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The Xcerts

The Xcerts

5 Mar 2009

Three boys from Aberdeen and Exeter are making a name for themselves among the throng of new bands out there, and that name is The Xcerts. The culmination of years of hard work for Murray MacLeod, Jordan Smith and Tom Heron (who barely grace their 20s…

U2 - No Line on the Horizon

U2 - No Line on the Horizon

(3 stars)5 Mar 2009

ROCK It’s only that guy in the coma, buried deep in that underground bunker, with his earplugs in that doesn’t know enough to have an opinion on U2. And today, it’s more likely that your opinion of the band is informed as much from your opinion of Bono…

Music Festivals - Field of dreams

Music Festivals - Field of dreams

5 Mar 2009

While there were no great surprises at this year’s T in the Park launch, the programme was still hailed a success with Lily Allen (pictured) and Franz Ferdinand added to the bill, already including headliners Blur, Kings of Leon and The Killers. Snow…

Red Light Company - Exposure

Exposure: Red Light Company

5 Mar 2009

How did you meet each other? It started in 2006 when I posted an ad on the internet looking for musicians. Our bassist Shawn (Day) replied, even though he was based in Wyoming at the time, but he flew over, we moved in to a flat off Baker Street…

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy - Beware

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy - Beware

(3 stars)5 Mar 2009

ALT.COUNTRY Wildwood lothario Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – the alter ego of Kentuckian alt.country outlaw Will Oldham – has inhabited and advanced the guise of folk defiler, kinship analyst and hirsute, horny man-beast since his come-hither intones were…

Labels of love: 17 Seconds

Labels of love: 17 Seconds

5 Mar 2009

The label 17 Seconds. Based in Edinburgh. Roster Aberfeldy, Ex Lion Tamer, The Gillyflowers. The gaffer Ed Jupp (brother of Balamory’s Miles; ‘I’m easy to spot, I look like Archie the Inventor with a Kurt Cobain beard’) and Laurent…

Mr McFall’s Chamber with Michael Marra

Mr McFall’s Chamber with Michael Marra

5 Mar 2009

COLLABORATION If there is one thing predictable about Mr McFall’s Chamber, it is that they are never predictable. Every performance brings something completely out of the ordinary. For their latest musical adventure, the core string quartet is joined…

The Boxer Rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion

5 Mar 2009

ROCK It used to be the case that once a band had toured the UK into submission, they were shipped over to the US to try to – gulp – break America, but a growing number of British acts are finding success across the pond before they’ve made a…

Ipso Facto

Ipso Facto

5 Mar 2009

INDIE Last time über-bobbed female quartet Ipso Facto were in Glasgow, two of their number were aloft the shoulders of their companions in the auditorium of the O2 Academy, going nuts to reformed post-punk fabulists Magazine’s encore of Captain…

Records - Also Released

5 Mar 2009

Various - Strictly Erick Morillo (Strictly Rhythm) The original Strictly superstar delivers three discs of underground and commercial house. Classics like HCCR’s re-mix of ‘Deep Inside’ rub shoulders with new tunes such as Mike Domico’s remix of ‘Luv…

Catriona McKay

Catriona McKay

5 Mar 2009

PREVIEW FOLK CATRIONA MCKAY Harpist Catriona McKay may be best known for her role in Fiddler’s Bid and her duo with Chris Stout, another mainstay of the Shetland outfit, but she is also an innovative explorer of less well-travelled musical…

The Killers

Hitlist - Music

5 Mar 2009

● The Killers Brandon Flowers and co. present their newly synthed-up rock sound of Day & Age. SECC, Glasgow, Fri 6 Mar. (Rock & Pop) ● Elbow These prize plundering miserablist Mancunians might brighten your night with their version of ‘Independent…

5 Reasons to Go See: Doves

5 Reasons to Go See: Doves

5 Mar 2009

1 They’re Madchester survivors Prior to becoming a sweeping melodic indie rock band, Mancunian trio Doves – Jimi Goodwin (bass, vocals) and brothers Jez (guitar) and Andy (drums) Williams – enjoyed moderate success in the early 90s as dance outfit Sub…

