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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ReviewsThe Mars Volta @ Academy
Epic? Too right. Genius? In league with Hendrix, mate. So it's a major frustration that they also dabble in 'bloody tedious' Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Kills @ The Liquid Room
Mosshart is the embodiment of late 70s DIY Punk—abrasive, antagonistic, alluring—and backed by Hince's minimalist riffs the duo make for an enthralling live proposition Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Dirty Projectors @ Cabaret Voltaire
Obscure? No doubt. Breathtaking? Absolutely Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ReviewsFuture Of The Left @ Stereo
Violence solved everything, apparently Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Hot Chip @ Barrowland
Hot Chip may reject the nu-rave mutterings, but they certainly know how to conjure the spirit of '92 Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Futureheads @ The Liquid Room
The disclosure of their first new material since the overly cerebral News and Tributes suggests a return to the zip of their debut Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Portishead @ Corn Exchange, 12 Apr
An unyielding talent, easily transcending time Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Live Music Roundup - April
DeVotchKa gonna make it happen at King Tut's on 6 April Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Down @ The Academy
Anselmo himself is unquestionable as one of the most incendiary front men in the metal game Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ReviewsYeasayer @ King Tut's
Although some of these interstellar jams could be drawn out longer, it would never be in keeping with the 'Sayer's pop aesthetic Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
ReviewsNeil Young @ The Playhouse
Even at 62, Young proves he can still rock with the very best of them Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Foals @ QMU
Even if the initial shock of their sound is radical, it's not deviating much from song to song Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Eels @ Royal Concert Hall, 28 Feb
A rare, retrospective moment for E, and a pertinent reminder of his oblique genius Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Editors @ Carling Academy
The set plays out like their greatest, great hits, and it's that consistent quality which should surely outshine the far casting shadow of their influences Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Dead Meadow @ King Tut's
As Dead Meadow begin their set, one thing is abundantly clear: drummer Stephen McCarty has cultivated a really boss moustache Read more »| 01 Apr 2008