Body&Soul Review – Friday 17/06/16 Body&Soul returned on Friday night with another trip to the beautiful confines of Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath. The first thing that really gets you about the festival […]
With Interlude Weekend Tickets now sold out, and a few remaining Day tickets available, it sounds like it could be a lot of fun! You can find the full Interlude Stage Times […]
New Music – Palehound – Cushioned Caging Want to see a video where people break things? Of course you do. Enjoy the mysterious video for Cushioned Caging below, and Palehound’s debut album […]
Roamer – Arthur’s Pub – July 5th & 6th. Who the hell are Roamer, I hear you cry! Well, you’re excused for not knowing the name, as they’re a new project by […]
The first EP by Saint Sister, and it sounds quite promising! Saint Sister, formed in November 2014, is the new project from Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty. Their music draws from early […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2016 – Review June 10th to 12th 2016. Another year and another trip to Borris House. This year it started with a bang, with Simon Callow […]
Can you feel it in our bones? It’s great when you receive the stage times, as you know you’re almost there. Full details for Body&Soul below…
COYBIG! If Euro fever hasn’t taken over, here’s a list of things to do around Dublin. There is a huge amount of new theatre this week, with Boyz of Harcourt Street and […]
Steve Gunn – Eyes On The Lines – Album Review by Killian Laher Steve Gunn has been actively recording for the guts of ten years and has released many albums, some under […]
Minor Victories – Album Review by Killian Laher So it seems we are entering supergroup era once again, in the form of the shoegazing Wilburys. Or Minor Victories if you prefer. The […]
Forbidden Fruit Festival 2016 – Sunday Review by Fran Winston Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 – Sunday June 5th 2016 I’m not gonna lie – having undertaken a mammoth amount of work […]
Fiona Brice – Postcards From – Album Review by Killian Laher Fiona Brice is best known as cellist, violin player and string arranger for artists such as Placebo, Midlake and Anna Calvi […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2016 – Saturday Review This day had a good mix of sounds, with the main stage finishing with the wonderful Tame Impala but also included acts such as Battles […]
Tame Impala – Forbidden Fruit – 04-06-16 I was slightly concerned about Tame Impala headlining a music festival. They are a band whose popularity has rocketed in recent years, with their third […]
Whitney – Light Upon The Lake – Album Review Light Upon the Lake, due out June 3rd on Secretly Canadian This is the debut album from Chicago band Whitney. You possibly already […]
Full details of the Galway Arts Festival were announced last week, and there’s some interesting looking events. It runs from July 11th – 24th all over the city and is usually worth […]
Gold Panda – Good Luck And Do Your Best – Album Review by Rena Garrett Label – City Slang The idea for this album came to Derwin Panda while he was travelling […]
We’ve featured the videos of Martin Garde Abildgaard before. Both his love of Dogs and of Broken Glass! We’re especially fond of those dogs. This time out, it’s rope? Possibly Milk also. […]
Perspectives: Max Richter Ensemble – National Concert Hall, Dublin, 29th May – Live Review by Killian Laher Anybody foregoing the delights of Bruce Springsteen in Croke Park for the more salubrious surrounds […]
Robert Forster – Whelans – 28-05-16 – Live Review by Killian Laher Barely room to breathe in Whelans for the first visit to Dublin of the impeccably dressed Robert Forster in 8 […]
Yes, next weekend is going to be a busy one! There’s another festival in town, with the Down With Jazz team returning for their 5th year in Meeting House Square. It’s a […]
This is the new single from Not Monsters, a band formed from members of CFIT and Punch Face Champions. You can see the results below… “I don’t mind this confident lie but […]
Psychic Ills – Inner Journey Out – Album Review This is the fifth album by New York’s Psychic Ills, a two piece with frontman Tres Warren and Elizabeth Hart on bass. They […]
New Music – Ben Chatwin – Inflexion All I need is two minutes of your time for this ticking, tumbling instrumental track that flows ever so neatly. Enjoy it below. You can […]
Life X1 – 27-28-29 May 2016 Belvedere House Park & Gardens Mullingar – Co. Westmeath, Ireland Today, we are simply drowning in time tables and maps! Yes, the Life Festival kicks off […]
Forbidden Fruit Stage Times 2016 When you start getting things like this into your inbox, it really isn’t that far away! Yes, it’s only just over a week until Forbidden Fruit kicks […]
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature, a new arena in a festival full of surprises. June 17 – 19, 2016 | Summer Solstice Weekend – Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath Body & Soul have just […]
Marissa Nadler – Strangers – Album Review Marissa Nadler returns with her 7th album, Strangers, on Rough Trade records. She has built a steady career and is starting to gain a main […]
With Godspeed!, Grandaddy, Mudhoney, John Carpenter, Agnes Obel, Teenage Fanclub, Julia Holter, Richmond Fontaine and more added to the list… it’s an exciting long term forecast for the Gigs of Dublin. See […]
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