Preview: OLO Worms - Yard Is Open
Posted in SHOFT on 22nd June 2012
When the man of many pseudonyms, Heinz Junkins pressed a hand-decorated copy of this album into my hand in a dark corner of The Fleece, he was perhaps a little reluctant to let go of this precious cargo. "I think it's finished..." he trailed off, before disappearing once again into...
Randolph's Leap, The Pictish Trail, King Creosote - The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
Posted in SHOFT on 18th June 2012
The Old Fruitmarket is a bit of a revelation. Entry is through the overbearing civic frontage of the City Halls, and then via a fairly anodyne, typically minimalist 'arts centre' type space. But buried within is an impressively cavernous, high-vaulted hall. There is a sense of the old times here...
Saint Death, Queen Jane, The Spook School, Michael Cassidy - Captain's, Glasgow
Posted in SHOFT on 18th June 2012
Regular readers will know that I make this trip on a near regular basis, which accounts for the disproportionate amount of Scottish music featured here. However, this time around things felt a little different - with the switch from England to Scotland much more marked as we crossed the border....