KC Vines

Yo La Tengo, SWG3 , Glasgow, 29th April 2018

May 3, 2018 KC Vines 0

A Sunday night in Glasgow’s Finnieston and a mixture of die-hard fans and the curious has gathered in hushed expectation for the Hoboken trio. “When will we be set free?” sings bassist James McNew at the […]

The Americans @Celtic Connections, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 28th January 2018

January 31, 2018 KC Vines 0

“Where are they from?” asks a friend, when I announce that I’m going to see a band called The Americans. Not such a surprising question especially when so many Scottish acts name check former colonial places […]

Rachael Yamagata + Brandon Jenner, Islington Assembly Halls, London 21st November 2017

November 30, 2017 KC Vines 0

“Oh, you need to get up here” says Rachael Yamagata. The young man in middle of the sixth row needs no more encouragement as he skips out of his seat nimbly and bounds up on to […]

The Glass Mountains, Folk Modern – Upstairs at the Ritzy, Brixton, 5th October 2017

October 18, 2017 KC Vines 0

“If life were a hotel, then I’d be checking out right now,” sings young frontman Owen Davies. A little extreme for a 25 year old maybe, but All kinds of Trouble, written by one of the […]

Chastity Brown, Borderline, London, 13th June 2017

June 29, 2017 KC Vines 0

Chastity Brown apologises for the four year hiatus in her albums. “But I’m from Tennessee” she remarks. It could be that the record company need that explanation but it pretty much looks like every man and […]