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Fight Like Apes @ Whelan’s last night
As much as I’m a fan of the other bands that played the Rubyworks 10th Birthday gig in Whelan’s last night (The Minutes, Funeral Suits, Deep Valley), what I really wanted to hear was new material from...
View ArticleMore praise for Jessie Ware
Spotted this piece in the Arts section of the New York Times last week, trying to shoehorn some kind of trend into what is essentially an article in praise of Jessie Ware and AlunaGeorge, two acts that...
View ArticleWhat’s Rejjie Snow up to?
Ireland’s most intriguing rapper posted this video last week: Click here to view the embedded video. Alex/Lecs/Rejjie was also photographed by Cameron Alexander for the current fashion issue of Clash...
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Heathers are all grown up, and other weekend gigcidents
Early enough into Heathers’ headline gig at the Academy on Saturday night, Ellie Macnamara remarked that she and her sister Louise genuinely thought the crowd would be about two rows deep, leaving them...
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10 Things You Should Do At HWCH
Irish music has changed A LOT in 10 years; the scene, the sound, the bands, the ways of becoming successful, the audience. The Hard Working Class Heroes festival has seen, instigated and been part of...
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Just Love gig this Sunday
Heathers, Brian Kennedy, This Club, Royseven, Bitches With Wolves, and more join forces this Sunday for a fundraising gig for Marriage Equality taking place in the Mansion House in Dublin. You can buy...
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Kraftwerk bring their catalogue to the Tate Mondern
(photo via Gothamist.) Kraftwerk are set to perform a residency at the Tate Modern in February, playing eight of their albums in full, one each night. The series of concerts will happen in the Tate’s...
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Benefit Belfast
Tomorrow (Saturday) at Mandela Hall in Belfast, an awesome bunch of bands is coming together to raise money for Macmillan Cancer and UK Bowel Cancer. The bands say: “This December at very short notice...
View ArticleYour day-after-the-Choice-gig has arrived
Little Green Cars play the Button Factory in Temple Bar on March 8th. Tickets are €12.50 (that’s good value) and go on sale Friday morning and in a shock development, you can purchase them on websites...
View ArticleFight Like Apes announce Dublin gig
Fight Like Apes have just announced a Dublin show at the Workman’s Club on February 15th, and I reckon this is their first Dublin gig since the Rubyworks birthday series of gigs where they performed at...
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Win tickets to And So I Watch You From Afar’s listening party and gig in...
On Wednesday night, And So I Watch You From Afar will be piping their third album through the Whelan’s PA system, and playing some tracks from it upstairs, which should be mucho fun. The tickets for...
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Watch Little Green Cars play on a Texan stage
One of the bajilion (approx) gigs Little Green Cars played at SXSW was at Hype Hotel, a destination for plenty of buzz from Disclosure to Solange. Now, you can watch that set in full here thanks to...
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Record Store Gay
I love Record Store Day. It’s such a nice day to just wander around between your local record stores (the few that are left) and realise the importance of maintaining a physical space for music; the...
View ArticleThe Big Review: Pink at the O2, Dublin
There are two reactions from people when you tell them you’re going to see Pink. The muted one from those who know her songs and, you know, whatever, and then the sagely nod from those who have seen...
View ArticleThe Big Review: Beyonce at the O2 in Dublin
It was B Day. Beyonce Knowles arrived into Dublin on her Mrs Carter tour (named after her husband Shawn Carter, otherwise known as Jay-Z) on a wave of superstardom, her fame showing no sign of receding...
View ArticleLove System
With a new album on the horizon, Le Galaxie are pretty much on lock down, taking a break from their epic live shows to put the final touches on their latest LP. But one gig they are definitely doing...
View ArticleMartha Reeves and the Vandellas
When I heard Martha and the Vandellas were playing the Button Factory, I couldn’t quite believe it. The actual Martha Reeves and the actual Vandellas? The girl band with tunes such as ‘Nowhere To Run’?...
View ArticleOne Direction at Croke Park
I went to One Direction on Friday night at Croke Park – the biggest crowd they’ve ever played to – and wrote this report. (Photograph: Dave Meehan)
View ArticleLet’s have a toast for the douchebags.
There was lots of good and lots of bad about Kanye West’s gig in Marlay Park last night. The production held back on pretty much everything. A lighting rig loomed unused. An incongruous on-stage camera...
View ArticleLittle Green Cars @ Iveagh Gardens
This was a farewell to Absolute Zero. In the run up to that album being released in March 2013, Little Green Cars were on the road, as they have been for a good chunk of the past couple of years. At...
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