Competition – Win Tickets to Ensemble Ériu – National Concert Hall – 15/11/18 We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Ensemble Ériu at the National Concert Hall […]
Two Medicine – Astropsychosis – Album Review by Killian Laher Two Medicine is the side project of Midlake bassist Paul Alexander. It’s in a similar vein to his main band, with the […]
A Conversation with Alan Sparhawk (Low) by Killian Laher No More Workhorse got the chance to talk to Alan Sparhawk of Low about their new album and modern music. You can see […]
Low – Vicar Street – Live Review – 17/10/18 – by Killian Laher A relatively large venue for Low this time out, perhaps due to the considerable attention new album Double Negative […]
A Gateway to The Cure – Standing On A Beach – by Killian Laher Reflecting on The Cure and my own relationship with them, which dates back more than 30 years. Pretty […]
Okkervil River – Grand Social – Live Review – 13/10/18 Okkervil River released ‘In The Rainbow Rain’ in April of this year which marked a change in direction for the band, with […]
Live Music in Dublin – 15-10-18 Another week with some great music in Dublin. You could literally be out every night of the week! If a band like Clap Your Hands Say […]
Adrianne Lenker – Abysskiss – Album Review Out 5 October 2018 on Saddle Creek LIVE on 16 January 2019 at Button Factory, Dublin While many may think this is Adrianne steeping away […]
New Music – Frustration – Hostess Some new Irish sounds from Gráinne Dee who has released her debut album under the name Hostess. The album release party is this Saturday, full details […]
Kurt Vile – Bottle It In – Album Review by Killian Laher Kurt Vile puts a lot of effort into sounding like he puts no effort in. Confused? You will be listening […]
Live Music in Dublin – 08-10-18 This is another good week especially with the visit of Okkervil River to town on Saturday! Should be a good one. Same night for John Smith […]
New Music – The Late David Turpin – Kalikrates (feat. Jon Dots) This is the second single from the new album from film writer/ reviewer and musician David Turpin. You can hear […]
Live Music in Dublin – 01-10-18 A few good ones this week with Ólafur Arnalds, They Might Be Giants and Everything Everything among others. Hard to complain about that lot! Gigs of […]
Future Gigs – Sept 2018 Here it is, our irregular look at the gigs in Dublin over the next few months! We’ve ignored most things and just picked the things we like. […]
Metropolis Festival 2018 – October Bank Holiday Weekend – Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 RDS, Dublin – Music / Performance / Conversation / Installation Amazingly, this is now only four weeks away? […]
Live Music in Dublin – 24-09-18 The Dublin Fringe Festival has come to an end, but fear not, there is another…. Hard Working Class Heroes 2018 starts on Thursday with a stupid […]
Culture Night – Music Highlights – Dublin – 21 Sept 2018 With a silly amount of gigs and special events on in Dublin for Culture Night, we thought we’d have a look […]
Live Music in Dublin – 18-09-18 The Dublin Fringe Festival continues with lots of Music events of its own. There’s also Culture Night which is well worth exploring, but we’ve found some […]
Dakota Suite, Dag Rosenqvist and Emanuele Errante – What Matters Most – Album Review by Killian Laher Dakota Suite are practically an institution at this stage. Although unknown by all but a […]
The Goon Sax – We’re Not Talking – Album Review by Killian Laher The Goon Sax are a ridiculously named Australian band featuring Louis Forster, son of Go-Between Robert. Their second album […]
Live Music in Dublin – 10-09-18 Another week in Dublin with some interesting live music. Peter Broderick play the Pavilion in Dun Laoghaire on Sunday, which is probably my highlight, but there […]
Snail Mail – Lush – Album Review by Killian Laher Snail Mail are an American trio fronted by Lindsey Jordan who recently released their debut album. On listening to this, it’s a […]
Low – Double Negative – Album Review by Killian Laher Low are releasing their twelfth album, a fact which in itself is unremarkable. But if you ever thought Low are just not […]
Live Music in Dublin – 3-09-18 I think Electric Picnic spells the end of Summer Festival season? It does for me anyway. There’s a few decent things this week, with the 12 […]
Alice in Chains – Rainier Fog – Album Review by Killian Laher Alice in Chains release their first album in 5 years and their third since getting back together post-Layne Staley. These […]
Mogwai – Kin OST – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai have evolved into both one of the most consistent and prolific bands currently making music. This is a soundtrack to a […]
Live Music in Dublin – 27-08-18 Basically, there’s one big show in Ireland this week and that’s the Electric Picnic! Dublin is quiet enough but see what you can find below. We […]
Frankie Cosmos – Button Factory – Live Review – 23/08/18 Support on the night came from Dublin ‘garage pop’ band Squarehead. They are a three piece with guitar, bass and drums who […]
Interpol – Marauder – Album Review by Killian Laher Interpol’s sixth (sixth!) album is their first in four years. This time around they appear to have modified the formula with Paul Banks […]
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