Earlier today, the Dublin-based six-piece Little xs for Eyes released their new single & video for Summer Stay. The song is a delightful and confident folk-pop/indie-electro explosion that will bring a smile to even […]
This is another week of recovery, from Oxygen and Castle Palooza among others! There’s one day remaining for those wanting to visit the Big House, and there’s also the start of the […]
Another gem from Conor and the boys. One of those old style videos (directed by Smith & Werber) you could watch again and again… The song Earthly Pleasures is taken from {Awayland}, […]
Super Furry Animal’s Gruff Rhys and hip-hop producer Boom Bip are back in town, as Neon Neon. They’ve left behind Delorean (sadly) and are now focusing on the world of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, […]
Trevor Powers aka Youth Lagoon will be arriving in Dublin on all Hallows’ Eve, bringing his blend of synth pop to Whelans, with tickets at €24. Trevor was born in San Diego […]
Free stuff will always have a special place in our hearts here at the horse, so we thought we’d pass on the good will, with a free mixtape of live music courtesy […]
Festival season continues, and is pretty unrelenting, when you think about it! Longitude has only just left Marlay Park, and we’re back with all things funny in the Iveagh Gardens, with the […]
The Casanova Wave is the name under which Brian McCartan releases music unto the world. Quite why the name is parents gave him wasn’t good enough for him, you’ll have to take […]
It’s only four days away now, so it’s about time this dropped into our laps. It’s all quite exciting really, as this could well be the best festival of the summer, and […]
There was definitely a hint of Vaudeville in the Workman’s Club on Sunday night (14-07-13) as Music Tapes took the stage. Julian Koster (previously of Neutral Milk Hotel) seems to play with […]
There’s a crazy event in Merrion Square, with the biggest Riverdance ever along with an outdoors event of the show (details are here). There’s also new plays such as ‘Streetcar named Desire‘ […]
No word on the line up as yet, but basically I couldn’t resist putting that logo up on the site, I tip my hat to all involved in it! Down With Jazz […]
Here at the workhorse, we only review albums we really, really like, and one of those is Thundercat’s latest creation ‘Apocalypse’. You can read our review here. The ‘at Amoeba‘ series lets […]
Archetypal is the nom de plume of George Whalley, an electronic artist from Leeds whose sound is varied and somewhat elusive. It’s no surprise that the percussion is crucial to the EP, […]
10 days in Dublin is in full swing with a stupid amount of events around the city, go explore their web site for details. There’s also lots of outdoor gigs on over […]
So the news has just hit our (figurative) desk that this Sunday’s performance of The Gospel According to Matthew J. Anthony in Smock Alley is the last of its kind! Rumour has it that the […]
Another busy week in Dublin with a new festival in the form of 10 days in Dublin. We’re all quite excited about another chance to see the wonderful Matthew J Anthony live, […]
Another bright and sunny day in Dublin, and the streets are packed with the remnants of Gay pride which is quite fascinating to watch. All of life was on the streets of […]
The first day of Dublin’s newest music festival kicked off last night (28-06-13), with a variety of new and interesting bands descending on the capital. It was one of those evenings where […]
There was a time in my life where this would have sent me into a mild frenzy, but I think that time has passed. The new track has Kim Deal involved and […]
Summer is here and NMWH has the album for the season. It’s the reissue of Digable Planets’ Blowout Comb from 1994. The trio was based in NYC and the members were Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler, Mary […]
The second part of the YouBloom festival is one for music nerds (of which I’m proud to include myself in). It’s a music conference which focuses on the various elements of the […]
This is a short film by Magnus Renfors which is based on the music of Ane Brun. It’s a bit of a visual feast and is at over 17 minutes long, and […]
Just think of what is happening to Dublin this weekend, a sea of testosterone and oestrogen is arriving along with all manner of musical instruments and more egos and hair products than […]
Another one of those busy summer weeks, with far too much on around the city to see and do! You Bloom is billed as Dublin’s answer to South by South West and […]
Love Live Music is a set of live music events around Ireland. Most of them are free and there’s lots of interesting events and places for you to visit. The full list […]
Two weeks back we premiered Matthew J. Anthony’s strange but beautiful video for their debut single I’m Your Man. And we at No More Workhorse were still curious about the content of the video […]
The Irish Rap scene is something I’ve only experience at a few gigs around Dublin, but is quite fascinating. One of the names at the centre of the scene is Lethal Dialect, […]
I’ll let the press release say it all. Why they use so many block captials, I’ll never know… SIGUR RÓS – KVEIKUR LIVE 360: A SPECIAL INTERACTIVE WEBCAST BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAY 19TH […]
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