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Django Django »

Django Django

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There is a sense of intrigue and curiosity among the Sneaky Pete’s crowd as Django Django climb onto the compact stage. Much hype has been pushed onto these lads but they seem to take it in their stride in front of the impatient audience. Many s...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Adam Terris | Read more »

Max Raptor »

Max Raptor

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As a fellow audience member speculates, "you know it’s about to go down when the boy with dreadlocks takes his beanie hat off." The fan in question is part of a pilgrimage from the southerly realms of Tyneside, vocalist Wil Ray later informs us. ...

Thu 14 Oct 2010 by Emma Garthwaite | Read more »

Divorce »

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Glaswegian metal-punksters Divorce are set to make Sneaky Pete’s as close and intense as ever tonight. The place is filled with heavy metal fans all sporting the tribal dress that you would expect; leather jackets, tuberous rubber spikes et al. ...

Thu 30 Sep 2010 by Cameron Wingate | Read more »

Panda Su »

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The beardsmen of The Last of Barrett’s Privateers are first up tonight, dealing in that strident brand of folk made popular by Mumford & Sons. Opener 'Harbour of Wool' is typical of their more upbeat moments, with banjos and ukuleles adding ...

Thu 16 Sep 2010 by Kane Mumford | Read more »

Divorce »

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Divorce: definitely the ironic choice for a Valentine's date. As the Glasgow quintet cram themselves on stage, surrounded by the reassuringly DIY flyer-caked decor of Sneaky Pete's, the initial impression is that the next hour might not constitute an...

Sun 28 Feb 2010 by Ray Philp, Joseph Pelan | Read more »

COME [with the lights on] »

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My previous experiences of the Come Collective project made it unsurprising that their latest event, COME [with the lights on] fails to disappoint.  Greeted by a large stencil by Scott McClure that invites you to 'COME COME COME', the viewer is i...

Fri 05 Feb 2010 by Magdalena Kane | Read more »

Chew Lips »

Chew Lips 1

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My Tiny Robots, tonight's nominated preamble, are an appropriate act to kick things off, if only in name. The Leith ensemble give a rather awkward and self-conscious account of themselves, switching between instruments—guitars, bass, synth, drum...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Myke Hall | Read more »

Japandroids »

Japandroids (issue 28)

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A thirty minute spell on the receiving end of a grunge-flavoured battering is not everyone’s cup of Horlicks, so Bronto Skylift will continue to prove a divisive proposition for those that like their beverages soothing and their tunes more so. Fo...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Ray Philp | Read more »

Theoretical Girl »

Theoretical Girl

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This is just conjecture, because I have never been a musician, but I would imagine that playing a show to ten people in a city five hundred miles from home might not be the most exhilarating experience. So, if you are able to play with grace and good h...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

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