You can see the scars of use or misuse on Jon Gomm’s guitar. It is bruised and battered like a victim of domestic violence. As he turns the body of his guitar, […]
Jon Gomm – Button Factory – Review – 23-05-14
Competition – Down with Jazz – 1st June 2014 – Ticket Giveaway
Tickets for the second day in the ‘Down with Jazz’ festival. I bet you didn’t see that coming! The two days of the festival are very different, so we split them up. […]
Free Events at DWF – Pat McCabe (23-05-14) & Adrian Crowley (24-05-14)
There are a huge amount of events in the Dublin Writers Festival, and many of them are free! Yep, that’s for nada, zilch, diddly squat. Check through the web site to find […]
Competition – Down with Jazz – 31st May – Ticket Giveaway
More tickets I hear you scream? Yes indeedy. This time it’s for the first day of the Down with Jazz festival (Saturday 31-05-14). There are two tickets for one person to be […]
Peter Fallon & Declan O’Rourke – Dublin Writers Festival – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
This brought together the poet and the troubadour, Peter Fallon and Declan O’Rourke. They are quite different in age and in their chosen professions, but they have a similar perspective on life […]
Things to do in Dublin (19-05-14 – 25-05-14)
The Dublin Writers Festival is in full swing, with some great talks and gigs around the city. This week includes Ray Davies, Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. Two new festivals […]
Gruff Rhys – Whelans – Dublin Writers Festival Review
I’m sure the Writers Festival has had many historians over the years. Learned Professors who spent many years in dusty halls of records and libraries honing their skills to become known as […]
Dublin Live Guide – Gigs in Dublin – 15-05-14
So what’s new on the gig scene? Well, there’s a few new additions. Leaders of men play three gigs in Whelans with a month between each of them! Slightly bizarre way to […]
Festival of Writing & Ideas 2014 – Borris, Co. Carlow – Preview
Details of this year’s Festival of Writing and Ideas have been released, and once again it’s pretty impressive. The festival takes the form of a series of interviews/ discussions between formidable adversaries! […]
Ticket Competition – Big September – Academy – 17-05-14
Yes, yet more tickets to give away. This time it’s for Big September at the Academy this Saturday (17-05-14). There are two tickets for one person to be won. To be in […]
Electric Picnic Additions – Mogwai, James Murphy, Neneh Cherry…
Some tasty additions to this year’s picnic menu for all to sample! We’re particularly excited about Mogwai and Ms. Cherry, but I’m sure you have your own opinions! Full info below. […]
Jimi Goodwin – Whelans – 12-05-14 – Review
The last time I saw Jimi Goodwin play, I was seated in the second row of the balcony in the Olympia. He looked very small and distant, the figure of a Rock […]
Things to do in Dublin (12-05-14 – 18-05-14)
So, this week it’s all about the Dublin Writers Festival for me at least! It’s quite an exciting line up, with Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. The Docklands Summer Festival […]
This Is How We Fly – Grand Social – 08-05-14 – Review
The night started on an unexpected high, with an impressive support act in the form of Cleek & Steph. They are friends of Nic Gareiss, and he joined them on stage for […]
Competition – Ricardo Herz Trio – 21st May – Bello Bar – Ticket Giveaway
Another competition already? Seriously? Yes, indeed. We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Ricardo Herz Trio on May 21st at Bello bar, Portobello, Dublin. To be in […]
Live Guide – Gigs in Dublin – May 8th 2014 – Snoop Dogg, Cat Power etc.
Ahoy-hoy! New Gigs on the Horizon! Some good ones too, with Cat power, Bonny Prince Billy, Snoop Dogg (he seems to be a dog again!) and the Antlers, to name but a […]
Bonnie Prince Billy – Pavilion Theatre – August 29th
Some exciting news for all fans of the wild man Will Oldham. He will return to these shores in August of this year, to play the Pavilion, Dun Loghaire. Yes, very cool […]
Damien Rice – Whelans – 13-05-14
Regardless of what you make of him, it would be nice to see him in a venue of this size! Damien Rice plays Whelans as part of the Whelans 25 series. Tickets […]
The Antlers – Olympia Theatre – 30-10-14
Some good news this morning is that the Antlers are back in town, this October 30th, supporting their new album ‘Familiars’. The album will be released on June 13th. If the singles […]
Longitude 2014 – New Additions – Conor Oberst, Afghan Whigs
Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs was born to play stadiums! He certainly has the ego for them, and now is his chance, as he will play Marlay Park in July of […]
Things to do in Dublin (05-04-14 – 11-05-14)
So, what’s new this week? The Bealtaine Festival is in full swing and runs throughout May. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival runsfrom May 5th – 18th in many of the smaller […]
Live Guide – Gigs in Dublin – May 2014
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 […]
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 […]
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