Hot Water Music @ Òran Mór, 27 August
By Ryan Drever. Published 06 September 2011
For the eternal teenagers who have waited the best part of a decade for Florida punks Hot Water Music to return to Scotland, this is a big one. As expected,...
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Flogging Molly @ The Garage, 25 August
By David Bowes. Published 31 August 2011If there's one thing Flogging Molly are good at, it's pulling in a diverse crowd. Leathered and studded punks, muscle freaks, kilted hellions; they're all here for an evening of...
The Bronx/Mariachi El Bronx @ The Garage, 26 August
By Chris Buckle. Published 31 August 2011When Silver or Lead is introduced as “a bit of a rattlesnake”, make no mistake – it’s the bit that bites
Sebadoh @ Cabaret Voltaire, 24 August
By Darren Carle. Published 26 August 2011We’ve enjoyed twenty minutes and countless classic Sebadoh numbers before the lads themselves take a breather tonight. “Do you want a slow song or another fast song?” asks Lou Barlow....
Warpaint @ The Queen’s Hall, 23 August
By Dave Kerr. Published 26 August 2011If Warpaint’s obsession with the more esoteric moments of British goth-rock didn’t quite shine through on last year's understated debut, nods to The Cure (it’s all in the spindly guitar...
Interpol @ O2 Academy, 23 August
By Chris Buckle. Published 26 August 2011In case anyone isn’t au fait with Interpol’s recent line-up shifts, tonight’s bass-heavy mix draws all eyes to new face Brad Truax. Replacing David Pajo (who in turn replaced Carlos...
The National @ Corn Exchange, 23 August
By Darren Carle. Published 25 August 2011As The National take stage for their inaugural Edinburgh show to initial rousing applause, there follows a hushed expectancy that immediately bristles neck hairs. Opening with the delicate Runaway, an...
Luke Haines @ Cabaret Voltaire, 22 Aug
By Darren Carle. Published 23 August 2011Luke Haines may take something of a backseat on this rare live appearance, but his sardonic sniping at middle-Britain is clearly evident nonetheless. Taking cues from the entirely mythical North...
Chad VanGaalen @ Captain's Rest, 18 August
By Chris Buckle. Published 22 August 2011On arrival, Tesla Birds (AKA Steven Kane of Happy Particles) is already sat cross-legged on the floor, hunched over miniature keys like Schroeder made flesh, coaxing all manner of lovely...
Shonen Knife @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 16 August
By Chris Buckle. Published 20 August 2011Even before a note is played, someone in tonight’s sold out crowd gives voice to the question on many a mind: Isosceles, where have you been? We get no definitive...
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine @ O2 ABC2, 9 August
By Chris Buckle. Published 12 August 2011For those fond of syncopated, ultra-taut snare skin, Bronto Skylift deliver; in an unceasingly loud set, Iain Stewart’s forceful fills resound loudest. Despite the early slot, they make sure they’re...
The Dillinger Escape Plan @ The Garage, 5 Aug
By David Bowes. Published 09 August 2011Despite being relative noobs in Glasgow’s burgeoning hardcore scene, Last Words make an impressive step towards getting their foot in the door tonight. Massive breakdowns, a touch of Black Flag...
Wickerman 2011
By John Paul Mason. Published 04 August 2011Now in its tenth year, The Wickerman Festival is no longer a fledgling on the circuit. Back in the early days, it’s unlikely the organisers would have dreamt of bagging...
Tom Tom Club @ O2ABC2, 20 July
By Sam Wiseman. Published 26 July 2011The ABC’s smaller room represents an underwhelming venue for a visit from New York legends Tom Tom Club, but their irrepressible enthusiasm – all the more remarkable for an outfit...
Insider Festival, Aviemore, 17-19 Jun
By Paul Mitchell. Published 21 July 2011And so to Inshriach House, a beguiling bastion of all that is charming Highland eccentricity, and The Insider Festival. A Festival of Pimms and Penny Farthings, Folkiness and Fabulous Flying...
Judas Priest @ SECC, 19 July
By Sam Wiseman. Published 20 July 2011Half an hour of Queensrÿche’s lumpen prog-metal is enough to dampen the spirits of the most lagered-up rocker, and the atmosphere in the SECC isn’t helped by a relatively thin...
T in the Park 2011
By Sam Wiseman, Calum Sutherland, Chris Duncan, and Chris Buckle. Published 14 July 2011We’ve seen the minds of a generation destroyed by tonic wine and overstimulation, hysterical and half-naked, dragging themselves through lagoons craving unsoiled beer tokens; girls in what first appear peculiarly-patterned...
WSP vs Croc @ Audio Lounge, 9 July
By David Bowes. Published 12 July 2011A recording studio nestled in deepest, darkest Maryhill might not be the ideal setting for the gig of the year, but the party of the year? Well, that’s something else...
Lydia Lunch @ Stereo, 7 July
By Sam Wiseman. Published 11 July 2011Given the subtlety and playfulness of their music, Glasgow's Muscles of Joy are in some ways an incongruous opening act for Lydia Lunch; yet the art-rock seven-piece have a similarly...
Friendo @ 13th Note, 5 July
By Chris Buckle. Published 07 July 2011Neighbourhood Gout open tonight by thrashing and pounding and yelping and hollering all sorts of punk-tuned nonsense about tornados and the end of the universe. Their substantial geek streak (comparing...
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