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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PreviewsLadyhawk at Nice 'n' Sleazy, 26 Sep
"We're still lucky to get 15 people at most of our shows in the States, but those 15 people have gotten better looking" - Duffy Driediger Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
PreviewsKilling Joke @ ABC, 2 Oct
Industrial post-punk legends Killing Joke take to Glasgow’s ABC on the 2nd of October under their original incarnation, following the untimely ... Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
Action Group / Velcro Quartet @ The Mill (Edinburgh) 4 Sep
A night of eclecticism to verify The Mill's grand mission statement Read more »| 12 Sep 2008 -
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Bowerbirds @ The Admiral Bar, 8 Sep
A virtually flawless showing Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsThe Autumn Defense @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4 Sep
American solo act Plush, AKA Liam Hayes, bumbles on stage with an electric guitar looking a tad confused. His set, selected from his current four albums, is ... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsThe Dodos @ King Tut's, 3 Sep
About five seconds into San Franciscan duo The Dodos' opening number - Trades and Tariffs - things go wrong; the tambourine/snare drumbeat is nice and steady... Read more »| 11 Sep 2008
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Previews
The Skinny Dip: Rolo Tomassi @ Barfly, 26 Sep
You should expect that their already incredibly tight, energy packed show be even more chaotic than before Read more »| 10 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
Serj Tankian @ ABC, 1 Sep
"Who likes the Beatles?", asks an upbeat Serj Tankian halfway through tonight's set. The sweaty masses packed into the ABC roar with approval as Tankian and ... Read more »| 09 Sep 2008 -
Festivals
Hydro Connect 2008 @ Inveraray Castle, 29-31 Aug
The Connect Festival – this year renamed Hydro Connect thanks to a sponsorship hook-up with Scottish Hydro Electric – has got everything going fo... Read more »| 08 Sep 2008 -
Festivals
Connect 2008
Hydro Connect Festival 29-31 August, Inveraray Castle Read more »| 04 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
Twee As Fuck @ Stereo, 24 Aug
Such a lack of daring may be the noose with which these acts hang themselves Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
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The Raconteurs @ The Corn Exchange, 26 Aug
Well informed by arena rock standards Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Previews
Adem @ Stereo, 21 Sep
Adem Ilhan’s intimate solo debut Homesongs was a record of uncommon majesty: you realise that when, in between its actual songs, you hear your own sati... Read more »| 03 Sep 2008 -
Previews
Pelican @ Oran Mor, 14 Sep
You'll have to experience this in person to feel the earth move Read more »| 01 Sep 2008 -
Previews
Metal Up Your Ass - September, 2008
Weeks of heavy jackets, cancelled sporting events and squeaky windscreen wipers might just have dented enthusiasm in the folk scene Read more »| 01 Sep 2008