Hello, good morning, good afternoon, good evening and welcome to another week of hairy Sasquatchuan live music shenanigans in the heart of Edinburgh’s deep maple forest where strange men aimlessly roam about dressed in dark furry suits that behold a rather obvious silver zip running up their backs. Before I go on and put my bigfoot in it all I should mention this Saturday’s featured act.

End Of Neil is a well seasoned performer playing gigs in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and beyond. His style evokes a mixture of indie folk and rock, which comes across confidently with his strong finger-picking and strumming style on acoustic guitar alongside the occasional harmonica solo. His unique lyrics and polished vocals take you on a journey where you might discover something as diverse as chimpanzees escaping from a zoo. Intrigued and want to hear more? Then bring yourself and your friends along to the Kilderkin for a drink or two and one fine performance. End Of Neil has kept himself busy with recordings too, so here’s a link to his Soundcloud page to get a better idea of what I’m talking about.

“What about me, what about me?”, I hear you all cry faintly from the speakers of my laptop somehow. “Well..em..eh..uh..”, I answer obliquely, “Okay then, slots are available as usual if you want to give us a song or three”, as I stare back in blank bewilderment at the source of the many soft ghostly voices. “Remember to turn up before 7:30pm to confirm a slot”, I hear myself additionally mentioning whilst reaching for the phone to book another appointment with bearded men adorned in white clinical coats who tell me it’s all okay.

See you there or be drowned in Sasquatch hair…

TB 😉

Hello there. Another week and another OOTB. At last our old timeless enemy ‘Time’ is dragging us out of the misery that is the long cold dark month of January into the cold, shorter and slightly less dark miserable month that calls itself ‘February’. Never mind, there’s a Scottish spring and summer not so far away now to sort of look forward to. Despair not, as the murky dull seasonal tones that grace Edinburgh’s winter grey will be tinted by the bright and vibrant colours of this Saturday’s featured act.

Young French musician Elbi Bauer has been singing since she was a child and soon realised that music was, and still is, her number one natural enduring passion and it certainly shows when you hear her songs. There’s a distinct jazz influence mixed with an electro beat sound that’s helped along by live looped samples as Elbi sings easily with a luscious fresh tone accompanied by her confident guitar playing. She’s taking valuable time out of her studies to entertain us this Saturday, so make sure you get along to the Kilderkin for a show of musical bliss and song-crafting talent. Here’s a link to her Soundcloud page to get a taste of what will be an unmissable live performance this week.

Reckon you are unmissable as well? Slots are open for show business as usual if you reckon you are one to be reckoned with alongside an unreckonable stage presence. Just turn up before 7:30pm as most, if not all, slots are booked by then.

See you there. TB 🙂

Hello to all you citizens in anticipation of the oncoming performers’ sweat, blood, egg and gravy outpourings extravaganza this Saturday. Agape arena doors hungrily await fresh musical meat to slaver over in a ‘Bio-tex’ nightmare forged of advert Hell. Fight with honour on stage against lions, tigers and washing machines whilst keeping at least one finger on your G-string. Many are strong and survive to come back to relive another epic tale in the OOTB amphitheatre. Up for the challenge?

Battle ready featured act this week is Kat McKenzie. New Zealand born Kat has been writing songs on keyboards from an early age and has always possessed a strong natural singing voice. Her pitch and tone are effortless as she delivers anything from a powerful ballad to a well written pop song. Kat is talented enough to have performed musical theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe and is included on the soundtrack to season two of BBC Three’s ‘Lip Service’. She has played venues around Edinburgh and at OOTB several times, so we are delighted Kat has accepted our invitation to play this Saturday as headline act. Not one to miss!

Also check out her website: KatMcKenzie.com

It all starts at 8pm and it’s usually best to turn up clothed in freshly washed coliseum armour before 7:30pm to book a slot.

Be there, or be bare…

TB 😉

Hi all. Last Saturday turned out to be a great night filled to the brim with top performances of live original music. OOTB 504 should be no different this week along with our featured act.
Simon Herron has played at OOTB several times and always to a hushed audience as he possesses a natural way of drawing people willingly into his sublime musical world.
Simon has been playing as a solo act for just over a year now and is currently putting the finishing touches to his debut EP, Masquerade. His sound could be described lo-fi indie-folk.
Early demos gave Simon a healthy following on Soundcloud and he was even awarded the accolade of “Soundclouder of the Day” earlier this year. BBC 6 music’s Tom Robinson described Simon as a “mysterious songwriter” whose “music speaks for itself”.

Check out his website for more: simonherron.bandcamp.com

It’s sign up time as usual if you feel like performing this Saturday. Get down before 7:30pm if you want a slot.

See you there 😀

Happy Ne….Happ…Ha…H… Nope sorry just can’t get myself to say it. We all know too well it will no doubt be another year of nonsense, drivel and bad weather. To counteract all that, OOTB’s doors are open for a happy new year (damn I said it!) showcasing talent new and established in Scotland’s capital city.

This Saturday’s featured act is no exception. Mike MacFarlane is fast becoming a seasoned performer and hosts acoustic sessions at Edinburgh’s famous Jazz Bar. His musical style migrates between folk and jazz, playing with confident finger-picking on acoustic guitar accompanied by bitter-sweet lyrics which are sung with an assured vocal delivery. Well worth getting yourselves along this week to see him doing what he knows so well.

Open slots are available as usual if you fancy a shot in the star-ridden limelight. If you are contemplating your first gig, then be brave and show us how it should be done. It’s not as intimidating as you think as we welcome with open arms any new acts who are willing to give performing in the big bad world a damned good try. Also check out our Open Mics page which has just been updated for this month if you want to expand your gigging horizons across Edinburgh.

See you there!

TB 😀