> Matthew O'Donnell, Author at SNACK: Music, film, arts and culture magazine for Scotland

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Articles posted by Matthew O'Donnell

Matthew O'Donnell

EP Review – Burn Your Furniture by The Kidney Flowers

No-nonsense garage punk is truly timeless. Getting three or four of your mates together ...

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Matthew O'Donnell 21/10/2023

Shelf, Teenage Men – Fringe Review

There’s a queue out the door and around the corner as I arrive at ...

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Matthew O'Donnell 25/08/2023

Gig Review: Lewis McLaughlin – CCA, 20th January

After a breakout 2022 for Lewis McLaughlin featuring his debut album, Feel The Ground ...

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Matthew O'Donnell 27/01/2023

Theatre Review: Fills Monkey – We Will Drum You

The stage at The Grand, Pleasance Courtyard, is densely occupied by two dimly lit ...

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Matthew O'Donnell 24/08/2022

Theatre Review: Shelf – Hair

Shelf is the self-described ‘sort of’ musical comedy double act made up of Rachel ...

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Matthew O'Donnell 23/08/2022

Gig review: Rina Sawayama, SWG3, Glasgow – 13th November 2021

Nearly two years after its initial release, Rina Sawayama is finally able to tour ...

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Matthew O'Donnell 16/11/2021