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Last Updated: 12/25/2009

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City: Paisley
State: Scotland
Country: UK
Signup Date: 1/22/2006

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Friday, November 06, 2009 

Category: Music
THANK YOU!
Hi Everyone! The band and I would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to all those who came to our headline show at the Captain's Rest last week. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

The following night we played in Bathgate which was quite possibly one of the most bizarre gigs any of us have ever played. To find out why, check out our first Scottish Tour Video Diary :) 



NEXT FULL BAND GLASGOW SHOW
We have been asked to support the phenomenal Ray Summers next Friday 13th of November at the Oran Mor. Also supporting are the terrific Tango in the Attic. Tickets are £6 and can be purchased from me or online by clicking here!


Thanks,
Alan
6:40 PM 
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 
Hi All! Things have been pretty exciting over the past couple of weeks as well as some very cool stuff coming up! So here's a wee update :)

Recently I played in George Square, Glasgow at the Scotcampus Freshers' Festival. The gig went well and BBC Radio Scotland man Jim Gellatly featured me in his top 10 favourites of the festival...which was nice! To hear the online show, go here (i'm on about 32mins in).

You may have also noticed several full band Scottish dates recently added to my gig listings. These shows will be to promote the release of...wait for it......my FORTHCOMING EP!!! I'll be heading into the studio with the band next week to record it and I honestly can't wait! Details of where and how you'll be able to get a copy will be available over the next few weeks.

And speaking of Scottish dates, yes there are still some tickets left for my full band headline show at the Captain's Rest on Friday 30th October! As I'm sure you already know, tickets to this gig are only available online and you can get yours by clicking on the poster below!
click here to buy tickets!!!
Please feel free to share this poster!


Hopefully see you at one of the Scottish shows!

Thanks,
Alan
4:31 PM 
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Monday, September 14, 2009 
Tickets are now available...

...for my FULL BAND headline show at the Captain's Rest, Glasgow.

The gig takes place on Friday 30th October. Doors - 8pm.

 Tickets are ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE and are already selling fast, so best be quick to avoid disappointment ;)

 Hope you can make it!
Alan
9:50 PM 
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 

Category: Music
I've put three new songs on my MySpace page.

The track called 'Stornoway' was written about a disaster which occurred in Stornoway in 1919. A ship returning to the harbour a couple of hours into the New Year with troops returning from the war (most of whom couldn't swim), sadly hit some rocks during a terrible storm and sank just yards from the pier. Particularly horrific as their loved ones, who they hadn't seen in years were standing helpless as they watched them drown. For the full story, click here.

The other tracks, 'Unstoppable' and 'Miles From Myself' are just wee home recordings I did in my bedroom but I hope you like them.

[CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE NEW SONGS]

Take it easy,
Alan
8:32 PM 
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 
Thank you...
On Saturday 15th August I played at the 3 Sisters in Edinburgh. What an experience this was, I honestly loved it. Believe it or not, Chris Buckle, the man who wrote the Skinny review was actually there!! I'd like to thank him for coming, it really meant a lot. But more importantly, I'd like to thank everyone else who came to the gig and made it as special as it was. You've no idea how phenomenal a feeling it is to see you all having a good time whilst I'm playing. It keeps me going. Particularly loved the 'Stop! Right! There!' collaboration at the end, wicked!!!
I've since been contacted by the manager of the 3 Sisters and asked to play there again, only this time in the beer garden outside. The gig will take place this Sunday 23rd August at 6pm, and is FREE ENTRY.

Gig with Mike from Passenger
I'm pleased to say I'll be playing a solo gig at Pivo Pivo, Glasgow alongside Mike Rosenberg from Passenger. The gig will be on Wednesday 2nd September, entry is £3 at the door - first come, first served!! Hope you can make it!!

FULL BAND HEADLINE SHOW!!!
As some of you may already know, I recently confirmed my first ever full band headline show! The gig will be at the Captain's Rest on Friday 30th October. Support comes from Scottish singer/songwriter's Tragic O'Hara and Rebecca Pollock. Tickets will be £6 and details of where to buy them will be available shortly!

Take it easy,
Alan
5:18 PM 
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 

Category: Music
Hi Everyone,

Got some interesting info. in this blog, please read on to find out more!

