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 […]
David Byrne – 3Arena – Live Review – 24-10-18
Low – Vicar Street – Live Review – 17/10/18
Low – Vicar Street – Live Review – 17/10/18 – by Killian Laher A relatively large venue for Low this time out, perhaps due to the considerable attention new album Double Negative […]
Okkervil River – Grand Social – Live Review – 13/10/18
Okkervil River – Grand Social – Live Review – 13/10/18 Okkervil River released ‘In The Rainbow Rain’ in April of this year which marked a change in direction for the band, with […]
Live Music in Dublin – 08-10-18
Live Music in Dublin – 08-10-18 This is another good week especially with the visit of Okkervil River to town on Saturday! Should be a good one. Same night for John Smith […]
Frankie Cosmos – Button Factory – Live Review – 23/08/18
Frankie Cosmos – Button Factory – Live Review – 23/08/18 Support on the night came from Dublin ‘garage pop’ band Squarehead. They are a three piece with guitar, bass and drums who […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Whelans – Live Review – 21/08/18
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Whelans, Dublin – Live Review – 21/08/18 Despite an unwieldy name, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are making waves both in Australia and elsewhere. For their first visit […]
Neurophone – The Stag’s Head – Live Review – 19/08/18
Neurophone – The Stag’s Head, Dublin – Sun 19th Aug – Review by Killian Laher Irish band Neurophone have reformed after 19 years to release an EP Beauty Twisted and play some […]
Joan As Policewoman – Black Box, Belfast – Live Review – 14/08/18
Joan As Policewoman – Black Box, Belfast – Live Review – 14/08/18 – by Killian Laher A sizeable crowd filled the laid back venue in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast for the […]
Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert – Grand Social – Live Review – 24/07/18
Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert – Grand Social, Dublin – Live Review – 24/07/18 by Killian Laher Support was provided by Siobhan Wilson who played selections from last year’s There Are No […]
My Bloody Valentine – Meltdown Festival, London – Live Review
My Bloody Valentine – Meltdown Festival, London – Live Review by Killian Laher My Bloody Valentine performed in the salubrious Royal Festival Hall in London as part of the Robert Smith-curated Meltdown […]
The National – Donnybrook Stadium – Live Review – 15-06-18
The National – Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin, Fri 15th June – Live Review by Killian Laher The genteel surroundings of Donnybrook was the setting for the National’s first visit to Ireland since their […]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds / Patti Smith – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – Review
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds / Patti Smith – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – Review by Killian Laher Was startled to learn that this was the first Nick Cave and the Bad […]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – 6/06/18 – In Photos
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – 6/06/18 – In Photos Nick Cave played the Royal Hospital Kilmainham (with support by Patti Smith) on a memorable night in […]
Patti Smith – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – 6/06/18 – In Photos
Patti Smith – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – In Photos Patti Smith played support to Nick Cave on a memorable night in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham – 6/06/18 Setlist People Have the Power […]
Forbidden Fruit – Monday Review – 04/06/18
Forbidden Fruit – Monday Review – 04/06/18 With War on Drugs, Grizzly Bear, Warpaint and Spoon it was a very impressive line up for Monday at Forbidden Fruit! There was a strong […]
Forbidden Fruit – Saturday Review – 02/06/18
Forbidden Fruit – Saturday Review – 02/06/18 – by Fran Winston Royal Hospital Kilmainham Festival season is well and truly here and Forbidden Fruit is now one of the must see events. […]
Forbidden Fruit – Sunday Review – 03/06/18
Forbidden Fruit – Sunday Review – 03/06/18 The first news of the day was that Earl Sweatshirt had cancelled not only his appearance at this festival but his full European tour citing […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Rough Trade NYC – Live Review
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn, New York – Review by Killian Laher There’s quite a buzz around Australian band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. Due in Ireland in August, […]
Circuit Des Yeux – NCH – Live Review – 13-05-18
Perspectives: Circuit Des Yeux – NCH – Sunday 13th May, 8.30pm When the latest announcements for the Perspective series were made, it included some names you would expect such as Harold Budd […]
Peter Oren – Whelans – Live Review – 5-05-18
Peter Oren – Whelans – Live Review – 5-05-18 by Killian Laher A tough ask, playing upstairs to a sweaty Whelans on a warm bank holiday weekend for two solo artists accompanying […]
Yo La Tengo – Olympia Theatre – Live Review – 28-04-18
Yo La Tengo – Olympia Theatre – Live Review – 28-04-18 – by Killian Laher The Olympia is a relatively large venue for Yo La Tengo. Although around more than 30 years, […]
Elbow – 3Arena – Live Review – 24-02-18
Elbow/ John Grant – 3Arena, Dublin – Live Review – 24-02-18 by Killian Laher Dublin’s biggest date night (!) took place in the 3Arena as the large venue was crammed to capacity […]
Morrissey – 3Arena – Live Review – 20-02-18
Morrissey – Three Arena, Dublin – 20-02-18 – Review by Killian Laher The visit of Morrissey to these shores always provides a talking point or three. The man has plenty of what […]
Malojian – Whelan’s – Live Review – 18-02-18
Malojian – Whelans, Dublin – Live Review – 18-02-18 by Killian Laher Music can be a transformative thing. An unpromising Sunday night in February, in a sparsely occupied Whelans didn’t promise a […]
The Charlatans – The Academy – Live Review – 10-12-17
The Charlatans – The Academy – Live Review – 10-12-17 by Killian Laher It seemed strange to have perennial indie-rock contenders The Charlatans playing as small a venue as The Academy on […]
Mark Lanegan – Academy – Live Review – 6-12-17
Mark Lanegan – Academy – Live Review – 6-12-17 by Killian Laher A regular visitor to these shores, Mark Lanegan returned to Dublin in the height of a European tour. First up […]
Sun Kil Moon – Vicar Street – Live Review – 28-11-17
Sun Kil Moon – Vicar Street – Live Review – 28-11-17 Review by Killian Laher In a year where Mark Kozelek has released an awful lot of awful music, he and his […]
Protomartyr – The Deaf Institute, Manchester – 15-11-17 – Live Review
Protomartyr – The Deaf Institute, Manchester – 15-11-17 – Live Review by Killian Laher Protomartyr play Whelans tomorrw, Saturday the 17-11-17 A very excited crowd crammed into this small, eclectic venue for […]
Depeche Mode – 3Arena – 15-11-17 – Live Review
Depeche Mode – 3Arena – 15-11-17 – Live Review Review by Fran Winston 3 Arena, North Wall Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1 Wednesday November 15th 2017 There seems to be an eighties […]
