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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MusicDIY Music in Leeds: JUX Festival 2017 & more
The problem with festival line-ups, and why we need more events like Leeds’ annual JUX Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
ComedyRachel Jackson on CHUNKS & her Bunny Boiler vlogs
Rachel Jackson on her BBC Three shorts for Valentine's Day, Chunks and being the former icon of Irn-Bru Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 8-14 Feb
The Arch Drude returns! Plus classical adventures from Manchester Collective, politically-minded pop from Cabbage and a whole mess of other delights... Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
MusicAlien Landscapes: Wild Nothing interview
Jack Tatum talks frustration, expectation and evolution as Wild Nothing prepare to wrap up their Life of Pause tour with their biggest UK shows yet Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
Clubs
Bicep @ SWG3, 3 Feb
Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar, aka Bicep, head a stellar line-up at SWG3 in Glasgow Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
Theatre
Dance International Glasgow reveals 2017 line-up
The programme for the second Dance International Glasgow (DIG) festival has been unveiled ahead of the biennial's return this spring Read more »| 08 Feb 2017
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MusicQUICK – Barber's Song: Track Premiere
Winners of Celtic Connections' Danny Kyle Award 2016, QUICK are set to launch their debut EP This I Know on Feb 25 via Holy Smokes Records. The Glasgow trio,... Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
Music
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds announce 2017 UK tour
Nick Cave and co will hit the road for a string of UK arena shows this September Read more »| 08 Feb 2017 -
Music
Surfer Blood – Snowdonia
You shouldn’t judge a record by its cover or indeed by the context surrounding its creation, but you might be forgiven for jumping to certain conclusio... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
Music
Jesca Hoop – Memories Are Now
Jesca Hoop returns with her fourth solo album, following last year's incredible Sub Pop-released Love Letter for Fire with Iron & Wine's Sam Beam. Signin... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
Music
Meursault @ The Hug & Pint, 3 Feb
As Faith Eliott regales us with tales of fossils, insects and existential crises, the basement of The Hug & Pint rapidly fills up. The interim between se... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
Music
Ayakara – Dressed From '67: Video Premiere
Hailing from Leith, Ayakara are five schoolfriends – Max, Callum, Felix, Alex and Jonnie – who have been making their mark with energetic, crowd-... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 7-13 February
Edinburgh Student Art Festival kicks off, as well as a major exhibition from renowned installation artist Claire Barclay in Tramway, and exciting openings and events across Collective, Telger Gallery, Cooper Gallery, The Number Shop and plenty more. Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
MusicLoyle Carner @ The Liquid Room, 4 Feb
Having come a long way from his support slot for Kate Tempest at The Bongo Club a few years ago, Carner is at the start of a European tour whose UK stint com... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017 -
Comedy
SNL's most inspired political impressions
Following Melissa McCarthy's barnstorming and hilarious take on Donald Trump's volatile Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, we look back at other SNL impressions t... Read more »| 07 Feb 2017