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Where – MacArts, Galashiels When: 7th March 2026 Support – Jake Martin Review and photographs by Linda McDermott If you’ve not been to a gig at MacArts in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, you’re missing out. Originally a church, the venue has been transformed into one of the area’s standout live music [more…]

Review by Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson Few modern blues-rock artists command a stage quite like Samantha Fish does. The Kansas City guitarist, singer and songwriter has built a formidable reputation over the past decade and a half, blending gritty blues traditions with fiery rock energy and fearless musicianship. With fourteen [more…]

Review by Darren McIntyre. Images by Scott Anderson. When it comes to modern metal flying the flag for Scotland on the global stage, few bands have made the impact of Bleed From Within. The Glasgow metal heavyweights have spent nearly two decades refining a ferocious blend of metalcore, groove metal and melodic [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson I quote the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait – The Man simply loved his hats! Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm aka Michael Monroe is a singer / songwriter / musician from Helsinki, Finland who is best known as frontman for Hanoi Rocks. Hanoi Rocks brought [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson I must confess to being a Buckcherry virgin so don’t judge! Buckcherry are a hard rock band from Anaheim, California who originally formed in 1995, they released two albums Buckcherry in 1999 & Time Bomb before dissolving in 2002. 2006 sees the reformation of [more…]