Live Music
The Skinny's guide to live music in Scotland. Our highlights of the best live gigs, and reviews of shows at venues large and small across Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond, plus previews of the summer's best music festivals.
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ReviewsUlrich Schnauss / Remember Remember @ Nice 'N' Sleazy, 16 March
Remember Remember’s multilayered instrumentals shouldn’t really lend themselves to a stripped-down approach; Graeme Ronald’s compositions, ... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
ReviewsMy Bloody Valentine @ Barrowland, 9 March
The punters milling around the Barrowland before tonight's show are asking only one question – just how loud will they be? My Bloody Valentin... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
ReviewsWild Nothing @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 18 Mar
A newcomer to Wild Nothing might be taken aback by both the turn-out and anticipatory air at Liverpool's marquee-like Kazimier tonight. After all, ... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
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East India Youth / Leopard of Honour / Swimming Lessons @ Kraak, 12 Mar
Though it's been with us for four years, Kraak – located off the beaten track and identifiable only to those who know where to look – remains Man... Read more »| 19 Mar 2013 -
PhotosTenement Trail, Glasgow, 9 March
Tenement Trail, Glasgow, 9 March A BIT OF THE ACTION FROM TENEMENT TV'S ALL-DAY FESTIVAL IN GLASGOW Photography by Beth Chalmers & Jassy Earl Read more »| 15 Mar 2013 -
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CHVRCHES / Young Fathers @ The Arches, 2 March
Young Fathers' periodic reinventions have seen them try on many different styles and sounds. Their latest incarnation – as post-modern A... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013
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ReviewsFrightened Rabbit / Wintersleep / Three Blind Wolves @ Barrowland, 28 February
Tonight’s the final UK date of what Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison will later describe as “one of the best tours we’ve ever had.... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
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Veronica Falls / Fear of Men / Sacred Paws @ CCA, 26 February
Despite a pre-8pm start time, there’s an impressive crowd present as Sacred Paws open the night; the Glasgow/London duo’s capriciously rough-edge... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
Previews
Church of Noise – March 2013
Enter the Church of Noise, where only the most loud and abrasive get to hold the sermons. From doom-jazz to hardcore...whatever. Earplugs optional, but you probably won't last long without them Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
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Scotland Gig Highlights – March 2013
From the return of shoegaze innovators to the healing sounds of one man and his guitar, March has something up its sleeve for everybody Read more »| 01 Mar 2013 -
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O2 Love Music Column – March 2013
It’s a preview of two halves this month as the old indie vanguard rubs shoulders with some spritely young RnB hopefuls Read more »| 28 Feb 2013 -
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The Bronx / Single Mothers, The Garage, 16 February
Ontario's Single Mothers have often been compared to The Hold Steady – mainly due to vocalist Andrew Thomson's vivid, half-spoken narratives ... Read more »| 25 Feb 2013 -
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Deftones @ Barrowland, 15 February
Since side-stepping the bad old days of nu-metal with their dignity intact (while former peers turned to Dr Drew and Skrillex for career advice), Deftones ha... Read more »| 21 Feb 2013 -
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Memory Drawings / Chris Tenz / Talvihorros @ The Banshee Labyrinth, 10 February
Talvihorros, the pen name of Edinburgh musician Ben Chatwin, is described as “a study of guitar and electronics,” on his website. As such, tonigh... Read more »| 15 Feb 2013 -
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Desaparecidos / We Are The Physics @ The Arches, 9 February
With their vaudevillian flair as abundant as ever, We Are The Physics are on fine, frenetic form this evening. Wise-cracking and Orinoco Flow-ing t... Read more »| 15 Feb 2013