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 MusicEarth @ Ruby Lounge, Manchester, 9 Nov
Few bands find as much comfort occupying the space between mesmeric and frustrating as Earth seem to. As Dylan Carlson leads his drone-revelling collective t... Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Margaret Glaspy @ Night & Day, Manchester, 8 Nov
A show small in scale but bulging with ambition almost beyond its reach, Glaspy's Manchester debut is a thrilling showcase for her past, present and future. ... Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
Interviews
Loud and Quiet: Get it Loud in Libraries
For ten years, Stewart Parsons has been staging gigs in libraries for the likes of Adele and British Sea Power. With a big nationwide programme on the books, he tells us why Get It Loud in Libraries is so important Read more »| 10 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 9-15 Nov
This week it's all about Julia Holter as she brings her compositional prowess to Manchester Cathedral, a night curated by Flamingods at The White Hotel, Gilles Peterson signees Yusseff Kamaal and snagging tickets for Bonobo and De La Soul in 2017 Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
Live MusicLive music in Liverpool this week: 9-15 Nov
Trumpocalypse has arrived and Music Week is over: RIP joy, we hardly knew ye. BUT WAIT, Liverpool's live music scene still has plenty to offer this week... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
ReviewsJustice – Woman
It's been almost a decade since French electronic duo Justice unleashed their debut record on the world – potentially grim reading for readers old enou... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016
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Festivals
Wild Beasts to headline FestEvol Gardens 2017
The Parrots and Ulrika Spacek will also appear at the Liverpool festival's new location, the Invisible Wind Factory Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
InterviewsExploring the British Music Collection
Whether you're a music-maker, researcher or just curious about music history, the British Music Collection is a state-of-the-art resource offering a world of... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Indigo Velvet @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 5 Nov
The nights may be growing darker, but inside The Hug & Pint there's a jubilant vibe in the air. Edinburgh four-piece Indigo Velvet are bou... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
PJ Harvey @ SECC, Glasgow, 2 Nov
A Wednesday evening at the SECC. Is there a less appealing prospect in live music? Perhaps a Monday morning concert at a recently closed branch of BHS. The c... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
News
Be Charlotte, Fatherson join Edinburgh Hogmanay line-up
Be Charlotte and Fatherson have been added to the bill for this year's Hogmanay Street Party in Edinburgh. Dundee pop ace Charlotte Brimner and the Kil... Read more »| 08 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Abattoir Blues @ Liverpool Music Week, 2 Nov
Brighton noiseniks Abattoir Blues check into the Arts Club Loft for a night of feedback and fun Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Lucy Dacus @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 3 Nov
Restraint? What's that? There are times when nought but an all-action approach will do, and that's exactly what Wrexham's Baby Brave supply. T... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Cat's Eyes @ Beacons Metro, Leeds, 2 Nov
The Skinny can’t help but wonder how Howard Assembly Rooms shapes up as a venue when you’ve casually ‘broken into’ and played The Vat... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
News
All Ears: Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
At this year's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, you can don a pair of headphones and listen to the train station with White Cane – a... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016