The National

The National

Sep 22

Ascension of the Crybaby Geeks   Where: Usher Hall, Edinburgh When: 20 September 2017 Support: Luluc   The National are indie rock royalty whose latest album, Sleep Well Beast, has been their most successful in terms of the charts (including hitting No.1 in the UK) and which dominates tonight’s set. Like REM and Radiohead, bands to which they have some similarities, their first few...

Tricot

Tricot

Aug 25

“Chikyū-jō de mottomo ōkina torio”?   (noisy-vice) Where: Broadcast When: 21 August 2017 Support: Benjamin Blue; Chartered Trips Monday night + one of the small venues on Sauchiehall Street + Japanese female Math Rock trio = implausibly exciting and sweaty experience that was one of the best gigs I have experienced this year. The only downside was that I felt sorry for the music lovers of...