Hot on the heels of the release of their fifth record, V, The Horrors return to Dublin, one day removed from the postponement of a Belfast show due to the impact of Storm Ophelia, one of multiple shows that fell victim to the inclement weather across the island on Monday. V has been greeted with […]
The Hessle Audio gang have come a long way since bumping into each other in a queue outside London’s Plastic People. A mutual fascination with dubstep was the foundation for David Kennedy (Pearson Sound), Ben Thomson (Ben UFO) and Kevin McAuley’s (Pangaea) cross-pollinated imprint. A decade on and Hessle Audio finds itself at the forefront […]
Wexford brothers, Ashley and Brandon Watson, otherwise known as The Ocelots, launch their new EP to an attentive crowd at the Unitarian Church. Starting out as buskers, the band have successfully transitioned into stage performers as they have progressed to playing festivals and venues across Ireland and abroad. With fellow travelling busker Michael Brinkworth on […]
If the kids don’t like rock’n’roll anymore, no one told the youthful front row at tonight’s gig in Whelan’s. As Jonny Pierce pirouettes across the stage, his adoring fans stretch their hands in the hopes of glancing the frontman and now sole fulltime member of the Drums. As the singer will echo later during a short interlude, […]
It’s a dank, miserable Wednesday in late September and the imminent transition from autumn to winter hangs heavy in the air. This is certainly alleviated by having one of the golden tickets for the hottest residency in town, as LCD Soundsystem take over the Olympia Theatre for three nights, hot on the heels of the […]
Few festivals have the power to unite quite like Electric Picnic. While the rest of the Irish festival landscape is divided by its own particular cultural or geographical niches, EP is the one gathering where you will find representatives of every Irish archetype existing in perfect harmony. From the battle-ravaged hippies speaking with misty eyed […]
Two years ago Ryan Adams blew the roof off Dublin’s Olympia Theatre. Then, touring his eponymously-titled 2014 album, the band belted out new songs and a host of rocking hits from over the past two decades. The eclectic repertoire sung out by our favourite rock-geek was well received, and while at that time State’s Ken […]
David Gray has been a favourite of the Irish public since the early nineties. Long before his native England recognised his talents Gray made his bread here in Ireland before he went on to butter it worldwide following the release of the juggernaut that was White Ladder. We took him as one of our own, […]
Y’know what’s weird? People criticising a DJ for dancing behind the decks. I just don’t understand it. Have we become so dismally depressed as a society that we actually feel we have the right to criticise someone for having fun? I see comments flag up all the time criticising Nina Kraviz’s moves, and as Vancouver-bred […]
Wednesday night in Whelan’s main room and there’s an indie pop triple header to really whet the appetite on display. Frankie Cosmos arrive into town with Trust Fund and local favourites Squarehead in tow. An excellent opening solo set from Ellis Jones of the aforementioned Trust Fund sets the bar high. Whelan’s is close to […]
It occurs to me tonight, literally between the jigs and reels, that there’s a madness in the Irish, a wildness that inhabits our souls. We’re an island race, clinging to a rugged rock on the furthest Western shores of Europe. One coast facing an ancient friend and foe and the other shore looking out onto the […]
Chuck Prophet played the Real Music Club in Belfast’s Errigle Inn on 26th July as part of his Ireland/UK tour. He’s the Californian singer songwriter, guitarist and producer who first grabbed the music world’s attention back in the ’80s on joining American rock band Green On Red. They parted ways in ’92 and since then […]
It’s been ten years since the release of Kate Nash’s first album, Made of Bricks. To celebrate, her and her band are on tour playing the whole thing from start to finish, turning the Academy into a microcosm of noughties indie pop. Transporting us back to a time when buying albums was something akin to […]
The closing of the Trinity Summer Series sees us take in a sublime performance from alt-J. As the band perform a varied set of their back catalogue to the crowd at Trinity there’s been a constant ebb and flow of attention. The crowd chatter over the laid back introduction, ‘3WW’ off latest release RELAXER. But, […]