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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ComedyWho the Fuck is Roy Chubby Brown?
Blue comedian Roy Chubby Brown is one of the most successful comics in the UK but rarely in the press for comedy Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
MusicPublic Service Broadcasting and The Race for Space
12 April sees the celebration of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, and Public Service Broadcasting hail the first man in space with a very special Edinburgh show Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
ComedyLena Dunham’s Girls spoof The Golden Girls
The edgy comedy about the friendship of four 20-something Brooklynites became, for a night, the classic 80s sitcom about four retired women who share a home in Miami Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
Theatre
Dance International Glasgow Returns
The Skinny talks to Dance International Glasgow's programmer Tim Nunn, about the festival, the Scottish dance scene and what Scotland has to offer the artform Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
MusicStormzy @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 5 Apr
Grime great Stormzy puts on a traffic-stopping, high-intensity Scottish debut at the O2 Academy Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: 6-12 April
This weekend's Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee clubbing guide, featuring KiNK, Counterflows Festival, Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club and Kornél Kovács Read more »| 06 Apr 2017
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Clubs
Sub Club XXX – Harri & Domenic @ Sub Club, Glasgow, 1 Apr
As we know, age is just a number – and evidently so, as a 30-year-old Sub Club has all the youthful exuberance of any other burgeoning club in our dear... Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
Music
Alexandra Savior – Belladonna of Sadness
The Portland singer-songwriter turns in an occasionally beguiling, but largely predictable debut Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
Music
H.Grimace – Self Architect
H.Grimace, post-punkers based in London, have issues with society and would like to tell you all about it. Singer Hannah Gledhill makes pointed observations ... Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
MusicLive music in Manchester this week: 6-11 Apr
This week we recommend checking out our five-star favourite Jesca Hoop in action, along with PWR BTTM at The Deaf Institute, Colin Hay at The Dancehouse doing a fundraiser for Band on the Wall and more Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
Music
The Strange Blue Dreams – Towards The Warm Place (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new track from Glasgow's The Strange Blue Dreams Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
Art
Coming Clean: Graham MacIndoe interview
New York-based Scottish photographer Graham MacIndoe speaks candidly about addiction and recovery ahead of a major show of self-portraits in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
Theatre
Scratch Special @ Platform
A one-off night at Glasgow's Take Me Somewhere, Scratch Special is three different performances of varying styles and mediums. The first act is a c... Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
Comedy
Bryan Ghosh crowned Edinburgh Revue Champion 2017
The annual Edinburgh Revue competition pitched 13 comedy hopefuls against each other at Teviot House Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
Art
Caribbean Queer Visualities @ Transmission
Transmission plays host to an exhibition curated by Small Axe Project, surveying the rich variety of different tones, disciplines and strategies amongst young, queer Caribbean artists presently. Read more »| 05 Apr 2017