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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ArtLocal Heroes: Scottish Design at London Design Festival 2019
Design curators Local Heroes scout out the best contemporary design from Scotland at this year’s London Design Festival Read more »| 02 Oct 2019 -
MusicCarla dal Forno – Look Up Sharp
On her second LP, Carla dal Forno sharpens her songwriting to create a record of creeping beauty Read more »| 02 Oct 2019 -
MusicDanny Brown – uknowhatimsaying¿
With production help from Q-Tip, and guest spots from a great cast of collaborators, Danny Brown returns with an album filled with high class raps and gravity-defying production Read more »| 02 Oct 2019 -
ArtThulani Rachia on Glasgow, the slave trade and colonialism
Artist Thulani Rachia explores Glasgow's connection with the slave trade as told through its urban landscape Read more »| 01 Oct 2019 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: October 2019
Exciting productions hit stages across Scotland this Autumn, on tour and at home Read more »| 01 Oct 2019 -
BooksHex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery
Hex Life is a collection of chillingly dark short stories on witches and witchcraft Read more »| 01 Oct 2019
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TheatreA Taste of Honey @ Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
Bijan Sheibani's new production of Shelagh Delaney's ground-breaking work falls a little short of its potential Read more »| 01 Oct 2019 -
ClubsPalidrone's takeover on EH-FM, 30 Sep
Listen back to Palidrone's takeover of The Skinny's weekly radio show on EH-FM ahead of their latest party at The Mash House on Friday 4 October Read more »| 01 Oct 2019 -
MusicRip It Up Live! @ Music Hall, Aberdeen, 22 Sep
Despite the best efforts of all the musicians involved, Rip It Up Live!'s celebration of Scottish pop music doesn't always hit the mark Read more »| 30 Sep 2019 -
MusicAngel Olsen – All Mirrors
Angel Olsen returns with a dramatic, devastating new record with some unpredictable flourishes Read more »| 30 Sep 2019 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: October 2019
It's not just the Central Belt playing host to Scotland's best parties this month, as Perth and Paisley get in on the October party action too Read more »| 30 Sep 2019 -
FilmThe Goldfinch
John Crowley's ponderous and pretentious take on Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winner only comes alive in the briefest of spells Read more »| 27 Sep 2019 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: October 2019
In this month's round-up, National Poetry Day returns, one of the UK's greatest contemporary poets comes to Dundee, and Edinburgh gets a new book festival Read more »| 27 Sep 2019 -
TheatreDance International Glasgow: 2019 preview
Tramway's biennial dance event, Dance International Glasgow, is back this October. The Skinny chats to senior curator LJ Findlay-Walsh about the 'myriad of conversations' that make up the festival, and covers the highlights Read more »| 27 Sep 2019 -
ArtNick Cave @ Tramway, Glasgow
Filling the large main space of Tramway, Cave has hung shining metal sculptural "spinners" from ceiling to floor, arranged flea market ornaments into fantastical tableaux and detailed beaded wall coverings at a large scale Read more »| 27 Sep 2019