Arab Strap – Whelans – Review by Killian Laher Whelans, Dublin I must admit I never thought I’d be seeing Arab Strap live in 2022, but here they were, playing to a […]
Arab Strap – Whelans – Review
Album of the Week – 15/07/22
Album of the Week – 15/07/22 It must be post-rock week, with both …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (XI: BLEED HERE NOW) and GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT […]
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Toast – Album Review
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Toast – Album Review by Killian Laher Neil Young has been extremely busy of late trawling through his archives. This is his fifth or sixth release […]
Continuous Patterns – IMMA Summer Party
Continuous Patterns – IMMA Summer Party July 15th and 16th – Kilmainham If you are looking for a no-hassle music festival this weekend, well look no further! With the weather forecast looking […]
Mogwai – Black Bird Soundtrack – Review
Mogwai – Black Bird Soundtrack – Review by Killian Laher Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack to Black Bird Mogwai have travelled quite a distance from their incendiary early days. While still well […]
Album of the Week – 08/07/22
Album of the Week – 08/07/22 This week sees new releases from Pearl Jam (Gigaton – Tour Edition), Katy J Pearson (Sound of the Morning) and Neil Young (Toast), to name but […]
Sound of the Morning – Katy J Pearson – Album Review
Sound of the Morning – Katy J Pearson – Album Review by Cathy Borwn Like First Aid Kit, whom she recently supported on tour, Katy J Pearson has taken her country-inflected beginnings […]
Paul McDermott – To Here Knows When – Interview
Paul McDermott – To Here Knows When – Interview by Killian Laher We had the chance to put some questions to Paul McDermott about Music and his Podcast ‘To Here Knows When‘. […]
Bob Mould – Whelans – Live Review
Bob Mould – Whelans – Live Review by Killian Laher Whelans seemed a small venue for the first visit of guitar legend Bob Mould to Ireland in 10 years, and to Dublin […]
Fontaines D.C. – Iveagh Gardens – Live Review
Fontaines D.C. – Iveagh Gardens – Live Review by Killian Laher One might call this a sort of homecoming. Although the Fontaines D.C. are currently living in London, Dublin feels like their […]
Guns n Roses – Marlay Park – Review
Guns n Roses – Marlay Park – Review by Fran Winston Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 6 Tuesday 28th June 2022 It is just over 30 years since I first saw Guns n […]
Album of the Week – 01/07/22
Album of the Week – 01/07/22 Guided By Voices are always busy and this is actually their second release of the year and it’s only July! Their new album is called Tremblers […]
New Music: A Ghost At Noon – Sam Prekop and John McEntire
New Music: A Ghost At Noon – Sam Prekop and John McEntire Is this another lazy attempt to get pictures of Cats onto the home page, with the massive jump in hits […]
Momma – Household Name – Album Review
Momma – Household Name – Album Review by Killian Laher Indie alt-rock is alive and well! This band, Momma, hail from Brooklyn and is led by twin guitarist/singers Etta Friedman and Allegra […]
Album of the Week – 24/06/22
Album of the Week – 24/06/22 I’ve a working theory that more good music is released during the summer than at other times of the year. I’m not sure the reason for […]
Body & Soul – Photos – 19/06/22
Body & Soul – Photos – 19/06/22 There are two types of people on Sundays in Musical Festivals, the ones that have work in the morning and are going to ‘nip off […]
Body & Soul – 18/06/22 – Review
Body & Soul – 18/06/22 – Review Day two of a festival is always the hump day, so to speak! You wake up and regardless of how good you were the night […]
Album of the Week – 17/06/22
Album of the Week – 17/06/22 What a week! It’s predicted to be the warmest of the year so far, the festivals are coming thick and fast and… we’re awash with new […]
Beyond the Pale (Saturday) – Live Review
Beyond the Pale (Saturday) – Live Review Beyond the Pale – 10-12th June 2022 First off, as with any new festival, it’s hard to know exactly what end of the market they’re […]
Album of the Week – 10/06/22
Album of the Week – 10/06/22 Elvis hasn’t left the building just yet! In fact, he’s back with a new release. Elvis Costello that is, along with Allan Mayes (Rusty: The Resurrection […]
Competition: Cirque Du Soleil – 3Arena
Cirque Du Soleil – 3Arena – Competition Cirque Du Soleil returns to the 3Arena this July and we have one family ticket (for four) for the matinee show at midday on Saturday […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Vicar St – Live Review
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Vicar St – Live Review by Killian Laher Vicar Street, Dublin – Wed, 8 June, 2022 With gigs back with a vengeance, even the eager Irish live […]
Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance – Album Review
Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance – Album Review by Killian Laher Chicago youngsters Penelope Lowenstein, Nora Cheng and Gigi Reece have just released their debut album which will have thousands of […]
Album of the Week – 03/06/22
Album of the Week – 03/06/22 Some lovely new sounds to delight you this week, with a new release from Al Riggs (Themselves), along with Andrew Bird (Inside Problems), Drive-By Truckers (Welcome […]
Bryan Adams – 3Arena – Live Review
Bryan Adams – 3Arena – Live Review by Fran Winston 3Arena, Dublin, 30th June 2022 There are many people who still haven’t forgiven Bryan Adams for the song Everything I Do (I […]
A Call To You – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
A Call To You – Dublin Dance Festival – Review A Call To You – Catherine Young Dance 20 May—21 May We received our first indication that something was wrong on the […]
Q&A with Tom Creed – Director of Maria Stuarda
Q&A with Tom Creed – Director of Maria Stuarda Irish National Opera presents: Gaetano Donizetti – Maria Stuarda Dublin (Gaiety Theatre) – (Sunday 5, Tuesday 7, Thursday 9, Saturday 11 June) Cork […]
Album of the Week – 27/05/22
Album of the Week – 27/05/22 If you’re a fan of Bright Eyes, prepare to be very happy indeed! They’ve just released a multitude of older material, such as ‘A Collection of […]
Wilco – Cruel Country – Album Review
Wilco – Cruel Country – Album Review by Killian Laher Far from being the straight country album that the title and numerous interviews have implied, Wilco’s 12th album is more of a […]
No More Workhorse 