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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ReviewsVivian Girls @ Captain's Rest, 20 Jan
Vivian Girls are on surprisingly prim form. Sure, there's plenty of scuzz, toms and harmonic reverb-filled vocals, especially during Second Date and an acape... Read more »| 25 Jan 2010 -
PreviewsImogen Heap @ ABC, 8 Feb
Since hitting her stride with 2005's Speak for Yourself, singer songwriter Imogen Heap has constantly found new and innovative ways to create electronic hype... Read more »| 25 Jan 2010 -
ReviewsComanechi @ Captain's Rest, 18 Jan
The Captain's Rest is compact, cosy and always perfect for its frequent louder gigs. This is especially true when they're packed to the gills like this one, ... Read more »| 22 Jan 2010 -
PreviewsMiike Snow @ Stereo, 4 Feb
Songwriting duo Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg are responsible for some of Madonna and Kylie Minogue’s latest hits. Hell, they even won Britney... Read more »| 22 Jan 2010 -
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Laura Veirs and the Hall of Flames @ Òran Mór, 17 Jan
With guitar (and later banjo) perched awkwardly over her growing baby bump, Laura Veirs ponders aloud the logistics of embarking on a two month international... Read more »| 19 Jan 2010 -
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An Evening with Henry Rollins @ O2 Academy, 13 Jan
“I’m a maniac. And the older I get, the more pissed off I am,” growls Henry Rollins. With his fevered tones, and his bulky frame poised lik... Read more »| 15 Jan 2010
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ReviewsNacional @ King Tut's, 8 Jan
With red noses onstage and a crowd clad in cosy winter clothes, The Social Services (***) have their work cut out restoring circulation to a shivering Tut's ... Read more »| 14 Jan 2010 -
Festivals
Transmusicales 2009
It’s just gone 6pm and the crowd at La Salle de la Cite in Rennes is bearing witness to an unusual testimony. On stage, a lanky young Scot called Derek... Read more »| 05 Jan 2010 -
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Christmas Songwriters Club @ Leith Docker's Club, 23 Dec
The Christmas Songwriter’s Club adheres to three rules - sort of. One: no covers (apart from Bart Eagleowl’s hesitant attempt at Withered Hand&rs... Read more »| 05 Jan 2010 -
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DeSalvo @ Stereo, 19 Dec
The scene is in full effect tonight as a triple bill of local fixtures makes the fur stand up on everyone’s back, ladies included. Openers Gummy Stumps... Read more »| 05 Jan 2010 -
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Them Crooked Vultures @ Corn Exchange, 15 Dec
Josh Homme embraces an expectant crowd consisting of – let’s not fool ourselves now – curious Queens, Foos and Zeppelin fans like he&rsquo... Read more »| 02 Jan 2010 -
Previews
The Metal Column – January 2010
The Southern State of Georgia has become an unlikely metal mainstay of sorts over the last decade in a grassroots rebranding feat that draws attention away f... Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
Previews
Live Music Highlights - January, 2010
There's a pretty good case to be made for Henry Rollins being the hardest-working man in the music industry. Whether you're talking about his brilliant radio... Read more »| 29 Dec 2009 -
Previews
Buy Tickets Now: Midlake @ ABC, 15 Feb
Texans premiere third album, hoping to provide some post-seasonal cheer Read more »| 18 Dec 2009 -
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The Pogues @ Manchester Apollo, 13 Dec
The Pogues series of annual Christmas gigs continue to impress Read more »| 17 Dec 2009