Bill Callahan – Vicar Street – Live Review – 29/09/19 by Killian Laher Bill Callahan returned to Dublin after a gap of five years to play a long sold-out Vicar St. Those […]
Bill Callahan – Vicar Street – Live Review – 29/09/19
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Live Music in Dublin – 30-09-19
Live Music in Dublin – 30-09-19 Has everyone recovered from Bill Callahan last night? The Divine Comedy return to the Bord Gais Energy theatre next Sunday, in our gig of the week! […]
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt – Album Review
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt – Album Review by Killian Laher Chastity Belt are an all-female group from Seattle and this is their fourth album. From the word go, it’s a great-sounding […]
Hecuba – Project Arts Centre – Review
Hecuba – Project Arts Centre – Review until Oct 6th, 2019 Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Hecuba (Aislin McGuckin) is in the throne room of her ruined city. She holds the […]
Last Orders At The Dockside – Abbey Theatre – Review
Last Orders At The Dockside – Abbey Theatre – Review 23 September – 26 October 2019 Photos by Ros Kavanagh An Abbey Theatre production commissioned by Dublin Port The year is 1980 […]
The Playboy of the Western World – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Playboy of the Western World – Gaiety Theatre – Review By Diana Perez Garcia Until October 5th, 2019 Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Venue – Gaiety Theatre I turn to […]
The Open – The Space, London – Review
The Open – The Space Theatre, London – Review by Eamon Somers until 12th October. The Open opens with Bella lying on the grass sipping champagne and eating strawberries. She is on […]
The Goldfinch – Film Review
The Goldfinch – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: John Crowley Starring: Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Nicole Kidman In cinemas September […]
DIIV – Deceiver – Album Review
DIIV – Deceiver – Album Review by Killian Laher DIIV return after a three year gap and some publicised rehab with a far more focused album than previous ones. For a start […]
Album of the Week – 27/09/19 – Girl Band – The Talkies
Album of the Week – 27/09/19 New releases this week include 65daysofstatic (replicr, 2019), Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, and Jesse Paris Smith (Songs From the Bardo) and Moon Duo (Stars Are the […]
The First Pegeen – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review
The First Pegeen – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern The First Pegeen George O’Brien – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre September 24 – October 12, 2019 Although the relationship between J […]
Boduf Songs – Abyss Versions – Album Review
Boduf Songs – Abyss Versions – Album Review by Killian Laher The seventh album from American artist Mat Sweet, recording as the oddly named Boduf Songs. It arrives nearly five years after […]
Ready or Not – Film Review
Ready or Not – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Starring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell In cinemas September 25th Many movies poke fun at the “in-laws” and anyone […]
Best Before Death – Film Review
Best Before Death – Film Review Review by Frank L Directed by Paul Duane Stars: Tam Dean Burn, Bill Drummond, Avijit Halder Bill Drummond is in his sixties. In an earlier life, […]
Movies This Week – 25-09-19
Movies This Week – 25-09-19 How long have I been looking forward to the Goldfinch movie? Pretty much from the moment I first heard it announced. Sadly, no one seems to like […]
Beckett’s Room – Gate Theatre – Review
Beckett’s Room – Gate Theatre – Review Until 28th Sept The year is 1942 and Samuel Beckett lives in a small apartment in Paris with his partner Suzanne. Paris is occupied by […]
Wives – So Removed – Album Review
Wives – So Removed – Album Review by Killian Laher If you really want to categorise them, Wives are yet another New York based bunch of hipsters, but there is more to […]
Mic Christopher’s 50th – Whelans – 21/09/19 – Gig Review
Mic Christopher’s 50th – Whelans – 21/09/19 – Gig Review Mic Christopher was born on the 21st of September 1969. For those who don’t know his work, his debut album Skylarkin’ was […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 24-09-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 24-09-19 We morn the passing of the wonderful Fringe Festival for another year! It was definitely a good one. But fear not, noble reader, as we […]
Live Music in Dublin – 23-09-19
Live Music in Dublin – 23-09-19 It’s finally arrived! This is the week where Bill Callahan visits Vicar Street, and I couldn’t be more excited about it. Will be great to see […]
Dublin Fringe Festival 2019 Awards
Dublin Fringe Festival 2019 Awards The Dublin Fringe Festival Award Winners were announced last night in Whelans. You can find all those nominated here. The Winners are listed below – Award for […]
Album of the Week – 20/09/19 – Chastity Belt
Album of the Week – 20/09/19 This week we have the release of a new album by Efterklang (Altid Sammen) which is a slight disappointment but still worth checking out. M83 release […]
Starlet – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Starlet – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 18 – 22 September Venue – Smock Alley Theatre – Black Box This is comedian Alison Spittle’s debut as a playwright. The plot […]
Al Dawes F*CKING Loves You – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Al Dawes F*cking Loves You – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Lesley-Ann Whelan The New Theatre, 17-21 September Al Dawes F*cking Loves You is performer and writer Erin McGathy’s third Dublin […]
Collapsible – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Collapsible – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review By Diana Perez Garcia Performances – 17 – 21 September Venue – Peacock Stage at the Abbey Theatre “I spend a lot of time on the […]
Lad – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Lad – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Paddy McGovern Performances – 17 – 21 September Venue – The New Theatre Steve is a lot of man for one man. In fact, […]
The Kitchen – Film Review
The Kitchen – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Andrea Berloff Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, Margo Martindale, Common, Bill Camp […]
Minefield – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Minefield – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 17 – 22 September Venue – Smock Alley Theatre – Black Box We meet Joe (Clare Monnelly) as she is sitting on a […]
Culture Night Preview
Culture Night Preview by Fran Winston From humble beginnings in 2006 Culture Night has grown to become an annual institution that sees cultural activities, venues, tours and one off events open to […]
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