• 5 Years In The Trunk @ The Bernard Shaw, Dublin

    June 9, 2015 - By 

    On Thursday, June 25, The Bernard Shaw will host the launch of 5 Years In The Trunk, an exhibition by the Blind Elephant Illustration Collective. Held to celebrate the collective’s five years together in the Dublin venue (or as they call it, their “spiritual home”), on the night you can meet the Elephants new and old, have a drink or two, and check out some of their very best illustrations to date. The exhibition will run from June 25 to July 25. The launch night kicks off at 8pm. Go here to visit the Blind Elephant Illustration Collective.

  • With Full Force Festival 2015

    June 9, 2015 - By 

    It’s only a few weeks left until With Full Force festival will celebrate its 22nd year at Flugplatz Roitzschjora Germany. After a massive twentieth birthday bash in 2013 and yet another stellar line-up last year, one of the loudest and hardest music festivals in Germany brings the very best of metal, punk and hardcore to your ears once more from July 3 to July 5. With the likes of Agnostic Front, Kreator, In Flames, Sick of it All, Carcass, Fear Factory, In Flames and Heaven Shall Burn set to perform at the festival, you can check out the full line-up below. Go here…

  • David Kitt Announces Summer Tour

    June 8, 2015 - By 

    Having played two sold-out show at Dublin’s Odessa last month, David Kitt has announced a nationwide, nine-date Summer tour. Culminating on a show at Dublin’s Whelan’s on Friday, October 24, see the full list of shows below. Thursday, August 6: The Red Door, