It really does seem very cold outside to be talking about the longest day of next year, but that’s where we are, as the Body & Soul weekend is taking place next […]
Body of Soul – Early Bird Tickets Available
St. Vincent – Olympia Theatre – February 22nd
St Vincent has been hanging around with David Byrne a lot of late. So much so, it’s quite a surprise that she’s arriving on these shores in February of next year without […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (18-11-13 to 24-11-13)
Congratulations to all those involved in the Dublin Book Festival. I wasn’t sure what to expect from it, but the few events I attended were top notch. So, to look ahead to […]
Ane Brun – Vicar Street – Review
When an artist starts that night by saying that tonight will be a retrospective through the last ten years of their career, you know you’re in for a treat, when that artist […]
RTE Arena Live at Dublin Book Festival – Review
If CS Lewis was right, and the future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, then last night’s live recording of RTE’s Arena at the Dublin […]
Long Range Gig Forecast – November Gig Guide
Yes, yes, yes, plenty of new things to delight you from now until the middle of November. Damien Jurado is back in town, who is always good to see and Deltron 3030 […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (11-11-13 to 17-11-13)
I think I’ve been trying to see Pere Ubu play live ever since I was about 16 (sadly neither today or yesterday), this Thursday is a chance to put that one right. […]
Volcano Choir – Vicar Street – 09-11-13 – Gig Review
I’ve been as guilty as any of thinking of the Volcano Choir as a Justin Vernon side project, but in truth it’s much more than that. In fact, Justin was only responsible […]
Glenn Jones – Molloy & Dowling – 08-11-13 – Gig Review
This was my first trip to Molloy & Dowling as a venue and it’s always nice to see somewhere different. It is one of the quirkier places I’ve seen a gig in, […]
John Murry – Peppercanister Church – 23-02-14
I was a late convert to John Murry, and like all late converts, I took to his work with zeal! He’s visited these shores on a few occasions over the last few […]
Goodbye ‘Fred’ – Whelans Dec 5th
“After 15 years, 4 albums and many good times Fred the band have decided to call it a day.” Whatever makes one band an overnight success and others never get a break, […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (4-11-13 to 10-11-13)
So the ghosts and ghouls are back in their box for another year, and we’re left facing into the run up to… well, I won’t say it yet, but you know what […]
Musician Call Out for 12 Points Festival 2014 – Closing Date Nov 8th
This is for musicians only, the rest of you, out! Are they gone? Well, we’ll start anyway. Despite being grade three on the Recorder, I do not consider myself a musician, so […]
The Mystery of Julia Holter – November 17th & 19th – Dublin
Something that’s been bugging me for a few weeks now, is a couple of listings in our gig guide. Julia Holter is a Los Angeles based multi instrumentalist that has been making […]
Guest Post: The Late David Turpin – 5 Favourite Horror Movies
As a dead man walking, we thought it was quite fitting that the Late David Turpin would give us an insight into his favourite horror movies. You can see the results below, and […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (28-10-13 to 3-11-13)
This week it’s Halloween proper, with a variety of film festival and events around the city worth check out. There’s also UCD Science and Film Festival on in the Lighthouse and more […]
Efterklang – Button Factory – 26-10-13 – Gig Review
Efterklang are a danish group comprising of three childhood friends Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen & Rasmus Stolberg and are currently touring with Martyn Heyne (piano, guitar, vocal), Tatu Rönkkö (drums) and Katinka […]
Sam Amidon – Whelans – 25-10-13 – Review
Sam Amidon took to the stage a little after nine, with his regular partner in crime Chris Vatalaro. His live performances are rambling to say the least, and you’re never quite sure […]
The Claudia Quintet – Workman’s Club – 25-11-13
This could be a special night in the Workman’s Club. The thing that always gets me about seeing Jazz of this level is the talent of the musicians is immense. You know […]
Importance of Being Earnest – Gerald Barry – Gaiety Theatre – Preview
Why didn’t anyone think of this before? Surely it was obvious enough, but it took a brave Irish man to actually go and do it. Gerald Barry is one of Ireland’s greatest […]
Jägermeister Freezer Sessions – 4-12-2013 – Workman’s Club
Ok, the Dublin line up is a bit vague, but free is free! There’s a series of gigs happening around the country with some of the best up and coming Irish bands. […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (21-10-13 to 27-10-13)
Yes, it’s that time of year when the border between this world and the next becomes slightly blurred, and the streets of Dublin are filled with ghosts, ghouls, zombies, even if they […]
New Irish Music – Women’s Christmas – Bubble On A Shelf
So Ireland has a brand new scuzzy, alt-rock, all-male trio. They’re called Women’s Christmas (Feast of the Epiphany, January 6th if you must know!) and they’ve just released a wonderfully lo-fi song – […]
New Music – James Vincent McMorrow – Cavalier
James Vincent returns to the fold, with the first track off his new album ‘Post Tropical’. It sounds like the new album will carry on in a similar fashion to what has […]
New Irish Music – Bouts – Jittery/Nothing Good Gets Away
Irish indie-alt-rock outfit BOUTS have just unleashed the playful new music video for their song ‘Jittery.’ It comes just a week (and a bit) ahead of the release of their brand new […]
New Music – Brokeback and Daughn Gibson – Whelans -25th November
Some good news for a Tuesday lunchtime, with Brokeback announcing their European tour, and including a date in Whelans on Monday November 25th! See Brokeback’s new video for Tonight at Ten / […]
Competition – Win Efterklang Tickets @ Button Factory – 26-10-13
Efterklang are back in town in a little under two weeks time, as they play the Button Factory on Saturday the 26-10-13. We have two tickets to give away to one lucky […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (14-10-13 to 20-10-13)
So, the Dublin Theatre Festival is at an end, and we’re all a bit exhausted by it all. We need some time to recover, right? Well, sadly, it’s another busy week out […]
New Music: Wife – Workman’s Club – 12-10-13
Wife play tomorrow night in the Workman’s club in Dublin, and are well worth the massive outlay of €12. Wife is James Kelly, whose day job is playing with metal band Altar […]
No More Workhorse 