Live Reviews

Act: Shambolics Venue: The Caves, Edinburgh Date:  17 December 2020 8-9pm When Alan McGee speaks, people tend to listen. Hailing Shambolics as “one of the great Scottish bands” is a bold statement but a quick listen to their back catalogue and it’s easy to see why McGee has

Acts: Mark W.Georgsson, The Bluebells, Lola In Slacks Venue: SWG3, Glasgow Date:  04 October 2020 Chatting to a pal in the queue beforehand (socially distancing of course) we talked about a few things but the one common denominator was how much we have both missed gigs over the

Act: Various Venue: Twitch TV Date:   13 June 2020 ……………………………………………. •••••UPDATE••••• The total raised in support the refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow was £11,244! ……………………………………………. It really was something to see the hashtag #LoveGlasgowHateRacism trending on Twitter on what turned out to be a monumental day raising

Act: The Orielles Venue: SWX, Bristol Date:  2 March 2020 What to do on a cold, windy Monday night in Bristol? My hopes weren’t too high but a quick scan of the internet confirmed The Orielles were in town to promote their new album, Disco Volador which had

Act: Richard Jobson & Martin Metcalfe Venue: Bar Yellow, Cumbernauld Date:  28 February 2020 Billed as an evening of songs and stories, Richard Jobson proved himself to be a natural raconteur, equally at ease telling the audience of the epilepsy diagnosis which, in part, led to the break

Act: Eugene Kelly (Support Molly Linen) Venue: The Doublet, Glasgow Date:  27 February 2020 The Doublet is a cracking old bar in the West End of Glasgow. Handy for Kelvinbridge Underground, Great Western Road, Kelvingrove Park and Gibson Street, but just nicely out of the way enough

Act: Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band Venue: Edinburgh, Summerhall Date:  30 January 2020 The Edinburgh venue Summerhall certainly has an interesting history, having previously been the site of a brewery, a church and then housing the Royal School of Veterinary Studies. These days though it is

Act: Rockaway Beach Festival Venue: Butlins, Bognor Regis Date: 10-12 January 2020 The music festival calendar is pretty rammed in the summer months so to put one on 2 weeks after Christmas in a seaside resort takes some balls, right? Not to worry, Rockaway Beach have found

Act: The Long Ryders Venue: Oran Mor, Glasgow Date: 27 October 2019 On a cold autumn night, the faithful gathered under a spire to hail the return of The Long Ryders, last seen in Glasgow in 2004, when they lit up King Tut’s with their own special

Act: Goodbye Mr MacKenzie & The Filthy Tongues Venue: Edinburgh Liquid Room Date: 29 December 2019 It was with a sense of anticipation that I headed off into the cold chilly Edinburgh night to the Liquid Room for my last gig of not only 2019, but also