Anoushka Shankar – NCH – Live Review – 6-04-19 – by Paddy McGovern Find more information on the Perspective Series here. Anoushka Shankar’s concert in the National Concert Hall on Saturday, April […]
Anoushka Shankar – NCH – Live Review – 6-04-19
Interview with Fergal Dowling – Music Current 2019
Fergal Dowling of Dublin Sound Lab talks to No More Workhorse about Music Current 2019 Full Details of Music Current 2019 can be found on the Smock Alley Website or on the […]
Live Music in Dublin – 08-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 08-04-19 Musictown is in full swing (April 5th – 21st) and is well worth checking out. Otherwise, we’d recommend Gabriel Kahane at the NCH and then there’s […]
The Divine Comedy – Album/ Single/ Gig News
The Divine Comedy – Album/ Single/ Gig News What the world truly needs is a new song called “The Synthesiser Service Centre Super Summer Sale” written by Neil Hannon! Fear not, as […]
John Grant – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – 31-03-19 – Live Review
John Grant – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – 31-03-19 – Live Review by Paschal Keogh The stage of the Bord Gais Energy Theatre is awash with dry ice. Its four inhabitants are […]
Live Music in Dublin – 01-04-19
Live Music in Dublin – 1-04-19 If you have a ticket for IDLES at Vicar Street, count yourself lucky as they’re like gold dust! Otherwise, there’s David Gray, David Thomas Broughton an […]
Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel – Album Review
Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel – Album Review by Killian Laher LIVE – TOWER RECORDS, DUBLIN – 9th APRIL @ 7pm ALL TOGETHER NOW, WATERFORD – AUGUST 2019 VICAR STREET, DUBLIN – 7th & 8th DECEMBER Dublin […]
Julia Jacklin – Whelans – Live Review – 30-03-19
Julia Jacklin – Whelans – Live Review – 30-03-19 More information on Whelan’s here. The set opened with a slightly slower than normal version of Body, the languid tale of a lost […]
Stuart A Staples – Music for Claire Denis’ High Life – Album Review
Stuart A Staples – Music for Claire Denis’ High Life – Album Review by Killian Laher Stuart Staples and Tindersticks have a long association with French director Claire Denis. This soundtrack is […]
Cinematic Orchestra – Vicar Street – Live Review – 25/03/19
Cinematic Orchestra – Vicar Street – Live Review – 25/03/19 Cinematic Orchestra were formed by Jason Swinscoe in 1999 and grew in popularity with the release of their first three studio albums. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 25-03-19
Live Music in Dublin – 25-03-19 For our gig of the week, how about Julia Jacklin in Whelans, whose album ‘Crushing’ we haven’t stopped listening to since it was released about a […]
James Heather / Luke Howard – Unitarian Church – 23/03/19
James Heather / Luke Howard – Unitarian Church – 23/03/19 Born Optimistic presents – James Heather / Luke Howard – Doors 7.30pm / Show 8pm Tickets €25 from http://www.bornoptimistic.com If you’re looking […]
Alice In Chains – Jar of Flies
Alice In Chains – Jar of Flies – by Killian Laher In the early to mid-nineties, it didn’t get much cooler than American grunge bands as far as I was concerned. It […]
Stephen Malkmus – Groove Denied – Album Review
Stephen Malkmus – Groove Denied – Album Review by Killian Laher Much rumoured for some time, Stephen Malkmus has allowed the world to hear his electronic album. It opens with the messy […]
Anouar Brahem – Blue Maqams – National Concert Hall – Live Review – 16/03/19
Anouar Brahem – Blue Maqams – National Concert Hall – Live Review – 16/03/19 by Garrett Donn Byrne Part of the Perspectives Series This was a rare treat for fans of both […]
Live Music in Dublin – 18-03-19
Live Music in Dublin – 18-03-19 Most people will have noticed just how good Sharon Van Etten’s new album actually is! If not, it’s time to start paying attention. The gig is […]
New Music – Karen O & Danger Mouse – Lux Prima
New Music – Karen O & Danger Mouse – Lux Prima A new album by Karen O & Danger Mouse, I hear you say. I wonder what that will sound like? Well, […]
Tipp Classical – Interview with Tom Dunne – Part Two
Tipp Classical – Interview with Tom Dunne – Part Two TIPP CLASSICAL – Harking to Feile days, but with a mix of contemporary Irish artists performing with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, this […]
Viv Albertine – Words+Ideas – National Concert Hall – 9-3-19
Viv Albertine – NCH – 9-3-19 Part of the Words+Ideas series at the NCH Viv Albertine has lived a fascinating life. Born in Sydney, Australia in 1954 she later moved to London […]
Live Music in Dublin – 11-03-19
Live Music in Dublin – 11-03-19 The Gloaming continues their endless dates at the NCH (ok, they finish tonight actually!). Otherwise, there’s Bastille, Matthew Herbert and a few more besides. There’s also […]
Tipp Classical – Interview with Tom Dunne – Part One
Tipp Classical – Interview with Tom Dunne – Part One by Killian Laher TIPP CLASSICAL – Harking to Feile days, but with a mix of contemporary Irish artists performing with the Irish […]
Diät – Positive Disintegration – Album Review
Diät – Positive Disintegration – Album Review by Killian Laher German band Diät draw inspiration from the heavily mined territory of post-punk. This collection is their second album, and it’s fair to […]
BC Camplight – The Workmans Club – Live Review – 03/03/19
BC Camplight – The Workmans Club – Live Review – 03/03/19 – by Killian Laher There’s no shortage of appetite for live shows in Dublin these days, and the sold out signs […]
Robert Forster – Inferno – Album Review
Robert Forster – Inferno – Album Review by Killian Laher When considering what sort of artist would have an album titled Inferno, Robert Forster is not the first name that comes to […]
Live Music in Dublin – 04-03-19
Live Music in Dublin – 04-03-19 This week, you could go to the Gloaming pretty much every night between now and… oblivion? Yes, they start their residency in the NCH with about […]
Massive Attack – 3Arena – Live Review – 24-02-19
Massive Attack – 3Arena – Live Review – 24-02-19 – by Paul Kirby Massive Attack descended onto an eager audience celebrating the 21st anniversary of Mezzanine, their third studio album released in […]
Mark Hollis – 1955-2019
Mark Hollis – 1955-2019 by Killian Laher Terrible news that Mark Hollis, of Talk Talk has died. For many, a name from the distant past. I first became aware of him through […]
Live Music in Dublin – 25-02-19
Live Music in Dublin – 25-02-19 It’s a bit of a strange week for gigs, with nothing too dazzling around. Still, you could do a lot worse than going to Advance Base […]
New Music – Ô Lake – Conversation
New Music – Ô Lake – Conversation Some new sounds for a Friday morning. Ô Lake is the work of French composer Sylvain Texier. “Across the reeds, on clear waters, is sailing […]
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