Live Music, Clubs, Gigs and Concert reviews, listings and locations for Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and all around Scotland from s1play

Alex started writing crime because she loved reading that genre. She researches her books well and has contacts in the legal profession, with Strathclyde Police and also has help from one of the country’s top forensic… (more)

Iain [Menzies] Banks was born in Fife in 1954 and was educated at Stirling University, where he studied English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology. His first science fiction novel, Consider Phlebas, was published in… (more)

Chamonix Vocal Quartet presents A Feast of Gilbert & Sullivan, with delicious highlights from topical and tuneful operettas full of comic characters, unlikely heroes, dastardly villains and heroines with a mind of their… (more)

With Furnace Mountain, Longway, and Raina Rose. Furnace Mountain’s Fields of Fescue album (their fourth), established the band as one of the hottest on the circuit following its release at the end of 2009. Legendary BBC… (more)

The Twilight Sad is an indie rock band from Kilsyth, Scotland, comprising James Graham (vocals), Andy MacFarlane (guitar) and Mark Devine (drums). The band have released two full-length albums. Their 2007 debut, Fourteen… (more)

Kildare-born Heidi Talbot, lead singer with Cherish the Ladies since 2003, made her international solo debut with the acclaimed Distant Future, exists at the intersection between Irish and US folk traditions.

Le Weekend has always looked to put together music that may not seem linked, challenging the comfortable ghettos where audience and musicians sometimes find themselves. The surprise is how well most music sits together.… (more)

The MacDonald Brothers present their all-new variety show with at least one piper, a lovely female singer, a choir, some dancers and the boys themselves! Ticket Price: £12.50 Concession Price: £12.50

Cutting-edge folk music.

When the Pokey LaFarge travelling show glides into town, all The Way from St Louis, Missouri, everyone falls under the spell. He made a solo appearance at the Tolbooth last year and the reaction was amazing. This… (more)

IT PREVAILS are one of the seminal DIY bands of the noughties – this US band combine the perfect blend of progressive hardcore with a metallic edge, topped off with a heady mix of heartfelt shouts and soaring sung… (more)

With a splash of sixties style, a dash of nineties groove and a helping of naughtiness from the noughties, The MixUps bring their new live set back to the Tolbooth.

Band assembled by Capercaillie's fiddler Charlie McKerron following impromptu musical gatherings along the road to the Highlands. Includes Duncan Chisholm, Kris Drever (son of Ivan), former Pearlfisher Brian… (more)

A driving sound of bagpipes, accordians and fiddle, fused brilliantly with kicking rhythms of guitar, bass and drums.

Our incredibly popular series of recitals continues with more fine music and tasty homemade cakes. This month we are joined by the wonderful Ruth Morley on Flute and Rhian Macleod on Marimba. This is an unusual and… (more)