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Welcome to our carefully curated guide to what’s on in Edinburgh. You can find the best events, attractions and venues for live music, comedy, art, theatre, or food and drinks. It’s the best guide to what’s exciting and interesting for anyone living in Edinburgh. Discover emerging acts and artists, including free gigs, events and workshops.
14 of Scotland's most exciting new bands - The Skinny
Jan 10, 2023 · Last year was undeniably a great year for Scottish music. After taking the top spot in our 2021 Scottish Albums of the Year list, Hamish Hawk went on to to be shortlisted for the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year Award and he’s got a new album – Angel Numbers – due on 3 February. AiiTee and BEMZ received another nod from The SAY Award last year too, with BEMZ going on to receive wider ...
Summerhall: Arts venue in jeopardy over tax dispute - The Skinny
Oct 7, 2024 · Summerhall: Tax dispute puts Edinburgh arts venue in jeopardy. HMRC have hit the company which manages Summerhall with a 'winding-up petition', claiming the Edinburgh arts organisation owe unpaid corporation tax. Summerhall are disputing the claim, but their programme of events will be disrupted. The Summerhall saga continues.
Since Yesterday review: engaging, enraging girl bands doc – The …
Oct 10, 2024 · Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands strides forth and answers that question: most have faded into obscurity, and it’s because the culture let them. It’s obvious from the get-go that this documentary is a labour of love. It makes you feel like you’re back in your teen bedroom, flicking through mags, music on full ...
Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun: Book Review – The Skinny
Oct 1, 2024 · Some of its wisdom feels a little faded from overuse, like when a character solemnly recites the 'Dance like nobody is watching' poem. But, for the most part, Yun’s novel is sweet and soothing, delivered in prose as soft and crisp as fresh folded laundry. Doubleday, 3 Oct. In Jungeun Yun's Marigold Mind Laundry, a magical realist laundry ...
Intermezzo review: Sally Rooney's astonishing new novel - The …
Sep 24, 2024 · Intermezzo by Sally Rooney. In her masterful fourth novel Intermezzo, Sally Rooney conveys the tangles of grief and desire through the relationship between two brothers. The metaphor of chess is, in some ways, long overdue for Sally Rooney, an author whose novels are so meticulously choreographed, whose characters circle each other with such ...
The Great When by Alan Moore: book review - The Skinny
Sep 30, 2024 · Not content with being the undisputed king of comics, Alan Moore kicks off his new series of ‘Long London’ novels with The Great When. 18-year-old Dennis Knuckleyard (bearing a name which, he explains, must have been the fanciful invention of his estranged father) works for a second-hand bookseller in 1949 London.By accident, he buys a book that doesn’t – or rather, shouldn’t – exist.
Rianne Downey EP review: Come What May - The Skinny
Feb 13, 2023 · You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. Following the sell-out success of her debut EP, 2021's Fuel to the Flame, Glasgow singer-songwriter Rianne Downey is back with Come What May featuring another set of polished pop songs. The grit in the pearl with Downey, however, is a big voice dripping with sincerity that reaches for the sweet soul music of Paolo Nutini or Amy Winehouse.
The Curious Case of Gerry Cinnamon
Jan 6, 2020 · While existing in his own independent sphere may be limiting in some ways, it’s also the reason he’s been able to thrive. And with fans as dedicated and passionate as his, who’s to say where he will go from here. Gerry Cinnamon plays Hampden Park, Glasgow, 18 Jul. The Bonny is out on 10 Apr. gerrycinnamonmusic.com.