We are on post Halloween hang over, with an end to the horrorthon and Bram Stoker festival. Strange considering that Halloween is on Wednesday! Still a few good bits knocking around out […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 29th Oct – 4th Nov
The Prosperous Market – Featuring James Yorkston, Lisa O’Neill and Seamus Fogarty – 8th Dec – Workmans Club
First off, I’m not sure how this one works. Someone will have to explain it to me! Entry to the market in the workmans club will be free and will “feature a […]
Bram Stoker Festival
The Bram Stoker Festival starts today (26th – 28t) with events all over Dublin. Here’s a few events I like the look of… Sat 27th – 3-4.30, Christ Church – “Owen Roe […]
Movies – 26-10-12
The big event this week is Skyfall, the new James Bond! People seem to giving out about the product placement more than usual for this one, but it seems to be a […]
Top 5 Zombie Movies!
An old post, but for the weekend that’s in it, quite fitting. Mary from Candepop on her favorite zombie movies! If you wanted to pick five movies for a zombie marathon at […]
Horrorthon Preview – IFI – 25th – 29th Oct
It’s that time of year again, where the home of art house dumbs down for 4 days, for all that is good about the Horror genre. From previous years experience, it’s quite […]
Rebekka Karijord – Use my body while it’s still young
Norwegian born Rebekka Karijord has just released her new album “We become ourselves”, with a taster from it below in the form of “Use my body while it’s still young”. Below is […]
The Unthanks – Songs from the Shipyard Live – Dun Laoghaire Pavilion
I’ve kept away from screenings accompanied by bands in the past, as I’ve felt it might be neither one thing nor the other! Not really a gig and not really a movie, […]
Mark Eitzel sells his soul…
Here’s another sad attempt from Mark Eitzel to hit the big time, with his discussions with Grace Zabriskie and Neil Hamburger. Mark and Neil Hamburger can be found here (thanks for the […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 22nd – 28th Oct
While it’s not actually Halloween until sometime next week (Wednesday), as this is the weekend before, we get all the good shit! Cool huh? Well, maybe we’ll regret it next week, but […]
Beck’s Vier Weekender – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Meeting House Square – Review
Part two of the all brass challenge took place in Meeting House square last night, underneath the strange umbrellas that now dominate the square. I say umbrella, but they’re concave not convex […]
Shay Fogarty – Miles Wide Across – Leaves
This has been floating around in my inbox for a while, and eventually got around to listening to it, and was quite impressed. It’s from Wicklow based artist Shay Fogarty, under the […]
Evelyn Evelyn – Academy – 19th April 2013
[Update: This gig is cancelled! One of her friends has cancer, and she’s staying in Boston to be with him] Most people are billing this as an Amanda Palmer show, but that’s […]
Beck’s Vier Weekender – Hot 8 Brass Band – Meeting House Square – Review
I managed to get to this gig, despite being hard hit by man flu, but sadly not in time to see the North Strand Kontra Band, who are generally top notch, […]
Foil, Arms and Hog – Smock Alley – 25th Oct
Good to see Smock Alley broadening it’s horizons, by having some comedy for a change. It’s a lovely venue, which is worth a visit if you haven’t been already. Sadly, it’s unreserved […]
Movies – 19-10-12
Another batch of good ones to throw on the heap of quality movies in the cinema over the last while. Tim Burton has answered his critics, with the arrival of Frankenweenie, which […]
The xx – Olympia Theatre
The xx have announced two shows in Dublin’s Olympia theatre on the 7th and 8th of December (Friday and Saturday), with tickets going on sale on Monday at 9. I must admit […]
Grizzly Bear on Jools
Grizzly Bear were on Jools Holland on Tuesday, and this is the result. They’re currently touring Europe and studiously ignoring Ireland! Shame on them…
Music Documentary Festival @ The Lighthouse Cinema – 19th – 21st Oct
Judging on the rain that continues to fall, this could be a weekend for the Cinema, and the Lighthouse Cinema has a mini festival of music documentaries filled with delights! There’s a […]
Mark Kozelek and the Roots – Jimmy Fallon
Mark Kozelek and the Roots (?) play Mistress on Jimmy Fallon. There’s also a version of the wonderfully named ‘The Moderately Talented Yet Attractive Young Woman vs the Exceptionally Talented Yet Not […]
Gig Guide – 16-10-12
I’ve been a bit lazy with the gig guide of late, so apologies for the lull. Too many plays I guess… So, after the Beck Vier Weekender this weekend, which includes the […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 15th – 21st Oct
A moment silence for the Theatre festival, sigh, so we’ve another year to wait for the madness to begin again, but what is there to occupy us for the next seven days. […]
Premiere: Efterklang Mixtape
Lots of good mixtapes from Under the Radar magazine here, and you can download most of ’em for free too, which is kinda cool. Efterklang is the most recent one, and you […]
Your Brother, Remember? – Project Arts Centre – Review
Another odd ball piece of theatre, which would no doubt annoy our friend Fintan but would leave the rest of us with a smirk on our faces! Zachary Oberzan is one of […]
Halcyon Days – Smock Alley – Review
Halcyon Days is a two hander starring Anita Reeves and Stephen Brennan, set in an nursing home in Dublin. Patrica (Reeves) is a new arrival at the home, and seems out of […]
Ellie Goulding – Halcyon – Album Review
I was really looking forward to hearing Ellie Goulding’s sophomore effort. Not because I loved her first album exactly but because I randomly came across the new lead single, ‘Anything Could Happen’, […]
The Coming Storm – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Forced Entertainment’s production of ‘The coming storm‘ is a a loose and free flowing piece of theatre, which is enjoyable and well paced. It develops slowly from the initial scene with six […]
Movies – 12-10-12 – Ruby Sparks
Am I the only one that thinks the plot of Ruby Sparks sounds like Weird Science? I’m sure it’s more thoughtful and considered than Weird Science, but I’m also pretty sure it’s […]
Patrick Wolf – Sundark and Riverlight – Review
Ok, so I’ve always had a bit of soft spot for Patrick Wolf. I’ve always liked his strong eye for visuals and his ability to jump between – and mix-up – genres […]
No More Workhorse 