future Electric Cabaret events in Ibiza.
http://www.smirnoffelectriccabaret.co.uk
Press info on all this from Splendid - [email protected]