Zoey Van Goey

Rough Cut Nation

Music meets art uptown

29 Jul 2009

Gallery gigs are ordinarily bespoke, underground shop-front affairs that flaunt their art-rock credentials like billy-o. The renovation of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery has allowed some of that DIY spirit to mess up its normally plush interior…

Zoey Van Goey

4 Oct 2007

Tomorrow’s music today. This Issue: Zoey Van Goey I was just walking up University Avenue one day and ran into Michael John (McCarthy). He said, ‘I need a drummer.’ I said, ‘Hey, I’m a drummer.’ So we started jamming. He knew Kim (Moore), who had…

Polar Bear, The Vaselines and Alasdair Roberts set for Doune the Rabbit Hole

Music festival in leafy grounds of a Perthshire country house

30 May 2011

Situated in the leafy grounds of a Perthshire country house, Doune The Rabbit Hole is a magical, family-friendly affair, inspired by Lewis Carroll and the early free festivals. Ursine jazzers Polar Bear headline on Friday, with The Vaselines and the…

Doune The Rabbit Hole music festival 2011

Polar Bear, The Vaselines and Zoey Van Goey set for rural Scottish festival

6 May 2011

The family-friendly festival, Doune The Rabbit Hole makes a welcome return next month with a plethora of live music including The Vaselines, Zoey Van Goey and recently-headliners announced, Polar Bear. Situated at Old Newton, near Doune in Stirling…

All Tomorrow's Parties: Bowlie 2 - Butlin’s Minehead, Somerset, Fri 10-Sun 12 Dec

Ten year anniversary of pioneering chalet-based holiday camp festival

11 Jan 2011

Ten years after pioneering the chalet-based holiday camp festival with their Bowlie Weekender, Belle & Sebastian have returned to the scene (not literally, because it’s now in Somerset) of one of their greatest creations with this decade-on celebration…

Labels of Love: Say Dirty Records

29 Apr 2010

Advancing the DIY credo and cultural fetishism of landmark indie empires like Cherry Red, Creation, Fast Product and – particularly – Postcard, Glasgow’s Say Dirty has celebrated the sound of young Scotland (and beyond) since 2006. It’s run by identical…

Sick Kids Sunday 2

20 Jan 2010

It’s a bumper line-up with a definite wonky, folky, indie vibe as the GRV hosts this charity fundraiser. James Yorkston & Adrian Crowley take the headlining slot with their take on the songs of Daniel Johnson, with able backup from the likes of Broken…

Various Artists - Alternative Christmas

6 Jan 2010

(Avalanche Records) Anticipating the annual landslide of pap music that descends round about Jesus’ birthday, and inspired by the Saddle Creek Christmas album, Avalanche Records commissioned a non-rubbish collection of Christmas songs, with no child…

Labels of love: Chemikal Underground

4 Dec 2009

Based in: Glasgow. Roster: The Phantom Band, Lord Cut-Glass, Emma Pollock, The Unwinding Hours, Adrian Crowley, Zoey Van Goey, Aidan Moffat, Angil and the Hiddentracks, The Radar Brothers. Bosses: Set up in 1995 by the four members of…

Zoey Van Goey - The Cage Was Unlocked All Along

29 Oct 2009

(Chemikal Underground) Originally self-released back in May to limited exposure, this debut album from eclectic and endlessly imaginative Glasgow-based Canadian, Irish and English boy-girl trio Zoey Van Goey deservedly gets a second, bigger bite of…

Upcoming gigs in Scotland: Autumn 2009

10 Sep 2009

Scotland, as we all know, is a hub of great music, great venues and great live audiences. Which is why so many of the world’s great acts forget about the poor weather and poor diet and play here. Add to that list alt-country sorts, and favourites of…

Various Artists: Limbo Live Volume 1

14 May 2009

Anyone fortunate enough to attend the live music night Limbo at Edinburgh’s Voodoo Rooms on regular Thursdays will know that it’s run by people who know what’s best on the local musical landscape, and who have the luxury of applying some well-exercised…

Exposure: Zoey Van Goey

13 Apr 2009

Clever, twee and always catchy, Zoey Van Goey have a gentle beauty about their music. It’s very reminiscent of early Belle and Sebastian, the mix of girl/boy vocals and light-footed, catchy pop tunes never failing to put a smile on your face. Forming in…

The full line-up and running order for Hinterland 2009

1 Apr 2009

Hinterland is a brand new music event coming to Glasgow from 30 April - 1 May. Over 100 bands and artists will invade 15 city centre venues showcasing the best new music from Scotland and beyond. One all access ticket allows entry to all events plus a…

Hinterland - The best new Scottish bands at Hinterland

1 Mar 2009

Come On Gang! ‘Indie power-trio from Edinburgh, whose drummer Sarah Tanat-Jones provides surprisingly folksy vocals. www.myspace.com/comeongangmusic Copy Haho Louche young indie-rockers from Stonehaven (just outside Aberdeen) in the Sonic…

The National Theatre of Scotland - Dolls

22 Jan 2009

Cinema and theatre have a long history of sharing stories. Plays are adapted into films, and every second blockbuster seems to flip easily into a Broadway musical. However, what tends to happen is a straight transfer of plotline and character. In…

Various - Glasgow School Of Art Goes Pop

11 Dec 2008

INDIE With such recent exports as The Pigeon Detectives and Kaiser Chiefs, it’s no wonder the smart new music-lovers of Leeds are looking elsewhere for the really interesting stuff. In celebration of some of Glasgow’s finest young noiseniks, widely…

Hinterland music event announces first 30 acts

9 Dec 2008

Hinterland, a single ticket multi-venue art and music event taking place in Glasgow on April 30th and May 1st 2009, has announced the first 30 acts who will be performing. The festival will see over 80 bands playing in 15 venues across Glasgow over two…

Your New Favourite Scottish Band: Zoey Van Goey

1 Dec 2008

We live in a world that likes labels. As a result, Zoey Van Goey have often found their sound folded up and slotted into tiny boxes. ‘Sometimes people say they pick up a Canadian indie influence and some have mentioned a Celtic or traditional Irish…

Zoey Van Goey - live review

Sun 3 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

Experimental trio Zoey Van Goey were a typically twee and quaint sounding band that kept the audience interested for the duration of their afternoon tent. It’s hard to say who’s who in the band as they all swopped roles and instruments with each new…

Singles & Downloads

3 Jul 2008

Why is there so much slickly produced, pretend-to-be-credible pop around these days? Newton Faulkner, Amy MacDonald, The Hoosiers, Sara Bareilles – the insipid list just keeps on getting longer. Eurgh, and here’s another one; the emotionless and utterly…

T Break 2008 line up announced

5 Jun 2008

16 new and unsigned bands will be performing at the T in the Park music festival at Balado on the 11th, 12th and 13th July. The bands, selected from 48 acts playing in the qualifying heat gigs held in Edinburgh and Glasgow earlier this year, now…

KT Tunstall and The Fall added to Wickerman Festival bill

28 Apr 2008

The line-up of this July's Wickerman Festival is almost complete, with the news that KT Tunstall and The Fall have been added to it. Over 100 other acts have already been confirmed for the Dumfriesshire festival, including Dodgy, The Hacienda Tour…

De Rosa, Fangs, Zoey Van Goey, Broken Records and Beatnic Prestige to play Wickerman Festival

28 Feb 2008

The Wickerman Festival looks set to be suitably fiery following the announcement that De Rosa, Fangs, Zoey Van Goey, Broken Records and Beatnic Prestige will be among the acts taking part. This year’s event will be held on Friday 25 & Saturday 26 July.