Live Reviews

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 past few months. Then at 1.30pm precisely, it […]

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 much needed funds in support of the Scottish

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 only been released a mere three days beforehand

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 up of The Skids, through to singing acoustic

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 to stand on its own. The bar has

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 a bespoke venue and complex hosting gigs, exhibitions

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 the perfect formula to stand out from the

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 brand of jingly-jangly Americana. They were now out

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 the decade. I’d seen The Filthy Tongues (they