Alt-J – Trinity College – Review Alt -J have enjoyed a relatively rapid rise to the top. Some bands spend many years surfing the smaller venues before making the break through, whereas […]
Alt-J – Trinity College – Live Review – 11/07/17
Bell X1 – Trinity College Dublin – Live Review – 08-07-17
Bell X1 – Trinity College – Live Review First off, the logistics. The gigs are held on the cricket pitch. You enter through the Lincoln Place (rear entrance) of Trinity. Less than […]
Stoneybatter Festival Concert – St. Laurence’s Church – Live Review – 24-06-17
Stoneybatter Festival Concert – St. Laurence’s Church – Live Review – 24-06-17 Chequerboard, Mary and the Pigeons, The Keanettes – St Laurence’s Church, DIT Grangegorman DIT Grangegorman was the venue for the […]
Radiohead – 3 Arena – Live Review – 20-06-17
Radiohead – 3 Arena, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher Perhaps the hottest ticket of the year was Radiohead playing for one night only in the 3 Arena. How would the […]
Down With Jazz Festival – 11-06-17 – Review
Down With Jazz Festival – 11-06-17 – Review The Down With Jazz Festival found a new home this year, taking over the Grand Social. In previous years the festival was outdoors in […]
Eddie Vedder – 3Arena – Live Review – 09-06-17
Eddie Vedder – 3Arena – Live Review – 09-06-17 – Review by Killian Laher Eddie Vedder has been touring with Glen Hansard for the last few weeks. Unusually, there doesn’t seem to […]
Forbidden Fruit – Bon Iver – Kilmainham – Live Review – 05-06-17
Fruit Forbidden – Kilmainham – Live Review – 05-06-17 A full day of music hand picked by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver in the beautiful surroundings of Kilmainham, what could possibly […]
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 5-06-17 – Danny Brown, Flying Lotus and More
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More The tents became all important at this festival, with some becoming full to capacity on this wet day. Luckily […]
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More Monday of Forbidden Fruit was curated by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and the main ‘Original Stage’ had a […]
Forbidden Fruit – Bon Iver – Kilmainham – Photos – 05-06-17
Forbidden Fruit Monday – Kilmainham – Photos – 05-06-17 Bon Iver visited Dublin for the first time in 5 years and the first time since the release of their 22, A Million […]
Carla Bley, Steve Swallow & Andy Sheppard – National Concert Hall – Live Review
Perspectives: Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Andy Sheppard – National Concert Hall – 25-05-17 – Live Review Find out more about the Perspectives Series here. How do you hope to celebrate your 80th […]
Angel Olsen – Vicar Street – Live Review – 20-05-17
Angel Olsen – Vicar Street – Live Review – 20-05-17 Saturday 20 May 2017 – Angel Olsen – Cork Opera House, Cork Sunday 21 May 2017 – Angel Olsen – Empire Music […]
Laurie Anderson – National Concert Hall – 14-05-17 – Review
Laurie Anderson – National Concert Hall – 14-05-17 – Review Laurie Anderson Residency: The Language of the Future Three new and exclusive performances at the National Concert Hall Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th […]
Perisonic – Smock Alley – Music Current 2017 – Review
Perisonic – Smock Alley – Music Current 2017 – Review by Frank L. Created by Grainne Mulvey, Fergal Dowling, Scott McLaughlin and Mihail Cucu. Music Current 2017 – Dublin Sound Lab Sat […]
Joe Chester – Unitarian Church – Gig Review – 28-04-17
Joe Chester – Unitarian Church, Dublin with special guests The Hedge Schools and Pine the Pilcrow Review by Killian Laher Photo by Julie Bienvenu A concert in a church certainly has a […]
Ryley Walker – Whelans – Gig Review – 16-04-17
Ryley Walker, Whelans, Dublin – Gig Review – 16-04-17 – by Killian Laher A quick return visit by Ryley Walker to Ireland, just under a year since his last. As a vocal […]
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Academy – Gig Review – 7-04-17
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Academy, Dublin – Review by Killian Laher The Jesus and Mary Chain played their second gig in Dublin inside 3 years. Significantly, this took place in the […]
Samantha Crain – Whelans – Gig Review – 7-04-17
Samantha Crain – Whelans – Gig Review – 7-04-17 Musictown Festival runs until April 17th. Samantha Crain played the smaller ‘Upstairs’ venue in Whelans last night. Despite the drum kit in the […]
Jens Lekman – Whelans – Gig Review – 28-03-17
Jens Lekman – Whelans – Gig Review – 28-03-17 In February of this year, Jens Lekman released his fourth album ‘Life Will See You Now’ on Secretly Canadian. The Swedish folk singer […]
Emma Pollock / RM Hubbert – Workmans Club – Gig Review – 03-03-17
Emma Pollock / RM Hubbert live at The Workmans Club, Dublin Dolittle presents Chemikal Underground’s Emma Pollack and RM Hubbert Friday March 3rd – Review by Killian Laher Emma Pollock, formerly of […]
The Divine Comedy – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Gig Review – 26-02-17
The Divine Comedy – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Gig Review – 26-02-17 Lisa O’Neill was the support on the night. She came on stage a little after eight and sang an […]
Josh Ritter – Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire – Gig Review – 18-02-17
Josh Ritter (Solo) – Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire – Gig Review – 18-02-17 Josh arrived on stage a little after eight pm last night to a huge ovation from the audience. He’s […]
Mark Eitzel – Whelans – Gig Review – 12-02-17
Mark Eitzel – Whelans – Gig Review – 12-02-17 by Killian Laher Photos by M Quinn It’s easy to think the moment has passed for Mark Eitzel. Not that he or his […]
Good Gig Guide – Feb 2017
The much loved, lauded and lionized ‘Good Gig Guide’ is back with its February 2017 edition. See what you can find below and let me know if I left anything tasty out! February […]
Low: A Christmas Performance – Christchurch – Gig Review – 13-12-16
Low: A Christmas Performance, Christchurch, Dublin – 13-12-16 – Gig Review by Killian Laher Tickets sold out weeks ago for a rare chance to hear Low perform their Christmas album in a […]
Glasshouse Perform Ólafur Arnalds – Pepper Canister Church – 1-12-16 – Gig Review
Glasshouse Perform Ólafur Arnalds – “…And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness” – Pepper Canister Church – 1-12-16 – Gig Review by Frank L. “…and they have escaped the weight of […]
Agnes Obel – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 01-12-16
Agnes Obel – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 01-12-16 Danish singer Agnes Obel has recently released her third studio album ‘Citizen of Glass’. It is a complex and subtle album, with […]
Primal Scream – Olympia, Dublin – Gig Review
Primal Scream – Olympia, Dublin – Gig Review – 30-11-16 by Killian Laher When Primal Scream first appeared in the back end of the eighties, they seemed like they would be a […]
Dinosaur Jr. – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 15-11-16
Dinosaur Jr. – Vicar Street – Gig Review by Killian Laher Dinosaur Jr have been around for 30 years. They were never part of any movement or trend, they pre-dated grunge and […]
