The Soft Moon – Deeper – Album Review by Killian Laher The Soft Moon is a project dreamed up by the disturbed brain of Luis Vazquez. On the evidence of these eleven […]
The Soft Moon – Deeper – Album Review
A Place To Bury Strangers – Transfixiation – Album Review
A Place To Bury Strangers – Transfixiation – Album Review by Killian Laher So you miss the dark, goth sound of the 80s? Fear not, the self-styled loudest band in New York, […]
Paul Tiernan – The Mystery of Others – Album Review
Paul Tiernan – The Mystery of Others – Album Review by Killian Laher Paul Tiernan, formerly of Interference has several solo albums under his belt, his latest, The Mystery of Others is […]
Electric Picnic 2015 – New Acts Added!
Electric Picnic just added a bunch of new names to their list of performers, with one standing out in the form of Grace Jones. Blur too obviously! Otherwise there’s Interpol, Mac DeMarco […]
The Twilight Sad – Whelans – 02-05-15 – Gig Review
The Twilight Sad, Whelans, Dublin, May 2nd – Review by Killian Laher On a rainy night in May, a sizeable crowd braved the elements for the penultimate night of the curiously named […]
Interview With Adrian Fitz-Simon On Faking His Own Reviews
Adrian Fitz-Simon is a crook, plain and simple, but you have to admire his moxy! If you click on his website, you will see a page of glowing reviews for his new […]
Things To Do In Dublin (04-04-15 – 10-05-15)
Some good gigs around Dublin this week, with Philip Glass, Calexico, Public Service Broadcasting and Tobias Jesso Jr to name but a few. There’s also Canalaphonic 2015 in the Rathmines and Portobello […]
The Districts – Academy – 02-05-15 – Preview
Have you your Saturday night sorted yet? If not, then the Academy 2 is possibly the place to be, with one of those bands that could explode over the course of the […]
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld – Never Were The Way She Was – Album Review
Colin Stetson is a familiar name to many who follow the indie scene, having played with royalty such as Bon Iver and Arcade Fire. He plays the bass saxophone in a wild […]
Tobias Jesso Jr. – The Button Factory – Friday December 4th
He hasn’t even played his sold out gig in the Unitarian Church (May 10th) and Tobias has already booked his next gig in Dublin in a substantially bigger venue! Pitchfork have the […]
White Men Are Black Men Too – Young Fathers – Album Review
‘Here’s another ticket’ says the whispered voice at the start of the wonderfully titled ‘White men are black men too’, the second studio release for the three piece form Edinburgh. It is […]
The third instalment of the Busker Diaries has just been released – this time about Stephen Paul Taylor – the guy behind the “Everybody know’s shit’s fucked“. In the instalment, we follow this very […]
Competition – The April Verch – Sugar Club – May 13th
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for The April Verch Band at the Sugar Club on May 13th. To be in with a chance of winning, just […]
Brian Eno at Hay Kells, Meath – June 25th – 28th 2015
Another literary festival in small town Ireland that is punching above its weight is the Hay Kells festival, Co. Meath. They’ve somehow managed to get producer/ musician Brian Eno to appear at […]
Sufjan Stevens – Helix, Dublin – 28th & 29th August
Sufjan is coming! Sufjan. Is. Coming! Ok, so I did predict he’d be in part of Electric Picnic, due to his presence at another festival in England that same weekend, but he’s […]
Things To Do In Dublin (20-04-15 – 26-04-15)
Musictown is sadly gone! It was fun while it lasted, and will hopefully visit again next year. This week we have Sharon Von Etten, Le Galaxie, Will Butler, UFO and the Avant […]
Monochromie – Behind Black Clouds – Album Review
Monochromie – Behind Black Clouds – Album Review by Killian Laher Monochromie is the recorded music project of French composer Wilson Trouvé, who deals in ambient, contemporary classical fare. This is serious […]
New Music – Tallest Man on Earth – Dark Bird Is Home
It’s Kristian Matsson and a guitar, and that’s all well and good, but then something happens and it becomes BIG! See what you think of the first single from the tall one’s […]
12 Points Festival – Project Arts Centre – 15-04-15 – Gig Review
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 