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The recent album from Personal Trainer – Big Love Blanket – has been stuck on repeat on the car CD player for the past three months and has brightened up the monotonous trudges along the M8. This raised expectations of what this fine band from Amsterdam would deliver live and the final night of a …

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Jesca Hoop swung into town on a rearranged date at the end of a long tour . The Edinburgh and Gateshead shows rearranged due to illness and full credit for the swift new dates instead of kicking them into the distance of 2023. An attentive and engaged audience enjoyed a fair mix of songs showcasing …

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Nothing goes smoothly in these troubled times . The area close to tonight’s venue was cordoned off from three directions due to a bomb scare at nearby Waverley Station . No problems for the headliners Spizzenergi however who beamed down from their starship to entertain with a set of uplifting space punk. Songs of the …

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We were promised big voice , big bass and big hair from a gig by Bristol singer Eva Lazarus on her first headline tour . Eva , backed by an impressive band , proved to be much more than that and thrilled a sell out Sneekys crowd with a set showcasing her new long player …

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Toot ! Toot ! All aboard the indie express ! Another clutch of new bands hurtle towards the upper slopes of indie greatness by entertaining a packed Sneeky Petes . The new student term saw the young team out in force and intent on creating atmosphere reciprocated by all three bands . Again , it …

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It usually kills the karma of a gig when a band name check the wrong town , however the opening gambit from Swell Maps of ”Good evening Liverpool , we’re Gerry and The Pacemakers ” seemed to strike a chord. Bannermans in the lowest part of the town’s Cowgate , is a contrast to the …

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Another night at Sneekys and another show in the Central Belters series. The manic pop thrills just keep coming as the long hot summer combusts with raucous gig after gig. This time was a double header featuring Hypothetics and Cheap Teeth . Hypothetics are a four piece from Bristol who took the long and sweaty …

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The Biscuit Factory , a multi purpose venue close to Leith , hosted the first of what will hopefully be a regular set of gigs titled We should catch up if you are around . Free entry guaranteed a large turnout of Edinburgh’s gig goers who were treated to a headline set from the highly …

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It is always a treat to find a gig at MacArts in Galashiels, particularly when it features one of Scotland’s most hardworking and innovative songwriters . It may feel a long time since Carla fronted the all girl group Teen Canteen however she has been prolific both as a solo artist and with her new …

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