#HogTheStreet Highlights: Madhat McGore Plays Brighter Day
There were a lot of great tracks played over the Hog The Street Busk Off on Princes Street last weekend, but one of the standout acts for us was definitely Madhat McGore, who brought a totally different sound to the party.
Brighter Day bounces like a kangaroo on speed, with some lush chorus vocals lifting it into a bright, happy place. Give it a listen and seek out Madhat at his next live performance.
In what proved to be a showdown of epic proportions in sub-arctic balticness, Matt Norris and the Moon took the Hog The Street title and are set to open for Primal Scream and the Bombay Bicycle Club at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.
It was a weekend stacked full of sterling performances, from a range of new Scottish acts. Like most band competitions, all acts where great in their own right. But in the end it was MNATM that got the most coinage in the Shelter Scotland buckets during their set.
The contribution of all bands playing raised a healthy £2740 for a great cause, with every band doing their bit to help contribute to this total.
Other acts taking the stage last weekend included Clog and the Quirks, The Marvels, Madhat McGore, Davey Horne, The Soul Foundation, Emelle, The OK Social Club, Finding Albert and Das Contras.
A massive thanks to all bands who took the time to enter over at HogTheStreet.com. We hope it’s given bands a bit of exposure at the very least.
And looking forward to braving the street on December 31st to hear the winners take the stage. Best get their nappies on.
:: Entries close at 6PM TODAY to win a chance to play the greatest New Year party in the world, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. The winning act will be opening the main stage for Primal Scream and Bombay Bicycle Club in front of thousands of revellers.
Shortlisted bands will be busking it out for glory next weekend, 3/4th December on Princes Street, so if you’ve got a favourite, head down and stick your shrapnel in the box for them.
For all entries, head down to hogthestreet.com and wrap your ears round some of Scotland’s finest new acts.
Ok, not so much meat involved, but definitely liking the visual feast that Ninja Tune’s Amon Tobin brings to his live sets. We’re gonna see whether B & Q’s got something similar for our next live activity.
You’d better sit down. Not only are FOUND, Meursault, Ballboy, Broken Records, Eagleowl, Jesus H. Foxx and The Scottish Enlightenment all sharing the same bill, but you can see all these lovelies this weekend for only £12.
The Retreat festival is on at Pilrig Church Hall on 12.30 - 11pm this Sat / Sun. Only £7 for a whole day if you can’t make the weekend.
Starting on Friday 12th August, This Silent Forest are writing and filming a song a day. For 30 days. Nuts. With various collaborators from other established and upcoming bands, as friends of the band & some very special guests, they’ll be recording songs in various locations around Scotland, with the video uploaded each evening by 9pm to the This Silent Forest YouTube Channel. Everyone commenting on the videos will be able to contribute to song creation and directly influence the direction and recording of the songs. By leaving comments & sending tweets everyone can make suggestions for song themes, style, lyrics, locations, etc. At the end of the 30 days fans & followers will be invited to vote for their four favourite tracks, with the most popular being released as a fan only EP. This is a first of its kind and has never been attempted before. Will they achieve it? Tune in and find out.
We’re super excited to be working with Plum on doing some cool stuff to promote her next album.
To fund the album distribution and and promotion, Plum’s set up a crowdfunding page on Sponsume, where people (like you!) can contribute as little as £1 to make it happen. She’s also put some great packages together for bigger spenders, so well worth an investment.
Hello and a very good morning to you all. Incase you didn’t know, today is record store day - encouraging the masses to make their way to an actual (independent) record store to buy physical copies of music tracks, with pictures and thank you notes on the sleeves (often my favourite part).
To entice you a little more, there’s a wealth of free instore performances. Pop down to avalanche on the grassmarket to catch frightened rabbit at 1pm today, or red dog music next door!
