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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 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 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 We had the chance to talk to Ross Gaynor, the writer and star of ‘I Am A Bird Now’ […]
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 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 We had the chance to talk to Helen Norton about her hugely successful Fringe Show ‘To Hell In A Handbag’ – The […]
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 – Review by Killian Laher Eddie Vedder has been touring with Glen Hansard for the last few weeks. Unusually, there doesn’t seem to […]
Evita – Bord Gais Theatre – Review by Pia Maltri Until 17 Jun 2017 Eva Perón’s story lends itself quite naturally to a musical of operatic quality such as those by Andrew […]
My Cousin Rachel – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Roger Michell Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (novel), Roger Michell (adaptation) Stars: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glen Director Roger Michell’s remake of […]
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex – Album Review by Killian Laher Ten tracks on a debut album just feels so… right, doesn’t it? On the debut album from Cigarettes After […]
Cyclops – New Theatre – Review Cyclops by Peter Reid, adapted from Ulysses by James Joyce Until Jun 24th @ 7.30pm – Duration: 70 minutes The year is 1904 and the setting […]
Norman – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Joseph Cedar Writer: Joseph Cedar Stars: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Dan Stevens “Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic […]
Minding Frankie – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Fran Winston June 6th – June 17th 7.30pm nightly. Matinee Saturday June 10th 2.30pm – Tickets €25-€37 Adapted for the stage by Shay Linehan, […]
Dubliners Women (from Joyce’s Dubliners) – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until June 17th Bloomsday Festival – until June 17th There is a feeling about this production that all […]
Q&A with Paul Kiernan from Booka Brass Band Booka Brass play Saturday night of Down With Jazz festival this weekend (10-11th June). See them and a full programme of other great Irish […]
New Music – Mogwai – Coolverine The first single from the new album Every Country’s Sun and there are guitars! It bodes well for the new release. Enjoy it below. The video […]
Berlin Syndrome – Film Review by Frank L Director: Cate Shortland Writers: Shaun Grant (screenplay), Melanie Joosten (novel) Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Lucie Aron Clare (Teresa Palmer) is an Australian backpacker […]
Tindersticks – Minute Bodies – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as releasing albums of exquisite dark soul, Tindersticks have also released numerous soundtracks over more than 20 years. This is […]
Fruit Forbidden – Kilmainham – Live Review – 05-06-17 A full day of music hand picked by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver in the beautiful surroundings of Kilmainham, what could possibly […]
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More The tents became all important at this festival, with some becoming full to capacity on this wet day. Luckily […]
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More Monday of Forbidden Fruit was curated by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and the main ‘Original Stage’ had a […]
Forbidden Fruit Monday – Kilmainham – Photos – 05-06-17 Bon Iver visited Dublin for the first time in 5 years and the first time since the release of their 22, A Million […]
Another summer week filled with festivals and other exciting odds and ends! Outside of Dublin, there’s the Carlow Arts Festival 2017 (7 – 13th June) which includes the Festival of Writing and […]
The Ghost Who Bled – Gregory Norminton – Book Review by P. Viale. Gregory Norminton’s second collection of short stories takes the reader on a journey from Malaysia to East Anglia, Cambodia […]
Big Thief – Capacity – Album Review Released 9th June 2017 on Saddle Creek The follow up to last year’s Masterpiece, this album was recorded in the depths of winter in Upstate […]
Desertshore – Arc of an Arrow Blind – Album Review by Killian Laher American instrumental band Desertshore are a band loosely associated with Mark Kozelek, in fact guitar player Phil Carney is […]
My Life As A Courgette – Film Review by Bridget Deevy Director: Claude Barras Writers: Gilles Paris (novel), Céline Sciamma (screenplay) Stars: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud This new Oscar nominated, […]
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