Our pick of the markets, light shows, screenings, pantomimes, clubs and gigs across Scotland that are sure to bring you cheer this festive season.

Following a spell on the road this year performing with The Pogues, Glasgow-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Iona Zajac 's distinct brand of folk intimacy and raw experimentation reaches its ...

Philly's lo-fi indie hero Alex G delivers a rousing set to a crowd of clearly dedicated (if not entirely attentive) devotees at the Barras.

We take a closer look at this year’s innovative Fair Saturday programme and unpack how the arts can be a force for good.

When the year turns – after Mazu’s birthday in the spring, Mangzong in the summer, and here again passing Samhain – I find myself in quietness. And regarding that, I have no regret, because when love ...

Sean Lock Comedy Award winner Harriet Dyer brings her latest hour of manic whimsy on tour, and explains how reading changed her life.

The Outrun and On Falling shared the spoils at this year’s BAFTA Scotland awards, while Trainspotting and Star Wars star Ewan McGregor was honoured for his Outstanding Contribution to Film & ...

Buoyed by a fantastic central performance from newcomer Clara Pacini, the latest from Lucile Hadžihalilović bears both the best of this French filmmaker's work and its recurring problems.

Simone Seales' debut album of cello and poetry shares memories of their first queer romance with the reflective glimmer of a nostalgic storyteller.

Ahead of releasing her debut album, Iona Zajac tells us about touring with The Pogues, album number one and romantic dreams about Billy Connolly.

Despite having released just one studio album, 2021’s Not Your Muse, British singer-songwriter Celeste has established herself as a soulful, stirring artist, a reputation which Woman of Faces will ...

As clubs across the UK shut their doors, Edinburgh’s newest underground venture, the People’s Leisure Club, opens – we chat to some of the folk behind the venue.