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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ReviewsUnited Fruit @ Captain's Rest, 10 Feb
Solid evidence that good noise is alive and well in Glasgow Read more »| 16 Feb 2009 -
PreviewsBroken Records: Stretching the Imagination
If you've spoken to any follower of Scottish music recently about bands to look out for, the chances are Broken Records won't have been too far from their lips. The Skinny tipped them for greatness as far back as 2007, and through a series of positive single and live reviews have tracked their progress ever since. 2009 promises to be a huge year for the band, and they kick it off by playing a headline slot at The Mill. Finbarr Bermingham caught up with Jamie Sutherland and Ian Turnball to hear what pursuits have kept Scottish music's hottest properties busy. Read more »| 13 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsLate of the Pier @ Òran Mór, 8 Feb
Despite attempts by a certain publication to convince otherwise, Late of the Pier have never been a comfortable fit for nu-rave 2.0 - too awkward, too unusua... Read more »| 12 Feb 2009 -
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Glissando @ Wee Red Bar, 6 Feb
Trampoline promotes a night of post-rock influenced groups, with mixed success. Read more »| 10 Feb 2009 -
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Copy Haho @ Sneaky Pete's, 2 Feb
Opening with their first two singles - 2006's Bookshelf and last year's You Are My Coal Mine - Stonehaven's Copy Haho flow right in to the lead track from th... Read more »| 06 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsThe Cribs / The Thermals @ ABC, 4 Feb
While singer Hutch Harris occasionally flirts with Brian Molko-whininess, tonight The Thermals confidently steer themselves from the precipice of annoyingnes... Read more »| 06 Feb 2009
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FestivalsCeltic Connections: Martha Wainwright @ Old Fruitmarket, 27 Jan
As Teddy Thompson (**) kicks off tonight's festivities, most of the largely middle-aged crowd inside the Old Fruitmarket seem attentive and fairly satisfied ... Read more »| 05 Feb 2009 -
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Duty Free: Paul Vickers and the Leg @ Cabaret Voltaire, 29 Jan
Paul Vickers and the Leg perform their new, as yet incomplete musical. Read more »| 04 Feb 2009 -
Previews
Noisy Nights @ The Traverse Theatre Bar, 23 Feb
‘Write score, submit score, come along, have score played by Red Note Ensemble, drink beer, fall over’ Read more »| 03 Feb 2009 -
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The Bulleit Originals: Marlena Shaw @ The Caves, 30 Jan
New York soul veteran blows the cobwebs off The Caves, despite having to deal with a strangely disinterested crowd Read more »| 02 Feb 2009 -
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Stricken City @ Captain's Rest, 25 Feb
The cosy Captain's Rest seems an ideal venue to catch the critically acclaimed Stricken City. Hyped to the hilt, this indie-pop brigade sound quite unlike an... Read more »| 02 Feb 2009 -
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Live Music Highlights - February, 2009
Spread the word: Edinburgh's filthiest glam/punk sons The Vivians play their homecoming gig on 6 February at Cabaret Voltaire and it's free entry, so this on... Read more »| 30 Jan 2009 -
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Metal Up Your Ass - February 2009
The rock and roll quotient is represented when Fucked Up raise hell with The Bronx and Rolo Tomassi at The Garage Read more »| 30 Jan 2009 -
Festivals
Celtic Connections: Jamaican Burns Night @ The Old Fruitmarket, 25 Jan
Inspired by Robert Burns’ almost-move to Jamaica, tonight’s Caribbean-infused Burns celebrations remain staunchly traditional in some respects, w... Read more »| 29 Jan 2009 -
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Sky Larkin @ King Tut's, 26 Jan
After appearing in just about every ‘Tips for 2009’ feature, now Sky Larkin have to show the newly-intrigued that they’re worthy of such ea... Read more »| 29 Jan 2009