Another summer week in Dublin and the usual glut of events and festivals! There’s the Zurich Dalkey Book Festival with PJ O’Rourke and Amanda Palmer among others! For the culinary arts, there’s […]
Things To Do In Dublin (8-06-15 – 14-06-15)
Man In Hat – Gig and Charity Auction
A gig and auction worthy of your support! On June 18th Hudson Taylor, Gavin Glass and more will take to the stage at Whelan’s, and all in aid of a good cause, […]
Sun Kil Moon – Universal Themes – Album Review
Sun Kil Moon – Universal Themes – Review by Killian Laher MarkKozelekreturnsafterhiscriticallyacclaimedSunKilMoonalbumBenjiwithahastilyreleasedfollowupUniversalThemes. Sorry. That’s my attempt at what trying to convey what listening to the latest Sun Kil Moon album is like. […]
New Music – Beirut – No No No
Zach is back, and this time he’s on 4AD, so if Future Islands are anything to go by, he’ll be Indie royalty by about Christmas. We love him here, so all good. […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015 – Sunday Review
As soon as I left my house on the way to Kilmainham, I was confronted by a shower of biblical proportions as the heavens opened to expose God’s wrath against concert goers! […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit 2015 – Review by Frances Winston Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Friday May 29th The opening night of weekend festivals can be a bit hit and miss. As the […]
The Beatyard – Dun Laoghaire Harbour – August 1st & 2nd
Details of a seriously tasty festival just dropped into my inbox, and I felt in the mood to share. With Four Tet, Neneh Cherry and Sister Sledge, it’s an impressive line up […]
New Music – Baio – Brainwash Yyrr Face
Baio is the bass player with Vampire Weekend, and this is his first single off his debut album after having released a series of EPs. You can see the results below, they’re […]
Down With Jazz 2015 Timetable
Another festival this weekend is the wonderful ‘Down with Jazz’ which takes place in Meeting House Square. The festival is in its 4th year, and is a chilled out affair that will […]
Forbidden Fruit 2015 Timetable
So, it’s finally here. After many months of discussion Forbidden Fruit kicks off festival season proper. The runners and riders are all below, so you can check out where you want to […]
Valet – Nature – Album Review
Valet – Nature – Album Review by Killian Laher Valet’s latest album Nature sure as hell conjures up lazy summer days, from the languid chords and Honey Owen’s blissed out vocal on […]
Things To Do In Dublin (25-05-15 – 31-05-15)
I guess it’s officially summer? This week is packed with festivals and events. This week there’s the Foo Fighters at Slaine and Forbidden Fruit, along with the Life Festival in Belvedere House. […]
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Loin Des Hommes OST – Album Review
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Loin Des Hommes OST – Album Review by Killian Laher Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have dipped into instrumental soundtrack work with increasing regularity in the […]
Yes
Ireland, it’s time to change the world. Time to be the first country in the world to vote in Gay Marriage. Let’s make history. Get out and vote… Yes We Can Can […]
Steve Gunn – Workman’s Club – 21-05-15
A gig that almost slipped through our net, is Steve Gunn tonight in the Workman’s club! We reviewed his album back in February, and it’s one that you go back to time […]
KBC Great Music In Irish Houses Festival – June 9th to 14th
If you like your festivals a little more relaxed than the beer fuelled experiences around the country for the next few months, then the KBC Great Music in Irish Houses might be […]
New Music: Ríona Sally Hartman – Show Me
Ríona Sally Hartman is the lead singer of the band Monster, Monster. This is the first single off her debut album, which will be launched in Smock Alley on June 14th. As […]
Kid606 – Recollected Ambient Works Vol 1: Bored of Excitement – Album Review
Kid606 – Recollected Ambient Works Vol 1: Bored of Excitement – Album Review by Killian Laher The latest album from Kid606 is a major departure from his glitchy, techno work. As indicated […]
Metz – II – Album Review
Metz – II – Album Review by Killian Laher Canadian trio Metz kick up one hell of a racket on second album, II. It roars out of the speakers right from powerful […]
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Travels In Constant Vol 24 EP – Review
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Travels In Constant Vol 24 EP – Review by Killian Laher Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie, one half of ambient duo A Winged Victory For The Sullen and ex-Stars of […]
And So I Watch You From Afar – Heirs – Album Review
And So I Watch You From Afar – Heirs – Review by Killian Laher And So I Watch From Afar have gone on quite a journey from their hardcore roots. While keeping […]
The Soft Moon – Deeper – Album Review
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 