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Eat, sleep and breathe: Alabama Shakes

Eat, sleep and breathe: Alabama Shakes

The bluesy foursome's guitarist Heath Fogg talks us through his tour habits

27 Mar 2012

What time is breakfast? 1pm. Tea or coffee? Coffee, though [lead singer, pictured…

Celtic Connections 2012 line-up announced

Celtic Connections 2012 line-up announced

Glasgow traditional music festival features 2100 artists and 300 events over 18 days in 20 venues

26 Oct 2011

This year's festival will include 2100 artists, 300 events, 20 venues all over 18 days. Being that winter is in the offing, you now wake up in the morning for work and its dark, you then head home from work and its dark. One thing that will surely…

Wilko Johnson The Caves, Edinburgh, Thu 15 Sep

Wilko Johnson - The Caves, Edinburgh, Thu 15 Sep 2011

A winner set from the ex Blockheads guitarist turned bluesman

(4 stars)22 Sep 2011

Canvey Island rocking bluesman Wilko Johnson kicked off his nationwide tour from the other end of the UK with a stonking set that compared favourably to the Essex man’s glory days as lead guitarist for Dr Feelgood in the 1970s and Ian Dury and the…

Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers – Luck (Re:Peater)

Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers – Luck (Re:Peater)

(4 stars)20 May 2011

Hallelujah! The ghost of Uncle John & Whitelock, Glasgow's seriously demented purveyors of their self-styled horror r n' b, is reborn and delivered here in the still possessed shape of Jabob Yates (nee Lovatt), former howler of that parish. Lovatt and…

Lone Pigeon: Time Capsule 001—010: A Selection

Lone Pigeon - Time Capsule 001-010: A Selection

A collection of the Fife musician's finest tracks from the last decade

(4 stars)21 Mar 2011

(Domino) You don’t see him for years and then he pops up with this. Get ready to (re)introduce yourself to Gordon Anderson, aka Fife’s maverick songwriting talent Lone Pigeon, a man who counts The Beta Band, the Aliens and the Fence Collective among…

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Swing Supper with Jason Isaacs
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A three-course dinner and swing classics from Isaacs.
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2 Jun
(Over-18s only) 7pm 		Glasgow Marriott Hotel, Glasgow
The Dundee Blues Bonanza
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Over 130 local and international blues artists play, and watching is completely free of charge. 2011's highlights included Vigilantes, Three Card Trick, Street Dog Andersen, Doc Brown & The Groovecats, Baby Isaac, Al Hughes and the Black Cat Jook Band. There's also a dedicated junior workshops strand, covering tuition in harmonica, slide guitar, piano, drumming and more.
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29 Jun–1 Jul Times vary Various venues, Dundee
Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio
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Slide-trombone ace whose dynamic concoction of jazz, funk and groove-based dance music have won him fans all over the world.
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31 May 8pm Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
1 Jun 7.45pm Cumbernauld Theatre, Cumbernauld
KingB, Richard Burley, The Magpies, Kingslake, Keegan & Gower, Henry Green
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The Oxfordshire-based group plays blues.
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8 Jun Jun 8, 8pm, doors 7.45pm New Brewery Arts, Cirencester
The MeatMen
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Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen.
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9 Jun–30 Jun Sat 6pm Maggie May's, Glasgow
15 Jun 9pm The Grosvenor Café, Glasgow
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