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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MusicThe XCERTS – i think i want to go home now.
It takes a certain calibre of musician to be able to bottle the rage of youth with the wise mindset of age; Aberdeen-born, Brighton-based The XCERTS have done just that on their sixth album Read more »| 07 Jul 2026 -
FilmRosebush Pruning
Karim Aïnouz's dark comedy overindexes on lurid and shallow revelation. It's a textbook style-over-substance misfire Read more »| 07 Jul 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Raj Mahal
Ahead of his performance at Kelburn Garden Party this weekend, we catch up with Glasgow multihyphenate Raj Mahal Read more »| 03 Jul 2026 -
MusicLara Sinclair's Edinburgh highlights
We get some top drawer recommendations from Lara Sinclair – Edinburgh DJ, promoter and City Manager for Resident Advisor Read more »| 02 Jul 2026 -
BooksTazmyn-Mei Gebbett's favourite Edinburgh spots
We chat with Tazmyn-Mei Gebbett, a new Edinburgh transplant, about their favourite spots in the city so far Read more »| 02 Jul 2026 -
MusicThorne Records' Mark Thorne on his Edinburgh favourites
We meet local record shop owner and community-supporter Mark Thorne to find out what he loves about living in Edinburgh Read more »| 02 Jul 2026
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TheatrePower Play: Finn den Hertog on a new Lear
Director Finn den Hertog discusses a new King Lear at Pitlochry Festival Theatre which places dementia, family and feminine leadership at the heart of Shakespeare's great tragedy Read more »| 02 Jul 2026 -
Musicmary in the junkyard – Role Model Hermit
The London-based trio mary in the junkyard’s debut album is a magnificent feat in angry, sad and fantastical folk-rock Read more »| 02 Jul 2026 -
MusicEthel Cain @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 28 Jun
Ethel Cain's Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour lands at the Usher Hall; there’s a good chance her next Scottish date won’t be quite so intimate Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
MusicHayley Williams @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Stepping away from the role of Miss Paramore, Hayley Williams’ sold-out solo show at O2 Academy Glasgow only confirms the recent record mantra: death to ego, long live emo Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: July 2026
July brings vast and atmospheric releases across the board – eye-catching percussive moments from Doom Scroller, dark folk from Wild Gods, burbling electronic productions from digital omnivore Nick Dow, plus loads more… Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: July 2026
Glasgow's must-see exhibitions include Aqsa Arif’s Beneath the Ivory is Molten Brown and David Wojnarowicz: some day this will all be crumbling ruins, while solo shows by Esther Castle and Richard Maguire open in the capital Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
ArtBarbie®: The Exhibition @ Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow
As irksome as the 2023 blockbuster, Barbie®: The Exhibition sells the Mattel brand through nostalgia thinly veiled as art Read more »| 30 Jun 2026 -
ArtMax Machen's Edinburgh highlights
We meet an illustrator and former Edinburgh resident to reminisce about life in the city Read more »| 30 Jun 2026 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: July 2026
Whether you’re after an island vibe or a boogie by the bandstand – our July clubbing highlights have you sorted. Top picks include Hannah Laing, Chaos in the CBD and Caribou Read more »| 30 Jun 2026