Markus Thorsen @ Edinburgh Music Library

Regular readers may be familiar with the photographs of Markus Thorsen. He’s worked for The Skinny for a while now, and if you’re into gig photography or saw our cover last month, chances are you’ve seen his work.

This month he’s got an exhibition in the Edinburgh Music Library on George IV Bridge to celebrate the release of LIVE – Bands From The Edinburgh Music Scene, an anthology of his images of local acts. His pictures tell the story of a proper rock photographer like you imagine rock photographers should be. He can sweet talk his way into bands’ flats and take photos of them in their bedrooms. He’s even got pictures of musicians on the toilet, as well as ones of them in the violent throes of performance. They capture the energy of live music, the passion and the mania and the sheer immersion of the noise. He documents the scene, the dark musical underbelly of Edinburgh that usually gets overlooked, overshadowed by the sparkly lights of its more attention-seeking neighbour, Glasgow.

The launch party will feature musical guests in the form of Jackie Treehorn. Well worth a look, so it is. [Rosamund West]