Next Wednesday, June 1st TYCI and Glasgow Women’s Library welcome writer and performer Lindy West for an evening of conversation with Kate Bailey of TYCI in celebration of her book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman in bookstores now. Come out for a delightful evening of reading and discussion from 6-8 PM. Afterwards West will be on hand to sign copies of her book.

Tickets for this event can be purchased for £3.00 - £5.00 from Glasgow Women’s Library.

Earlier today CHVRCHES announced a new show at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, June 12th. Don’t miss CHVRCHES as their tour heads through the Eastern United States. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 AM ET.

Tickets to this show and all announced dates available from www.chvrch.es/shows

After a quick sellout of their first scheduled show on October 3rd at Hollywood Forever CHVRCHES have added a second show on Tuesday, October 4th. Pre-sale begins tomorrow via FANCLVB at 9 AM PDT. Tickets on sale to the public starting Thursday, May 26th at 9 AM PDT.

Tickets to this show and all announced dates available from www.chvrch.es/shows

This coming Tuesday, May 24th TYCI and The Hug and Pint will welcome Mothers and Globelamp to Glasgow. Come out to The Hug and Pint for a night of excellent live music starting at 7 PM.

Tickets for this 18+ event are available from Music Glue, Dice, Tickets Scotland and in store at Monorail Music.

Last week CHVRCHES surprised us with an amazing new track called “Warning Call” which will serve as the theme song for the video game Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. Earlier this week the band also released a new lyric video for the song set to images from the game. Watch the lyric video for “Warning Call” below.

A signed 8x5 card in black marker from CHVRCHES is up for auction through tomorrow evening with all funds raised going to the charity Children with Cancer UK. Fight childhood cancer and help save young lives. Click here to bid now.

Last month after CHVRCHES’ first weekend at Coachella the band got the amazing opportunity to stop by Lucasfilm on their down time. During this visit they made an appearance on The Star Wars Show. Listen to the band discuss Star Wars and the return of Lauren Mayberry’s now famous Jawa impression. Watch episode two of The Star Wars Show below.

The latest episode of the TYCI podcast is out now! Episode 4: Politics, Lemonade, and Glasgow Zine Festival is brought to you by Amanda Stanley, Kate Bailey, Lauren Mayberry and Halina Rifai. This episode includes a new Bitch Better Have My Banter (BBHMB) from Amanda and Kate, Tales From Tour by Lauren including getting sick on tour and the lack of diversity at music festivals, Kate gets political and brings us a new Trailblazer, and we hear an excerpt from the TYCI talk by Halina at the Glasgow Zine Fest. Seven new music tracks are also previewed and we get some updates about upcoming TYCI events. Click here to listen now.

As always some great discussions and new music recommendations for listeners. For those unfamiliar with TYCI click here to learn more about this collective run by women.

Earlier today CHVRCHES announced a handful of new headlining shows this fall in the United States and a return to Mexico! Check out the dates below and purchase your tickets this week.

Sign up for FANCLVB for pre-sale information. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 20th and can be purchased from www.chvrch.es/shows

Sept 20 - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI
Sept 21 - State Theatre, Portland, Maine
Sept 25 - Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
Sept 28 - Plaza Condesa, Mexico City
Oct 3 - Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA

Earlier this week CHVRCHES’ sophomore album Every Open Eye along with 19 other great Scottish albums were nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award Longlist. Take a look below at this amazing list of nominated albums.

These outstanding works of music from Scottish artists were released between April 2015 and March 2016 and were nominated for the Longlist by a group of 100 nominators. After a four week listening period voting for the Shortlist will begin on June 13th for 72 hours via the SAY Award website. The album with the most public votes will automatically secure a spot on the Shortlist while the other nine spots will be determined from a judging panel and announced on June 16th. On Wednesday, June 29th at Paisley Town Hall the judging panel will unveil their final decision at this ceremony and name The Scottish Album of the Year.

Admiral Fallow - 'Tiny Rewards'
Anna Meredith - 'Varmints'
Auntie Flo - 'Theory Of Flo'
C Duncan - 'Architect'
CHVRCHES - 'Every Open Eye'
Django Django - 'Born Under Saturn'
Dunedin Consort - 'J.S. Bach Magnificat'
Emma Pollock - 'In Search Of Harperfield'
FFS - 'FFS'
Hector Bizerk - 'The Waltz Of Modern Psychiatry'
Hudson Mohawke - 'Lantern'
Iain Morrison - 'Eas'
Jarlath Henderson - 'Hearts Broken, Heads Turned'
Lau - 'The Bell That Never Rang'
Miaoux Miaoux - 'School Of Velocity'
Primal Scream - 'Chaosmosis'
Rachel Sermanni - 'Tied To The Moon'
Steve Mason (musician) - 'Meet The Humans'
The Revenge - 'Love That Will Not Die'
Young Fathers - 'White Men Are Black Men Too'