A New Festival for Dublin? Well, ok, not exactly new as it happened in 2014 also, but on a much smaller scale. This one is gonna be HUGE! With Matthew Herbert, Kelis […]
Irish Festival Guide – Dublin City Block Party – 2nd & 3rd of July
Ryley Walker – Whelans – 2-05-16 – Live Review
Ryley Walker – Whelans, May 2nd 2016 – Live Review by Killian Laher Bank Holiday Mondays are a strange night to go out. There’s a sense of “the day after the night […]
Andrew Bird – Vicar Street – 30-04-16 – Live Review
Andrew Bird – Vicar Street – 30-04-16 – Live Review by Catherine Sanz Andrew Bird mesmerized a welcoming crowd with his enchanting vocals and relaxing melodies last Saturday in Vicar Street. Much […]
Brian Eno – The Ship – Album Review
Brian Eno – The Ship – Album Review by Killian Laher After collaborating with Underworld on his last album, Eno returns to more familiar ground on The Ship. We all have our […]
Grant-Lee Phillips – Whelans – 01-05-16 – Live Review
Grant-Lee Phillips – Whelans – 1/05/15 – Live Review The self proclaimed ‘Beyoncé of Americana’ came on stage at Whelans just before half nine. It was obvious from the stage set up […]
Dublin Event Guide (2-05-16 – 8-05-16)
It can’t be May, sure it was snowing last week. Something must be wrong! Thankfully, there are lots of warm spaces inside to entertain you… A couple of new plays, with Inhabitance […]
Richmond Fontaine – The Workman’s Club – 29-04-16 – Live Review
Richmond Fontaine – The Workman’s Club, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher Richmond Fontaine have built up a dedicated, devoted following over the years. They recently announced the end of the […]
Mark Lanegan – Academy – April 27th 2016 – Live Review
Mark Lanegan – the Academy, Dublin, April 27th – Live Review – Words by Killian Laher Photos by Morgan Q. Killian Laher reviews the second night of Mark Lanegan’s residency at the […]
New Music – Holy Fuck – Tom Tom
New Music – Holy Fuck – Tom Tom The second single off Holy Fuck’s new album ‘Congrats’ has just been released and deserves to be seen/ heard. Quite what it all means […]
Interview with Day Wave – Workman’s Club – 16-05-16
Day Wave is coming to the Workman’s Club May 16th to make his Irish debut. We had the chance to catch up with him ahead of his visit to our fair shores. […]
John Carpenter – Lost Themes II – Album Review
John Carpenter – Lost Themes II – Album Review by Killian Laher John Carpenter has soundtracked many a scary celluloid moment, most notably Halloween. With pedigree like that, you’d have a fair […]
An Evening with Mark Lanegan – Academy – 26-04-16 – Live Review
Mark Lanegan – Academy – 26-04-16 – Live Review This gig was listed as ‘An Evening with Mark Lanegan’ which always causes concern. Is he going to do a spoken word set […]
Irish Festival Guide – Beatyard & Castlepalooza
A couple of new additions to the Festival guide for you to mull over this Tuesday lunchtime. First up, it’s the Beatyard Festival that returns to Dun Laoghaire Harbour on 30-31 July. […]
A. Dyjecinski – The Valley of Yessiree – Album Review
A. Dyjecinski – The Valley of Yessiree – Released on 29th April 2016 on Sideway Saloon The facts are somewhat limited when it comes to Mr. A. Dyjecinski. His website doesn’t contain […]
Ought – Whelan’s – 24-04-16 – Live Review
Ought – Whelans – 24-04-16 Ought came on stage at half nine to much excitement. They’re a band who have a growing reputation, based on a couple of impressive albums in their […]
New Music – I Love Eu – Gruff Rhys
Gruff Rhys has return with a love song to the EU. We would expect no less from this Welsh legend. You can find a full essay on the upcoming vote on his […]
Glenn Jones – Arthur’s Bar – 23-04-16 – Live Review
Enthusiastic Eunuch Presents – Glenn Jones (Thrill Jockey) Support – Landless & Rue Saturday 23rd April – Arthur’s Bar, Thomas St The last time Glenn Jones played Dublin, it was in an […]
Simon Quigley – A Night By The Ocean – NCH – Live Review
Simon Quigley – A Night By The Ocean – NCH – Live Review – 19-04-16 Simon Quigley may be a new name to most, but he learned his trade in one of […]
Dublin Event Guide (25-04-16 – 1-05-16)
It’s a pretty damn fine week ahead, with some great music. Too much actually, with a couple of tough choices to make. Mark Lanegan is in the Academy for a couple of […]
Recovery – Project Arts Centre – Review
Recovery – Project Arts Centre – Review 19 April 2016-23 April 2016 8.15pm The programme for this production is in the form of a slightly over sized inlay booklet for a CD. […]
The Barber of Seville – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
The Barber of Seville – Wide Open Opera Company at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by P McGovern 20 Apr 2016 – 23 Apr 2016 If the first performance of Rossini’s […]
New Music – Star Parks – Loose Ends
The track below ‘Loose Ends’ by Star Parks is a blissed out piano sound that builds with horns and backing singers to something big and bold. It comes off the album ‘Don’t […]
Basia Bulat – Workman’s Club – Live Review – 17-04-16
Basia Bulat – Workman’s Club – Live Review – 17-04-16 A Canadian invasion took place in the Workman’s Club last night. It was a surprise to get the Weather Station as the […]
Irish Festival Guide 2016 – Interlude @ RHA
Another Festival to add to the list, and this one does not require wellies or a tent! The Interlude Festival takes place at the RHA between June 24th and 26th and has […]
Dublin Event Guide (18-04-16 – 24-04-16)
There’s some really good gigs this week with Explosions in the Sky, Kimya Dawson & Little Wings and Ought among many others. It’s rare to have so many to choose from! Cascando […]
Damien Jurado – Whelans – Live Review – 15-04-16
Damien Jurado – Whelans – 15-04-16 Damien Jurado’s first major release came in the form of Waters Ave S on Sub Pop in 1997. Now some thirteen albums and nearly twenty years […]
New Music – David Collier – Smacht
David Collier – Smacht Irish Composer David Collier has just released an album by the name of Smacht on the Ergodos label. It’s a collection of three songs with Smacht featuring twice […]
New Music – M Craft – Blood Moon
I’ve always been a fan of music written in cabins, or at least press releases written in them! Am I being too cynical? This was written in a cabin on the edge […]
Good Gig Guide – April 2016
So, there’s lots of gig guides around, not not like this one. This is a gig guide of the events that tickle our fancy in some random sense. Think of it as […]
No More Workhorse 