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Gruff Rhys @ Bongo Club, 8 October
The latent tension of a heavily oversubscribed Bongo Club and a few early technical "malfunctions" fail to deter Gruff Rhys from his stated mission; that of ... Read more »| 12 Oct 2011 -
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True Widow / Vom / The Downs @ Captain's Rest, 10 October
Both of tonight’s support acts bear superficial similarities with their headliner – being guitar/bass/drums trios that rely heavily (excuse the p... Read more »| 12 Oct 2011 -
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Detour presents... Meursault / Happy Particles @ Glasgow Science Centre, 9 October
The planetarium isn't just a novel location for the sake of gimmickry, since a certain brand of rock music routinely provokes descriptions like "star-gazing"... Read more »| 12 Oct 2011 -
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Gold Panda @ King Tut's, 8 October
It’s not just the red paper lantern hanging from his lighting rig that hints at Gold Panda's interest in all things far eastern, but the series of t... Read more »| 11 Oct 2011 -
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Detour presents... Remember Remember / Miaoux Miaoux @ Glasgow Science Centre, 8 October
For the past couple of years, the selfless folk at Detour Scotland have been doing everything in their power to make Scottish music fresh, intriguing and som... Read more »| 11 Oct 2011 -
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Snoop Dogg @ O2 Academy, 9 October
The Doggfather has long been the smooth, acceptable and debonair face of hip-hop and – for better or worse – his performance tonight reflects it.... Read more »| 11 Oct 2011
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Death Grips @ Captain's Rest, 29 September
Californian heavy-hop trio Death Grips are a group certain to have polarized listener opinion with their free Ex Military mixtape released earlier this year.... Read more »| 10 Oct 2011 -
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We Were Promised Jetpacks @ The Liquid Room, 6 October
It’s been over a year since the Jetpacks' previous home-turf Liquid Room gig, and as such there awaits an enthusiastic crowd tonight, near-buckling the... Read more »| 10 Oct 2011 -
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Salò / Hunt/Gather / What the Blood Revealed @ Captain's Rest, 3 October
Irvine's What the Blood Revealed open up a ferocious evening of post-hardcore with their moody take on instrumental rock. Borrowing the well-tested loud/quie... Read more »| 07 Oct 2011 -
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Ut / Divorce / North American War @ Stereo, 28 September
It seems fitting that Ut’s first gig in 21 years sees support from two local acts influenced, in different ways, by the No Wave scene from which the Ne... Read more »| 30 Sep 2011 -
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Echo and the Bunnymen @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 28 September
Despite the balmy Indian summer heat, Ian McCulloch sticks with tradition tonight, taking to the stage wrapped in his trademark winter coat. A circular fan p... Read more »| 30 Sep 2011 -
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Pete and the Pirates @ Captain's Rest, 26 September
With seasoned ex-members of Morning Runner at the helm, Glass’s polish garners at least one breathless endorsement tonight (“They blew my mind!&n... Read more »| 29 Sep 2011 -
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Gary Numan @ O2 ABC, 20 September
This stop on the Dead Son Rising tour, with its imposing architecture and mesmeric machinery, displays an artist forging new identities and re-invigorating h... Read more »| 27 Sep 2011 -
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Ghostpoet @ Captain's Rest, 24 September
After a rousing set of homegrown hip-hop from Hector Bizerk, an emcee / drummer combo from Glasgow whose impressively tight lyrics and heavy, complex beats r... Read more »| 27 Sep 2011 -
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Metronomy @ Òran Mór, 23 September
It’s a risky strategy to have Edinburgh’s Discopolis opening the show tonight: the trio’s high-energy synthscapes threaten to raise the pit... Read more »| 26 Sep 2011