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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ReviewsAntonio Forcione and Adriano Adewale at Assembly George Square, 23 August
Plenty in the George Square Assembly One crowd tonight have seen guitarist (and 2001 ‘Best Spirit of the Fringe Award’ winner) Antonio Forcione a... Read more »| 03 Sep 2015 -
Previews
Northwest Gig Highlights – September 2015
Behold! The month of psych is here, with Liverpool Psych Fest dominating proceedings, while we also have a rather special event up our sleeves Read more »| 01 Sep 2015 -
Previews
Scottish Gig Highlights – September 2015
In a month of indie rock heavyweights, Future Islands face off with Baltimore housemates Dope Body at the Barras, Tame Impala swing down on Glasgow from their cosmic plane and Mac DeMarco turns the ABC into a slacker den Read more »| 01 Sep 2015 -
Festivals
Lowlands 2015: The Review
If you're hankering for a smaller scale festival that still draws big talent, look no further Lowlands, a three day offering of rock, electronic and hip-hop held just outside Amsterdam. Here's our lowdown on this year's exemplary edition. Read more »| 28 Aug 2015 -
Reviews
Pega Monstro @ Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow, 20 August
Portuguese sisters Pega Monstro bring their psych-tinged garage rock to Glasgow, ably supported by Sacred Paws, Seconds and Breakfast Muff. Read more »| 28 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsSun Ra Arkestra / Richard Youngs @ Summerhall, 20 August
The lights in Summerhall’s Dissection Room dim at 21:44 Thursday night: they’d made us wait. First through a half-hour delay; then through a horr... Read more »| 28 Aug 2015
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Previews
Trof and The Skinny present: Weirds, False Advertising and more
The Skinny is pleased to support a great lineup at The Deaf Institute in September, with Weirds, False Advertising and Fruit Bomb – plus ultra special guests to be announced Read more »| 28 Aug 2015 -
Reviews
Deerhoof @ Gorilla, 24 August
In the world of experimental rock, where some bands seem compelled to take themselves very seriously, Deerhoof’s calling card has always been Fun. Read more »| 27 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsThe Ex @ Islington Mill, 23 August
As soon as the current incarnation of Dutch anarcho-punks The Ex take to the stage with their repetitive, earthy, Captain Beefheart-esque avant-boogie, the rhythms seem to head straight to the hips of a number of the assembled “punks of a certain age.” Read more »| 27 Aug 2015 -
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Rolo Tomassi @ Gorilla, Manchester, 20 August
Rolo Tomasi return to Manchester as support to The Fall of Troy but a full house is in place early and it's only the relative politeness of the circle pit &n... Read more »| 27 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsJames Brown is Annie @ The Jazz Bar, 17 August
Edinburgh outfit and Jazz Bar regulars James Brown is Annie play through their debut album, recorded on home soil with Average White Band's foundin... Read more »| 24 Aug 2015 -
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Japan Marvelous Drummers @ George Square Theatre, 18 August
"How is a drum solo like a sneeze?" an old joke goes. "You can tell when it's coming, but you can't do anything about it." And with Japan Marvelous Drummer... Read more »| 21 Aug 2015 -
ReviewsArthur Russell's Instrumentals @ Liverpool Kazimier, 11 August
If you’ve spent the past few years regularly attending gigs or clubs in Liverpool then chances are you would have heard the different sides of Arthur R... Read more »| 20 Aug 2015 -
Reviews
The Black Sorrows @ The Spiegeltent, Edinburgh, 12 August
With one hot solo per song, a tight band sound, the occasional bat-out-of-heck howl, and the kind of drumming you don't notice (even, unfortunately, during a... Read more »| 14 Aug 2015 -
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Sun Kil Moon @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10 August
Playing in support of his new Universal Themes LP, Mark Kozelek brings his band to Edinburgh for a mammoth show as part of Summerhall’s increasingly impressive body of events. Read more »| 12 Aug 2015