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ReviewsDamon & Naomi @ Captain's Rest, 9 May
After supplying loose drums for Richard Youngs’ support slot (**), Damon Krukowski reveals their collaboration on forthcoming drone-folk album Amplifyi... Read more »| 13 May 2011 -
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Wild Beasts @ Òran Mór, 6 May
On balance, Wild Beasts’ introduction of songs from an album (Smother) which had yet to be released at the time of this show proves quite successful, w... Read more »| 13 May 2011 -
ReviewsHomeGame 2011 @ Various Venues, Anstruther, 6-8 May
FRIDAY “You’ll be here to see the Fence boys then?” So enquires our elderly B&B host with the obvious pride and familiarity that has c... Read more »| 12 May 2011 -
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David Thomas Broughton @ The Arches, 6 May
RM Hubbert is discreetly building a reputation as a strikingly talented and distinctive performer of acoustic guitar instrumentals. His flamenco-tinged piece... Read more »| 09 May 2011 -
ReviewsFight Like Apes @ King Tut's, 1 May
The sun is shining, the weather is sweet and there’s a room just itching for some Irish punk hijinks, but before that there’s the NME-weaned styl... Read more »| 06 May 2011 -
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Keelhaul @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 28 April
Given that Britain seems to be swept away in mass wedding hysteria, it’s heartening to see that at least a few people have dragged themselves away from... Read more »| 06 May 2011
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That Fucking Tank @ 13th Note, 24 April
The proto-industrial clamour of Rollor has plenty of strengths, like a drum machine that’ll make the fillings in your teeth rattle, and Matt Harris&rsq... Read more »| 02 May 2011 -
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Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter @ Captain's Rest, 19 April
While it may have taken 2007’s Like, Love, Lust and the Open Halls of the Soul (not to mention the Southern Lord signing which went hand in hand with t... Read more »| 28 Apr 2011 -
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Cat's Eyes @ St. Andrew's in the Square, 25 Apr
It's easy to see Cat's Eyes preference for more ornate surroundings given that their initial live outing took place in The Vatican; St Andrews on the Square ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2011 -
Reviews...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead / Rival Schools @ The Garage, 17 April
Whilst not visible from inside the Garage, there’s a full moon out tonight which may explain why the crowd opt to pose along the bar rather than headin... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
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The Unthanks @ Queen's Hall, 15 Apr
It’s probably praising with faint damnation to suggest that Glasgow-based four-piece Trembling Bells definitely have more convincing live performances ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
ReviewsKyuss Lives @ O2 ABC, 4 April
‘Legendary’ is an overused epithet in music journalism, but in the case of Californian stoner-rock pioneers Kyuss, it feels entirely warranted. S... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
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Earth @ Stereo, 5 April
In a sense, Sabbath Assembly are a headliner’s worst nightmare. Not only are they technically adept purveyors of a particularly hypnotic strain of 70s-... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
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Cry Parrot presents: John Maus @ Mono, 29 March
The loop pedal artisan is becoming a busy genre in its own right, but Remember Remember’s Graeme Ronald, performing solo tonight, is comfortably ahead ... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011 -
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Josh T. Pearson @ Stereo, 26 March
For a man who has just released one of the saddest records in recent memory, Last of the Country Gentlemen, Josh. T Pearson takes to the stage with remarkabl... Read more »| 30 Mar 2011