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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MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 13-19 Nov
We Were Promised Jetpacks and Broken Records play Edinburgh, Florence and the Machine, Metric and The Japanese House play Glasgow and the 2018 Dundee Jazz Festival kicks off Read more »| 13 Nov 2018 -
Film
Alfonso Cuarón's Roma gets a stunning first trailer
The new film from the director of Children of Men and Gravity is a beautiful widescreen black-and-white drama set in Mexico City in the early 1970s Read more »| 13 Nov 2018 -
Music
Beerjacket – Nervous (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new single, Nervous, from Glasgow singer-songwriter Beerjacket Read more »| 13 Nov 2018 -
Theatre
Puffin @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
As much for the older kids in the audience as it is for the little ones, Puffin is a wake-up call to action – though a gentle one all the same Read more »| 13 Nov 2018 -
Art
Local Heroes: More Scottish Craft and Design
In part two of our discussion about contemporary craft in Scotland, we asked designers about methods, creativity and their relationship with craft Read more »| 13 Nov 2018 -
Film
Suspiria
Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of Dario Argento’s classic horror Suspiria is languorous and muted, and fails to find its true rhythm Read more »| 13 Nov 2018
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ArtArt Highlights: November 2018
Winter is coming, but that doesn’t mean the art opportunities have withered and died: quite the opposite, November has an abundance of exhibition openings, residencies and funding waiting for you Read more »| 12 Nov 2018 -
MusicNorth Atlantic Oscillation – Grind Show
With Grind Show, North Atlantic Oscillation continue to expand the sonically rich and vibrant universe they’ve created for themselves Read more »| 12 Nov 2018 -
Theatre
Chrysalis: Scotland's Youth Theatre Festival Returns
Scotland’s festival of youth theatre returns to the Traverse Theatre once again for three days of new work by some of Europe’s leading youth theatre organisations Read more »| 12 Nov 2018 -
Clubs
Cromby on Bicep, Denis Sulta and his new EP
We speak to rising Irish producer Chris McCormick, aka Cromby, about his new EP Retribution, being pals with Denis Sulta, and learning the ropes from Bicep Read more »| 11 Nov 2018 -
Music
The Voidz @ O2 Ritz, Manchester, 7 Nov
The Voidz, fronted by Julian Casablancas, masterfully play a short set of a dozen songs tonight, leaving the Manchester crowd in no way short-changed Read more »| 11 Nov 2018 -
Film
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Coens' cruel anthology western begins with a blistering energy, but becomes more ponderous with each chapter Read more »| 10 Nov 2018 -
MusicParquet Courts @ SWG3, Glasgow, 6 Nov
Besides the accidental faux pas, Parquet Courts bring an utterly vibrant and fluorescent set to SWG3, distilling the energy needed for a Galvanizers performance into a room half the size Read more »| 09 Nov 2018 -
Music
The Decemberists @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 5 Nov
Portland, Oregon’s original hipsters dropped anchor in Glasgow for a night that was slow to start but brought new and old songs together perfectly Read more »| 09 Nov 2018 -
Music
Liela Moss – My Name Is Safe In Your Mouth
While Liela Moss' debut won’t push her into iconic status, it cements her position as one of the most potent voices in British music Read more »| 09 Nov 2018