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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PreviewsThe 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 -
ReviewsBat 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 -
ReviewsCrocodiles @ 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 -
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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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ReviewsGirls @ 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 -
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Sky Larkin @ Classic Grand, 6 Oct
It's always a right pain in the tits when something doesn't work out the way you want it to - and it's even more excruciating to watch. Tonight, Leeds trio S... Read more »| 16 Oct 2009 -
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Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, 16 Nov
With Pavement set for a reformation, Cymbals Eat Guitars couldn’t have timed their breakthrough any better. That’s not to say that the young New ... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
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Grizzly Bear @ ABC, 2 Nov
So will Veckatimest be in your top ten for 2009? That depends whether you can stomach arch indie austerity, sparse, loping, minor-key chamber pop, or yet ano... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
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An Evening with Nick Cave @ HMV Picture House, 13 Oct
One of the first rules of writing, in any sector, is to write about what you know; so one great challenge all novelists face is to create characters and stor... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
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Confusion is Sex
Confusion is Sex feels tough tonight. Not only is DJ Dolby Anol banging out hard electro to a crowd of face-painted girls and topless rave boys, Parisian tec... Read more »| 15 Oct 2009 -
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Massive Attack @ O2 Academy, 29 Sep
“So many new songs,” rasps Robert “3D” Del Nadja as he takes a breather from shadowboxing smoke and whispering his way through the we... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
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Jonathan Richman at Òran Mór, 10 Oct Review
Rock 'n' roll idolatry has effects both positive and negative. Blinkered dedication to onstage heroes can electrify a gig, but it also means every mediocre i... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009 -
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Sparrow and the Workshop @ Captain's Rest, 8 Oct
When it comes to observational banter, “you know when you swallow a load of lip gloss and it’s all scratchy?” isn’t the most universa... Read more »| 12 Oct 2009