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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Shane MacGowan beyond the Streams of Whiskey
When the National Concert Hall announced a 60th birthday tribute to Shane MacGowan, there was a collective wtf double-take that he’d managed to make it this far — and the same cliches were flying around […]
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 […]
Gigs round-up: June 24-30
SIGUR ROS, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, Sunday. The last time we had some glacial Icelandic tuneage up at Kilmainham it was Forbidden Fruit highlights Kiasmos. But this time we’re not expecting anyone from Sigur Ros to be […]
Gigs of the week: May 20-26
YESTIVAL, Tivoli Theatre, Dublin, tomorrow, €15/20 This time last year we were in the middle of the marriage referendum campaigns, and there was only really going to be winner. It seemed like every musician and artist […]
Here’s the stunning new video for Lisa O’Neill’s Pothole in the Sky
In the countdown to the release of her third album, Pothole in the Sky, Cavan singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill has shared the video to the title track, directed by Dublin-based artist Jason Kearney, who also designed […]
