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A cold Saturday night in the Morayshire countryside witnessed the return of Glasvegas. The Loft, or to be more accurate, the barn at the back of the Loft, was the venue for the most anticipated gig (so far!) of 2011. With tickets stating that doors would be open at 6.30, early arrivals were left out in the bitter cold until just after 7, with the support from Iain MacLaughlin setting foot on stage at 8. A solo performance, without his Outsiders, was mainly well received by, at this stage, a full house. His half hour set was full of drive … Read more

What’s your name? Emos aka invernessGiGs aka Chris Lemon Who are you? I am the creator of invernessGiGs. How do you fit into the music scene of Inverness? I don’t really, invernessGiGs was created to challenge traditional ways of promoting music  and accessing news on the music scene in Inverness. It’s working!! invernessGiGs advert What was the best bit of 2010? I have two: John Otway’s set at Belladrum 2010, showed a new audience exactly who this Otway guy was. In a world of manufactured tunes and persona, John’s wit and personality shines through his obviously limited music talent. There … Read more

Thursday night saw the arrival of Mt Desolation in Inverness before an attentive, about 3/4 audience in Hootanannys. Although I missed most of her set, I must make mention of the first act on stage, Rachel Sermanni. When I entered Hoots, other than the sound of Rachel and her band, a hush had descended the venue. So much so that I found myself whispering my order at the bar! I last saw Rachel supporting Stornoway at the same venue earlier this year, and now that she has a band behind her she can go from strength to strength. Although they have yet to build up the togetherness and chemistry … Read more

Little Buddha attracted a decent amount of people into Mad Hatters on what was a musically busy Inverness night Little Buddha  kept the gaze and ear of the assembled crowd with a mix of stage presence, a rhythmic and captivating sound (credit to the sound engineers for keeping a potentially difficult to manage sound  really well balanced) and some damned fine tunes actually!! The set list was a mix of tracks from the beautifully produced songs from the debut album TWISTED and some others that were new and unheard in these parts at least – definate highlights in the set were the opening song titled Karma? and the stripped … Read more