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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MusicRozi Plain – What a Boost
Complex and vibrant, Rozi Plain's new album What a Boost is an invigorating and engaging ride Read more »| 05 Apr 2019 -
TheatreIn The Willows @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Audiences young and old might learn a thing or two from Metta Theatre's street dance-inflected take on Wind in the Willows Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicMartha – Love Keeps Kicking
If there's any justice in the world, Love Keeps Kicking will be the record that sends Martha into the big leagues that they are surely destined to enter Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
Tv RadioRicky Gervais is trolling us with After Life
Some commentators may find Ricky Gervais’ new series After Life hopeful, but behind saccharine guitar music and rousing declarations, it's the same old bullshit from the 'maverick' jokester Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicPriests – The Seduction of Kansas
On The Seduction of Kansas, Washington DC's Priests broaden their stylistic horizons, shake off the tag of political punks, and deliver a thrilling indictment of modern day America anyway Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicNeon Waltz @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 29 Mar
Neon Waltz are tighter than ever, bringing their UK tour to a close with a stellar set at Glasgow's Saint Luke's Read more »| 04 Apr 2019
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MusicTim Hecker @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 2 Apr
Although brief, the intensity of tonight's almost-pitch-dark show means there's plenty to enjoy throughout Tim Hecker's short performance Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicMatt Brennan on his new album as Citizen Bravo
Seven years after the dissolution of Zoey Van Goey, musician and academic Matt Brennan returns with a hugely ambitious solo debut as Citizen Bravo Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicArt Action: False Bliss on Ritual Terrains
We catch up with False Bliss at Edinburgh's Skylight for a novel listening party ahead of the release of their upcoming album Ritual Terrains Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicThe Zutons @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 28 Mar
The Liverpudlian band play a set that takes in the entirety of Who Killed...... The Zutons? and a handful of hits from Tired of Hanging Around including Valerie Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicPixies announce huge tour, including two Scottish shows
Pixies have a massive tour planned for this autumn, including stops in Glasgow and Edinburgh Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
FilmJoaquin Phoenix isn't laughing in the first Joker trailer
Batman's great nemesis gets his own origin story in Joker, with Joaquin Phoenix playing the tortured criminal with the rictus grin Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
TheatreVicious @ Deaf Connections Theatre, Glasgow
Vicious is a heartfelt discussion of the affects of pension and benefit cuts in the UK and the daily struggle of women to simply survive Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
TheatreShort Attention Span Theatre @ CCA, Glasgow
Short Attention Span Theatre's four new half-hour plays tackle almost cringing to death, a misogynistic comedian, a disengaged teacher and surviving in post-apocalyptic Glasgow Read more »| 03 Apr 2019 -
MusicEmpress Of @ YES, Manchester, 27 Mar
Lorely Rodriguez, aka Empress Of, delivers an excitable performance in The Pink Room of Manchester's YES and has the audience in the palm of her hands Read more »| 03 Apr 2019