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 […]
Lyric Theatre – Belfast Season Launch
Dublin Event Guide (23-1-17 – 29-1-17)
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
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
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 (Antlers) – New York
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
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
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 – 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
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
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
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 […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-1-17 – 15-1-17)
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, […]
Good Gig Guide – 2017
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
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
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 – Pat Barrett (Hedge Schools)
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 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite)
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 […]
Crystal Ball – Music in 2017
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
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 […]
Best Albums of 2016 – M Quinn
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 – Ben Vendetta (Author)
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 […]
Peter Broderick – Grunewald – Review
Peter Broderick – Grunewald – Review by Killian Laher The remarkably prolific Peter Broderick continues an almost manic release schedule with this short EP, recorded in one day in Grunewald, Berlin. For […]
A Year in Music – Paul Page (Whipping Boy)
A Year in Music – Interview with Paul Page by Killian Laher We had the chance to talk to Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy/betweenthebars blog) about the music of 2016. You can see […]
Nine Inch Nails – Not The Actual Events – Review
Nine Inch Nails – Not The Actual Events – Review by Killian Laher Trent Reznor promised new Nine Inch Nails music in 2016 and has delivered this EP in the nick of […]
A Year in Music – Jarlath Canning (Swords)
We talked to Jarlath Canning of Irish band Swords about 2016. You can see the results below. You can hear Tidal Wave by Swords on Spotify or Itunes. What music grabbed you […]
My Favourite Records of 2016 – Andrew Darley
My Favourite Records of 2016 by Andrew Darley This year, more than any other year I found myself uttering “The weeks are flying by” or asking “Where is the year going?”. Weeks […]
A Year in Music – Danny Venzin (Nite Fields)
We had the chance to ask Danny Venzin (Nite Fields) about his year in Music. You can see the results below. What music grabbed you in the last year, can be new […]
A Year in Music – Martin Donnelly (The Savings and Loan)
A Year in Music – Interview with Martin Donnelly by Killian Laher We had the chance to talk to Martin Donnelly of The Savings and Loan about 2016. You can see the […]
Dublin Event Guide (26-12-16 – 1-1-17)
Ok, so there’s not a lot on, but there’s a few scraps if you’re interested in doing something cultural over the Christmas. The main event in town is the Dublin NYF Festival, […]
No More Workhorse 