This is an odd one really, as it begs the question, can you be a tribute band to yourself? Peter Hook is a former member of Joy Division, and is revisitng his […]
Prince of Malahide
The facts as they now stand: Prince may or may not play Malahide Castle on Saturday July 30. They’re certainly selling tickets for it, so they expect him to show up! I’ve […]
Ivor Novello for the Villagers
Another statue for the Villagers, as this time he’s won an Ivor Novello for ‘Best Song Musically And Lyrically’. This statue is of ‘Euterpe’, who for those few that don’t know already (shame […]
Sufjan Stevens – Olympia – 18-05-11
Sufjan Stevens brought is larger than life stage show to the Olympia last night, complete with visuals on screens in front of and behind the band, a variety of stage costumes and […]
Bon Iver – Single and Gig
You can download ‘Calgari’ from the 4AD web site here. It is a synth and vocal based track, that just hasn’t grown on me, no matter how many times I’ve listened to […]
Matmos
Where did they get a name like Matmos from? Wiki has two answers: The name Matmos refers to the seething lake of evil slime beneath the city Sogo in the 1968 film […]
Gig Guide – 14-05-11
It’s quite a battle tonight, between base urges and my higher brain. Should I go to Scout Niblett or should I veg out in front of the TV and watch the two […]
Perfume Genius
Someone I’ve been meaning to mention here for a while is Perfume Genius. Here’s what i could find out about him on the net. “Mike Hadreas, also known as Perfume Genius is […]
Limb risking gigs
Some of the best gigs I’ve been to have been ones where I really wasn’t sure what to expect, and wandered along because someone else wanted to go, or because I was […]
Joanna Newsome at Marlay Park
Joanna is a bit like marmite. I must say, I’ve never quite worked it all out, but maybe I’ll come around to her with time. She is the head liner fo rthe […]
Bill Callahan – Daytrotter
What it says on the tin. A lovely session by the great man, who plays live in Dublin on Thursday. I still think the Academy is too large a venue for him, […]
Favourite Sons
Ken Griffin of Favourite Sons posted a comment in our recent post on Rollerskate Skinny, saying that Jimi Shields only played with the first Rollerskate Skinny album, which is funny, as this […]
Tower Records – Record Store Day – Times
Record Store day line up for Tower! it’s pretty much in the opposite order to what i was expecting, so get there around lunch time for the real treats! Hawk & A Hacksaw 12pm […]
Rollerskate Skinny Return (in parts)
Jimi Shields is taking to the stage in Whelans tonight, as the warm up act for the great J Mascis (Dino Jr.). He seems to have left the garden for long enough […]
Dan Deacon – Button Factory
Dan Deacon is back in town! He plays the Dublin Button Factory, on May 8th with tickets at a pretty decent €20 here. He’s fresh from working with Francis Ford Coppola on the sound track for ‘Twixt […]
Record Store Day – Tower Records
Record Store day (16th April) is an event to get people back into those stores that they used to frequent, before the internet existed. I read an interview with one record store […]
Gig Guide 7-04-11
09/04/11 The Unthanks – Vicar St – Sat 09/04/11 Airborne Toxic Event – Vicar St. – Sat 10/04/11 The Low Anthem – Vicar St – Sun 13/04/11 J Mascis – Whelans – […]
Marlay Park
My 2 year old nephew Sean gets very excited any time anyone mentions Marlay Park. He sees it is a world of excitement and adventure to him, which is unsurpassed. Now, you can […]
2 Concert Packages from Foggy
A variety of ‘deals’ on tickets.ie at the moment, thanks to foggy notions. Basically you save about 50% if you buy the tickets together instead of apart. Some good things in there, […]
Music for Babies #7
The music for babies series has taken a break of late, mostly as we’d run out of ideas! Merill Garbus uses the name of Tune Yards for her musical adventures. She released […]
New Music
A couple of folky people I’ve been listening to quite a bit recently. Josh T Pearson is a Texan, but a nice one! He played in the workman’s club over the weekend, […]
Pitchfork to screen final LCD gig
The wonderful Pitchfork (where John gets his musical taste from) are screening the final ever LCD soundsystem gig live! It’s meant to be a three hour long show, with lots of special […]
Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
Yeah, good Smog news: New Album – Apocalypse is out in April New Gig – May 5th Academy Dublin Ireland New Song – ‘Baby’s Breath’ Just listened to the song, and there’s no […]
And you will know us…
…And You Will Know Know Us By The Trail Of Dead play in Whelans on Wednesday May 25. They’re a band i’ve always thought I’d eventually get into, but so far it hasn’t […]
Gig Guide – 07-03-11
A busy few months ahead. Must crack open my piggy bank! 14/03/11 Iron and Wine – Olympia – Mon 16/03/11 Raekwon the Chef – Button Factory – Wed 17/03/11 Hercules and Love […]
Sufjan and Forbidden Fruit!
Its officially official, in that its definitely happening, unless there’s another volcano or if he gets a cold or something. Anyway, Sufjan is coming to town, he’s playing the Olympia on the […]
New Gigs
None of these will rock your world, but if you’re looking for a night out, you could do a lot worse than some of this lot. Couple of new announcements worth a […]
Queens of the Stone age – Olympia
The Queens of the stone age are definitely playing in the Olympia on the 19th of May. This may or may not be the day after Sufjan plays, we’ll have to wait […]
State Intervention #9
I’m always enjoyed the idea of the state intervnetions, a gig in an odd location, announced only hours before its due to begin. This time they’ve given us a bit more notice. […]
No More Workhorse 