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Makeness @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 28 Jan
Independent Venue Week is a gig-goer’s Christmas, and tonight’s line-up at Sneaky’s has a full stocking of surprises. Opener Zerrin brings ... Read more »| Updated about 5 years ago -
Music
Scottish new music round-up: December 2020
While 2020 has been a massive steaming pile of shit, a lot of good has still come out of the last nine months since life was turned upside down by the corona... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Travel
Heads Up: 16 Things to Do in Edinburgh
For more tips on venues and activities, as well as articles exploring the culture and history of Edinburgh, check out the Skinny Guide to Edinburgh, availabl... Read more »| Updated 10 months ago -
Things To Do
The Skinny Zap Events Guide: 7-13 February
We at The Skinny love Filmhouse’s House Guest initiative, the ongoing season where the Edinburgh cinema invite some of the most interesting artists wor... Read more »| Updated about 5 years ago -
Clubs
Night Fever: Clubbing at the Edinburgh Festivals
You’re likely to see many a bleary-eyed performer, worker or resident wandering the streets of Edinburgh this month after a particularly heavy night (o... Read more »| Updated almost 5 years ago -
Music
The Stars Align: EH-FM radio station launches in Edinburgh
Towards the end of May, we spent a fair bit of time down at Leith Theatre for Hidden Door festival and what a lovely surprise it was to stumble upon a brand ... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 26 May-2 Jun: Hidden Door & more
Every year, Hidden Door takes over an abandoned Edinburgh building for several days of music, visual arts and sneaking around creepy corridors and basements.... Read more »| Updated 11 months ago -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food & Drink News – December 2017
We kick off in Glasgow, with the opening event at the ambitious new Dockyard Social space in Finnieston. Headed up by the guys behind the Section 33 pop-up r... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Festivals
Gilded Balloon reveals full Edinburgh Fringe programme
The Fringe is so close we can almost taste the overpriced Scandinavian-inspired lager. The big venues are revealing their Fringe line-ups left right and cent... Read more »| Updated almost 5 years ago -
Festivals
Party Times: 2019 Dance Music Festivals Calendar
Dance Music Festivals in Scotland Terminal V – The RisingRoyal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, 20 AprTerminal V’s latest instalment, The Rising will... Read more »| Updated about 5 years ago -
Food And Drink
New In Food: El Cartel, Sonder & more
The Brunch Club Brunch; apparently it's not a meal that goes *between* breakfast and lunch, but rather a middle ground between the two. With that fresh/hith... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
Music
sarya – i'll break my heart (so you don't have to): premiere
Edinburgh-based Taiwanese-American poet and singer-songwriter sarya thankfully came to our attention towards the end of 2020 when her track You Never Told Me... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 28 Jun-5 Jul: Music Festivals
Kelburn Garden Party kicks off tomorrow, with headline performances from Goldie, Krafty Kuts and Ibibio Sound Machine (pictured) taking place across the week... Read more »| Updated almost 6 years ago -
Music
The Skinny's Bandcamp picks
Things are tough for musicians at the best of times, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit the music scene particularly hard. With live music on hiatu... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Music
Hidden Door returns with a 10th birthday party
UPDATE: Hidden Door reveals underground venue for 10th birthday weekender Back in March, Hidden Door teased a new venue for their tenth birthday weeken... Read more »| Updated 23 days ago -
Clubs
B2B: Helena Hauff x Tama Sumo interview
Now firmly a staple on the Scottish festivals calendar, Terminal V will once again take over Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre for their 11-hour Easter... Read more »| Updated about 5 years ago -
Food And Drink
Christmas drinks in Glasgow, Edinburgh & Dundee
For a quality night out with friends around the holidays, you'll probably want to go somewhere a bit special but also somewhere that's a haven from the Scott... Read more »| Updated over 1 year ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 2-16 Oct: SQIFF & more
This year's programme for the Scottish Queer International Film Festival - taking place 5-18 October online - is one for the ages. From unsettling dystopias ... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
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What's On Scotland 18-25 Apr: Nuart Aberdeen & more
"All you ever cover is Edinburgh and Glasgow! *sad face emoji*" Nonsense, we say! This weekend it's all about the Granite City, as internationally-renowned s... Read more »| Updated about 5 years ago -
Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: April 2022
The end of March saw new music and announcements from Gentle Sinners (James Graham and Aidan Moffat's new band), Phillip Jon Taylor (PAWS), AMUNDA (Boss... Read more »| Updated about 2 years ago -
Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: September 2022
As is becoming custom, we start our monthly new Scottish music column by taking a quick look back at some of the releases we missed last month. Edinburgh rap... Read more »| Updated over 1 year ago -
Festivals
Mediterranean Music Festivals Guide 2018
Primavera SoundBarcelona, Spain, 30 May-3 JunOne of Europe’s best festivals, Primavera Sound’s line-up is incredible yet again, featuring everyon... Read more »| Updated about 6 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 24-31 Jan: Burns Night
Read/sing/dance/eat haggis/drink whisky (the last two being the most important) in honour of The Bard himself, Robert Burns, this weekend – why would y... Read more »| Updated over 5 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 23-30 May: Riverside and more
Returning with a massive line-up this weekend, Riverside Festival this year team up with Denis Sulta, La Cheetah Club, Bicep (pictured) and Slam’s Maxi... Read more »| Updated almost 5 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 7-14 Dec: Fireside, Vegan Christmas & more
Just when you thought The (Waverley) Arches couldn't get any better, on top of speciality doughnuts from Baba Budan, gourmet sandwiches from Gannet & Gug... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Music
Scottish new music round-up: January 2021
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but it’s 2021 (insert celebratory emoji here)! We only bloody well made it through 2020 – phew! &nd... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 14-21 Dec: Christmas Parties
Christmas may as well change day this year because it's all going down on Saturday night, with a whole host of Christmas parties to tickle your tinsel. Make... Read more »| Updated over 6 years ago -
Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: June 2022
Wow. May was the month that kept giving, with new music from Glasgow’s Medicine Cabinet, The Plastic Youth, Shears and AMUNDA; I Solar released their N... Read more »| Updated almost 2 years ago -
Travel
Forever Edinburgh: An Evening in Edinburgh
Exploring Edinburgh is fascinating, but exploring a compact hilly city can mean a bit of walking. The good news is Edinburgh is full of great places to wind ... Read more »| Updated almost 2 years ago -
Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: February 2022
First up, Savage Mansion’s third album Golden Mountain, Here I Come arrives this month via Lost Map (25 Feb). “It could be our first record as a ... Read more »| Updated about 2 years ago