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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MusicAt The Drive-In @ Manchester Academy, 13 Mar
The Texan post-punk heroes make a sparkling yet restrained return, with able support from Death From Above Read more »| 16 Mar 2018 -
MusicTune-Yards @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 14 Mar
Merrill Garbus gives an outstanding vocal performance while the rest of her band appear barely there as Tune-Yards tour in the wake of their new album Read more »| 16 Mar 2018 -
Music
Susanne Sundfør @ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 11 Mar
The Norwegian singer-songwriter presents a pastoral take on her sound in Edinburgh Read more »| 16 Mar 2018 -
BooksStAnza 2018: Rhyme and Reasoning
We recap this year's edition of StAnza poetry festival in St Andrews Read more »| 16 Mar 2018 -
Film
The Square
Ruben Östlund follows up Force Majeure with another toe-curling comedy, The Square, which takes aim at the art world and the fragile male ego Read more »| 15 Mar 2018 -
Clubs
Superstar DJ: In conversation with Sasha
An iconic duo of the early 2000s club scene, Sasha & John Digweed play Glasgow's SWG3 this month – their first Scottish show together in nearly a decade. We caught up with Welsh producer and Grammy nominee Sasha to chat about his current projects Read more »| 15 Mar 2018
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Comedy
Link and Lorne on TV comedy and their new show
Ewan Denny and Joe Hullait on TV commissioning, casting and leaving your best mate on the cutting room floor Read more »| 15 Mar 2018 -
MusicLake of Stars @ The Art School, Glasgow, 11 Mar
Malawi Arts Festival Lake of Stars bring a diverse line-up of UK and African acts together for a very special night in Glasgow Read more »| 15 Mar 2018 -
Music
Hot Snakes – Jericho Sirens
14 years on from their last studio album, Hot Snakes blow away the competition with new album Jericho Sirens Read more »| 15 Mar 2018 -
Art
A whistlestop tour of RSA New Contemporaries 2018
The Royal Scottish Academy showcases its pick of the 2017 degree shows next month in New Contemporaries: 2018 Read more »| 15 Mar 2018 -
Music
Superorganism @ CCA, Glasgow, 11 Mar
The much-hyped Superorganism impress in Glasgow, radiating happiness amid an impressive audio-visual barrage Read more »| 15 Mar 2018 -
Film
Annihilation
Alex Garland's ambitious follow-up to Ex Machina is one of the finest science fiction films of the last five years – what a shame UK film fans will only get to see it on the small screen Read more »| 14 Mar 2018 -
Music
Public Service Broadcasting – People Will Always Need Coal (Flamingods Remix): Premiere
Take an exclusive first listen to Flamingods' rework of the Public Service Broadcasting track, from PSB's upcoming Record Store Day release. Read more »| 14 Mar 2018 -
Music
The Handsome Family @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, 8 Mar
As they celebrate twenty years of seminal LP Through the Trees, Brett and Rennie Sparks' weird charm remains irresistible Read more »| 14 Mar 2018 -
Film
Foxtrot
Samuel Maoz’s Israeli drama Foxtrot is a story of familial grief told in three parts Read more »| 14 Mar 2018