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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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 -
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 -
ReviewsSerj 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 -
FestivalsHydro 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
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ReviewsTwee 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 -
Reviews
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 -
Previews
Live Music Highlights - September, 2008
Constantines' live shows leave little room for discussion: they just rock. Captain’s Rest on 16 Sep is where it’s going down. Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
Reviews
Shearwater @ Captain's Rest, 15 Sep
Shearwater's new album Rook is one of the most beguiling of the year so far Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
Previews
Calexico @ The Queen's Hall, 11 Sep
As the name suggests, they muster a mix of Southern folk with what sounds like the score to a Robert Rodriguez film Read more »| 29 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
Digitalism @ The Liquid Room, 23 Aug
Most of the horde emerge from the venue sweat-soaked and grinning Read more »| 28 Aug 2008