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ReviewsSun Ra Arkestra / Richard Youngs @ Summerhall, 20 August
The lights in Summerhall’s Dissection Room dim at 21:44 Thursday night: they’d made us wait. First through a half-hour delay; then through a horr... Read more »| 28 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsDeerhoof @ Gorilla, 24 August
In the world of experimental rock, where some bands seem compelled to take themselves very seriously, Deerhoof’s calling card has always been Fun. Read more »| 27 Aug 2015 -
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The Ex @ Islington Mill, 23 August
As soon as the current incarnation of Dutch anarcho-punks The Ex take to the stage with their repetitive, earthy, Captain Beefheart-esque avant-boogie, the rhythms seem to head straight to the hips of a number of the assembled “punks of a certain age.” Read more »| 27 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsRolo Tomassi @ Gorilla, Manchester, 20 August
Rolo Tomasi return to Manchester as support to The Fall of Troy but a full house is in place early and it's only the relative politeness of the circle pit &n... Read more »| 27 Aug 2015 -
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James Brown is Annie @ The Jazz Bar, 17 August
Edinburgh outfit and Jazz Bar regulars James Brown is Annie play through their debut album, recorded on home soil with Average White Band's foundin... Read more »| 24 Aug 2015 -
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Japan Marvelous Drummers @ George Square Theatre, 18 August
"How is a drum solo like a sneeze?" an old joke goes. "You can tell when it's coming, but you can't do anything about it." And with Japan Marvelous Drummer... Read more »| 21 Aug 2015
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Arthur Russell's Instrumentals @ Liverpool Kazimier, 11 August
If you’ve spent the past few years regularly attending gigs or clubs in Liverpool then chances are you would have heard the different sides of Arthur R... Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsThe Black Sorrows @ The Spiegeltent, Edinburgh, 12 August
With one hot solo per song, a tight band sound, the occasional bat-out-of-heck howl, and the kind of drumming you don't notice (even, unfortunately, during a... Read more »| 14 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsSun Kil Moon @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10 August
Playing in support of his new Universal Themes LP, Mark Kozelek brings his band to Edinburgh for a mammoth show as part of Summerhall’s increasingly impressive body of events. Read more »| 12 Aug 2015 -
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The Tubes @The Art School, Glasgow, 9 August
The first sign that something isn't quite right tonight is evidenced by a giant TV screen overhead which screens a continous slideshow of images from The Tub... Read more »| 12 Aug 2015 -
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Outblinker / Blood of the Bull @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 8 August
In various guises (Aggi Doom; Holy Motors), there’s always been an element of the clandestine to Hilary Van Scoy; solo, under her Blood of the Bull mon... Read more »| 11 Aug 2015 -
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Luna @ Manchester Gorilla, 3 August
"You all been across the road to The Ritz to check out Bad Religion? No? Not one of you?" Dean Wareham offers a rueful shake of the head. There was a time, y... Read more »| 11 Aug 2015 -
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Luna @ CCA, Glasgow, 2 August
"It's good to be back – it's been a looong time," drawls Dean Wareham, after the applause following a heartening, sprightly rendition of Chin... Read more »| 06 Aug 2015 -
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Saturday at Wickerman 2015: Zyna Hel, Wells & Moffat, The Sonics
Despite taking place during the second Scottish winter in six months, Wickerman was spared the worst of the July weather on Friday. So when the rains arrive ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
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Friday at Wickerman 2015: Errors, Kathryn Joseph and WHITE
This is a year of change for Wickerman. The festival occupies its usual scenic plot among the rolling hills of coastal Kirkcudbrightshire, but regular attend... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015