Whitesnake – 3Arena – Live Review by Fran Winston Whitesnake and Foreigner, with special guests Europe. 3Arena Dublin, 10th May 2022. Rock legends Whitesnake kicked off their farewell tour in Dublin’s 3Arena […]
Whitesnake – 3Arena – Live Review
Tindersticks – National Concert Hall – Review
Tindersticks – NCH – Review Tindersticks at the National Concert Hall, Dublin “Any chance of a sad song?” yelled a bolshy member of the audience at Tindersticks’ first show in Ireland since […]
XOIOXO – ALYXIS – Live Collision – Review
XOIOXO – ALYXIS – Live Collision – Review As you enter the small space of the Cube in the Project Arts Centre, the performer is already on stage. There are no seats […]
Low – Vicar Street – Gig Review
Low – Vicar Street – Gig Review by Killian Laher A Review of Low at Vicar Street Dublin from the 26-04-22. Well, it’s fair to say gigs are well and truly back. […]
Protomartyr – Button Factory – Live Review
Protomartyr – Button Factory – Live Review by Killian Laher Protomartyr – Apr 22, 2022 – Button Factory What a night. Protomartyr returned to Dublin after a 4-year absence and emerged triumphant. […]
Simple Minds – 3Arena – Review
Simple Minds – 3Arena – Review by Fran Winston 3Arena, Dublin April 17th 2022 Like all bands, Simple Minds have been off the road for the past couple of years and this […]
Sparks – Vicar Street – Review
Sparks – Vicar Street – Review by Fran Winston Vicar Street Dublin, Sunday, April 10th Brothers Ron and Russell Mael, better known as Sparks, have had an enduring 50-year career filled with […]
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review by Killian Laher An ambitious move from Bell X1, playing three shows in one weekend, a full band show, one with strings, and finally […]
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review by Killian Laher Strange to be going to a gig again, but that’s what No More Workhorse did on a cold Tuesday night in […]
A Winged Victory for the Sullen – NCH – 03/03/20 – Live Review
A Winged Victory for the Sullen – NCH, Dublin – 03/03/20 – Live Review by Killian Laher This was the first visit to Ireland by A Winged Victory for the Sullen for […]
Live Music in Dublin – 02-03-20
Live Music in Dublin – 02-03-20 Another busy week for live music in Dublin. Tuesday offers the impossible decision of Rock against Homelessness (featuring Fontaines D.C, Murder Capital and more) and also […]
Aoife Nessa Frances – The Grand Social – 21/02/20 – Live Review
Aoife Nessa Frances – The Grand Social – 21/02/20 – Live Review by Killian Laher Aoife Nessa Frances is certainly on the rise at the minute. Her album launch show in The […]
Q&A with Spike: Cello Festival Curators – Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie
Q&A with Spike: Cello Festival Curators – Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie “Spike, Dublin’s unique, charming and provocative alternative cello festival, is back for its fourth installation with three days of cello […]
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn – NCH – Live Reivew – 21/01/20
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn – NCH – Live Reivew – 21/01/20 Find out more about the NCH Perspective series here. Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn released their first album as a […]
Kevin Murphy – The Cobblestone – Live Review – 17-01-20
Kevin Murphy – The Cobblestone, Dublin – Live Review – 17-01-20 by Killian Laher A cold night in January didn’t deter an eager crowd from a rare solo show from Kevin Murphy, […]
In the Middle of … – Unitarian Church – Review
In the Middle of … A Night In Celebration of Mary Lavin – Curated by Deirdre Kinahan Review by Frank L. Mary Lavin (1912 to 1996) was a remarkable woman who as […]
Kaleidoscope Night – Bello Bar – Live Review – 01-01-20
Kaleidoscope Night – Bello Bar – Live Review – 01-01-20 by Killian Laher Find out more about Kaleidoscope here. What better way to start a new year/decade and avoid the ‘back to […]
Mark Lanegan – Button Factory – Live Review – 17-12-19
Mark Lanegan – Button Factory – Live Review – 17-12-19 by Killian Laher Although it feels like Mark Lanegan washes up in Dublin quite often, it had been two years since his […]
Fontaines DC – Vicar Street – Live Review – 08-12-19
Fontaines DC – Vicar Street – Live Review – 08-12-19 by Killian Laher The Fontaines DC have had quite a year. Their Dogrel album is topping end of year polls all over […]
Púca Festival – Trim – 01/11/19 – Live Review
Púca Festival – Trim – 01/11/19 – Live Review On Friday night of the Púca Festival there was an emphasis on new Irish music with the Pillow Queens, Just Mustard and AE […]
Martin Kohlstedt – Unitarian Church – Live Review – 27-10-19
Martin Kohlstedt – Unitarian Church – Live Review – 27-10-19 Having a solo pianist performing on the Sunday of a bank holiday weekend, on the same night as Philip Glass was just […]
Lloyd Cole – Vicar Street – 30/10/19 – Live Review
Lloyd Cole – Vicar Street – 30/10/19 – Live Review by Killian Laher It’s interesting how Lloyd Cole, who had a modicum of success in the eighties and early nineties, has managed […]
Swordfishtrombones Revisited – National Concert Hall – 29/10/19 – Review
Swordfishtrombones Revisited – National Concert Hall – 29/10/19 – Review Tuesday 29th October 2019 As part of the Perspectives Series David Coulter was once more the man behind this night following on […]
Púca Halloween Festival – 31st Oct – 2nd Nov
Púca Halloween Festival – 31st Oct – 2nd Nov Púca – Come alive in the dark… – 31 OCT – 2 NOV 2019 This is a new Irish festival which starts this […]
Bill Callahan – Vicar Street – Live Review – 29/09/19
Bill Callahan – Vicar Street – Live Review – 29/09/19 by Killian Laher Bill Callahan returned to Dublin after a gap of five years to play a long sold-out Vicar St. Those […]
Mic Christopher’s 50th – Whelans – 21/09/19 – Gig Review
Mic Christopher’s 50th – Whelans – 21/09/19 – Gig Review Mic Christopher was born on the 21st of September 1969. For those who don’t know his work, his debut album Skylarkin’ was […]
Perspectives – Bertolt Brecht Songs and Poems for 2019 – NCH – Gig Review
Perspectives: Change The World – Bertolt Brecht Songs and Poems for 2019 Date – 14th and 15th of September, 2019 Venue – National Concert Hall Bertolt Brecht – “In the dark times […]
Steve Gunn – Lost Lane – 16/09/19 – Gig Review
Steve Gunn – Lost Lane – 16/09/19 – Gig Review by Killian Laher An autumnal Monday night in Dublin saw the successful gaelic football teams share the limelight with visiting guitarist Steve […]
Ezra Furman – Button Factory – Live Review – 24/07/19
Ezra Furman – Button Factory – Live Review – 24/07/19 ‘Tell no one what happened here tonight’ said Ezra towards the end of the set. It does make the role of the […]
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