On the music scene – head for the West End at the end of the month
Alive in the West End
A series of music events will set toes tapping in Edinburgh’s West End this autumn as a new event, Alive in the West End, is announced.
Pubs, venues and even unconventional spaces like shops and restaurants across the neighbourhood are all putting on a series of performances as part of the event.
The music sessions are organised by Edinburgh’s West End Business Improvement District (BID) and will be held in at least 16 venues, incorporating 28 bands in 29 gigs and will include:
Sessions from singers Michael Cochrane, an Irish acoustic singer, and Craig Finnie, an Edinburgh based songwriter who composes introspective folk/ pop songs in the traditional pub, Teuchters on William Street, on Friday 26th.
· A gig from Edinburgh rock/pop duo, Bleeker in the bustling Indigo Yard on Saturday 27th
) and Frontiers clothing store (Saturday 27th).
· A performance in restaurant and bar, Vesta, from multi-instrumentalist Esperi, whose music ranges from acoustic storytelling to colourful electronica looping and combining different sounds with his acoustic guitar, on Sunday 28th.
All events are free.