Blueback Hotrod

John Knox Sex Club, Easter and Fuzzy Star

Dylan — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:00:30 +0000

The Ides Of Toad – October

Henry’s Cellar Bar

Edinburgh

I’m a little late with these, I’ll be the first to admit. It’s been a busy couple of months. Matthew over at Toad International Holdings Inc. put this little show on as part of his October Ides Of Toad series of gigs. Some of these photos are a little blurred and wonky – and I kinda like that – it suits the combination of confrontation and skewed charm provided by Fuzzy Star, Easter and The John Knox Sex Club. A splendid evening’s entertainment all round – if memory serves.

Viva Stereo, Mike Nisbet and Little Pebble

Dylan — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:00:05 +0000

City Café

Edinburgh

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Dougie from Viva Stereo dropped me a line to see if I wanted to take some photos at this show after I’d given him one of my little cards at Homegame this year. I’d heard a lot of good things about Viva Stereo so was keen to head along, particularly with the highly regarded Mike Nisbet and the legend that is Little Pebble on the bill too. It was a great night – looking forward to the next one!

Retreat! 2011

Dylan — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:00:08 +0000

Pilrig St. Paul’s Church Hall

Leith

Here’s a few shots from this year’s fantastic Retreat! festival, laid on for us again by Tracer Trails. I was covering the afternoon shifts so caught photos of the mysterious Burger, No Burger; along with a great electronica set from FOUND, the first chance for me to see Fur Hood who were brilliant, and an all-star set from the Rob St John experience. Then on Sunday I caught a bit of eagleowl before battery problems scuppered any photoing for the rest of the day. So all I could do was sit back, get a bit drunk and enjoy the show!

Lach

Dylan — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:44:30 +0000

Toad Session

4th and Toad

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Lach, considered by many to be the godfather of the Antifolk scene that spawned the likes of Beck, The Moldy Peaches, Regina Spektor, Jeffrey Lewis etc. is a New Yorker who has recently moved to Edinburgh after successfully transferring his legendary Antihoot club nights from their original base in Manhattan to the Gilded Balloon for last year‘s Festival Fringe. He’s resurrecting the show at the same venue this year – drop him a line if you fancy taking part – alongside appearing in his own one-man show, entitled The Waitress, The Walls and The Weirdos. In the meantime the Toad Session he recorded during a brief spot of downtime last year has finally found its way online to coincide not only with year’s festival, but also with the release of his brilliant new album, Ramshackle Heart, out on Song, By Toad records now.

The Scottish Enlightenment

Dylan — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:28:10 +0000

Toad Session

Maison Toad

The Scottish Enlightenment have now been added to the list of luminaries to have recorded for the legendary Toad Sessions. The band stamped their authority on proceedings by performing with a full electric set-up, and it sounded great. Make sure you don’t miss the session videos and podcast over on Toad.