Alice In Chains – The Olympia – Live Review – 21/05/19 by Killian Laher A rare opportunity to catch one of the original grunge bands presented itself on a Monday night in […]
Alice In Chains – The Olympia – Live Review – 21/05/19
Xenia (Part II) – Pop-Up Opera (Temple Bar) – Review
Xenia (Part II) – Pop-Up Opera (Temple Bar) – Review by Frank L. Composed by Nick Roth Run now finished – Date – 18 May 2019 Part I of Xenia was performed […]
Robert Forster – Button Factory – Live Review – 19/05/19
Robert Forster – The Button Factory – Live Review – 19/05/19 by Killian Laher Robert Forster occupies a funny position in the music world. He’s never quite had real success, either as […]
Live Music in Dublin – 20-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 20-05-19 Big Thief are back in Dublin and playing Vicar Street on Tuesday night, which is the same night as the much anticipated Oh Sees in the […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/19
Album of the Week – 16/05/19 First off for those that almost made it, but not quite! There’s Interpol, the National (which we reviewed here) and Lil Kim. The one that we […]
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review by Killian Laher Swimming Tapes originally hail from the north of Ireland, and their debut album is full of jangly guitars and sweetly sung melodies. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 13-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 13-05-19 There’s a lot of tasty looking gigs below, so something to look forward to for most! We’re particularly looking forward to Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers […]
The National – I Am Easy To Find – Album Review
The National – I Am Easy To Find – Album Review by Killian Laher Some years ago, The National perfected a sort of stately, classy drift in their music. Eight albums into […]
Album of the Week – Mac DeMarco – Here Comes The Cowboy – 10/05/19
Album of the Week – Mac DeMarco – Here Comes The Cowboy – 10/05/19 We agonise on this decision far more than you’d suspect. There are arguments and chairs kicked over. It’s […]
Versing – 10000 – Album Review
Versing – 10000 – Album Review by Killian Laher Versing are a band from Seattle, but rather than channel that city’s grunge legends, the band aim for the fuzzy delights of Sonic […]
A Lazarus Soul – The Grand Social – Live Review – 3/05/19
A Lazarus Soul – The Grand Social – Live Review – 3/05/19 Review by Killian Laher An army of their fans turned up to pack out the Grand Social for the launch […]
Live Music in Dublin – 06-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 06-05-19 With the bank holiday, it’s a slow week in truth, but there are a few interesting ones, including the return of dEUS to our shores, which […]
Album of the Week – Jesse Mac Cormack – Now – 03/05/19
Album of the Week – Jesse Mac Cormack – Now – 03/05/19 Vampire Weekend and Big Thief have a right to feel aggrieved, but there can be only one! There’s more than […]
Pepperland – Bord Gais Theatre – Review
Pepperland – Bord Gais Theatre – Review by Frank L Pepperland created by Mark Morris 30 Apr 2019 – 1 May 2019 at the Bord Gais Theatre, Dublin Morris delves (along with […]
Live Music in Dublin – 29-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 29-04-19 It’s a slow week by any description, but there’s still the Antlers in the Sugar Club, which should be a lot of fun and Grant-Lee Philips/ […]
Designer – Aldous Harding – Album of the Week
Designer – Aldous Harding – Album of the Week Released on April 26th For those that have been following the career of Aldous Harding, the quality of this album should come as […]
NIGHTCLUBBING – Live Collision – Project Arts Centre – Review
NIGHTCLUBBING – Live Collision – Project Arts Centre – Review Part of the Live Collision Festival – 24th to 28th April, 2019 1981: Grace Jones releases her landmark album ‘Nightclubbing’; her body […]
Ghoul Talk – The Late David Turpin & Jaime Nanci
Ghoul Talk – The Late David Turpin & Jaime Nanci- Unsolved Mystery The Late David Turpin has just released his new single ‘Unsolved Mystery’, featuring queer jazz artiste Jaime Nanci. Here David […]
Q&A with Lynnette Moran – Festival Director of Live Collision International Festival
Q&A with Lynnette Moran – Festival Director of Live Collision International Festival Live Collision International Festival – 24th – 28th of April at the Project Arts Centre “Live Collision International Festival (LCIF2019), […]
Competition – De Temps Antan – Sugar Club – 1/05/19
Competition – De Temps Antan – Sugar Club – 1/05/19 We have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner for De Temps Antan at the Sugar Club on […]
Live Music in Dublin – 22-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 22-04-19 It’s one of those weeks that you’d be tempted to say there’s very little happening, but if you’re prepared to take some risks, I’d say you […]
Keaton Henson – Six Lethargies – NCH – Live Review – 17/04/19
Keaton Henson – Six Lethargies – NCH – Live Review – 17/04/19 Keaton Henson is a 31 year old singer songwriter and composer from London. One of the more unusual things about […]
New Music – Recôncavo by J.R. Bohannon
New Music – Recôncavo by J.R. Bohannon A new album of lush guitar by J.R. Bohannon. Check out lead single Fluctuation pt. 1 below. The full album is released on 26th April […]
Live Music in Dublin – 15-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 15-04-19 Musictown continues with plenty more to see (April 5th – 21st). It’s a slow enough week as you would expect with Easter this weekend, but there’s […]
Gabriel Kahane – NCH – Live Review – 9-04-19
Gabriel Kahane – NCH – Live Review – 9-04-19 – by Paschal Keogh The Studio, National Concert Hall For his first Irish performance, Gabriel Kahane treated a hushed and reverential audience to […]
Craig Finn – I Need A New War – Album Review
Craig Finn – I Need A New War – Album Review by Killian Laher Live with his band – The Uptown Controllers – The Sugar Club, Dublin – 20 October Craig Finn, of the […]
Anoushka Shankar – NCH – Live Review – 6-04-19
Anoushka Shankar – NCH – Live Review – 6-04-19 – by Paddy McGovern Find more information on the Perspective Series here. Anoushka Shankar’s concert in the National Concert Hall on Saturday, April […]
Interview with Fergal Dowling – Music Current 2019
Fergal Dowling of Dublin Sound Lab talks to No More Workhorse about Music Current 2019 Full Details of Music Current 2019 can be found on the Smock Alley Website or on the […]
Live Music in Dublin – 08-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 08-04-19 Musictown is in full swing (April 5th – 21st) and is well worth checking out. Otherwise, we’d recommend Gabriel Kahane at the NCH and then there’s […]
