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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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 -
MusicBe 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 -
Film
Taika 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 -
ClubsThe 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
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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 -
MusicLos 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 -
Art
Sue Tompkins @ The Modern Institute, Glasgow
The energetic and vital career and works of Sue Tompkins are the focal point of a new exhibition in The Modern Institute. Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
Music
LILURA – Darkest Desire (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new single from Nairn electro-pop songwriter LILURA Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
Music
Father John Misty @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 1 Nov
Epilepsy-inducing lights, full band freak-outs and drama aplenty from Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
MusicThundercat on Drunk & finding humour in tension
Ahead of a run of shows in the UK, we speak to Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, about the instinctual inception of his acclaimed third album Drunk, and finding humour in racial tension Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
Books
Translation as Transhumance by Mireille Gansel
A remarkable and illuminating memoir by French translator Mireille Gansel, faithfully rendered in English by Ros Schwartz Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
Books
Scottish Poetry News: November 2017
Our poetry columnist looks at the T.S. Eliot prize shortlist and an exciting announcement from StAnza Read more »| 02 Nov 2017