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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NewsThe Kazimier's NYE party returns to Liverpool
Cancel your New Year’s Eve plans: The Kazimier end-of-year party returns at new venue Invisible Wind Factory Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
VideosSKJØR – Self Control: Video Premiere
Watch the video for Edinburgh-based quartet SKJØR's debut single Self Control, directed by David P Scott. Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
NewsHog the Stage entries open to new bands
Frightened Rabbit join Paolo Nutini's Hogmanay gig, plus the Paisley singer is set to hand two unknown Scottish band a slot at the Edinburgh Hogmanay shows. Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Flamingods @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 9 Nov
Those who caught Flamingods' performance at Glasgow's Stag & Dagger festival back in May will attest that the group's eclectic soundscapes are a welcome ... Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
The Wytches @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 8 Nov
There's a chilling pall in the air tonight, and it's not just the early season snow drifting down past Òran Mór's lofty spire – it's the ... Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
Reviews
Letherette – Last Night on the Planet
Following up 2013’s eponymous album with the dynamic Last Night on the Planet, Letherette amp up their signature style with a funkier approach, darting... Read more »| 14 Nov 2016
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Reviews
Tanya Tagaq - Retribution
When the Great Barrier Reef was falsely reported dead this past October, many were quick to share their condolences. Yet the reef fights on through chemical ... Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
News
The Ceasing – Jo Mango & Louis Abbott: Track Premiere
Listen to The Ceasing, a new track by Jo Mango and Admiral Fallow's Louis Abbott from the When Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday project The project sees Mango tea... Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
FestivalsLe Guess Who? 2016 – Day Three
Heavy heads greet the third day of Le Guess Who, but with the programme stretched out tonight over an impressively vast ten hours (not to mention a spin-off ... Read more »| 13 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Le Guess Who? 2016 – Day Two
From Krautrock grooves to blistering electro, the Utrecht festival provides yet more riveting performances – and an unforgettable accordion experience too Read more »| 12 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Le Guess Who? 2016 – Day One
It's the first day of the Utrecht music festival, and between deconstructionist Americana, minimalist composition and Malian folk jams, we're not short of options Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Leeds DIY scene newsletter: November 2016
New Living Body single – I Recollect In July’s column we announced the arrival of DIY supergroup Living Body, featuring members of Esper Sc... Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
News
The world reacts to Leonard Cohen's death
Visionary musician Leonard Cohen dies at 82: the world reacts Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Earth @ 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