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//10 May 2008

ballboy / Popup / How To Swim

Glasgow Stereo (part of Tigerfest) (Thurs 8th May)

3 of Scotland’s top indie bands for a fiver? There must be a catch? […]


//10 May 2008

Ulrich Schnauss

Edinburgh Voodoo Rooms (Sunday 9th May)

Reports of the demise of Edinburgh’s gig scene are, it seems, premature and unfounded. Well, judging by the 200 souls crammed into the Voodoo Room anyway. The venue does, it’s said, attract decent regular crowds, but nothing like this, surely. […]


//10 May 2008

Barry Adamson

Glasgow Academy (Sunday 4th May)

Someone, somewhere out there, is grinding their hips like never before. Lit up in shadows and dark dusky blues, Barry Adamson comes on, suited-up for action, with more than enough of a card-sharp backing band to headline an off-the-beaten-track backstreet jazz venue in Vegas (baby!). […]


//10 May 2008

Jamie Lidell / Jose James

Glasgow Tramway (part of Triptych) (Friday April 25th)

So farewell Triptych. After years of bringing the discerning Scottish music fan as many experimental nights out as they can handle, it’s gone kaput to be replaced by Tennants Mutual. […]


//3 May 2008

Andrew Bird

Glasgow Classic Grand (27th April '08)

Possibly no-one was left unaffected amongst the lucky lot that made it to the Glasgow Classic Grand for Andrew Bird tonight in the final festive days of the Triptych era. The sheer purity of this one man symphony leaves a few eyes tear-swollen in an atmosphere likened to one’s own living room. […]


//26 April 2008

Frightened Rabbit / We Were Promised Jetpacks / We See Lights

Glasgow Barfly (29th March 08)

What indeed is the Sound of Young Scotland? Previously it was all post rock around here, before those mid-Atlantic twangs crept in. Now, rightly, bands are unafraid to sing in their own accents - perhaps even over-accentuating? […]


//19 April 2008

Radar Bros.

Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire (Monday April 14th 2008)

“Hello, everyone, we’re the smokey mountain boys,” quips Jim Putnam, as the Radar Bros. launch into ‘Shoveling Sons.’ […]


//19 April 2008

The Kills / These New Puritans

Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (Tues April 15th '08)

These New Puritans are one of those names that I’ve heard of and heard bits of but nothing had prepared me for this. Very loud, no extremely noisy and excellent. My mate compares them to Squarepusher and Hard-Fi having a punch-up in a dustbin […]


//19 April 2008

Portishead / A Hawk and A Hacksaw

Edinburgh Corn Exchange (April 12th 2008)

It has been 10 years since Portishead (Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, Adrien Utley) last toured and released a record (Roseland NYC Live), and a staggering 14 years since the release of their debut Dummy, widely considered to be the zenith of their career. Due to the strength of the record, they won the Mercury Music prize, ended up headlining festivals, gaining critical acclaim and a popularity that made Portishead along with other artists synonymous with the “Bristol Sound” ubiquitous throughout the 90s. […]


//19 April 2008

¡Forward, Russia! / Johnny Foreigner

Aberdeen, Drummonds (Thurs 16th April)

Johnny Foreigner make me smile. As they swagger around the stage, there’s a sense of belonging and ownership of this Drummonds stage. Guitarist/vocalist Alexei doesn’t need plectrums, his fingers bouncing frenetically up and down the fret board, before melodic bursts of distorted hooks ruggedly grab and violate you. […]


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