Low: A Christmas Performance, Christchurch, Dublin – 13-12-16 – Gig Review by Killian Laher Tickets sold out weeks ago for a rare chance to hear Low perform their Christmas album in a […]
Low: A Christmas Performance – Christchurch – Gig Review – 13-12-16
Big The Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
Big The Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review 8 Dec 2016 – 7 Jan 2017 Twelve year old Josh is down on his luck. The girl of his dreams has […]
Seti The First – The Wolves of Summerland – Album Review
Seti The First – The Wolves of Summerland – Album Review by Killian Laher Seti the First are an instrumental duo Kevin Murphy and Thomas Haugh who released a charming debut album, […]
Uncle Howard – Film Review
Uncle Howard – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Aaron Brookner Writer: Aaron Brookner (concept) Stars: Aaron Brookner, John Giorno, Jim Jarmusch The title reveals the relationship Aaron Brookner, the film director, […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Film Review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Gareth Edwards Writers: Chris Weitz (screenplay), Tony Gilroy (screenplay) Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk In cinemas December […]
Night School – Lee Child – Audible Book Review
Night School – Lee Child – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Hot on the heels of the première of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, starring Tom Cruise in the title role, […]
I Am Not a Serial Killer – Film Review
I Am Not a Serial Killer – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Billy O’Brien Starring: Max Records, Laura Fraser, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Baldwin In cinemas November 18th This is based […]
Damien Jurado + Richard Swift – Other People’s Songs, Volume 1 – Album Review
Damien Jurado + Richard Swift – Other People’s Songs, Volume 1 – Album Review by Killian Laher Damien Jurado and Richard Swift have teamed up to release this rather short album of […]
The Gingerbread Mix-up – Lyric Theatre – Review
The Gingerbread Mix-Up – Lyric Theatre – Review by Audrey Devereux Lyric Theatre, Belfast. December 7th 2016-January 7th 2017 When is a panto not a panto? When it’s the Gingerbread Mix up […]
TV Picks of the Week – 12-12-16
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Our top three picks for your telly watching this week. Documentary – I Do At 92 Tuesday 13 December, 10pm, Channel 4 As we […]
Neil Young – Peace Trail – Album Review
Neil Young – Peace Trail – Album Review by Killian Laher After 37+ albums and at the age of 71 you have to wonder, where does Neil Young get his motivation? If […]
Interview with Jessica Aquila Cymerman – Reasons to Be Pretty – Smock Alley
We had the chance to talk to Jessica Aquila Cymerman, director of Reasons to be Pretty, which opens at Smock Alley this week. We asked about The Irish premiere of Neil LaBute’s […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-12-16 – 18-12-16)
A couple of big openings with the world premiere of Big the Musical in the Bord Gais Theatre! There’s also Anna Karenina at the Abbey, both of which are quite exciting! There’s […]
Three Days of Rain – Mill Theatre – Review
Three Days of Rain – Mill Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern Disappear Here’s production of Three Days of Rain at Mill Theatre Dundrum Richard Greenberg’s play Three Days of Rain opens […]
New Music – Morning Veils – Her Kind
While carrying out extensive research (ahem) for our Best Irish Albums of 2016, I stumbled upon this album. It was released on the 30th December 2015, so technically not eligible! They obviously […]
Snowden – Film Review
Snowden – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Oliver Stne Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Scott Eastwood, Logan Marshall-Green, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Schnetzer, LaKeith Lee […]
Beyond Caravaggio – National Gallery – Review – 16th Century Sex, Drugs and Chiaroscuro
16th Century Sex, Drugs and Chiaroscuro – by Patricia Levy Beyond Caravaggio – National Gallery (UK) till 15th January 2017 Book tickets for Beyond Caravaggio at the National Gallery of Ireland here […]
The Birth of a Nation – Film Review
The Birth of a Nation – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Nate Parker Writers: Nate Parker (screenplay), Nate Parker (story by) Stars: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller In the […]
Western Skies Motel – Settlers – Album Review
Western Skies Motel – Settlers – Album Review by Killian Laher Danish instrumental band Western Skies Motel released Settlers a short while back. The look and feel of the album is very […]
Murder of Crows – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Murder of Crows – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Fran Winston Theatre Upstairs, Eden Quay, Dublin 1 until December 17th Monday – Saturday @ 7pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinee @1pm – Tickets […]
The Snow Queen – Smock Alley – Review
The Snow Queen at Smock Alley Theatre: an environmentalist take on Andersen’s classic – by Pia Maltri 5 – 23 Dec @ 7:30pm | Main Space Matinees @ 2:30pm on Saturdays plus […]
Office Christmas Party – Film Review
Office Christmas Party – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Josh Gordon & Will Speck Starring: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T. J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Courtney B. Vance, Kate McKinnon, Jennifer […]
Tape – Smock Alley – Review
Tape – Smock Alley – Review – 6 + 7 Dec | 8pm | Boys School Visit Fregoli Theatre website here. Directed by Rob McFeely We meet Vince in his motel room. […]
United States of Love – Film Review
United States of Love – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Tomasz Wasilewski Writer: Tomasz Wasilewski Stars: Julia Kijowska, Magdalena Cielecka, Dorota Kolak It is 1990. The Berlin Wall has just […]
Interview with NO ENCORE Podcast Team
We got the chance to talk to the NO ENCORE team about their musical education, how the Podcast came to be and of course, Kanye West. You can see the results below… […]
Wilco – Schmilco – Album Review
Wilco – Schmilco – Album Review by Killian Laher Wilco have mutated from an alt-country-derived outfit to a far less predictable proposition, with a career that stretches over 20 years encompassing several […]
You Are Not Alone – In Aid of Pieta House
HOST OF IRISH ARTISTS RELEASE COVER OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S ‘YOU ARE NOT ALONE’ TO RAISE VITAL FUNDS FOR PIETA HOUSE “Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Mary Byrne, Taken, Heroes in Hiding and Dublin Gospel Choir […]
Life, Animated – Film Review
Life, Animated – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: Roger Ross Williams Writer: Ron Suskind (based on the book by) Stars: Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Alan Rosenblatt Adapted from a book by […]
New Irish Music – Naoise Roo – Whore
New Irish Music – Naoise Roo – Whore This is the new single from Dublin based singer Naoise Roo, which is taken form her 2015 album ‘Lilith’. Whore is a short burst […]
No More Workhorse 