12 Points Festival – Project Arts Centre – Opening Night – 15-04-15 – Review The 12 Points Festival has run for the last 9 years, showcasing some of the best European Jazz […]
12 Points Festival – Project Arts Centre – 15-04-15 – Gig Review
Record Store Day Dublin 2015 – Live Performances
Here are some of the top treats for Record Store Day (or weekend at this stage!). There are some great bands playing around the city, so get out and support your local […]
Julian Cope – One Three One – Book Review
One Three One – Julian Cope – Book Review When I first heard that Julian Cope had written a novel, the mind boggled. Julian is at the tender age of 57 and […]
David Gilmour leads impressive line up at Borris Festival of Ideas – June 5th – 7th
Yes, you read that right, Rock n’Roll royalty will be talking at Borris house on the weekend of Jun 5th to 7th. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd will be on stage with […]
Calexico – Edge of the Sun – Album Review
Calexico – Edge of the Sun – Album Review by Killian Laher American duo Calexico have been on the go for nearly 20 years, and return with their eight album, Edge of […]
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit – Album Review
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit – Album Review We’ve been blabbing on about Courtney for a while now, and we’re not even sure why. […]
Things To Do In Dublin (13-04-15 – 19-04-15)
You are living in Musictown, and you may not event know it! Go explore here. There’s also some free lunchtime gigs in the Hugh Lane you can check out here. There’s also […]
New Music – Benoît Pioulard – Shut-ins on Sunday See
We haven’t had anything that just swirls nicely here on the site for a while, so this was the perfect solution for that troubling problem. This is the single from Benoît Pioulard’s […]
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts – Blaster – Album Review
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts – Blaster – Album Review by Killian Laher Scott Weiland, formerly of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver has had a somewhat ‘chequered’ career. The Stone Temple […]
The Girl Who Believed in Magic – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Girl Who Believed in Magic – Created and Performed by Julie Feeney Runs until – 11 April 2015 7.30pm / 9.30pm Tickets €22/18 As you enter the theatre, you are greeted with […]
Nils Frahm – Solo – Album Review – Free Download
Nils Frahm – Solo – Album Review by Killian Laher German pianist Nils Frahm declared March 29th to be Piano Day in an attempt to celebrate the piano, and has marked it by […]
Caught In The Wake Forever – The Places Where I Worship You – Album Review
Caught In The Wake Forever – The Places Where I Worship You – Album Review by Killian Laher Scottish artist Fraser McGowan records under the name Caught In The Wake Forever. As […]
Boduf Songs – Stench of Exist – Album Review
Boduf Songs – Stench of Exist – Album Review by Killian Laher Matthew Sweet (not THAT one) has been recording under the name Boduf Songs for more than ten years, and Stench […]
Paul Tiernan – The Myster of Others – Odessa Club – 30-05-15
There is something gentle and reassuring about the music of Paul Tiernan. It reminds you that you don’t need walls of electronic noise or an orchestra to make a good song. Sometimes […]
Gina Jazz – Clonskeagh Castle – 24-05-15
Like Vegetarian food and Jazz? Who doesn’t! Ok, maybe one or two, but if the answer is yes, then I have the event for you! It takes place in Clonskeagh Castle on […]
Things To Do In Dublin (30-03-15 – 5-04-15)
The are a couple of interesting new productions in the world of theatre this week, with Romeo and Juliet at the Gate and The Girl who believed in Magic at the Project. Not […]
The Go! Team – Whelan’s – 20-06-15
Another day, another good gig announcement. This time it’s the Go! Team in the surprisingly small venue of Whelan’s. I’d expect this to sell out in two shakes of a lambs tale! […]
Loah, Stomptown Brass & Bunk – Workman’s Club – 26-03-15
You’re all invited to a birthday party. Ok, you have to pay in, but you’re still invited! Golden Beck is a collaboration between Claire Beck and GoldenPlec, and they’re now a year […]
Once – Olympia Theatre – Preview
Landmark productions are on something of a roll. The production company behind the Walworth Farce, Ballyturk, Misterman and Ross O’Carroll Kelly are back with a new production of Once, which will start […]
Mogwai – Olympia – 18-06-15
Somewhere in my head, Mogwai are still a new band, but I guess the fact that they’re playing a 20th anniversary show fairly knocks that one on the head! They are playing […]
Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell – Album Review
Described many times as his most intimate album to date, Carrie & Lowell is named after his mother and step father. Sufjan was raised by his father Rasjid and stepmother and he […]
Things To Do In Dublin (23-03-15 – 29-03-15)
JDIFF is still the big event in town this week, with some A list actors gracing these shores for talks and interviews. After a quiet week in the Theatre world, there’s a […]
Giant³ Sand – Whelan’s – 8-09-15
For a Rock and Roll band to last 30 years, they must be doing something right! Giant Sand have had many line ups, and in truth, the present one is little more […]
12 Points Jam Sessions – Free Gigs – 16th – 18th April
More free music from the wonderful people behind the 12 Points Festival. This time out, it’s a series of Showcases and Jam sessions upstairs in Sweeney’s bar on 16th to 18th of […]
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear – Album Review
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear – Album Review Father John Misty really didn’t make sense to me. He released the 2012 album Fear Fun, to little acclaim or excitement. […]
Basciville EP Launch – Friday 27th March – Pepper Canister Church
In their own words, “Soul and Blues singer with a touch of Folk. Stretching from the aching howl of Chicago to the flowing folk hum of Wexford”. That sounds good to us […]
Salmon Leap Festival – 29th – 31st May – Leixlip
Looking for a new festival? Bored by the Picnic? Too broke for Forbidden Fruit? This festival is lacking in the big names, but still sounds a lot of fun with Damian Dempsey, […]
Things To Do In Dublin (16-03-15 – 22-03-15)
St. Patrick’s Day Festival runs until Tuesday with a huge amount of evnets around the city, and a lot of them free! Check out the full line up here. There’s Music in […]
New Music – Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld – Twisted Pepper – 11-04-15
Yep, this could be a fun one! Two people that attack their instruments like vicious animals, Colin and Sarah could be great on stage together. They’re here supporting their new album, a […]
No More Workhorse 