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Scottish Artists at SXSW 2010: Tommy Reilly
Tommy Reilly’s first ever gig in America will be to open the Scottish Showcase night on Wednesday featuring Codeine Velvet Club, Frightened Rabbit and more. So make sure to get there early to see this talented Glaswegian. All Tommy’s SXSW gigs are listed below:
Shiner
March 12, 2010
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2010: St Deluxe
Vic Galloway has said of St Deluxe that their sound is reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, and My Bloody Valentine with near-whispered vocals, fuzzed-out guitars and a stoned haze of production culminating in a very, sweet whole! The Glasgow band will be making their highly anticipated SXSW debut next week. Full schedule below:
Shiner
March 11, 2010
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Interview with St Deluxe
St Deluxe have been creating a lot of buzz back in Scotland recently, and that’s not just the feedback from their unapologetically loud guitars. Dear Scotland spoke to lead guitarist Martin Kirwan last week about SXSW and how he grew up with The Jesus and Mary Chain and Bobby Gillespie recording drums next door:
Pete Reid
March 11, 2010
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The Worst Stadia in the World. That I’ve been to.
Inspired by his visit to sports mad Melbourne, Billy continues his list of the best and worst stadia in the World. This week – The Worst: Wembley, London, England (What, did you really expect anything else?)
Billy Williamson
March 11, 2010
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2010: Trembling Bells
Trembling Bells will be bringing their mythical, psychedelic folk music to South by Southwest for the first time. The New York Times has already been won over and their unique sound is likely to win many new fans in Austin. Details of their St Davids’ Church showcase below:
Shiner
March 10, 2010
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Interview with Trembling Bells
Glasgow based collective Trembling Bells will be making their first appearance at SXSW next week and they’ll also be playing in NYC at Webster Hall on Tuesday night before heading down to Austin. Alex Neilson recently spoke to Dear Scotland about his Scottish influences and one memorable experience he had with Bonnie Prince Billy.
Pete Reid
March 10, 2010
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Scottish Bands at SXSW 2010: The Law
The Law will return to Austin for SXSW 2010 having been part of the Scottish contingent in 2008 and at the time of writing, the band have 8 gigs scheduled during the 4 day festival. Full details on these performances are below and will be updated if and when further gigs are added.
Shiner
March 9, 2010
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Interview with The Law
Hailing from Dundee, The Law will start a US tour next week which includes dates in New York, California and Texas. The East and West Coast dates are below with the South by Southwest gigs listed here. The Law’s lead singer Stuart Purvey spoke to Dear Scotland about SXSW and playing abroad:
Pete Reid
March 9, 2010
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This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
This week in SEAN, Brian Cox has a new film coming out, Gerard Butler promotes his new rom-com with that one from Friends, John Barrowman talks Desperate Housewives and Glee, Alan Cumming films his last day on the set of Burlesque and more. Saba has all the details:
Saba I.
March 9, 2010
