Reviews
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ReviewsHoly Other, Stereo, 23 Aug
Criminally under-attended, tonight starts out promisingly nonetheless with a streamlined, infectious and kinetic DJ set from Fort Romeau, dropping a blend of... Read more »| 29 Aug 2012 -
ReviewsRustie / Ben Butler & Mousepad @ The Glad Cafe, 18 August
Glasgow’s southside has been crying out for a dedicated independent venue for years, and in the Glad Cafe it has one at last. Tonight is the second of ... Read more »| 21 Aug 2012 -
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Toots and the Maytals @ O2 ABC, 10 August
Toots Hibbert has an infectious smile, and plenty of reasons to wear it tonight: his home nation celebrates 50 years of independence this month; a weighty h... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
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Morrissey @ The Usher Hall, 30 July
With no current record deal and self-imposed retirement looming (2014, he says), Morrissey has everything and nothing to prove tonight. Recent reports sugg... Read more »| 02 Aug 2012 -
FestivalsWickerman 2012: Saturday
Given the sodden, grey-skied summer that Scotland has endured this year, it seems almost a miracle that the second day of Wickerman begins exactly as the f... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
FestivalsWickerman 2012: Friday
In a year when other music festivals have fallen by the wayside, killed off by a mixture of public apathy, a diminishing roster of artists deemed to be hea... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012
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School of Seven Bells / Chvrches @ Stereo, 22 July
One song, one official gig – it’s been an economical route to the top of the hype pile for Churches. Lies proves to be just the tip of an alread... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
FestivalsFence Records Presents... The Away Game 2012, Isle of Eigg, 20-22 July
If you live in a flat, you can have a flat party. If you live in a caravan on an island: well, you have two options. If the island is Eigg: step outside, you... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
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Bis / We Are the Physics @ Mono, 19 July
When not recording solo or infrequently gigging with Bis, Manda Rin likes to paint. Tonight’s show launches her Cover Versions and Other Hits exhibitio... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
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Wu Legends @ O2ABC, 12 July
If there’s one glaring factor that might stand to soil the Wu-Tang Clan’s legacy, it’s a no-show. Here tonight under the ‘Wu Legends&... Read more »| 23 Jul 2012 -
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Tune-Yards / Muscles of Joy @ Òran Mór, 11 July
Muscles of Joy’s art-folk melange isn’t one for dipping into half-heartedly: for best results, immersion is recommended. This puts them at a disa... Read more »| 16 Jul 2012 -
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Baroness @ Stereo, 10 July
Tonight's been a long time coming; when Baroness last rolled through Glasgow some two and a half years ago, Sleazy's patrons stood witness to their progressi... Read more »| 16 Jul 2012 -
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Meursault @ The Queen's Hall, 7 July
The ornate Queen’s Hall is more usually host to choirs and string ensembles. Tonight, Sparrow and the Workshop's Jill O'Sullivan and Strike the Colours... Read more »| 16 Jul 2012 -
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Nas @ HMV Picture House, 26 June
“Where all my Bravehearts at?” Nas tasks this sleepy school night crowd from the get-go, arriving with a full band (simply known as ‘Z&rsqu... Read more »| 29 Jun 2012 -
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Adam Stafford / Rick Redbeard @ The Captain's Rest, 22 June
The small basement stage at The Captain’s Rest makes a perfect setting for solo performers; tonight we have three of them. Each has no problem in cap... Read more »| 29 Jun 2012