Spike is the newest festival in town, and explores the world of alternative cello, no less! There are lots of events including yoga with live cello! Check it out if you can. […]
Dublin Event Guide (6-2-17 – 12-2-17)
Duke Garwood – Garden of Ashes – Album Review
Duke Garwood – Garden of Ashes – Album Review by Killian Laher Duke Garwood is a bluesy guitarist who has lately been a serial collaborator with Mark Lanegan. Garden of Ashes is […]
Menace Beach – Lemon Memory – Album Review
Menace Beach – Lemon Memory – Album Review Menace Beach are a five piece indie rock band hailing from the unusual destination of Leeds. The band have just released their second album […]
New Music – Allred & Broderick – The Ways
New Music – Allred & Broderick – The Ways This is a new video from David Allred and Peter Broderick, which features all the household names from Erased Tapes fame, such as: […]
IMRO First Cuts – Abner Browns – 2-03-17
IMRO FIRST CUTS SHOWCASES AT ABNER BROWN’S LAUNCH WITH MARC O’REILLY AND AILBHE REDDY – THURSDAY 2ND MARCH Abner Browns is one of the quirks of modern Dublin. A Barber shop that […]
New Music – Gregory Uhlmann – Too Much To Bear
New Music – Gregory Uhlmann – Too Much To Bear Who is Gregory Uhlmann, I hear you ask? Why he’s a Los Angeles based guitarist, composer and songwriter. He also sent us […]
Spike Cello Festival – Interview with co curators Lioba Petrie & Mary Barnecutt
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
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
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 […]
Dublin Event Guide (30-1-17 – 5-2-17)
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 […]
Interview with Mark Eitzel – Hey Mr Ferryman
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
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 – Review
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 2017
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
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 […]
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 […]
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