Mike Watt is another one of those legends I’ve never heard of! I guess there are a lot of old rock bands and therefore a lot of old rockers, who almost really […]
Anyone interested in a night on the tiles?
Just got this mail. Anyone interested in coming along? Nice venue and Should be a good night. Let me know if you are. “You’ve won a pair of tickets to The Jagermeister […]
ATP Preview – Bardo Pond
Bardo Pond are a six piece American band with lots of heavy layered guitar sounds and softly lilting vocals, not a world away from someone like My Bloody Valentine, although without the […]
ATP Preview – Neurosis
These were always one of the names that scared me a little in the ATP line up! They’re a four piece experimental metal or Doom metal band from Oakland, California. I have […]
Gig Guide – 23-11-10
Notice something? No gigs in January! its odd, but i can’t find anything worth a damn in there, so its an empty months so far, maybe something will turn up. Still no […]
ATP Preview – Black Dice
Noah Lennox “ I can’t speak for the other guys [of Animal Collective], but certainly for myself, like I modelled the way I approach to everything with the band watching the way […]
ATP Preview – The Ex
The Ex are a four piece punk outfit formed in 1979 in the Netherlands. They are known for their musical experimentation and have released over 20 full length albums. Who knew? Godspeed […]
ATP Preview – The Dead C
This lot are a New Zealand noise rock trio, with guitars, vocals and drums and then some looping electronic guff. They’ve been going since 1986, so another lot of old lads. They […]
Jägermeister Freezer Sessions
Everyone has one spirit that they got stupidly drunk on in their teenage years, and can’t touch ever since. Mine is Tequila (although I might try it again at some stage, you […]
The Decemberists – my present!
A couple of new gigs worth mentioning, 1st up is Lykke Li for the 16th of April, she’s long been one that has got away, so I think I’ll make the effort […]
Les Savy Fav – New Year’s Eve
I cannot say how good this news is, and whoever organised it, deserves a world of credit. Les Savy Fav are pretty average musically, but Tim Harrington is who you are really […]
Don’t tell the IMF
Bon Jovi sold out the RDS in less than an hour today, with tickets ranging from 65 euro to 91. This comes days after Take That and the Kings of Leon. Is this […]
Ben Folds
Ben Folds has just announced a gig in Vicar street for the 18th of Feb with tickets on sale on Friday for a mere 33.60, which isn’t too bad. He’ll be playing […]
What is wrong with people?
The Kings of Leon sold out in 40 minutes today, with ticket price set at 79 euro before rip off fees, so it generated over 6.5 million. They’ve just announced a second […]
Broken Social Sopranos
I’ve always had a strained relationship with Opera, in that i basically think it’s pants. Especially sopranos, whose whole vocal range seems to do what nails on a blackboard does for most […]
Tower Records
Tower Records on Wicklow street is getting on a bit. Well, not as bad as some, but its 17th birthday is this month. I have heard that its now an entirely independent […]
Battle of the Bands!
Tough choice for next Thursday, with three good gigs on the one night. I think I went to all three bands last time they were in town, so its a little unlucky […]
The National play Dingle?
Yep! Strange as it sounds, but not really that strange. It’s part of ‘Other Voices’, the RTE show that is filmed in St. James’ Church, Dingle. Other acts include Marina and the […]
Iron and Wine
Iron and Wine are set to return to Dublin for a date in the Olympia on March 14th of next year. I was at their last show in the Ambassador a few […]
Marissa Nadler
The weird and wonderful Marissa Nadler is in town again. She’s playing ATP, and is stopping off in Dublin before it, to play Crawdaddy on the 1st of December. It should be […]
Gruff Rhys
Gruff has been wearing many hats in the last few years, as the lead singer of the Super Furry Animals, Neon Neon and various other side projects. He’s returning to Dublin to […]
Villager’s Session
Lovely three song session on Sun tv (yes, that Sun!), with Conor J O’Brien singing a few of his better known songs, as well as a version of Tightrope by Janelle Monae (who […]
Chilly Peppers
Lots of bloggers are getting excited about the announcement that Chilly Gonzales is bringing his “Piano Talk” Show to the Sugar Club. Tickets are €19.85 before rip off fees. He has worked […]
Science week loves Eno
It must be the hardest job of marketing experts the world over to make Science seem cool, but I guess that’s the aim of Science Week, which has a series of lectures […]
Jape watches Fionn from afar
Ok, I didn’t know this when i posted yesterday, but it does involve a few of my favorite Irish bands, so it’s worth a mention. Saturday November 20 – Whelan’s, Dublin – […]
Good news first
The upside – See some of the best Irish Musicians today, such as Fionn Regan, David Kitt and Richie Egan for free in a pub! The downside – Its in Kilkenny! This […]
Hard Heroes
What would be the worst name for a festival, if you really put your mind to it, what could you come up with? The Hard Working Class Heroes is billed as a […]
Gig Guide for Oct
There seems to be certain dates that attract gigs, this might be something like ley lines, the gods just decree that there be two or three places i would like to be […]
Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon is back! He was only here on Sunday with the Whale Watching in the NCH (which I actually meant to go to, but completely forgot about!). He’s playing in Whelans […]
No More Workhorse 