It’s almost Paddy’s day, but the big day itself isn’t until next week! We still have a chunk of the festival itself on for you to explore. You can find out full […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-03-14)
Christina Vantzou – No. 2 – Album Review
Vantzou is a woman of wide ranging talent, and is know as a film maker as well as a composer. Christina is also one half of The Dead Texan, with the other […]
Real Estate – Atlas – Album Review
Atlas is the third album from our favourite Ridgewood, New Jersey band Real Estate. If their 2011 album Days was one of the best of that year then Atlas is certainly going to be […]
Real Estate – The Workman’s Club – May 27th 2014
Our favourite band to move house to are coming to Dublin in May of this year, to play the Workman’s Club on May 27th! The New jersey band are just about to release […]
Tune-yards – Nikki Nak – Megamix
Tune-Yards will release her third album on May 6th and it’s called ‘Nikki Nack’. It’s the follow up to ‘Whokill’, which was one of the best releases of 2011. Yesterday, she took […]
John Grant – Olympia – 03-03-14 – Review
You know those gigs you’ve been looking forward to for so long, that you’re not worried they won’t live up to expectation? Well this was one of those. The tickets had been […]
September Girls – Cursing the Sea – Album Review
‘September Girls are a five piece garagepop band from Dublin, Ireland’ or so their Wikipedia page says. This came as quite a surprise to me, when I saw them at last years […]
Gig Guide – 28-02-2014 – Eels, Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté etc.
I guess The Eels are the big addition to the list below, but Doom live in the Sugar club could be interesting also. Otherwise, Christie Moore has been added to the Iveagh […]
Gruff Rhys – American Interior
Gruff is back, with a new ablum, but also a film, book and an app! He’s back in a big way, as he says himself, it’s a “multisensory experience telling the incredible […]
Body & Soul 2014 – Line Up
Body and Soul are at it again! They seem to sneak into my room and pick out the bands I listen to the most, and then add them to the list. It’s […]
Dublin Writers Festival 2014 – Preview – Emma Donoghue, Ray Davies etc.
Dublin Writers Festival kicks off this May, running from the 17th to the 25th. They’ve just announced a few events, with Ray Davies of the Kinks possibly the most the exciting of […]
John Scofield & Vince Mendoza – National Concert Hall – March 12th
John Scofield is a jazz guitarist who has been recording music since the late 70’s. Vince Mendoza is a composer and musical arranger who has worked with Joni Mitchell and Björk. What […]
Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness – Album Reviews
‘i quit my dreaming the moment that i found you. I started dancing, just to be around you’. Is the opening couplet on the new album from Angel Olsen ‘Burn your fire […]
New Music – Sisyphus – Calm it down
Who the hell are Sisyphus, I hear you scream? Well, it’s Sufjan and a couple of others. That’s enough for me anyway, check out the blurb and videos below. Update: I’m not […]
Things to do in Dublin (24-02-14 – 02-03-14)
So, the Film Festival disappears for another year, and what are we left with on the streets of Dublin? Don’t worry, we’ve got lots to keep you happy. What about the Collaboration […]
Stargaze – Helix – 9th March 2014
The best of Poland hits the Helix, with three of the best coming to Dublin for one night only… “the very first time the three top vocalists from Poland will be performing […]
St. Vincent – St. Vincent – Album Review
St. Vincent or Annie Clark as her mother called her, has kicked off her little known side kick David Byrne, and returned with an album of her own! This is her fourth […]
Death of a Phantom – Opinion
This week we were greeted with the sad news that Phantom are to go through another round of redundancies and leave just three full time presenters. It will basically be left as […]
Latest Gigs in Dublin – 18-02-14 – Michael Franti, Angel Olsen etc.
On my list of people I’d like to see ruling the planet, Michael Franti would be front and centre, and I think anyone that has seen him play live would agree. He […]
Beck – Morning Phase – Album Review
This album is billed as “a sequel to Sea Change, the brooding 2002 record frequently mentioned as his masterpiece.” First off, was Sea Change a masterpiece? Secondly, can the album not stand […]
Andrew Weatherall Live at Waxwerks Part 1 & 2
5 hours of good music from Andrew Weatherall, and all of it free! Cool, huh. The second part of the Live at Waxwerks set is available here. The second installment in a […]
Gig Guide – 12-02-2014 – Ennio Morricone, Wild Beasts etc.
A few new additions to the upcoming fun, and the Wild Beasts are possibly the most exciting (I guess Ennio could take exception to that though!). Nutty Paolo is also in town, […]
Sun Kil Moon – Benji – Album Review
Those of you who pay even vague attention to such things will know that the Workhorse appreciates Mark Kozelek. We’ll admit he’s a bit of a moan, but when it comes down […]
New Music – Candice Gordon – Sound Of Horns
Something a bit special, a lovely song and a nicely bizarre video to go along with it! Details below. Enjoy! We are excited to announce the release of the official Sound of […]
20,000 Days on Earth – with Nick Cave – Official Clip
Oh yes indeed, Mr. Cave is back with some sort of a movie which has been featuring in film festivals including Sundance, among others. The first clip has emerged onto the internet, […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-02-14)
Love is in the air…. everywhere I look around… do do do, do do do. Yes, it’s another one of those holidays created by greeting card companies, if you want to be […]
Mistaken for Strangers – Pavilion Theatre – 3rd April 2014
Here’s another chance to see the documentary on the National, made by the brother of the lead singer! Yes, the director is Tom Berninger, who went on tour with his brothers band […]
New Irish Music: Villagers – Occupy Your Mind (Video)
The song debuted last night on Zane Lowe’s BBC One show and this morning saw the unveiling of the official video for Villagers’ new – between-albums – single ‘Occupy Your Mind.’ It […]
Gig Guide – 06-02-2014 – New Additions – Jurassic 5, Blind Boys etc.
This is almost a hip-hop version of the gig guide, with Jurassic 5 (17-6), Homeboy Sandman (06-03), Young Fathers (14-02-2014) and Schoolboy Q (27-05) all announcing gigs over the last few days. […]
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