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FestivalsdBass @ Stereo, 27 June
Opening act The Forgotten Works are folk - one glance at guitarist James Chapman's beard assures you of that, and the way he and double bassist Martin Beer h... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
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The Gaslight Anthem @ O2 Academy Glasgow, 23 Jun
It's a balmy night in south Glasgow, the kind that conjures up thoughts of dive bars and rock joints - so, the setting for The Gaslight Anthem is damn near p... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
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Mose Allison @ Fruitmarket, 25 Jun
Ole man Mose has been at the heart of American songcraft for about 55 years now. The Who covered him Live at Leeds and Jools Holland practically owes his car... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
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Dr Lonnie Smith @ The Fruitmarket, 25 Jun
I've just invented a new genre. It's called Acid Mod, and it sounds like the Motown house band easing off after hours, playing what they want to after turnin... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
ReviewsTim Kliphuis @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 20 Jun
Dutch violinist Kliphuis describes the music he's currently playing as fusion, and going by tonight's gig the raw material being fused is bebop, Brazil, Afro... Read more »| 05 Jul 2010 -
ReviewsThe Necks @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 22 Jun
Although piano trios are ten a penny in jazz, these guys are special. But don't come expecting something your milkman can whistle; the Necks don't play tunes... Read more »| 05 Jul 2010
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Sonar 2010: Like Night & Day
Barcelona’s 17th electronic music and multimedia shindig bore all the hallmarks of a typical Sonar experience. Of course, a ‘typical Sonar experi... Read more »| 01 Jul 2010 -
ReviewsMilk @ Captain's Rest, 27 Jun
Masked and taped, The Organs of Love resemble porno superheroes, all sighs and doped-up electro. Despite echoes of Smoke City’s Underwater Love (mermai... Read more »| 01 Jul 2010 -
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TrioVD @ Stereo, 23 Jun
Writing about jazz, it's not often you get to deploy words like 'punk', 'pure evil' and 'Christ my ears are bleeding', but tonight's TrioVD gig is an occasio... Read more »| 25 Jun 2010 -
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Polar Bear @ The Arches, 21 Jun
A passing Duke Ellington fan may not recognise it as such, but in the case for jazz being about embracing creative freedom and pushing at accepted forms, Pol... Read more »| 25 Jun 2010 -
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Cypress Hill @ O2 Academy, 16 Jun
A week shy of a decade since they last rolled (and blazed) through Glasgow; the Cypress Hill we see tonight is shorn of the rock band experience that made th... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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Sailor Jerry Presents... !!! @ The Arches, 18 Jun
Fresh off the back of recent successes with Los Campesinos and Mystery Jets, Sailor Jerry Presents... hauls its travelling tattoo and rum themed show into Gl... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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The JD Set @ ABC 2, 17 Jun
For those unfamiliar with the JD Set formula, it presses shuffle on the standard gig routine – mixing up members of veteran acts alongside those of up-... Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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RockNess 2010
Okay, so the heavens opened halfway through the weekend, but that didn't stop one of Scotland's finest festivals from showcasing a variety of talent across several stages Read more »| 23 Jun 2010 -
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Sonar 2010: 17 June
Sonar festival and the sheer volume of offshoot parties that surround it can make Sonarweek almost impossible to navigate. Best to just keep your ear to the ground and keep an open mind Read more »| 21 Jun 2010