Taking place on the cusp of festival season, Brew at the Bog had an inciting premise: twelve hours of live music from predominately new and brilliant artists. Set against the serene fields surrounding Bogbain Farm, near Inverness, the one day shindig spilt itself into indoor and outdoor stages, a welcome characteristic [...]

There’s nothing quite like finishing work, getting changed and wandering into town for a gig. Edinburgh is lucky to have three things that happen to coincide tonight. Vic Galloway, Electric Circus and a burgeoning Hip-hop scene. As I make my way through the main railway station in Edinburgh, heading for the venue, I realise that [...]

It’s been a busy year for Edinburgh’s Bwani Junction who have been garnering a lot of attention courtesy of their brand of sunshine pop which has provided an anthemic quality rarely showcased by indie guitar bands these days.The guys recently won best breakthrough act at this year’s SAMA’s and tonight they pulled no punches in [...]

The ‘Alternative Country’ tinged vibes of Nashville’s ‘Lambchop‘ provides a warm and attentive atmosphere in the intimate chambers of Glasgow’s Oran Mor. Lambchop, in it’s current formation, provide backing for the evening’s support act and current line-up’s chanteuse, Courtney Tidwell, whose brand of foreboding psychedelia serves to set the tone for the rest of the [...]

Ides of Toad gigs tend to be memorable affairs, featuring an eclectic mix of bands from Song, by Toad Records and beyond. Tonight is a night that doesn’t feature any bands from the label, which I always feel is to their advantage. They put on good music, regardless of which label (if [...]

When I saw the bill for this gig I nearly wet myself. Jamie Sutherland from Broken Records, Sebastian Dangerfield, Edinburgh School for the Deaf and the greatest band on the planet right now (maybe) PAWS at Edinburgh School of Art’s, Wee Red Bar. All this for a measly £7. No way on this planet was [...]

Yes, I’m heading back to Edinburgh’s Electric Circus. They just keep putting on great line-ups that I can’t afford to miss. Tonight is the Vic Galloway curated evening that has become a regular in the venue’s calendar, occurring monthly.
Sadly the next date isn’t until April as our host will be gallivanting in Texas at SXSW. [...]

“A Game of Chess is much like a sword fight, you must think first before you move” begins the Wu Tang classic ‘The Mystery of Chess Boxing’; however, this ideology seems somewhat at odds with the water tight flow of GZA’s ‘Liquid Swords’ showcase.
The legendary MC arrives on stage around half an hour late to [...]