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ReviewsStag & Dagger, Glasgow, 30 Apr
Since its inception as one of many festivals in London's trendy East End in 2008, Stag & Dagger emerged in the next year as Glasgow's premier music expo ... Read more »| 04 May 2017 -
ReviewsWild Beasts @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 1 May
Boy King is the furthest that Wild Beasts have ventured from their 'signature' sound. It features much heavier, electronic instrumentation that distorts thei... Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
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Future Islands @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 27 Apr
Samuel T. Herring secured his legacy with his legendary performance on Letterman back in 2014. Now he has the task of living up to his well-earned reputation... Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
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Japandroids @ The Garage, Glasgow, 30 Apr
The support for tonight's show, Dasher, set an immediately intense tone with their powerful, grungy guitars, extremely prominent drums and heavy vocals. Feed... Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
ReviewsLos Campesinos! @ Stereo, Glasgow, 28 Apr
Facilitated by the unprecedented four-year gap between No Blues and Sick Scenes, LC! have managed to transition from peppy, twee upstarts to veterans on... Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
ReviewsGiggs @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 18 Apr
This is a good time to be Giggs. The rapper from Peckham is on his biggest UK-wide tour to date and his most recent album, Landlord, is still doing the ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2017
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Elvis Depressedly / TV Girl @ Star & Garter, Manchester, 25 Apr
If there’s anything to be said for lo-fi noisemakers Elvis Depressedly, they sure know how to pick a venue: in fact, the group would be hard-pushed to ... Read more »| 27 Apr 2017 -
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Jambinai @ O2 ABC 2, Glasgow, 25 Apr
Jambinai are already a well-established touring act in Europe, having formed at Korea's National University of Arts in 2009. Their style, though not the... Read more »| 27 Apr 2017 -
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Tinariwen @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Apr
Freewheeling hippies, awkward students and middle-aged culture vultures; all and sundry have descended on the Queen's Hall for what promises to be a night of... Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
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Deafheaven @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 23 Apr
As trite as it is to say, St Luke’s couldn’t be a more suitable venue for the ceremonious, practically spiritual force that is Deafheaven. There&... Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
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Splashh @ Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 24 Apr
It’s almost summer, and nothing says summer like sun-drenched, effects-pedalled indie pop. At The Hug and Pint tonight we’re already gearing up w... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
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Honeyblood @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 22 Apr
On a busy Saturday night in Edinburgh, The Liquid Room is packed with a crowd eagerly anticipating the lo-fi, indie rock duo Honeyblood. The PA system plays ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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Pumarosa @ The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 18 Apr
If you've had a particularly indulgent long weekend, fronting up to a live gig on the Tuesday night requires a certain amount of willpower. That's about the ... Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
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PINS @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 15 Apr
If you haven’t seen PINS live, you may very well not understand the hype. It seems like music journalists have been hammering on about them for eons bu... Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
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PWR BTTM @ CCA, Glasgow, 15 Apr
PWR BTTM’s Ben Hopkins makes a crucial observation about the difference between British and American crowds halfway through tonight's show at Glasgow's... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017