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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PreviewsJonathan Richman at Òran Mór Preview
"One-two-three-four-five-six!" With this rallying cry, Jonathan Richman kickstarted not only his career with his band the Modern Lovers' anthem Roadrunner, b... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
ReviewsGang of Four @ HMV Picture House, 18 Sep
As post-punk classics go, Entertainment! nestles beside Unknown Pleasures and Metal Box as one of the most exemplary and influential offerings from that gen... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
PreviewsThe Black Seeds / The Ordinary Allstars @ HMV Picture House, 29 Sep
Ready to top last year's Edinburgh visit, 8-piece musical brotherhood The Black Seeds are hitting the mighty Picture House, alongside local support that's unexpected, fresh and exciting. Read more »| 21 Sep 2009 -
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Jeniferever @ Cabaret Voltaire, 24 Sep
With the nights drawing in and our breath once again visible as we kick through the remains of Autumn's vibrant decay, what could be more suitable than some ... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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Bat For Lashes @ HMV Picture House, 20 Oct
Bat For Lashes' wonderful second album Two Suns featured collaborations with Yeasayer and Scott Walker, and now Natasha Khan has persuaded one of these guest... Read more »| 18 Sep 2009 -
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Mudhoney at HMV Picture House Preview
Way back when, Mudhoney were big, loud cornerstones of the Seattle grunge scene. While they’ve subsequently lost the limelight, they’ve maintaine... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009
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The xx @ Captain's Rest, 5 Oct
The xx are a music hack's wet dream, and, correspondingly, have been showered in praise (pardon the phrase) by the Guardian and Pitchfork among others. The L... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
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Richard Hawley @ Queen's Hall, 13 Oct
Richard Hawley hails from a bygone era, crooning like Scott Walker before he turned avant-garde and penning luscious odes to courting couples and, er, his ho... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
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Jesus H. Foxx @ The Bowery, 12 Sep
It’s hard to find a common musical thread amongst the showcase at The Bowery tonight. First up, New York import Golden Ghost (***) – a plugged in... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
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Buy Tickets Now: Yo La Tengo @ ABC, 6 Nov
Like Sonic Youth if Kim'n'Thurston had fallen in love while chatting baseball instead of art, and if Lee Ranaldo was a Simpsons buff, Yo La Tengo have long b... Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
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Sunset Rubdown @ Stereo, 10 Sep
Prog is not a dirty word. It’s occasionally worth reminding ourselves of that. The authority-baiting allure of punk can convince many an adolescent psy... Read more »| 11 Sep 2009 -
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Pastels/Tenniscoats @ Stereo, 2 Sep
There's something of a coming-of-age about tonight's opening set from boxfresh Glasgow indie-poppers Veronica Falls (***). Roxanne Clifford and Patrick Doyle... Read more »| 11 Sep 2009 -
ReviewsOkkervil River @ Òran Mór, 9 Sep
Okkervil River are good to their UK fans, making the trip to our shores at the drop of a hat these days. Tonight there’s no new record to promote and (... Read more »| 10 Sep 2009 -
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Tori Amos @ Royal Concert Hall, 8 Sep
Reputations are mysterious things. Rumours of past gigs had painted Tori Amos as a humourless virtuoso who’d sooner tell talkative fans to sling their ... Read more »| 09 Sep 2009 -
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Christ. @ The GRV, 26 Sep
Deep in the darkest recesses of the Cowgate (well, Guthrie Street) you will find The GRV, a multi-media arts venue which will soon play host to the equally ... Read more »| 09 Sep 2009