Body and Soul continue to get it just right, with a few new additions that are increasing the temptation. Spiritualized, Django Django and Hollie Cook are added to the list. Hollie is […]
Is this the best Irish Festival?
Body and Soul have just announced their line up, and it looks a little bit tasty! There’s more bands to come also, by all accounts, but it’s certainly a very good start. […]
The National curate ATP
This is something I’ve hoped for, for a while anyway, and I thought they had nearly gone too big to do it, but thankfully it’s not the case. The National are picking […]
ATP Nightmare Review – Sunday 11-12-11
I did travel to ATP thinking that the first day would be the clear winner, but I left confused, bewildering and racked with conflicting emotions. Troubled, would be the easiest way to […]
ATP Nightmare Review – Saturday 10-12-11
Saturday was hump day for me, with a post Tyondai Braxton Battles curating the day, and a line up that didn’t sparkle my imagination. I’d have to be honest and say if […]
ATP Nightmare Review – Friday 9-12-11
Yes, the dust has settled and all that’s left are the belly aches and a few fleeting memories. Before it all fades away, I’m going to go back through some of the […]
I’ll be your mirror – ATP
The second year of ‘I’ll be your mirror’ has been announced on the ATP Web site and will again be held in the Alexandra Palace in London from May 25th to 27th. […]
Visit – Artist Studios
Ever wanted to have a good nose around an artist studios? Steal anything that wasn’t tied down? Now is your chance, as Visit is an open day in studios in 18 venues […]
Jeff Mangum ATP postponed
Odd this one, and slightly worrying as I have tickets for the weekend after this one. Jeff Mangum’s ATP which was due to run between the 2nd and 9th of December has […]
Dublin Contemporary’s last stand
Dublin Contemporary has entered it’s last two weeks, for those who have been putting off going as ‘it’s on for ages’, you’re now entering last chance saloon. I think I’m going to […]
Laundry – Dublin Theatre Festival
Laundry is a site specific piece which was in the Magdalene laundry in Sean McDermott street, Dublin. I made it to the play on Saturday afternoon, so very near the end of […]
Wild Bride – Gaiety Theatre
The Wild Bride is based on an old fairy tale about a deal with the devil, that goes horribly wrong. You’d have to question whether it’s ever worth your while doing deals […]
The animals and children took to the streets
What point is a review when a show is over? Not much use, I guess, other than to let you know how good my Sunday was! 1927‘s production of ‘The animals and […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Final Call
Two days into the theatre festival, and I’m two plays in! Enjoying it so far, but there’s always something of value to see in it, especially from the foreign productions. Something that […]
Fringe Festival – Pope Bededict: Bond Villain
I Fringed for the first time last night! I went to Pope Benedict: Bond Villain, mostly on the strength of the title, and as I hadn’t been to anything in the festival […]
Electric Picnic – 2011
With the news that I may have secured a bed in the vicinity (no camp sites for me!), I’m suddenly quite interested in Electric Picnic. The line up this year is, as […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival
The Kilkenny Arts festival web site is the stuff of legends. There used to be an urban myth that the Ryan Air web site was made by a junior cert student on […]
Mark Kozelek – St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny
The last four or five times I’ve seen Mark play in Dublin he’s told the story of the Irish girl he picked up, that was so drunk she urinated in the wardrobe […]
Street Performers – Merrion Square
The Street Performance Championships starts today in Merrion Square. It’s free ish, although the performers try and guilt you into giving them money, the same as any street performer I guess. The […]
Last Summer ATP?
Ouch, this one has hit me where it hurts. I’m now looking for a new summer festival, as ATP have announced that Animal Collective’s ATP (May 13-15th) will be the last Summer […]
Mindfield
Mindfield is a ‘festival of ideas’ which runs from this weekend in Merrion Square, dealing with four main areas of Culture, Technology, Politics and Inspiration. The list of international names involved is […]
Dublin Writers Festival
Dublin Writers Festival runs from the 23rd to the 29th of May, and as usual brings together some well known Irish and International writers, for talks and signings. Some of the better […]
Favourite Sons
Ken Griffin of Favourite Sons posted a comment in our recent post on Rollerskate Skinny, saying that Jimi Shields only played with the first Rollerskate Skinny album, which is funny, as this […]
Bands announced for ATP
A few more bands have been announced for the ATP nightmare before Christmas with Battles, Caribou and Les Savy Fav (9th -11th Dec). All seem standard ATP choices, and No Age seem […]
ATP – A nightmare before Christmas
This one is a little exciting, as ATP have just announced their second Nightmare before Christmas. It is to be curated by Battles, Les Savy Fav & Caribou, which sounds just about […]
Movies – 18-02-11
This would be a dull week at the movies, other than for one thing, the Dublin Film Festival starts today! Good news for Dublin readers. Only one new release this week of […]
Sensorium
Sensorium is a week long music festival, in the project arts centre Dublin. You can find details of it here. It is being organised by the great Judith Ring, It runs from […]
ATP – Images of impossibly beauty taken with my crappy phone!
As I’m sure you’re well aware, my phone is set on impressionist, which means that you just get dappled colours without any definition. It is a unique setting to my phone, but […]
Oneida with White Magic
One of the cooler things at Godspeed ATP was the 10 hour jam session from Oneida. Yes, that’s not a mistake, the band came on stage at 2 pm and finished at […]
