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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MusicJesus H. Foxx @ The Bowery, 12 Sep
It’s hard to find a common musical thread amongst the showcase at The Bowery tonight. First up, New York import Golden Ghost (***) – a plugged in... Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
MusicVarious Artists - Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee Sill - Extended Review
Inconsistency plagues a tribute album that really should have been something special. Read more »| 17 Sep 2009 -
MusicThe Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead
The Twilight Sad have taken on a leaner, meaner look in time for the release of their hugely anticipated second album Forget The Night Ahead. Singer James Gr... Read more »| 16 Sep 2009 -
Art
North East Open Studios 2009
Aberdeen City and Shire Arts Community Pull Together to Promote Their Wares Read more »| 15 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Big Gay Musical
Little Johhny: not just for gays Read more »| 15 Sep 2009 -
Music
Buy Tickets Now: Yo La Tengo @ ABC, 6 Nov
Like Sonic Youth if Kim'n'Thurston had fallen in love while chatting baseball instead of art, and if Lee Ranaldo was a Simpsons buff, Yo La Tengo have long b... Read more »| 14 Sep 2009
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Music
Phil Campbell - Daddy's Table
Having spent years battling drink, drugs and enduring trouble with record labels, it isn’t surprising that Phil Campbell has a wealth of materi... Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Long Gone Lonesome
He came from a time before electricity, played at home and never toured. Meet a hero of country music: Thomas Fraser. Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
FilmFish Tank
Mia, played by the mesmerizing Katie Jarvis, is a typical teenager: caught in a state of acute rage and chronic vulnerability. She has dreams, realizable des... Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
Art
The Discovery of Spain @ National Galleries
The problem with this exhibition is its lack of cohesion. While there are some Goyas, Picassos, El Grecos and Velazquezes, they are few and far between. The ... Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
MusicSunset Rubdown @ Stereo, 10 Sep
Prog is not a dirty word. It’s occasionally worth reminding ourselves of that. The authority-baiting allure of punk can convince many an adolescent psy... Read more »| 11 Sep 2009 -
Music
Pastels/Tenniscoats @ Stereo, 2 Sep
There's something of a coming-of-age about tonight's opening set from boxfresh Glasgow indie-poppers Veronica Falls (***). Roxanne Clifford and Patrick Doyle... Read more »| 11 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Abigail's Party
Can seventies social satire be redeemed in our post-computer age? The Patter Merchants say yes - as long as it is funny. Read more »| 10 Sep 2009 -
Theatre
Iago
The villain gets to say his piece. Read more »| 10 Sep 2009 -
Music
Okkervil River @ Òran Mór, 9 Sep
Okkervil River are good to their UK fans, making the trip to our shores at the drop of a hat these days. Tonight there’s no new record to promote and (... Read more »| 10 Sep 2009