Paisley Music Roundup 08 by Tommy McGrory

Welcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 08, looking ahead at gigs in the town from tonight. Wrest are a hotly-tipped Scottish indie rock band, making music from Edinburgh’s Old Town and now taking it to The Bungalow tonight. Their sound combines soaring guitars with layered lyrics and heartfelt melodies, reminiscent of bands like... Read More

Paisley Music Roundup 07 by Tommy McGrory

Welcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 07, looking ahead at gigs in the town from tonight. Local rock gods and all over good guys MrdB are playing at The Bungalow tonight with Leisureland (formerly The Ribena Boys) It is free entry and doors are 7pm. Tomorrow afternoon is Mod time with The M65s,... Read More

Paisley Music Roundup 06 by Tommy McGrory

Welcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 06, looking ahead at gigs in the town from tonight. The Bungalow and True Faith Promotions are having an acoustic Indie night tonight featuring two superb acts with tributes to The Verve and Richard Ashcroft with Martin Livingstone. Martin will be playing some of Richard’s finest work... Read More

Paisley Music Roundup 05 by Tommy McGrory

Welcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 05, looking ahead at gigs in the town from Friday. Five bands have made it through to the final of the first Battle of the Bands at The Bungalow on Friday night. The finalists are: The Sankaras, Escher, Northern Holiday, Ivory Saints and The Ribena Boys. Judges... Read More

Paisley Music Roundup 04 by Tommy McGrory

Welcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 04, looking ahead at gigs in the town from Friday. Esperanza is back headlining The Bungalow Stage again on Friday. This time in support is their special guests The Dughoose Ska Band. It’s the quality of the band’s live shows that has led to them being increasingly... Read More

Paisley Music Roundup 03 by Tommy McGrory

Welcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 03, looking ahead at gigs in the town from Friday. On Friday, The Bungalow has The Machine Rages On playing for the first time. They are the UK’s No.1 Rage Against the Machine Tribute. The set list includes all the classic Rage Against the Machine songs from their... Read More

Paisley Music Roundup 01 by Tommy McGrory

Welcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 01, looking ahead at gigs in the town from Friday. The Bungalow are having a 60s pop and rock night on Friday. On the two-band bill is Poppermost, a rock ‘n’ roll live trio with special guests Hot Banana. Relive the golden age of flower power, protest... Read More

The Bungalow – Paisley’s music venue renewed

When live music was placed on pause, The Bungalow underwent a quiet but immensely valuable transformation. Now, Paisley’s preeminent venue is ready to reclaim its prominent place in our cultural landscape.  Although it has taken on many different forms over the years, the moniker of “The Bungalow” is ubiquitous with music in Paisley. First... Read More