KURNEL FIST, BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, JULY 4 2026

Celebrating US Independence day with an evening of psych/stoner stuff from North of the river. Fortunately, no orange shitclowns involved.

Line-up:

THE UNDERNEATH: '3-Piece pineapplepizzapop extravaganza', apparently. Whatever THAT means. Judging from the rest of the bill, these lads come from Dundee. 

Reality: they're from West Lothian, there's only 2 of them (bass player absent for the evening - off seeing MCR apparently), and they play excitable fuzzy noisy rock. They're very good.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/-5K5okNY-ac   https://www.facebook.com/UnderneathFuzz

CRUISE ELROY: From Dundee, with a fondness for Lemon Fanta. Most of them used to be in SPEEDRUNNER, which tells me nothing at all. Fizzy, mathy alt-rock kinda thing

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/ON7M6jL8IvY   https://www.instagram.com/cruise_elroy_band

INDICA: Cosmic desert rock trio, also from Dundee. They don't get out much - this is their first Edinburgh gig in 6 years. (Henry's Cellar Bar, supporting UNDER. I was there, to nobody's great surprise.)Worth the wait, though, because they are dead good.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/_JotXpwLcWg   https://www.instagram.com/indica.dundee

KURNEL FIST: 3-piece alt/stoners from - you guessed it - Dundee. Tonight's hosts. Something of a belated album release show for 'Seat With A View' from which most of tonight's set is taken. Plus a cheeky wee ALL THEM WITCHES cover.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/oTeeF9usUlI   https://www.facebook.com/kurnelfist

Quality gig, poorly attended. The hazards of trying to run a DIY gig in Edinburgh when you're in Dundee. I had fun, though.

ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM, HIVE, EDINBURGH, MAY 25 2025

 Former PURSON person, making the 70s cool again.

Line-up:

JIJ WAS NOT HERE: Solo acoustic lad, Sadly, he's suffering from a colossal hangover, and he's struggling. Forgotten lyrics, missed chords, awkward banter, he's not handling this well. Which is a shame, because on a good day he'd be witty, sharp and entertaining. Just not tonight. Couple of interesting covers, though, with BUZZCOCKS 'Ever Fallen In Love' and something from 'Sweden's most extreme death metal band' which turns out to be ABBA's 'Dancing Queen'

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573131179086

ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM; Bringing the 70s back to life. A charismatic front-person/singer/guitarist with a fantastically talented band. Elements of MOTT THE HOOPLE, RUSH, JETHRO TULL and JAMES BOND, freshened up and brought into the 21st Century. Looking back to go forward? Immense fun, even for someone who remembers the 70s but didn't like them much at the time.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/Vf7nnQuKQjI   https://www.facebook.com/RosalieCunninghamOfficial

QUIET THE ART, WEE RED BAR, EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 14 2024

Hi there! Remember me? I know, it's been a while, but I'm back now. Easing back gently with a low-key show at the Wee Red, familiar faces all round.

Venue: WEE RED BAR

LINE-UP:

BOARDGAME: Improv ambient electronica duo. Been a couple of months since I saw them last, with QUIET, THE ART in SUMMERHALL. They haven't changed significantly  - still do their bleepy bloopy thing in the dark, in front of a screen showing trippy swirly stuff. It's pleasantly hypnotic, but nigh on impossible to photograph. Also, the audience talk loudly throughout and ruin any chance of a video so you'll just have to imagine it.

IDIOGRAM: Instrumental post-rock/prog loveliness. Not sure how many gigs Idiogram have played - I think this might be just their third since they began in 2019, ALL of which I have attended. It's been a long time since their last, with Covid, family stuff, etc, but they're back now, promoting a new single,  and will surely be playing many, many more gigs in the near future. Yes. (Actually, they WILL be back soon for the proper album release gig)

Thanks to Lesley and the rest of the Idiograms for the lovely t-shirt.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/gJWWh-4wI5Y   https://www.facebook.com/idiogram.band

QUIET, THE ART: Shoe-gazey post-rock duo, mostly instrumental with an occasionally singing drummer. It's good to get another chance to see them so soon after the previous gig, given the camera issues I had last time. 

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/nlVl_Q05wuo   https://www.facebook.com/quiettheart

DVNE, LA BELLE ANGELE, EDINBURGH, DECEMBER 18 2018

A rare hometown show from future prog-metal superstars. In an odd turn of events, there is no video for the openers, but there IS one for the normally video-shy headliners. They don't seem to be on Facebook anymore, though.

Line-up:

BACCHUS BARACUS: Glaswegian stoner veterans. RIP Quzzy

https://www.facebook.com/bacchusbaracus

OLD MAN LIZARD: 'Heavy and elegant' stoner/sludge from deepest, darkest Suffolk. Actually, it's probably not all that dark. It's just a place in England.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/-8_7G9_99iA   https://www.facebook.com/oldmanlizard

PIJN: Sludgy Post-metal of the highest order, from Manchester. I like Pijn. I like them a lot.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/6pYM4a0-n5w   https://www.facebook.com/pijnband

DVNE:

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/fDNHMv6SaPY   https://twitter.com/SongsOfArrakis