Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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MusicWeyes Blood @ QMU, Glasgow, 10 Feb
Through the use of simple yet effective theatre, by the end of tonight's show Natalie Mering has the QMU crowd eating out the palm of her hand Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Adura Onashile on Girl
Fresh from Sundance, Adura Onashile's tender drama Girl gets a hometown premiere at Glasgow Film Festival. Onashile tells us about the film's inspiration Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
MusicKhotin – Release Spirit
Release Spirit is an understated and often incredibly pretty addition to Khotin’s discography Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: Adam Flood
Amused Moose Fringe 2022 Best Show Nominee and social media star Adam Flood takes a surreal sidestep into the world of Dream Gig Read more »| 14 Feb 2023 -
ClubsIsmus bring 'a new approach' to Scottish clubbing
Ismus have hosted parties across Europe – we chat to Josh Dunlop and Johnny Carroll, two Scots at the heart of Ismus, ahead of their first Glasgow party Read more »| 13 Feb 2023 -
FilmMarcel the Shell with Shoes On
The adorable series of YouTube shorts featuring Jenny Slate as a cute sea shell with a googly eye and a pair of tiny trainers get a big-screen update Read more »| 13 Feb 2023
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MusicRianne Downey – Come What May EP
Rising star and Scottish Music Award-winning Rianne Downey announces her arrival with her second EP, Come What May Read more »| 13 Feb 2023 -
MusicAnna B Savage – in|FLUX
Anna B Savage's second album in|FLUX is beautifully produced, but let down at times by conventional compositions Read more »| 13 Feb 2023 -
MusicCarly Rae Jepsen @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 8 Feb
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Glasgow Academy show has a wonky pacing, but is carried by the sheer brilliance of her songs Read more »| 10 Feb 2023 -
TheatreMoonset @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Citizens Theatre Company's first production of 2023, Moonset is a hard-hitting story about grief, friendship, and growing up Read more »| 10 Feb 2023 -
MusicKelburn Garden Party 2023: first acts announced
Kelburn Garden Party returns for its thirteenth outing with perhaps the festival's most diverse and inclusive lineup to date Read more »| 09 Feb 2023 -
MusicSpotlight On... Doss
Following the release of his latest single The Mullets Are Moving In, which takes aim at the gentrification of Glasgow, we shine a spotlight on Doss Read more »| 09 Feb 2023 -
FilmWatch the award-winning Close for free with The Skinny & MUBI
The CineSkinny Film Club returns this month, and kicks off with free screenings of one of 2023's best films so far – Lukas Dhont's Close Read more »| 08 Feb 2023 -
FilmHippodrome Silent Film Festival reveal 2023 programme
The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival is back with gems from the silent era being resurrected and paired with live musicians. With fantasy films, spiky satires, slapstick and heartbreaking dramas on offer, there's something for every taste Read more »| 07 Feb 2023 -
BooksBad Cree by Jessica Johns
Jessica Johns' debut is an atmospheric folk horror that examines the impossibility of escaping cultural and familial trauma through the story of a young Cree woman Read more »| 07 Feb 2023