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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The Des Moines Riot & Graeme Mearns Band, Henry's Cellar Bar, Aug 8
Sorry, pseudo-rockers, but Hell's lounge has its bandstand reserved. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Ben Lee @ King Tut's
You couldn't help the mind wander, pondering àis this man always this chirpy? Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Previews
Buy Tickets Now: Top Forthcoming Events
August 1st - Tom Verlaine, ABC, GlasgowAugust 8th - The Bees, Liquid Room, EdinburghAugust 16th - Michael Franti, Corn Exchange, EdinburghAugust 27th - Eagle... Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Racebannon / Battleship / Eye @ Henry's Cellar Bar
a bowel-shuddering growl of fuzzed up strings with grinding, shrieking blasts of rapid violence Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Ruby and The Emeralds @ The Jazz Bar
Once people got up dancing and whooping, the band rocked the crowd Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Pigscum plus Support @ Subway Cowgate
the guitars hack away with blunt but precise brutality Read more »| 15 Jul 2006
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Previews
Live Music Roundup for July
Britain's best kept secret, Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies, play Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh on July 12 Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Vincent Vincent and the Villains @ Cabaret Voltaire
A winning musical recipe from a group that have learnt their Rock'n'Roll lessons well Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Camera Obscura / My Latest Novel / The Dykeenies / Glasvegas @ QMU Glasgow
Tracyanne Campbell's sweet voice and soulful melodies has a grinning crowd swaying, hugging and singing along Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Hope Of The States @ The Liquid Room
Like an unremitting community sentence Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
There's only one way to enter the summer... Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Festivals
Buy Tickets Now: Belladrum Festival
Belladrum serves up an eclectically enthralling musical meal on one big weekend plate Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Phoenix / The Like @ King Tut's
Trademark sugary melodies and sunshine-pop aura are near ever-present Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Gomez @ ABC
The encore was truly intense, showcasing the amazing sound this bluesy-rock band are capable of when at their best. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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Creeping Bent: How to Swim / Bricolage @ Mono
a tight, impassioned show Read more »| 15 Jul 2006