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 […]
Slowdive – Slowdive – Album Review
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 […]
Mark Lanegan Band – Gargoyle – Album Review
Mark Lanegan Band – Gargoyle – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Lanegan continues his recent, electronica-infused style on his tenth solo album. This time around he has collaborated with English musician […]
Dublin Event Guide (17-4-17 – 23-4-17)
There’s a few new festivals in town this week, which look nice and odd! Live Collision 2017 (19 – 23 Apr 2017) is a festival of how audiences and performers collide! It’s […]
BNQT- Volume 1 – Album Review
BNQT – Volume 1 – Album Review BNQT – a new indie super-group conceived and led by Eric Pulido of Midlake, will release of their debut album Volume 1 on 28th April […]
New Music – Ulrika Spacek – Full of Men
New Music – Ulrika Spacek – Full of Men Something new for you to chew on. See what you think of Ulrika Spacek, a band formed in Berlin and grown in London! […]
Dublin Event Guide (10-4-17 – 16-4-17)
MusicTown 2017 runs until the 17 Apr with lots of unusual events. There’s also the Japanese Film Festival at the Lighthouse Cinema until the 13th. There’s lots of good music on with […]
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Academy – Gig Review – 7-04-17
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Academy, Dublin – Review by Killian Laher The Jesus and Mary Chain played their second gig in Dublin inside 3 years. Significantly, this took place in the […]
Samantha Crain – Whelans – Gig Review – 7-04-17
Samantha Crain – Whelans – Gig Review – 7-04-17 Musictown Festival runs until April 17th. Samantha Crain played the smaller ‘Upstairs’ venue in Whelans last night. Despite the drum kit in the […]
H.Grimace – Self Architect – Album Review
H.Grimace – Self Architect – Album Review by Killian Laher Anglo-Australian band H.Grimace arrive fully formed with an accomplished debut album. It kicks off with the title track, which sets the tone, […]
Wire – Silver/Lead – Album Review
Wire – Silver/Lead – Album Review by Killian Laher Wire are back with their seventh album of this phase of their career (since 2003) and 16th overall. One of the least ‘showy’ […]
Good Gig Guide – April 2017
The much loved, lauded and lionized ‘Good Gig Guide’ is back with its April 2017 edition. It’s pretty tasty to be honest, with some great new gigs including Kristin Hersh, the Magnetic Fields […]
Allred & Broderick – Find The Ways – Album Review
Allred & Broderick – Find The Ways – Album Review The aim of this collaboration was to create something minimal and they’ve achieved their goal! It features their voices, a violin and […]
Benjamin Finger – Ghost Figures – Album Review
Benjamin Finger – Ghost Figures – Album Review by Killian Laher Pianist Benjamin Finger has released his latest album Ghost Figures. It’s a collection of instrumental pieces that leans towards the creepier […]
Mount Eerie – A Crow Looked At Me – Album Review
Mount Eerie – A Crow Looked At Me – Album Review by Killian Laher This album is like few others. Recorded in the aftermath of Phil Elverum’s wife’s death from pancreatic cancer, […]
Hauschka – What If – Album Review
Hauschka – What If – Album Review by Killian Laher German composer Hauschka is nothing if not prolific, with the intervening 18 months or so since his last full release punctuated by […]
Jens Lekman – Whelans – Gig Review – 28-03-17
Jens Lekman – Whelans – Gig Review – 28-03-17 In February of this year, Jens Lekman released his fourth album ‘Life Will See You Now’ on Secretly Canadian. The Swedish folk singer […]
A Thousand Hours – Endless Grey – Album Review
A Thousand Hours – Endless Grey – Album Review by Killian Laher With an album title like that, it’s clear that Alaskan band A Thousand Hours are in thrall to the Cure. […]
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Damage and Joy – Album Review
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Damage and Joy – Album Review by Killian Laher I approached this one with excitement and dread in equal measure. Since the Jesus and Mary Chain […]
Dublin Event Guide (27-3-17 – 2-4-17)
Sure isn’t there a grand stretch in the evening? Well, there is, there’s an extra hour and no excuse for you to sit home! Some really good gigs this week with Haley […]
Vampirella – Smock Alley – Review
Vampirella – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. The Royal Irish Academy of Music in collaboration with The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art Composed by Siobhán Cleary based on the […]
No More Workhorse 