Live Music in Dublin – 12-07-17 So, what are the highlights from the weeks ahead? Longitude 2017 kicks off on Friday (with Storm-kaku headlining), while Fleet Foxes continue hanging around the Iveagh […]
Live Music in Dublin – 12-07-17
Alt-J – Trinity College – Live Review – 11/07/17
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 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 […]
Live Music in Dublin – 05-07-17
It’s midsummer, so forget about the smaller venues and embrace the big outdoor events! There’s Fleet Foxes, Future Islands, James Vincent McMorrow, Longitude and more over the next few weeks! It’s not like […]
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 […]
Body&Soul – Friday in Photos
Body&Soul – Friday in Photos For those of you down enjoying it, or those that just want a flavour of what is going on, here are some sights and sounds of the […]
Jessica Moss of Thee Silver Mt. Zion – Irish Tour
Jessica Moss of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Violinist – Ireland Tour Dates What are you doing tonight? Want something a bit different? Long time Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra violinist is […]
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 […]
Sea Sessions 2017 – Stage Times
Sea Sessions is now sold out, but for those lucky enough to have a ticket, the details are attached! Enjoy… Organisers of Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival have just announced stage times for the […]
Q&A with Naoise Nunn – Curator of The Library of Progress Stage – Body&Soul
Q&A with Naoise Nunn, Curator of The Library of Progress Stage The Library of Progress is a new stage at this year’s Body&Soul Festival (June 23rd – 25th). Taking inspiration from Body&Soul’s […]
Dublin Event Guide (19-6-17 – 25-6-17)
Probably my favourite festival of the summer, Body&Soul has Lambchop, Bonobo and more. It sounds fairly fab! There’s also the Sea Sessions with Primal Scream, among others. The Hinterland Literature festival in […]
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Garth Knox/ Ensemble Ériu – The Complex – 17/06/17
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Garth Knox/ Ensemble Ériu – The Complex – 17/06/17 Diatribe Records have a special night coming up to celebrate the release of two new albums. This Saturday (June […]
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 […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-6-17 – 18-6-17)
Lots of festivals this week, which is always the way mid summer. There’s the Bloomsday Festival (11 June – 16 June) for those that have read the big book! If you haven’t […]
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 […]
Q&A with Paul Kiernan from Booka Brass Band
Q&A with Paul Kiernan from Booka Brass Band Booka Brass play Saturday night of Down With Jazz festival this weekend (10-11th June). See them and a full programme of other great Irish […]
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 […]
Win Tickets to Down With Jazz – Grand Social – 10-06-17
We have a pair of tickets to give away to Down With Jazz on Saturday (June 10th) in the Grand Social, Dublin. To be in with a chance of winning, answer the […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2017 – Stage Times
So, you’ve been counting the days, minutes and hours, and it’s finally arrived! Check out the full runners and riders below.
Dublin Event Guide (29-5-17 – 4-6-17)
All hail Forbidden Fruit 2017 (3 Jun – 5 Jun) as the big event in town this week. There’s Orbital, Aphex Twin and Bon Iver over the three day festival, and a […]
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 […]
Stage Times for Life Festival 2017
The Stage Times for the Life Festival have just been announced. You can see them all below! Main Stage – Friday Saturday Sunday Concrete Jungle – Friday Saturday Sunday
Interview with Jo Mangan – Director of Carlow Arts Festival
Interview with Jo Mangan – Director of Carlow Arts Festival Carlow Arts Festival runs from the 7th to the 13th of June We had the chance to talk to theatre director, festival […]
Sunny – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival
Sunny – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Dates – Mon 22 & Tues 23 May 2017 Dublin Dance Festival continues until May 28th Sunny choreographed by […]
Dublin Event Guide (22-5-17 – 28-5-17)
The Dublin Dance Festival is off to a great start and runs until the 28th of May. The International Literature Festival Dublin 2017 runs until 28th May 2017. Our musical tips include […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 