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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MusicAidan Moffat & RM Hubbert @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 3 Feb
Sex, Brexit and Christmas: Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert leave a delighted Celtic Connections audience with a host of reasons why we should all be crossing our fingers and hoping for a third record from the duo Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
TheatreIntronauts @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
We’ve been to the moon, plundered the seas – but how well do we know our own bodies? Green Ginger’s Intronauts dives into our growing reliance on tech through a diverse range of means Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
TheatreInvisible Lands @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A hypnotic blend of puppetry, physicality and video projections, Invisible Lands is as captivating as it is unusual Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicJessica Pratt – Quiet Signs
The quiet but powerful LA folk artist Jessica Pratt returns with an endlessly replayable collection of vintage songs on her third album Quiet Signs Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicHEALTH – VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR
VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR is a move back to basics for HEALTH and feels like the album they were supposed to make Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicMVCC – We Are All Here (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for MVCC's We Are All Here, a touching tribute to his best friend Calum Barnes who took his own life through struggles with mental health in 2017 Read more »| 07 Feb 2019
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MusicCallum Easter @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 3 Feb
Callum Easter mesmerises a sold out Leith Depot crowd as part of Independent Venue Week Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicSnow Patrol @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 31 Jan
Following a seven-year gap between albums Snow Patrol are back, and tonight's show in Glasgow feels like a life-affirming victory lap Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicSteve Mason @ SWG3, Glasgow, 31 Jan
With little room for oldies tonight, the former Beta Band frontman Steve Mason plays a strong set at SWG3 celebrating his latest album About the Light Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
MusicSwearin' @ YES, Manchester, 31 Jan
Allison Crutchfield's resurrected punk outfit are back with a bang at their first Manchester show in over six years Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 6-11 Feb
We take a closer look at what live music is on offer across the central belt this week, featuring Bowie bandmates Holy Holy, The Lemonheads, White Lies and more Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
ClubsGuest Selector: Exterior
Edinburgh producer Exterior shares some of his favourite tracks ahead of the release of his new EP, Plagued Streets of Pity, out this month on Hobbes Music Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
FilmJay Baruchel on How To Train Your Dragon & Scotland
After ten years of playing dragon-loving viking Hiccup, Jay Baruchel says goodbye to the character with How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World. We chat to the Canadian actor about his love of Scotland and how voice acting made him a better performer Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
MusicFrank Turner @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 29 Jan
Frank Turner plays with the energy of a man determined to raise the roof wherever he goes, and tonight's Glasgow O2 Academy show is no different and a riotous success Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
TheatreExtremely Pedestrian Chorales @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
An experimental fusion of dance, theatre and music takes the audience on a different pedestrian journey Read more »| 06 Feb 2019