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Review: The OK Social Club – Nothing In Common
If artists want to draw like children, do bands want to sound like them?
Nothing In Common comes drenched in the infectious ambition and enthusiasm...
Review: Maggie’s Charity Fundraiser at Electric Circus
Starting this fundraiser for Maggie’s Centre last weekend was the criminally under-rated The Litigators. Despite only being one of their drummer’s first amped-up live...
Local music festival launches club night
The organisers of Haddowfest have announced that the festival will now stage a monthly club night at The Liquid Rooms.
The first 'Haddowfest:Presents' will take...
Review: 2012 – The Year Of The Dog (Compilation)
Compilation albums are the proverbial pick’n’mix of music releases.
Blending styles and genres, they are the best way to hear the music you didn’t even...
Hard Rock Rising 2013
Hard Rock Rising is a battle of the bands competition and they are looking for the next big band.
The worldwide competition is coming to...
Scottish Opera take school pupils on creative adventure
School pupils across Scotland are packing up their maps and binoculars for a creative adventure with Scottish Opera as The Legend of Slim McBride...
Review: These Fading Polaroids – ‘The Get Down EP (Pt.1)
Powering in with their latest release, These Fading Polaroid's swerve between playing hard and fast or slow and tender.
The Edinburgh four-piece are now entering...
Royal Scottish National Orchestra in China for Hogmanay
The Reporter's very own David Kettle accompanied the RSNO on their New Year trip to China.
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and its music director...
Review: The OK Social Club – Gezellig
In a world of urgency, music that has been brewed over time has the power to stop you in your tracks.
After spending the...
Edinburgh Napier sponsoring New York concert
Braveheart child-star James Robinson is set to spread some Celtic cheer in New York this weekend at a major ex-pat concert.
The actor, who played...
Broughton High School at the French Institute this weekend
French musician Francois Audrain presents the result of his work with the pupils of Broughton High School in ‘Edimbourg, la Ville à l’Envers’ at...
Christmas Carols for the Sick Kids
Carols for Christmas to begin the festive season
TOP Scottish celebrities will turn out to enjoy a special festive Carols for Christmas concert to raise...
Muirhouse Musician Releases Album
Edinburgh singer/songwriter James Campbell is releasing a CD inspired by his life in Muirhouse.
James and I grew up in the same area and went...
St Andrew’s Day Concert at St Cecilia’s Hall
Edinburgh University's departments for Celtic and Scottish Studies and The School of Scottish Studies Archives are at the heart of activities which they say...
Solid at 70 – Sixto Rodriguez at The Usher Hall
It seems fitting that the American septuagenarian should play Edinburgh's Usher Hall, the same stage that The Rolling Stones played a good while back,...
Theatre review: Sonata for A Man and A Boy, Traverse Theatre (****)
It starts as a run-of-the-mill cello lesson – scales, tunes, duets. Comments and corrections from the teacher; little attempts at mischief from the pupil....
Review: The Begbies – Ashleigh (Single)
Begbies by name if not by nature…
This West Lothian five-piece’s music might have the swagger of their Trainspotting namesake but their sound is an...
Charity Fundraising at Hard Rock
Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh and It'sGood2Give have teamed up to raise funds for the local charity.
Here is a little bit about them from their...
Review: Haddow Fest
Squeezing the excitement of an entire weekend festival into one exhilarating burst, Haddow Fest returned for its triumphant third year.
Kicking of the mayhem early...
Gig Review: Mike Peters at Electric Circus.
Back in the 1980's U2, Simple Minds and Big Country all made their mark on the music scene and while I was, and still...
Mike Peters At The Electric Circus
This Saturday night at Electric Circus in Market Street Mike Peters, lead singer of The Alarm and singer with Scotland's Big Country. makes a...
Photos from Haddowfest
Haddowfest took place over the weekend offering a positive wealth of live music at six city centre venues. If you missed it then you...
New Musical from South Park creators coming to the UK
Book of Mormon: New Musical from the Creators of South Park to Come to the UK
One of the top 5 best-selling shows on Broadway,...
Richard Holloway to read at CD launch event
Writer, broadcaster and former Bishop of Edinburgh, Richard Holloway, is to participate in a pre-Christmas event which will launch a brand new CD of...
Preview: Haddow Fest is on this Sunday
Edinburgh is bracing itself for the return of the city’s annual Haddow Fest tomorrow.
Over 50 artists take part in the one-day music festival,...
RSNO win Arts and Business Scotland Awards
Scotland’s national orchestra takes both honours in ‘First in a Lifetime’ category
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s (RSNO) relationships with the corporate community were commended...
Be Part Of The ‘Union’ With Saint Saviour at Sneaky Pete’s
Saint Saviour
Wednesday 31 October 2012 at Sneaky Pete’s
Touring her debut album ‘Union’ featuring the single release 'Tightrope', Saint Saviour brings her intoxicating expressionism to...
Gig review: Hue and Cry, Queens Hall, Sunday 21 October
Phil Pinder won two tickets in our Hue and Cry competition this month and he has now written a review for us of the concert.
After...
Edinburgh Festival Chorus wants you!
Open Rehearsal takes place tomorrow night Tuesday 23 October 7.00pm to 9.30pm The Hub, Castlehill.
The Edinburgh Festival Chorus is looking to recruit talented and enthusiastic...
The Gypsy Queens made a video for us….
We interviewed the Gypsy Queens yesterday and had a lot of fun watching them busk in the sun to raise funds for the Sick...
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