Cry Parrot | News
May 3, 2013, 11:45 a.m.

Shangaan Electro

Esoteric South African dance craze Shangaan Electro will be hitting SWG3 on the 17th of July for an exclusive performance and dance workshop. Check our gigs page for further information and links to tickets...
April 10, 2013, 11:05 a.m.

We're going to Montreal!

Thanks to Creative Scotland we will be hosting an event as part of Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, Montreal! Cut Hands, Sacred Paws and Howie Reeve will join us on the 10th of June at Casa Del Popolo. Check our gigs page for more information...
April 8, 2013, 9:34 a.m.

6th birthday

We turn 6 years old on the 26th of April! To celebrate we have a fizzing line-up of all Scottish acts at the Glue Factory; Sacred Paws, Hector Bizerk, Tut Vu Vu, Ultimate Thrush, Ela Orleans and Sad City, plus some DJ sets from David Barbarossa, Mother and Fergus Clark. Can't wait!
April 4, 2013, 10:30 a.m.

Vatican Shadow

Vatican Shadow (Prurient / Cold Cave) will play his first ever Glasgow date on the 3rd of July. Tickets onsale Friday the 6th of April..
Feb. 13, 2013, 8:18 a.m.

Hieroglyphic Being is back!

On the 30th of March we'll be welcoming Jamal Moss (aka Hieroglyphic Being) back for a 4 hour dj set in Nice N Sleazy. The show will take place directly after our show for Umberto at Kinning Park Complex. Excited!
Feb. 12, 2013, 8:28 a.m.

Dirty Beaches shows announced!

Excited to welcome Dirty Beaches to Scotland for the first time later this year. He plays both Glasgow and Dundee in May. Check our gigs page for further details...
Feb. 5, 2013, 4:59 p.m.

Pheromoans poster

Lovely new poster for the Pheromoans show on the 22nd of Febuary, courtesy of Conal Blake
Jan. 29, 2013, 9:25 a.m.

Mount Eerie show announced

On the 21st of May we are excited to be hosting Mount Eerie - the latest evolution of Phil Elverum’s musical vision. Formerly known as The Microphones, Phil changed his project’s name to Mount Eerie while maintaining his subtle, lo-fi, and lyrically dense fuzz-folk aesthetic. The show follows the recently release of his new record 'Ocean Roar'. Tickets onsale now...
Jan. 9, 2013, 12:13 p.m.

Helm

Some Helm to get you in the mood for his show next week at the Old Hairdressers on Friday the 18th of January... Check our gigs page for more details on the show...

Helm 'Liskojen yö' (PAN 27) from PAN on Vimeo.

Jan. 8, 2013, 3:11 p.m.

Umberto - Scottish tour announced

Excited to announce Scottish tour for horror soundtrack maestro UMBERTO ( Rock Action Records / Not Not Fun), taking place in Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh. Check our gigs page for more details...
Dec. 21, 2012, 1:48 p.m.

Shows in Dundee

We are delighted to announce a collaborative series of events with the DCA in Dundee. Throughout 2013 we will be co-programming a selection of Cry Parrot events in Dundee. The first few events having been announced - including shows for Helm and Raime - but keep your eyes open for new announcements... The project is funded by New Music Plus, a scheme encouraging new music producers who work in cross-artforms.
Nov. 26, 2012, 12:52 p.m.

Dan Deacon

Delighted to announce a show for Dan Deacon the 11th of Febuary. Anyone who's witnessed his nutty live shows in the past will know this is not one to miss!
Oct. 8, 2012, 9:01 a.m.

Cry Parrot vs Green Door free all day festival

Delighted to announce that we'll be teaming up to present a free all day festival with Green Door Studios on the 27th of October at Nice N Sleazy. Check the event page below for more details... http://www.facebook.com/events/412724702127088/
Sept. 23, 2012, 12:52 p.m.

Last minute show announced for Hieroglyphic Being

Extremely excited to announce a show for Hieroglyphic Being; an artist that plumbed the depths of the cosmic, ecstatic and transcendental, shying away from the spotlight in favor of a life submerged in a constant swirl of psychedelic expression. The show will take place on the 9th of October at Nice N Sleazy. Head over to our gigs page for more info...
Aug. 29, 2012, 8:17 a.m.

Announced!

The line-up times and day plan for Music Language festival has been announced. Check out gigs page for more information.
Aug. 2, 2012, 10:24 a.m.

Just announced for HALLOWEEN!

Ghost Box are coming to Glasgow on the Hallow's eve to bring us 'The Belbury Youth Club'; an evening of forgotten sounds, television and public information. With film and DJing by Ghost Box, special live guest Pye Corner Audio and an exhibition of artwork by Julian House. Tickets onsale now!
July 11, 2012, 10:54 a.m.

Ensemble Economique poster

Courtesy of Sam Bellacosa.
June 27, 2012, 7:19 a.m.

New website!

Hello everyone, Were back! Big thanks to Alistair Clark for making us this lovely new website. Perfectly in time to announce our new show for Swans and Sir Richard Bishop. Check the 'gigs' link to the left for more information.