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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MusicMesadorm – The Joy It Joins Us Up (Premiere)
Listen to The Joy It Joins Us Up, the brand new single from Bristol-formed five-piece Mesadorm Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
MusicHobo Johnson and the Lovemakers @ SWG3, Glasgow, 27 Jan
Viral sensation Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers roll into town for a raucous Sunday night at SWG3 and play a five-star show to a one-star crowd Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
MusicDeath Cab for Cutie @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 26 Jan
Ben Gibbard is a ball of energy tonight as Death Cab for Cutie plumb the depths of their back catalogue, playing plenty of tracks from their latest album for good measure Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 29 Jan-4 Feb
Shows from Swearin', Bossy Love, Steve Mason and John Grant; plus Celtic Connections winds up for another year and Independent Venue Week fully kicks off across the country Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
MusicNina Nesbitt – The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change
Not the collection of hits we were anticipating, with The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change Nina Nesbitt comes of age Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
MusicEdinburgh to host SAY Award for the first time
The SAY Award will be making its debut in the capital at The Assembly Rooms in September Read more »| 29 Jan 2019
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MusicCAKE @ QMU, Glasgow, 23 Jan
Ending a seven-year silence, California's CAKE play a cathartic set at QMU as part of this year's Celtic Connections festival Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
TheatreTouching the Void @ Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
This theatrical adaptation of Joe Simpson's infamous memoir is an unforgettable celebration of the unbroken human spirit Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
MusicGraham Costello’s STRATA – OBELISK
Filled with texture, OBELISK is an hour-long journey that demonstrates all of the most gripping aspects of a rising ensemble Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
MusicAndrew Wasylyk – The Paralian
The Paralian is an antidote to everyday chaos, an album that’s somehow both meditative and majestic, quieting the mind as it leads it through multiple journeys of space, time and place Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
MusicBring Me the Horizon – Amo
After ditching the metalcore almost completely on 2015’s critically acclaimed That’s the Spirit, Sheffield’s genre-smashing trailblazers take it a step further on their most ambitious project to date Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
FilmBurning
Lee Chang-dong's Burning begins like a meet-cute rom-com and morphs to a potboiler thriller, but there's something much more disturbing simmering underneath Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
FilmThe Wife
A superb character study centred on a truly brilliant performance from Glenn Close Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
MusicSister John – Sister John
Sister John's eponymous sophomore record sees the Glasgow four-piece pushing doors with a new confidence Read more »| 29 Jan 2019 -
TheatreGlasgow Girls @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
This timely revival of Cora Bissett's smash hit musical boasts incredible energy and a message of hope Read more »| 28 Jan 2019