Albums of the Year (2017) – by Cal Byrne 2017 was a year of many very good albums, but probably few great ones. A lot of the big names who released records […]
Albums of the Year (2017) – Cal Byrne
Dan Michaelson – First Light – Album Review
Dan Michaelson – First Light – Album Review by Killian Laher Dan Michaelson, after a series of albums recorded with The Coastguards, releases his first album as plain old Dan Michaelson in […]
M.Craft – Blood Moon Deconstructed – Album Review
M.Craft – Blood Moon Deconstructed – Album Review by Killian Laher Following last year’s Blood Moon album, songwriter/composer Martin Craft has reworked the album, removing vocals and altering (and retitling) each track. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 18-12-17
Live Music in Dublin – 18-12-17 It’s starting to feel a lot like… Christmas! Lots of Irish bands this week, and some good ones among them! Check out the list below. Image […]
New Music – A Grave With No Name – Wreath
New Music – A Grave With No Name – Wreath What could be more Christmassy than a band called ‘A Grave with No Name’. We thought it would be perfect to inspire […]
Interview with Sean Millar – Silver Stars – Outhouse Theatre
We had the chance to ask Sean Millar some questions about his new production of ‘The Songs from Silver Stars’, which will take place in the Outhouse theatre this week (15-17 Dec […]
Best Albums of 2017 – Killian Laher
Best Albums of 2017 – Killian Laher Hi folks, a year where albums were plentiful but were there gems amongst the rubble? Well it’s Top 10 time so here goes: 10. Slow […]
The Charlatans – The Academy – Live Review – 10-12-17
The Charlatans – The Academy – Live Review – 10-12-17 by Killian Laher It seemed strange to have perennial indie-rock contenders The Charlatans playing as small a venue as The Academy on […]
Kormac to perform with The Irish Chamber Orchestra & Special Guests
St. Patrick’s Festival Announces A Specially Commissioned Evening of Inspiring Collaboration Photo by Sarah Doyle As part of the St. Patty’s day festival in Dublin, Kormac will be playing with the Irish Chamber Orchestra. This […]
Live Music in Dublin – 11-12-17
Live Music in Dublin – 11-12-17 It’s starting to feel a lot like… Christmas! Lots of Irish bands this week, and some good ones among them! Check out the list below. Gigs […]
Mark Lanegan – Academy – Live Review – 6-12-17
Mark Lanegan – Academy – Live Review – 6-12-17 by Killian Laher A regular visitor to these shores, Mark Lanegan returned to Dublin in the height of a European tour. First up […]
Live Music in Dublin – 4-12-17
Live Music in Dublin – 4-12-17 Some big hitters in town with Mark Lanegan, the Divine Comedy and Josh Ritter all performing. See what you can find below. Gigs of the Week […]
Neil Young + The Promise of the Real – The Visitor – Album Review
Neil Young + The Promise of the Real – The Visitor – Album Review by Killian Laher Neil Young’s 39th album follows just a year after Peace Trail, and a matter of […]
Sun Kil Moon – Vicar Street – Live Review – 28-11-17
Sun Kil Moon – Vicar Street – Live Review – 28-11-17 Review by Killian Laher In a year where Mark Kozelek has released an awful lot of awful music, he and his […]
Peter Oren – Anthropocene – Album Review
Peter Oren – Anthropocene – Album Review by Killian Laher American artist Peter Oren releases his second album and the influence of Bill Callahan hangs heavily on it. Maybe it’s the sparse […]
Bonnie Prince Billy – Wolf of the Cosmos – Album Review
Bonnie Prince Billy – Wolf of the Cosmos – Album Review by Killian Laher Bonnie Prince Billy is not your average artist. This is his second album inside six months where he […]
Sufjan Stevens – The Greatest Gift Mixtape – Album Review
Sufjan Stevens – The Greatest Gift Mixtape – Album Review by Killian Laher Not a new album as such from Sufjan Stevens, this is billed as outtakes, mixes & demos from 2015’s […]
Live Music in Dublin – 27-11-17
Live Music in Dublin – 27-11-17 Another fun week in Dublin! I’ve never seen Perfume Genius live, so hopefully this will be the first time. Gigs of the Week – Perfume Genius […]
7 Days in Dublin – 24/11/17
Call it a list of lists! Call it what you will. Here are some of our favourite events taking place in Dublin in the next 7 days. Image above from – Mr […]
Slow Meadow – Costero – Album Review
Slow Meadow – Costero – Album Review by Killian Laher Slow Meadow is the instrumental project of composer Matt Kidd, and this is their second album. The music here is largely keyboard […]
Morrissey – Low In High School – Album Review
Morrissey – Low In High School – Album Review by Killian Laher Solo album number 11 from Morrissey and, as is the norm these days, it’s accompanied by awful utterances spewed from […]
Live Music in Dublin – 20-11-17
Live Music in Dublin – 20-11-17 Another fun week in Dublin! Unfortunately, some of the best are well sold out at this stage, but there’s plenty more to choose from. Gigs of […]
New Music – Lomond Campbell – Black River Promise
LOMOND CAMPBELL – BLACK RIVER PROMISE An album that I almost missed entirely, but has since found a happy place in my heart! With a name like Lomond Campbell he could only […]
Protomartyr – The Deaf Institute, Manchester – 15-11-17 – Live Review
Protomartyr – The Deaf Institute, Manchester – 15-11-17 – Live Review by Killian Laher Protomartyr play Whelans tomorrw, Saturday the 17-11-17 A very excited crowd crammed into this small, eclectic venue for […]
New Music – Lucas Oswald – Dark On Us
New Music – Lucas Oswald – Dark On Us Lucas Oswald may not be a household name, but he has played with Shearwater who are considerably better known! This is the first […]
Alice Cooper – Olympia Theatre – 9/11/17 – Live Review
Alice Cooper – Olympia Theatre – 9/11/17 – Live Reviewby Fran Winston November 8th and 9th 2017 Alice Cooper has morphed from being the much maligned shock rocker that caused uproar with […]
Alexis Georgopoulos and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma – Fragments of a Season – Album Review
Alexis Georgopoulos and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma – Fragments of a Season – Album Review by Killian Laher Genre-hopping artist Alexis Georgopoulos has teamed up with ambient artist Jefre Cantu-Ledesma to produce a chill-out masterclass […]
Angel Olsen – Phases – Album Review
Angel Olsen – Phases – Album Review Is Angel really old enough to have a B-side, rarities and demos collection? I guess she has an unusual history having recorded on many compilations […]
Interview with Robert Baker – The Crayon Set – Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Robert Baker from the Crayon Set where we discuss how difficult it is for a small band to make ends meet! You can see the results […]
No More Workhorse 