Jazz guitarist Lulo Reinhardt brought his Latin Swing Project to Whelan’s in Dublin last night. Photos by Cashel O’Toole.
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Perhaps more than even Christmas and Halloween, the Mexican Dia de los Muertos (‘Day of the Dead’) is a holiday ripe for cinematic exploitation: it is, after all, a festival of colourful and gothic storytelling. Jorge Gutierrez, who has previously channeled his love for Mexican folklore into the award-winning El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera for Nickelodeon, pairs up with screenwriter Doug Langdale and uses the day as a backdrop for The Book of Life‘s imaginative story of childhood rivalry and feuding gods. It’s a moderately ambitious but highly charming fantasy-animation with a fun multi-level narrative. We open on…
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Having played our recent Output showcase at Belfast’s Black Box, Derry noise-pop trio Autumns have released a new live EP, Live At Sandino’s Back Bar. Recorded – wait for it – live at Sandino’s Bar, Derry, the six-track release was released via Cassette Tape Label, Number4Door, in twenty-five plum purple cassettes, which were hand dubbed with Dolby Noise-Reduction B in Glasgow earlier this month. You can purchase a cassette here and stream/download a digital copy of the release below. Autumns – fronted by Christian Donaghey, also of Gross Net – support Cork psych-rock alchemists The Altered Hours at Whelan’s, Dublin, on November 14. Go…
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Over twenty years on from forming Ash, Tim Wheeler has unveiled the video for his debut single, ‘Vigil’. Taken from his forthcoming debut album, Lost Domain, the track deals with Wheeler coming to terms with the loss of his late father, George, to dementia. “It was a really hard time, it was a beautiful time as well, with the closeness of the family,” said Wheeler. We were glad that we all got to be there and share that time together.” Lost Domain is released on November 10. Wheeler will play the following dates over the next fortnight: November 4: London, Bush Hall November…