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, […]
Kevin Murphy – The Cobblestone – Live Review – 17-01-20
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 […]
Joan As Policewoman – Liberty Hall – Live Review – 13/07/19
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
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
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 – 3Arena – Live Review – 03/07/19
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
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 […]
Sanctuary Stage – Body&Soul 2019
Sanctuary Stage – Body&Soul 2019 The Sanctuary stage at Body&Soul was dedicated to nourishing the physical and spiritual aspects of the festival and it didn’t disappoint! Beautifully laid out with artworks and […]
Body&Soul 2019 – Saturday Review – 22-06-19
Body&Soul 2019 – Saturday Review – 22-06-19 Saturday was the first full day of the festival and in the early afternoon, the Sanctuary stage provided an interesting mix of drum circles and […]
Body&Soul 2019 – Friday Review – 21-06-19
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 […]
The Cure – Malahide Castle – Review
The Cure – Malahide Castle – Live Review – 8th June 2019 by Killian Laher Perhaps one of the greatest one day line-ups gathered at Malahide Castle for the Cure’s first visit […]
Alice In Chains – The Olympia – Live Review – 20/05/19
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 – Button Factory – Live Review – 19/05/19
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
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 – 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
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 […]
