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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Teenage Fanclub @ Fruitmarket Hall
For 90 minutes Teenage Fanclub are the only thing that matter. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Explosions in the Sky @ Barrowland
Holds the audience captive through the lapping of guitar and crash of cymbal. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Earth @ Stereo
It's difficult not to crave more of a departure from what is a fairly straight reading. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Cara Dillon @ Old Fruitmarket
Sweet but lacking in substance. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Bert Jansch @ Glasgow Concert Hall
A man totally at one with his instrument. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
PreviewsThe Gutter Twins @ Oran Mor
Greg Dulli's rich vocals match well with Mark Lanegan's broken rumble Read more »| 06 Mar 2008
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FestivalsF**k it, let's all go to Coachella
All your T in the Parks and Glastonburys will merge into one as you get older, but a festival like Coachella will likely be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Dillinger Escape Plan @ Cathouse, 15 Feb
Unrelenting, ferocious entertainment. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Holy Fuck @ Stereo
A musical hormone imbalance that will turn you into a sweaty convulsing mess whether you like it or not Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Metal Up Your Ass - March, 2008
Dust down your musket, pull on those combats and wage hostilities at the finest in heavy gigs in Scotland this month. Easy on the slam dancing though, eh Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Queens Of The Stone Age @ The Corn Exchange, 9 Feb
There's a pleasing mechanical veneer to the Queens tonight, though you have to wonder what's making them tick. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Okkervil River at Cabaret Voltaire
For a band whose best art recounts the business of individuals, Okkervil River's live performance is a celebration of the unit, showcasing their collective excellence as a band Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
ReviewsEnon @ Cabaret Voltaire
Brilliantly crafted punk rock. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
ReviewsBritish Sea Power @ The Arches, 26 Jan
A thumbnail sketch of what attracted us to British Sea Power in the first place. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Black Francis @ The Garage, 10 Feb
A merely satisfactory performance given extra credence due to Black's impressive legacy. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008