Probably my favourite festival of the summer, Body&Soul has Lambchop, Bonobo and more. It sounds fairly fab! There’s also the Sea Sessions with Primal Scream, among others. The Hinterland Literature festival in […]
Dublin Event Guide (19-6-17 – 25-6-17)
Q&A with Ships – Hennessy Lost Friday Summer 2017
Q&A with Ships – Hennessy Lost Friday Summer 2017 Ships aka Simon Cullen and Sorca McGrath have been writing and performing together in Ireland since 2012. Recording, mixing and producing from their home […]
Jessica Moss of Thee Silver Mt. Zion – Irish Tour
Jessica Moss of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Violinist – Ireland Tour Dates What are you doing tonight? Want something a bit different? Long time Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra violinist is […]
The Book of Henry – Film Review
The Book of Henry – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Colin Trevorrow Writer: Gregg Hurwitz Stars: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay The Henry of the title is one Henry Carpenter […]
To Hell in a Handbag – Bewleys Café Theatre – Review
To Hell in a Handbag at Bewleys Café Theatre – Review by P McGovern Until July 22nd at 1pm Forget the Hell bit of the title; this show isn’t a gloomy, philosophical […]
Radiohead – 3 Arena – Live Review – 20-06-17
Radiohead – 3 Arena, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher Perhaps the hottest ticket of the year was Radiohead playing for one night only in the 3 Arena. How would the […]
New Music – Floating Points – Reflections – Mojave Desert – Silurian Blue
New Music – Floating Points – Reflections – Mojave Desert – Silurian Blue For the (supposed) hottest day of the year so far, why not go with a song about a desert! […]
From the Land of the Moon – Film Review
From the Land of the Moon – Film Review by Frank L Director: Nicole Garcia Writers: Milena Agus (based on the novel by), Natalie Carter (collaboration) Stars: Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex […]
Body & Soul 2017 Stage Times
Body & Soul 2017 Stage Times It all looks like such fun! Enjoy it, those about to rock… Body & Soul Stage Friday 01:00-01:45 Parcels 23:30-00:30 Metronomy 22:00-22:50 Anna Meredith 20:30-21:30 Talos […]
Wonderland – Bord Gáis Theatre – Review
Wonderland – Bord Gáis Theatre – Review 19 Jun 2017 – 24 Jun 2017 Alice has just had the worst day imaginable. She was fired from her job in a travel agency […]
The Graduate & The Sound of Silence
The Graduate & The Sound of Silence Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Calder Willingham (screenplay), Buck Henry (screenplay) Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross The Graduate will be released in cinemas on […]
Twice Shy – Film Review
Twice Shy – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Directed by: Tom Ryan Produced by: Fionn Greger Actors: Ardal O’Hanlon, Iseult Casey, Pat Shortt, Shane Murray-Corcoran. This Irish independent film is a heartfelt, […]
Sea Sessions 2017 – Stage Times
Sea Sessions is now sold out, but for those lucky enough to have a ticket, the details are attached! Enjoy… Organisers of Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival have just announced stage times for the […]
Q&A with Naoise Nunn – Curator of The Library of Progress Stage – Body&Soul
Q&A with Naoise Nunn, Curator of The Library of Progress Stage The Library of Progress is a new stage at this year’s Body&Soul Festival (June 23rd – 25th). Taking inspiration from Body&Soul’s […]
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach – Mill Theatre – Review
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach – Mill Theatre – Review by Edward Melvin Adapted by David Wood, Directed by Geoff O’Keeffe dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum Town Centre, June 17th – […]
The Ladykillers – Lyric Theatre – Review
The Ladykillers – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Graham Linehan is the master of the one set sit-com, from Father Ted to Black Books, and his adaptation of William Rose’s […]
Ride – Weather Diaries – Album Review
Ride – Weather Diaries – Album Review Strangely, its seems a bit dull saying this is their first album since 1996. Their thunder has been well and truly stolen by the Jesus […]
Churchill – Film Review
Churchill – Film Review Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Writer: Alex von Tunzelmann Stars: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery Churchill, Roosevelt and the other leaders of the Allies had long been planning the […]
Dublin Fringe Festival Preview – 9–24 Sept 2017
Dublin Fringe Festival – 9–24 Sept 2017 The Fringe is ages away, I hear you say. Well, yeah, it is, but not ages, ages. It’ll be here before you know it and […]
Whitney: Can I Be Me – Film Review
Whitney: Can I Be Me – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Directors: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal Writer: Nick Broomfield Stars: Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown “Money can’t buy you happiness” […]
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Garth Knox/ Ensemble Ériu – The Complex – 17/06/17
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Garth Knox/ Ensemble Ériu – The Complex – 17/06/17 Diatribe Records have a special night coming up to celebrate the release of two new albums. This Saturday (June […]
Kevin Morby – City Music – Album Review
Kevin Morby – City Music – Album Review Out 16th June on DEAD OCEANS Kevin Morby is just about to release his fourth solo album ‘City Music’ unto the world. It is […]
No’s Knife – Abbey Theatre – Review
No’s Knife – Abbey Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until Saturday, 17 June 2017 on the Abbey Stage No’s Knife is adapted by its performer/co-director Lisa Dwan from Samuel Beckett’s Texts […]
Interview with Ross Gaynor – I Am A Bird Now – Theatre Upstairs
Interview with Ross Gaynor – I Am A Bird Now – Theatre Upstairs We had the chance to talk to Ross Gaynor, the writer and star of ‘I Am A Bird Now’ […]
Gifted – Film Review
Gifted – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Marc Webb Writer: Tom Flynn Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan From the 1979 Oscar winning Kramer versus Kramer to the recent adaptation […]
Down With Jazz Festival – 11-06-17 – Review
Down With Jazz Festival – 11-06-17 – Review The Down With Jazz Festival found a new home this year, taking over the Grand Social. In previous years the festival was outdoors in […]
Interview with Helen Norton – To Hell In A Handbag
Interview with Helen Norton – To Hell In A Handbag We had the chance to talk to Helen Norton about her hugely successful Fringe Show ‘To Hell In A Handbag’ – The […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-6-17 – 18-6-17)
Lots of festivals this week, which is always the way mid summer. There’s the Bloomsday Festival (11 June – 16 June) for those that have read the big book! If you haven’t […]
Eddie Vedder – 3Arena – Live Review – 09-06-17
Eddie Vedder – 3Arena – Live Review – 09-06-17 – Review by Killian Laher Eddie Vedder has been touring with Glen Hansard for the last few weeks. Unusually, there doesn’t seem to […]
