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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ReviewsNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ The Usher Hall, 27 October
Six years ago, a guitarist walked off this very stage with the band he will forever be synonymous with. Since then he has become a husband again and a father... Read more »| 02 Nov 2011 -
ReviewsYann Tiersen @ O2 ABC, 23 October
Should anyone still be attending Yann Tiersen shows solely on the back of the Amelie soundtrack that broke his name outside France, the absence of an accordi... Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
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Ugly Duckling @ King Tut's, 28 October
Ugly Duckling take the stage after rousing support slots from local hip-hop heroes, beatboxer Bigg Taj, a stalwart of the local scene, and Hector Bizerk. Taj... Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
PreviewsThe Metal Column – November 2011
To Mexicans, November is a time to honour the departed. For Accident & Emergency workers, it’s a time to stifle a giggle as another hapless chap is... Read more »| 27 Oct 2011 -
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Live Music Highlights – November 2011
King Creosote & Kid Canaveral play a slew of dates this month in support of their forthcoming collaborative 7" single. Perky indie-pop vibes and top-draw... Read more »| 27 Oct 2011 -
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Envy @ Stereo, 24 October
Tonight, Envy are awesome in the truest sense of the word. Their set isn’t exactly varied, but it is consistently soul-stirring: guitars start out icy ... Read more »| 26 Oct 2011
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Previews
Hot Ticket of the Month: 20 Years of Sleaze
We're not usually big on birthdays, but Nice N Sleazy turns 20 this month, and it seems like an appropriate moment to get a little misty eyed about a venue t... Read more »| 25 Oct 2011 -
ReviewsBon Iver @ The Usher Hall, 22 October
Dwarfed and surrounded by the overwhelming array of instruments belonging to the nine piece Bon Iver, Canadian singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards confronts t... Read more »| 25 Oct 2011 -
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John Foxx and The Maths @ The Arches, 23 October
As the frontman for Ultravox until 1979, John Foxx was central to the development of synthpop, a genre which has branched off in myriad unforeseen directions... Read more »| 25 Oct 2011 -
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Wolves in the Throne Room @ Stereo, 23 October
Eco-spiritualist brothers-in-arms Nathan and Aaron Weaver cast a dark spell over Glasgow this evening with their meditative, trance-inducing brand of black m... Read more »| 25 Oct 2011 -
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Fruit Tree Foundation Showcase @ Nobles, 20 October
Mentors Withered Hand, James Yorkston and Rod Jones performed with upcoming songwriters Marie Collins, Liz Cronin and Lucy Cathcart Frödén to sho... Read more »| 21 Oct 2011 -
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Herman Dune @ King Tut's, 16 October
In recent months, Jon Hamm, a blue yeti, and a Spanish lager endorsement have proffered two versions of the perfect Herman Dune show. The Hamm-and-furball-st... Read more »| 21 Oct 2011 -
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Tindersticks @ Usher Hall, 16 October
French film director Claire Denis formed a creative connection with Tindersticks in 1995. Tonight, the textures of her works (including 35 Rhums, Vendredi So... Read more »| 19 Oct 2011 -
ReviewsGruff Rhys @ Bongo Club, 8 October
The latent tension of a heavily oversubscribed Bongo Club and a few early technical "malfunctions" fail to deter Gruff Rhys from his stated mission; that of ... Read more »| 12 Oct 2011 -
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True Widow / Vom / The Downs @ Captain's Rest, 10 October
Both of tonight’s support acts bear superficial similarities with their headliner – being guitar/bass/drums trios that rely heavily (excuse the p... Read more »| 12 Oct 2011