Halibut on the Moon – David Vann – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Mental health issues, a taboo subject in the past, have been explored more openly in recent years in […]
Halibut on the Moon – David Vann – Audible Book Review
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A Music and Arts web site, based in Dublin.
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review by Killian Laher Swimming Tapes originally hail from the north of Ireland, and their debut album is full of jangly guitars and sweetly sung melodies. […]
Movies This Week – 15-05-19
Movies This Week – 15-05-19 With the minimum of hype, the final episode of John Wick arrives on our doors! For some reason, I was expecting the worst from this one, but […]
Pumpgirl – Smock Alley – Review
Pumpgirl – Smock Alley – Review Pumpgirl (Jolene O’Hara) works at a local garage in a border town in south Armagh. It’s a garage that gets little attention as the petrol is […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 14-05-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 14-05-19 The Dublin Dance Festival is in its last week and it continues to dominate proceedings! The other festival in town is the International Dublin Gay […]
Session – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Session – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L Session – Colin Dunne & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui – Music by Michael Gallen Irish Premiere | New Commission – Dublin Dance Festival […]
W.A.M. We Are Monchichi – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
W.A.M. We Are Monchichi – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Performances – May 10th and 11th – Run now finished W.A.M. We are Monchichi created by Company Wang Ramirez […]
Live Music in Dublin – 13-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 13-05-19 There’s a lot of tasty looking gigs below, so something to look forward to for most! We’re particularly looking forward to Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers […]
The National – I Am Easy To Find – Album Review
The National – I Am Easy To Find – Album Review by Killian Laher Some years ago, The National perfected a sort of stately, classy drift in their music. Eight albums into […]
Sight Unseen – The Future of Irish Theatre – Smock Alley – Review
Sight Unseen – The Future of Irish Theatre – Smock Alley – Review An Auto-Correbt Production – Sat 11 May 2019 | 8:30pm | Main Space The team at Auto-Correbt set themselves […]
The Baby Monitor – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review
The Baby Monitor – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review Part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West Dublin 1. Runs until May 11th […]
The Third Wife – Film Review
The Third Wife – Film Review by Aisling Foster Director & Writer: Ash Mayfair Rural Vietnam in the late nineteenth century, a landscape of steamy waterways and thrusting bamboo forests where nature’s […]
Revolting Women – A Rebel Cabaret – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival
Revolting Women – A Rebel Cabaret – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review by Fran Winston Part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West […]
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 9 May 2019 – 11 May 2019 A phone rings at the side of the stage. It is answered by the […]
A Streetcar Named Desire – Lyric Theatre – Review
A Streetcar Named Desire – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Produced by the Lyric Theatre 04 May – 08 June A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is an iconic […]
Album of the Week – Mac DeMarco – Here Comes The Cowboy – 10/05/19
Album of the Week – Mac DeMarco – Here Comes The Cowboy – 10/05/19 We agonise on this decision far more than you’d suspect. There are arguments and chairs kicked over. It’s […]
Delicacy – Space Theatre, London – Review
Delicacy – Space Theatre, London – Review by Eamon Somers Delicacy at the Space Theatre Isle of Dogs, London 7th – 11th May. 19:30. Run time 80 minutes approx, no interval Jodie […]
Float Like a Butterfly – Film Review
Float Like a Butterfly – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by Carmel Winters Starring: Hazel Doupe, Dara Devaney, Aidan O’Hare, Lalor Roddy, Lisa Lambe In cinemas May 10th Taking its title […]
Borderline A**hole – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review
Borderline A**hole – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review by Fran Winston The Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 Part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival Runs until Sat […]
I / Thou – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
I / Thou – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Photos by Clare Keogh The piece opens with a dark and brooding image, as the dancers interact with lengths of cable that are […]
Pokémon Detective Pikachu – Film Review
Pokémon Detective Pikachu – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: Rob Letterman Writers: Dan Hernandez (screenplay by), Benji Samit (screenplay by) Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton Those who grew up […]
High Life – Film Review
High Life – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Claire Denis Starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth, André Benjamin The term ‘auteur’ gets thrown around a lot these days. Often, […]
Amazing Grace – Film Review
Amazing Grace – Film Review by Frank L. Directors: Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack Stars: Aretha Franklin, Reverand James Cleveland, Southern California Community Choir This documentary records Aretha Franklin performing in Los Angeles […]
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Letizia Delmastro Dates – 7th May. – 11th May The Comedy About a Bank Robbery delivers exactly what it says […]
Versing – 10000 – Album Review
Versing – 10000 – Album Review by Killian Laher Versing are a band from Seattle, but rather than channel that city’s grunge legends, the band aim for the fuzzy delights of Sonic […]
Movies This Week – 08-05-19
Movies This Week – 08-05-19 Amazing Grace is released this week and we loved it. The hair, the dancing and so much more besides. A small slice of life in 1972! Otherwise, […]
Street Dance Battle – Top 8 – Dublin Dance Festival
Street Dance Battle – Top 8 – Dublin Dance Festival Performance took place on Sun 05 May The main stage in Meeting House Square was the location for this battle! The Top […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 07-05-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 07-05-19 There are a few new productions around Dublin this week with Showstopper! The Improvised Musical at the Bord Gais and The Comedy About A Band […]
Party Boy – Gay Theatre Festival – Review
Party Boy – Gay Theatre Festival – Review by Letizia Delmastro Date/Time: 6,11 May @ 16:00; 6-11 May @ 19:30; Venue: PLAYERS THEATRE @ Trinity College Party Boy by Brian Merriman Patrick, […]
