- Scotland at SXSW 2013 – The Final List So here we go. South by Southwest 2013 kicked off today in my adopted home town of Austin, Texas. Scotland will be well represented over the next 10 days or so with around 12 Scottish companies here for the Interactive festival, at least 1 really cool film, and 12 great bands. I’ve tried to list […]
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: 35 New Tours Announced for 2011 by Scottish Artists As Vic has been taking a well earned break after hosting Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party with Biffy Clyro, Dear Scotland has been updating the Scotland on Tour database with almost 300 new international shows from Scottish artists as diverse as Primal Scream, Isobel Campbell, Mogwai, Eddi Reader and Nazareth. Check it out below:
- Interview with Alex Smoke It seems that every Monday when we publish Vic Galloway’s Scotland on Tour listings, Glasgow’s Alex Smoke inevitably will have a gig somewhere exotic. Recently we caught up with Alex in Tokyo and asked him about his globetrotting, his new album and what his first song would be tonight at the DV1 Club in Lyon.
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Malcolm Middleton It’s Burns Night tonight and somewhat fittingly Vic Galloway highlights singer, guitarist and poet Malcolm Middleton in Ireland as his Scottish international gig of the week. More on Malcolm below along with details on 13 other Scottish bands and artists on tour outside the UK this week:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Biffy Clyro Tonight on Radio Scotland, Vic has an exclusive backstage interview with Biffy Clyro, recorded at the Glasgow Barrowlands at the start of their UK tour. Vic also picks Biffy’s European shows with Muse as the highlight of this week’s Scottish gigs abroad. Full details below:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Primal Scream Primal Scream will play the Planeta Terra Festival in Sao Paolo next weekend and Vic chooses that as his Scottish gig of the week. Full details on all the Scottish international gigs this week are below, along with Vic’s interesting thoughts on the Scotland’s Greatest Ever Guitarist issue. Vote this Wednesday.
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : FOUND Vic highlights FOUND in NYC as his pick of all the Scottish bands on tour this week. The inventors of Cybraphon, (see video below), FOUND will thrill audiences at The Rose in Williamsburg on Thursday night, and at the Central Park Bandshell on Saturday. More from Vic and details on all Scottish international shows below:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Rustie Glasgow’s Rustie has been described as “the sound of the underground before the underground has even had a chance to get out of bed”. Vic Galloway highlights Rustie’s sets at Vega in Copenhagen on Friday and at Rocket in Milan on Saturday as the pick of all the Scottish gigs outside the UK this week:
- Vic Galloway on This Week’s Scottish International Gigs The Pictish Trail (Johnny Lynch) is currently on tour in Europe with former Arab Strap Malcolm Middleton. Tonight the Pictish Trail are in Koln Germany and Vic highlights that gig along with their other shows in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway as his pick of all the Scottish gigs abroad this week.
