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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PreviewsRufus Wainwright @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 15 April
This time last year, a production called Sonette by avant-garde stage director Robert Wilson and the Berliner Ensemble was premiered, based on twenty four of... Read more »| 22 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsAutechre @ Sub Club, 16 March
Sean Booth and Rob Brown aren’t ones to bask in limelight. As they are frequently wont to do, tonight they perform in darkness, turning the Sub Club in... Read more »| 18 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsTrivium @ Ironworks, Inverness, 11 March
It's not often that metal bands, let alone a band like Trivium, bother their arses to head this far north, so it's no surprise the Ironworks is rammed sidewa... Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsEarl Grey and the Loose Leaves @ Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, 13 March
Openers Fitzroy Soul jumpstart the evening with some high-gain blues and melodic hooks before throwing a soulful curveball that teeters on the brink of dub i... Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
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Four Tet @ The Bongo Club, 13 March
Rocketnumbernine are comprised of brothers Ben and Tom Page, providing a real treat for punctual gig-goers tonight. Their consistently laconic demeanour beli... Read more »| 17 Mar 2010 -
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The Unwinding Hours @ Stereo, 5 March
Push the stylus down during your favourite Fucking Champs number and you’ll damn near hear Holy Mountain. Drummer Pete Flett’s limbs flail faster... Read more »| 16 Mar 2010
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Previews
Hinterland 2010 @ Various Venues (Glasgow), 3 April
It may only be heading in to its sophomore year, however Glasgow’s one-day, multi-venue Hinterland festival has already made its mark on Scotland&rsquo... Read more »| 12 Mar 2010 -
ReviewsGrizzly Bear @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 9 March
This billing is surely an indie purist's dream. And tonight's purists could be forgiven for leaving daytime reality at the door as Beach House cast their int... Read more »| 11 Mar 2010 -
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The Unwinding Hours / Holy Mountain / Olympic Swimmers @ Stereo, Glasgow, 5 March
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Reviews
Picore @ 13th Note, 4 March
If the lo-fi noodling of last single Pick Up Sticks was your introduction to Super Adventure Club, their presence on such a noisy bill might raise eyebrows. ... Read more »| 09 Mar 2010 -
Previews
Copy Haho @ Captains Rest, 6 Mar
Stonehaven quartet embark on a three-date Scottish mini-tour. Read more »| 26 Feb 2010 -
Previews
The Metal Column - March 2010
The fact that heavy metal can concern itself with any number of themes is a testament to its cultural longevity and musical dominion. Death, war, hatred and ... Read more »| 25 Feb 2010 -
Previews
Live Music Highlights - March 2010
You probably don't need me to spell it out to you but The Phenomenal Handclap Band really want you to have a good time. Don't get me wrong, there's a time an... Read more »| 25 Feb 2010 -
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Mastodon @ Barrowlands, 19 Feb
Packing an abridged recital of the set they played at the ABC last summer – even if they are on stage for nigh on 90 minutes – Atlantan sludge be... Read more »| 23 Feb 2010 -
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Yeasayer @ Òran Mór, 17 Feb
Having shed their ‘Enya with bounce’ mantra to become ‘Depeche Mode on peyote,’ as facelifts go Yeasayer have undergone more than a l... Read more »| 22 Feb 2010