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Quasi

By Brian Raghoobur • May 29th, 2010 • Category: gigs

Glasgow’s Captain’s Rest is perfect for an intimate, hot and sweaty gig by one of your favourite bands, and a bouncing moshpit. However, the fact that eight albums in, a band who can be as majestic as Quasi aren’t filling much bigger venues, reinforces that we live in an unjust world



Glen Campbell

By Brian Raghoobur • May 16th, 2010 • Category: gigs

Glen Campbell casually strolls onstage and the Royal Concert Hall audience immediately respond not just with applause, but seemingly with an overflow of deep affection for this near icon of country, and popular music.



Harper Simon

By Brian Raghoobur • May 12th, 2010 • Category: gigs

As a teenager, Harper Simon guested on guitar during his father Paul’s Graceland tour. And yet, he still seems a touch nervous shuffling onstage at Nice n’ Sleazy to play to a small but enthusiastic crowd of Glasgow punters.



Midlake

By Brian Raghoobur • Feb 20th, 2010 • Category: gigs

Midlake tonight return to Glasgow after a two year absence, to grace us with their perfect harmonies and brooding alt-folk-rock. This time they are here in support of their gloomy, but lovely, third long player, ‘The Courage of Others.’ The set is largely composed of songs from this new album, plus a generous helping from [...]



Chickenhawk

By Brian Raghoobur • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: long players

Chickenhawk are a Leeds four piece who sound as though they are completely enraged most of the time, making as they do a gloriously aggressive metal racket.