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Monoganon @ CCA, 13 April
Perfectly coupled with the vérité style film clips of botanic gardens and Scandinavian skylines projected above the band, Monoganon, the brai... Read more »| 20 Apr 2012 -
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Orbital @ O2 Academy, 7 April
As suggested in their recent interview with The Skinny, Orbital are keen not to lean on their old hits in the live settings, but also to not disappoint the ... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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Butcher Boy @ Cottiers, 6 April
Reverieme open tonight depleted and in mild disarray; guitarist Andrew Lindsay is caught in traffic, and no one knows how to work the tuner on his pedal. Fur... Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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A farewell to Take A Worm For A Walk Week @ Stereo, 5 April
Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison takes in Take A Worm For A Walk Week's final fling Read more »| 11 Apr 2012 -
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Odd Future @ O2 ABC, 1 April
The touts are doing brisk business outside the ABC tonight. Inside the venue, the queue for the merch stall almost rivals that of the bar. Odd Future, who ... Read more »| 05 Apr 2012 -
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Feist / M. Ward @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 27 March
With nothing but an acoustic guitar and a voice of honey and dust, M. Ward saunters onstage alone. As he solemnly paces the boards, it’s easy to appre... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012
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Spiritualized @ O2 ABC, 22 March
As befitting his name, the slim, shades-wearing individual who calmly walks on stage tonight acts like he's from another planet. Dressed in white, he is supp... Read more »| 29 Mar 2012 -
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Talib Kweli @ The Arches, 23 March
Nasty P's support set is an exercise in multimedia turntablism, as Edinburgh's favourite hip-hop DJ and producer employs two decks, an iPad serving as a drum... Read more »| 27 Mar 2012 -
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Blanck Mass @ Glasgow School of Art, 18 March
Promising strong experimental never-before-showcased material for his Art School performance, Konx-om-Pax's Tom Scholefield showcases his bizarre multi-colo... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Wu Lyf @ SWG3, 17 March
Before they come on stage, Wu Lyf's set is dominated by the symbol which represents the band. It's more magickal glyph than logo: anyone who has tried thei... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Souls of Mischief @ Electric Circus, 13 March
Immortalised as four of the faces to grace A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders sleeve when they recorded one of the great paeans to easy living t... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Father Murphy @ Nice n Sleazy, 14 March
For all their irreverent chat, Fat Janitor don’t mess around. Pummeling Nice n Sleazy with dense hardcore, the Jannys’ bracingly raw sound is eff... Read more »| 21 Mar 2012 -
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Killing Joke @ 02ABC, 12 March
Nothing could stop this gig being a triumph: not support band The Icarus Line's petulant crowd-baiting and latter-day attempts to fuse Primal Scream with emo... Read more »| 21 Mar 2012 -
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Florence and the Machine @ SECC, 12 March
Florence Welch has come an amazingly long way since emerging into the public eye on a wave of hype back in 2008. High on promise, but short on substance, h... Read more »| 16 Mar 2012 -
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The War on Drugs / Weird Dreams @ Stereo, 26 February
London’s Weird Dreams open to a large turnout, and despite the miserable Sunday rain outside, offer a sunny escape to a Californian soft gara... Read more »| 14 Mar 2012