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Hot Hot Heat at Edinburgh T On The Fringe, Fri 22 Aug
Hot Hot Heat are, apparently, here to save us. They’ve even travelled from Canada to do this. Presumably HHH are disgusted with our musical tastes so they want to help us. But that’s half the problem: how can we saved by HHH if they’re beginning to be the problem themselves? The band bound onstage with all»
Snow Patrol at Edinburgh T On The Fringe, Fri 22 Aug
Snow Patrol are one of those bands that, no matter how hard they try, they are unable to cross over to the mainstream. For instance, two weeks ago the band released one of the finest albums of the year and yet tonight’s gig is only around half-full. It doesn’t matter anyway because later on in the evening, singe»
Elbow at Edinburgh T On The Fringe, Sun 17 Aug
For the first and possibly last time it’s the Guy and Bammo show. Bammo, as we are told near the beginning of the gig, is a scouser and also Elbow’s guitar tech. So every time Bammo makes an appearance onstage we’ve to cheer, clap, shout her name… anything. But before Guy introduces Bammo to the audience, »
Chikinki at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Thu 31 Jul
Chikinki should volunteer for Channel 4’s ‘Faking It’. Onstage they are shy and assuming as they wait to begin their set, but when they do kick off there’s no stopping them; the nerves have disappeared as the adrenaline takes over. The first song has barely had enough time to make an impact and singer Rup»
The Blueskins at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Mon 07 Jul
The Blueskins clamber onstage like they’re not quite sure what the hell they’re doing here. Bassist Maff Smith looks like a rabbit in headlights. But there’s not much to fear because it’s Sunday and people have work in the morning, so it’s left to the curious to sample what’s on offer. The Blueskins consi»