Reviews
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ReviewsTeenage Fanclub @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, 17 Aug
The indie rock stalwarts signal the beginning of the end of an era with a masterful career-spanning set in the Calder Valley Read more »| 22 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsJohn Grant @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 20 Aug
John Grant has the Edinburgh Playhouse eating out of his hand tonight as he veers between earnest, piano-led balladeering and club-tinged, bombastic electro-pop Read more »| 21 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsANNO: Anna Meredith & Scottish Ensemble @ Pleasance at EICC, Edinburgh, 18 Aug
Anna Meredith teams up with Scottish Ensemble for ANNO, which marries Vivaldi's The Four Seasons with Meredith's new electronic-tinged compositions, complete with playful visuals from Eleanor Meredith Read more »| 21 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsSummer Sessions Edinburgh: Paloma Faith @ Ross Bandstand, 17 Aug
Paloma Faith delivers a fun and inspiring set tonight and it's clear she's returned with an agenda – to promote an ‘epidemic of kindness’ through her music Read more »| 21 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsSummer Sessions Edinburgh: Kasabian @ Ross Bandstand, 18 Aug
Kasabian at their best are undeniably great, full of genuine enthusiasm for their brand of electro-rock, but at the other end of the scale their music can be mind-numbingly banal Read more »| 20 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsDirty Projectors @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 19 Aug
David Longstreth and his current six-piece ensemble emanate a sense of pure joy tonight – this may be the best version of Dirty Projectors yet Read more »| 20 Aug 2018
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ReviewsAn Evening with Amanda Fucking Palmer @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Amanda Palmer floats like a feather in the beautiful world of The Fringe and gives us an intimate peek at an artist and their vulnerability Read more »| 20 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsMeursault: Crow Hill @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 15 Aug
Sonically, there is plenty to enjoy tonight from Meursault, but without the promised visual elements, there's a real sense of missed opportunity Read more »| 16 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsSOPHIE, Lanark Artefax @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 11 Aug
Edinburgh International Festival and Numbers bring a thrilling slice of progressive nightlife to the capital Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsThe Jesus and Mary Chain @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 14 Aug
As part of the Edinburgh International Festival's Light on the Shore series, Hidden Door present a trio of bands tonight that really speaks to the strength of the Scottish music scene Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsFoxing / Pianos Become the Teeth @ Rebellion, Manchester, 12 Aug
On an evening of great vocalists, Foxing's Conor Murphy takes the crown in front of an adoring Rebellion crowd Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsAutobiography @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 11 Aug
Paired with Jlin's astounding music, Wayne McGregor's Autobiography pushes for sensory overload; iconoclastic not only of the institution of ballet but the very idea of narrative itself Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsFleet Foxes @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 7 Aug
A handful of breathtaking moments elevate an already special evening into something uniquely memorable; a crowning achievement, creaks, cracks and all Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsPussy Riot: Riot Days @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10 Aug
Russian feminist protest group Pussy Riot bring their intense Riot Days show to Edinburgh's Summerhall proving the battle's not over Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsAnna Meredith & Southbank Sinfonia @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 11 Aug
Anna Meredith, her band and the Southbank Sinfonia bring an excellent night of music to Edinburgh's Leith Theatre with an unexpected ending we're unlikely to forget in a long time Read more »| 13 Aug 2018