Hitlist - Classical

Hitlist - Classical

5 Mar 2009

● Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Bach and Mozart Not long back from India, the SCO are just about to jet off on their travels again, this time to Krakow, Budapest and Istanbul. Hear their tour programme in Edinburgh and Glasgow before they set off, with…

The Gillyflowers

The Gillyflowers

(4 stars)5 Mar 2009

COUNTRY ROCK In the short term, Edinburgh’s Gillyflowers won’t be able to escape drawing attention due to the fact their lead singer Kirsten Adamson is the daughter of the late Stuart Adamson. In the long term, though, the feeling is that they – and…

Scottish Opera – Five: 15

Scottish Opera – Five: 15

(4 stars)5 Mar 2009

OPERA Following on from the great success of last year’s showcase of five new, short operas from Scottish composers and writers, the latest batch of Scottish Opera’s Five: 15 once again shows that the company is onto a winner. Taking five completely…

Trembling Bells

Trembling Bells

(4 stars)5 Mar 2009

FOLK ‘Does that sound okay?’ says Alex Neilson near the beginning of the show. His eyes are beseeching the crowd to cough up a sound engineer with a firmly-stated opinion either way. No such luck, though; the audience are doing that awkward passive…

Findo Gask

Findo Gask, Babygod and Night Noise Team

(4 stars)5 Mar 2009

REVIEW INDIE FINDO GASK, BABYGOD AND NIGHT NOISE TEAM The changing seasons of Scottish music can be hard to judge, although there’s little doubt we’re heading back into summer right now. So let’s enthuse about one reason why; Findo Gask, the…

Tony McManus - The Maker’s Mark

Tony McManus - The Maker’s Mark

(5 stars)5 Mar 2009

FOLK On the face of it the Edinburgh-born guitarist’s latest outing has more than a touch of the guitar anorak’s dream project about it, but the music is simply glorious. Tony, now based in Canada, got together with guitar dealer Paul Heumiller to…

Tim Garland - Libra

Tim Garland - Libra

(4 stars)5 Mar 2009

JAZZ The centrepiece of this multi-faceted and hugely impressive double set is the saxophonist’s four-piece suite Frontier, written for his Lighthouse Trio (with pianist Gwilym Simcock and percussionist Asaf Sirkis), plus the Royal Philharmonic…

The Blue Note 7 - Mosaic

The Blue Note 7 - Mosaic

(3 stars)5 Mar 2009

JAZZ This septet was convened to celebrate this year’s 70th anniversary of the founding of Blue Note Records by Alfred Lion, although both the recording and an extensive American tour took place last year. The band features a number of top names in…

Various - Sci-Fi-Lo-Fi Vol 3 compiled by Rob Da Bank

Various - Sci-Fi-Lo-Fi Vol 3 compiled by Rob Da Bank

(3 stars)5 Mar 2009

SHOEGAZER TRIP Having spun off from Soma’s Sci-Fi-Hi-Fi compilations of 2005 onwards, their lo-fi offshoot has now grown arms and legs. Following in the eclectic fingertips of Andrew Weatherall and Damian Lazarus, this collection from Robert Gorham…

Wake the President - You Can’t Change that Boy

Wake the President - You Can’t Change that Boy

(2 stars)5 Mar 2009

POP Hard to know whether those ‘Smiths to reform’ rumours would hurt a band like Wake the President. Should Marr and Morrissey eventually kiss and make up in public, there would be no point in going anywhere near such newfangled janglepoppers, yet…

Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve - Re-Animations Vol.1

Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve - Re-Animations Vol.1

(3 stars)5 Mar 2009

PSYCHTRONICA Re-Animations, says the title of Erol Alkan and Richard Norris’ (of The Grid) new pet project, rather than remixes. There’s something about that which suggests they’re bringing these tracks back to life, and there could be a grain of…

The Invisible - The Invisible

The Invisible - The Invisible

(3 stars)5 Mar 2009

ELECTRONICA The Invisible; a fusion of dark funk, pop and electronics are the latest act to rise out the London music scene. Being touted as the ‘next big thing’ by Radio 1’s Zane Lowe may aid their cause, but could also be the kiss of death.

