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 […]
The Divine Comedy – Album/ Single/ Gig News
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 […]
E.B. The Younger – To Each His Own – Album Review
E.B. The Younger – To Each His Own – Album Review by Killian Laher With Midlake seemingly on indefinite hiatus, following bass player Paul Alexander’s excellent Two Medicine album, singer Eric Pulido […]
Micah P Hinson – Whelans – Live Review – 15-02-18
Micah P Hinson – Whelans – Live Review – 15-02-18 Micah P Hinson released “When I Shoot At You With Arrows, I Will Shoot To Destroy You” in October of last year. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 18-02-19
Live Music in Dublin – 18-02-19 Massive Attack are in the 3Arena this week to celebrate the release of their Mezzanine album, which is somehow 21 years old! It was released in […]
No More Workhorse 