The xx, Ulster Hall, Belfast, Monday, SOLD OUT; Tivoli, Dublin, Wednesday & Thursday, €44 The xx live experience really does depend on context, setting and your frame of mind. At Lowlands in Holland last […]
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SUPER EXTRA BONUS PARTY, Bello Bar, Dublin, tomorrow, €15. SEPB’s return after a seven-year break seems to be a relatively stress-free affair, with the Kildare act saying they never fell out, so there’s no cliched rock’n’roll […]
Irish gigs round-up
GROUPER: Unitarian Church, Dublin, tomorrow. Promoter Skinny Wolves has had to close the returns wish-list for this one, as it sold out weeks ago and there really won’t be many returns. They also warned people […]
Irish gigs round-up
Xeno & Oaklander: Bello Bar, Dublin, tonight (€13). An analogue synth item since 2004, Liz Wendelbo and Sean McBride create impeccably realised coldwave pop that sounds like a remastering of a whole early 80s European […]
The genie’s out of the bottle with these reanimated holograms
Whether you think the Roy Orbison hologram tour is a celebration of a long-lost legend or a ghoulish cash-grab, reanimated shows beaming dead pop stars are just about to take off now the genie is […]
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EARS OPEN, A4 Sounds, Dublin (Day); Jigsaw, Dublin (Night), tomorrow, (€10 day ticket or €15 for day and night) “Performing, talking, workshopping and dancing, day into night across two venues in Dublin 1” is what it […]
Another fine edition of Bryan Ferry
Depending who you’re talking to, Bryan Ferry is either the avant-garde hero who helped Roxy Music write the art-rock blueprint in the 1970s, or the impossibly suave crooner engulfed in elegant adult pop. But who […]
Should we care about The Streets’ comeback when Mike Skinner doesn’t seem too fussed?
Last October, rapper Mike Skinner announced the return of his landmark project The Streets with as little fanfare as the project’s ‘retirement’ in 2011. “Spoke to my old band! Told them we need to sing […]
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GOAT GIRL: Grand Social, Dublin, tonight (€12.50) “Build a bonfire, build a bonfire, put the Tories on the top/Put the DUP in the middle and we’ll burn the fucking lot.” No, it’s not some obscure […]
Irish gigs round-up
SHAME | Whelan’s, Dublin, tomorrow, SOLD OUT. With their debut album Songs of Praise, English post-punk outfit Shame sneer all over the BBC’s hallowed hymn-filled institution – and the sleeve with the lads holding baby […]
Is Arcade Fire’s Everything Now really that bad?
Where do you go after one of the the most revered indie-rock albums of the 21st century? Arcade Fire’s 2005 debut Funeral has gone down as one of the defining albums of this generation, with […]
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ACTRESS & MOUNT KIMBIE, Button Factory, Dublin, Tomorrow, €20. Expect a few hours of curveballs as Mount Kimbie and Actress form like a three-headed Voltron and go back-to-back in this rare team-up. Actress, aka UK […]
Form an indie Party Line: Belle and Sebastian, 22 years and counting
Through the summer in Ireland there’s a revolving door stream of outdoor gigs to indulge in, and Belle and Sebastian’s headliner at Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens last July went down as one of the most joyous […]
Irish gigs round-up
YOUNG FATHERS, The Academy, Dublin, Wednesday Edinburgh trio Young Fathers have been stumping people for years – especially since winning the Mercury Prize in 2014 with their debut album. Critics had a stab at it by […]
Kormac goes beyond his Big Band theory for Equivalent Exchange showcase
Over the last few years, Dublin’s St Patrick’s Festival has helped evolve Paddy’s Day beyond the usual broad strokes antics. There’ll still be plenty of shamrock face paint and skulled pints tomorrow, but the cultural […]
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