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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ReviewsDillinger Escape Plan @ Cathouse, 15 Feb
Unrelenting, ferocious entertainment. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Previews
Holy Fuck @ Stereo
A musical hormone imbalance that will turn you into a sweaty convulsing mess whether you like it or not Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
PreviewsMetal Up Your Ass - March, 2008
Dust down your musket, pull on those combats and wage hostilities at the finest in heavy gigs in Scotland this month. Easy on the slam dancing though, eh Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
ReviewsQueens Of The Stone Age @ The Corn Exchange, 9 Feb
There's a pleasing mechanical veneer to the Queens tonight, though you have to wonder what's making them tick. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Okkervil River at Cabaret Voltaire
For a band whose best art recounts the business of individuals, Okkervil River's live performance is a celebration of the unit, showcasing their collective excellence as a band Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Enon @ Cabaret Voltaire
Brilliantly crafted punk rock. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008
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British Sea Power @ The Arches, 26 Jan
A thumbnail sketch of what attracted us to British Sea Power in the first place. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
ReviewsBlack Francis @ The Garage, 10 Feb
A merely satisfactory performance given extra credence due to Black's impressive legacy. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Vice Live Tour @ ABC2
Black Kids' nebulous 'ones to watch' status seems well justified. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Super Adventure Club @ Henry's Cellar Bar
Super Adventure Club veer in unexpected but entirely understandable ways, like stream-of-consciousness prose. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Pistolas @ Cabaret Voltaire
The need to dance is inescapable and sometimes that's all that matters. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Blood Red Shoes @ The Hive
With their last songs BRS have obviously held something in reserve and prove they have a handful of good tunes. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Angus & Julia Stone @ The Beat Club
Together, they lead us wandering through a faultless set of timeless and unsullied folk-tales Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Steve Forbert @ ABC
Apparently there's a war on, and it's not very popular. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Dougie MacLean @ Old Fruitmarket
Marvellous stuff Read more »| 05 Feb 2008