The Hottest Ticket In Town Words by Annie Jordan & Photos by Ross Donnelly What is the hottest ticket in town? Taylor Swift at Murrayfield? Scotland v Finland at Hampden, the big send-off before the Euros? Or could it be another real gem, in our local area? In the east of Scotland, destination Murrayfield, it’ Clydesider Editor • Community
Inn Defence: a Musical Haven on the High Street Words & Photos by Natalie Macdonald Have you heard the gossip about the new kid on the block? Inn Defence, located at the former site of The Gossip Cafe on Dumbarton’s High Street, is transforming the local music scene. This unique venue is more than just a café and Clydesider Editor • Community
Have Mercy Las Vegas - Light and Shade Words by Emily Fraser, Photos courtesy of Have Mercy Las Vegas In March, Crispin McAlpine, Eilidh Cowan, Stephen Scott, Marc McLean, Andrew Napier and Grant Dallas, otherwise known as Have Mercy Las Vegas, played a sold-out launch at Dumbarton’s Denny Civic Theatre. Roughly 10 years after their first album, Clydesider Editor • Creative
Room for Every Voice by Mary Irvine In the centre of Dumbarton is the Church where Charles Rennie Mackintosh married Margaret Macdonald on August 20, 1899. Established in 1873 the church of St. Augustine (of Hippo) recently hosted a series of events to celebrate its 150th birthday. Among them a special Eucharist, an all-community Clydesider Editor • Entertainment
Creative Q&A: The Bank Street Martyrs by Jenny Watson “It’s a love letter to the Vale,” is not something you often hear and certainly not about a musical album. But that’s what new band The Bank Street Martyrs have created with ‘Leven The Vale’. Formed of Ian Retson, Andy Marsland and Joseph Montenegro Watema, Clydesider Editor • Creative
