Looking for live music in Glasgow this October? Greg Kane is always in the know…
OCTOBER
By Greg Kane
Ganavya
Òran Mór
Monday 6th October 7pm
New York born, California-based artist, Ganavya Doraiswamy melds ambient textures and spiritual jazz with south Asian classical music all sang in her native Tamil and English. She was taught carnatic music by her mother and grandmothers and learned storytelling techniques during a youth spent on southern India’s pilgrimage trail. Ganavya is out on a 60 date world tour this year promoting her 2nd album, “Like The Sky I’ve Been Too Quiet”. She’ll be just about half way thru it by the time she gets to us, so hopefully not too weary. This is exquisitely beautiful music.
Choice track: Ganavya ‘Oh Raaya’
Benson Boone
Ovo Hydro
Thursday 30th October 6:30pm
Both Benson Boone & Lewis Capaldi are playing at the Hydro in September and October respectively and my daughter loves them both, so I asked her which one should I preview. After much deliberating and toing and froing she eventually plumped for Benson Boone. Her reason? Benson’s on his way up and Lewis Capaldi is more established and doesn’t really need the publicity. Fair, I think.
So Benson Boone is a young American singer-songwriter from the West coast state of Washington. Once again he’s an artist who gained notoriety thru social media, especially on TikTok and in 2021, aged just 18 he signed to Imagine Dragon’s singer Daniel Reynolds’ record label, Night Street Records. Daniel can spot’m, because Benson’s first album “Fireworks & Rollerblades” reached the top 10 in the Global album charts and his second album, “American Heart” released in 2024 has repeated this success. For me, he kinda tries a bit too hard (summersaulting off a piano is not a prerequisite to a captivating live performance). But aerobatics aside, there’s no doubt the boy can write & sing.
Choice track: Benson Boone ‘Mystical Magical’
Old Dominion
SEC Armadillo
Friday 31st October 6:30pm
Sometimes the metro in me succumbs to good old fashioned alpha male country rock. It doesn’t happen very often fortunately, but a man’s a man for a that.
Old Dominion are a 5 piece, all male award winning country music band from Nashville, Tennessee in the USA. They play straight ahead modern country rock… in neatly ripped jeans, plaid shirts and cowboy boots, with honest eyes and bright smiles nestled in healthy well oiled beards adorned with perfectly worn, perfectly aged Fender guitars.
If Midjourney made AI country bands…
But the imp in me can’t stop thinking it can only be a matter of time before some scandal besmirches these paragons of country… nothing this wholesome can survive unscathed forever. Altho, in these difficult times I’d love to be proven wrong. Uplifting, unspoiled country music. For now.
Choice track: Old Dominion ‘One Man Band’
