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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PreviewsScottish Gig Highlights – October 2014
Happy October! The leaves have gone all tertiary on you, and you've probably just spent a month guiltily realising your autumnal aspirations for productivity... Read more »| 30 Sep 2014 -
PreviewsNorthwest Gig Highlights – October 2014
From the hypnotic Lone to soundtrack maestro Clint Mansell, and the New Jersey jangle of Real Estate to a virtuoso St. Vincent, it’s an eclectic and excellent month Read more »| 30 Sep 2014 -
ReviewsOwls @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 17 Sep
“Sorry for the mind games!” Tim Kinsella blinks. In the customary fashion, Owls have just returned to the stage following the climax of their mai... Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
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First Aid Kit @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 20 Sep
Tonight's opener, Jo Rose, has thankfully recovered from his on-stage collapse at the start of this tour, although his guitar hasn’t. Having ... Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
ReviewsKate Bush: Before the Dawn
35 years after she last performed a full concert, we finally get to see Kate Bush live Read more »| 26 Sep 2014 -
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Throwing Muses / Tanya Donelly @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 17 September
On the eve of the independence referendum, the denizens of Òran Mór take a break from contemplating their future to enjoy reflecting on th... Read more »| 22 Sep 2014
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Reviews
SOHN / FYFE / Atom Tree @ Stereo, 16 September
The feud between analogue instrumentalists and electronic innovators might never end; the former argue for gritty traditionalism over safe pre-programming, t... Read more »| 22 Sep 2014 -
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Bronto Skylift / Felix Champion / Sharptooh @ Nice N Sleazy, 12 September
Sharptooth are the kind of band that your elderly relatives would find too loud if they played your wedding; more gothic fuzz pop than the schizophrenic nois... Read more »| 15 Sep 2014 -
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Gruff Rhys @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 5 September
There’s no support tonight, just the unusual sight of the ABC being filled with rows of plastic seating and a school-sized projector screen standing on... Read more »| 12 Sep 2014 -
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The Acid / Samaris @ The Deaf Institute, 8 September
London label One Little Indian has always had an ear for Icelandic talent. From Björk and Sigur Rós to Ásgeir, there’s been a consis... Read more »| 11 Sep 2014 -
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The Last Big Weekend: Saturday, 30 August
It’s been a summer like no other in Glasgow. In July the city was transformed for what’s being widely recognised as being the most successfu... Read more »| 05 Sep 2014 -
Festivals
End of the Road 2014
As festival season hurtles towards a close, End of the Road showed them all how it's done Read more »| 05 Sep 2014 -
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Electric Fields 2014
For a maiden festival, Electric Fields gets quite a few things right, location being not least of all. Set on the grounds of the stately Drumlanrig Castle, p... Read more »| 04 Sep 2014 -
Previews
Northwest Gig Highlights – September 2014
In Liverpool the sound in Camp & Furnace will be loud and heady for the return of Psych Fest, while Manchester hosts the likes of the superb Honeyblood and First Aid Kit Read more »| 01 Sep 2014 -
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St. Vincent / Arc Iris @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 26 August
Both musically and visually, Arc Iris are a colourful affair. Catsuited and rainbow-eyed, former Low Anthem member Jocie Adams delivers her baroque compositi... Read more »| 01 Sep 2014