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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Cosmic Rough Riders @ Cabaret Voltaire
...next stop, harmony central Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Shitdisco/Bricolage/The Very @ The Venue
Seething like the pulsating heart of an electrical storm, Shitdisco is here to plunder the soul of Edinburgh's subculture. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Dawn of The Replicants @ Cabaret Voltaire
DOTR sauntered on stage armed with hilarious banter, as expected, but the gig was let down by the intensity of the music. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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My Latest Novel @ The Venue
in a music scene dominated by the one-dimensional, My Latest Novel's wide-screen vision is one to cherish Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Death Cab for Cutie @ Barrowlands
For the uninitiated, this is a fantastic introduction to their arresting songs and effortless musicianship. For fans, it is a real treat. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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The Hazey Janes @ The Swamp Bar
Rampantly enthusiastic Read more »| 16 Apr 2006
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Previews
The Glasgow School
Perfect for kickstarting the summer, if it happens this year. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
ReviewsLiars @ Nice n' Sleazys, 24 Feb
A terrifying hybrid of the debauched anarchy of The Birthday Party and the industrial stealth of Kraut-rock. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Liquid Rooms
Signature riffs from Metallica, the White Stripes and Jazz classic Take 5 are imbued with such a sense of fun Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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BMX Bandits @ Teviot Union
Time flies when your spilling your heart out to people you don't know very well. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Adriana / Speaker's Corner / Angel Conversations @ Bannermans
A well-rounded evening with an unfortunate lull in the Angel's set Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Uncle John and Whitelock @ The Bongo Club
A discordant mass of punk-fuelled aggression Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Dick Dangerous & The Love Bastards / Crazy Vincent / Egg in a Tree @ Bannermans
A trio of diverse bands staunchly testify that there is great promise brewing in the central belt Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Festivals
Triptych 06 Overview
The festival does much to restore faith in music as an enjoyable art form and not an over-marketed commodity. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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St Jude's Infirmary - Cabaret Voltaire @ Edinburgh
It's not often you leave a gig pondering the ancestral connection between Robbie and John Coltrane. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006