Today’s news featuring Green Door Studio, Bwani Junction and more

The Green Door Studio are curating four events in April: A weekend of gigs/films at The Old Hairdressers featuring 1990s, Post, Casual Sex, Asian Babes, April 13 and Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lockpickers, The Rosy Crucifixion, Black Jash, Future Glue, April 14, plus films by Gregor Johnstone and others and Green Door DJs over the weekend £5 for both nights or £3 per night.

Then, for the opening of the GI Festival, a couple of free shows, on April 21 at Stereo, Silk Cut Vs Femme Bitch Nation, Ultimate Thrush (pictured) Vs. Blue Sabbath Black Fiji, Palms, Smack Wizards and on April 26 at The Old Hairdessers Organs of Love, Tut Vu Vu, If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now, doors 8pm for all gigs.

Recent winners of the SAMA’s “best newcomer” award, Bwani Junction are joined by Young Aviators, Poor Things and the New life DJs to bring you an Easter weekend spectacular at The Art School on April 5, 8pm, £4.

You know that special event from Cut Loose I mentioned well here it is Penguins Kill Polar Bears return for their first gig in ages bringing back that notorious for explosive, captivating sound, they are joined by Skippy Dyes, infectious, melodic indie-pop courtesy of Blue Sky Archives and Farewell Singapore, it’s at Stereo on June 2, 7pm, £5 (on sale April 2).

New York’s Child Abuse come to Glasgow with Staer, Stig Noise and local support from Divorce and Bong Monster at The Art School on April 6.

Comets & Cartwheels label launch and Quickbeam single launch for ‘Seven Hundred Birds’ (out April 9) looks like a pretty exciting event, it’s at The Tall Ship creating a unique event for a the launch of very exciting new label, support comes from Endor and Washington Irving, April 13.

Events for Charities are hitting the road in the summer visiting six towns along the way before taking part in the climb to the summit of Ben Nevis as Part as Nevis Rocks, putting on a gig on the summit of Ben Nevis, and the main after show event taking place in the Nevis centre, the dates start at Stairway on August 19 and features Little Fire, Craig Fagan, Stonehouse Violets, Dave Aitken, Strange October, The Red Eyes acoustic, Davy Cowan, Tragic O’Hara, 3pm.

United Fruit embark not one but two UK/European tours in 2012, the first is in May 2012, additionally the band have begun writing new material for their next release, the tour will showcase this new material and sees them start off in England before hitting the continent and return to a massive homecoming show at Stereo on May 28.

Bridge and Tunnel and Above Them play the 13th Note on May 19 with support from Your Neigbourhood the Liar and Citizens.

Cry Parrot presents a late night show, as part of the Counterflows festival 2012 with Caspar Brötzmann Massaker, Opaque, Ultimate Thrush, David Barbarossa (DJ), Russell Elder (DJ) at Stereo, April 7, 9pm, £5.

Country & Western sounds with a psychedelic twist, courtesy of Edinburgh’s The Merrylees, indie-folk from Coat Hooks and a solo performance from Gerry Cinnamon at the 13th Note on Thursday, 8.30pm, £5.

Coat Hooks also have a new EP, To the Waters and the Wild, released today, it features guest appearances from Sunshine Social instrumentalist Nav Noorbakhsh, and Reverieme’s Jamie Hewitt, the EP is currently available for £1 from their Bandcamp, listen below:

This sounds interesting: Wounded Knee hosts Downsize Sounds, an unplugged evening where all contributors must do without mains electricity, the first night is tomorrow and guests include Fritz Welch, Howie Reeve, Rafe Fitzpatrick and more, 8pm, £2.

Electric Honey signings White Heath play Sleazy’s on April 14 as part of their upcoming UK tour.

Savaged Hands II is a benefit night for Indonesian Punks, at the Flying Duck on April 5, the line up features Jackie Onassis, In Tongues and ‘Friends’, 10pm, £4.

Nights at the Circus, a night of live music, a night of performance art, a night of poetry, a night of vaudeville, magicianship, fortune telling, dance, and a few surprises too is at Stereo on April 12 and features live musical performance from Natalie Pryce, Louise McVey and the Cracks in the Concrete, Miss the Occupier, plus non-musical acts: Strange Tales from Allan Johnstone, Burlesque from Roxy Stardust, Scarlett Flame, Fergus the Great Magician, 7pm.

The Reverb Syndicate (surf/spy/go-go) from Ottawa, Canada do their second UK tour this April including a date at the 13th Note with support from Los Tentakills, The Fnords, 8pm, £5.