Patrick Kane

Currently based in Clackmannanshire but spends most of his free time in Glasgow. Music, film, theatre, comedy... all that good cultural stuff.

Second album from the scrappy indie-punk duo is a curiously subdued, lightweight return

An intriguing and timely treatise on the tyranny of digital communication from Indiana-based folk singer

Third solo album from The Gaslight Anthem frontman offers warm comforts despite a reliance on some familiar traits

Katie Crutchfield returns to her southern roots with lovely results on a moving and wise fifth album

Barrowland Ballroom

Portland indie-rockers silence all doubters with an imperious display in an early gig of the year contender

Nashville songwriter returns with more songs to soundtrack that new sadcom you’ve been watching

Joyous riffs and vibrant soundscapes abound in Glasgow post-rockers long-awaited sophomore effort

Royal Concert Hall

Texans celebrate 20 years of instrumental post-rock splendour with a fan-pleasing set heavy on nostalgia

Òran Mór

Avant-pop composer and musical polymath makes claim for national treasure status

Stereo

The Devil has the best music in a spectacular black mass from cult LA duo

Royal Concert Hall

Americana icon makes a sublime long-awaited return to Celtic Connections

Glasgow outfit deliver ramshackle indie pop with a touch of comic snark