Early next year in a pretty cool venue, the Unthanks are in town! Tickets are €25 and are available here. Here is our review of their recent show in Dun Laoghaire, but […]
The Unthanks – Pepper Canister Church – Saturday 2nd March
Things to Do in Dublin – 3rd – 9th December
Yes, we’ve fully embraced the Christmas vibe here, with Chris Rea driving home for Christmas, wall to wall on all radios. I haven’t heard the Pogues yet, but it’s only a matter […]
Reunion – Viking Theatre – Clontarf – Review
Reunion was written by Fred Uhlman who was a German Jew born in 1901. His own story bears many comparisons with the tale of Reunion, as he was born in Stuttgart and […]
Movies – 30-11-12
Thomas Vinterberg directed Festen 14 years ago, and then somewhat went off the boil. He worked on a few TV movies and even with Metallica, but with The Hunt, it sounds like […]
Staygold – Rain On Our Parade – Album Review
After the brief but attention-grabbing sonics of the opening intro track, Swedish duo Staygold’s electropop album ‘Rain On Our Parade’ hits the ground running and makes you wish you were on the […]
Tender Napalm – Project Arts Centre – Review
Tender Napalm in the Project Arts Centre is a Sugarglass production, and their first since Dublin got excited about their production of ‘All Hell Lay Beneath‘ in/outside/ above Cassidy’s pub on Westmoreland […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Sightseers
I went to Sighseers in a perfect state of innocence! I had not seen a trailer or read a review, which is often the best way to see something (he says shooting […]
New Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
This is very good news indeed! Looking forward to this early next year (released on Feb 13th). There’s also an interesting video below of the recording process. I’m not sure whether they […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Amour
The opening scene of Amour shows a long shot of a crowd in a concert hall. We as a crowd in the cinema watch them as a crowd. I think what he’s […]
First Fortnight – Festival Preview
A festival in January? What a good idea, and a fun way to welcome in the new year. The First Fortnight Festival aims to ‘challenge mental health prejudice through creative arts’ and […]
Father John Misty – Workmans Club – Review
Father John Misty or J TIllman or Joshua as his parents called him is an unusual man. He left the happy confines of a very successful band, as he was the drummer […]
Soundtrack to moving house – Real Estate! Duh!
Well with a big move over I only just realised this morning, that the soundtrack to the move was the band Real Estate and their album Days… now why did I not […]
1,000th Post!
I’m typing this at the back of a conga line, which is jolly difficult! Yes, it’s a day of celebration for the workhorse crew, as we’ve reached another round number. Thanks to […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 26th November – 2nd December
God, is it Christmas already? Seriously? I guess I’ll have to accept it and move on. Try to resist the ba humbug vibe, although it is strong within me! So, what’s around […]
Bite Size Movie Review – The Master
The Master tells the story of naval veteran Freddie Quell (played by Joaquin Phoenix) who comes home from the high seas of World War II suffering with PTSD and an extreme ‘homebrew’ […]
Dirty Three – Button Factory – Review
I arrived at the Button factory to hear the end of the Zun Zun Egui set, who played support on the night. They are a lively four piece band, with guitars and […]
Movies – 23-11-12
Bret Easton Ellis @BretEastonEllis “Don’t trust me on movies since “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Magic Mike” are my two favorite films of 2012. Trust yourselves and just go…” Ok, maybe we don’t […]
Nils Frahm – Unitarian Church
Simple and quite lovely piano music in a place where I was Best man a few years ago. Yes, it could only be Nils Frahm at the Unitarian Church on Friday (23rd […]
Dan Deacon – Whelans – 09-02-13
Yes, the crazy man will be back in town on the 9th of Feb. Quite what will arrive I’m not sure, so we’ll have to wait for more details whether he’s touring […]
Other Voices – Dingle
Beg, borrow or steal to get a ticket for this! I saw a competition on facebook this morning, where they had people doing handstands to get them (ok, changing their facebook picture, […]
Alan Moore – Decline of an English Murder
Alan Moore has been stepping outside his comfort zone in recent months, with songs and short movies! The Decline of an English Murder is a simple guitar song with Alan on vocals. […]
Villagers – Nothing Arrived
A new single drops from {Awayland} and with a pretty cool video also! See our review of their recent preview show in Whelans here.
The Yellow Wallpaper – Project Arts Centre – Review
This is a stage adaptation of the novella by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which was first published in 1892. It tells the tale of a young woman who is confined in an attic […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 19th – 25th November
Another good week ahead, with a few gems out there. I’m looking forward to the Yellow Wallpaper in the Project Arts, and The Dirty Three on Friday! Art – Eithne Jordan’s new […]
Christopher Owens – Lysandre’s Theme
Girls are no more! The band, not the fairer sex, obviously. Girls snuck into my top ten albums of last year at number 10, but it seems that’ll be their last appearance. […]
Movies – 16-11-12
First off, I’ve found a new favorite movie critic. Here he is on Prometheus – “The characters seemed to exist only there to die. Like slaves in an Egyptian tomb. And good […]
Mono – Button Factory – December 6th
A bit of a rare treat to see Mono in Dublin. The Japanese four piece have 6 albums of quite lovely mellow post rock. Check them out below, and if you like […]
The Poor Mouth – Project Arts Centre – Review
This is a stage adaptation of the Flann O’Brien’s 1946 novel ‘An Béal Bocht’, which is a loving parody of the Gaeltacht autobiographies such as Peig Sayers and An t-Oileánach (The Islandman). […]
Gig Guide – 14-11-2012
Another month passes, and the real struggle is to remember to write 2013 after all those dates! That will take a while to get used to. There’s a few nice additions to […]
No More Workhorse 