Joan As Policewoman – Liberty Hall – Live Review – 13/07/19 Find other Selective Memory gigs here. Despite the amazing amount of gigs in Dublin in the last few weeks, it was […]

IDLES – Iveagh Gardens – Live Review – 11-07-19 by Killian Laher IDLES / Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever / the claque – Iveagh Gardens, Dublin There are a LOT of concerts on […]

Damien Dempsey – Iveagh Gardens – 6-07-19 – Live Review by Killian Laher Damien Dempsey has established himself as one of the foremost ‘traditional’ Irish singers of the last 20 years. Those […]

Eddie Vedder/Glen Hansard – 3 Arena, Dublin – Live Review – 03/07/19 by Killian Laher Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder rounded off his European tour in the 3 Arena.  Most of the […]

A House is Dead – I Am Still The Greatest – NCH – Live Review ‘All Art is quite useless according to Oscar Wilde’ – Dave Couse A House are one of […]

Body&Soul 2019 – Friday Review – 21-06-19 Body&Soul is now ten years old and its first night fitting fell on the longest day of the year! The pagan Gods were kind and […]

Alice In Chains – The Olympia – Live Review – 20/05/19 by Killian Laher A rare opportunity to catch one of the original grunge bands presented itself on a Monday night in […]

Robert Forster – The Button Factory – Live Review – 19/05/19 by Killian Laher Robert Forster occupies a funny position in the music world. He’s never quite had real success, either as […]

A Lazarus Soul – The Grand Social – Live Review – 3/05/19 Review by Killian Laher An army of their fans turned up to pack out the Grand Social for the launch […]

Keaton Henson – Six Lethargies – NCH – Live Review – 17/04/19 Keaton Henson is a 31 year old singer songwriter and composer from London. One of the more unusual things about […]

Gabriel Kahane – NCH – Live Review – 9-04-19 – by Paschal Keogh The Studio, National Concert Hall For his first Irish performance, Gabriel Kahane treated a hushed and reverential audience to […]

Anoushka Shankar – NCH – Live Review – 6-04-19 – by Paddy McGovern Find more information on the Perspective Series here. Anoushka Shankar’s concert in the National Concert Hall on Saturday, April […]

John Grant – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – 31-03-19 – Live Review by Paschal Keogh The stage of the Bord Gais Energy Theatre is awash with dry ice. Its four inhabitants are […]

Cinematic Orchestra – Vicar Street – Live Review – 25/03/19 Cinematic Orchestra were formed by Jason Swinscoe in 1999 and grew in popularity with the release of their first three studio albums. […]

Anouar Brahem – Blue Maqams – National Concert Hall – Live Review – 16/03/19 by Garrett Donn Byrne Part of the Perspectives Series This was a rare treat for fans of both […]

BC Camplight – The Workmans Club – Live Review – 03/03/19 – by Killian Laher There’s no shortage of appetite for live shows in Dublin these days, and the sold out signs […]

Massive Attack – 3Arena – Live Review – 24-02-19 – by Paul Kirby Massive Attack descended onto an eager audience celebrating the 21st anniversary of Mezzanine, their third studio album released in […]

Punch Brothers – National Concert Hall – Live Review 19-11-18 – by Paula Wiseman The Punch Brothers were back in Dublin to play the final night of a three week long European […]

Federico Albanese – Papper Canister – 30/11/18 – Live Review Federico Albanese at the Pepper Canister Church, Dublin – Friday 30th Nov Federico Albanese is an Italian composer who lives in Berlin. […]

Interpol – Olympia Theatre – Live Review – 18/11/18 – by Killian Laher Fifteen or so years on after their heyday, Interpol still manage to play three pretty much sold out shows […]

David Byrne – 3Arena – Live Review – 24-10-18 Glowing reviews of David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ tour have been coming from around the world and it is something a bit special. Byrne […]