Nada Surf
Apr 24
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY – HEAVEN IS A SMALL VENUE SPACE IN GLASGOW When: 23 April 2018 Where: Stereo Support: none This gig was part of the ‘Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Let Go’ tour and we got a lot of Nada Surf! Their first set was the Let Go album in full and then they took a short break and came back and played another set. It is one of their best albums, capturing all...
Bastille
Apr 21
WITH ADDED EPIC APPEAL When: 11 April 20018 Where: Usher Hall, Edinburgh Support: To Kill A King; Charlie Barnes This sold out show was part of the eight date ‘Re-Orchestrated’ tour in which Bastille played their songs with added epic-appeal bolstered on stage by a gospel choir, a string section and a brass section. Of course, it is not very unusual for bands to tour with brass and...
Blitzen Trapper
Apr 19
FEASTING ON CURATE’S EGG ROCK When: 10 April 2018 Where: King Tut’s Support: Steve Grozier Will the real Bitzen Trapper please stand up? This Portland five-piece (voc/gui/harm – gui/bvoc/syn – kyb/bvoc – bs – dr/bvoc/voc) are great musicians and put on an excellent gig that covered many different rock styles: country rock, Stonesy rock, psychedelic rock, Dylan folk rock, Springsteen rock, folk...
Sigrid
Apr 02
HAPPINESS WON ME OVER Where: Saint Luke’s When: 22 March 2018 Support: Fred Well Anointed the Sound of 2018 by the BBC there was a lot riding of the young Norwegian’s shoulders but she carried off tonight’s gig with panache and joy. And although the audience skewed towards late teens/young twenties there was actually a good age representation that suggests Sigrid’s fresh-faced pop will have...
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