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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PreviewsO2 Love Music Column – January 2013
Having survived the twin assaults of the Mayan apocalypse (that’s the last time we’ll mention it, honest) and the rather more realistic threat of... Read more »| 01 Jan 2013 -
PreviewsThe Metal Column – January 2012
If you're reading this, you made it. Looks like those Mayans were wrong, eh, droogs? Well, what did you expect? Those losers didn't even have the power of th... Read more »| 01 Jan 2013 -
ReviewsThe Twilight Sad / We Were Promised Jetpacks / Holy Mountain @ Barrowland, 15 December
Without any sort of warning or restraint, Glasgow's Holy Mountain unflinchingly whip out the anvil-heavy speed-riffs to a partially bewildered audience. De... Read more »| 19 Dec 2012 -
Reviews
Mission of Burma @ Mono, 5 December
A decade into their second wind, Mission of Burma have arguably set the criterion standard for how to reform a cult act and not only preserve your reputati... Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
Festivals
Trans Musicales De Rennes 2012: Day 3
The final day of Trans Musicales de Rennes featured whimsical folk-soul troubadour Kwes, transcendental funk and Afrobeat from DFA's Sinkane, sunny dreampop from Melody's Echo Chamber, and the bassbin-destroying awesomeness of TNGHT Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
FestivalsTrans Musicales De Rennes 2012: Day 2
Day 2 of Trans Musicales de Rennes sees Gallic techno pioneer Vitalic absolutely killing it, local lads O Safari kicking up some dust, plus performances from Phoebe Jean & The Air Force, Doldrums and Rachid Taha Read more »| 08 Dec 2012
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Festivals
Trans Musicales De Rennes 2012: Day 1
Our intrepid reporter ventures out to Rennes in France, for one of the most exciting festivals in Europe: Trans Musicales 2012. Highlights from day one include Team Ghost, Madeon and Netsky Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
Reviews
Wild Nothing @ Stereo, 30 November
On record, Jack Tatum's Wild Nothing project have a dreampop, shoegaze bent – synths are pushed to the fore, and vocals are often drenched in reverb, g... Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
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Some Songs Side-By-Side Album Launch @ Stereo, 29 November
Since Some Songs Side-By-Side is the debut release from Stereo’s fledgling record label, the bar’s basement space seems the natural place to la... Read more »| 07 Dec 2012 -
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Converge / Touché Amoré / A Storm of Light / The Secret @ Classic Grand, 28 November
Italy's The Secret waste no time in blowing the doors open tonight.Their chaotic, nihilistic blend of hardcore, grind and black metal is simply unforgiving;... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
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Rob Zombie / Marilyn Manson @ SECC, 28 November
The spooky kids adore Marilyn Manson – they mouth the words to every song as the God of Fuck goes through several costume changes and stage sets. Dis... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
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Shearwater @ Broadcast, 27 November
With Animal Joy ranking amongst their best work, Shearwater feel like one of 2012’s great overlookeds, their seventh album receiving only a fraction ... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
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Menomena / Empty Pools @ Nice N' Sleazy, 23 November
With their slightly off-kilter approach to indie rock songwriting, Bristol's Empty Pools are right at home on tonight's bill. With a sound that's less predi... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
Previews
Live Music Highlights – December 2012
This month's live music highlights, including an unmissable show with The Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Holy Mountain, and plenty more highlights from the likes oof Beth Orton, Gary Numan and Malcolm Middleton Read more »| 04 Dec 2012 -
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Christ. @ Pivo Pivo, 25 November
On record, one of the most engaging things about Christ. is his masterful keyboard playing. His extended, hypnotic improvised synth lines and spiralling, int... Read more »| 04 Dec 2012