Protomartyr – The Deaf Institute, Manchester – 15-11-17 – Live Review by Killian Laher Protomartyr play Whelans tomorrw, Saturday the 17-11-17 A very excited crowd crammed into this small, eclectic venue for […]
Depeche Mode – 3Arena – 15-11-17 – Live Review Review by Fran Winston 3 Arena, North Wall Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1 Wednesday November 15th 2017 There seems to be an eighties […]
An Evening with Pat Metheny – NCH – 13/11/17 – Live Review Find out more about the Perspective Series here The latest instalment of the Perspective series delivered Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny […]
Alice Cooper – Olympia Theatre – 9/11/17 – Live Reviewby Fran Winston November 8th and 9th 2017 Alice Cooper has morphed from being the much maligned shock rocker that caused uproar with […]
Hennessy Lost Fridays – 20.10.17 – Review This was the final instalment of the Hennessy Lost Friday series at the RHA for this year. It’s a series that creates an unusual experience […]
Lisa Canny live at The Bowery – Review by Fran Winston The Bowery – 196 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6 Part of the Oktobersest Live Sereis The Bowery in Rathmines has quickly […]
Ryan Adams – The Olympia, Dublin, 11th September – Review by Killian Laher The question with a Ryan Adams live show is always: which Ryan are you going to get? The temperamental […]
Courtney Marie Andrews – Whelans – 29-08-17 – Live Review About half way through her set, Courtney told the audience about her first trip to Whelans. She used to jam with an […]
Live Music in Dublin – 28-08-17 Electric Picnic is here! If you don’t have a ticket, fear not. There are some great gigs around Dublin this week, with Magnetic Fields the obvious […]
Eric Bibb – National Concert Hall – Live Review – 10-08-17 Part of the Perspectives Series at the National Concert Hall You have to have a lot of charisma to get away […]
Live Music in Dublin – 01-08-17 So, what are the highlights from the week ahead? Well, we’ve gone heavy on the festivals, as it’s a quiet week otherwise. Frankie Cosmos in Whelans […]
Kristin Hersh – National Concert Hall – Live Review – 23-07-17 Part of the Perspectives Series. ‘That was a new song,’ said Kristin as the final chords of Bright faded away. ‘My […]
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 […]
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 Chequerboard, Mary and the Pigeons, The Keanettes – St Laurence’s Church, DIT Grangegorman DIT Grangegorman was the venue for the […]
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 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 – Review by Killian Laher Eddie Vedder has been touring with Glen Hansard for the last few weeks. Unusually, there doesn’t seem to […]
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 – 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 Monday of Forbidden Fruit was curated by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and the main ‘Original Stage’ had a […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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, 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, 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, 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 […]
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