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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MusicNatalie Prass @ Mono, Glasgow, 29 April
Ahead of releasing her sophomore album, Natalie Prass is on top form tonight and seeing her in a venue as intimate as Mono feels like a real privilege Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights and Opportunities: May 2018
May starts with the final week of Glasgow International, and brings new sculpture in Jupiter Artland from Phyllida Barlow and the last few weeks of DCA's well-received show on Shonky: The Aesthetics of Awkwardness Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
ArtCCA Highlights – May / June 2018
CCA's spring and summer programme has a panoramic selection of cinema and a bank holiday crowded with live music courtesy of Stag & Dagger Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
Music
Florist @ The Castle Hotel, Manchester, 16 Apr
Florist offer an intimate performance tonight in the cosy surrounds of The Castle's living room-esque backroom Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
Film
How The Cabinet of Dr Caligari changed cinema
The horror movie was born in 1920 with The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, and it's resurrected this month as the film screens with a new live score at Hidden Door in Edinburgh. Ahead of the screening, we look back at the legacy of Robert Wiene’s film Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
Film
Lean on Pete
Rising talent Charlie Plummer shines in this moving tale of a boy and his horse's cross country adventure, from talented British director Andrew Haigh Read more »| 04 May 2018
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Music
Shonen Knife @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 1 May
While tonight's set from Osaka three-piece Shonen Knife isn't perfect, it does feature some absolute bangers including a top notch cover of Nick Lowe's Cruel To Be Kind Read more »| 03 May 2018 -
MusicKatie Von Schleicher @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 30 Apr
Despite an initially low turn out, Katie Von Schleicher and her band rip through a surprisingly loud and raucous set of songs, new and old Read more »| 03 May 2018 -
Art
House Party @ Project Ability, Glasgow
Renowned French artist Esther Ferrer's 1998 recording of her home, routine and chores, is put together with the work of several emerging artists as a means of drawing out the uncanny aspects from familiar settings and actions. Read more »| 03 May 2018 -
Music
Adam Stafford – Fire Behind the Curtain: track-by-track
Ahead of Fire Behind the Curtain's release, Adam Stafford talks us through his latest album track-by-track Read more »| 03 May 2018 -
Music
More Summer Music Highlights with Skiddle
With summer just around the corner, it’s time to get planning your nights out, festivals and all-dayers across Scotland with a little help from Skiddle Read more »| 02 May 2018 -
Books
Scottish Poetry News – May 2018
May's poetry highlights include new releases from Stewed Rhubarb and Tapsalteerie, Dunbar literary festival CoastWord and many Flint & Pitch dates for your diary. Read more »| 02 May 2018 -
Art
Marija Nemčenko on exhibition and event series BRUT
Marija Nemčenko's exhibition and event series BRUT tries to recontextualise the debates surrounding the beauty or ugliness of Brutalism, adding more nuanced philosophical, historical and artistic viewpoints Read more »| 02 May 2018 -
Music
Tess Roby – Beacon
Inspired by family trips to Lancashire, Tess Roby's debut album Beacon hints at grander things to come Read more »| 02 May 2018 -
Music
Vive la Void – Vive la Void
Vive la Void can be intriguing and enveloping if given the time and space to truly immerse yourself in it, but otherwise might leave only a fleeting impression Read more »| 02 May 2018