Home and Dry from Homegame
Phew. That was a busy week, in which blogging just hasn’t been near the top of my list of priorities, so sorry about the lack of posts recently. As well as doing some decorating (yawn), I went to see Grizzly Bear/Beach House (which was an excellent excellent gig – see Evil Stu’s review for more ...
A Terrifying Ordeal – Thursday 11th March
A terrifying ordeal really isn’t an exaggeration when it comes to this gig. Stick with me for why. First though, the important stuff – all proceeds go to the charity Great Little Libraries, which as the poster says, aims to get books in primary schools in disadvantaged areas of Scotland. And, it’s not a normal ...
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Too Many Good Gigs in Edinburgh in December
I don’t go to gigs as often as I’d like. This is not only because I’m an antisocial bastard. Hey, I have a job you know. I have responsibilities! I have episodes of True Blood and Curb Your Enthusiasm to watch! Anyway now and again there is a gig that comes up that I absolutely ...
The Flaming Lips @ The Glasgow Academy, 15th November 2009
Guest Post & photo by Stuart Lewis Almost six years to the day after one of the greatest gigs we had ever seen, my good friend David I returned to the Glasgow Academy to see the band that gave us such a great night – the Flaming Lips. A lot has happened in six years, ...
The Cave Singers & Espers @ The Electric Circus, Edinburgh Nov 14th 2009
This was billed as the Shred yer Face III tour but luckily no facial injuries were incurred. I was casually aware of both of the main bands previously and had liked what I’d heard (we missed Woods who played first), but only ended up at the gig because my pals Stu and Chris won free ...
Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard @ Cabaret Voltaire, 31 Aug
Following support from his brother Jack (sounding not a million miles away from Jonathan Richman) and Edinburgh’s own Withered Hand, Jeffrey Lewis and band take to the stage for a hurried soundcheck. He continues to half-ironically hone the audio levels throughout the set, promising it would all come together for one perfect song at the ...
Oxjam Edinburgh – This Friday!
I’ve been going through an existential crisis as far as covering music is concerned due to the fact there’s so many other people doing such a good job I’m kind of wondering where I fit in to things – so a HUGE apology to anyone who’s been in touch recently and feels ignored, I ...
Retreat!
Get there early for Wounded KneeThat is, traditionally, what Edinburgh natives want to do in August when faced with the influx of tourists. Nae offence like, it’s just there’s a lot of you, all at the same time, and everywhere we normally traverse with relative ease is now mobbed. Plus I don’t actually mind being ...