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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MusicSpinning Coin on Permo and the Glasgow music scene
As their exhilarating debut record finally becomes reality, Glasgow’s Spinning Coin talk origins, politics and their own unique place in the city’s musical history Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Music
Perfume Genius @ The Art School, Glasgow, 2 Nov
Mike Hadreas is full of confidence in his movement, voice and message tonight, showing all assembled the strength you can gain from going through hell and coming out the other side Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
MusicFever Ray – Plunge
Endlessly innovative, Plunge befits the return of an iconic creative voice Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Music
Goldfrapp @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 31 Oct
Goldfrapp deliver a greatest hits package tonight which sadly offers little more than the experience of watching a TV performance from the comfort of your own home Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
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Zola Jesus @ St. Luke's, Glasgow, 31 Oct
No Halloween flat party can compete with Zola Jesus' smoke-filled performance tonight Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
MusicNorth Atlas – Volcanoes (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new single from Glasgow-based alt-rock four-piece, North Atlas Read more »| 03 Nov 2017
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ClubsTerminal V announces Easter party
Kölsch, Bicep, Rødhåd, Amelie Lens and Peggy Gou are among the first guests announced for Terminal V's Easter party at Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Music
Be Charlotte @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 28 Oct
Charlotte Brimner brings her electronic pop to Edinburgh, and shares some intriguing new material Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
FilmTaika Waititi is making a What We Do in the Shadows sequel
It's official: The Thor director is re-teaming with Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement for the brilliantly titled We're Wolves Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Books
The Alarming Palsy of James Orr by Tom Lee
Tom Lee shows plenty of skill in his debut novel, but fails to elevate the book beyond other cleanly told tales of middle-class life Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Clubs
The Reverse Engineer on his new LP & DIY studio
Dave House, aka The Reverse Engineer, on his forthcoming album Elusive Geometry and how 'experimental' music can still be dancefloor friendly Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Art
CCA Highlights – November / December 2017
CCA's latest programme of events mean there's no need to travel out of Glasgow to see everything from the remote Australian outback to pre-revolutionary Cuba Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Art
Hidden Door returns to Leith Theatre and new venue
The festival returns to Leith Theatre after the building’s glorious resurrection last year, with additional events at the iconic State Cinema Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Music
Los Campesinos! @ Club Academy, Manchester, 29 Oct
The indie stalwarts round off their 2017 with a hit-packed Manchester show Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
Art
This Month in Scottish Art: November 2017
John Akomfrah's acclaimed contribution to the 2015 Venice Biennale comes to Talbot Rice, as Dundee showcases artist Ulay's long legacy of politically charged performance Read more »| 02 Nov 2017