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ReviewsNZCA Lines @ Soup Kitchen, 10 February
For second album Infinite Summer, Michael Lovett fleshes out his electro stratagem with creative support way beyond off-the-shelf hired hand input. To his ri... Read more »| 15 Feb 2016 -
ReviewsSuede @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 8 Feb
“I don't have the means of expression/to explain my obsessions” bemoans Brett Anderson in sonorous, spine-tingling fashion during the Bowie-esque... Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
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Eleanor Friedberger @ Salford Eagle Inn, 4 Feb
"You know, a bad chair can ruin everything." Eleanor Friedberger shuffles and shifts her position. "I have this perfect little stool at home – may... Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
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Bob Mould @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 8 Feb
“Am I the oldest one in here?” asks Bob Mould, feigning exasperation as he stares out across the room. The sea of grey hairs and bespectacled bal... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
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Tuff Love @ Stereo, 5 February
Handing out party poppers to a buoyant Glasgow crowd is a perilous move, especially when they come with the caveat that no popping must take place until inst... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
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Vieux Farka Touré @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 29 Jan
Following in the footsteps of an iconic musical father is no easy task, as the likes of Ziggy Marley, Julian Lennon and Teddy Thompson will attest. It’... Read more »| 04 Feb 2016
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A Mote of Dust / Finn LeMarinel @ The Hug and Pint, 31 Jan
When does a Finn LeMarinel track end? In a hot and airless Hug and Pint – the Celtic Connections banner no doubt aiding a sell-out – and it&rsquo... Read more »| 02 Feb 2016 -
ReviewsPlastic Animals / Frog @ Wee Red Bar, 29 Jan
While the past fifteen years have seen the guitar/drums duo become as familiar a line-up as the standard rock quartet, most of the usual practition... Read more »| 02 Feb 2016 -
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John Grant @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 26 Jan
Glasgow crowds never disappoint. No sooner has the mighty Mr. Grant ambled onto the Royal Concert Hall’s spacious stage (casually dressed: jeans, Nikes... Read more »| 02 Feb 2016 -
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Dilly Dally @ The Castle Hotel, 23 Jan
Toronto punk four-piece Dilly Dally are building a reputation for themselves as experts in exploring emotions at their rawest, with vocalist Katie Monks&rsqu... Read more »| 28 Jan 2016 -
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Daughter @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Jan
Daughter have always been quietly, unassumingly tough. Rough on the heartstrings, yeah, but also tough in a vengeful, honest, self-critical manner that belie... Read more »| 27 Jan 2016 -
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Massive Attack / Young Fathers @ O2 Academy, 22 Jan
'Support slot' is a woefully inadequate descriptor for the brilliant performance erupting from Young Fathers. We’re here, of course, in giddy anticipat... Read more »| 27 Jan 2016 -
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Apache Darling @ King Tut's, 20 January
If there’s a unifying theme linking the four acts primed and ready to do their thing on the King Tut’s stage tonight, it’s a common thread ... Read more »| 26 Jan 2016 -
ReviewsDaughter @ Manchester Albert Hall, 21 Jan
It's oh so quiet… And it really is. Just as Daughter start to test their voice with second album Not to Disappear, tonight they perform an abrupt abou... Read more »| 25 Jan 2016 -
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Laura Cannell @ Everyman Bistro, 21 January
With 2014 debut album Quick Sparrows Over The Black Earth, Laura Cannell announced herself as an incredibly unique and startling interpreter of music which n... Read more »| 24 Jan 2016