Spike Cello Festival Dublin’s Alternative Cello Festival | 10th – 12th February 2017 | Interview with festival co curators & cellists Lioba Petrie and Mary Barnecutt. We had the chance to talk […]
Max Richter – Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works – Album Review by Killian Laher Whether you call it modern classical, contemporary post-classical, or post-minimalist, there is no doubt that we are […]
Mark Eitzel – Hey Mr Ferryman – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Eitzel returns four and a half years on from his last album with what I believe to be his […]
It’s the Year of the Rooster folks, but I’m sure you already knew that, right? There is a festival taking place to celebrate the Chinese New Year with lots of events until […]
No More Workhorse had an email exchange with Mark Eitzel in late 2016, reflecting on his career plus a look ahead to his forthcoming album. You can find the results below… Irish […]
Bonobo – Migration – Album Review Feb 27: DUBLIN, IE – Vicar St. (SOLD OUT) Simon Green aka Bonobo returns with his sixth album – Migration. It has a similar sound and […]
Akira Kosemura – Our Own Picture – Album review by Killian Laher Up and coming Japanese composer Akira Kosemura returns with his first release of 2017, this short three track EP. Opening […]
Banjo & Bovril Festival – The Harbour Bar, Bray – 25 – 29 January A great little festival if you’re anywhere near Bray this week, is the wonderfully names ‘Banjo & Bovril’ […]
Lyric Theatre, Belfast Season Launch The Lyric Theatre announced its new Spring Season programme and 2017 Writer-In-Residence last week at an event which focused on the role of the artist and the […]
I’m starting to get bored with January, so luckily we’re on the last week! We’re almost at the end of the bleak month with not very much going on. Thankfully, we have […]
New Music – Transit – Orbit Over Luna For some, this will be one of the most stressful days in recent history. The day when Trump stopped being a joke and started […]
New Music – Foxygen – Follow the Leader Hang is released on Jan 20th. Foxygen return with ‘Follow the Leader’ which is the first single off their album Hang released later this […]
New Music – Peter Silberman – New York For those not paying attention, the lead singer and lyricist behind the Antlers is one Peter Silberman. He is just about to release his […]
New Music – Rebekka Karijord – Home – from album ‘Mother Tongue’ out Jan 27th A new album is on the horizon from Norwegian singer Rebekka Karijord with ‘Mother Tongue’ being released […]
Half Light – Smock Alley – Review 10 – 14 Jan | 7.30pm | Main Space As part of the First Fortnight Festival Robin is a happy-go-lucky ten year old boy. His […]
The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody – Album Review The Flaming Lips return with their 16th studio album with the unusual name of Oczy Mlody. It is the follow up to 2013’s […]
New Music – Justin Carter – Know it All A single from Just Carter takes a simple vocal track and plucked strings before layering it with additional vocal tracks. It’s simple and […]
Irma Vep – No Handshake Blues – Album Review Due 13th January 2017 via Faux Discx & Comfortable on a Tightrope Edwin Stevens is a musician from Manchester-via-North Wales. He has played […]
New Music – Big Surr – Attitude I nice brash indie pop song that bangs! There’s no long lingering intro and its running time is under 2 minutes. Go check it out […]
Things are starting to pick up to be honest! The theatres around Dublin are opening their doors with a good batch of new work. Live Music this week on the other hand, […]
The much loved ‘Good Gig Guide’ is back with a bumper 2017 edition. January isn’t as bad as expected to be honest! See what you can find below and let me know […]
A Year in Music – Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh We had the chance to talk to Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh about 2016. You can see the results below. What music grabbed you in the […]
Best Gigs of 2016 – Review There were some fairly epic gigs in 2016. The highlight of the year for me was Stars of the Lid at the National Concert Hall, with […]
A Year in Music – Interview with Pat Barrett by Killian Laher We had the chance to talk to Pat Barrett of Hedge Schools about 2016. You can see the results below. […]
A Year in Music – Interview with Chris Hooson of Dakota Suite by Killian Laher. We had the chance to ask Chris Hooson of Dakota Suite about 2016. You can see the […]
Killian Laher on Music in 2017 Well it will take a lot to live up to 2016, though not necessarily for the right reasons. Here are some of the musical highlights we […]
Brian Eno – Reflection – Album Review by Killian Laher Brian Eno has pioneered so-called ambient music for the last 40 years. He kicks off 2017 by following up last year’s The […]
Some of the albums that kept me sane and happy through one of the oddest years in recent memory. Where the great and the good seemed to drop like flies and the […]
A Year in Music with Author Ben Vendetta by Killian Laher We had the chance to ask Ben Vendetta, author of Wivenhoe Park and Heartworm about 2016. You can see the results […]
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