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 […]
Overhead, The Albatross – The Workmans Club – Review
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 […]
Culture @ Body & Soul 2022
Culture @ Body & Soul 2022 Often at festivals, the thing that really lasts with you are the unusual, off-beat talks and performances that are more than your typical 45-minute music set! […]
Beyond the Pale (Saturday) – Live Review
Beyond the Pale (Saturday) – Live Review Beyond the Pale – 10-12th June 2022 First off, as with any new festival, it’s hard to know exactly what end of the market they’re […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Vicar St – Live Review
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Vicar St – Live Review by Killian Laher Vicar Street, Dublin – Wed, 8 June, 2022 With gigs back with a vengeance, even the eager Irish live […]
Bryan Adams – 3Arena – Live Review
Bryan Adams – 3Arena – Live Review by Fran Winston 3Arena, Dublin, 30th June 2022 There are many people who still haven’t forgiven Bryan Adams for the song Everything I Do (I […]
The Mission – Button Factory – Live Review
The Mission – Button Factory – Live Review by Killian Laher The Mission – Live at the Button Factory, Dublin – 25/05/22 Followers of the so-called goth scene were out in force […]
Gary Numan –3Olympia – Gig Review
Gary Numan –3Olympia – Gig Review by Fran Winston Intruder Tour 2022 3Olympia Theatre, Dame Street, Dublin 2 Tuesday 24th May 2022 After much rescheduling of dates due to the pandemic, Gary […]
Whitesnake – 3Arena – Live Review
Whitesnake – 3Arena – Live Review by Fran Winston Whitesnake and Foreigner, with special guests Europe. 3Arena Dublin, 10th May 2022. Rock legends Whitesnake kicked off their farewell tour in Dublin’s 3Arena […]
Tindersticks – National Concert Hall – Review
Tindersticks – NCH – Review Tindersticks at the National Concert Hall, Dublin “Any chance of a sad song?” yelled a bolshy member of the audience at Tindersticks’ first show in Ireland since […]
XOIOXO – ALYXIS – Live Collision – Review
XOIOXO – ALYXIS – Live Collision – Review As you enter the small space of the Cube in the Project Arts Centre, the performer is already on stage. There are no seats […]
Low – Vicar Street – Gig Review
Low – Vicar Street – Gig Review by Killian Laher A Review of Low at Vicar Street Dublin from the 26-04-22. Well, it’s fair to say gigs are well and truly back. […]
Protomartyr – Button Factory – Live Review
Protomartyr – Button Factory – Live Review by Killian Laher Protomartyr – Apr 22, 2022 – Button Factory What a night. Protomartyr returned to Dublin after a 4-year absence and emerged triumphant. […]
Simple Minds – 3Arena – Review
Simple Minds – 3Arena – Review by Fran Winston 3Arena, Dublin April 17th 2022 Like all bands, Simple Minds have been off the road for the past couple of years and this […]
Sparks – Vicar Street – Review
Sparks – Vicar Street – Review by Fran Winston Vicar Street Dublin, Sunday, April 10th Brothers Ron and Russell Mael, better known as Sparks, have had an enduring 50-year career filled with […]
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review by Killian Laher An ambitious move from Bell X1, playing three shows in one weekend, a full band show, one with strings, and finally […]
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review by Killian Laher Strange to be going to a gig again, but that’s what No More Workhorse did on a cold Tuesday night in […]
A Winged Victory for the Sullen – NCH – 03/03/20 – Live Review
A Winged Victory for the Sullen – NCH, Dublin – 03/03/20 – Live Review by Killian Laher This was the first visit to Ireland by A Winged Victory for the Sullen for […]
Live Music in Dublin – 02-03-20
Live Music in Dublin – 02-03-20 Another busy week for live music in Dublin. Tuesday offers the impossible decision of Rock against Homelessness (featuring Fontaines D.C, Murder Capital and more) and also […]
Aoife Nessa Frances – The Grand Social – 21/02/20 – Live Review
Aoife Nessa Frances – The Grand Social – 21/02/20 – Live Review by Killian Laher Aoife Nessa Frances is certainly on the rise at the minute. Her album launch show in The […]
Q&A with Spike: Cello Festival Curators – Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie
Q&A with Spike: Cello Festival Curators – Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie “Spike, Dublin’s unique, charming and provocative alternative cello festival, is back for its fourth installation with three days of cello […]
No More Workhorse 