Some good new additions to the upcoming gigs in Dublin. Slayer will keep more than a few of my friends happy, with some old skool heavy metal coming to town! Future Island […]
Live Guide – Gigs in Dublin – May 2014
3epkano – Odessa Club – Review
3epkano celebrated their 10th anniversary last night in Odessa. I’m not sure how old that is in band years, but I think they’re equivalent to dog years, which makes them 70! It’s […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-04-14 – 04-05-14)
Can it really be May already? That hardly makes sense, sure wasn’t it New Years the other day. This week sees the start of the Bealtaine Festival which runs throughout May and […]
This Is How We Fly (Grand Social) & other IMC Gigs in May
We are greeted this sunny morning by the news that ‘This is how we fly’ are back on stage in Dublin. All the members of TIHWF perform in a variety of other […]
Kan – Irish Tour – Whelans May 4th
A chance to see the award winning Kan at a venue near you around the country… KAN MAY 2014 TOUR: THUR MAY 1ST THE GLENS CENTRE, NEW LINE, MANORHAMILTON, CO. LEITRIM Doors […]
Peter Gabriel – O2, Dublin – December 10th 2014
It’s rare enough that we get excited about a gig in the O2, as we generally feel more at home in small dingy venues, but hearing So played in full? Well, it […]
Things to do in Dublin (21-04-14 – 27-04-14)
Easter is a distant memory (kinda) and with far too much chocolate in our systems, it’s time to get out onto the streets of Dublin! The Darklight Festival (April 24th to 27th) […]
Battle of Clontarf Commemoration – Dublin
As we mentioned earlier in the week, it’s the anniversary of the battle of Clontarf on the 23rd of April. A thousand years ago, there was a battle where King Brian Boru […]
Record Store Day Events Dublin – April 19th 2014
Is it really that time of year again? Yes, the fabulous Record Store Day returns to the streets of Dublin, and there’s some quite fab events on around the city. You can […]
Kilkenny Festival Highlights Announced
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014 runs from the 8th to the 14th of August. They’ve just announced some of the highlights of this years festival and they’ve once more managed to get the […]
Bulmers Live – Leopardstown – Gigs
Another good list of gigs has just been announced for June, July & August at Leopardstown, on their regular Thursday night line up! The one that’s grabbing the headlines is Johnny Marr, […]
Things to do in Dublin (14-04-14 – 20-04-14)
With Good Friday falling this Friday, it’s a slower week than normal, but not to say there’s not a few gems hanging around. Check out the details below… Theatre The Abbey – […]
D.F.F. – Button Factory – 12-04-14 – Review
D.F.F. played in the Button Factory last night to launch their new album ‘Pouric Songs’. DFF are a ‘supergroup’ including the talents of Dave Flynn, Vyvienne Long, Niwel Tsumbu, Dan Bodwell, Aidan Dunphy, […]
Join me in the Pines – Unitarian Church – 11/04/14 – Review
There’s always a moment of worry when you hear of an artist recording a solo project, away from his day job with a major rock band. Are they fulfilling their childhood dream […]
Gruf Rhys and Alasdair Roberts @ Dublin Writers Festival 2014
The Programme of the 2014 Dublin Writers Festival has just been announced. We’ll do a full review of the programme later, but there’s a couple of events that jumped off the page […]
Gig Guide – 09-04-2014 – Kanye West, Jack White, Wye Oak…
Your irregular Gig Guide is back, and now with added festivals! Some new gigs also, as Turin Brakes, Wye Oaks, as well as Jack White and supreme God heads Jack White and […]
Things to do in Dublin (07-04-14 – 13-04-14)
This week, we’ve got a new production of ‘An Ideal Husband’ starting in the Gate. The Japanese Film Festival starts in the Lighthouse, and there’s the Spotlight seminar in the IFI. On […]
The Eskies – Button Factory – 4th April 2014
I like the idea of the wheel of fortune. Is there really a wheel of fortune? Only one way to find out for definite, and that’s to go down to the Button […]
Youbloom Festival – June 13th – 15th
Details of this years Youbloom Festival have just arrived and there’s plenty for everyone, as you would expect. The music seminar that will run in the Royal College of Surgeons is one […]
Gig Guide – 02-04-2014 – Paul Weller, Glasser, Wye Oak
Paul Weller the Godfather of something or other will return to these shores one more time, to play Kilmainham in June. There’s also a few good smaller gigs such as Glasser and […]
Things to do in Dublin (31-03-14 – 06-04-14)
The clocks have done their springing forward and it’s starting to feel an awful lot like Summer! Yes, we’re hoping for a good one, and it should draw people out of hibernation […]
Jaki Liebezeit and Burnt Friedman – Grand Social – 28-03-14 – Review
An unusual crowd gathered in the Grand Social last night to see a drum legend. There were people of all generations, but a lot of 50 somethings dressed in black. These were […]
Gig Guide – 27-03-2014 – Dum Dum Girls, Lloyd Cole and more…
It’s always nice to have Lloyd Cole in Dublin, but it’s an unusual choice of venue this time, as he’s playing the Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire on August 30th. There’s also the Dum […]
Things to do in Dublin (24-02-14 – 30-03-14)
Dublin has recovered from the general madness of St. Patrick’s day and the world continues as before. There’s lots of new stuff to see and do around the city, so without further […]
Gig Guide – 19-03-2014 – Howe Gelb, Mouse on Mars, Speedy Oritz
So, what’s new on the gig scene? Well, there’s a few in there that I didn’t hear a peep about, they just seem to have been added without fuss or ceremony! Still, […]
Electric Picnic 2014 – Line Up Announced
Hot off the press, and yes, a lot of the rumours turned out to be pretty accurate! There’s Outkast, Beck, Portishead and Foals. Lots to look forward to. Check out the full […]
Things to do in Dublin (17-02-14 – 23-03-14)
St. Patty’s day is here. Need I say anything else? Yes, tourists have engulfed our fair capital and are desperately seeking the promised land that is ‘Temple Bar’! Theatre The Abbey – […]
John Scofield & Vince Mendoza – National Concert Hall – March 12th – Review
It would be fair to call the crowd at the Concert Hall last night a mixed bag! There were all shapes and sizes, hipsters with their carefully cultivated beards, and concert hall […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-03-14)
It’s almost Paddy’s day, but the big day itself isn’t until next week! We still have a chunk of the festival itself on for you to explore. You can find out full […]
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