THE BREEDERS: Vicar Street, Dublin, Monday The last time The Breeders went on tour they couldn’t resist doing the now-obligatory 20th anniversary album shows that any self-respecting 1990s alt-rock band goes for. The band took their breakthrough […]
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The Horrors’ biggest triumph was avoiding the indie landfill dump
Even though The Horrors have only been going for over 10 years, when you recall the state of the so-called indie-rock scene in 2007 it feels like a real survival story. It’s also a tale […]
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JENNY HVAL, National Concert Hall, Dublin, tonight. Jenny Hval released one of 2016’s most stunning records – and surely Blood Bitch is the only record to be filed under ‘concept album about menstruation and female vampires’. […]
Neil Diamond: Not as cheesy as you think
For many, Neil Diamond is the cheeseball in the diamante cowboy shirt hamming up Sweet Caroline for pensioners in the front row — and he kind of is, up to a point. But shuffle around […]
Irish gigs of the week
GHOSTFACE KILLAH, Button Factory, Dublin, Tonight, Friday 29th It’s tough being a Wu-Tang fan these days. Their 2014 album A Better Tomorrow was an over-produced mess, with a few syrupy tracks that border on Disney balladry, and […]
LCD Soundsystem really are getting away with this brazen comeback
Even when we’re stuck in music’s current rut of nostalgia and retromania, LCD Soundsystem’s break-up and reunion is one of the most brazen yet. The dust had barely settled on the band’s ‘farewell’ shows when […]
The National may as well apply for residency in Ireland
The National are one of a select group of American bands who could apply for residency in Ireland – with Pixies and Bruce Springsteen a couple that stand out, playing almost annually without much bitching […]
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BORIS… Limelight 2, Belfast, Wednesday Experimental metal band Boris are one of Japan’s most famous avant-garde exports, with over 40 releases since 1996, ranging from heavy psychedelia to doom metal and noise. Their underground credentials are boosted […]
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CONVEXTION: Tengu, Dublin, tonight. Describing himself as “willingly anonymous”, Dallas producer Gerard Hanson works under two aliases and has been sporadically releasing since the mid-90s — fast-paced electro as E.R.P. and graceful sci-fi techno as Convextion. […]
We’ll never stop bitching about U2
Bitching about U2 may be our national sport at this stage, but tomorrow’s gig will be filed in the history books as a celebration of one of our biggest exports, A Sort of Homecoming. Sometimes […]
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SUNN O ))): The Limelight, Belfast, Monday 17th; Button Factory, Dublin, Tuesday 18th. Part psychedelic drone metal seance, part bass frequency endurance test, Sunn O))) are one of extreme music’s most revered acts. Pronounced ‘Sun’, the added flourish is […]
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LOST FRIDAYS (SHIPS, WASTEFELLOW & MORE): Royal Hibernian Academy, tonight. After its sold-out event in March, the RHA gallery is running another of its occasional music and art showcases in one of the city centre’s […]
Irish gigs of the week
SHOW ME THE BODY, Whelan’s, Dublin, tomorrow, €14 New York trio Show Me the Body are barely out of school but they’re already trading in some of the nastiest punk and noise-rock, with some primal hardcore […]
Irish gigs of the week
Ho99o9, The Workmans Club, Dublin, Monday Pronounced ‘Horror’, rap duo Ho99o9 are one of the most confrontational hip-hop acts in years, while still being relatively easy to digest. Equal parts horrorcore rap, hardcore punk and industrial, New […]
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HELMET, Whelan’s, Dublin, tomorrow Legendary New York post-hardcore act Helmet were on the bill of the ill-fated BARE in the Woods festival that had to cancel last month — leaving behind one of the most bonkers […]
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