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The Great Escape Festival @ Brighton, 14-16 May
They've said it's the UK's answer to SxSW, but is it any kop? We sent Finbarr Bermingham and Alexis Somerville to find out. Read more »| 21 May 2009 -
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Diary of a Great Escape - Day 3 (v2.0)
In the cold light of day, the inevitable festival analysis ensues. With Great Escape it’s a little different. Its structure distances it from the likes... Read more »| 17 May 2009 -
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Diary of a Great Escape - Day 3
Another day of the Great Escape; another day filled with sonic dilemmas. Where to go? Who to see? I set off in the afternoon, enjoying the sunshine after w... Read more »| 17 May 2009 -
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Diary of a Great Escape - Day 2
I should have known better than to have made even the slightest reference to the sunshine that beamed down on Brighton as I blogged yesterday. For no sooner ... Read more »| 16 May 2009 -
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Diary of a Great Escape - Day 1
UK festival promoters have spent recent years trying to come up with a British counterpart to Austin’s SxSW, but have strangely failed to hit the nail ... Read more »| 15 May 2009 -
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Hinterland Festival 2009 - The Review
From the outset Hinterland has an air of excess, the product of pre-recession economy multiplied by a post-recession target audience. There are bonuses (boni... Read more »| 08 May 2009
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Celtic Connections: Martha Wainwright @ Old Fruitmarket, 27 Jan
As Teddy Thompson (**) kicks off tonight's festivities, most of the largely middle-aged crowd inside the Old Fruitmarket seem attentive and fairly satisfied ... Read more »| 05 Feb 2009 -
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Celtic Connections: Jamaican Burns Night @ The Old Fruitmarket, 25 Jan
Inspired by Robert Burns’ almost-move to Jamaica, tonight’s Caribbean-infused Burns celebrations remain staunchly traditional in some respects, w... Read more »| 29 Jan 2009 -
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Celtic Connections: Edwyn Collins @ ABC, 23 Jan
There's only one man everyone's here to see tonight. The packed-out ABC greets Edwyn Collins with nothing short of adoration; to paraphrase Darius Danesh, yo... Read more »| 28 Jan 2009 -
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Celtic Connections: The Burns Unit @ ABC, 16 Jan
Few bands making their official debut could hope for a rapt full-house in the cavernous ABC, but The Burns Unit aren’t some wet-behind-the-ears whipper... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009 -
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Celtic Connections: Shoeshine Showcase @ ABC, 17 Jan
Tonight's event showcases Francis MacDonald's (BMX Bandits, Teenage Fanclub) pick of the artists involved with his Shoeshine record label-cum-management/prod... Read more »| 21 Jan 2009 -
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T in the Park Revs Itself For 2009
Winters in Scotland are tough. We all sometimes need something to help us through these miserable, wet months. So imagine this: waking up in rolling, unspoil... Read more »| 17 Nov 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode XII: The Epilogue
Hydro Connect is officially over for another year. The revellers have gone home to warm showers and washing machines, leaving the event staff to clear the di... Read more »| 01 Sep 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode XI: Karl Bartos
Despite seeing the very good Camera Obscura and We Were Promised Jetpacks since my last post, I simply have to finish tonight with a shout-out for Kraftwerk ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008 -
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Connect 2008 Episode X: Young Knives and Santogold try to warm us up
Ally's already bemoaned today's conditions, so I'll refrain from any further mentions of 'rain', 'mud' or 'cesspool' - for the duration of this post anyway. ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2008