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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MusicEliza Shaddad – Future
Eliza Shaddad’s debut album Future is an earnest, pensive and prudent tour of her psyche, interwoven with a post-rock aura of nostalgia Read more »| 23 Oct 2018 -
MusicThe Cure to headline Glasgow Summer Sessions 2019
The Cure have been announced as the first headliner for Glasgow Summer Sessions 2019, playing their first Glasgow gig in more than 25 years Read more »| 22 Oct 2018 -
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Jack White @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21 Oct
Jack White and his band play an epic two-and-a-half hour spectacle at the Usher Hall tonight, full of White Stripes hits galore and other surprises Read more »| 22 Oct 2018 -
MusicStephen Malkmus and the Jicks @ SWG3, Glasgow, 18 Oct
With their main focus on latest album Sparkle Hard, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks are on top form tonight throwing in a few unexpected Pavement songs for good measure Read more »| 22 Oct 2018 -
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Puma Blue @ The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 18 Oct
Despite complaints of feeling unwell and a limited number of songs, Puma Blue gives a sultry yet tender performance tonight for a sold out Poetry Club Read more »| 22 Oct 2018 -
FilmPeterloo
Mike Leigh's retelling of the Peterloo Massacre is a powerful, pertinent piece of work Read more »| 22 Oct 2018
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Music
Hellions – Rue
Pushing boundaries, breaking genres, defying structural conventions – Hellions continue right where they left off: in sparklingly, adventurous and purely theatrical fashion Read more »| 22 Oct 2018 -
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LFF 2018: The Favourite
The director of Dogtooth and The Lobster delivers his most accessible and entertaining film yet, with Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman outstanding in this wild period comedy Read more »| 22 Oct 2018 -
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Glasgow's CCA reopens with #WeirdHorror season
After an extended closure, the vital multi-arts venue is finally up and running again, and for starters it’s got four nights of #WeirdHorror planned to mark the Halloween season Read more »| 19 Oct 2018 -
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Wild Rose
Jessie Buckley gives a knockout performance as a gallus ex-con from Glasgow with ambitions of being a country singer in Nashville in this delightful crowd-pleaser with rugged edges Read more »| 19 Oct 2018 -
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NEoN Digital Arts Festival: 2018 Preview
North East of North returns next month to fill Dundee with cutting-edge digital art – here's a guide to the GM plants, avant-garde music and computer game-assisted parties in store Read more »| 17 Oct 2018 -
Music
History Repeating: Lucy Dacus on Historian and boygenius
The Virginia singer-songwriter runs us through her banner year, from her critically-adored sophomore record to her collaboration with Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers Read more »| 17 Oct 2018 -
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Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 16-22 Oct
Horror maestro John Carpenter, 'space pop' artist Jane Weaver, indie icons Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, electronic producer Jon Hopkins and ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne all feature in this week's top gig picks Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
TheatreConcert @ Tramway
This phantasmic duet between Colin Dunne and the late Tommie Potts pinpoints where beauty becomes art. Read more »| 16 Oct 2018 -
Music
Black Peaks @ King Tuts, Glasgow, 14 Oct
With a brutal bagful of energy, Black Peaks pack their pulsating prog-rock into a crowded King Tut's Read more »| 16 Oct 2018