COVID-19: Edinburgh August festivals cancelled
Edinburgh’s August festivals announce the cancellation of all five major festivals set to take place in the Scottish capital
Gigs
Sleater-Kinney
Portland indie-rockers silence all doubters with an imperious display in an early gig of the year contender
Explosions In The Sky / A.A. Williams
Texans celebrate 20 years of instrumental post-rock splendour with a fan-pleasing set heavy on nostalgia
Anna Meredith / Callum Easter
Avant-pop composer and musical polymath makes claim for national treasure status
Albums
Baxter Dury
The Night Chancers
Sleazy London electro-lounge to keep the family business ticking over nicely
Brian Fallon
Local Honey
Third solo album from The Gaslight Anthem frontman offers warm comforts despite a reliance on some familiar traits
Waxahatchee
Saint Cloud
Katie Crutchfield returns to her southern roots with lovely results on a moving and wise fifth album
Catholic Action
Celebrated by Strangers
Glasgow indie band produce a potent blend of 70s rebellion and no-nonsense rock
Myrkur
Folkesange
A radical departure in sound does nothing to diminish Mykur’s impressive third album
Classical
RSNO / Nicola Benedetti
A therapeutic post-election evening from Scotland’s classical star
