Tokyo Taboo
Sep 12
Bubbilicious! When: 11 September 2018 Where: Broadcast Support: Freakwave; Yung KP Another grey wet Glasgow evening, another evening in the dingy sparsely populated Broadcast basement. But the ten punters who stayed around for main act Tokyo Taboo were treated to a dayglo show of bright, glitzy uplifting pop punk rock. Front and centre was vocalist Dolly Daggerz who, from her 70s silver...
Deerhoof
Aug 19
NOT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIOSHIPS When: 8 August 2018 Where: Stereo Support: Quodega; Banana Oil It is an eclectic line-up of bands tonight with the main link probably being the word ‘independent’. Both supports go down well: Banana Oil are a trio of modern contemporary jazz players (sax, bass, drums) who blast away with joyful abandon; Quodega were excellent but with their own distinctive take on...
lcd soundsystem
Jun 05
THANK YOU MR. BOWIE When: 28 May 2018 Where: SWG3 Galvanizer’s Yard Support: Young Fathers It was one of those beautiful, balmy sunny days Glasgow occasionally delivers, with the sun not dipping until after 10pm. James Murphy was surprised that our city could deliver such a bucolic setting for his band’s open air gig. And the weather was matched by the joyous music. A...
Sparks
May 28
THERE’S A RON AND A RUSS IN MY POOL When: 22 May 2018 Where: O2 Academy Support: Finiflex Band Previously Seen: 29 June 2015, Troxy, London (as FFS) I don’t think I have seen a crowd as enthusiastic and ecstatic as tonight’s for quite some time and all for a couple of pensioners who have been making quixotic, idiosyncratic pop for more than 50 years. This was the first...
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
May 21
HOPE RISES! When: 20 May 2018 Where: CCA Support: Boy Azooga The Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (often referred to the slightly less of a mouthful Rolling Blackouts CF) may have a name that does not dance off the tongue but their music certainly makes your feet want to dance. It is classic twangy indie rock delivered with energy and panache. And not only can they write infectious...
Mercury Rev
May 18
‘HOW DOES THAT OLD SONG GO?’ When: 27 April 2018 Where: CCA Support: Lyla Foy Band Previously Seen: 13 November 2008, Shepherd’s Bush Empire Deserter’s Songs is one of those albums that once you hear it stays with you forever, it has its own special sound and mood. The fact that it saved the life of the band that recorded it adds to its allure. It is no...
Eden
May 07
WONDER/FULL When: 25 April 2018 Where: O2 ABC This was an impressively controlled and sophisticated gig: from the glitchy electronica of the music, and the excellent band, to the impressive lighting and smoke show that throughout bathed the stage in dense colours and strobes, to the presence of Irishman Jonathon Ng (Eden himself) who was partially, and at times fully, hidden by the lights and...
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...
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