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 […]
Record Store Day Events Dublin – April 19th 2014
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 […]
Longitude 2014 – Line Up Announced
Yes, the official line up for this year’s Longitude has been announced. They’ve filled out the festival pretty well, although it does seem to be a different vibe from what we had […]
Tune-yards – Nikki Nak – Megamix
Tune-Yards will release her third album on May 6th and it’s called ‘Nikki Nack’. It’s the follow up to ‘Whokill’, which was one of the best releases of 2011. Yesterday, she took […]
John Grant – Olympia – 03-03-14 – Review
You know those gigs you’ve been looking forward to for so long, that you’re not worried they won’t live up to expectation? Well this was one of those. The tickets had been […]
Things to do in Dublin (03-02-14 – 09-03-14)
This week a legend of our times arrives in Dublin, with John Grant playing the Olympia on March 3rd. There are other great gigs such as Damien Jurado, Dylan Tighe, Sean Millar […]
Body & Soul 2014 – Line Up
Body and Soul are at it again! They seem to sneak into my room and pick out the bands I listen to the most, and then add them to the list. It’s […]
John Scofield & Vince Mendoza – National Concert Hall – March 12th
John Scofield is a jazz guitarist who has been recording music since the late 70’s. Vince Mendoza is a composer and musical arranger who has worked with Joni Mitchell and Björk. What […]
Things to do in Dublin (24-02-14 – 02-03-14)
So, the Film Festival disappears for another year, and what are we left with on the streets of Dublin? Don’t worry, we’ve got lots to keep you happy. What about the Collaboration […]
Stargaze – Helix – 9th March 2014
The best of Poland hits the Helix, with three of the best coming to Dublin for one night only… “the very first time the three top vocalists from Poland will be performing […]
No More Workhorse 