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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PreviewsInstal 09 @ The Arches / CCA, 20-22 Mar
Despite the demise of Triptych, the experimental music scene in Scotland has gone from strength to strength in recent years. This is in no small part attribu... Read more »| 26 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsTricky @ The Arches, 19 Feb
His trademark rasp might be buried in the mix, but stadium-aspiring pretenders would do well to emulate Tricky’s panache. Walking on to an instrumental... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
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Parts & Labor @ Captain’s Rest, 16 Feb
There’s doing it yourself and there’s doing it before the head settles on a bystander’s Guinness; tonight Brooklyn quartet Parts & Labo... Read more »| 25 Feb 2009 -
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First Aid Kit @ The Enterprise, London, 23 Feb
First Aid Kit are a pair of Swedish sisters aged 15 and 18. They play enigmatic, stripped-down folk, and much has been made of their seemingly world-weary ta... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
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Dirty Projectors @ ABC, 29 Mar
David Byrne-endorsed Dirty Projectors encompass many of the eclectic influences into their music that Jeff Buckley did. Elements of jazz and avant-garde are ... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009 -
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The Noisettes @ ABC2, 18 Mar
Glitzy guitar trio The Noisettes return to promote their forthcoming second album Wild Young Hearts. If new single Don't Upset the Rhythm is anything to go b... Read more »| 24 Feb 2009
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ReviewsMagazine @ O2 Academy, 16 Feb
After a rambling off-stage monologue, pretentiously detailing the events that have led ‘punk-not-punk’ legends Magazine here tonight, singer Howa... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsBlack Lips @ ABC2, 17 Feb
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Doves @ ABC, 15 Mar
Four years since the release of Some Cities, a competent but relatively subdued album, Doves seemed to have their work cut out convincing us in 2009 that the... Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
ReviewsFife Kills Tour @ Captain's Rest, 15 Feb
Pleasant folk evening, although many boats remaining to be rocked. Read more »| 23 Feb 2009 -
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Women @ Captain's Rest, 14 Feb
Moments of pure gold on show for those who have the patience Read more »| 20 Feb 2009 -
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Hot Leg @ Cabaret Voltaire, 5 Mar
Last seen losing to Scooch in the Eurovision heats and throwing a mini-tantrum in front of a nonplussed Terry Wogan (rock 'n' motherflippin' roll, man), Just... Read more »| 20 Feb 2009 -
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Emmy The Great @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16 Feb
Emmy seems to have an odd way of dealing with her emotions. Gentle songs like brightly coloured blogs, bicycles and ice cream brush over mild heartaches, exu... Read more »| 19 Feb 2009 -
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Asobi Seksu @ ABC2, 14 Feb
Tonight gets off to a shaky start with piercing feedback interrupting Asobi Seksu’s early songs. Luckily the sound-gremlins soon retire and leave the b... Read more »| 17 Feb 2009 -
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Ida Maria @ The Garage, 13 Feb
While she barely hits a note, she throws her heart and soul into every single moment. Read more »| 17 Feb 2009