Music
The Skinny magazine music guide. We bring you the latest music highlights, gig reviews and previews, music videos, album reviews and features. Find exclusive interviews with local bands and international stars, bespoke playlists and video premieres.
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Live MusicEpic Beard Men: Sage Francis & B. Dolan @ Stereo, Glasgow, 23 Aug
By the end of the Epic Beard Men (Sage Francis & B. Dolan)'s set tonight at Stereo we’re left feeling revitalised and ready to tear down the system Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Live MusicSt. Vincent @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 26 Aug
Despite it being an all-seated gig at the Edinburgh Playhouse tonight, by the end of the set Annie Clark has everyone in the stalls bouncing between the venue's plush velvet seats Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsThe Lemon Twigs – Go To School
Go To School is musically outstanding; sincere and ridiculously entertaining, providing everything that modern-day rock has to offer Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
IDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
While Joy as an Act of Resistance might not flow perfectly as an album, many of its songs when taken on their own raise some serious hell Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsThe Kooks – Let's Go Sunshine
The indie-rock stars prove they’ve still got it on a record that epitomises everything the four-piece have done wonderfully for over a decade Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
s t a r g a z e perform Boards of Canada's Hi Scores @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 25 Aug
Berlin collective s t a r g a z e bring Boards of Canada’s Hi Scores EP to life through a live performance style that is vibrant and exhilarating to watch Read more »| 29 Aug 2018
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Live Music
Since Yesterday @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 24 Aug
Tonight's celebration of the unsung women pioneers of Scottish pop proves that Scotland brims with pop talent – yesterday, today and tomorrow Read more »| 28 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Electric Fields 2018: Preview
To celebrate Electric Fields' fifth birthday, we take a closer look at five key things you might like to know about Electric Fields if this is your first time, as well as five of our top musical picks Read more »| 28 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Belle & Sebastian and the RSNO @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 24 Aug
The Glasgow stalwarts return home triumphant for a rarities-packed show with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Read more »| 28 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Manchester Psych Fest 2018: Preview
Ahead of 2018's Manchester Psych Fest on 1 September, we take a closer look at this year's line-up Read more »| 27 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Glasgow Summer Sessions: Kings of Leon @ Bellahouston Park, 22 Aug
Kings of Leon headline a packed half-day festival and roll back the years with a delightfully nostalgic setlist favouring a handful of much-loved early material Read more »| 24 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
Oh Sees – Smote Reverser
Oh Sees' Smote Reverser is sprawling, magnificent, dangerous and fantastical; like so many great pieces of work it leaves you wanting more Read more »| 24 Aug 2018 -
Live MusicMogwai @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 22 Aug
Steadily redefining the word 'epic' in Scottish music for the last twenty years, Mogwai's performance at Leith Theatre tonight proves they're one of the best live bands on the fucking planet Read more »| 24 Aug 2018 -
News
Scottish Album of the Year Award shortlist revealed
Albums from Karine Polwart, Young Fathers, Kobi Onyame, Mogwai, Golden Teacher, BABE and Siobhan Wilson are among those in the running for this year’s SAY Award Read more »| 23 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
White Denim – Performance
White Denim go in hard for glam on their seventh album, but their penchant for psych is never too far from reach and Performance shimmers from end-to-end Read more »| 23 Aug 2018