Edinburgh Festival Gig @ The 3 Sisters
On Saturday 15th August I'll be playing at The 3 Sisters in Edinburgh. There will be an 85 seater coach leaving from Abercorn Street, Paisley at 12 noon and picking everyone up in Edinburgh at 1am. Tickets are only £10 and this includes your return bus journey plus entry to the gig, not bad at all really!! To secure a place, please get your tenners to me as soon as possible. You can also get money to any of the following acts, who are also playing. These are; John Rush, Scott MacFarlane, Gavin Morris, The Love Hats & Stylus Automatic. Other people you can book tickets from are Drew McOrmack & Craig Corbett. I've been on these trips a few times now and trust me when I say, they are an absolute RIOT!!!!

Recent Co-writing Adventures
Those of you who saw my online status updates will probably already know this, but last week I ventured down to London. This was partly to meet with my Publisher but also to write with a couple of great people. The first was Calum MacColl (the late Kirsty MacColl's brother) and the second was a guy from LA called Ken Rose . Both of which seemed to go very well with a couple of new songs being penned in the process!

BAD Review From The Skinny
Recently I sent out some demos to various members of the press in order to hopefully get them along to my last full band King Tuts gig. One of which being the music paper, The Skinny. I didn't think they'd actually review the demo! This was a shame as it's a recording I did a couple of years ago, and one which I'm not particularly proud of but it was the only full band demo I had. In that respect, I actually agree with most of what the critic says. HOWEVER, the first two comments to follow the review were slightly nasty and I thought I'd let you all know so you can check it out for yourself. You don't need to register to comment so please feel free to add your own opinion! As you will see, there are already quite a few comments which are pretty funny indeed. Thanks to those who've responded already!
To see my RUBBISH review, go HERE lol.

Take it easy,
Alan
9:24 PM 
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 

Category: Music
FULL BAND gig at King Tuts this Saturday (4th July)
KING TUTS FULL BAND (Aftershow @ Box)
Well folks, just TWO days until my first ever full band Glasgow show at the mighty King Tuts! It's looking like it'll be a busy one! If you still haven't got tickets then worry not, you will be able to buy them over the bar at King Tuts anytime before the gig or even on the night! The running order of the bands will be decided on the night so all I know at this point is that the doors open at 8:30pm.

King Tuts aftershow at Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
I'm also pleased to say that I've confirmed BOX (431 Sauchiehall St.) for a wee aftershow after the gig! Be sure to head there once the gig is finished to keep the party going.....and get wrecked!!!

I really hope you all can make it to this one, should be a great night!

Take it easy,
Alan
3:34 PM 
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Sunday, May 10, 2009 

Category: Music

FIRST FULL BAND GLASGOW SHOW - KING TUTS!!!


Hi Everyone,

I am very pleased to announce I have JUST confirmed my first full band Glasgow show which will take place at the mighty KING TUTS on Saturday 4th July!!! Tickets to this gig don't officially go on-sale 'til next Friday but you can get yours early if you buy them from me :)
To buy tickets, simply go to alanmckim.com and click on the 'BUY NOW' link below, enter your details plus the amount of tickets you'd like and they will be sent out to you by first class post at no extra charge. EASY!



CLICK HERE TO GO TO alanmckim.com to buy tickets...!!!


 Take it easy,
Alan
5:18 PM 
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 

Category: Music
THANKYOU!!!
Hi Folks, I just wanted to say a MASSIVE THANKYOU to everyone who came to my first ever full band gig on Saturday. Hope you all enoyed it as much as me! Apologies to everyone who couldn't get in, I really didn't expect to reach full capacity as early as quarter past eight.
I've posted a couple of videos of the gig on my YouTube channel. Remember to subscribe so you'll be the first to hear whenever new ones are posted!

Did you video the gig on your mobile???
If so, PLEASE upload them to YouTube and you never know, I might even add them to my channel or stick them on alanmckim.com.

Anyway, THANKS AGAIN for coming, and being part of one of the best nights of my life.....so far.

Take it easy,
Alan
8:03 PM 
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 


3 DAYS TO GO!!!
With only THREE more days to go, anticipation for my first FULL BAND gig in Soho - upstairs (this Saturday 25th April) is steadily building. I honestly CAN'T WAIT!!!
For those of you coming from Glasgow, I thought I'd post some directions from the train station, just to make your life that little bit easier :)

Directions to Soho from Paisley Gilmour Street train station...

NEW AND IMPROVED alanmckim.com...!!!
Thanks to John Morrison, my website is now new and improved with one or two nice little additions. As you'll see, the media section looks a lot better with my Twitter updates now also being displayed on the site. All pictures in the media section were taken by Alistair Leckie, for which I am very grateful.
ALSO on the site are some new recordings I did recently as well as a FULL BAND track I recorded a while ago. Hope you like them!
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Take it easy,
Alan



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