Oumou Sangare - Seya

Oumou Sangare - Seya

(4 stars)5 Mar 2009

WORLD Oumou Sangare shows why she is one of the most significant African female musicians alive in this stunning set in which she marries gutsy lyrics about arranged marriage and polygamy to her seductively zippy Wassoulou music. Sangare’s…

Nick Lowe - Quiet Please – The New Best of Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe - Quiet Please – The New Best of Nick Lowe

(4 stars)5 Mar 2009

POP Curtis Stigers sang ‘What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?’ on the silly-selling soundtrack to The Bodyguard in 1992, and Nick Lowe turned into a millionaire. And that’s how it’s been for him. Never really much of a front man…

The Red Well - Amid Storms We Arrive

The Red Well - Amid Storms We Arrive

(4 stars)5 Mar 2009

ROCK This Edinburgh outfit have been impressing live audiences for years, and this debut album does a great job of capturing their unique blend of post-grunge and Scottish folky indie. It’s an ambitious record, epic grandeur lurking in the dynamics…

International Women’s Day

International Scottish Student Festival

5 Mar 2009

A student party with a bit of a twist. This day long festival has been specially put together to celebrate the diversity of international students coming to Scotland. Crammed into the programme of events are various musical workshops (pictured)…

Various - A Psychedelic Guide to Monsterism Island

Various - A Psychedelic Guide to Monsterism Island

(3 stars)5 Mar 2009

PSYCHTRONICA Norris also turns up on A Psychedelic Guide to Monsterism Island, which must be one of the most whacked-out comps ever. The follow-up to 2005’s The Sounds of Monsterism Island, this record expands upon the Monsterism characters created…

Crash, Bang, Wallop!

Children’s Classic Concerts – Crash, Bang, Wallop!

5 Mar 2009

Back in December, Owen and Olly arrived as the new presenters of Children’s Classic Concerts like a brick through a window. The young percussionists are not only talented musicians themselves, but know how to bring other fun guys to the party. Their…

Niki King

Niki King

5 Mar 2009

The renowned Scottish vocalist pays tribute to one of her heroes, Billie Holiday. ‘The time of prejudice that she worked through, the hardship and awful situations endured growing up; all of this pain and vulnerability comes through in her songs,’ says…

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

5 Mar 2009

It’s easy to dismiss Lily Allen. Her online blog, rent-a-quote attitude, the many imitators (Adele, Kate Nash, Laura Marling, etc, etc) and the overexposure of tunes like ‘Smile’ and ‘LDN’ soon turned them from quirky, endearing pop to irritating.

The JD Set presents:

The JD Set presents:

5 Mar 2009

Jack Daniels is many a musician’s drink of choice so they make the perfect partner for a series of gigs across the country. This Glasgow date sees live sets from indie rockers The Broken Family Band, garage from The Brute Chorus (pictured)…

Life is a cabaret old chum

Life is a cabaret old chum

5 Mar 2009

Get your boas out, as Glasgow theatre company, Rhymes with Purple Productions, joins The Glasgow Art Club for a series of cabaret shows. The first Art Club Cabaret is on Fri 6 Mar and will run intermittently during the year. The first night features…

Jeffree Star

Jeffree Star

5 Mar 2009

Model, fashion designer, MySpace superstar and singer, Jeffree Star is one of the new breed of web celebrities and self-styled ‘Queen of the internet’. A subversive and sometimes controversial figure famed for his transgressive ‘gender-bending…

The Red Well

The Red Well

5 Mar 2009

Fence Collective members Red Well launch their new album, Amid Storms We Arrive. Seamlessly moving from screaming guitar rock to fragile haunting melodies, at this special afternoon gig with support form Found, Player Piano and special guests. St…

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