The Tripod and Crawdaddy have closed, with various reports that the venue has been sold. By all accounts, it will be set up as competition to Copper Face Jacks, I presume on […]
New Gigs in odd venues
A few new gigs have cropped up in the last few days that are worth a mention. First up it’s Grouper in the Unitarian Church, where a lot of my friends have […]
Factory Floor play the Tripod?
Well, maybe. Who knows. On Banquet’s facebook page they have: “Delighted to inform you that on February 4th we’ve got the amazing FACTORY FLOOR playing live @ Banquet! These guys are incredible […]
Magnetic Fields – Andrew in Drag
The first single from the Magnetic Field’s new album has hit the net and as ever, it’s lots of fun. “I’ve always been a ladies man and I don’t have to brag, […]
Top Ten Gigs of 2011
Ok, one last list, and then that’s it, I promise! Well, this blog did start life as a gig guide, so it would be poor form to ignore them! Did I go […]
Foggy’s Christmas Gift
Well, maybe not a gift, but a very good deal, none the less. Just found this on Foggy’s facebook page: “limited Xmas bundle: buy a ticket for Kurt Vile, The War On […]
ATP Homework – Sunday
Ok, so Caribou are taking the reins for Sunday, and I’d imagine that they’ll be the best band of the day themselves, as they are playing with an 11 piece band! It’s […]
ATP Homework – Saturday
Saturday is post rock day at ATP, with Battles taking over the curating mantel. So, what’s in store, i hear you cry? Well… Bitch Magnet is a great name for a band! […]
ATP Homework – Friday
Only hours remain until ATP’s Nightmare before Christmas, so I’m hitting the books hard! A lot to get through in very little time. Lets see, who do I know nothing about that […]
Small Hours Wake
As mentioned previously, Irish radio is losing one of it’s best shows this week, when Donal Dineen’s Small Hours finally comes to an end on the 1st of December. To mark the […]
The Winged Victory of Will Oldham
Two new gigs for you from various parts of left field. Well, one of them anyway. A Winged Victory for the Sullen were mentioned before by us here, and are strangely making […]
A Tribe Called Quest – The Movie
‘Beats Rhymes and Phife’ is a documentary on the life and times of one of the best hip hop acts of our recent past, ‘A Tribe called Quest. The screening is on […]
Kurt Vile and the Violators – Whelans
As proved earlier, we’re big fans of Bank of America and Kurt Vile. He’s coming to Whelans on the 19th of Feb next, but I’m not sure he’s bringing the Bank with […]
Lambchop Return
Lambchop return with a new album, and you can download a taster from it here.The song itself is called ‘If not, I’ll just die’ and is from their forthcoming album ‘Mr. M’. […]
Jagermeister Freezer Sessions – More free junk!
After the Heineken debacle from last week, I hope their ticketing scheme works a little better. Heineken’s server collapsed within seconds of people logging on. I’m sure they’re blaming unprecedented demand, but […]
Mark Eitzel Update – or why Doctor Who’s companion love to sing AMC!
Mark is currently on a mini tour of England, the details of which you can find here. There’s a fun interview with him in walesonline here, in which he discusses touring (see […]
I’ll be your mirror – ATP
The second year of ‘I’ll be your mirror’ has been announced on the ATP Web site and will again be held in the Alexandra Palace in London from May 25th to 27th. […]
Mark Lanegan – Academy
Don’t dates in 2012 just seem very far away at the moment? I guess it’s the same amount of notice we get about gigs at other times during the year, but next […]
War on Drugs – Whelans
War on Drugs play Whelans on 24th of Feb next year. What? You don’t care? That’s ages away? Well, you’re possibly right. I’ll try to come up with some reasons for you […]
tUnE yArDs – Button Factory
What are you doing next February 12th? What do you mean you don’t know! You should be at the Button Factory to see the return of the legend! Sadly, she’s no longer […]
Other Lives – Academy 2
It takes a lot to get me to the Academy 2. It’s a dark hole in the ground, with somehow matches fire regulations. It has columns throughout, with restricted sight lines for […]
Jeff Magnum at Occupy Wall Street AND Vicar Street
Jeff Magnum made an appearance at Occupy Wall Street, which is a series of protests aimed at social and economic inequality and corporate greed (Yes, Michael Moore seems to be involved!). Radiohead […]
Jeffery Lewis
Jeffery Lewis has the life. Really he does. By day, he’s a comic book writer and artist, and by night a rock star. It doesn’t come much better than that in my […]
Mariachi El Bronx – Workmans Club
These guys were one of the highlights of the Breeder’s ATP a couple of years back. I never figured I’d see them again, but they’re coming to Dublin on Friday the 18/11/11. Cool […]
Fight Night
Face off: Saturday the 17th of Sept Folk versus Hip Hop Sugar Club versus Whelans Sam Amidon vs B Dolan (with Scroobius Pip in support!). Ok, they won’t be actually fighting, but […]
Scroobius Pip – Whelans
‘You see a mouse trap, i see free cheese and a fucking challenge’ The Scroobius one returns to town, but this time without his other half. He’s just released a solo album, […]
Adrian Crowley + James Yorkston + Alasdair Roberts – Peppercanister Church
This blog was a little later than normal, as i was just buying tickets for… Adrian Crowley + James Yorkston + Alasdair Roberts The Peppercanister Church, Dublin Fri 07 Oct 2011 […]
Gillian Welch – Grand Canal Theatre
Every time I listen to Gillian Welch, I think I should listen to her more. What does that mean? I don’t listen to her much, possibly. I first came accross her in […]
Kristin Hersh – Workmans Club
Update: Sadly, Kristin is too ill to perform! Her voice is gone, supposedly, which I guess is important for a singer. We’ll have to wait for Throwing Muses… Update Update: New date […]
No More Workhorse 