Live Music in Dublin – 10-06-19 With so many outdoor festivals and events taking place outside Dublin, it’s gone a bit quiet in the venues around the city! There’s still a few […]
Live Music in Dublin – 10-06-19
Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review
Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review by Killian Laher Never has the world needed a new Bill Callahan as much as now. For this, his first album […]
The Cure – Malahide Castle – Review
The Cure – Malahide Castle – Live Review – 8th June 2019 by Killian Laher Perhaps one of the greatest one day line-ups gathered at Malahide Castle for the Cure’s first visit […]
Album of the Week – 07/06/19 – The Divine Comedy – Office Politics
Album of the Week – 07/06/19 – The Divine Comedy – Office Politics Is anyone even vaguely surprised with what we’ve gone for this week? There was only one real contender and […]
Festival of Writing and Ideas at Borris House
Festival of Writing and Ideas at Borris House – June 7th – 9th By Frank L. The festival takes place from 7th to 9th of June at Borris House County Carlow, which […]
Live Music in Dublin – 03-06-19
Live Music in Dublin – 03-06-19 The Cure are in Dublin, along with Ride and the Twilight Sad. How cool is that line up exactly? Otherwise, it’s a quiet enough week, but […]
Album of the Week – 31/05/19 – Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith – The Peyote Dance
Album of the Week – 31/05/19 Some nice competition this week from the The Gotobeds (Debt Begins At 30) and Richard Hawley (Further) among others, but it would be hard to look […]
Earth – Full Upon Her Burning Lips – Album Review
Earth – Full Upon Her Burning Lips – Album Review by Killian Laher Earth is the band name for a project by American musician Dylan Carlson, and it is something of an […]
Morrissey – California Son – Album Review
Morrissey – California Son – Album Review by Killian Laher Morrissey takes a break from putting his fans’ loyalty to the test with the release of his 12th solo album, which you […]
Live Music in Dublin – 27-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 27-05-19 The wait is over and the first big festival of the summer is upon us! Forbidden Fruit kicks off in Kilmainham this Saturday! Otherwise, there’s lots […]
Album of the Week – 24/05/19 – Sebadoh – Act Surprised
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 