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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MusicPillow Queens @ Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 15 Apr
Dublin quartet Pillow Queens bring punk energy to the Glad Cafe tonight for their first Scottish show Read more »| 24 Apr 2018 -
MusicSpeedy Ortiz – Twerp Verse
Twerp Verse is a polished, sonically inventive record that’s both playful and punchy, but its purpose feels unclear Read more »| 24 Apr 2018 -
MusicIdles @ Gorilla, Manchester, 18 Apr
Idles deliver an impassioned set at Gorilla tonight which sees an audience so uncontainable, it's clear they resonate deeply with people in a way that few bands do Read more »| 24 Apr 2018 -
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Scottish Music Highlights: 24-30 Apr
Our highlights from this week's live music across Scotland, including Glasgow shows from Yo La Tengo and Metz plus the latest from avant-garde noisemakers Neu! Reekie! Read more »| 24 Apr 2018 -
MusicCRYSTAL – Heaven (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for CRYSTAL's latest grunge-soaked single, Heaven Read more »| 24 Apr 2018 -
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Mia Hansen-Løve is GFT’s latest CineMaster
Four of Hansen-Løve’s films screen at GFT throughout May, including EDM epic Eden and knockout Isabelle Huppert drama Things to Come Read more »| 24 Apr 2018
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We Are Scientists – Megaplex
Boasting a yet poppier flavour than their previous record, We Are Scientists are at risk of losing one of their defining attributes: their sincerity Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
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Joan As Police Woman @ The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 17 Apr
Joan Wasser delivers an honest and open set tonight showcasing her fifth studio album Damned Devotion to thrilling effect Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
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Hip Hop Academic: Dave Hook on Solareye's new album
Best known as the frontman of hip-hop sextet Stanley Odd, Solareye is going solo for his latest project. We chat to him about politics, prison rap, expressing identity and his hip-hop PhD Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
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Quiet as a Mouse – Is it Funny When it Hurts?
Quiet as a Mouse are anything but quiet on debut album Is it Funny When it Hurts? Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
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Tony Njoku – H.P.A.C.
H.P.A.C. takes some time to get into its stride with many of its best tracks are tucked away at the end, but as it concludes it's difficult not to dive back in Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
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Half Waif – Lavender
Nandi Rose Plunkett has nailed the careful art of crafting an album with Lavender Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
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Bryan Ferry @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 17 Apr
Bryan Ferry is focused on the task at hand tonight; gliding through the best of his Roxy Music and solo back catalogue he shows us exactly how to put on a show Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
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Lucy Dacus @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 20 Apr
Lucy Dacus brings the ambitious songs from her 2018 sophomore album Historian to a sold out crowd on her first trip to Glasgow Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
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Yo La Tengo on There's a Riot Going On
For more than three decades, Yo La Tengo have defied expectations and stayed true to themselves. Bassist James McNew talks us through There’s a Riot Going On, their most ambitious LP yet Read more »| 23 Apr 2018