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Reviews
TrioVD @ Stereo, 23 Jun
Writing about jazz, it's not often you get to deploy words like 'punk', 'pure evil' and 'Christ my ears are bleeding', but tonight's TrioVD gig is an occasio... Read more »| 25 Jun 2010 -
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Polar Bear @ The Arches, 21 Jun
A passing Duke Ellington fan may not recognise it as such, but in the case for jazz being about embracing creative freedom and pushing at accepted forms, Pol... Read more »| 25 Jun 2010 -
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Cypress Hill @ O2 Academy, 16 Jun
A week shy of a decade since they last rolled (and blazed) through Glasgow; the Cypress Hill we see tonight is shorn of the rock band experience that made th... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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Sailor Jerry Presents... !!! @ The Arches, 18 Jun
Fresh off the back of recent successes with Los Campesinos and Mystery Jets, Sailor Jerry Presents... hauls its travelling tattoo and rum themed show into Gl... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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The JD Set @ ABC 2, 17 Jun
For those unfamiliar with the JD Set formula, it presses shuffle on the standard gig routine – mixing up members of veteran acts alongside those of up-... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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RockNess 2010
Okay, so the heavens opened halfway through the weekend, but that didn't stop one of Scotland's finest festivals from showcasing a variety of talent across several stages Read more »| 23 Jun 2010
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Festivals
Sonar 2010: 17 June
Sonar festival and the sheer volume of offshoot parties that surround it can make Sonarweek almost impossible to navigate. Best to just keep your ear to the ground and keep an open mind Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
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Freebass @ King Tut's, 3 Jun
Excitement fills the air of a crammed King Tut's as the audience patiently waits for much hyped ‘super-group’ Freebass to take the stage. The b... Read more »| 15 Jun 2010 -
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Mitchell Museum @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 9 Jun
Tonight’s turnout at Sleazies for Glaswegian hopefuls Mitchell Museum is initially disappointing, particularly given the quality and potential appeal o... Read more »| 10 Jun 2010 -
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Quasi @ Captain's Rest, 28 May
To say there are ‘only’ two bands on tonight would be a mistake. Quasi, troubadors of indie rock’s old young team, and Dead Meadow, masters of psychedelic ro... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
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Teenage Fanclub @ O2 ABC, 2 June
With ex-members of The Royal We and Sexy Kids at work, you’d expect a level of song-writing a notch above the average new-start. Expectations are met: ... Read more »| 08 Jun 2010 -
Festivals
Knockengorroch: Go Wild in the Borders
You can buy Buckfast by the glass Read more »| 05 Jun 2010 -
Festivals
Primavera Sound 2010: In A Nutshell
We could talk for hours and hours about Primavera, if you're not careful. Here's a brief summary of how things went down in Barcelona this May Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Festivals
Primavera Sound 2010
Even when it gets little things wrong, Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival never really fails Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster @ Stereo, 25 May
There's something distinctly ostentatious about Eighties Matchbox. Whether it’s the jauntily angled hats, decorative shirts or flamboyant hair, it's a ... Read more »| 31 May 2010