Ane Brun – Vicar Street – Live Review by Andrew Darley There was an upbeat mood in Dublin’s Vicar Street as Ane Brun marked the final night of her Directions tour. Backed […]
Ane Brun – Vicar Street – Live Review
Glen Austin and the RTE Contempo Quartet – Concert Review
Glen Austin and the RTE Contempo Quartet – Concert Review by Fran Winston The Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoighre, Co Dublin Saturday 5th December 2015 They say you can tell a good song […]
Chelsea Wolfe – Live Review – Button Factory – 25-11-15
Chelsea Wolfe – Live Review – at the Button Factory, Dublin by Killian Laher From what I can make out, Chelsea Wolfe is a bit like Blondie, i.e. the name can refer […]
John Grant – Vicar Street – Live Review – 09-11-15
John Grant – Vicar Street – Live Review – 09-11-15 We are the Greatest Mother Fuckers, according to John Grant at least, or so he told us on numerous occasions last night. […]
METZ – Whelans – Live Review
METZ – Whelans, Dublin, 6th November 2015 – Review by Killian Laher Maybe it was the time of year. Or the murky weather. Or the absence of ‘SOLD OUT’ signs at Whelans. […]
Metropolis – RDS – Live Review – 7/11/15
Metropolis – 7/11/15 -Live Review This is the dawning of a new age, the winter festival! Yes, Metropolis is the first to venture into the sleepy pre-Christmas months, and I think it […]
Hot Chip – Metropolis Festival – RDS – Review
Hot Chip – Metropolis – 7-11-15 – Review Looking slightly like they just stayed on from the web summit after the release of their new killer app, Hot Chip took to the […]
Tallest Man on Earth – Vicar Street – Live Review – 21-10-15
The last time I saw Kristian Matsson live was in Whelans, in June 2010. He was a relatively unknown folk singer playing a small venue. You see a lot of such folk […]
Ezra Furman – Academy – 20-10-15 – Live Review
Ezra Furman – Academy – Live Review – 20-10-15 Due to phenomenal demand Ezra Furman was moved to the Academy from the original venue of Whelans, or so the blurb says. He […]
Yo La Tengo – National Concert Hall – 15-10-15 – Live Review
Yo La Tengo – National Concert Hall, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher – 15-10-15 The plush National Concert Hall was the venue for Yo La Tengo’s visit to Dublin. Often […]
The Lemonheads – Academy – Gig Review
The Lemonheads – Academy, Dublin – Gig Review by Killian Laher It was hard to know what to expect from the Lemonheads on a damp Monday night in Dublin in 2015. With […]
Holly Herndon – Spiegeltent – Gig Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Holly Herndon – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Andrew Darley Date Sep 17 @ 21:30. Venue: Spiegeltent in Wolfe Tone Square When the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival line-up was announced, […]
Mx Justin Vivian Bond …And Things of THAT Nature! – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Mx Justin Vivian Bond …And Things of THAT Nature! Dates Sep 15 @ 21:15 Venue: Spiegeltent in Wolfe Tone Square In several interviews, Mx Justin Vivian Bond has expressed a strong preference […]
Proms on the Pier – Dun Laoghaire – 30-08-15 – Review
Proms on the Pier, Dun Laoighre, Co Dublin – Review by Frances Winston Sunday 30th August Appearing: Melanie McCabe, Toni Lee, Phil Coulter, Johnny Logan, Air Supply This is the inaugural year […]
Sufjan Stevens – Helix – Gig Review
Carrie & Lowell was released in March of this year. It’s an album that focuses on Sufjan’s strained relationship with his mother who died last year. The album was an abrupt change […]
Sun Kil Moon – National Concert Hall – Review
Sun Kil Moon – National Concert Hall, Dublin – Review by Killian Laher The grand old venue is surely the poshest venue Mark Kozelek has played in Dublin, a place more used […]
The Nina In Me – Karen Underwood – NCH
The Nina In Me – Karen Underwood – NCH – 25-07-15 – Review Karen Underwood returned to the National Concert Hall on Saturday night (after her performance in January of this year) […]
Art of the Song: Carole King’s Tapestry – NCH – Review
Art of the Song: Carole King’s Tapestry – Date 17-07-2015 20:00 – Main Auditorium Initially I thought Carole King was a surprising choice as the second in the ‘Art of Song’ series […]
The Who – 3 Arena – Gig Review
The Who – 3 Arena – Gig Review by Killian Laher So much for hoping they’d die before they got old! This tour is billed as The Who Hits 50, and on […]
The Go! Team – Whelan’s – 20-06-15 – Gig Review
It is fair to say that the Go! Team seemed like a big band playing a small venue! The six piece band complete with roadies and sound engineer took to the stage […]
Mogwai – The Olympia – 18-06-15 – Gig Review
Mogwai @ The Olympia, Dublin – 18-06-15 – Review by Killian Laher Hard to believe Mogwai have been around for twenty years as this is billed as their 20th anniversary tour. On […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015 – Sunday Review
As soon as I left my house on the way to Kilmainham, I was confronted by a shower of biblical proportions as the heavens opened to expose God’s wrath against concert goers! […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015 – Review by Frances Winston Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Friday May 29th The opening night of weekend festivals can be a bit hit and miss. As the […]
The Twilight Sad – Whelans – 02-05-15 – Gig Review
The Twilight Sad, Whelans, Dublin, May 2nd – Review by Killian Laher On a rainy night in May, a sizeable crowd braved the elements for the penultimate night of the curiously named […]
Meteor Choice Music Prize 10th Anniversary – Gig Review
Meteor Choice Music Prize celebrated its 10th anniversary last night with a variety of old friends turning up to perform including We Cut Corners , Adrian Crowley, Riptide Movement, Delorentos, Julie Feeney, […]
12 Points Festival – Project Arts Centre – 15-04-15 – Gig Review
12 Points Festival – Project Arts Centre – Opening Night – 15-04-15 – Review The 12 Points Festival has run for the last 9 years, showcasing some of the best European Jazz […]
Ryan Adams – The Olympia – 05-03-15 – Concert Review
Ryan Adams – The Olympia – 05-03-15 – Concert Review by Killian Laher Where to start with the weird and wonderful Ryan Adams? Adams has been entertaining and infuriating in equal measures […]
The Gloaming – NCH – 1-3-15 – Review
The Gloaming – National Concert Hall – 1-03-15 – Review When the Gloaming took to the stage at five past eight, I’m sure they took a few by surprise. There was certainly […]
Jape – Academy – Concert Review
Jape at the Academy, Dublin on 19th Feb 2015 – Review by Killian Laher Dublin turned out in force to the Academy to witness the return of Richie Egan, otherwise known as […]
No More Workhorse 