Reviews
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Reviews
Hidden Door: LoneLady @ King's Stables Road, 22 May
First things first, Hidden Door isn’t as hidden as the would-be detective in you might hope. A stone’s throw from the Grassmarket, the ‘sec... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
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Hinds / Oscar / Kill Surrrf @ Broadcast, 21 May
Taking point on tonight’s well-rounded bill, Glasgow four-piece Kill Surrrf conjure a balmy heatwave through the power of unruffled songwriting and sou... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
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Pity Sex @ Bloc+, Glasgow, 21 May
Cymbal bags and guitar cases strewn about at the audience’s feet, the setup at Bloc’s 12th REPEATER event has all the messy homespun ambience of ... Read more »| 25 May 2015 -
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Sleaford Mods @ Manchester Academy 2, 15 May
Sleaford Mods probably weren't surprised by the general election result; to them, whatever the outcome, Britain’s rotten to the core. For those equally... Read more »| 21 May 2015 -
Festivals
Sounds from the Other City 2015, Salford, 3 May
Salford's annual festival of new art and music marks its eleventh year with audiovisual collaborations, inspired new commissions, and even a homage to the area's political history Read more »| 20 May 2015 -
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American Football @ SWG3, Glasgow, 17 May
“Honestly, I can’t remember all my teenage feelings,” sings Mike Kinsella, halfway through American Football’s first appearance in Gl... Read more »| 20 May 2015
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Super Furry Animals @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 6 May
Was there ever any doubt that the return of the Super Furry Animals wouldn't disappoint? Even in their absence, the band's constituent parts have continued t... Read more »| 18 May 2015 -
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Nick Cave @ Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 26 April
If Nick Cave was taking his seat in the Royal Concert Hall as an anonymous audience member rather than strolling on stage as the star performer, his appearan... Read more »| 13 May 2015 -
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Live at Glasgow @ Various Venues, 3 May
The choose-your-own-adventure format of a day-festival like Live at Glasgow presents almost too many options. Having so much on offer can turn a person into ... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
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Purity Ring / Born Gold @ The Art School, 28 April
Brush your teeth; tonight’s a double helping of sugary, Canadian electro-wizardry, and the Art School’s bustling crowd is hungry for it. The bill... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
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Shield Patterns @ Eagle Inn, Salford, 25 April
With their 2014 debut album Contour Lines, Richard Knox and Claire Brentnall aka Shield Patterns executed a near faultless reworking of vogue-ish electr... Read more »| 04 May 2015 -
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Screaming Females @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 22 April
Marissa Paternoster is a force of nature. An uncontrollable bundle of energy and fire, squalling and hollering with gusto. She riffs like Josh Homme, solos l... Read more »| 26 Apr 2015 -
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Låpsley / Oceaán @ Sneaky Pete's, 19 April
Mancunian outfit Oceaán open tonight, their compositions transformed into gnarly, tangled assaults live. Frontman Oliver Cean on keys, modulating his ... Read more »| 26 Apr 2015 -
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Out of Body: Gazelle Twin + Carla Mackinnon @ FACT, Liverpool, 9 April
Puberty, a rite of passage that hopefully everyone traverses relatively unscathed, is an awkward process, but a necessary one. It’s trying, and usually... Read more »| 14 Apr 2015 -
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Hartheim @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 8 April
Hartheim are awash with contradiction. Defined as much by what they are not as by what they are, every note, every grievous lyric ("Your god has so much to a... Read more »| 14 Apr 2015