Theatre in Dublin this Week – 15-01-19 The First Fortnight Festival continues despite us being more than two weeks into the new year! I’m not sure why that is, but it continues […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 15-01-19
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Interview with Peter O’Brien and Simon O’Rielly – Music Minds Festival
Interview with Peter O’Brien and Simon O’Rielly – Music Minds Festival We had the chance to put some questions to the founders and co-creators of the Music Minds Festival which will take […]
Live Music in Dublin – 14-01-19
Live Music in Dublin – 14-01-19 Another week where it was a struggle to come up with 5 gigs! We do have the visit of the brilliant Adrianne Lenker and there’s also […]
Swervedriver – Future Ruins – Album Review
Swervedriver – Future Ruins – Album Review by Killian Laher A few years ago, Swervedriver embraced the nineties revival, reforming and releasing new material. This is their second post-comeback album and it […]
Hue and Cry – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Hue and Cry – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. until Feb 2nd Hue and Cry – Written by Deirdre Kinahan In a tidy, prim suburban drawing room leather jacketed […]
Raven & The Crone – New Theatre – Review
Raven & The Crone – New Theatre – Review The New Theatre in association with First Fortnight 9th January – 11th January We meet the Raven and the Crone coughing and spluttering, and slightly disoriented from […]
Colette – Film Review
Colette – Film Review by Frank L Director: Wash Westmoreland Writers: Richard Glatzer (screenplay by), Wash Westmoreland (screenplay by) Stars: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West Wash Westmoreland collaborated with his partner […]
Stan and Ollie – Film Review
Stan and Ollie – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Jon S. Baird Writer: Jeff Pope Stars: John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Steve Coogan In the nineteen thirties, the slapstick comedy duo […]
Infinity – Smock Alley – First Fortnight Festival – Review
Infinity – Smock Alley – First Fortnight Festival – Review by Frank L. Part of the First Fortnight Festival The stage is sparse with Matthews moving barefoot, attired in black. In the […]
Movies This Week – 09-01-19
Movies This Week – 09-01-19 It’s a good week at the cinema! Praise the lord, we’ve been waiting a while for it, but with “Colette” and “Stan and Ollie”, there’s more than […]
Monsters and Men – Film Review
Monsters and Men – Film Review by Aisling Foster Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Writer: Reinaldo Marcus Green Stars: Chanté Adams, Giuseppe Ardizzone, Nicole Beharie As they say in the movie biz: ‘No […]
Stephen Mullan: Son of a Preacher Man – Smock Alley – Review
Stephen Mullan: Son of a Preacher Man – Smock Alley – Review First Fortnight Festival 2019 Run is now finished – ended January 5th, 2019 This is a stand up show where […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 08-01-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 08-01-19 The First Fortnight Festival is in full swing and has a multitude of happenings around the theme of mental health. Otherwise it’s much as you were […]
Live Music in Dublin – 08-01-19
Live Music in Dublin – 08-01-19 And we’re back… a little later than expected but January is the slow kid in the corner, so we took an extended break. Here are the […]
Sally Denver Matthews – Smock Alley – First Fortnight Festival – Review
Sally Denver Matthews – Smock Alley – First Fortnight Festival – Review First Fortnight Festival 2019 Run is now finished – ended January 5th – Main Space We meet Sally looking a […]
The Upside – Film Review
The Upside – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Neil Burger Writers: Jon Hartmere (screenplay by), Éric Toledano (based on the motion picture “Les Intouchables” by) Stars: Nicole Kidman, Kevin Hart, Bryan […]
The Twilight Sad – It Won/t Be Like This All The Time – Album Review
The Twilight Sad – It Won/t Be Like This All The Time – Album Review by Killian Laher A first album in more than four years for Scottish miserablists The Twilight Sad. […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Fraser McGowan (Caught In The Wake Forever)
A Year in Music – 2018 – Fraser McGowan (Caught In The Wake Forever) – by Killian Laher It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch. What have you been up to? […]
The Scourge – Civic Theatre – Review
The Scourge – Civic Theatre – Review by Frank L. The Scourge – written and performed by Michelle Dooley Mahon From 3-5 January, 2019 Mahon has adapted her debut book “Scourged” to […]
Competition – Win Tickets to Music Minds Festival – Doolin Hotel, Clare – 19/01/19
Competition – Win Tickets to Music Minds Festival – Doolin Hotel, Co. Clare – 19/01/19 We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for the Music Minds Festival at Doolin […]
Steve Gunn – The Unseen In Between – Album Review
Steve Gunn – The Unseen In Between – Album Review by Killian Laher Steve Gunn follows up 2016’s excellent Eyes On The Lines with another collection of songs. No major departure this […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite) – Part 2
A Year in Music – 2018 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite) – Part 2 by Killian Laher What are your favourite albums of 2018? Zinovia Arvanitidi – No 21 Ivory Wow, lovely […]
Movies This Week – 03-01-19
Movies This Week – 03-01-19 I was a little disappointed by the Favourite. Am I allowed to say that out loud? It was well made and acted, but lacked the madness I […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite) – Part 1
A Year in Music – 2018 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite) – Part 1 by Killian Laher What are your favourite albums of 2018? Aaron Parks – Little Big I have loved […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 02-01-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 02-01-19 The main event in town is definitely the First Fortnight Festival, which has a multitude of happenings around the theme of mental health. There’s lots […]
RBG – Film Review
RBG – Film Review by Frank L. Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Clinton, Sharron Frontiero Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in 1933 in Brooklyn to a first […]
Angelo de Augustine – Tomb – Album Review
Angelo de Augustine – Tomb – Album Review by Killian Laher American singer-songwriter Angelo de Augustine returns with his third album, the awkwardly-titled Tomb. The title track which opens the album sees […]
A Look Ahead to 2019 in Music
A Look Ahead to 2019 in Music – by Killian Laher It already looks like a good year in 2019 with lots of new albums on the way. First up will be […]
A Year in Music – 2018 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur)
A Year in Music – 2018 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) by Killian Laher It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch. What have you been up to? This year […]
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