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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MusicThe Crossmakers – Shame: Track premiere
Glasgow's outlaw country rockers The Crossmakers have been quietly building their parish since 2014; now they offer us first listen to debut single Shame. Read more »| 08 Jun 2016 -
MusicNadia Reid @ Portico Library, Manchester, 3 June
Tech gremlins threaten to unseat Nadia Reid just minutes into her Manchester debut but she’s entirely unfazed. While others examine leads and connectio... Read more »| 08 Jun 2016 -
FilmTale of Tales
Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone delivers a violent and gloriously mad phantasmagoria of magic and wonder Read more »| 08 Jun 2016 -
Film
Where You’re Meant To Be
Soulful documentary pitting Aidan Moffat against Scottish folk music legend Sheila Stewart Read more »| 08 Jun 2016 -
Comedy
Welcome to the 'Jungle': Comedians in Calais
The migrant crisis might seem too serious a topic for a comedy section, but Fred Fletch explains how comedians and initiatives such as #HelpRefugees can help make sure we don't look away from human suffering. Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
ClubsJacques Greene & Koreless @ La Belle Angele, 21 May
The pairing of LuckyMe compadres Jacques Greene and Koreless, in one of Edinburgh’s most dynamic new spaces, was never going to be anything short of ex... Read more »| 07 Jun 2016
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Art
Kate Davis announced as Margaret Tait Award winner
Glasgow-based artist Kate Davis has been awarded the 2016/17 Margaret Tait Award Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
FilmMatteo Garrone on his phantasmagorical feature film, Tale of Tales
Italian director Matteo Garrone discusses his passion for reinventing fairy tales with a contemporary twist Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
Books
Graphic novels and the Middle East
Why are so many authors who write about the Middle East turning to comics to tell their stories? Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 8-14 June
On Friday, a host of new group exhibitions open up in the East of Glasgow, along with talks, event and screenings throughout the week across the country. Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
Music
De La Soul's Posdnuos unveils And the Anonymous Nobody
Before their whistle-stop UK tour this month, De La Soul's Posdnuos reminisces on discovering rap in his youth, the secret to the group’s endurance and Kickstarting their first full album since 2004. Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
Theatre
Last Supper @ Unitarian Church, Liverpool
Last Supper is a dark satirical cabaret comedy about the end of the world. More of a performance dinner than a piece of theatre, Bearded Child invites you to... Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
Theatre
Omphalos @ Invisible Wind Factory
The Invisible Wind Factory is in itself a work of art; a grand and solid building that once churned out the huge metal shafts that make up the wind turbines ... Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
Film
Films of 2016: Mid-year report
It's only halfway through 2016 and it's already shaping up to be a memorable year in movies. These are the films we've loved so far this year Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
Theatre
Vaulted Ambition: 15 years of Bard in the Botanics
The ambitious Kirk Bage discusses the possibility of performing in all 38 Shakespeare plays, and why he and audiences alike keep returning to Glasgow's Bard in the Botanics year in and year out. Read more »| 06 Jun 2016