Randolph’s Leap / Raveloe – The Old Lab, Summerhall, Edinburgh – Saturday 18th November 2023 A brief recap of a very enjoyable evening at Summerhall on Saturday. With her debut album just released, Raveloe, opened the show in solo mode. The songs were mainly drawn from ‘Exit Light’ and those songs were generally muted compared…
Really Inspiring Chat – Callum Easter and the Roulettes live
Callum Easter and the Roulettes / The New Shade – PJ Molloys, Dunfermline – Friday 10th November 2023 Despite seeing him at a Tae Sup show in Kirkcaldy more than four years ago, for different reasons, I’d never managed to catch Callum Easter play a headline show before, so seeing last week’s performance was definitely…
Steal One And Leave – firestations live
Firestations / Victoria Hume – Leith Depot, Leith – Friday 3rd November 2023 firestations return to Scotland on Friday allowed me to renew live acquaintances with the band for the first time in several years just a short distance from where I first saw them play at Kid Canaveral’s Xmas Baubles in 2016. Since we…
Listening October 2023
Ten Albums 1. (1) J.P. Shilo – Invisible You (Ghost Train, 2019) 2. (3) Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo – Phantasmargoria In Blue (Mute, 2023) 3. (NEW) Lost Map presents Weird Wave 4. (NEW) Sparklehorse – Bird Machine 5. (4) System Exclusive – System Exclusive (Castle Face, 2022) 6. (6) Kristin Hersh – Clear Pond Road (Fire, 2023) 7. (NEW) The Chills – Brave Words (Spoken Bravely)…
We Are Edinburgh – Young Fathers / Nadine Shah live
Young Fathers / Nadine Shah – The Usher Hall, Edinburgh – Tuesday 31st October 2023 It’s probably necessary to place a disclaimer first. This isn’t a review as such but rather a report of my own personal take on the show. Indeed, I think that could be said about most things on this site. A…
Missing Strictly Come Dancing – Nadine Shah live in Glasgow
Nadine Shah / Elisabeth Elektra – King Tut’s, Glasgow – Sunday 29th October 2023 I’ll admit, I swithered over this one when it was announced given that I had already had a ticket for Nadine Shah‘s support slot with Young Fathers. But, fortunately, I ultimately decided to go to what will turn out to be…
Manic Pop Thrills 