Almost from the very second that JPEGMAFIA saunters onto the stage of SWG3, the whole room is sweltering. Shirts are discarded immediately, mirroring the appearance of Peggy himself, who sports nothing but a pair of boxing shorts. Sweat seems to drip from the walls as beers are flung across the crowd like offerings. Opening with […]
The upstairs room of SWG3 in Glasgow fills up with a crowd anticipating Irish indie rock band The Academic’s sold out show as the sounds of dark rock tunes from fellow Irish singer-songwriter Wolff sets the mood. This was a pleasant if slow start to the evening, although a change of pace arrived as the […]
On the gloomy Monday night that slowthai, Northampton born Tyron Frampton, descended upon Glasgow, the arches which stand over SWG3 looked onto bustling crowds of fans, as they smoked and chatted and chanted ‘f*ck Boris’. His performance was perpetually wound up and politically charged, never ceasing for one second to emulate the chaotic sentiment which […]
When Maggie Rogers bounds on stage at Glasgow’s SWG3, the room is instantly on her side. She quickly earns her new-found title of ‘Witchy Feminist Rockstar’ (founded in a tweet from a fan, and now printed across key rings and t-shirts at the merch stand) with her natural ability to slip seamlessly between throwing a […]
The music fades and the room is filled with enthusiastic applause. Snail Mail, the indie-rock solo project of Lindsey Jordan, has finished blasting the first song of their show at SWG3, ‘Heatwave’. Jordan looks up from the guitar she is tuning for the next song, offering the most endearing of cheeky smiles, a sharp contrast […]
12th November SWG3, Glasgow Concerned about the state of the world? Go see Sylvan Esso. They have a fantastic time, and encourage the audience to do the same, all the while acknowledging in their themes and lyrics that the world is not always an easy place to live. The experience is cathartic, leaving me feeling […]
The cavernous surround of the SWG3 Studio is a perfect canvas for Angel Olsen’s dry, sultry attitude. Although Glasgow’s way of showing affection is perhaps misinterpreted by this North Carolina-based artist, her standoffish appeal only makes the audience more enamoured. Touring her latest album My Woman, Olsen is no longer the ‘Acrobat’ she used to […]