Album of the Week – 24/05/19 First off, the wounded the souls. The ones that released something beautiful into the world only to be snubbed right here, right now! If this slot […]
Album of the Week – 24/05/19 – Sebadoh – Act Surprised
Forbidden Fruit 2019 – Stage Times
Forbidden Fruit 2019 – Stage Times Forbidden Fruit is now only just over a week away, so it’s time to get excited. Very excited in fact, as this festival always feels like […]
The Magic Flute – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Magic Flute – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Diana Perez Dates: 21st May. – 25th May Irish National Opera in partnership with Irish Chamber Orchestra –The Magic Flute- from 21-25 May […]
Alice In Chains – The Olympia – Live Review – 20/05/19
Alice In Chains – The Olympia – Live Review – 20/05/19 by Killian Laher A rare opportunity to catch one of the original grunge bands presented itself on a Monday night in […]
Xenia (Part II) – Pop-Up Opera (Temple Bar) – Review
Xenia (Part II) – Pop-Up Opera (Temple Bar) – Review by Frank L. Composed by Nick Roth Run now finished – Date – 18 May 2019 Part I of Xenia was performed […]
Robert Forster – Button Factory – Live Review – 19/05/19
Robert Forster – The Button Factory – Live Review – 19/05/19 by Killian Laher Robert Forster occupies a funny position in the music world. He’s never quite had real success, either as […]
Live Music in Dublin – 20-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 20-05-19 Big Thief are back in Dublin and playing Vicar Street on Tuesday night, which is the same night as the much anticipated Oh Sees in the […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/19 – Josephine Wiggs – We Fall
Album of the Week – 16/05/19 First off for those that almost made it, but not quite! There’s Interpol, the National (which we reviewed here) and Lil Kim. The one that we […]
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review by Killian Laher Swimming Tapes originally hail from the north of Ireland, and their debut album is full of jangly guitars and sweetly sung melodies. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 13-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 13-05-19 There’s a lot of tasty looking gigs below, so something to look forward to for most! We’re particularly looking forward to Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers […]
The National – I Am Easy To Find – Album Review
The National – I Am Easy To Find – Album Review by Killian Laher Some years ago, The National perfected a sort of stately, classy drift in their music. Eight albums into […]
Album of the Week – 10/05/19 – Mac DeMarco – Here Comes The Cowboy
Album of the Week – Mac DeMarco – Here Comes The Cowboy – 10/05/19 We agonise on this decision far more than you’d suspect. There are arguments and chairs kicked over. It’s […]
Versing – 10000 – Album Review
Versing – 10000 – Album Review by Killian Laher Versing are a band from Seattle, but rather than channel that city’s grunge legends, the band aim for the fuzzy delights of Sonic […]
A Lazarus Soul – The Grand Social – Live Review – 3/05/19
A Lazarus Soul – The Grand Social – Live Review – 3/05/19 Review by Killian Laher An army of their fans turned up to pack out the Grand Social for the launch […]
Live Music in Dublin – 06-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 06-05-19 With the bank holiday, it’s a slow week in truth, but there are a few interesting ones, including the return of dEUS to our shores, which […]
Album of the Week – 03/05/19 – Jesse Mac Cormack – Now
Album of the Week – Jesse Mac Cormack – Now – 03/05/19 Vampire Weekend and Big Thief have a right to feel aggrieved, but there can be only one! There’s more than […]
Pepperland – Bord Gais Theatre – Review
Pepperland – Bord Gais Theatre – Review by Frank L Pepperland created by Mark Morris 30 Apr 2019 – 1 May 2019 at the Bord Gais Theatre, Dublin Morris delves (along with […]
Live Music in Dublin – 29-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 29-04-19 It’s a slow week by any description, but there’s still the Antlers in the Sugar Club, which should be a lot of fun and Grant-Lee Philips/ […]
Album of the Week – 26/04/19 – Aldous Harding – Designer
Designer – Aldous Harding – Album of the Week Released on April 26th For those that have been following the career of Aldous Harding, the quality of this album should come as […]
NIGHTCLUBBING – Live Collision – Project Arts Centre – Review
NIGHTCLUBBING – Live Collision – Project Arts Centre – Review Part of the Live Collision Festival – 24th to 28th April, 2019 1981: Grace Jones releases her landmark album ‘Nightclubbing’; her body […]
Ghoul Talk – The Late David Turpin & Jaime Nanci
Ghoul Talk – The Late David Turpin & Jaime Nanci- Unsolved Mystery The Late David Turpin has just released his new single ‘Unsolved Mystery’, featuring queer jazz artiste Jaime Nanci. Here David […]
Q&A with Lynnette Moran – Festival Director of Live Collision International Festival
Q&A with Lynnette Moran – Festival Director of Live Collision International Festival Live Collision International Festival – 24th – 28th of April at the Project Arts Centre “Live Collision International Festival (LCIF2019), […]
Competition – De Temps Antan – Sugar Club – 1/05/19
Competition – De Temps Antan – Sugar Club – 1/05/19 We have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner for De Temps Antan at the Sugar Club on […]
Live Music in Dublin – 22-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 22-04-19 It’s one of those weeks that you’d be tempted to say there’s very little happening, but if you’re prepared to take some risks, I’d say you […]
Keaton Henson – Six Lethargies – NCH – Live Review – 17/04/19
Keaton Henson – Six Lethargies – NCH – Live Review – 17/04/19 Keaton Henson is a 31 year old singer songwriter and composer from London. One of the more unusual things about […]
New Music – Recôncavo by J.R. Bohannon
New Music – Recôncavo by J.R. Bohannon A new album of lush guitar by J.R. Bohannon. Check out lead single Fluctuation pt. 1 below. The full album is released on 26th April […]
Live Music in Dublin – 15-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 15-04-19 Musictown continues with plenty more to see (April 5th – 21st). It’s a slow enough week as you would expect with Easter this weekend, but there’s […]
Gabriel Kahane – NCH – Live Review – 9-04-19
Gabriel Kahane – NCH – Live Review – 9-04-19 – by Paschal Keogh The Studio, National Concert Hall For his first Irish performance, Gabriel Kahane treated a hushed and reverential audience to […]
Craig Finn – I Need A New War – Album Review
Craig Finn – I Need A New War – Album Review by Killian Laher Live with his band – The Uptown Controllers – The Sugar Club, Dublin – 20 October Craig Finn, of the […]
No More Workhorse 