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Edinburgh International Festival's Light on the Shore series really reaches its peak this weekend, with a truly astounding line-up of events – round of... Read more »

Spread out not only across Edinburgh and Glasgow but across both of the cities’ most important music venues, Stag & Dagger is a celebration of live... Read more »

“Once August is out the way, I’ll be like ‘give me my dodgems!’” Anna Meredith is a very busy woman. So busy in fact that she&... Read more »

Ahead of the longlist for the 2019 Scottish Album of the Year (SAY Award) being announced at the Live at the Longlist event on Friday 26 July at The Queen's ... Read more »

The fourth edition of Pomegranates Festival, The Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland’s interdisciplinary festival of dance, is themed around masks, exa... Read more »

It feels like we’ve been planning this one for ages, and, well, thanks to the pandemic, we kind of have been. Planning for this year's takeover of the ... Read more »

Summer festival season may be well and truly over, but that doesn't mean festivals have to disappear completely! Whatever your musical taste, there's an opti... Read more »

Three cheers for the return of LeithLate (8&9 Jun), following a break last year due to funding issues – hip hip hooray! We’re teaming up with... Read more »

Celtic Connections, Scotland’s blow-out celebration of folk, trad, and world music, returns for its 30th anniversary from 19 Jan-5 Feb, with over 300 i... Read more »

After the success of their 2017 festival, the volunteer-run multi-arts festival returns to Leith this May and June with a bigger programme than ever. Two of ... Read more »

September is one of those funny months. After the usually-busy August it properly marks the start of autumn, welcoming cosy jumpers and duvet days on the cou... Read more »

“It feels good to be back in Scotland,” Joshua Mainnie, aka Barry Can’t Swim, tells us a few songs in, smiling out at the packed crowd. Hai... Read more »

This article contains discussions of trauma, substance abuse and death which some readers may find upsetting. Constant Follower is likely not a new name to ... Read more »

The Skinny are more than a little hyped for Light on the Shore, Edinburgh International Festival’s season of gigs celebrating Scottish music. Taking pl... Read more »

Gigs in Edinburgh this week Shonen Knife @ Summerhall, 1 MayThe word prolific gets bandied around a lot but when it comes to Shonen Knife, there’s no ... Read more »

Yet another success story in the long lineage of Scottish twee-pop/alt-rock bands, The Spook School approach their third album on the verge of super-stardom.... Read more »

Help Musicians UK has been operating since 1921 and is the leading independent music charity offering support to artists and industry professionals throughou... Read more »

Yes, it's time for your annual trip to Bo'ness, as Scotland's first and only festival celebrating silent film and live music, Hippodrome Silent Film Festival... Read more »

The Graphic Design Festival Scotland celebrates its 5th birthday this year, with a week-long programme of events from 19-25 October and two exhibitions &ndas... Read more »

Gigs in Edinburgh this week CRYSTAL @ Sneaky Pete's, 27 JulThe Glasgow grunge-fuelled, glam-punk four-piece recently impressed on The Skinny's stage at Kelb... Read more »

Over 50 comedy events will take place at 25 venues across Aberdeen between 4-13 October this year, including stand-out headliners, fringe favourites, comedy ... Read more »

One of the biggest music showcases in Europe, The Great Escape festival in Brighton is the UK festival for new music. The annual three day event ta... Read more »

As the temperature plummets, and it starts getting dark by 6pm, it's easy to lean into your yearning for cosy evenings on the couch, binge-watching trash TV,... Read more »

It’s always exciting when someone makes a splash in the local music scene. Bad With Names, the debut LP by jazz composer corto.alto, was our album... Read more »

Most festivals are back in person but if you're craving a splash of colour to an otherwise quiet night in, then this year's Africa in Motion is the film fest... Read more »

Gigs in Edinburgh this week Jane Weaver @ Pleasance, 17 OctTaking a break from the full band thing on her new Loops in the Secret Society tour, Jane We... Read more »

Gigs in Edinburgh this week Fuzzystar @ Leith Depot, 6 DecThe artwork for this one features adorable wee Santa hats so we're assuming that this is some kind... Read more »

The Great Western, Glasgow’s daylong festival dedicated to some of the most exciting names in contemporary music, returns this weekend with one of thei... Read more »

New Music? From Scotland? Is that right? Sounds wild but it's true – the fine folk behind the Wide Days music convention are back with New Fr... Read more »

Gerry Cinnamon is a mystery to me. And to many who have witnessed his rapid rise over the last few years, having never heard any of his music. But for the sa... Read more »