The phrase ‘What’s the story?’ may have been turned into shorthand Dublin slang over the years, but it’s a greeting that taps into cliched Irish openness and curiosity: “So, what are you all about?” Telling […]
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Gigs round-up: July 22-28
KNOCKANSTOCKAN, Blessington Lakes, Co Wicklow, Today-Sunday, €115 (€50 Sunday only) After the big commercial blockbuster overload of Longitude, Knockanstockan will be a palette cleanser for some. The most independent of the established ‘boutique’ festivals, the annual Wicklow […]
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: July 3-9
NEIL DIAMOND, 3Arena, Dublin, tonight & Sunday Most people who think Neil Diamond is just a big cheeseball in a diamante shirt clearly haven’t seen him blowing everyone off the stage with a swagger in Martin […]
If you go down to the woods today: Body & Soul preview
IF YOU’VE been on Facebook this week your head’s been wrecked by two things — hundreds of annoying OMG posts about the Game of Thrones season finale, and pleas for Body & Soul tickets. It’s […]
Gigs of the week: March 13-19
2 MANY DJs, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, tonight, 11pm-late, €29.90 (tickets) Any time there’s a retrospective about music at the turn of the millennium, the resurgence of guitars generally rises above all the other chatter – as […]
Moo Kid 