in which I am pretentious / high art, local news

Glasgow might be a hotbed of hipster indie rockers, but there's all this culture to experience. I don't think I've mentioned this here, but I live across the street from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Droolycat is probably a little bit more oriented towards "not classical" music, but I still think this is pretty cool, you know?

This weekend is Minimal Weekend with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
I wasn't able to find a picture of the advertisements around town, but this flyer is basically what they looked like. (Also, I am all dressed up for a Night At The Orchestra!)
It's across the street from me, and with a lineup like that I couldn't bring myself to miss it! Unfortunately, I don't have the money to attend everything (though I wish i did), so I decided I was going to see two performances. It's hard to explain what minimalist music is like and make it still sound appealing, so I figured I would just go by myself and enjoy it. Instead of going out to a pub or a club or something, I figured I could get cultured. When's the next time this is going to be on my doorstep anyway?

I just got back from Brian Eno's Apollo (This Is For All Mankind), as performed in its entirety by the BBC Scottish Orchestra, a band called Icebreaker and BJ Cole on pedal steel guitar. Holy shit you guys, it was awesome. If you don't already own it, download Apollo here.

I ended up running into my professor and his wife tonight; we sat together and we're meeting again tomorrow for Philip Glass' Music With Changing Parts. If it's anything like tonight's performance, I am already excited.