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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MusicLive music in Manchester this week: 9-15 Nov
This week it's all about Julia Holter as she brings her compositional prowess to Manchester Cathedral, a night curated by Flamingods at The White Hotel, Gilles Peterson signees Yusseff Kamaal and snagging tickets for Bonobo and De La Soul in 2017 Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
ClubsClub nights in Manchester this week: 10-17 Nov
In this special 'who gives a shit?' edition of our weekly clubbing roundup, find a number of parties where you can dance yourself into oblivion. You're welcome. Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
MusicLive music in Liverpool this week: 9-15 Nov
Trumpocalypse has arrived and Music Week is over: RIP joy, we hardly knew ye. BUT WAIT, Liverpool's live music scene still has plenty to offer this week... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
Music
Justice – Woman
It's been almost a decade since French electronic duo Justice unleashed their debut record on the world – potentially grim reading for readers old enou... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
TheatreA Brief History of Evil
We all tell lies. If not to others, then occasionally to ourselves. And while some of these lies are for our own good, some prove to be more sinister. A Comp... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
Art
Hogmanay festival Scot:Lands announces programme
The full programme of the fourth Scot:Lands, the one day pop-up, multi-arts festival within the Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations, has been revealed Read more »| 09 Nov 2016
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Art
Sharon Hayes @ The Common Guild
Sharon Hayes makes a touching and complicated exhibition from extended engagement with different lesbian archives, including those at the Glasgow Women's Library. Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
Art
Jacky Sheridan: The Skinny Showcase
Jacky Sheridan is an Irish illustrator originally from Dublin currently working and based in Belfast. She graduated from Belfast School of Art in 2014 and ha... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
Comedy
Family Matters: Romesh Ranganathan interview
Ahead of his tour dates, we catch up with Romesh Ranganathan about Irrational, the changing political times and sharing the spotlight with his family. Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
MusicExploring the British Music Collection
Whether you're a music-maker, researcher or just curious about music history, the British Music Collection is a state-of-the-art resource offering a world of... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
Theatre
Ask Auntie Trash: Consent in Theatre
Dearest Trash, In the wake of Donald Trump's comments about women, I was wondering how important consent is to actors on the stage? As an aspiring actor, ca... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: 8-14 Nov
Get ready for seven days of discussion, journal launches, artist talks and readings. The main event however, is the jam-packed Friday ahead with a new show in Edinburgh and seven in Glasgow. Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
Music
Indigo Velvet @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 5 Nov
The nights may be growing darker, but inside The Hug & Pint there's a jubilant vibe in the air. Edinburgh four-piece Indigo Velvet are bou... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
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PJ Harvey @ SECC, Glasgow, 2 Nov
A Wednesday evening at the SECC. Is there a less appealing prospect in live music? Perhaps a Monday morning concert at a recently closed branch of BHS. The c... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
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Be Charlotte, Fatherson join Edinburgh Hogmanay line-up
Be Charlotte and Fatherson have been added to the bill for this year's Hogmanay Street Party in Edinburgh. Dundee pop ace Charlotte Brimner and the Kil... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016