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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MusicLive music in Manchester this week: 5-11 Oct
The inaugural Neighbourhood Festival takes over the likes of Albert Hall, Gorilla and Sound Control, while Ladyfest Live does the same with The Castle and Gullivers – and that's just your Saturday sorted... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
MusicKatie Kim - Salt
Ostensibly, Katie Kim – the pseudonym of Kate Sullivan – is a Waterford-born singer and sporadic member of The Waterboys. Salt, her third fu... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Music
Ultimate Painting @ Deaf Institute, 30 Sep
“I feel like we only attract people who want to go home straight after,” Jack Cooper half-jokes. “Be honest, you’re all going home af... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
MusicXamVolo @ Magnet, Liverpool, 20 Sep
Offering a short but sweet set at Liverpool's resurgent red leather dive joint, The Magnet, soulful vocalist and producer XamVolo has the audience lapping it... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Music
Ette – Bonfire: Video Premiere
Watch the video for Bonfire by Ette, the new project from TeenCanteen's Carla Easton The clip for the track, taken from Ette's debut LP Homemade Lemona... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Books
Book Week Scotland announce 2016 events
Alexander McCall Smith, Liz Lochhead, Will Self and Jodi Picoult are among the big names taking part in this year’s Book Week Scotland Read more »| 05 Oct 2016
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Theatre
The Festival of Ian Smith: A Celebration of Death
Opening over Halloween and Day of the Dead weekend, The Festival of Ian Smith; A Celebration of Death makes its Edinburgh debut, and aims to challenge our preconceptions about death. We talk to festival founder, Angie Dight Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Music
The Goon Sax @ Headrow House, Leeds, 28 Sep
The Goon Sax don’t like to talk about their ties with The Go-Betweens all that much. Despite the obvious semblances – particularly Loui... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Books
Dundee Literary Festival 2016: Join the party
Dundee Literary Festival has sure grown in its 10 years of life and its 2016 programme offers an absolutely stellar list of talent, including James Kelman, Jenni Fagan and Alan Cumming. Come and join the party this October Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
ArtGraphic Design Festival Scotland Showcase
As part of Graphic Design Festival Scotland's programme of workshops, talks, panel discussions, exhibitions, live projects, competitions and music which runs... Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Clubs
FLY Open Air Festival: The Review
FLY Club present a stunning array of local and international talent at their first Open Air Festival in Princes Street Gardens Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Music
The Kills @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 29 Sep
Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart kick off their first UK tour in five years in incendiary style in Manchester Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Theatre
Ask Auntie Trash: Revenge of the Theatrical Ex
Hi Trash, A guy I was dating has written a play about me. We were sort of dating, but he wanted something more serious than me. Now he's written a thinly ve... Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Comedy
Felicity Ward on Bags, Bowels and Mental Health
Comedian Felicity Ward powers into the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival with her superb Fringe show 50% More Likely to Die Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 4-10 October
With the launch of several festivals and openings at Glasgow Print Studios, 103 Trongate, Common Guild, Céline and 16 Nicholson Street all through the week in Glasgow there is lots to see. Read more »| 04 Oct 2016