Bell X1 – Trinity College – Live Review First off, the logistics. The gigs are held on the cricket pitch. You enter through the Lincoln Place (rear entrance) of Trinity. Less than […]
Bell X1 – Trinity College Dublin – Live Review – 08-07-17
The Melvins – A Walk With Love and Death – Album Review
The Melvins – A Walk With Love and Death – Album Review by Killian Laher Heavy rock band the Melvins have released more than 20 albums, only flirting briefly with the mainstream […]
James Elkington – Wintres Woma – Album Review
James Elkington – Wintres Woma – Album Review by Killian Laher James Elkington is a highly accomplished guitarist, known for collaborating with Freakwater, Jeff Tweedy, Steve Gunn and Richard Thompson. Until now […]
Max Richter – Behind the Counter – Album Review
Max Richter – Behind the Counter – Album Review by Killian Laher The role of a compilation in an age of access to practically all music for all has changed greatly. We […]
Jeff Tweedy – Together At Last – Album Review
Jeff Tweedy – Together At Last – Album Review by Killian Laher Jeff Tweedy has recorded a solo acoustic collection of Wilco songs, mostly drawn from Summerteeth, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot & A […]
Mark Kozelek and Sean Yeaton – Yellow Kitchen – Album Review
Mark Kozelek and Sean Yeaton – Yellow Kitchen – Album Review by Killian Laher This month’s album release from Mark Kozelek sees the awkward artist team up with Sean Yeaton, bass player […]
Baby Driver – A Film about Music
Baby Driver – A Film about Music Director: Edgar Wright Writer: Edgar Wright Stars: Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx Listen to the Baby Driver Spotify […]
Body&Soul – Friday in Photos
Body&Soul – Friday in Photos For those of you down enjoying it, or those that just want a flavour of what is going on, here are some sights and sounds of the […]
Q&A with Ships – Hennessy Lost Friday Summer 2017
Q&A with Ships – Hennessy Lost Friday Summer 2017 Ships aka Simon Cullen and Sorca McGrath have been writing and performing together in Ireland since 2012. Recording, mixing and producing from their home […]
Jessica Moss of Thee Silver Mt. Zion – Irish Tour
Jessica Moss of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Violinist – Ireland Tour Dates What are you doing tonight? Want something a bit different? Long time Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra violinist is […]
Radiohead – 3 Arena – Live Review – 20-06-17
Radiohead – 3 Arena, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher Perhaps the hottest ticket of the year was Radiohead playing for one night only in the 3 Arena. How would the […]
New Music – Floating Points – Reflections – Mojave Desert – Silurian Blue
New Music – Floating Points – Reflections – Mojave Desert – Silurian Blue For the (supposed) hottest day of the year so far, why not go with a song about a desert! […]
Body & Soul 2017 Stage Times
Body & Soul 2017 Stage Times It all looks like such fun! Enjoy it, those about to rock… Body & Soul Stage Friday 01:00-01:45 Parcels 23:30-00:30 Metronomy 22:00-22:50 Anna Meredith 20:30-21:30 Talos […]
Dublin Event Guide (19-6-17 – 25-6-17)
Probably my favourite festival of the summer, Body&Soul has Lambchop, Bonobo and more. It sounds fairly fab! There’s also the Sea Sessions with Primal Scream, among others. The Hinterland Literature festival in […]
Ride – Weather Diaries – Album Review
Ride – Weather Diaries – Album Review Strangely, its seems a bit dull saying this is their first album since 1996. Their thunder has been well and truly stolen by the Jesus […]
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Garth Knox/ Ensemble Ériu – The Complex – 17/06/17
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Garth Knox/ Ensemble Ériu – The Complex – 17/06/17 Diatribe Records have a special night coming up to celebrate the release of two new albums. This Saturday (June […]
Kevin Morby – City Music – Album Review
Kevin Morby – City Music – Album Review Out 16th June on DEAD OCEANS Kevin Morby is just about to release his fourth solo album ‘City Music’ unto the world. It is […]
Down With Jazz Festival – 11-06-17 – Review
Down With Jazz Festival – 11-06-17 – Review The Down With Jazz Festival found a new home this year, taking over the Grand Social. In previous years the festival was outdoors in […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-6-17 – 18-6-17)
Lots of festivals this week, which is always the way mid summer. There’s the Bloomsday Festival (11 June – 16 June) for those that have read the big book! If you haven’t […]
Eddie Vedder – 3Arena – Live Review – 09-06-17
Eddie Vedder – 3Arena – Live Review – 09-06-17 – Review by Killian Laher Eddie Vedder has been touring with Glen Hansard for the last few weeks. Unusually, there doesn’t seem to […]
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex – Album Review
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex – Album Review by Killian Laher Ten tracks on a debut album just feels so… right, doesn’t it? On the debut album from Cigarettes After […]
New Music – Mogwai – Coolverine
New Music – Mogwai – Coolverine The first single from the new album Every Country’s Sun and there are guitars! It bodes well for the new release. Enjoy it below. The video […]
Tindersticks – Minute Bodies – Album Review
Tindersticks – Minute Bodies – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as releasing albums of exquisite dark soul, Tindersticks have also released numerous soundtracks over more than 20 years. This is […]
Forbidden Fruit – Bon Iver – Kilmainham – Live Review – 05-06-17
Fruit Forbidden – Kilmainham – Live Review – 05-06-17 A full day of music hand picked by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver in the beautiful surroundings of Kilmainham, what could possibly […]
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 5-06-17 – Danny Brown, Flying Lotus and More
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More The tents became all important at this festival, with some becoming full to capacity on this wet day. Luckily […]
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More
Forbidden Fruit – Photos – 05-06-17 – Lisa Hannigan, The Staves & More Monday of Forbidden Fruit was curated by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and the main ‘Original Stage’ had a […]
Forbidden Fruit – Bon Iver – Kilmainham – Photos – 05-06-17
Forbidden Fruit Monday – Kilmainham – Photos – 05-06-17 Bon Iver visited Dublin for the first time in 5 years and the first time since the release of their 22, A Million […]
Dublin Event Guide (5-6-17 – 11-6-17)
Another summer week filled with festivals and other exciting odds and ends! Outside of Dublin, there’s the Carlow Arts Festival 2017 (7 – 13th June) which includes the Festival of Writing and […]
Big Thief – Capacity – Album Review
Big Thief – Capacity – Album Review Released 9th June 2017 on Saddle Creek The follow up to last year’s Masterpiece, this album was recorded in the depths of winter in Upstate […]
No More Workhorse 