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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ReviewsEdwyn Collins @ O2 ABC, 18 April
When Edwyn Collins walks onstage, the lights are still up and background music continues to play quietly through the PA. Yet his supporting cane casts a dist... Read more »| 25 Apr 2013 -
ReviewsPere Ubu / Variety Lights @ Mono, 17 April
Seminal is an overused word, but it can be fairly applied to both Pere Ubu and the earlier work of Variety Lights’ David Baker: as the original fr... Read more »| 24 Apr 2013 -
ReviewsShield Patterns @ The Castle Hotel, Manchester, 17 April
You'd be forgiven for not realising that this is only Shield Patterns' second show: Claire Brentnall's porcelain songs arrive seemingly complete and finalise... Read more »| 24 Apr 2013 -
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Daughter @ Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, 22 April
With a predilection for knotty, staccato rhythms and minimal melodies, Daughter strive to avoid standard indie tropes – and recent debut If You Leave s... Read more »| 23 Apr 2013 -
Festivals
In Pictures: Fence Records' GnomeGame, Anstruther, 7 April
GnomeGame, Anstruther, 7 April Day two of Fence Records' annual showcase of the finest in modern folk and folktronica from Scotland (and beyond!) featu... Read more »| 18 Apr 2013 -
Festivals
In Pictures: Fence Records' GnomeGame, Anstruther, 6 April
GnomeGame, Anstruther, 6 April Having flitted around Scotland in various forms for the last few years, Fence Records' annual hoedown returned to the label's... Read more »| 18 Apr 2013
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Festivals
Festival Season 2013: Carry Me Home
Whether the party's in or outdoors, north or south of the border, The Skinny does not discriminate in this whistle-stop tour of the UK's varied festival circuit Read more »| 18 Apr 2013 -
ReviewsTeam Ghost / Sonic Hearts Foundation @ Broadcast, 10 April
Despite the entire evening being beset with technical problems – vocals drift in and out, disappearing behind squalls of guitar feedback, and the ... Read more »| 16 Apr 2013 -
Reviews
Steve Mason @ King Tuts, Glasgow, 9 April
By his own estimation, Steve Mason is operating at about 80% strength tonight due to a lousy start-of-tour cold. But, he adds, “that’s still enou... Read more »| 15 Apr 2013 -
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British Sea Power, Casual Sex @ Òran Mór, 7 April
For much of their current tour, British Sea Power have been opening gigs with a bonus set of ‘mellow’ fan-favourites. Unfortunately, Oran Mor&rsq... Read more »| 12 Apr 2013 -
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Hookworms / Base Ventura @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 5 April
You’d be hard-pushed to find a soul yet to extoll the virtues of Hookworms’ debut album Pearl Mystic. You’d also be hard-pushed to find a w... Read more »| 11 Apr 2013 -
Previews
Record Store Day in Edinburgh and Glasgow
As Record Store Day (20 Apr) approaches, you’ll need to meticulously plan your diary to avoid missing out on some of the fantastic in-store events happ... Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
Festivals
Festival Season 2013: The Lesser Known
Festivals! They're still happening, except all the ones you used to just roll up to now sell out months in advance ’cause every man and his dog wants to go. Here are some lesser known gems for you to throw your pay packet at instead Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
Previews
Record Store Day in Liverpool and Manchester
Break open the penny jar, call in your debtors, collectors of the world unite! This 20 April sees the sixth incarnation of Record Store Day Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
Reviews
Umberto / Hausfrau / Leaf Wrist @ Kinning Park Complex, 30 March
Opening proceedings, Leaf Wrist plays a hypnotic performance of experimental electronics, running the gamut from dusted, dub-influenced loops to something ap... Read more »| 02 Apr 2013