You have to feel sorry for Donagh, he’s the lone member of the five piece ‘Sweet Jane‘ that isn’t a brother Paxton. Do they gang up and pick on him? Do they […]
Sweet Jane – Grand Social – 18-05-2013
Things to Do in Dublin – 13th – 19th May 2013
Dance, dance, dance…shake that booty, dominate the dance floor! Yes, it’s the dance festival in Dublin this week, and it’s hard to sit still. It runs from the 14-26th of May, and […]
Youbloom – Dublin – June 28th -30th
No, we haven’t lost it entirely, we’re not writing about Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, this is something worth checking out and it’s music related, not plant related! Youbloom – “To […]
Nick Cave – Mermaids
The latest single off Nick Cave & the Bad Seed’s lovely new album ‘Push the Sky Away’ is called ‘Mermaids’, and the video is below. It’s taken from a live performance by […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin – Saturday Review – 04/05/13 Echo & the Bunnymen, Fionn Regan, PVT etc.
My biggest fear at events like this is that I’ll be at the wrong gigs, that I’ll miss the one that everyone ends up talking about, the defining point of a generation, […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 6th – 12th May 2013
Oh man, everything hurts! I can’t point at a body part that is working within normal parameters! Yes, we’re recovering form the Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin and three solid days of music! […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin Timetable
The official one is below, and you can be dancing from 7 until 3AM! I’d be impressed if you keep going that long, especially with another day of bands tomorrow. If you’re […]
Kim Deal – Hot Shot
This is the second in the solo 7″ inch series that Kim is releasing, and it’s quite lovely! It’s guitar drive and shouty as only Kim knows how. The singles are limited […]
Glenn Jones – My Garden State – Album Review (Thrill Jockey)
“This is where the frogs live” Writing in 2009, Composer and Percussionist Gerry Hemingway spoke of ‘place’ in music. This can be the place one experiences music in and also the emotional […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Schedule/ Timetable type yokey
[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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 