It’s the August Bank Holiday Weekend, so as you’d expect, there’s a bunch of festivals around the country, with Castlepalooza, Indiependence Festival and The Beatyard. The Beatyard is the new festival at […]
Kurt Vile has just released the first single ‘Pretty Pimpin’ off his upcoming album ‘b’lieve i’m goin down…’. The album will be out on September 25th on Matador Records. As you’d expect […]
If you were not wearing short pants in the early 90s, you were probably dancing to this! Saint Etienne are re-visiting one of the classic albums of the 90s on the 8th […]
Details of the new festival to hit Dublin next November, Metropolis have just been announced, and it’s looking like pretty tasty. There’s a definite dance flavour to things, and the main acts […]
Patty Griffin is a Queen of Americana and returns to these shores for a night in Whelans on September 8th. Sadly it is the same night as Giant Sand were due to […]
Most of the world is on holidays this week, so it’s a quiet one! There’s still a few events around the place with Knockan Stockan in Blessington, and the Festival of Curiosity […]
Art of the Song: Carole King’s Tapestry – Date 17-07-2015 20:00 – Main Auditorium Initially I thought Carole King was a surprising choice as the second in the ‘Art of Song’ series […]
This is a second Art of Song by the National Concert Hall after last year featuring David Bowie (video below). This time out they’ve moved to Carole King and her album Tapestry. […]
The big event in theatre this week is the opening of Once, as you can see on the side of every bus around the city! There’s also a few Collapsing Horse plays […]
Modest Mouse – The Helix – 11-07-15 And so the adventure begins, a trip to a venue rarely used for rock concerts in Dublin. The Helix is regularly used for theatre and […]
Interview with Tom Parsons who plays “Guy” in “Once” – Interview by Frank L. Previews of Once have already started with the official opening night next Tuesday, July 14th. We had the […]
Anyone that made it to B. Dolan in the Workman’s Club late last year will know how important this news it! B Dolan commands a crowd like few others, and the chance […]
The National Concert Hall have just announced a short festival that aims to pay tribute to Pete Seeger, called Tradition Now! This series of concerts will feature a lot of our favourites, […]
Palfest Ireland is a festival of Irish artists who are acting to raise awareness to the continuing plight of the people of Palestine. It will take the form of a series of […]
New at the theatre this week is A Month in the Country at the Gate and Risk Everything at the New Theatre. Some good sounds this week, with Modest Mouse is in […]
AC/DC – The Aviva Stadium, Dublin. July 1st 2015 – Review by Fran Winston Any band that can survive over 40 years in the music business and sell over 200 million records […]
A band with a massive reputation for their live shows are visiting one of the better venues in Dublin this September. Blank Realms will play the Workman’s Club on Sept 27th and […]
There is a celebration of all things Mexican this Saturday in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, with the visit of the Folkloric Ballet of the University of Guadalajara. It is a night […]
This is the week Summer finally arrives with the weather men/ women telling us to wear short shorts! We trust in them completely. If you want to get to see theatre and […]
Proms on the Pier – Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August. Dun Laoighre Harbour, Dun Laoighaire, Co. Dublin. – Preview by Frances Winston Dun Laoighaire Pier has always been a popular attraction […]
The Who – 3 Arena – Gig Review by Killian Laher So much for hoping they’d die before they got old! This tour is billed as The Who Hits 50, and on […]
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Electric Eel Shock on Sunday 28th June at the Workman’s Club, Dublin. To win the tickets, just tell us how […]
We have one pair of tickets to give away for Lubomyr Melnyk on Friday the 10th July at the Pavilion theatre, Dun Laoghaire. To win the tickets, just tell us the name […]
It seems a long time since we’ve heard from Mercury Rev, and indeed their last album Snowflake Midnight was released in 2008! Some good news then in the form of a new […]
It is fair to say that the Go! Team seemed like a big band playing a small venue! The six piece band complete with roadies and sound engineer took to the stage […]
This is something of a gap week with the various music festivals that have taken over for the last few months. The Dublin LGBTQ Pride festival has already starter and runs until […]
Mogwai @ The Olympia, Dublin – 18-06-15 – Review by Killian Laher Hard to believe Mogwai have been around for twenty years as this is billed as their 20th anniversary tour. On […]
Songwriter and sometimes DJ for TX FM, the great Gavin Glass will have his official album launch in Whelan’s next Sunday. It’s already one of the Irish albums of the year, so […]
October may seem a long way away right now, but I’d imagine if you leave this much longer these tickets could be a distant memory! Ezra Furman is just about to release […]
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