The Dublin Gallery Weekend runs from the 25 – 27 Nov with a variety of free talks and tours around the city. It’s worth checking out! One Time Season continues at the […]
Dublin Event Guide (21-11-16 – 27-11-16)
Steve Gunn – Whelans – Gig Review – 16-11-16
Steve Gunn – Whelans – Gig Review by Killian Laher – 16-11-16 Steve Gunn has been gathering momentum over a number of years, and this year’s album Eyes On The Lines has […]
New Music – Bruising – I Don’t Mind
New Music – Bruising – I Don’t Mind We don’t get much in the way of good Indie these days. That is why Bruising have arrived to fill the void with a […]
Dinosaur Jr. – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 15-11-16
Dinosaur Jr. – Vicar Street – Gig Review by Killian Laher Dinosaur Jr have been around for 30 years. They were never part of any movement or trend, they pre-dated grunge and […]
New Irish Music – Insufficient Funs
New Irish Music – Insufficient Funs Insufficient Funs are a two piece from Dublin with Matthew Jacobson on drums and Sam Comerford on saxophone. They have recently released a self titled five […]
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Salero Soundtrack – Album Review
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Salero Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Album Review by Killian Laher Adam Wiltzie’s latest release is a soundtrack to Salero, a movie about the vast salt flats in […]
Loscil – Monument Builders – Album Review
Loscil – Monument Builders – Album Review This is the tenth album by Scott Morgan under the guise of Loscil. He also has a variety of EPs and other releases which make […]
Papa M – Highway Songs – Album Review
Papa M – Highway Songs – Album Review by Killian Laher Highway Songs is the first album released by David Pajo since his suicide attempt a few years ago. Resurrecting the Papa […]
Dublin Event Guide (14-11-16 – 20-11-16)
Pan Pan return with their Oscar Wilde inspired play ‘The Importance of Nothing‘. There’s also the start of The Ireland Trilogy in the Peacock by Theatreclub. The Sugar Club becomes the home […]
Leonard Cohen: A Reflection
Leonard Cohen: A Reflection – By Killian Laher Leonard Cohen unfortunately left us earlier this week at the age of 82. Growing up, he had been referred to in music magazines as […]
New Music – Luke Temple – The Birds of Late December
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 