Under the radar

UTR's Track of the Month comes courtesy of Glasgow's Woodenbox With a Fistful of Fivers. Fusing country, rock and blues, the sextet is the most recent signing to the award-winning Electric Honey label. Woodenbox and a Fistful of Fiver's debut album Home and the Wildhunt will be released on on 6 April, with a tour throughout March. We're featuring the excellent Besides The Point, a single due for release one week prior to the album hitting the shops.

South By Southwest in Austin, Texas is the destination for some of Scotland's brightest bands in March. The annual showcase has been crucial in developing Scottish talent in America. Former Track of the Month artists such as Broken Records, Unicorn Kid, Young Fathers and We Were Promised Jetpacks are all heading across the pond as well as Frightened Rabbit, Twin Atlantic, Kid Adrift, Tommy Reilly and Dundee's The Law, who are also touring the US. Visit www.scottisharts.org.uk.

Detour Scotland, a brilliant new Glasgow-based project, is causing quite a stir. The collective produce a monthly podcast, run live showcases, film innovative features and take the whole concept on tour across Scotland. The Kidnap, where they load a band into their van and whisk them off to film a set at an often stunning location, is particularly impressive. Their live events follow a Jools Holland-style format. Presenters Ally and Weaver pan around the room introducing guest bands. This March the tour visits Bloc in Glasgow (the collective's base), Mad Hatters in Inverness and Sneaky Pete's in Edinburgh. Exciting stuff. For more information, visit www.detour-scotland.com

Still on the topic of filming, we recently discovered Edinburgh's One Song Gig. Creator and director David Lumsden is on call to film in unusual settings, from artists' own living rooms to more traditional venues across the city. OSG captures a one-off live performance from an eclectic selection of acts, from the more established to the lesser known. Visit www.onesonggig.com to view acts like Plum, Young Fathers and Epic 26, with an eclectic brew of styles from a cappella hip-hop tracks, singer-songwriters and full band sets.

Haddow Fest is Edinburgh's version of the increasingly popular multi-venue festival format. It takes place on 28 March and will feature over 75 bands. Headliners include the likes of Idlewild, The Dykeenies, Sergeant, My Latest Novel and We Were Promised Jetpacks. Ticket prices range from 15-20. Visit www.myspace.com/haddowfest

After coming to prominence as runners up in the Orange Unsigned Series on Channel 4, Hip Parade have recently announced a full UK tour with Stereophonics. Visit www.hipparade.co.uk fordetails of the tour, which kicks off on 1 March.

Lastly, Platform is a creative community project resident in an impressive multi-purpose facility in Glasgow's Easterhouse areathat has secured a must-see gig this month on 27 February, featuring James Yorkston and The Athletes, The Phantom Band, Alasdair Roberts Trio and Remember Remember. A bus will run from central Glasgow to the venue and tickets are just 5 or 3 for locals and concessions. Visit www.platform-online.co.uk

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