TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Our top telly choices for the week ahead. Documentary – Circus Elephant Rampage Tuesday 17 January, 11pm, BBC4 This gripping Storyville documentary tells the […]
TV Picks of the Week – 16-01-17
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A Music and Arts web site, based in Dublin.
Dublin Event Guide (16-1-17 – 22-1-17)
It’s a strange week, there’s not that many gigs on but having said that, you can still go to Martha Wainwright (Vicar Street), Cass McCombs (Whelans), The Hotelier (Workman’s Club), Wallis Bird (Vicar […]
The Voice Factor [X] – New Theatre – Review
The Voice Factor [X] – New Theatre – Review January 9th – 21st at 19:30 Quincy (Michael-David McKernan) goes to the audition for the latest talent show on the TV as a joke. One […]
New Music – Rebekka Karijord – Home
New Music – Rebekka Karijord – Home – from album ‘Mother Tongue’ out Jan 27th A new album is on the horizon from Norwegian singer Rebekka Karijord with ‘Mother Tongue’ being released […]
Q&A with Chris Messina – Live By Night
Chris Messina (Dion Bartolo) Q&A – Live by Night Chris Messina has appeared in movies such as Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Argo (2012). His latest film is Live by Night, which […]
Half Light – Smock Alley – Review
Half Light – Smock Alley – Review 10 – 14 Jan | 7.30pm | Main Space As part of the First Fortnight Festival Robin is a happy-go-lucky ten year old boy. His […]
Underworld: Blood Wars – Film Review
Underworld: Blood Wars – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Anna Foerster Starring: Kate Beckinsdale, Theo James, Lara Pulver, James Faulkner, Charles Dance In cinemas January 13th This is the fifth […]
The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody – Album Review
The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody – Album Review The Flaming Lips return with their 16th studio album with the unusual name of Oczy Mlody. It is the follow up to 2013’s […]
The Spinning Heart – Mill Theatre – Review
The Spinning Heart – Mill Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern 9th – 14th Jan 2017 Articulate Anatomy’s production of Donal Ryan’s The Spinning Heart is an example of grim, sombre subject […]
New Music – Justin Carter – Know it All
New Music – Justin Carter – Know it All A single from Just Carter takes a simple vocal track and plucked strings before layering it with additional vocal tracks. It’s simple and […]
Manchester by the Sea – Film Review
Manchester by the Sea – Film Review Directed by Kenneth Lonergan Writer: Kenneth Lonergan Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges Review by David Turpin Kenneth Lonergan’s third feature, Manchester […]
La La Land – Film Review
La La Land – Film review Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Amiée Conn The opening scene of this film sets the tone. We see a motorway […]
Irma Vep – No Handshake Blues – Album Review
Irma Vep – No Handshake Blues – Album Review Due 13th January 2017 via Faux Discx & Comfortable on a Tightrope Edwin Stevens is a musician from Manchester-via-North Wales. He has played […]
New Music – Big Surr – Attitude
New Music – Big Surr – Attitude I nice brash indie pop song that bangs! There’s no long lingering intro and its running time is under 2 minutes. Go check it out […]
This is an Irish Dance – Project Arts Centre – Preview
This is an Irish Dance – Project Arts Centre – Dates & Time: 8 -11 February | 7.30pm |Tickets: €20 – €25 The Project 50 fun continues next month with a new piece […]
Live by Night – Film Review
Live by Night – Film Review by Frank L Director: Ben Affleck Writers: Ben Affleck (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (based on the novel by) Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson The last […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-1-17 – 15-1-17)
Things are starting to pick up to be honest! The theatres around Dublin are opening their doors with a good batch of new work. Live Music this week on the other hand, […]
Striking Out – RTÉ One – Review
Striking Out – Episode One Review By Charlotte Reid Sundays, 9.30pm, RTÉ One Amy Huberman stars as Tara Rafferty, a solicitor that finds her fiancé in bed with a colleague the night […]
Vagabonds – My Phil Lynott Odyssey – Civic Theatre – Review
Vagabonds – My Phil Lynott Odyssey – at Civic Theatre Tallaght – Review by Paddy McG 5 – 7 January 2017 @ 8.15pm This show, acted by Robert Mountford (who is also […]
Good Gig Guide – 2017
The much loved ‘Good Gig Guide’ is back with a bumper 2017 edition. January isn’t as bad as expected to be honest! See what you can find below and let me know […]
A Year in Music – Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
A Year in Music – Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh We had the chance to talk to Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh about 2016. You can see the results below. What music grabbed you in the […]
Best Gigs of 2016
Best Gigs of 2016 – Review There were some fairly epic gigs in 2016. The highlight of the year for me was Stars of the Lid at the National Concert Hall, with […]
A Year in Music – Pat Barrett (Hedge Schools)
A Year in Music – Interview with Pat Barrett by Killian Laher We had the chance to talk to Pat Barrett of Hedge Schools about 2016. You can see the results below. […]
The Beautiful Dead – Belinda Bauer – Audible Book Review
The Beautiful Dead – Belinda Bauer – Audible Book Review by Pat V. The Beautiful Dead starts with a chilling scene where a young secretary runs through her deserted office building trying […]
A Year in Music – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite)
A Year in Music – Interview with Chris Hooson of Dakota Suite by Killian Laher. We had the chance to ask Chris Hooson of Dakota Suite about 2016. You can see the […]
Crystal Ball – Music in 2017
Killian Laher on Music in 2017 Well it will take a lot to live up to 2016, though not necessarily for the right reasons. Here are some of the musical highlights we […]
Best Theatre of 2016
Theatre Highlights of 2016 by M. Quinn An unusual year in Theatre with much change at some of the bigger institutions such as the Abbey and the Gate. Change is definitely a […]
Dublin Event Guide (2-1-17 – 8-1-17)
This week would be very bleak indeed if it wasn’t for two festivals! First off we have the Mental Health festival called First Fortnight, which is a multi disciplinary festival taking in […]
Brian Eno – Reflection – Album Review
Brian Eno – Reflection – Album Review by Killian Laher Brian Eno has pioneered so-called ambient music for the last 40 years. He kicks off 2017 by following up last year’s The […]
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