
MARMOZETS AT SAINT LUKE’S, 19.10MARMOZETS RETURN WITH A POLISHED BUT UN-FILTERED NIGHT OF REFRESHINGLY HEAVY RADIO ROCK. |

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS AT GLASGOW ART SCHOOL, 09.10THE MOUNTAIN GOATS are a paradox. Cut down to their basest form in frontman John Darnielle and his multi-instrumentalist partner Matt Douglas, the show they deliver to a sold-out Glasgow crowd seems to contradict itself at every angle. At once, soulful and animated; the clash of a smart suit jacket and bare feet. |

THE MURDERBURGERS AT NICE N SLEAZY, 29.07IN CELEBRATION OF TEN YEARS ON THE MAP, THE MURDERBURGERS THROW ONE HELL OF AN ANNIVERSA-RAMMY. |

CRAIG FINN (THE HOLD STEADY) AT LP RECORDS, 23.04CRAIG FINN GREETS LP RECORDS LIKE A DEAR OLD FRIEND WITH HIS STUNNINGLY INTIMATE EVENING IN-STORE. |

BROADBAY, GENDER ROLES AT THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS, 17.04SOUND ISSUES AND A BARREN LOFT HAMPER AN OTHERWISE LUMINOUS SHOW FROM BRIGHTON’S BROADBAY. |

BEAR ARMS AT BROADCAST, 07.04LIMBERING UP FOR THIS MONTH’S RECORDING SESSIONS, BEAR ARMS IMPRESS AND RAISE MONEY FOR A WORTHY CAUSE. |

FRANK CARTER AND THE RATTLESNAKES AT SAINT LUKES, 19.03FRANK CARTER AND HIS BAND EFFORTLESSLY PROVE US WRONG AND BRING THEIR ORIGINAL HARDCORE SOUND TO NEW EARS. |

FOXING AT STEREO, 13.03FROM WITHIN A THICK BLANKET OF SMOKE AND SOUND, FOXING PLAY A MESMERISING SHOW IN THREE PARTS. |
BOSTON MANOR AT AUDIO, 23.11.16Tonight is the first time I’ve ever seen a queue run half way to Jamaica Street for a show at Audio. Never let it be said that Boston Manor fans aren’t dedicated – in traditional pop-punk fashion they appear, clad all in merch and prepared to brave the cold for a spot up the front. |