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Kevin Bridges

Kevin Bridges

SECC, Glasgow, 28 May 2010

3 Jun 2010

Kevin Bridges is Glasgow banter personified. Going to see his live act is akin to getting excellent chat from a local at a wee old man’s pub. The type of pub you can get a whisky and mixer for £1.20. The unusual thing about tonight is that he’s not at a…

Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac

SECC, Glasgow, Thu 22 Oct 2009

28 Oct 2009

Most bands go through their fair share of drama. Some have inter-band relationships of a non-platonic nature, a few manage to forge successful careers at the top of the charts, even fewer manage to amass a back catalogue that spans decades. Fleetwood…

Noah and the Whale

Noah and the Whale

21 Oct 2009

The subject of romance feeds many a musicians lyrical needs. With Noah and the Whale, the words love and heart are used in nearly every song on both their debut album and their most recent second offering The First Days of Spring. Front man and…

The French Wives

The French Wives

8 Oct 2009

The French Wives are neither married nor French, they are however a punchy-pop five-some who are trying to push out of Glasgow and hit the world in the face with their rough-twee sounding songs. Infesting the Captain's Rest with potential hits…

Jeniferever - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Thu 24 Sep 2009

Jeniferever - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Thu 24 Sep 2009

25 Sep 2009

It's probably something to do with them being close to the North Pole, but Scandinavians have an innate coolness. Jeniferever take to the stage suitably decked out in skinny jeans and ethereal beauty before throwing their ambient rock to a pitifully…

A weekend fuelled by comedy and cake

A weekend fuelled by comedy and cake

Amber Baxter's festival blog

12 Aug 2009

For a bit of a laugh, I put on my boots this weekend and promptly stomped the streets of Edinburgh - filling them with comedy. On Friday night I took in an early evening performance at the Underbelly by Australian, award-winning comic Sammy J. He’s a…

Metronomy

Metronomy, The Arches, 30 April 2009

Hinterland

1 May 2009

Unbuttoning a new lineup for the first time at Hinterland, Metronomy fit the Arches like a custom-made, electronic, pop-sewn glove. With the addition of a live drummer, new bassist and stripped-down backing tracks they get an initially hesitant Glasgow…

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