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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PreviewsLive Music Highlights – September 2011
Music is the Music Language is a promising new festival dedicated to showcasing the diversity of Scotland's underground music scene. Taking place on 3/4 Sep ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
PreviewsThe Metal Column – September 2011
While last month’s unsightly bouts of civil disobedience were indisputably deplorable, one of the more overlooked effects was what it meant for Britain... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
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Hot Ticket of the Month: Electric Frog Live @ SWG3, 11 Sep
Following on from the house/techno-centric gathering taking place on Saturday (headlined by Jeff Mills no less), day two of the Electric Frog Carnival keeps ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
ReviewsSebadoh @ Cabaret Voltaire, 24 August
We’ve enjoyed twenty minutes and countless classic Sebadoh numbers before the lads themselves take a breather tonight. “Do you want a slow song o... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
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Warpaint @ The Queen’s Hall, 23 August
If Warpaint’s obsession with the more esoteric moments of British goth-rock didn’t quite shine through on last year's understated debut, nods to ... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011 -
ReviewsInterpol @ O2 Academy, 23 August
In case anyone isn’t au fait with Interpol’s recent line-up shifts, tonight’s bass-heavy mix draws all eyes to new face Brad Truax. Replaci... Read more »| 26 Aug 2011
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The National @ Corn Exchange, 23 August
As The National take stage for their inaugural Edinburgh show to initial rousing applause, there follows a hushed expectancy that immediately bristles neck h... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
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Luke Haines @ Cabaret Voltaire, 22 Aug
Luke Haines may take something of a backseat on this rare live appearance, but his sardonic sniping at middle-Britain is clearly evident nonetheless. Taking ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
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Chad VanGaalen @ Captain's Rest, 18 August
On arrival, Tesla Birds (AKA Steven Kane of Happy Particles) is already sat cross-legged on the floor, hunched over miniature keys like Schroeder made flesh,... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
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Shonen Knife @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 16 August
Even before a note is played, someone in tonight’s sold out crowd gives voice to the question on many a mind: Isosceles, where have you been? We get no... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
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Mike Slott: Live Soundtrack to The Return
It's hardly rare for a musician to provide live accompaniment to a feature film, but New York-based producer Mike Slott has taken a real risk in composing a ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
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Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine @ O2 ABC2, 9 August
For those fond of syncopated, ultra-taut snare skin, Bronto Skylift deliver; in an unceasingly loud set, Iain Stewart’s forceful fills resound loudest.... Read more »| 12 Aug 2011 -
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The Dillinger Escape Plan @ The Garage, 5 Aug
Despite being relative noobs in Glasgow’s burgeoning hardcore scene, Last Words make an impressive step towards getting their foot in the door tonight.... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Wickerman 2011
Now in its tenth year, The Wickerman Festival is no longer a fledgling on the circuit. Back in the early days, it’s unlikely the organisers would have ... Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
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Hot Ticket of the Month: Warpaint @ Queen’s Hall, 23 Aug
If rock shows embody the idea of paying to see other people be free (to paraphrase Kim Gordon), then there are few things more dispiriting than watching a ba... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011