Yes, we have survived the cold of January and are now entering Spring, by most people’s reckoning. February is starting out pretty wild, but we’ll give it time to settle. This week, […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (3-2-14 – 9-2-14)
Dotter of her Father’s Eyes – Mary & Bryan Talbot – Book Review
Dotter of her Father’s Eyes – Written by Mary M Talbot, Drawn by Bryan Talbot. Published by Jonathan Cape. This is a graphic novel written by Mary Talbot and illustrated by her […]
Shantala Subramanyam Trio – 9th Feb – Hugh Lane
The Hugh Lane concert series is one of those hidden treasures of Dublin, that everyone should know about. There is a strong focus on classical music, but next week (Feb 9th 2014) […]
Fionnuala – New Theatre – Review
Review by Dan O’Neill The Corrib Gas Line has been one of those subjects in Irish life that has been either ignored or forgotten about by most of the domestic media. The […]
Broken Song Screening and Q&A – Twisted Pepper – 4th Feb
Broken Song Screening and Q&A – 7.30pm, 4th February, Twisted Pepper, €5 Admission. Broken Song is a fascinating documentary on the Rap scene in Ballymun, directed by Claire Dix that was released […]
New Music – St. Vincent – Digital Witness
St. Vincent is one of those artists that loves the dying art of videos! It’s rare these days to see someone that actually cares about videos, as they seem a product of […]
New Movie Releases – 31-01-14
So, is that it? Is it officially the end of Oscar season? It’s like a kid at Christmas that has opened all their presents too quickly, we are left with a slight […]
Journal de France – Movie Review
Journal de France – Film Review by Niall Curran Raymond Depardon is an old man with piercing blue eyes who travels around France in his camper van enjoying the silence. He likes […]
New Music: I Am Oak – Honeycomb
Some softly spoken indie pop/ folk music all the way from Utrecht! I can’t say I know too much about the Dutch music scene, but if this is anything to go by, […]
The Dig – Theatre Upstairs – Review
The Dig – Review by Emily Elphinstone Theatre Upstairs is kicking of their 2014 season in style, with the World Premiere of ‘The Dig’, from Yes Productions. ‘The Dig’ tells the story […]
Long Range Gig Forecast – January Dublin Gig Guide
Yes, there’s lots and lots of new additions, as we haven’t had a good look at the gig scene for a while now! The big ones are the National, the Arctic Monkeys […]
Marissa Nadler – July – Album Review
Seeing Marissa Nadler live experience is an unusual experience. She cuts an interesting figure onstage, and you feel she is never quite at ease with the audience. In some ways she lives […]
A Tender Thing – Project Arts Centre – Review
A Tender Thing asks the question what if Romeo and Juliet had lived full lives, and what would happen when they eventually had to be parted through death. This play was written […]
A Skull in Connemara – Gaiety Theatre – Review
A Skull in Connemara – Review by Helen O’Leary The first peals of audience laughter come a bit reluctantly. After all it seems a bit inappropriate to be chuckling at a husband […]
The Awkward Moment – Film Review
The Awkward Moment – Film Review – by Niall Curran – Released Jan 29th Behold the Brom-Com Billed as “The Brom-Com”, an ingenious new genre of romantic comedy dreamed up by the […]
Out of the Furnace – Movie Review
Out of the Furnace – Review Emily Elphinstone After some of the far more flashy films that have been nominated during awards season, ‘Out of the Furnace’ is a breath of fresh […]
Sparks – The Teachers’ Club – Review
Sparks by Pat Hynes Scéal Eile are an interesting new theatre company based in a bookshop in Ennis, Co.Clare. Their current offering at the Teacher’s Club on Parnell Square, is ‘Sparks’ written […]
Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine)- Gutter Bookshop – 28th Jan
Willy Vlautin may not be a household name, but many will know him better as the lead singer with the band Richmond Fontaine! Willy has also written a number of books, including […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (27-1-14 – 2-2-14)
Bill Callahan is in Dublin, yes, that Bill Callahan, of Smog fame, and even (Smog) fame, if you want to get precious about it. It’s hard to compete with that for your […]
TV: Looking, Bonnie and Clyde, True Detective
Is Looking (Sky Atlantic, Monday: 10.35pm) America’s answer to Queer as Folk, or an all male Sex and the City? Set in San Francisco, it follows the lives of three men. Patrick, […]
Cuba in Revolution – Book Review
Why is Cuba Beautiful? Review by Sean Sheehan Cuba in Revolution, texts by Richard Gott, Peter Kornbluh, Mark Sanders (Hatje Cantz) Cuba, Andrew Moore (Damiani) There should be a place in everyone’s […]
Jezebel – Rough Magic – Interview with Margaret McAuliffe
Jezebel – Interview with Margaret McAuliffe by Emily Elphinstone According to Jezebel, Rough Magic’s new production; 15% of the population have had a threesome. Who knew the Irish were such a kinky […]
New Movie Releases – 24-01-14
We’re approaching the end of Oscar season, and there’s a few new releases, but strangely they’re the ones that didn’t get too many nominations. How does that work? Does anyone care to […]
August: Osage County – Movie Review
Film Review – August :Osage County By Niall Curran Another year, another Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep in her first dramatic role since her oscar-winning role in The Iron Lady in 2011. […]
Meteor Song of the Year – Nominees
Song, another list to pick from, this time for the Meteor Song of the Year. I’ve a long tradition of getting these things completely wrong, but if you made me choose, I’d […]
Teenage – Movie Review
Dir: Matt Wolf Running time: 78 mins. Release Date: January 24th Review by Sean Kingston The “teenager”, as we accept the definition today, is a demographic generally accepted as having been born […]
Winter Season – Last Days of Peter Bergmann – Freemasons Lodge – Jan 30th
This is another event from the Happenings and Le Cool folk, and sounds an interesting one. There’s a screen of various shorts, and also a screening of ‘The Last days of Peter […]
Listen at Lilliput – 26-01-14
It’s only three days until this months Listen at Lilliput, and it’s not to be missed. With Everything Shook, Sean Mac Erlaine (This is how we fly) and Sallay will perform in […]
New Music: Jalapeno Funk Vol. 5
Hump day blues? Well, it could be worse, right. There’s an instant cure below with the wonderful mix by Jalapeno, and the world just seems…. funkier! The Jalapeno Funk series is our […]
No More Workhorse 