Top Ten Events 19-26 Jul: The Unwinding Hours, Screen Banditas + Surge Festival

King Tut's Summer Nights schedule continues apace for the next week (until 26 July; full listings here) with this week's undoubted highlight being the live return of the Aerogramme-formed duo of singer Craig B and guitarist Iain Cook, aka The Unwinding Hours, who take to the venue to showcase tracks from their forthcoming new album, Afterlives. Playing with sound as they go, they move from gentler, stripped-back soundscapes to oh-sweet-Jesus loud – first single Break being the latter of the two. Listen out for the sound of a kitchen sink being battered with a piece of metal: here.

The ever-ready party crew that is Bigfoot's rock up once again at their secret hideout on 100 Stobcross Road (yes, we realise that makes it not-so-secret) for the first of their now notorious summer parties. For the occasion, M_nus mainstay Kevin McHugh (aka Ambivalent, pictured) takes control of the decks, with support from Highlife's Auntie Flo, alongside the usual party necessities of tandoori BBQ, French cakes, and lethal homemade vodka jelly. After-party at Saint Judes, with tickets available at the day event only (and buses to ferry folk there). Read our preview here.

Glasgow-based artist Bobby Niven brings his Island project to the warehouse space of SWG3, for which he utilises prop, moving image, artifact, and sculpture to explore the history and architecture of the uninhabited rocky islet of Inchgarvie, located under the Forth Rail Bridge. Divided into three sections, the exhibition consists of one room filled with quiet monumental sculptures, another screeching with inert birdlike depictions, and a third room showing the accompanying film, Island, shot on location at Inchgarvie.

NYC dream-pop duo School of Seven Bells (aka Benjamin Curtis and Alejandra de la Deheza, pictured) take their newest album, Ghostory (reviewed here), on the road proper; an otherworldy set of tunes glazed with complex harmonies and effects-sodden chords sure to radiate in a live setting in suitably dreamy ways. Support comes from new synth-driven outfit Churches (who have Aerogramme's Iain Cook and The Twilight Sad's Martin Docherty amongst their number), currently driving us wild with this track: Lies.

A newly-refurbished hub of creativity in Glasgow, Grey Wolf Studios host their official launch party-cum-fundraiser, where they'll open their doors to one-and-all to celebrate the diverse range of creativity currently occupying the space. There'll be live music from locallers Tut Vu Vu, a DJ set from yer man Miaoux Miaoux, and a silent auction for which Glasgwegian fashion label (and Grey Wolf Studio residents) Ten30 have created an exclusive piece, and Glasgow-based artist Henry Coombes has made this rather amazing teapot.

Meet Sesame Street: We're indulging our inner child and offering fellow Sesame Street fans the chance to meet their favourite characters. Yes, as in Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch et al. For real. See here.
Edinburgh International Book Festival tickets: Win tickets to our Skinny-sponsored EIBF events with leading comic book writer Grant Morrison (17 Aug) and two of the most innovative young poets around, Sean Borodale and William Letford (24 Aug). More details here.
INsider Membership: One lucky reader can win themself an INsider membership – the Edinburgh International Festival’s exclusive members club – plus a luxury lunch at The Living Room, prosecco included. Details here.
Shameless DVD: Win yourself a copy of the first series of the US-of-A's take on British TV series, Shameless, about a dysfunctional family living on Chicago's South Side.
Skinny On Tour: Guess where this cute little chap is reading his trusty copy of The Skinny and you could win yourself a booze-y prize courtesy of our chums at Vino Wines.
Free Delivery at Real Foods: Ethical shopper's delight Real Foods are offering free delivery on all orders over £15 on their online shopping site here.

PLUS: Our chums at Peroni host an immersive evening of contemporary opera – Opera di Peroni – in Glasgow (complete with a pre-show complimentary Peroni and platters of aperitivo, no less), as part of a special series of UK shows. Full details and booking here.