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ReviewsMogwai @ Stereo, 29 Aug
There are things in life that you really need to have been there to appreciate; tonight’s low-key Mogwai show is undoubtedly one of those occasions. Op... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
ReviewsJónsi @ O2 Academy, 5 Sep
Tonight’s backdrop animations – woodland creatures; a wolf prowling the forest – make compelling viewing, affirming what television produce... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
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Minus the Bear @ Cabaret Voltaire, 31 Aug
The Bear is slow to emerge from hibernation this Tuesday night, but the high octane combo of My Time/Secret Country from the Seattle group's latest collectio... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
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Doves @ Òran Mór, 2 Sep
Back in April, off-hand comments from Jimi Goodwin suggested Doves’ then impending Greatest Hits tour would be their last. Though apparently misquoted,... Read more »| 07 Sep 2010 -
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Detour's Wee Jaunt 2
Live music at a new level Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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Eels @ O2 Academy, 24 Aug
Mark ‘E’ Everett has the blues, it’s no secret, with the untimely deaths of his father and sister, and the loss of his mother to cancer, it... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010
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ReviewsBad Religion @ O2 ABC, 25 Aug
Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin perfectly epitomise the differing tolls that time can take on your ageing rock star. Mr Brett has the rugged, gracefully-grey... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
ReviewsWe Were Promised Jetpacks @ The Liquid Room, 21 Aug
To the uninitiated, We Were Promised Jetpack’s set tonight will likely come across as a bit ‘samey’. To those accustomed to last year&rsquo... Read more »| 25 Aug 2010 -
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Steve Mason @ The Liquid Room 18 Aug
A newly reopened Liquid Room tonight plays host to one of its favourite sons, and as reunions go, this would take some beating for emotional resonance. Scene... Read more »| 24 Aug 2010 -
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Beirut @ HMV Picture House, 22 Aug
“I fuckin’ love you Zach!” shouts one punter near the end of Beirut’s stunning performance tonight. “Ah luv yi too!” resp... Read more »| 24 Aug 2010 -
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The Besnard Lakes @ Sneaky Pete's, 17 Aug
It’s been three years since Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters. Ample time for a trio of young lads known as Heart Beats (****) to graduate from Th... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
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Hallogallo 2010 @ HMV Picture House, 17 Aug
Tonight I figure out what's so special about the Neu! beat: it's the one groove that bypasses the hips altogether. Go to any club night and you'll shake your... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
ReviewsNewt @ The Lot, 7 Aug
Aberdonian guitarist Graham Stephen kicks off the evening in reflective mode, but soon enough he's heating up an already temperate room; he's got clean abstr... Read more »| 10 Aug 2010 -
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Haftor Medbøe Group @ Voodoo Rooms, 6 Aug
With a line-up featuring saxaphone, trombone, drums and bass, one might expect a piano, but the chorded instrument here is Haftor Medbøe's guitar, whi... Read more »| 10 Aug 2010 -
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Calvin Johnson @ Hyndland Community Hall, 3 Aug
If a poll was ever commissioned to determine a social order of indie-cred in modern music then Calvin Johnson would surely be a heavy contender for the thron... Read more »| 06 Aug 2010