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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ReviewsThe Twilight Sad / Frightened Rabbit @ The Liquid Room, 14 Aug
Beguiling and hilarious in equal measure Read more »| 18 Aug 2008 -
ReviewsLaura Marling @ Bannerman's, 12 Aug
Alas! I cannot breathe... Laura Marling sweats it out on her Bannerman's debut Read more »| 18 Aug 2008 -
Festivals5 Reasons to haul ass to Hydro Connect
Drink with an outstretched pinky at Connect and you could easily be mistaken for royalty, as Ally Brown reveals Read more »| 14 Aug 2008 -
FestivalsBelladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2008
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, 8-10 Aug 2008 Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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Nouvelle Vague @ The Liquid Room, 8 Aug
Oozing Gallic charm as they work their way through their second night of sexy Bossa Nova'd 1980s hits Read more »| 12 Aug 2008 -
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Drive-By Truckers @ The Liquid Room, 6 Aug
The Truckers play up to their slack-jawed stereotype, but there's much more to this lot than the typecast Read more »| 12 Aug 2008
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Shout Out Louds @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7 Aug
The sort of harmless, sugary indie-pop that American film and TV studios dribble over Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
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The Icarus Line @ King Tut's, 6 Aug
The Icarus Line look as though they could still take on the world, the question is whether they really want to Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
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Paul Haig @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4 Aug
An enjoyable hometown gig for Haig, even if nearly all the city stayed at home Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
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Paul Kelly @ The Spiegeltent, 5 Aug
The mid-section of Kelly's A-Z assault on his back catalogue sends everyone home happy Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
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Ratatat @ Cabaret Voltaire, 1 Aug
A tightly crammed Cab Vol crowd is soon nodding as one in appreciation of the thumping drum loops and outlandish guitar solos Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Festivals
Tartan Heart Festival @ Belladrum, Invernesshire, 8-9 Aug
Despite recent heavy headline casualties (including The Long Blondes and The Holloways) Belladrum has proven its thus far short-lived but prolific festival p... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Previews
Sneakin' in After Hours
After dispelling the pocketful of flyers for ‘the next big thing’ or something ‘you MUST see’ during the festival, spare a thought for the tremendous selection of club nights. Not part of the festival per se, but late licences and a bustling city attract the very best of the electronic world so grab a slice of the action Read more »| 01 Aug 2008 -
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Xavier Rudd @ The Corn Exchange, 19 Aug
If you've felt a distinct lack of didgeridoo in your life in recent times, Xavier Rudd can help you fill that void. The tranquil Australian has a new album ... Read more »| 30 Jul 2008 -
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Metal Up Your Ass - August, 2008
A weekend with Shed Seven and Scouting For Girls isn't quite the kind of riff massacre MUYA had in mind this month Read more »| 30 Jul 2008