Lloyd Cole – Vicar Street – 30/10/19 – Live Review by Killian Laher It’s interesting how Lloyd Cole, who had a modicum of success in the eighties and early nineties, has managed […]
Lloyd Cole – Vicar Street – 30/10/19 – Live Review
Aidlink for Turkana – Sat 2nd Nov – National Stadium, Dublin
AIDLINK FOR TURKANA – 8pm, Saturday 2nd November 2019 – National Stadium, Dublin This Saturday sees a strong line up of Irish artists take to the stage of the National Stadium and […]
Swordfishtrombones Revisited – National Concert Hall – 29/10/19 – Review
Swordfishtrombones Revisited – National Concert Hall – 29/10/19 – Review Tuesday 29th October 2019 As part of the Perspectives Series David Coulter was once more the man behind this night following on […]
Live Music in Dublin – 29-10-19
Live Music in Dublin – 29-10-19 This week, you’re spoiled for choice, with Deerhunter in Whelans being the highlight! The Perspectives series continues with a trip through the Tom Waits classic album […]
Interview with Martin Kohlstedt
Interview with Martin Kohlstedt We had the chance to put some questions to Martin Kohlstedt ahead of his gig in the Unitarian Church tomorrow night. You can find the results below. “This […]
Album of the Week – 25-10-19 – Lankum – The Livelong Day
Album of the Week – 25-10-19 A change of pace for this week’s top recommendation, with Lankum’s new album ‘The Livelong Day’. For those unfamiliar with the band, they’re a four piece […]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Colorado – Album Review
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Colorado – Album Review by Killian Laher At this stage, 39 albums in, Neil Young just does whatever the hell he wants. Here he reunites with […]
Cigarettes After Sex – Cry – Album Review
Cigarettes After Sex – Cry – Album Review by Killian Laher The second album from Cigarettes After Sex sticks very closely to the sound of the first. It’s basically zonked-out indie slow-dance […]
Slow Meadow – Happy Occident – Album Review
Slow Meadow – Happy Occident – Album Review by Killian Laher Album number three from composer Matt Kidd, who records as Slow Meadow. This time around the electronic influence seems more pronounced. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 21-10-19
Live Music in Dublin – 21-10-19 It’s a fairly exciting week for live music in Dublin! Philip Glass finds a new home at the National Concert Hall for one! Then there’s Lankum […]
Album of the Week – 18/10/19- Mark Lanegan Band – Somebody’s Knocking
Album of the Week – 18/10/19 No big surprises for the album of the week this week! It’s another delight from Mr. Lanegan. A small piece from Killian Laher’s review which can […]
Interview with Playwright Tom Swift – Bingo Wings
Interview with Playwright Tom Swift – Bingo Wings We had the chance to put some questions to Tom Swift, writer of the new production Bingo Wings. The show aims to combine the […]
Live Music in Dublin – 14-10-19
Live Music in Dublin – 14-10-19 This week, we’ve got Tim Hecker, The Twilight Sad and Hot Chip all visiting Dublin. How cool is that exactly? King Kong Company are one of […]
Album of the Week – 11/10/19 – Big Thief – Two Hands
Album of the Week – 11/10/19 After all the excitement of last week, with Nick Cave, Angel Olsen, Wilco and more besides, things return to normal this week, but fear not, noble […]
Mark Lanegan Band – Somebody’s Knocking – Album Review
Mark Lanegan Band – Somebody’s Knocking – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Lanegan Band | Button Factory – 17th Dec Mark Lanegan has upped his productivity levels in recent years, this […]
Wilco – Ode to Joy – Album Review
Wilco – Ode to Joy – Album Review by Killian Laher Wilco are one of those bands who seem to have been around forever (actually, 23 years or so). It’s easy to […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Ghosteen – Album Review
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Ghosteen – Album Review by Killian Laher It’s difficult to get away from the fact that a traumatic life event hangs heavy over this latest […]
Live Music in Dublin – 07-10-19
Live Music in Dublin – 07-10-19 It’s a relatively quiet week, but there are still a few gems out there for you to get excited about. The Penguin Cafe play the National […]
Album of the Week – 03-10-19 – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Ghosteen
Album of the Week – 03-10-19 Were you one of those people waiting to listen to the new Nick Cave album when it went exclusively live on Youtube at 10pm last night? […]
Bill Callahan – Vicar Street – Live Review – 29/09/19
Bill Callahan – Vicar Street – Live Review – 29/09/19 by Killian Laher Bill Callahan returned to Dublin after a gap of five years to play a long sold-out Vicar St. Those […]
Live Music in Dublin – 30-09-19
Live Music in Dublin – 30-09-19 Has everyone recovered from Bill Callahan last night? The Divine Comedy return to the Bord Gais Energy theatre next Sunday, in our gig of the week! […]
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt – Album Review
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt – Album Review by Killian Laher Chastity Belt are an all-female group from Seattle and this is their fourth album. From the word go, it’s a great-sounding […]
DIIV – Deceiver – Album Review
DIIV – Deceiver – Album Review by Killian Laher DIIV return after a three year gap and some publicised rehab with a far more focused album than previous ones. For a start […]
Album of the Week – 27/09/19 – Girl Band – The Talkies
Album of the Week – 27/09/19 New releases this week include 65daysofstatic (replicr, 2019), Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, and Jesse Paris Smith (Songs From the Bardo) and Moon Duo (Stars Are the […]
Boduf Songs – Abyss Versions – Album Review
Boduf Songs – Abyss Versions – Album Review by Killian Laher The seventh album from American artist Mat Sweet, recording as the oddly named Boduf Songs. It arrives nearly five years after […]
Wives – So Removed – Album Review
Wives – So Removed – Album Review by Killian Laher If you really want to categorise them, Wives are yet another New York based bunch of hipsters, but there is more to […]
Mic Christopher’s 50th – Whelans – 21/09/19 – Gig Review
Mic Christopher’s 50th – Whelans – 21/09/19 – Gig Review Mic Christopher was born on the 21st of September 1969. For those who don’t know his work, his debut album Skylarkin’ was […]
Live Music in Dublin – 23-09-19
Live Music in Dublin – 23-09-19 It’s finally arrived! This is the week where Bill Callahan visits Vicar Street, and I couldn’t be more excited about it. Will be great to see […]
Album of the Week – 20/09/19 – Chastity Belt
Album of the Week – 20/09/19 This week we have the release of a new album by Efterklang (Altid Sammen) which is a slight disappointment but still worth checking out. M83 release […]
No More Workhorse 