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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Music
Sheherazaad – Qasr
Slipping into the world Sheherazaad weaves on Qasr makes for utterly compelling listening, arresting and refreshing in equal measure Read more »| 26 Feb 2024 -
Comedy
Scottish Comedy Highlights: March 2024
March means our comedy focus turns to the brilliant Glasgow International Comedy Festival – here are some of our highlights Read more »| 26 Feb 2024 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: March 2024
March to the beat of your drum with this month's clubbing highlights from across Scotland. Top picks include sets from Craig Richards, Oppidan and Yu Su. Read more »| 26 Feb 2024 -
Art
House Proud: Orla Stevens' unique curling artwork with Hendrick's Gin
We speak with artist Orla Stevens, commissioned by Hendrick's Gin to create a series of artworks frozen into the ice at this year's Scottish Curling Championships Read more »| 23 Feb 2024 -
Music
Spotlight On... LYLO
Glasgow alt-pop trio LYLO return from a six-year writing and recording hiatus with brand new single Hush, from their forthcoming new record Thoughts of Never Read more »| 22 Feb 2024 -
Theatre
Manipulate: Ruins @ The Studio, Edinburgh
In Ruins, Megahertz and Feral Arts address the climate crisis through daring design, otherworldly choreography and the tight confines of a mesh cube Read more »| 22 Feb 2024
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Theatre
Manipulate: La Conquête @ The Studio, Edinburgh
French company Compagnie à parodies and interrogates colonialism through genre-bending performance in La Conquête, part of this year's Manipulate Festival Read more »| 22 Feb 2024 -
Books
Gathering, edited by Durre Shahwar & Nasia Sarwar-Skuse
The latest from indie publishers 404 Ink, Gathering is a remarkable and ground-breaking collection about women of colour moving through nature Read more »| 22 Feb 2024 -
Film
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2024: Archive, community and folklore
GSFF is back with a sparkling programme including newly-unearthed Bill Douglas shorts, little-seen work from a Mexican feminist group, some subversive folklore films and a strand in defiance of oppression Read more »| 20 Feb 2024 -
Film
Scotland on Screen: Tony Curran
In Sky's new sexy and hugely entertaining drama Mary & George, Tony Curran plays James VI and I. It's one of his juiciest roles yet. We discuss his long career, his acting craft and his favourite performances Read more »| 20 Feb 2024 -
Music
Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Past Is Still Alive
The latest from Alynda Segarra's shapeshifting outfit is calm and assured, but no less powerful for it Read more »| 20 Feb 2024 -
Music
MGMT – Loss of Life
The Connecticut duo’s fifth release is a big, warm hug of a whimsical and wonderful return to form Read more »| 19 Feb 2024 -
Music
Nadine Shah – Filthy Underneath
On her fifth studio album, Nadine Shah presents a collection of breathless forward momentum that never loses its balance Read more »| 19 Feb 2024 -
Music
Whitelands – Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day
Whitelands' second debut album is hazy and intriguing, but we're left wanting more edge Read more »| 19 Feb 2024 -
Music
Real Estate – Daniel
The jangly New Jerseyans provide another nugget of blissful escapism Read more »| 19 Feb 2024