Angel Olsen – Vicar Street – Live Review – 20-05-17 Saturday 20 May 2017 – Angel Olsen – Cork Opera House, Cork Sunday 21 May 2017 – Angel Olsen – Empire Music […]
Angel Olsen – Vicar Street – Live Review – 20-05-17
Charlie Coxedge – Cloisters – Album Review
Charlie Coxedge – Cloisters – Album Review Released on Bella Union – Friday, May 26th 2017 After the first few moments of the opening track Cloisters, you know you’re in good hands. […]
Concert – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Concert – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Dublin Dance Festival runs from the 18th – 28th May For those with a keen interest in traditional Irish fiddle playing, […]
Aldous Harding – Party – Album Review
Aldous Harding – Party – Album Review Aldous Harding confirmed as special guest to Belle and Sebastian @ Iveagh Gardens July 20th This is Aldous Harding’s second album and her first on […]
Chris Cornell – A Perspective
Chris Cornell – A Perspective by Killian Laher Shocking news broke today with the sudden and unexpected death of Chris Cornell at only 52. One of the truly great singers who emerged […]
IMRO Showcase: Bronagh Gallagher – Abner Browns – Gig Review – 11-05-17
Bronagh Gallagher with support from Saoirse Casey – Review by Fran Winston IMRO Showcase – Abner Browns, Rathmines Road – Thursday May 11th Bronagh Gallagher is one of those rare artists who […]
Grizzly Bear – New Album and Dublin Gig
One of my favourite live bands return to our shores for a night in Vicar street! The date in question is the 5th of October, with tickets going on sale next Wednesday […]
“My Voice Is My Safety Place”: A Conversation with Rebekka Karijord
“My Voice Is My Safety Place”: A Conversation with Rebekka Karijord by Andrew Darley When I call Rebekka Karijord to talk about her latest record, Mother Tongue, she is playing in her […]
Interview with Benjamin Perchet – Director of Dublin Dance Festival – Part Two
Interview with Benjamin Perchet, Director of Dublin Dance Festival 18-28 May. Part two of our interview with Benjamin Perchet about the upcoming Dublin Dance Festival. You can see the results below. http://www.dublindancefestival.ie […]
Win Tickets to Rebekka Karijord – Unitarian Church – 19-05-17
Win Tickets to Rebekka Karijord – Unitarian Church – 19-05-17 We have a pair of tickets to give away to Rebekka Karijord this Friday (May 19th) in the Unitarian Church, Dublin. To […]
Dublin Event Guide (15-5-17 – 21-5-17)
The Dublin Dance Festival kicks off this week and runs from the 18th to the 28th of May. This should be a whole lot of fun, so make sure you check out […]
New Music – Ron Sexsmith – Radio
New Music – Ron Sexsmith – Radio The Last Rider was released on 21 April 2017 on Cooking Vinyl For fans of Ron Sexsmith, this new album must come as welcome news. […]
Sweet Baboo – Wild Imagination – Album Review
Sweet Baboo – Wild Imagination – Album Review Sweet Baboo is the recording name for one Stephen Black. The Welsh musician hails from a rural background (born in Trefriw, near Snowdonia) but […]
Both Sides Now / Wasting Paper & The Tearing Up of Fergal and Tim / Fronting – Reviews
Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival – Reviews by Bridget Deevy Both Sides Now / Wasting Paper – Pearse Centre – Until May 6th The Tearing Up of Fergal and Tim / Fronting […]
Body&Soul – New Music/ Art Announcements
Body&Soul – New Music/ Art Announcements June 23 – 25 2017 | Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath | http://www.bodyandsoul.ie It’s almost festival season, and if you haven’t made your decisions yet, you’re running […]
Dublin Event Guide (8-5-17 – 14-5-17)
It’s the second week of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2017 (1 May – 14 May), with a complete new set of plays! Culture Date with Dublin 8 is a mini […]
Dalham – Waves – Album Review
Dalham – Waves – Album Review by Killiam Laher Electronica outfit Dalham have just released a brief eight track album. At just over twenty minutes in length, an album has to work […]
Perisonic – Smock Alley – Music Current 2017 – Review
Perisonic – Smock Alley – Music Current 2017 – Review by Frank L. Created by Grainne Mulvey, Fergal Dowling, Scott McLaughlin and Mihail Cucu. Music Current 2017 – Dublin Sound Lab Sat […]
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Best Troubador – Album Review
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Best Troubador – Album Review by Killian Laher Currently streaming on NPR Will Oldham does whatever the hell he likes. It’s been a number of years since the […]
Slowdive – Slowdive – Album Review
Slowdive – Slowdive – Album Review by Killian Laher In case anyone was in any doubt, the 90s revival is well and truly here. Shoegazers Slowdive return with their first album in […]
Jesu/Sun Kil Moon – 30 Seconds To The Decline of Planet Earth – Album Review
Jesu/Sun Kil Moon – 30 Seconds To The Decline of Planet Earth – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Kozelek’s latest album, a collaboration with Jesu arrives less than 3 months after […]
Dublin Event Guide (1-5-17 – 7-5-17)
There’s a new theatre festival this week with the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2017 (1 May – 14 May). Dublin Sci-Fi Film Festival runs from the 5th to the 7th of […]
Joe Chester – Unitarian Church – Gig Review – 28-04-17
Joe Chester – Unitarian Church, Dublin with special guests The Hedge Schools and Pine the Pilcrow Review by Killian Laher Photo by Julie Bienvenu A concert in a church certainly has a […]
Thurston Moore – Rock ‘n’ Roll Consciousness – Album Review
Thurston Moore – Rock ‘n’ Roll Consciousness – Album Review by Killian Laher Thurston Moore returns with his fourth post-Sonic Youth album. Recorded with a band that includes My Bloody Valentine bassist […]
Perfume Genius – No Shape – Album Review
Perfume Genius – No Shape – Album Review Irish Release Date: Friday, 5 May 2017 LIVE: Electric Picnic, Stradbally – September 2017 Mike Hadreas returns with his first album since ‘Too Bright’ […]
Q&A with William McCarthy (Augustines) – Workman’s Club – 29-04-17
MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE An Evening with William McCarthy (of Augustines) We got the chance to talk to William McCarthy about music, poetry and his upcoming night in the Workman’s club. You […]
Dublin Event Guide (24-4-17 – 30-4-17)
Our tips for the week include Colin Stetson (The Workman’s Club), Youth Mass (The Workman’s Club), The Handsome Family (Vicar Street) and William McCarthy at The Workman’s Club on Saturday. There’s also […]
Justin Walter – Unseen Forces – Album Review
Justin Walter – Unseen Forces – Album Review on kranky – Release date 21 April 2017 “There was a definite process used to create this music but at no point was any […]
Ryley Walker – Whelans – Gig Review – 16-04-17
Ryley Walker, Whelans, Dublin – Gig Review – 16-04-17 – by Killian Laher A quick return visit by Ryley Walker to Ireland, just under a year since his last. As a vocal […]
No More Workhorse 