Cass McCombs & Steve Gunn – The Grand Social – Live Review by Killian Laher, The Grand Social, Dublin on April 29th 2024 A very decent double bill with the Grand Social […]
Oisin Leech – The Sugar Club – Live Review
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Jesus and Mary Chain – 3Olympia – Live Review
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DIIV – Vicar St – Live Review
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Chequerboard – The Sugar Club – Live Review
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Ispíní Na Héireann – The Academy – Live Review
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Adrian Crowley – Dublin Unitarian Church – Live Review
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Queens of the Stone Age – 3Arena – Review
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Johnny Jewel – Sugar Club – Review
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Death Cult – 3Olympia – Live Review
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Slowdive – The National Stadium – Live Review
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Arab Strap – Button Factory – Live Review
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Protomartyr – The Button Factory – Review
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The National – 3 Arena – Live Review – 21/09/23
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Wilco – 3Olympia – Live Review
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Glassworks, Philip Glass – Crash Ensemble – The Complex – Review
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Bulmers Live at Leopardstown – 27/07/23
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Music Town – The Complex – 27/07/23 – Live Review
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Thurston Moore Group – Whelans – Live Review – 24/07/23
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Continuous Patterns – IMMA – 15/07/23
Continuous Patterns – IMMA – 15/07/23 ‘Should we talk about the Weather’ – Pop Song 89 by R.E.M. On Saturday, the Weather Gods were relatively kind to the festival again. There was […]
Morrissey – Vicar St – Live Review – 15/07/23
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Continuous Patterns – IMMA – 14/07/23
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Body & Soul – 2023 – Sunday Review
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Body & Soul – 2023 – Saturday Review
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Body & Soul – 2023 – Friday Review
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Depeche Mode – Malahide Castle – Live Review
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Pulp – St Annes Park – Live Review
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Cian Nugent – The Workmans Club Cellar – Live Review – 25/05/23
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Boa Morte – Whelans – Live Review
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