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Pulled Apart By Horses @ Òran Mór, 23 Nov
Bronto Skylift kick-start a crammed bill at the Òran Mór tonight like the reliable sonic jackhammers we know and love, doling out thick cuts of... Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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Torche @ Stereo, 24 Nov
Torche are a conundrum. Like: Are they even metal? Coming into Glasgow's Stereo, the band's got a low end that could rattle fillings loose and a massive soun... Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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Atari Teenage Riot @ The Arches, 24 Nov
Alec Empire could hardly have timed the return of Atari Teenage Riot more astutely. Inactive since 2000, the Berliners’ hyper-politicised take on disto... Read more »| 26 Nov 2010 -
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The Phantom Band @ Òran Mór, 21 Nov
It was a no-brainer really. With nary a bad song in their repertoire and playing the superb Òran Mór to an eager, almost ecstatic, homecoming c... Read more »| 24 Nov 2010 -
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Caribou, Four Tet, James Holden @ O2 ABC, 21 Nov
With a line-up of James Holden, Rocketnumbernine, Nathan Fake, Holden again and Four Tet before Caribou, Sunday evening’s ABC lineup has a mini-festiva... Read more »| 23 Nov 2010 -
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Beach House @ Òran Mór, 20 Nov
Dream pop duo Beach House are a band whose live reputation is always going to be closely tethered to that of their albums; they’re perfectionists in th... Read more »| 23 Nov 2010
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Trash Talk @ Captain's Rest, 19 Nov
With so many under-agers being turfed out, tonight's show isn't quite as mental as it could have been. Still, we're not complaining, and Brooklyn hardcore cr... Read more »| 23 Nov 2010 -
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Randolph's Leap @ Captain's Rest, 18 Nov
To paraphrase one of their own songs, Randolph’s Leap very nearly had to cut crisps out of debut EP Battleships and Kettle Chips after a scary email fr... Read more »| 23 Nov 2010 -
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The Coral @ O2 ABC, 19 Nov
First up tonight is Neville Skelly, cousin to James and Ian of The Coral, presenting his brand of gentle, country-inflected acoustic rock to an appreciative ... Read more »| 23 Nov 2010 -
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Jimmy Eat World @ Barrowland, 19 Nov
Tonight’s topped with two cuts from Bleed American and tailed with three more: you certainly can’t accuse Jimmy Eat World of misreading their fan... Read more »| 23 Nov 2010 -
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A Night to Remember... Remember
The Twilight Sad's James Graham elbows his way down the front to see Remember Remember blow the roof off Stereo Read more »| 19 Nov 2010 -
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Instal 2010 @ Tramway, 12-13 Nov
Since its inception in 2001, Instal has established itself as one of the most important events in the UK’s sound art/avant-garde music calendar. This y... Read more »| 17 Nov 2010 -
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Les Savy Fav @ Òran Mór, 14 Nov
Hats off to Wichita for finding supports capable of cordoning off their own patch of memory tonight. They might not share the headliner’s carnivalesque... Read more »| 16 Nov 2010 -
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Deftones @ O2 Academy, 12 Nov
While the past two years have seen an abundance of drama for Deftones, they've also seen the release of their strongest work since 2000’s futuristic me... Read more »| 16 Nov 2010 -
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Casiotone For the Painfully Alone @ Captain's Rest, 11 Nov
Owen Ashworth's introspective style naturally attracts devotion. But considering tonight’s significance (Ashworth shortly puts the Casiotone for the Pa... Read more »| 15 Nov 2010