Previews
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Grandmaster Flash @ Classic Grand, 12 Apr
It's an Easter Sunday with a twist, as the Grandmaster himself dusts off the wheels of steel and takes his legendary hip-hop legacy to Glasgow. This show is ... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
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Vessels @ Sneaky Pete's, 7 Apr
Music journalists have been sounding the death-knell for post-rock for years now, assuming that the recent patchy output of Stuart Braithwaite's likely lads ... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
Festivals
Foxface @ Hinterland Festival, Glasgow, 1 May
One welcome trend in Scottish music of late has been the demise of the affected transatlantic warble in favour of genuinely native brogues. Some bands &ndash... Read more »| 20 Mar 2009 -
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The Telescopes @ Captain's Rest, 11 Apr
Space rockers The Telescopes may have formed over twenty years ago but they are still recording and more importantly still gigging, albeit with a slim-lined ... Read more »| 19 Mar 2009 -
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PJ Harvey @ Queen's Hall, 26 Apr
Elvis Costello once famously asserted that PJ Harvey's songs can be summed up in three words: “blood and fucking”. Thankfully, Polly Jean has utt... Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
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Dananananaykroyd @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7 Apr
Once upon a time, to name your band Dananananaykroyd would guarantee a future of obscurity. So how come the Glasgow sextet of that name have just rocked Sou... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009
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Bat For Lashes @ QMU, 8 Apr
Over two years have passed since Bat for Lashes debut album Fur and Gold was released to rousing approval in the form of a Mercury Prize nomination, a long l... Read more »| 17 Mar 2009 -
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Eagles of Death Metal @ ABC, 31 Mar
Frank Zappa managed the seemingly impossible by creating serious music that didn’t take itself seriously. Eagles of Death Metal, on the other hand, are... Read more »| 04 Mar 2009 -
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Yo! Majesty @ Cabaret Voltaire, 27 Mar
Yo! Majesty bring their sexualised rap party to Edinburgh's Cabaret Voltaire. Read more »| 03 Mar 2009 -
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Versus @ Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, 7 Mar
Forget the stale old concept of just one band on stage and prepare yourself for Versus. Emerging from the Edinburgh collective Bear Scotland comes a unique n... Read more »| 02 Mar 2009 -
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Super Adventure Club @ The Mill
They thrilled us silly with their debut album Chalk Horror! last year, and now - ahead of their debut set at The Mill - Finbarr Bermingham has a word with Super Adventure Club to find out what lies ahead Read more »| 02 Mar 2009 -
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Live Music Highlights - March, 2009
Y'all is Fantasy Island are well placed to make 2009 their bitch, and they ain't slouchin' Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
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Joe Gideon And The Shark @ Cabaret Voltaire, 23 Mar
They may have an irritating tendency to talk about themselves in the third person, The Shark is also known as Viva, and they used to be in Bikini Atoll, but ... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
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Metal Up Your Ass - March, 2009
Fittingly enough for a month named after the Roman god of war, March this year has a bit of fight about it. The 13th Note in particular seems intent on havi... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
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Instal 09 @ The Arches / CCA, 20-22 Mar
Despite the demise of Triptych, the experimental music scene in Scotland has gone from strength to strength in recent years. This is in no small part attribu... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009