It’s that time of year again, with the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year. It should come as no surprise for regular festival goers that the main hub of activity for the seasoned swingers is the Everyman Theatre, where the serious musos can listen unperturbed to veterans of the genre such […]
One of Dublin’s best up and coming bands, Daviis play a headline show at The Grand Social this Sunday night. They will be launching their new single ‘You and Me’ on the night and if their last couple of gigs are anything to go by the place will be absolutely wedged, even on a school […]
Droning, melodic, hypnotising – all attributes that the experimentally driven psych-rock outfit Tuath have deftly displayed throughout their blossoming career so far. Taken from their upcoming Youth EP, latest offering ‘Cuz Why?’ offers the listener a spiralling hodge-podge of deep and vibrant guitar lines and sombre, bittersweet vocals, all lovingly stirred in the technicolour pot of Rob […]
Having just begun an ungodly comedown after Electric Picnic (probably?), and with a killer record in No Shape released to critical acclaim earlier this year, Perfume Genius has announced a headline show for Dublin’s Tivoli Theatre, on Saturday 2nd December 2017. Tickets, priced at €23.50 including booking fee, go on sale on Friday 8th September at 9am and can be […]
Alt-Emo legends American Football play Dublin’s Button Factory on Monday, 4 September – but you already knew that, didn’t you? Eh? They also released a beast of an album back in October ’16, the eponymous follow up to their eponymous debut, which, incidentally, was the follow up to their eponymous EP. State has a pair of […]
Battle for the Lake is returning for a its seventh annual outing and has revealed the artist lineup details taking to Mayo’s Keel lake from the 29th of September – 1st October 2017. Set on Achill Island, Keel lake will host the likes of Daithi, Military Road, Vernon Jane, Wollff, Paddy Casey, Wob, Megacone, and more. More than a […]
A rather new addition to the Irish festival calendar, Moira Calling is set to return to Moira, Co. Armagh from the 8th-9th of September. With a lineup including the likes of Emerald Armada, Girls Names, Stomptown Brass, brand new friend, Franklyn, Ryan Vail, Orchid Collective, Silences, and more, it’s set to be an unmissable celebration […]
One of our Faces of 2017, London-based Irish duo Rews have released a new single. ‘Shine’ is taken from the band’s debut album, Pyro, which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and is scheduled for release on the 3rd of November. The track itself is indicative of the skill and ferocity with which the duo continue to carve […]
And now for something a little different… The second release from Pursued By Dogs’ forthcoming debut full-length, ‘Iceland’ follows on from ‘A Tunnel’ and sees the band take on board Kilkenny-based animator, Suzanne Williams for the visual accompaniment. The video for ‘Iceland’, in fact, is a snippet of from Suzanne’s short film Terrain. Recorded by producer James […]
Returning once again to bring the best of homegrown and international dance music to Electric Picnic, Casa Bacardi have revealed those all important stage times. So, get the itinerary put together to see Mylo, Jackmaster (check out his recent Boiler Room below), Krafty Kuts, Mix & Fairbanks, Hammer, and many more bring the bass to […]
With just over a week to go, Electric Picnic have revealed the last lineup announcement ahead of those all-important stage times, site maps, and last minute spectacles set for Stradbally. Joining the ranks of Ireland’s biggest music festival are Giggs, Le Galaxie, All Tvvins, Clark, Tiga, King King Company, Rusangano Family, Talos, The Riptide Movement, Otherkin, […]
Currently working their way through a new LP (yay), Brand New have announced that they’ll play Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Thursday the 16th of November (yay). The NY band’s grasp of the darker elements of pop-punk, and eventual leanings toward emo, have seen them become something of a cult-favourite, and with a considerably quiet period […]
The Belfast singer-songwriter who increasingly needs little introduction here on State.ie, Rory Nellis has released a strikingly poignant and beautifully arranged new track in the form of ‘Gas & Air’. The follow up to ‘All I Ever Wanted Was A Chance’, and taken from his forthcoming LP There Are Enough Songs In The World (due […]
An ever popular addition to the main Electric Picnic festivities, and now in its fifth (!) year, Jerry Fish’s “majestic, magnificent and at moments chilling” Electric Sideshow is returning to Stradbally for more madness. Of course, music is the core focus, but joining acts such as Kormac, The Strypes, Bantum, R.S.A.G., Waldorf & Cannon, Columbia Mills, […]