A series of gigs to raise cash for recording isn’t a new thing, but there hasn’t been a rake of tickets bought in Ireland recently with as much goodwill as the ones snapped up for […]
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Irish gigs round-up
Carla Dal Forno, Grand Social, Dublin, Tuesday 14th, €12.50 Australian singer-songwriter Carla Dal Forno is one of the newest sign-ups to Blackest Ever Black — a label that immediately sets out its stall with its name. The Blackest […]
Irish gigs round-up
ROBERT HOOD (Floorplan), District 8, Dublin, tonight, €20 Robert Hood is an ordained Christian pastor who formed radical Detroit techno collective Underground Resistance and is literally moved to tears when discussing that “sonic revolution”. Robert […]
Irish gigs round-up
Andrew Weatherall, Wigwam, Dublin, tomorrow, €10 Veteran Dublin promoters Bodytonic reckon Andrew Weatherall is their “most-adored DJ”, and the revered selector, producer, musician, raconteur and label boss will always be hovering around the top tier. In […]
Irish gigs round-up: December 9-15
FIGHT LIKE APES, Whelan’s, Dublin Friday 9, SOLD OUT There’ll be a few tears among the cheers tonight, as Fight Like Apes call it a day with their last gig after 10 years — back to […]
Irish gigs round-up: December 2-8
LISA O’NEILL, Upstairs at Dolans, Limerick, Friday 2; Kevin Barry Recital Room, National Concert Hall, Thursday 8 and next Friday 9, €20. Cavan singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill has graduated from the corner of folk haven […]
Irish gigs round-up: November 25 – December 1
WOLFGANG VOIGT, The Sugar Club, Friday 25, €16.50. As the a co-founder of Kompact Records, we can thank Wolfgang Voigt for some of the most compelling, intricate and downright majestic techno of the last two decades. A […]
Irish gigs of the week: October 21-27
JAMES BLAKE, Olympia, Dublin, Thursday 27th. James Blake is the most delicate musician who can still ruin cause the plaster to drop off the ceiling when he conjures up certain bass frequency. The singer-songwriter has […]
Irish gigs round-up: October 14-20
OPTIMO, Bernard Shaw, Dublin, tonight. As the best Sunday rollover pub in Dublin, you could’ve guessed the Bernard Shaw would’ve dragged its 10th birthday out over a month. Tonight it’ll be a DJ masterclass, as Glasgow […]
Irish gigs of the week: October 7-13
DEATH GRIPS, The Limelight, Belfast, Wednesday; The Academy, Dublin, Thursday. When Death Grips first headbutted their way out of your laptop in 2011 with the Guillotine video you just knew they’d be one of the bands of the decade. […]
Irish gigs round-up: September 30 – August 6
Bishop Nehru, The Academy Green Room, Dublin, Tuesday A few years ago when Odd Future were gatecrashing the hip-hop scene with their snotty teen antics and splattercore fantasies, Bishop Nehru was quietly blazing his own trail. Originally dropping […]
One more festival for the road: Boxed Off’s second edition
If you’re just getting over the hangover of festival PR blitzes bombarding you with every minute detail of their weekenders, Boxed Off seems to have crept up out of nowhere. The all-day dance event at […]
Art Groupie: For the love of Grace Jones
One of the most surreal festival moments in recent years was Grace Jones getting a horsey-back off a bouncer at Electric Picnic along the front row last year — slapping his arse for effect. And after […]
Irish gigs round-up: September 16-22
SURGEON & LADY STARLIGHT, District 8, Dublin. One of the most unlikely tag teams of recent years — this partnership was forged when Lady Gaga collaborator Lady Starlight gave a shout-out to techno pioneer Surgeon […]
Irish gigs round-up: August 26-September 1
Pygmalion Weekender ft Prosumer + Legowelt & more, Dublin, Tonight & tomorrow. Pygmalion is going an extra few yards with bookings recently, gaining on more established techno haunts like District 8 and Opium Rooms. The […]
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