Basement Breaks, 13th Note, Glasgow, 21 Feb

Basement Breaks is back! Basement Breaks - possibly Glasgow hip-hop's dirtiest old bastard – has returned, featuring some of Scotland's finest acts in a venue intimate enough to house the veteran musk. They've been off the radar for about two years, and the scene has grown exponentially during their time off. With more acts and nights appearing every month, the time seems ripe for a night that can give folk a hand finding the acts they should be feeling. To that end, the return line-up is full to the brim with some of Scotland's best talent, which deserves at least a glance. If you swing by Glasgow's 13th Note, you'll be treated to the prodigious skills of Loki - a rapper so prolific he has been known to freestyle in his sleep, the beats and socially conscious rhymes of anti-blinger White Noise, Clydebank's foremost hip-hop crew 4-Most, and the unbeatable beatbox stylings of Big Tajj. Now, this isn't a club night, but it surely could be. With the Basement Breaks DJs also out in force you get the feeling any of these acts could rock the place hard, and enjoying all four in the four hours seems like decadence. Hip-hopper Weegies can only hope Glasgow doesn't have to wait as long for Basement Breaks' next outing. [Dalai Dahmer]