[Update: Official full timetable is below!] Ok, it’s not actually a time table, as they haven’t given us the times yet, but it’s an ordered list of bands in venues, so you’ll […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Schedule/ Timetable type yokey
Things to Do in Dublin – 29th April – 5th May 2013
This is a big week around the streets of Dublin, as it’s the May bank holiday weekend, with a variety of festivals and other junk to see and do. Meteor Dublin Camden […]
End of an Era ATP – The Last Weekend ATP events ever???
Sad news, but not completely unexpected, as they have had some well publicised financial difficulties over the last few years. According to the ATP web site, these are to be the last […]
Justin Walter – Lullabies and Nightmares – Album Review (Kranky)
“I set out to record an album of completely improvised music that fused my experiments with the Electronic Valve Instrument and my love of held sounds on the trumpet. In recent years […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 22nd – 28th April 2013
In terms of odd ball festivals, the Dublin Bay Prawn festival must rank pretty highly! It runs in Bray from the 25th – 28th of April. To find the full series of […]
Barn Owl – V – Album Review (Thrill Jockey)
‘V’ is a 6 track instrumental work from San Francisco based ‘Barn Owl’. Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti met at college where a shared interest in music spurred them to write and […]
Free Christopher Owens Acoustic ‘Lysandre’ Album
I’ll get straight to the point, there’s a free acoustic 8 track album version of Lysandre available for a limited time on his web site here! Christopher was the front man and […]
Record Store day – Tower Records, Elastic Witch, Outhouse etc. – 20-04-13
There really is sooooooooooooo much free live music on Saturday. There really is soooooooooooo much! A full line up and times for Records Store day in Tower Records. And it looks great! […]
Competition – Matias Aguayo – Button Factory – 8th June Button Factory
For those of you who know Matias’s work, it is exciting news that he’s coming to Dublin! For those that don’t know his name, you may already know his voice, as he’s […]
Handel’s Messiah – Temple Bar – Free Event!
A nice free event tomorrow in the City. Full details are here. We are inviting you to be part of this wonderful free outdoor music experience at 1pm on Saturday, April 13th […]
Golden Void- Rise to the Out of Reach (Thrill Jockey)
Released on Thrill Jockey Records- 20th April – Record Store Day! Golden Void are a San Francisco 4 piece and the side project of members of Eyes, Earthless and Roots of Orchis. […]
Shouting Matches – Justin Vernon Sideproject
Another side project from Justin Vernon, and one that slipped out without the usual media frenzy. He’s working with Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier) and Phil Cook to make an album of […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 8th – 14th April 2013
‘The World is a Vampire’ said the great sage Billy Corgan, and this week, I couldn’t agree more! Ok, I don’t know what it means either, but I just wanted to say […]
Barn Owl – Void Redux
Barn Owl are a two perfromers (Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti) from San Francisco who create moody, atmospheric soundscapes. Here is the lovely new video by Paul Clipson for their piece ‘Void […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 1st – 7th April 2013
The feast of chocolate is at an end, and we mourn it’s passing! I hope you didn’t eat too many Easter eggs. Today, we are proud to announce that Tom Cruise is […]
8Radio – Pearl back on Sunday Morning!
Yes, Pearl is back on the radio, and a few other people we like too (looking forward to hearing Ann Marie Walsh also!). The tag line is ‘playing the music we like’ […]
New Music: Kaplin – Easy Lover
The video for Kaplin’s new single was shot on Capel Street, in Brother Hubbard cafe. It stars Janet Moran as the girlfriend who is trying to show someone her new shoes, while […]
Jason Molina RIP
On the 16th of March, Jason Molina died of organ failure linked to alcohol abuse. Among the tributes, one of the sweetest was from his record company, Secretly Canadian. “We are deeply […]
New Music: Sufjan Stevens – Give A Little Love
It starts out small and filled with (nasty) auto tune vocals, and then it builds into something big and fun, with many, many voices, and then it gets small again. A lovely […]
Kids Music (that doesn’t suck)
Thanks to my wife for spotting this over on the Pregnant Chicken blog. Here’s their roundup of kids music that adults can also enjoy. Delivered in their usual inimitable style, e.g. 7) Rockabye […]
Gospel Act 2: Who (or what) is Matthew J. Anthony…?
(After having received several enquiries last week following the publication of our interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony regarding their upcoming show in Smock Alley Theatre, we at NoMoreWorkhorse decided to ask Matthew if he would […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 25th – 31st March 2013
Easter is in the air, with everything coming up chocolatey! We only have another week left of the cruel abstinence of Lent! Almost there… Art – Analysing Cubism – IMMA Kilmainham – […]
A Frightened Rabbit EP – Free
If you sign up for the Frightened Rabbit mailing list, guess what you get? Ok, it’s obvious enough, a three song EP called ‘A Frightened Rabbit EP’, a good name that. Does […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Headline Body and Soul Festival
Well, this is a surprise, and could well end up with a lot of peoople switching over from Electric Picnic to the event in Ballinlough Castle, Co. West Meath! Tip of the […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin Mixtape
Free is always good, regardless of the circumstances, right? Well, most of the time anyway and certainly in this case. In fact I challenge you to say otherwise. A free mix tape […]
Grouper: The Man Who Died In His Boat (Kranky) – Album Review
“When I was a teenager the wreckage of a sailboat washed up on the shore of Agate Beach. The remains of the vessel weren’t removed for several days. I walked down with […]
The Flaming Lips: The Terror (Bella Union) – Album Review
The Terror is the 13th studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips. The band are best known for their lush, multi-layered and psychedelic rock, and for wearing costumes at their […]
Life after ‘Life After Modelling’ – Gospel Interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony
Firstly, I’d like to try and clear something up. Is ‘The Gospel According to Matthew J. Anthony’ Life After Modelling’s new – or should I say – debut and long-overdue album or […]
New Vampire Weekend Tracks Released
I guess the first question you ask when you hear a couple of new tracks from a new album is ‘have they changed?’. Well, I think the answer is yes and no! […]
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