Simplicity, sincerity and camaraderie. This is the future of music in Scotland. This is a rejection of maximalism; a questioning of capitalism; a challenge to introspection without solution and greetin without hope. This, friends, is Hector Bizerk and the launch of their new album, Nobody Seen Nothing, at Stereo on Saturday night. We’ve covered Hector… [Keep Reading]
Reviewed: Taffy (+ Support) at King Tut’s
I’ll be the first to admit I don’t know an awful lot about Japanese Music. I think the last Japanese band I actively listened to was the Mad Capsule Markets when I was 14 and, other than that, my image of the scene there has always been of schoolgirls dancing around screaming to saccharine J-Pop…. [Keep Reading]
What’s On: Glasgow South Side Beer Festival
On Saturday the 27th of July, lovers of craft beer will trickle into the salubrious surroundings of the Langside Hall in the South Side to sample a wide range of drinks from some of Scotland’s top brewers. The nearly sold-out day is part of an increasing movement in Scotland in reaction against the increased homogenisation… [Keep Reading]
Reviewed: Cairn String Quartet (& Friends) at King Tut’s
Tonight’s headliners were billed as the ‘first classical ensemble’ to headline King Tut’s. And while we could moan about semantics of what counts as ‘classical music’ and while we could point out that Icelandic experimental, post-classical string group Amiina played here in 2007, it almost feels rude. As, for the vast majority of the night,… [Keep Reading]