Monthly Archives: November 2013

Live Review: Arcade Fire

This review originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Monday November 18, 2013. Arcade Fire aka The Reflektors Barrowland, Glasgow November 15 (Four stars) There is a thrill in proximity. There is a charge of excitement that comes from … Continue reading

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Live Review: Frightened Rabbit

This review originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on November 18, 2013. Frightened Rabbit 02 Academy, Glasgow November 16 (Five stars) Perhaps a billion Chinese people can be wrong, after all. According to their zodiac calendar, 2013 is the … Continue reading

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Rob St John and Tommy Perman: Water of Life

This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on November 6, 2013. Let us be thankful for Rob St John’s plumbing woes. Were it not for a pipe-drain drama at the alt-folk topographer’s Edinburgh flat, and a subsequent chat … Continue reading

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Review: Aberfeldy Festival, 2013

This review originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on November 3, 2013. Aberfeldy Festival Various venues, Aberfeldy November 1 (Four stars) You might, in retrospect, question your choices. You might ask yourself why you decided to loiter in torrential … Continue reading

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Preview: Aberfeldy Festival 2013

This article originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on October 31, 2013. Oh, the perks of Aberfeldy. As well as being a scenic realm and earthly muse to Robert Burns, the leafy Perthshire town is on the verge of … Continue reading

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