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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ComedyMr. Swallow @ Tramway, Glasgow
Mr. Swallow, the squeaky-voiced alter ego of Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed, brings high octane energy to what is revealed to be a rather gentle hour of comedy-magic and trickery Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
MusicFeist – Multitudes
The Canadian's sixth album is an intimate affair – it's honest, reflective and undeniably Feist Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
ComedyDream Gig: John Aggasild
Lovely Glasgow comedy night VISION BOARD is back on its feet after the pando – so who else is better to take on Dream Gig but one of VB's founding members, John Aggasild? Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
FilmOne Fine Morning
Léa Seydoux is fantastic as a single mother being pulled in many different directions in Mia Hansen-Løve's moving character study, One Fine Morning Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
FilmSave the Filmhouse: New protest set for 15 April
Campaigners behind the Save the Filmhouse group are organising a National Protest for the Arts on 15 April, coinciding with World Art Day Read more »| 06 Apr 2023 -
MusicYaeji – With a Hammer
On With a Hammer, Yaeji channels anger into a record that embraces fun and surprising musical juxtapositions Read more »| 06 Apr 2023
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ComedyPhil Wang @ King's Theatre, Glasgow
Wry observations treated with an understated physicality means Phil Wang's onto a winner with this new hour Read more »| 06 Apr 2023 -
MusicInternational Music Festivals: A How-To Guide
With international music festivals confidently back on the menu, here are a few things to think about before you go abroad for your 2023 music festival fix Read more »| 05 Apr 2023 -
ClubsAim High: 11 Years of Hawkchild DIY
For eleven years now, Hawkchild DIY has offered up some of the most unorthodox and musically subversive artists in Scotland's clubs, with bookings includes Yung Lean, Kamixlo, Malibu, Oli XL, Doss, Bladee, and Casual Gabberz Read more »| 05 Apr 2023 -
BooksShy by Max Porter
Max Porter's highly anticipated fourth novel Shy is a hallucinatory, fragmentary journey through its eponymous character's internal landscape Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
MusicWhat happens when an artist doesn't get paid by a festival
Lost Map Records boss and Pictish Trail frontman Johnny Lynch talks us through the stressful reality of what happens when a festival doesn't pay the artists and asks music fans to make better choices Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
MusicBillie Marten – Drop Cherries
On Drop Cherries, Billie Marten has brought together a collection of intimate feelings, thoughts and sentiments transforming them into something hauntingly relatable Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
MusicTim Hecker – No Highs
Tim Hecker’s latest is full of gorgeous sounds, but never quite finds an identity for itself Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
MusicFields of Dreams: Scottish Music Festivals in 2023
Haven't figured out what homegrown music festivals you want to go to this year? With this guide to the year ahead, we've got you covered! Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
TheatreLIMBIC: Ego, Elegy, Ecstasy @ Inspace, Edinburgh
An avante-garde poetry and music collaboration based on Peter Scalpello's debut collection tells a vital story, but is held back by its venue Read more »| 03 Apr 2023