Moaning – Moaning – Album Review by Killian Laher Although hailing from California, Moaning have a propulsive post-punk sound on their debut album, belying their roots. Don’t Go crashes through the speakers […]
Moaning – Moaning – Album Review
The Breeders – All Nerve – Album Review
The Breeders – All Nerve – Album Review Release date: Friday, March 2nd 2018 25 May – BELFAST, BBC’s Biggest Weekend Festival 27 May– DUBLIN, Vicar Street For a certain group of […]
Morrissey – 3Arena – Live Review – 20-02-18
Morrissey – Three Arena, Dublin – 20-02-18 – Review by Killian Laher The visit of Morrissey to these shores always provides a talking point or three. The man has plenty of what […]
Interview with Bantum – RHA Hennessy Lost Friday
Interview with Ruairi Lynch – Bantum – RHA Hennessy Lost Friday Hennessy Lost Fridays – Experience an Unforgettable Night of Cocktails, Colour and Creativity Date : Friday 3rd March. 7pm – 11.30pm […]
Malojian – Whelan’s – Live Review – 18-02-18
Malojian – Whelans, Dublin – Live Review – 18-02-18 by Killian Laher Music can be a transformative thing. An unpromising Sunday night in February, in a sparsely occupied Whelans didn’t promise a […]
All Together Now Festival – Line Up Announced
All Together Now Festival – August Bank Holiday Weekend – 3-5, 2018 – Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford Last Friday it was just a name, now it has some faces attached! The first […]
Live Music in Dublin – 19-02-18
Live Music in Dublin – 19-02-18 Love is in the air, but there’s still some good music around if you’re willing to find it! Paul Weller plays a few nights at the […]
All Together Now Festival – August Bank Holiday Weekend
All Together Now Festival – August Bank Holiday Weekend – 3-5, 2018 – Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford Update – Bands Announced FLEET FOXES * UNDERWORLD * RÓISÍN MURPHY * MURA MASA FIRST […]
Live Music in Dublin – 12-02-18
Live Music in Dublin – 12-02-18 Love is in the air, but there’s still some good music around if you’re willing to find it! Paul Weller plays a few nights at the […]
Interview with Simon Morgan – Thomas Moore Reawakened – NCH – 21-02-18
Interview with Simon Morgan – Thomas Moore Reawakened – NCH Thomas Moore Reawakened – Wednesday 21st February, 8.00pm at the National Concert Hall When did the idea for this event start? Who […]
The Threepenny Opera – Lyric Theatre – Review
The Threepenny Opera – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown 27 Jan – 10 Feb For his opening production as artistic director of Northern Ireland Opera, Walter Sutcliffe has cleverly partnered […]
Live Music in Dublin – 05-02-18
Live Music in Dublin – 05-02-18 Some great music in town this week and lots of diversity also. Kendrick Lamar is in the 3Arena, but there’s also British Sea Power and Nightmares […]
Alternative Sounds – 02-02-18
Alternative Sounds – 2 February 2018 Here are some of our favourite new sounds released this week. I’ve been listening to the Anna Burch album a lot this week, for some poppy […]
Interview with Ryley Walker
Interview with Ryley Walker – Questions by Killian Laher Nomoreworkhorse.com got a progress update from Ryley Walker… Your recent collaboration with Bill Mackay, SpiderBeetleBee was very well received. Have you more plans […]
Q&A with Peter Oren – Upstairs @ Whelans – 5/05/18
Q&A with Peter Oren – Upstairs @ Whelans – 5/05/18 – Questions by Killian Laher Peter Oren – Upstairs @ Whelans 5th May 2018 Can you tell me about how you got […]
Live Music in Dublin – 29-1-18
Live Music in Dublin – 29-1-18 If you’re a fan of Americana, we’ll you’ve every reason to be happy with Willy Vlautin in town along with Jeff Tweedy! There are a few […]
No Age – Snares Like A Haircut – Album Review
No Age – Snares Like A Haircut – Album Review by Killian Laher LA noisy punks No Age return with their first album in four and a half years. It acts as […]
Ezra Furman – Transangelic Exodus – Album Review
Ezra Furman – Transangelic Exodus – Album Review Released 9th February 2018 on Bella Union Ezra Furman @ Tivoli Theatre in Dublin – Tuesday 29 May 2018, 20:00 “I eat an orange […]
Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us – Album Review
Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us – Album Review by Killian Laher Calexico have been playing their own brand of what’s often described as Americana for twenty years. On their ninth […]
Live Music in Dublin – 22-1-18
Live Music in Dublin – 22-1-18 The TradFest (24th to 28th of January) is the big event in town. There are too many to show here so we just have the highlights. […]
Tune-Yards – I can feel you creep into my private life – Album Review
Tune-Yards – I can feel you creep into my private life – Album Review Released Jan 19th I was first introduced to Tune-Yards in unusual circumstances. Merrill Garbus was playing solo as […]
Spectrum Festival 2018
Spectrum Festival 2018 Ever wanted to know what Mongolian Throat singing sounded like, but were afraid to ask? The good people at IMC have a three day mini-festival that is sure to […]
Live Music in Dublin – 15-1-18
Live Music in Dublin – 15-1-18 So, this week we lose the Bowie and First Fortnight Festival and what are they replaced with? Very little really. We do have a star studded […]
New Music – Charles Howl – The Dinner Party
New Music – Charles Howl – The Dinner Party Another gem for you below. This time it’s Charles Howl and his song The Dinner Party. Check it out below… The Dinner Party’ is the new […]
The Big Bang: The Inaugural Concert of Irish National Opera
The Big Bang: The Inaugural Concert of Irish National Opera – by Frank L. “THE BIG BANG! a gala concert featuring a roster of Ireland’s top operatic voices singing a wide array […]
Live Music in Dublin – 8-1-18
Live Music in Dublin – 8-1-18 Stay at home January continues, with another slow week in Dublin. It is saved by the David Bowie Festival (until 10th of January) and the First […]
Live Music in Dublin – 1-1-18
Live Music in Dublin – 1-1-18 Ok, so it’s pretty boring out there as all the promoters figure we’re broke and don’t schedule anything! I’ve come up with the best that’s on […]
A Year in Music – Danny Venzin (Nite Fields)
A Year in Music – Danny Venzin (Nite Fields) – Questions by Killian Laher What music stood out for you in 2017? That with an honest message. Any discoveries that had passed […]
A Look Ahead – Music in 2018
A Look Ahead – Music in 2018 by Killian Laher As is traditional at this time of year we like to look ahead to 2018 to see what’s imminent. Hard-rocking duo No […]
No More Workhorse 