Previews
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PreviewsFang Island @ Captain's Rest, 5 Sep
Fang Island describe their sound as "everybody high-five-ing each other", a feeling which pretty much covers the stadium-sized guitar-shredding, clat... Read more »| 18 Aug 2010 -
PreviewsThe Low Anthem @ The Queen's Hall, 30 Aug
A rose-tinted view of history would suggest that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution changed the world overnight. But like most paradigm shifts, it to... Read more »| 06 Aug 2010 -
Festivals
Edge Festival 2010: Sneaky Pete's
First up at the Cowgate's live music hub are Irish songstrels Villagers on 6 Aug. Comparisons with Sparklehorse seem fair, and frontman Conor J. O'Brien is n... Read more »| 01 Aug 2010 -
FestivalsEdge Festival 2010: The Liquid Room
Swooping in with eclectic style, one of Auld Reekie's most treasured live venues returns freshly refurbished just in time for this year's Edge. First up are... Read more »| 01 Aug 2010 -
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Edge Festival 2010: Electric Circus
The carnival atmosphere continues at Edinburgh's most eclectic nightspot. Formed from the ashes of the much missed Aereogramme, Glasgow's The Unwinding Hour... Read more »| 01 Aug 2010 -
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The Metal Column – August 2010
In a digital world of illegal file sharing and downloading, it’s good to know that we can still support artists where it really matters: on the stage a... Read more »| 30 Jul 2010
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Live Music Highlights – August 2010
Formed off the back of a rural songwriting retreat some three and a half years ago, The Burns Unit are a Scottish-Canadian all-star collective that boasts Em... Read more »| 29 Jul 2010 -
PreviewsKronos Quartet: In Formation
David Harrington walks us through some key Kronos recordings Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
PreviewsTunng @ Stereo, 22 July
Originally a studio collaboration between London-based songwriters Mike Lindsay and Sam Genders – who has since relinquished his creative duties &ndash... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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Eels @ O2 Academy, 24 Aug
Fresh from Pukkelpop and V festivals, Eels are dropping by to promote Tomorrow Morning, the record set to complete the much hyped album trilogy begun by Homb... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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The Dwarves @ Ivory Blacks, 10 Aug
Dwarves' reputation for being loud and licentious troublemakers stretches all the way from their '80s hardcore roots up to their present role as Chicago's fi... Read more »| 19 Jul 2010 -
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Alice in Chains @ O2 Academy, 2 Aug
Ask anyone what the top five bands of the 'grunge era' were, and you can bet your daughter that Alice in Chains will be right up there, along with Nirvana, M... Read more »| 16 Jul 2010 -
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Wu-Tang Clan @ O2 Academy, 1 Aug
In the 17 years since Wu-Tang Clan first swarmed out of Staten Island, New York – that's Shaolin to you Wu-philes – armed with wanton levels of k... Read more »| 16 Jul 2010 -
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Jazz (We Got)
Glasgow may have that whole indie rock and dance thing sewn up, but Auld Reekie has long been the place to see live jazz. This year's Edinburgh Jazz and Blue... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
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Shearwater @ Stereo, 28 Jul
Following the release of sixth album The Golden Archipelago earlier this year, Shearwater - led by Jonathan Meiburg (ex-Okkervil River) - are taking to Glasg... Read more »| 07 Jul 2010