Cian Nugent – The Workmans Club Cellar, Dublin – Live Review – 25/05/23 by Killian Laher There was excitement in the air in the Workman’s Cellar for the Cian Nugent album launch […]
Cian Nugent – The Workmans Club Cellar – Live Review – 25/05/23
Boa Morte – Whelans – Live Review
Boa Morte – Whelans – Live Review by Killian Laher Whelan’s Upstairs | May 11, 2023 A rare opportunity to see Boa Morte in Dublin presented itself upstairs in Whelans. First up […]
Aldous Harding – National Concert Hall – Live Review
Aldous Harding – National Concert Hall – Live Review – 18th April 2023 There was a long wait for this gig for the average Aldous Harding fan. It was originally scheduled for […]
Chequerboard – National Concert Hall – Review
Chequerboard – The Studio, National Concert Hall, Dublin – Review by Killian Laher Homebeat are putting on some interesting gigs in unexpected venues. Battling through the Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad) crowd in […]
Yo La Tengo – 3Olympia – Live Review – 10/04/23
Yo La Tengo – 3Olympia – Live Review – 10/04/23 by Killian Laher Yo La Tengo kicked off their European tour with a two-set show in the 3Olympia. Acting as both support […]
Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball – Whelans – Live Review
Live Review: Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball – Whelans – 27th March 2023 by Matt Rutherford 25 years ago, Gomez released Bring it On, an album that pipped The Verve, Pulp and […]
The Scratch – The Academy – Live Review
The Scratch – The Academy – Live Review by Killian Laher The Scratch – The Academy – 5/03/23 On the evidence of this, Sunday nights out are alive and well in Dublin. […]
Tales from the Holywell – Abbey Theatre – Review
Tales from the Holywell – Abbey Theatre – Review 30 January – 18 February 2023 Written by Damien Dempsey Directed by Conor McPherson Dates: 30 January – 18 February on the Abbey […]
Joseph Chester – Fragments of Lucia – Smock Alley – Live Review
Joseph Chester – Fragments of Lucia – Smock Alley, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher – 8:15pm, 27 JAN – Boys’ School Smock Alley was the venue for Joseph Chester’s performance […]
Sun Mahshene / Keeley – Workman’s Cellar – Gig Review – 22/12/22
Sun Mahshene / Keeley – Workman’s Cellar, Dublin – Gig Review – 22/12/22 by Killian Laher The Workman’s Cellar was the venue for a pre-Christmas show b/y Irish band Sun Mahshene. First […]
The Cure – 3Arena – Live Review – 1/12/22
The Cure – 3Arena – Live Review – 1/12/22 by Killian Laher The return of The Cure to Ireland after 3 years meant the sold-out signs went up some time ago for […]
bdrmm – The Workmans Club – Live Review – 13-11-22
bdrmm – The Workmans Club – Live Review – 13-11-22 by Killian Laher A damp Sunday night in November provided the backdrop for the headline show from Hull post-punk band, the strangely-named […]
Pavement – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/11/22
Pavement – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/11/22 by Killian Laher Pavement wrapped up their ‘reunion of a reunion’ tour with the first of two sold out shows at Vicar Street, […]
God Is An Astronaut – Opium – Live Review – 22-10-22
God Is An Astronaut – Opium – Live Review – 22-10-22 by Killian Laher God Is An Astronaut have been playing high-octane, instrumental rock for twenty years, and the four-piece are marking […]
Dinosaur Jr – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/10/22
Dinosaur Jr – Vicar St, Dublin – Live Review – 10/10/22 by Killian Laher Dinosaur Jr kicked off their European tour on a cool Monday night in Dublin. Support came from American […]
The Lemonheads – Opium – Live Review – 22-09-22
The Lemonheads – Opium, Dublin – Live Review – 22-09-22 by Killian Laher Opium, the sister venue of Whelans was packed to the rafters for the first visit in a few years […]
A Lazarus Soul & Arrivalists – Pavilion Theatre – Review
A Lazarus Soul & Arrivalists – Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire – Review By Killian Laher Sunday night provided the chance to see two of Ireland’s finest songwriters with A Lazarus Soul and […]
Fleet Foxes – National Museum of Ireland – Review
Fleet Foxes – National Museum of Ireland – Review Live at the National Museum of Ireland – 28/08/22 Part of the Wider than Pictures series. The setting for this series of gigs […]
Ryley Walker – The Pavilion Theatre – Review
Ryley Walker – The Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire – Review by Killian Laher As part of the Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival 2022 One of the more interesting American artists of recent years, […]
Overhead, The Albatross – The Workmans Club – Review
Overhead, The Albatross – The Workmans Club – Review by Killian Laher As part of a delayed 10-year anniversary celebration, The Workmans Club are hosting a series of free gigs. It was […]
Blind Stitch – The Hut – Review
Blind Stitch – The Hut, Phibsborough, Dublin – Review by Killian Laher Kevin Murphy has just released an album he recorded as Blind Stitch, and he launched the album upstairs in The […]
Arab Strap – Whelans – Review
Arab Strap – Whelans – Review by Killian Laher Whelans, Dublin I must admit I never thought I’d be seeing Arab Strap live in 2022, but here they were, playing to a […]
IMMA Summer Party – IMMA – Review
IMMA Summer Party – IMMA – Review by Killian Laher IMMA – Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin Back this year for a two-day event, the IMMA Summer Party has traditionally featured the weird […]
Bob Mould – Whelans – Live Review
Bob Mould – Whelans – Live Review by Killian Laher Whelans seemed a small venue for the first visit of guitar legend Bob Mould to Ireland in 10 years, and to Dublin […]
Fontaines D.C. – Iveagh Gardens – Live Review
Fontaines D.C. – Iveagh Gardens – Live Review by Killian Laher One might call this a sort of homecoming. Although the Fontaines D.C. are currently living in London, Dublin feels like their […]
Guns n Roses – Marlay Park – Review
Guns n Roses – Marlay Park – Review by Fran Winston Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 6 Tuesday 28th June 2022 It is just over 30 years since I first saw Guns n […]
Body & Soul – Photos – 19/06/22
Body & Soul – Photos – 19/06/22 There are two types of people on Sundays in Musical Festivals, the ones that have work in the morning and are going to ‘nip off […]
Body & Soul – 18/06/22 – Review
Body & Soul – 18/06/22 – Review Day two of a festival is always the hump day, so to speak! You wake up and regardless of how good you were the night […]
Body & Soul – 17/06/22 – Review
Body & Soul – 17/06/22 – Review They arrived en masse, wearing designer clothes and smelling of perfume and expensive cologne. Yes, it can only go one way from here! Day one […]
No More Workhorse 