Reviewed: Michael Neto “Up Close”
Good grief. Magic? That’s pretty much on the bottom rung of the performing arts hierarchy along with mime, right? Wrong! Michael Neto’s vehicle is magic but within this vehicle are diverse characters...
View ArticleA Night at the Opera (Seriously!)
Opera. Why’s it such a blind spot for most of us? GOG headed out to see whether there’s anything a newcomer can enjoy from the seemingly most elite of art-forms. It’s a rare treat when life seems to...
View ArticleReviewed: Walking With Dinosaurs, SECC
One of my very earliest memories is of my four-year old self cowering behind cinema seats in the vain hope the plush upholstery would provide some manner of defence against the terrifying velociraptors...
View ArticleReviewed: Cairn String Quartet (& Friends) at King Tut’s
Tonight’s headliners were billed as the ‘first classical ensemble’ to headline King Tut’s. And while we could moan about semantics of what counts as ‘classical music’ and while we could point out that...
View ArticleWhat’s On: Glasgow South Side Beer Festival
On Saturday the 27th of July, lovers of craft beer will trickle into the salubrious surroundings of the Langside Hall in the South Side to sample a wide range of drinks from some of Scotland’s top...
View ArticleReviewed: Taffy (+ Support) at King Tut’s
I’ll be the first to admit I don’t know an awful lot about Japanese Music. I think the last Japanese band I actively listened to was the Mad Capsule Markets when I was 14 and, other than that, my image...
View ArticleReviewed: The Butchershop & Red Raw @ The Stand
Sometimes the drudgery of the Mon-Fri 9-5 needs to be shaken up a bit so I recently decided to venture out on a Tuesday night to see what the town could offer midweek. I love a steak dinner but like...
View ArticleReviewed: Hector Bizerk @ Stereo
Simplicity, sincerity and camaraderie. This is the future of music in Scotland. This is a rejection of maximalism; a questioning of capitalism; a challenge to introspection without solution and greetin...
View ArticleUrban Bar & Brasserie Launches New Menu
Urban have launched a brand new menu to lead us into this year’s party season. We headed along to the big launch last night to see what it was all about and, more importantly, whether it’s worth your...
View ArticleReviewed: Queens of the Stone Age, The Hydro
This past Saturday night thousands gathered at the newly opened Hydro arena, a first visit to the venue for myself and many others, and I can’t think of many acts better to welcome me than rock legends...
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