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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ReviewsIsis @ Stereo, 25 Oct
"Sorry it's not heavy metal" breathes Mothlite's flickering frontman, a statement met with many a curious glare. Because the swathes of fans packed in the cu... Read more »| 30 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsATP Presents: Les Savy Fav @ ABC2, 24 Oct
Somewhere on the universal moral spectrum - considerably closer to Nick Griffin than Gandhi - lie people who talk during movies. Sure, ABC2 is an unlikely ve... Read more »| 29 Oct 2009 -
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Juliette Lewis @ Glasgow Garage, 21 Oct
Tonight's one of those nights that's all about the main event - consequently, a support band's worst nightmare. However, despite only managing to turn only a... Read more »| 29 Oct 2009 -
ReviewsFrank Turner @ QMU, 15 Oct
Hailing from hardcore heroes Million Dead, and with his recent album Poetry of the Deed adorned in punk rock iconography, one would expect Frank Turner to sh... Read more »| 29 Oct 2009 -
PreviewsBowerbirds @ Sneaky Pete's, 30 Oct
North Carolina's Bowerbirds hit both Glasgow and Edinburgh on their latest UK tour. Read more »| 28 Oct 2009 -
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Twisted Kids Birthday Party
The Skinny and Ten Tracks' birthday celebrations at The Arches, Glasgow Read more »| 28 Oct 2009
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Previews
The Metal Column - October, 2009
For some reason, autumn seems to bring out the grim hordes like no other season. This November, the pagan buzz of Halloween oozes perfectly into a month full... Read more »| 28 Oct 2009 -
PreviewsLive Music Highlights - November, 2009
Death is the only acceptable excuse for non-attendance of Jay Reatard's upcoming sweat festival at King Tut's on 11 Nov Read more »| 27 Oct 2009 -
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The Mill Highlights @ Òran Mór and Cabaret Voltaire
If you're gonna release a single called Candy Girl, chances are high you're going for weighty Sixties revivalism. The Valkarys (12 Nov, Cabaret Voltaire) pro... Read more »| 22 Oct 2009 -
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Mudhoney at HMV Picture House, 9 Oct
Tonight’s homage to the fuzz pedal begins in earnest as St Deluxe knuckle down to the business of evoking Dinosaur Jr at their eardrum-popping best. Wi... Read more »| 22 Oct 2009 -
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Bat For Lashes / Yeasayer @ HMV Picture House, 20 Oct
After guesting on Bat For Lashes’ new-ish album, Brooklyn band Yeasayer were an obvious choice of support for this tour. Whether the audience knows it ... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
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Crocodiles @ Stereo, 19 Oct
With grizzly bear flags of the California Republic draped proudly over their amps, San Diego’s latest burp of youthful boredom, recently enlarged from ... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
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Casiokids @ Electric Circus, 6 Oct
Toddler-like grins hang on the faces of the five Casiokids and the quickening beats of Togens Hule soon turn the venue into a bouncing playground of fun. Thu... Read more »| 21 Oct 2009 -
Previews
The Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble @ Queen's Hall, 12 Nov
On a personal note, my 2009 Graham Coxon interactions have been mixed. Positive: sneaking into an in-store performance on the day of seventh solo LP The Spin... Read more »| 19 Oct 2009 -
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Girls @ Sneaky Pete’s, 14 Oct
Daniel Johnston songs have been covered by everyone from Beck to The Twilight Sad, but when Girls end their set with True Love Will Find You In The End, such... Read more »| 19 Oct 2009