I think Richard said it best. “Pete Molinari could sing the f*****g Yellow Pages and make it sound cool” – Richard Hawley With an obvious nod to Dylan, he creates some lovely […]
Pete Molinari – 28th October, 8pm The Village
62nd Wexford Festival Opera – 23 Oct – 3 Nov 2013
The Wexford Opera Festival is out for new blood! With the festival starting in just over two weeks time, they’re starting a campaign to make Opera ‘savage’, according to the video below. […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (7-10-13 to 13-10-13)
This is the last week of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Yup, we’re almost there with the madness of festival season, so make the most of the last few remaining moments. There’s also […]
Dublin Gig Guide – October 2013
Another month slips past, and we’ll miss September, it was a good one. Still, October won’t be all bad, right? Hmm. So what’s new on the gig scene then? Well, Justin Vernon […]
Ticket Competition: Fidil & Solo – St. Audoen’s Church – 5th Oct, 2013
Those wonderful people at Improvised Music Company are offering one lucky reader two tickets for the gig in St. Audoen’s Church this Saturday (5-10-2013). All you have to do to be in […]
Arcade Fire – Here comes the Night Time
Arcade Fire are getting the hang of this viral advertising yoke, but I guess you’re always going to get attention if you get Roman Coppola to do your videos for you. This […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (30-09-13 to 6-10-13)
So, another busy week on the streets of Dublin, with some very special events on around the City. There’s Dublin Theatre Festival with all the fun things that involves, also Hard Working Class […]
This is how we fly – Button Factory – Friday 27th September
The Bottlenote Festival is a very small festival, but perfectly formed! If you saw Mice Will Play last week as part of the Fringe, or if you’ve heard us rattle on about […]
Beautiful Irish Music – Clare Reel by Martin Hayes and Denis Cahill
From the staggering album Welcome Here Again from a few years back. Peerless fiddle from Hayes with a beautifully understated accompaniment on guitar from Cahill. Happy Monday!
Things to do in Dublin this week (23-09-13 to 29-09-13)
It’s another week of change, with the Fringe festival sadly departing for another year, but the Theatre Festival starts, so you’ve no chance of being bored. It’s also Arthurs day on Thursday […]
Irish music – A Plastic Rose – This Side Of Winter
The guys from A Plastic Rose have recently relocated to Nottingham to be in the thick of the music scene in the UK so the very best of luck to them with […]
Melbourne music – Milk Teddy
Some music, when you hear it for the first time, can hit the spot or scratch and itch you didn’t really realise you had. When I heard a few tracks from Melbourne […]
Animus – Lir – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Two sisters, Anna and Rose Bettle, live together and share a shocking past that is clouded in mystery. They are tainted by their history and border on unhinged, with the doll of […]
Mice Will Play – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Did you know that one breed of mice, known as Black Six was the second animal ever to have its genome published after humans and accounts for 99% of all laboratory rodents? […]
New Music – Róisín O – Hold On
Róisín O’s new single ‘Hold On’ is a faint and lilting piano song, with her haunting vocals layered over. The single builds throughout, with strings adding to the sound, before they are […]
John Grant – Olympia Theatre – March 3rd, 2014
I recently had to hide my John Grant CD, to stop myself listening to it. It had been in my CD player for weeks, and I just couldn’t stop myself. It’s just […]
Album Reviews | Hidden Highways | Old Hearts Reborn | Out on a Limb
Ever since I discovered Out On A Limb Records, I have always associated Limerick’s independent label with a long line of fantastically loud and alternative guitar based bands. From Waiting Room and […]
Young Hearts Run Free – Fringe Festival Events
Those wonderful people at Young Hearts Run Free have a couple of events worth a mention in the Fringe Festival, and as ever, it’s all in aid of the Simon Community. The […]
Death Becomes Him – Interview with The Late David Turpin
The Late David Turpin – formerly ‘David Turpin’ – is releasing his new (and superbly unique) third album We Belong Dead this Friday, Sept 13th. Two days later the album launch will be […]
New Music: Raffertie – Rain – Single Review
Having garnered rave reviews earlier in the year following the release of his debut long player Sleep of Reason on the Ninja Tune label, Benjamin Stefanski – AKA Raffertie – is releasing […]
Rites of Passage: Evolving our Past | Peppercanister Church | Dublin Fringe Festival | Review
The idea is simple, to wrap up Ireland’s history in three hours of talk and music, should be easy enough to achieve, right? Or as Keith Molony said, to put Ireland on […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (09-09-13 to 15-09-13)
I think it’s fair to say that Fringe Fever is in the air, as this is the first full week of the Fringe. It makes the job here a little more difficult […]
Down with Jazz – Festival Preview
Dirty Jazz and Foreign Rhythms in Meeting House Sq this September Fri 6th Sept, 7:30pm | Sat 7th Sept 7:30pm | Sun 8th Sept 2-8pm Down With Jazz, Meeting House Square, Temple […]
Dublin Fringe Festival Preview – Highlights & Top Tips
The Fringe Festival starts tomorrow! Tomorrow! Hard to believe the wait is over. I’ve already written about a few of the big hitters (you can see our early preview here); such as: […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (02-09-13 to 08-09-13)
Now this is going to be a busy one! I know I always say that, but I really mean it this time. Not only does the Dublin Fringe Festival and Dublin Fashion […]
Culture Night 2013 – 20th Sept – Music Highlights
Well, Culture Night is less than a month away, so lets have a look at what’s in store around the country. Some of the events are ticketed, so if you’re interested, check […]
New Music: Date Palms – The Dusted Sessions
I song that wafts through your senses, and is delicate and ephemeral. A style of music that is being called desert psychedelia. The album is out now on Thrill Jockey.
Tower Records – 20th Anniversary
I don’t quite remember the opening day of Tower Records, but I believe it started with a flourish, with East 17 causing quite a panic on Wicklow street and Loudon Wainwright appeasing […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (26-08-13 to 01-09-13)
Is that really September creeping around the corner? The big event of this week is clearly the Picnic, but if you don’t have tickets by this stage, you won’t be going as […]
No More Workhorse 