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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ReviewsBlack Lips @ ABC2, 17 Feb
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PreviewsDoves @ ABC, 15 Mar
Four years since the release of Some Cities, a competent but relatively subdued album, Doves seemed to have their work cut out convincing us in 2009 that the... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Fife Kills Tour @ Captain's Rest, 15 Feb
Pleasant folk evening, although many boats remaining to be rocked. Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Women @ Captain's Rest, 14 Feb
Moments of pure gold on show for those who have the patience Read more »| 20 Feb 2009 -
Previews
Hot Leg @ Cabaret Voltaire, 5 Mar
Last seen losing to Scooch in the Eurovision heats and throwing a mini-tantrum in front of a nonplussed Terry Wogan (rock 'n' motherflippin' roll, man), Just... Read more »| 20 Feb 2009 -
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Emmy The Great @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16 Feb
Emmy seems to have an odd way of dealing with her emotions. Gentle songs like brightly coloured blogs, bicycles and ice cream brush over mild heartaches, exu... Read more »| 19 Feb 2009
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Asobi Seksu @ ABC2, 14 Feb
Tonight gets off to a shaky start with piercing feedback interrupting Asobi Seksu’s early songs. Luckily the sound-gremlins soon retire and leave the b... Read more »| 17 Feb 2009 -
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Ida Maria @ The Garage, 13 Feb
While she barely hits a note, she throws her heart and soul into every single moment. Read more »| 17 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsUnited Fruit @ Captain's Rest, 10 Feb
Solid evidence that good noise is alive and well in Glasgow Read more »| 16 Feb 2009 -
Previews
Broken Records: Stretching the Imagination
If you've spoken to any follower of Scottish music recently about bands to look out for, the chances are Broken Records won't have been too far from their lips. The Skinny tipped them for greatness as far back as 2007, and through a series of positive single and live reviews have tracked their progress ever since. 2009 promises to be a huge year for the band, and they kick it off by playing a headline slot at The Mill. Finbarr Bermingham caught up with Jamie Sutherland and Ian Turnball to hear what pursuits have kept Scottish music's hottest properties busy. Read more »| 13 Feb 2009 -
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Late of the Pier @ Òran Mór, 8 Feb
Despite attempts by a certain publication to convince otherwise, Late of the Pier have never been a comfortable fit for nu-rave 2.0 - too awkward, too unusua... Read more »| 12 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsGlissando @ Wee Red Bar, 6 Feb
Trampoline promotes a night of post-rock influenced groups, with mixed success. Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
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Copy Haho @ Sneaky Pete's, 2 Feb
Opening with their first two singles - 2006's Bookshelf and last year's You Are My Coal Mine - Stonehaven's Copy Haho flow right in to the lead track from th... Read more »| 06 Feb 2009 -
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The Cribs / The Thermals @ ABC, 4 Feb
While singer Hutch Harris occasionally flirts with Brian Molko-whininess, tonight The Thermals confidently steer themselves from the precipice of annoyingnes... Read more »| 06 Feb 2009 -
Festivals
Celtic Connections: Martha Wainwright @ Old Fruitmarket, 27 Jan
As Teddy Thompson (**) kicks off tonight's festivities, most of the largely middle-aged crowd inside the Old Fruitmarket seem attentive and fairly satisfied ... Read more »| 05 Feb 2009