Monday 9 November | The Tunnels | 8pm | £5 Edinburgh’s Meursault are one of the best bands in the country at the moment, as well as being a bit of a bastard to describe. In a shocking cop-out which means we don’t have to wrangle with such cumbersome, hackneyed tags like ‘folkatronica’ or...
Read more →The Moorings Bar have an online petition up to help boost their bid for extended weekend opening hours. One of the finest Rock bars anywhere, champions of the local scene and with an eye (and mouth) wateringly huge selection of beers, you know this makes sense. Show your support and get signing here. Add...
Read more →There’s no reason for the ‘le’ whatsoever, just being slightly affected. Anyway, without further ado, here are les picks for this weekend… Two of Scotland’s most popular acts are in town; Idlewild (The Warehouse, Fri) and The Proclaimers (AEEC, Sat). Both sold out though, so enjoy if you’ve got tickets. Friday also sees a...
Read more →Thursday 5 November | The Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill (map) | 8pm | Free (Donations) Tonight! German composer/percussionist Burkhard Beins (wikipedia bio) and Aberdeen-based experimental electronica bod Bill Thompson play a selection of weird and wonderful instruments in the unusual but promising surroundings of The Suttie Centre in Foresterhill. Part of the Sound...
Read more →Thursday 5 November | The Malt Mill, Holburn Street | 8pm | £5 Under-used venue The Malt Mill plays host to San Diego native and Portland, Oregon resident Raymond Raposa (pictured below) in his Castanets guise this Thursday. Signed to Asthmatic Kitty Records (Sufjan Stevens etc), his sparse, atmospheric, reverb-laden psychedelic lo-fi folk &...
Read more →Saturday 31 October (obviously) Ooh, scary ghosties etc. Here’s the pick of the Halloween musical happenings round town on Saturday… The Lemon Tree hosts the annual Skalloween bash with a headline set from superb dub/reggae collective and The Specials’ tour support Pama International. Local bands Famous Ape and AKA Ska complete the line-up (8pm/£12) The...
Read more →Wednesday 28 October | Beach Ballroom | 7.30pm | £10/£8/£5 students/conc One of the most interesting music festivals in the country kicks off tonight right on your doorstep (assuming you’re reading this in the Aberdeen area, obviously). Until the 22nd of November, a frighteningly impressive programme of concerts, talks and workshops encompassing everything from...
Read more →If you’ve been keeping an eye on the Twitter feed (over there, on the right, look!), you may have noticed that Andrew Learmonth’s Sunday Showcase returns to Original 106 (106.3FM, 106.8FM & Online) this week at 10pm. Good stuff, his shows always feature loads of local music and are well worth a listen. Welcome...
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