Touted as ‘Scotland’s Festival for Music Discover’ what a better platform than Discovery Music to preview this epically outstanding event. With more than 60 bands across 10 venues and 12 hours of high class entertainment, it is a unique experience for Scottish music Lovers. It is Glasgow’s biggest inner city music festival and has become a much-anticipated part of the city’s music calendar. The event is organised by Tenement TV who publish new music reviews, sessions, features and interviews on a daily basis. They help to showcase new music and give local artists great exposure through their loyal following. As part of this year’s event, there will be a special exhibition to celebrate the city’s diverse music scene. ‘For the Love of Glasgow’ will showcase music photography at Broadcast, in the centre of Sauchiehall Street, featuring the work two of Glasgow’s best photographers, Cameron Brisbane and Alice Hadden. It will give fans a chance to reminisce about old venues and also celebrate the life of Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, as well as celebrate the current favourites.
This year’s line-up will be home to big names and new artists alike. With promising acts such as Snash, Gallus, The Novacs and Home$lice as well as Beta Waves, Marsicans, and Walt Disco to make appearances, the worst part about this event will be deciding which ones to see! Some highlights include The Van T’s. The West of Scotland 4-piece, formed in 2013 by twins Hannah and Chloe, their influences include First Aid Kit and Wolf Alice. A rock pop outfit with totally guttural gumption, they have already gained much acclaim, including reaching the airwaves in the US and France.
Another one to watch out for are Wojtek the Bear, a Glasgow based band. Pumping out ‘smart casual indie rock’ through Scottish Fiction Records. Releasing their debut album ‘A Talent for Being’ earlier this year, their melancholic sound is surprisingly uplifting. Having appeared on the Seedlings stage this year at Belladrum Tartan Heart festival as well as XpoNorth, this young outfit are exploding with potential.
Annie Booth is also becoming a regular name on the Scottish scene, a self-described indie-rock/folk artist, Annie is on point with not only her songwriting, but her capacity to communicate many deep sentiments through her work. Another product of Scottish Fiction, having also released her debut album ‘An Unforgiving Light’ this year, it is chillingly beautiful.
The diversity continues with The Howl & The Hum who are ‘a miserable disco who write Bond themes for films where Jimmy is still hung up on that girl’. Not taking themselves too seriously it seems, the post-punk 4-piece hail from York but made their debut tour of the Scottish Highlands in 2017 as well as playing Loopallu. Featuring on BBC 6 music as well as their own headline tour this year, they bring an untamed sound full of jovial animosity.
Making another appearance and bringing a different indie-pop vibe to the table are Perth based Parliamo. The have gained a solid following on the local scene, with sounds akin to Paolo Nutini and The View, their pumped up, rapid firing sound is infectious. You can’t help but feel ok when you throw on their debut EP ‘The Weekend’.
Headlining this year’s event will be The Cribs. Not that they need much of an introduction but having formed back in early 2002 in Wakefield, the siblings really started to make waves in 2005 following the release of their album ‘The New Fellas’ which brought home a number of Top 40 singles. Over the years, they have worked with Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos as well as Sonic Youth’s Lee Ronaldo to produce some absolute stonkers. Their first top 10 album ‘Ignore the Ignorant’ came in 2009. With their latest album release ‘24-7 Rock Star Sh*t’ being release last month of this year, their recording game is still going strong. It was recorded live to tape in 5 days, producing a true and raw sound: capturing the essence of what music is all about in its rawest form.
These are just a few of the acts who will be present at The Tenement Trail. With less than two weeks to go there are still tickets remaining and it’s almost certain you won’t be disappointed. Taking place on the 29th-30th September across venues in Glasgow city centre, you can find out more details via Tenement TV and the event page itself.
The exhibition will also be running up until the 30th of September, photographs will be on sale to fans, with all proceeds from the event going directly to the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) to help tackle the mental health issues that people across Scotland face every day.
Like much of what goes on in music in Scotland, it’s never just about the music and that’s what makes our scene unique. It’s full of heart and carries a genuine essence that cannot be found in many places outside of this thriving community.
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