AT the start of January in The Star I predicted 2015 would be Girl Band’s year — but it was the safest bet going so we hardly deserve a medal. It was a bit embarrassing making […]
Category: Gig previews
Gigs round-up: September 25-October 1
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, Whelan’s, Dublin, tomorrow Unknown Mortal Orchestra could’ve moved this to a bigger venue as it sold out ages ago, but they’ve stuck to their guns for a two feet from the front row buzz. The US/Kiwi psych-pop act are way […]
Gigs round-up: September 18-24
SLEAFORD MODS, District 8, Dublin, tomorrow. Just as we’re welcoming back Shane Meadows’ Northern misfits to our screens in This Is England 90, Sleaford Mods do away with the bittersweet baggy nostalgia to give us […]
Gigs round-up: September 11-17
PERC, District 8, Dublin, tomorrow. It’s a bit grim waving goodbye to summer as we wash the grass stains off our festival jeans, but District 8’s autumn/winter line-up is really taking the edge of that comedown. Over […]
Gigs round-up: August 28-September 3
SUFJAN STEVENS, The Helix, Dublin, tonight and tomorrow. Some indie bookies are already paying out on Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie and Lowell being album of the year, and he’s bringing the record to Dublin for two […]
Outside bet: Tennent’s Vital 2015
OF ALL the cities in Ireland, Belfast is really going all out for the last hurrah of the summer. Last week tens of thousands headed to the Laganside Custom House Square for the seven Belsonic gigs, […]
Gigs round-up: August 20-26
JUNGLE BROTHERS, Sugar Club, Dublin, tonight. The Jungle Brothers are in that long list of hip-hop contenders who helped plenty of others along the way. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul got a leg […]
Dancin’ in the street: Belsonic 2015
THERE’S nothing like a street party to change the buzz in a city — especially if the party is in the city centre and goes on for over a week. OK, we’re not saying Belsonic […]
Gigs round-up: August 13-19
TWISTED PEPPER CLOSING PARTY, Twisted Pepper, Dublin, tonight-Tomorrow. If you’ve lived in Dublin any time over the last seven years, chances are you’ve stumbled upon the Twisted Pepper on a late-night caper. And if you’re […]
Gigs round-up: August 7-13
SUMMER HOOTENANNY WEEKENDER, Pacino’s, Dublin, tonight-Sunday. Pacino’s is the smallest venue claiming to be running a three-day festival, when it’s really just a glorified weekend session, one step up from a rollover in your mate’s […]
Gigs round-up: July 31-August 6
VINCENT CROSS, Cobblestone, Dublin, Tonight Smithfield’s home of trad and folk is hosting New York-based singer-songwriter Vincent Cross, after a week or so gigging in Ireland as part of his European tour. A prodigal son of sorts, […]
Gigs round-up: July 24-30
Folkfest Killarney, INEC, tonight-Sunday If you’ve no love for banjos and mandolins, the best advice is to stay out of Killarney this weekend. With a tagline of “folk, from dusk til dawn”, the first ever Folkfest is […]
Gigs round-up: July 17-23
AFU-RA, Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, tonight As a New York rapper who’s obsessed with kung fu movies and chess, Afu-Ra must be pissed off that Wu-Tang Clan membership was full by the time he got round […]
Gigs round-up: July 10-16
Lubomyr Melnyk with Otto A Totland, Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, tonight Ukrainian composer Lubomyr Melnyk holds the record as the world’s fastest pianist — set in 1985 with 19.5 notes on each hand per second. But […]
Annie are you OK? St Vincent hits Dublin
OUT of all the hyperbole and PR spin about transcendent gigs and should’ve-been-there moments, St Vincent’s show at Electric Picnic 2013 with David Byrne is always recalled — a real sickener as I missed it. […]
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