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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ReviewsJaws @ East Village Arts Club, Liverpool, 22 September
Duuun dun, duuun dun, dun dun dun dun… It’s clear that the hype gathering around tonight’s headliners, Jaws, in their native Birmingh... Read more »| 24 Sep 2013 -
ReviewsJames Blake / FKA Twigs @ O2 ABC, 18 September
“Whatever they say about tiny venues, this is the best I’ve felt playing here,” comments James Blake towards the end of this show –&n... Read more »| 20 Sep 2013 -
ReviewsThe Front Bottoms @ King Tut's, 16 September
Live with them long enough and even the worst band names start to seem reasonable. Still, it’s hard to imagine acclimatising to The Front Bottoms&rsquo... Read more »| 20 Sep 2013 -
ReviewsSoundgarden @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 13 September
Like guitarist Kim Thayil’s porkpie hat and electroshock ponytail combo, it’s business up front with a party at the back as Soundgarden return to... Read more »| 20 Sep 2013 -
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Born Ruffians @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 18 September
During second song of the night Kurt Vonnegut, from Born Ruffians' first Warp Records release, Red, Yellow & Blue, it's evident – as knowing "woah-... Read more »| 20 Sep 2013 -
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Giant Drag @ The Deaf Institute, 13 September
A lot of the people here tonight have come alone. Shuffling around and glancing at phones before the set begins, you get the impression that this farewell gi... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013
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Neon Neon @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 11 September
History teachers looking for an innovative way of explaining Cold War politics to bored students could've done worse than dragging them to the Òran M&... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
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Fuck Buttons / The Haxan Cloak, SWG3, 10 Sep
SWG3 is packed to the gunnels. Having played here with Liars, The Haxan Cloak is tuned in to the system and the space. His live set, performed on analogue ge... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
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Jimmy Eat World @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 9 September
There’s a pattern to Jimmy Eat World’s setlist tonight: a handful from their most recent three albums to open, followed by a much longer set of s... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
FestivalsSpinning Coin / The Yawns / Orzelda @ Music Language Festival, 7 Sep
Reminders of Glasgow’s fading industrial heritage are not hard to find. Disused warehouses are plentiful in this city, which is handy if – l... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
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Discopolis / The Little Kicks / Miaoux Miaoux @ Electric Circus, 30 August
Tonight, good things come in threes. No, not the £3 cocktails; the Circus is spoiling us with an adroitly curated trio. Julian Corrie opens confidently... Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
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David Byrne & St. Vincent @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 29 Aug
The suit’s closer fitting and his hair’s long silvered over, but otherwise the David Byrne standing on the Concert Hall’s stage tonight is ... Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
Festivals
Day Tripping: Liverpool Psych Fest returns for a second year
Plug in, wig out and feel the love for Liverpool Psych Fest's sophomore outing Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
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Thundercat @ The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 24 August
Marrying the far-flung explorations of cosmic jazz with contemporary innovation in electronica is an ambitious project, but that’s what Stephen Bruner ... Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
Previews
Scotland Gig Highlights – September 2013
A whirlwind tour of the coming month's must-see live shows, with Eels, Fuck Buttons, Neon Neon, 65daysofstatic, the Human Is Not Alone project, an epic 3-day experimental music shindig, and a boatload more Read more »| 02 Sep 2013