This could be a really ridiculous week but unfortunately I’m not feeling 100% at the moment so I may be doing well to get to one of the four shows I’d considered this week. Neon Waltz are playing Beat Generator Live! In Dundee even as I type so this is really not much of a…
Month: November 2015
Lines on a Dead Person – Book Group live
Book Group / Supermoon / Hans Klammer – Electric Circus, Edinburgh – Thursday 19th November 2015 So which Book Group show to go to in the run of dates to promote new single ‘The Late Show’? In the end Edinburgh won out for the chance to finally see a Supermoon performance but I’m not going…
Sometimes Years Go By – Mercury Rev live
Mercury Rev / Nicole Atkins – The Art School, Glasgow – 20th November, 2015 We’d rushed out to buy tickets for this show as soon it was announced, even before the new LP was out. And then I briefly wondered if we’d made a mistake. A little bit of context is needed to explain why….
The Andy Williams Version – Vic Godard and Subway Sect live
Vic Godard & Subway Sect / STOOR /A Hooker Without Jesus – The Cool Cat Club @ Beat Generator Live, Dundee – Sunday 15th November 2015 A brief look back on a very enjoyable Sunday evening. I’m no afficiando of Vic Godard and Subway Sect but every time I’ve seen them they’ve put on…
De Rosa return to Dundee
We’re delighted to announce that the next Cool Cat Club/Manic Pop Thrills co-promotion will see De Rosa make their long awaited return to Dundee. The show will take place on Saturday 23rd January at Beat Generator Live and will follow hard on the heels of the band’s third LP ‘Weem’ which will be released on…
Ruminations on Power Corrupting – Thula Borah feature
Glasgow’s Thula Borah have been on the MPT radar for the last few years and recently launched their new record ‘Hope For Disappointment’. The band operate somewhere between rock and post-rock and HFD gives you a pretty good idea of their scope and, to these ears at least, marks a slightly different direction for the…
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