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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Music
T on the Fringe: Breaks Co-Op @ Cabaret Voltaire
At times, a great band bursts out from the warm soft rock: overall, they play safe and do not build on the fiery interludes. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
Tweek, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Aug 10
Tweek may need to twiddle their format, but there's potential for a solid night Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
Solescience @Cabaret Voltaire, August 11
More substance than your average Edinburgh club Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The New Standard @ The Lot, Aug 10
A cosy wind down, enjoyed with a welcome night cap. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
T on the Fringe: Jo Mango @ Cabaret Voltaire
This lady and her band will never get a bad review, so lovable is their presence Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
T on the Fringe - Nizlopi @ Liquid Room, August 11th
Nizlopi engage their audience so well that, when JCB Song passes, it does so without much ferment or ado. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Theatre
The Receipt
A receipt for coffee is the ultimate symbol of modern pointlessness but for Wiley it becomes something to make sense of and something to hold on to. Wiley w... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Theatre
Midnight Cowboy
Joe Buck is a spectacular contradiction àbright-eyed, wholesome and trusting by nature, but a gigolo by trade, and at no point is it suggested that this should be an impossible combination. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
T-3 (SkinnyFest2)
Look out for the stadia sets, with rock-giants Muse bumrushing Meadowbank. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
10 O' The SkinnyFest Best (skinnyfest2)
1. Bert Jansch: Legendary acoustic guitar player who was a big influence on Johnny Marr (see feature?). St Brides Centre, Aug 21, 22 and 27. 21:00, £14.0... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Dan Aborise @ AMC
His songs are cleansing, gentle and meditative, the lyrics suggestive, the accompaniment sensitive. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Bach-Bukowski (Skinnyfest2)
I'm sure Bach would be horrified by the words of a man that couldn't hold down a job, a girl or a drink. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Africa's Heartbeat (skinnyfest2)
Proceeds from performances are used to fund children's welfare projects in their respective communities. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Lambchop @ Liquid Rooms, 5th August (SkinnyFest)
A bit like somebody hammering a nail on the head. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Regina Spektor: Reg and the City (SkinnyFest)
You won't meet a single musician who's not had their head smashed by New York City Read more »| 14 Aug 2006