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Efterklang set for Glasgow show and screening of film An Island
11 Feb 2011
Danish band screen Vincent Moon documentary on UK tour
Efterklang are back, as you’ve never seen them before. Although the delicate and atmospheric soundscapes of the Danish quartet will be familiar to Glasgow’s live concert-goers, this latest show will be enhanced by a pre-gig screening of An Island, their…
Janelle Monae brings high-concept pop statement ArchAndroid to UK
11 Feb 2011
Soul fused with elements of cabaret, movie scores, psychedelia and English folk
The immaculate pop offspring of Little Richard, Annie Lennox and David Bowie, Janelle Monáe is the most exciting figure to enjoy – and court – mainstream exposure since the entrance of a certain bad romancer. But whereas Gaga often relies on well worn…
Chilly Gonzales tours Boyz Noise collaboration Ivory Tower to UK
8 Feb 2011
'Jools Holland should shut up. We are in the post-Boogie era.’
Look out Muse and look out Jools: Chilly Gonzales is coming to get you. Following his infamous 2009 victory over Andrew WK in a New York piano battle, the man who is known as Chilly, Gonzales and Jason Charles Beck (he suggests we just call him…
Paragon ensemble mark 30th anniversary by showcasing recent collaborations
8 Feb 2011
Glasgow-based group's birthday features Heather Corbett and a Bhangra remix.
Happy Birthday to Paragon! For the past thirty years, the Glasgow-based ensemble has been making music, much of it commissioned from Scottish based composers, and encouraging people from all walks of life to enjoy it. For their special 30th birthday…
Aidan Moffat takes Bill Wells collaboration album Everything’s Getting Older on tour
8 Feb 2011
Falkirk poet and ex Arab Strap member set for Oran Mor show
‘Yeah. I might have personality issues,’ Aidan Moffat deadpans, while sipping on a tea. He’s explaining his knack for writing equally candid lyrics about ‘unemotional, nasty shaggers’, ‘lonely sollipsists’, sixty-year-old women, squaddie-shagging girls…
Jazz musician Zoe Rahman's exploration of Bengali music
8 Feb 2011
Mercury Prize nominated pianist set for St Andrews and Dunfermline shows
Zoe Rahman is classically-trained and has explored the music of her father’s Bengali culture, although her own upbringing in Chichester was very English. Despite her wide-ranging musical interests, she has no doubt where her primary loyalty…
Why Conor Oberst's return to Bright Eyes is to be celebrated
28 Jan 2011
Ryan Drever welcomes back a different and more left-field Bright Eyes
Even if you’ve never warmed to the shaky timbre of Conor Oberst’s emotionally-wrought vocals, related to his often intensely personal lyrics or felt a kinship with the causes he so vehemently confronts and supports with his music, there is one thing you…
Conquering Animal Sound launch debut album of ethereal electronica
28 Jan 2011
Edinburgh duo combine hushed looped vocals and understated electronics
The first time you chance upon a Conquering Animal Sound live affair, you might well be forgiven for tip-toeing back outside again. As the Edinburgh sired duo’s just released debut album, Kammerspiel should indicate at its Edinburgh launch, the CAS…
Edinburgh psychedelic ensemble Delta Mainline hit their stride
26 Jan 2011
Success with second EP sparks plans to record album
They’ve got eight years of history behind them, but only now do Delta Mainline feel as if they’re hitting their groove. Formed in Musselburgh by childhood friends David McLachlan (singer and guitarist) and Gavin King (bass player), they’ve since grown…
Musician James Yorkston publishes tour diaries
14 Jan 2011
Domino Records and Faber publish Scottish singer-songwriter's book It’s Lovely to Be Here
Not content with forging a career as one of Scotland’s best loved singer-songwriters, James Yorkston has just foisted himself upon literature in a most alluring fashion. As befits a troubadour whose talent is rivalled only by his modesty, Yorkston’s…
Scottish Opera and the RSAMD stage production of The Cunning Little Vixen
14 Jan 2011
Janácek’s opera filled with perpetual themes of life, death and love
Building on collaborative achievements of the past few years, Scottish Opera and the RSAMD now turn to Janácek’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Set in a forest, its characters are both animal and human. Inspired by a comic strip from a newspaper, it’s…
Exposure: Allo Darlin’
14 Jan 2011
The London indie-pop quartet in thrall to the wistful sounds of Magnetic Fields and Camera
Since forming in 2009, London indie-pop quartet Allo Darlin’ have had a ‘seat of our pants’ couple of years, between making their self-titled debut album for Fortuna Pop! and touring the US and Europe. Australian vocalist Elizabeth Morris describes…
The Vaccines among highlights of NME awards Tour 2011
14 Jan 2011
Buzz surrounding new band offering a trawl through six decades of rock history
