The Lemonheads – Academy, Dublin – Gig Review by Killian Laher It was hard to know what to expect from the Lemonheads on a damp Monday night in Dublin in 2015. With […]
The Lemonheads – Academy – Gig Review
A Letter From Neil Hannon – New Divine Comedy Album
The letter below just dropped onto the Divine Comedy Facebook page, which is a time line of events which happened and could have happened, with some good news at the end! Hello […]
Steve Hauschildt – Where All Is Fled – Album Review
Steve Hauschildt – Where All Is Fled – Album Review by Killian Laher American musician Steve Hauschildt deals in ambient electronica, and his latest album Where All Is Fled, is full of […]
Interview with Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva – Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet – Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Interview with Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva – Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet – Bord Gais Energy Theatre Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva returns to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre this November where she will […]
Vertical Slump – Ruined Value – Album Review
Vertical Slump – Ruined Value – Album Review by Killian Laher Vertical Slump are a group made up of members of Shopping, Gloss Rejection, Omi Palone and Circuit Breaker. It opens with […]
Lloyd Cole – 1D Electronics 2012-2014 – Album Review
Lloyd Cole – 1D Electronics 2012-2014 – Review by Killian Laher Some may feel it difficult to believe that he’s still around. But Lloyd Cole has built up a reputation for writing […]
Interview with BC Camplight – Workman’s Club – 09-10-15
We had the chance to talk to BC Camplight ahead of his gig in the Workman’s Club on Oct 9th. You can see the results below. BC has just released a new […]
Ryan Adams – 1989 – Album Review
Ryan Adams – 1989 – Album Review by Killian Laher So this is Ryan Adams’ ‘reimagining’ of pop princess Taylor Swift’s most recent album. From what I gather, the original material is […]
Things To Do In Dublin (28-09-15 – 04-10-15)
The Dublin Theatre Festival runs until the 11th of October, so lots to explore in that one. There’s also the Dublin Festival of History 2015 until the 10th October and the best […]
I’m Your Man – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival
I’m your Man – Project Arts Centre – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald I’m your Man is a raw and bristling portrait of heartache and psychological trauma; a physical and emotional rollercoaster through […]
Interview with Jacco Gardner – Workman’s Club – 26-09-15
We got the chance to talk to Jacco Gardner ahead of his gig in the Workman’s Club tonight, and you can see the results below! It promises to be a great evening. […]
Win Tickets to the Zaïde Quartet – Newman University Church – 8-10-15
We have five pairs of ticket to give away to the Zaïde Quartet who perform at Newman University Church, St Stephen’s Green, on Thursday 8 October 2015. To win the tickets, just […]
Max Richter – from Sleep – Album Review
Max Richter – from Sleep – Album Review by Killian Laher Max Richter has been releasing fine instrumental music for 13 years or so. His latest, based around the concept of sleep, […]
Robert Forster – Songs to Play – Album Review
Robert Forster – Songs to Play – Album Review by Killian Laher Robert Forster, formerly of The Go-Betweens, returns with his first album in seven years since the rather sombre The Evangelist. […]
Interview with Mark Palmer and Phillip McMahon – I’m Your Man – DTF
We had the chance to talk to Mark Palmer and Phillip McMahon ahead of the opening of their new musical ‘I’m your Man’ at the Dublin Theatre Festival (24th to 3rd Oct). […]
Things To Do In Dublin (21-09-15 – 27-09-15)
The Fringe is over, so finally time to relax and take it easy, right? right? The Dublin Theatre Festival kicks off this week and runs from the 24th to the 11th of […]
Holly Herndon – Spiegeltent – Gig Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Holly Herndon – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Andrew Darley Date Sep 17 @ 21:30. Venue: Spiegeltent in Wolfe Tone Square When the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival line-up was announced, […]
David O’Doherty – Project Arts Centre – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O’Doherty – Project Arts Centre – Review We almost didn’t get to see David O’Doherty in the Project […]
BC Camplight – Workmans Club – Friday October 9th
The next few months are sizing up pretty nicely on the music side of things! Another treat should be BC Camplight, who plays the Workman’s club on Friday Oct 9th. Brian Christinzio […]
Things To Do In Dublin (14-08-15 – 20-09-15)
Let’s just say, it’s a little mad out there. If you’re not exhausting enough by all this Fringing, then lets just throw Culture night this Friday on top of it, as well […]
New music: Roman GianArthur – Ok Lady
Make your Friday a lot better by settling in with Roman GianArthur’s (and Janelle Monáe) take on Radiohead. Part mashup, part covers, part re-imaginings it’s just damn good. Enjoy.
The Walls Have Ears – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
The Walls Have Ears – Bottlenote Dates Sep 09 — 11 @ 19:30 & 21:15. Tickets €14 / €12 conc. Duration 75 mins. Venue: 13 North Great George’s Street For the most […]
Low – Ones and Sixes – Album Review
Low – Ones and Sixes – Review by Killian Laher Of the many bands that emerged in the mid-nineties who couldn’t be pigeonholed into ‘grunge’, it’s perhaps a surprise that one band […]
Interview with David Turpin – Romances – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
We had the chance to interview the Late David Turpin ahead of his performance in the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival on September 17th. You can read the results below… Why is this […]
Ricki and the Flash – Film Review
Ricki and the Flash – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Jonathan Demme Writer: Diablo Cody Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer It is rude to refer to a lady’s age […]
Mark Lanegan – Houston Publishing Demos 2002 – Album Review
Mark Lanegan – Houston Publishing Demos 2002 – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Lanegan has been a solo artist since the early 90s, initially recording solo albums to free himself from […]
Proms on the Pier – Dun Laoghaire – 30-08-15 – Review
Proms on the Pier, Dun Laoighre, Co Dublin – Review by Frances Winston Sunday 30th August Appearing: Melanie McCabe, Toni Lee, Phil Coulter, Johnny Logan, Air Supply This is the inaugural year […]
Sufjan Stevens – Helix – Gig Review
Carrie & Lowell was released in March of this year. It’s an album that focuses on Sufjan’s strained relationship with his mother who died last year. The album was an abrupt change […]
Things To Do In Dublin (31-08-15 – 06-09-15)
It’s starting to get a bit Fringey around here! Yes, the Tiger returns, with the first events of the Tiger Dublin Fringe starting on the 5th of Sept. There’s It Folds, Grounded, […]
No More Workhorse 