Live Music in Dublin – 12-11-18 We’ve been waiting for this week for a while now, as Courtney Barnett is finally in town! Strangely, her collaborator Kurt Vile is also playing Dublin […]
Live Music in Dublin – 12-11-18
Live Music in Dublin – 05-11-18
Live Music in Dublin – 05-11-18 This is a week dominated by U2’s return to Dublin, with their various performances at the 3Arena. For those willing to ignore their presence, there are […]
Live Music in Dublin – 30-10-18
Live Music in Dublin – 30-10-18 After the madness of Metropolis, it’s a bit of a slow one in truth. There are a few events worthy of note and it’s always nice […]
David Byrne – 3Arena – Live Review – 24-10-18
David Byrne – 3Arena – Live Review – 24-10-18 Glowing reviews of David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ tour have been coming from around the world and it is something a bit special. Byrne […]
Competition – Win Tickets to Ensemble Ériu – National Concert Hall – 15/11/18
Competition – Win Tickets to Ensemble Ériu – National Concert Hall – 15/11/18 We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Ensemble Ériu at the National Concert Hall […]
A Conversation with Alan Sparhawk (Low) – Part One
A Conversation with Alan Sparhawk (Low) by Killian Laher No More Workhorse got the chance to talk to Alan Sparhawk of Low about their new album and modern music. You can see […]
Competition – Win Tickets to Soldier Still – Pavilion Theatre – 1/11/18
Competition – Win Tickets to Soldier Still – Pavilion Theatre – 1/11/18 Junk Ensemble – SOLDIER STILL – Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire | 1 November We have two tickets to give away […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 23-10-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 23-10-18 There are a few new shows in town this week, but the main event is the Bram Stoker Festival, with all sorts of events around […]
Live Music in Dublin – 22-10-18
Live Music in Dublin – 22-10-18 The Metropolis Festival 2018 joins us for the last big bash of the year. Don’t worry, it’s all indoors, but they’d nearly get away with an […]
Low – Vicar Street – Live Review – 17/10/18
Low – Vicar Street – Live Review – 17/10/18 – by Killian Laher A relatively large venue for Low this time out, perhaps due to the considerable attention new album Double Negative […]
Okkervil River – Grand Social – Live Review – 13/10/18
Okkervil River – Grand Social – Live Review – 13/10/18 Okkervil River released ‘In The Rainbow Rain’ in April of this year which marked a change in direction for the band, with […]
Live Music in Dublin – 15-10-18
Live Music in Dublin – 15-10-18 Another week with some great music in Dublin. You could literally be out every night of the week! If a band like Clap Your Hands Say […]
New Music – Frustration – Hostess
New Music – Frustration – Hostess Some new Irish sounds from Gráinne Dee who has released her debut album under the name Hostess. The album release party is this Saturday, full details […]
Live Music in Dublin – 08-10-18
Live Music in Dublin – 08-10-18 This is another good week especially with the visit of Okkervil River to town on Saturday! Should be a good one. Same night for John Smith […]
Live Music in Dublin – 01-10-18
Live Music in Dublin – 01-10-18 A few good ones this week with Ólafur Arnalds, They Might Be Giants and Everything Everything among others. Hard to complain about that lot! Gigs of […]
Future Gigs – Sept 2018
Future Gigs – Sept 2018 Here it is, our irregular look at the gigs in Dublin over the next few months! We’ve ignored most things and just picked the things we like. […]
Metropolis Festival – New Additions Announced
Metropolis Festival 2018 – October Bank Holiday Weekend – Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 RDS, Dublin – Music / Performance / Conversation / Installation Amazingly, this is now only four weeks away? […]
Live Music in Dublin – 24-09-18
Live Music in Dublin – 24-09-18 The Dublin Fringe Festival has come to an end, but fear not, there is another…. Hard Working Class Heroes 2018 starts on Thursday with a stupid […]
Live Music in Dublin – 18-09-18
Live Music in Dublin – 18-09-18 The Dublin Fringe Festival continues with lots of Music events of its own. There’s also Culture Night which is well worth exploring, but we’ve found some […]
Live Music in Dublin – 10-09-18
Live Music in Dublin – 10-09-18 Another week in Dublin with some interesting live music. Peter Broderick play the Pavilion in Dun Laoghaire on Sunday, which is probably my highlight, but there […]
Live Music in Dublin – 3-09-18
Live Music in Dublin – 3-09-18 I think Electric Picnic spells the end of Summer Festival season? It does for me anyway. There’s a few decent things this week, with the 12 […]
Live Music in Dublin – 27-08-18
Live Music in Dublin – 27-08-18 Basically, there’s one big show in Ireland this week and that’s the Electric Picnic! Dublin is quiet enough but see what you can find below. We […]
Frankie Cosmos – Button Factory – Live Review – 23/08/18
Frankie Cosmos – Button Factory – Live Review – 23/08/18 Support on the night came from Dublin ‘garage pop’ band Squarehead. They are a three piece with guitar, bass and drums who […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Whelans – Live Review – 21/08/18
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Whelans, Dublin – Live Review – 21/08/18 Despite an unwieldy name, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are making waves both in Australia and elsewhere. For their first visit […]
Neurophone – The Stag’s Head – Live Review – 19/08/18
Neurophone – The Stag’s Head, Dublin – Sun 19th Aug – Review by Killian Laher Irish band Neurophone have reformed after 19 years to release an EP Beauty Twisted and play some […]
Live Music in Dublin – 20-08-18
Live Music in Dublin – 20-08-18 A good mix of music from all over, with Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever being the highlight. Jim White is always good live and is also quite […]
Competition – Win Tickets to the Ozomatli – Whelans – 20/08/18
Competition – Win Tickets to the Ozomatli – Whelans – 20/08/18 We have three pairs of tickets to give away to three lucky winner for the Ozomatli at Whelans on the 20/0/8/18. […]
Competition – Win Tickets to the Colburn Orchestra – NCH – 22/08/18
Competition – Win Tickets to Colburn Orchestra – NCH – 22/08/18 Wednesday 22nd August 7.30pm We have five pairs of tickets to give away to five lucky winner for the Colburn Orchestr […]
Joan As Policewoman – Black Box, Belfast – Live Review – 14/08/18
Joan As Policewoman – Black Box, Belfast – Live Review – 14/08/18 – by Killian Laher A sizeable crowd filled the laid back venue in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast for the […]
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