Rock music, say recent reports, is dead and buried, with only three of the top 100 UK singles of 2010 falling into the category. Pummelled by pop and humbled by hip hop, that’s the once all-conquering sound’s lowest return in 50 years. The Vaccines…
11 for 2011: The new music from Scotland to watch in 2011
3 Jan 2011
Emeli Sandé, Emma’s Imagination, RM Hubbert and Clouds among those destined for a good year ahead
Emeli Sandé The Aberdeen soul-popper was studying medicine at Glasgow Uni whilst also penning hits for Cheryl Cole, Chipmunk and Tinie Tempah. Her recent solo tour proved she’s no slouch when it comes to performing either – and her gutsy…
Goblin set for date at Glasgow Music and Film Festival 2011
3 Jan 2011
Italian prog rock band best known for work on horror films of Dario Argento
The Italian prog rock band Goblin are most famous for their work on the horror films of Dario Argento. Here are five reasons why their appearance at the Glasgow Music and Film Festival will be unmissable 1: They come from another, better time…
Artisan Piano Trio's Edinburgh concert targets post-work slot
23 Dec 2010
Young, imaginative and ambitious trio present first season of concerts, Cascades
Bringing an exciting new dimension to Scottish chamber music, the Artisan Piano Trio are young, imaginative and ambitious. Formed by cellist Clea Friend, with SCO violinist Aisling O’Dea and much in demand freelance pianist Simon Smith, they are now…
The Burns Unit and Broken Records set for Celtic Connections date
23 Dec 2010
‘Scottish-Canadian Supergroup’ peform at Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket
Kenny Anderson is setting the record straight. ‘Karine Polwart is not a folkie – she wants to try other stuff. And Emma Pollock is not just the indie queen that everyone thinks she is. And I’m not the … whatever.’ (Whatever he is, he is King…
Thin Lizzy 2011 UK tour
23 Dec 2010
2011 incanation counts The Almighty's Ricky Warwick and Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell among line-up
1. The Boys Are Back In Town... Well, sort of. Since the tragic passing of frontman Phil Lynott in 1986, many different incarnations of the band have existed, purely as a live tribute of sorts. Now, armed with Dio/Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell…
A look at Deadmau5's rise to fame
10 Dec 2010
The Canadian DJ and producer set for Braehead Glasgow show with Magnetic Man and Calvin Harris
How the hell did Deadmau5 get so big? The Canadian DJ and producer has been a powerful force on the commercial end of the dance music circuit for a couple of years now of course, but this month is set to prove he’s no longer just another face in a crowd…
Scars, TV 21 and Malcolm Ross set for Edinburgh date
10 Dec 2010
HMV Picturehouse bill unites luminaries of Edinburgh post-punk scene
When twinkly electronic pranksters Lemon Jelly played Edinburgh’s Usher Hall a few years ago to promote their new 64-95 album, some younger audience members may have been puzzled. At the end of the set, a trio of guitar, bass and drum-wielding gents of…
A Guy Called Gerald set for Glasgow date at Animal Farm
10 Dec 2010
Pioneering Manchester producer's show is live performance of back catalogue
For a man who’s had a two-and-a-half decade career in electronic music, including some definitive mid-90s work on the UK jungle and drum & bass scene, Gerald Simpson will be forever known for the fruits of a very brief moment in his career. It was…
The best Christmas clubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh 2010
10 Dec 2010
Optimo, Tackno, Colours, Taste, Karnival and Madchester among Christmas and Boxing Day highlights
If staying in with the family just isn’t your thing over Christmas there’s a few options to get you out on the dancefloor. Things are a bit quieter on Christmas Day itself with a few chart and party venues opening their doors (including the North Pole…
Glasgow’s garage-punk upstarts She’s Hit set for King Tut's headline show
10 Dec 2010
Four-piece set to release debut album on own label RE:PEATER Records
As well as running RE:PEATER Records, Glasgow’s garage-punk upstarts She’s Hit (that’s Cameron Wilson – drums, Michael Hanson – guitar, Scott Paterson – bass, Philip McLellan – guitar and David Wilson – vocals) have a lot planned for the New Year…
Arcade Fire - unlikely contenders for one of the world’s biggest bands
30 Nov 2010
The Suburbs cements solid indie rock credentials without compromising bleak vision
Arcade Fire are, on the surface of it, unlikely contenders to be one of the world’s biggest bands. Thirty-year-old singer-songwriter Win Butler, his wife Régine Chassagne and the rest of the Montreal eight-piece produce songs of spiritual yearning and…
Matthew Dear on UK tour to promote Black City
24 Nov 2010
Electronic avant-pop artist to play live in Glasgow and Edinburgh
‘Yeah, I think I’m pretty much crazy,’ responds Matthew Dear with a wry laugh to the suggestion that a psychiatrist could probably write a fascinating case study with the Detroit producer/avant-pop artist and his variety of split personas – Jabberjaw…
