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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ReviewsHomecoming Live: The Final Fling @ SECC, 28 Nov
The Final Fling marks the end of the year's Homecoming festivities, showcasing some of the finest musical talent the country has to offer. Stalwarts such as ... Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
ReviewsSkeletonwitch @ Ivory Blacks, 30 Nov
Tonight is proof positive that the thrash resurgence continues to gain momentum, with mobs of younger fans wholeheartedly embracing the sounds of vintage met... Read more »| 07 Dec 2009 -
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Homecoming Scotland- The Final Fling
Photography - Sarah Roberts Read more »| 06 Dec 2009 -
ReviewsArctic Monkeys @ SECC, 24 Nov
Eagles of Death Metal’s sound could be drawn in broad strokes from image alone. Moustaches, aviators, flying-V posing and other iconography cribbed fro... Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
Previews
Edinburgh's Hogmanay Music Guide
What are you doing for Hogmanay? Read more »| 27 Nov 2009 -
Previews
The Metal Column - December 2009
Although the cold snaps of December typically signal a lull in all metallic operations, a broad range of both seasoned and unrefined heaviness rounds out the... Read more »| 26 Nov 2009
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PreviewsLive Music Highlights - December, 2009
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are set to turn Stereo into indie Ground Zero on 3 Dec Read more »| 26 Nov 2009 -
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Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Sneaky Pete's, 16 Nov
It's great to see the elements being defied tonight, during one of the dreichest stretches of autumn weather in the capital; Sneaky Pete's is nearly full to ... Read more »| 24 Nov 2009 -
Previews
New York Dolls @ HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, 10 Dec
The New York Dolls, the legendary proto punks whose first appearances in the early 70s still stand out as some of the more shocking of rock ‘n&rsq... Read more »| 23 Nov 2009 -
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Mariachi El Bronx @ Òran Mór, 18 Nov
It's hard to know what to expect from a Mariachi band's support act, but Finnish duo Jakko and Jay transcend any such pondering with an intensely eccentric s... Read more »| 20 Nov 2009 -
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The Flaming Lips @ O2 Academy, 15 Nov
Perhaps even euphoria suffers from diminishing returns. That the Flaming Lips trade in such a sought-after commodity so successfully is certainly not... Read more »| 20 Nov 2009 -
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Alice in Chains @ Barrowlands, 12 Nov
It’s fitting that Alice in Chains’ first European tour with new material in 16 years should begin within the dusty climes of the Barrowlands. Hav... Read more »| 19 Nov 2009 -
ReviewsTegan and Sara @ HMV Picture House, 15 Nov
Given the unbelievable difficulty I had in persuading someone to come see Tegan and Sara with me, I began to fear that I was missing something. However, I wa... Read more »| 19 Nov 2009 -
Previews
Schwervon! @ Henry's Cellar Bar, 5 Dec
Nan Turner and Matt Roth began recording together as Schwervon! soon after they "met and fell in love amidst the fertile gutters of NYC". Their Low Blow alb... Read more »| 18 Nov 2009 -
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Shred Yr Face III @ Stereo, 13 Nov
It’s always nice to catch a gig where each band inhabits a similar universe but ultimately brings an entirely different set of sounds and influences to... Read more »| 17 Nov 2009