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ReviewsTwelfth Day @ Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 7 April
For a few reasons, Glasgow's Hug & Pint is the perfect venue for Scottish folk duo Twelfth Day to launch their new album. The room is cosy and intimate, ... Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
FestivalsSnowbombing 2017: Festival Review
We head to Snowbombing in the Austrian Alps for a week of top-notch electronic music in some spectacular – and unexpected – surroundings Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
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Pulled Apart by Horses @ Sound Control, Manchester, 6 Apr
The reviewing ideal? A detached and humble scribe at the back of a sweaty room scratching at a pad (or tapping at a phone) – pure head, no heart, ... Read more »| 12 Apr 2017 -
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British Sea Power @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 9 Apr
The audience are packed like gingham-clad sardines in a tin as we wait for the arrival of British Sea Power. The stage is dressed as though we’ve enter... Read more »| 12 Apr 2017 -
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The Amazons @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 6 Apr
The Amazons are indie rock'n'roll all over – of the good old-fashioned kind (and by 'old-fashioned', we definitely mean 2009). Ok, they&rsquo... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsJorja Smith @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 6 Apr
Having recently featured on Drake's latest album More Life, 19-year-old Jorja Smith is approaching the end of her sold-out UK tour with tonight&rsq... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017
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Stormzy @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 5 Apr
Grime great Stormzy puts on a traffic-stopping, high-intensity Scottish debut at the O2 Academy Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsHaley @ Night & Day, Manchester, 29 Mar
What's in a name? Everything and nothing. Haley Bonar's recent decision to continue under her christian name alone was borne of both courage and pride. Her r... Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
ReviewsAbiChan @ The Magnet, Liverpool, 31 March
Soulful as Aretha herself, Queen Abi Harding takes to the Magnet for her debut gig as AbiChan – the first new music we've heard from the saxophonist si... Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
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Sun Ra Arkestra @ Band on the Wall, Manchester, 2 Apr
With their sequin-ridden costumes winking under the lights, the thoroughly seasoned Sun Ra Arkestra file onstage with an air of immense calm, shortly before ... Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
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Johnny Flynn @ La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh, 27 Mar
Spring may have only just sprung, but it is HOT in La Belle Angèle this evening. Even before the support had finished, the tropical punch that is... Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
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Jens Lekman @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 1 Apr
The hushed, melancholic tones of The Dove & The Wolf, along with the sparse decoration of the refurbished church, make for an interesting mood between se... Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
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CHUMP @ The Safari Lounge, Edinburgh, 30 Mar
Opening the night among the potted plants and fairy lights of Edinburgh's Safari Lounge, Tongue Trap provide a shot of pop-punk as the cosy basement room beg... Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
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Jesca Hoop @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 28 Mar
If there’s one thing you can count on with a Jesca Hoop record, it’s to expect the unexpected. A songwriter who clearly loves to bend the 'rules'... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
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The Lemon Twigs @ Gorilla, Manchester, 28 Mar
It’s a bold move starting your show with your most recent single when you only have one album to showcase. And herein lies the confidence of New York&r... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017