Luke Temple may not be the most familiar name, but Here We Go Magic may be a little more familiar (to some). This album is quite different from his music with Here […]
New Music – Luke Temple – The Birds of Late December
Interview with Christine Bovill
Interview with Christine Bovill – by Fran Winston For a gregarious, cheerful jazz aficionado from Glasgow, tragic French singer Édith Piaf may not seem like the most obvious choice of inspiration. However […]
Interview with John Douglas – Trashcan Sinatras
We had the chance to talk to John Douglas from the Trashcan Sinatras about making music, touring and their new album ‘Wild Pendulum’. You can see the results below! The Workman’s Club […]
Mary Gordon – National Concert Hall – Review
Mary Gordon – National Concert Hall – Review by Frank L. Libretto by Marina Carr and music by Brian Irvine and Neil Martin Mary Gordon is the third major orchestral work commissioned […]
An Evening with Kristin Hersh – Pavilion Theatre – Gig Review – 2-11-16
An Evening with Kristin Hersh – Pavilion Theatre – Review by Peter McNally The Pavillion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, November 2nd 2016 Ostensibly ‘An Evening with Kristin Hersh’ is a showcase for her […]
New Music – Not Monsters – Sharpshooter
“Being, as we are, fans of highbrow, complex social satire, the video is an approximation of how we think the forthcoming US Elections would play out if they were actually a fight […]
Dublin Event Guide (7-11-16 – 13-11-16)
One of my favourite live bands are in town this week, after a very substantial break! The Trashcan Sinatras are pretty dazzling live, so check them out if you can. Otherwise, Thursday […]
Interview with Kristin Hersh
We had the chance to talk to Indie legend and all around good egg Kristin Hersh about her song writing process and music in general. You can see the results below! Kristin […]
Heresy – Project Arts Centre – Review
Heresy – Project Arts Centre – Review by Pia Maltri 28 October 2016-05 November 2016 7.30pm – Tickets €25/18 ‘Heresy’ review: a fine piece of metatheatre Where do you start to describe […]
Fight Like Apes Lose the Fight
Stick a fork in them, they’re done! And so another Irish band calls it a day citing ‘financial reasons’ for their demise. While the band say they will return ‘in different musical […]
Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions – Until the Hunter – Album Review
Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions – Until the Hunter – Album Review by Killian Laher Hope Sandoval is certainly not a woman in a rush. Although this album with the Warm […]
New Music – Kristin Hersh – Some Gone Slapstick & Irish Tour
Ireland is just about to become a little bit cooler! Kristin Hersh arrives on our fair shores for a fairly extensive Irish tour taking in Dundalk, Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick. It’s […]
Dublin Event Guide (31-10-16 – 6-11-16)
This Monday you have the last hurrah of the Horrorthon at the IFI and the Bram Stoker Festival. Make the most of our last few moments of spooky fun! Metropolis Festival is […]
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Gustavo Santaolalla, Mogwai – Before the Flood OST – Album Review
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Gustavo Santaolalla, Mogwai – Before the Flood OST – Album Review by Killian Laher Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have developed a reputation since their soundtrack for 2010’s […]
Agnes Obel – Citizen Of Glass – Album Review
Agnes Obel – Citizen Of Glass – Album Review by Morgan Q Agnes Obel plays Vicar Street, Dublin, on Thursday 1st December 2016. Danish Singer Agnes Obel returns with her third studio […]
The Bowery, Rathmines – Opening Weekend Highlights
A music venue in the ‘burbs? Where does ‘town official’ start anyway? This is an interesting new destination slightly out of the city centre in Rathmines, the pub that used to be […]
New Music – Mark Eitzel – The Last Ten Years
A new album is on the horizon from Mr. Eitzel, with Hey Mr. Ferryman being released on January 27th 2017. Guitar duties on the album are being carried out by one Bernard […]
Metropolis Stage Times – 2016
As it says on the tin, the stage times for the Metropolis festival has just been announced, so you can start to get a feel for what you absolutely need to see! […]
Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker – Album Review
Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker – Album Review by Killian Laher There’s been much talk of Leonard Cohen’s mortality ahead of the release of his 14th album, precipitated by the […]
Dublin Event Guide (24-10-16 – 30-10-16)
This week is the start of Halloween proper, with the Horrorthon at the IFI and of course the Bram Stoker Festival which runs from the 28th to the 31st of October. Some […]
New Music – The Cinematic Orchestra – To Believe (feat. Moses Sumney)
The first taste of Cinematic Orchestra in quite a considerable length of time! Their last album was actually the 2007 release Ma Fleur. They have announced a tour in support of their […]
Le Butcherettes – The Workman’s Club – Gig Review – 19-10-16
Le Butcherettes – The Workman’s Club, October 19 2016 – Live Review by Peter McNally Le Butcherettes’ Teri Gender Bender begins the evening with a classic misdirect. Standing well back from the microphone […]
New Music – Benoît Pioulard – The Sun Is Going To Explode But Whatever It’s OK
New Music – Benoît Pioulard – The Sun Is Going To Explode But Whatever It’s OK Benoît, or Thomas actually, continues to put a brave face on things as he faces into […]
Dublin Event Guide (17-10-16 – 23-10-16)
So the Dublin Theatre Festival has departed for another year. Fear not though, there’s a couple of new Festivals on the horizon with the Lingo Festival from the 21st to the 23rd […]
No Idle Day Festival – 21st – 23rd Oct
YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE present NO IDLE DAY The wonderful folk at Young Hearts Run Free have a festival next weekend which really has something for everyone. From GAA stars to Writers […]
A Wild Night – 29th October, Murphy’s Barn, Wexford
A WILD NIGHT II – FOOD | MUSIC | ART If you happen to be in or around the Wexford area on the 29th of October, this event promises to be a […]
New Music – EZTV – High in Place
EZTV’s new album High in Place promises to be an interesting one with some fun guest appearances from Indie glitterati such as Jenny Lewis, Chris Cohen and Matt Kallman of Real Estate. […]
New Music – Bayonne – Living Room
Another release from Austin based Roger Sellers, who goes by the name of Bayonne. We featured him previously here. See what you think of ‘Living Room’ below, with a lovely animated video […]
Stars of the Lid – National Concert Hall – Gig Review
Stars of the Lid – National Concert Hall, Dublin – 09-10-16 – Review by Killian Laher Stars of the Lid have been unfurling carefully put together compositions at a painstakingly slow pace […]
No More Workhorse 