Glasgow-based Josephine Sillars & The Manic Pixie Dreams will release their latest single on Friday 17th August. Josephine Sillars has always been a favourite on this blog and various podcasts and radio shows over the years so we were delighted when we were offered the premiere of her and her band's

Edinburgh's Retro Video Club will play their biggest gig to date as they support Bastille at Edinburgh's Summer Sessions. Following on from a massive show at The Liquid Room in February, Retro Video Club will take to Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens with Bastille and The Vaccines on 9th August. We caught

London-based Bryde aka Sarah Howells has released her debut album 'Like An Island' and is currently touring Europe. We caught up with her ahead of her gig at Sneaky Pete's in Edinburgh. For those people who don't know Bryde tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Sarah and Bryde is

Brand new Edinburgh 5-piece Last Wild Lion have released a debut double A-Side Last Wild Lion blend the earnest, heart-on-sleeve approach to music from the late 90s emo scene (Jimmy Eat World, Cross My Heart) with the magical choruses of the 80s (The Cure, The Police).  Fronted by the emotive vocals of

Ava Love play King Tuts Summer Nights on Friday 21st July. Alive & Amplified caught up with them before the gig. Edinburgh 5-piece Ava Love will headline King Tuts for the first time on Friday night (21st July) as part of the venues run of Summer Nights gigs. They released latest single

Glasgow's Prides will play in Edinburgh & Aberdeen off the back off European dates supporting PVRIS. Prides (Stewart Brock & Callum Wiseman) are currently on tour in Europe supporting PVRIS. The final date is in Berlin on Thursday night. So home to chill out after the tour... not likely, they play The

Alive & Amplified caught up with Be Charlotte ahead of her Scottish Tour Charlotte Brimner AKA Be Charlotte has had a massive couple of years. After bubbling under the surface toward the end of 2015, 2016 really was her breakthrough year. Showcase events such as SXSW in Austin, Texas and at Edinburgh's

Alive & Amplified caught up with Elle Exxe at her King Tuts New Year Revolution gig on Sunday 15th January. King Tuts Wah Wah Hut as it's officially known (usually shortened to King Tuts, or even just Tuts) is one of the UK's most famous and iconic venues. World known bands often

Alive & Amplified caught up with Dancing On Tables to talk about their latest single, new EP and highlights of the year. How did you guys start playing as a band together? At school, we all knew each other and had a passion for music, just so happened that we all played