Latitude - pass me the houmous

Last week a band of merry chums and I packed into a polo and ventured south seeking sounds and sunshine.

Ok, ok, so this isn't quite Glasgow related however our fine city was well represented in the fields of Latitude amongst the sea of Guardian readers and mountains of falafel. T in the Park it was not.

Belle and Sebastian were amazing. They played crowd favourites The Boy with the Arab Strap and cheerily titled Get Me Away from Here I'm Dying before inviting a crowd of people on stage for a dance and sing song. Frightened Rabbit also played a blinding set, a nice mixture of tunes off the old and new albums.

In the comedy tent comedian Kevin Bridges went down a storm and we also checked out relative newcomers to the Glasgow scene Mitchell Museum. I'd read reviews raving about them and they certainly held their own.

I also got to see my favourite band in the world The National....utterly splendid. Can't wait until November when they play the 02 Academy!

All in all a good weekend!

By the by check out the winching sheep...

Three Blind Wolves at King Tut's

I bought tickets for this gig on a bit of whim, I saw them support Frightened Rabbit last year and liked their sound...plus King Tut's is about 10 minutes from my flat and I predicted (correctly) that I'd probably need a pint after my first post holiday day at work.

Three Blind Wolves are Glasgow based and clearly relished playing at the holy grail of Glasgow venues, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. The band were great and the venue was packed out. Sweaty. Very sweaty.

Soaring four way harmonies, unexpected surges in volume and endearingly honest lyrics that suggest a fair bit of heartbreak make this band one to watch. 'Emily Rose' and self titled track 'Three Blind Wolves' were particular favourites.

It's a style of music hard to pin down but try to imagine a dirtier, bluesier Mumford and Sons with extra kick crossed with a bluegrass tinged Frightened Rabbit.... Or just buy their their recently released album Sound of the Storm, it's been on repeat on my iPod all week.

The band are playing Stereo, another of Glasgow's little gems, in October. Get a ticket, you won't be disappointed!