Well, maybe not beer, but stout anyway. Guiness’s big marketing day is back, with Arthur’s day returning on September 23rd. There’s lots of gigs on around the city, but I don’t think there’s […]
Walkmen Return
Last time the Walkmen were in town, Roughan Sheedy very rudely organised his wedding for the same day. I’m well aware that he did this on purpose and that it was clearly […]
Arcade Fire quandry
The stupidly expensive tickets for Arcade Fire go on sale from ticketmaster tomorrow. Last time they played the Olympia and I ended up in a similar situation, where I wasn’t prepared to spend […]
Frightened Rabbit among others…
Got around to finally updating the Gig list. Nothing too amazing added to the list, other than Frightened Rabbits, down the end there, which I’m quite looking forward to (even though its […]
Lost Genius V – Radial Spangle
Radial Spangle is an awful name for a band, why anyone would choose it I really don’t know. Closely linked to Mercury Rev (before Fridmann left ad they went rubbish), Radial Spangle […]
Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon is a folk singer from Vermont, and is playing whelans tomorrow night. From all i’ve heard, it will be worth a visit. Here’s a piece from his visit to Dublin […]
Lost Genius II – Chavez
Unlike The Boo Radleys, Chavez never really grazed the popular conscious, despite having some indie credibility through being signed to Matador records. The late 1990s saw them release two albums in two […]
Marine Parade – Mark Eitzel
‘This is a collaboration that I have working been working on with the writer Simon Stephens. After 3 years it will be finally on the stage.’ says Eitzel in his blog. Mark […]
Pavement ATP
Stage times for the now annual trip to ATP have been listed here! First and most obvious tough choices, night one… Calexico and the Walkmen (only one winner really, seen Calexico a 100 […]
No More Workhorse 