Anyone that names their album after a quote from Winne the Pooh can’t be all bad, right? Courtney Barnett will release her debut album in just over a month, but in the […]
New Music – Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
Julian Cope – Whelans – 18-04-15
You’ll come for the music and stay for the stories, and this man has a thousand and one to tell. I went to his last performance in Dublin in the Tripod a […]
Paul Gilgunn – Okamajigerí – Smock Alley
This promises to be a fascinating night, as Paul Gilgunn performs his new work Okamajigerí in the Boys’ School in Smock Alley. The high walls and balconies of the Boys’ School should […]
Pond – Man It Feels Like Space Again – Album Review
Pond – Man It Feels Like Space Again – Album Review by Tim Moss With five (at one point or another) shared personal with Tame Impala, it’s easy for Man It Feels […]
St. Vincent – Iveagh Gardens – July 10th 2015
So there it is, little Annie Clark has officially hit the big time! I guess it was always going to happen with the praise heaped upon her last album, but not she’s […]
California X – Nights In The Dark – Album Review
Album Review: California X – Nights In The Dark – Review by Killian Laher California X, despite the name, are bunch of long hairs from Massachusetts, and this is their second album. […]
Things To Do In Dublin (26-01-15 – 1-02-15)
This is the week of the Digital Biscuit, with Michel Gondry and David Chase coming to town, along with many others involved in the world of movie making and technology. It promises […]
Longitude 2015 – First Bands Announced
Picture it, the sun on your face, a gentle breeze blowing and the song below playing very, very loud! The first names have just been announced for Longitude 2015, which runs from […]
Jape – Album Release and Tower Records Instore
Jape is impossible to avoid at the moment, so we thought we’d continue the hype! The man is on every radio station and newspaper, but he’s a lovely man, so all good […]
New Music – Kate Tempest – Bad Place For A Good Time
Kate Tempest is one of those people that make life look easy. In her mid twenties, she’s a published playwright, novelist, poet and recording artist. Don’t you just hate people like that? […]
Interview with Martin McCann of ELEVENS
ELEVENS Photo Credit: © Keith Dixon Interview with Martin McCann of ELEVENS – by David Turpin Martin McCann is the lead singer with ELEVENS, a three-piece that also includes Tony Barrett and […]
New Music – Sam Prekop – Weather Vane
Is this a cheap excuse to have a picture of a cat on the home page, therefore doubling our hits? Definitely not! This is a new single by the Sea and Cake’s […]
New Music – Avid Dancer – All Your Words Are Gone
If the rest of the album is as good as this single, then this could be something to watch out for. It’s delicate guitar driven indie pop that will call to mind […]
Mark Lanegan – Academy – Concert Review
Concert Review: Mark Lanegan- Academy, Dublin on Saturday 17-01-15 – By Killian Laher In the last 15 years or so, Mark Lanegan has developed into one of the most prolific recording artists […]
James Vincent McMorrow – Free Live Album
James wants to say thanks. He wants to say thanks to anyone who made his life a little better, and what better way to do that then to give us free stuff! […]
Things To Do In Dublin (19-01-15 – 25-01-15)
The Theatre Machine Turns You On festival is possibly the big event this week. What is that I hear you ask? Full details are here. There’s also a few good gigs with […]
New Music – Hayley Coupon – Bastille Day
From early January, Bastille day seems a long way away, but New York singer Hayley Coupon will make the intervening months drift away! A delicate voice layered over gentle piano music that […]
Karen Underwood – Of Ladies Lost and Found – NCH – Review
Karen Underwood – Of Ladies Lost and Found With John O’Brien – John Field Room NCH | 8pm | 13th of January 2015 Karen and John started the night with ‘Precious Lord, take my hand’, […]
New Music – Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
Can you remember a time before albums had trailers? Seems a long time ago now. Yes, information on Sufjan’s new album has just broken, with the album itself being released on March […]
Hamell on Trial – Workman’s Club – 17-02-15
A gig worthy of mention, with Hammel On Trial returning to our shores for a four date tour and in the Workman’s club on the 17-02-15. It is marking the 15th anniversary […]
The Theatre Machine Turns you On 4 – Project Arts Centre – Preview
If you like your theatre polished within an inch of its life, look elsewhere. If you like things a bit raw and funky, then this could be for you! The Theatre Machine […]
Belle and Sebastian – Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance – Album Review
So what do we want from Belle and Sebastian’s ninth studio album, in a career that spans nearly twenty years? What expectations do we have from a new album from Stuart Murdoch […]
Karen Underwood – NCH – 13-01-15
An interesting looking gig in the middle of next week, Tuesday to be exact! Karen Underwood has one of those voices that can fill any room, and she’ll be working it in […]
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot) – Button Factory – 02-02-15
The main man from the Manchester three piece is returning to Dublin, for his first visit since 2008! He’ll be playing some of our I Am Kloot favourites as well as some […]
Young Fathers – Academy – 26-03-15
Young Fathers had an amazing year last year, winning Scottish Album of the year, and the undoubted highlight, getting to No. 4 on the official Workhorse – Best Albums of 2014 list! […]
New Music – The Go! Team – The Scene Between
The Go! Team – The Scene Between – Released ( Memphis Industries :: 20 March 2015 ) It’s nearly three years since Rolling Blackouts, so it’s good to have some new sounds […]
Ólafur Arnalds – Pavilion Theatre – Feb 19th & 20th 2015
Even if you think you don’t know Ólafur Arnald’s work, you probably do! He is the Icelandic composer who has worked on films such as the Hunger Games and 300 – Rise […]
Phronesis – Whelans – 8-02-15
Phronesis are visiting these shores and will arrive in Whelans on Sunday the 8th of February as part of their tour which will take them form Cork to Letterkenny and various other […]
Jens Lekman – Postcard #1
With a new year, comes the New Years Resolutions, and Jens Lekman’s one is a little different from most. His aim is to release a song every week for a year. These […]
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