Reviews
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ReviewsThee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra @ Glasgow School of Art, 19 March
With his left hand flowing over the fretboard while the right rattles his acoustic's wooden body and glances over strings, RM Hubbert is one hell of a guitar... Read more »| 24 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsAutechre @ Sub Club, 16 March
Sean Booth and Rob Brown aren’t ones to bask in limelight. As they are frequently wont to do, tonight they perform in darkness, turning the Sub Club in... Read more »| 18 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsTrivium @ Ironworks, Inverness, 11 March
It's not often that metal bands, let alone a band like Trivium, bother their arses to head this far north, so it's no surprise the Ironworks is rammed sidewa... Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsEarl Grey and the Loose Leaves @ Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, 13 March
Openers Fitzroy Soul jumpstart the evening with some high-gain blues and melodic hooks before throwing a soulful curveball that teeters on the brink of dub i... Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsFour Tet @ The Bongo Club, 13 March
Rocketnumbernine are comprised of brothers Ben and Tom Page, providing a real treat for punctual gig-goers tonight. Their consistently laconic demeanour beli... Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsThe Unwinding Hours @ Stereo, 5 March
Push the stylus down during your favourite Fucking Champs number and you’ll damn near hear Holy Mountain. Drummer Pete Flett’s limbs flail faster... Read more »| 16 Mar 2010
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ReviewsGrizzly Bear @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 9 March
This billing is surely an indie purist's dream. And tonight's purists could be forgiven for leaving daytime reality at the door as Beach House cast their int... Read more »| 11 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsPicore @ 13th Note, 4 March
If the lo-fi noodling of last single Pick Up Sticks was your introduction to Super Adventure Club, their presence on such a noisy bill might raise eyebrows. ... Read more »| 09 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsMastodon @ Barrowlands, 19 Feb
Packing an abridged recital of the set they played at the ABC last summer – even if they are on stage for nigh on 90 minutes – Atlantan sludge be... Read more »| 23 Feb 2010 -
ReviewsYeasayer @ Òran Mór, 17 Feb
Having shed their ‘Enya with bounce’ mantra to become ‘Depeche Mode on peyote,’ as facelifts go Yeasayer have undergone more than a l... Read more »| 22 Feb 2010 -
ReviewsVampire Weekend @ HMV Picture House, 14 Feb
Vampire Weekend’s preppy chic was always going to go down a treat on a school night in Edinburgh, but the ecstatic cheers from teenaged girls suggest t... Read more »| 21 Feb 2010 -
ReviewsSpoon @ King Tut's, 14 Feb
It pays to have influential friends. First White Rabbits acquire the production skills of Britt Daniel for second album It’s Frightening, then the Spoo... Read more »| 16 Feb 2010 -
ReviewsHot Chip @ HMV Picture House, 13 Feb
Hot Chip attract an unusual Saturday night audience blend: part muso, part fashionista, part clubber. So credit to support band Casiokids for appealing to al... Read more »| 16 Feb 2010 -
ReviewsThe Prodigy @ Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 30 Jan
Guaranteed to knock it out of the park every time, Prodigy gigs have unquestionably become a bankable night out since they first tumbled onto the fledgling a... Read more »| 12 Feb 2010 -
ReviewsSt Deluxe @ Stereo, 6 Feb
It's always a shame when an audience is tardy, leaving a band like Licker (***) to play to the walls. However, the band themselves don't seem too fazed and m... Read more »| 09 Feb 2010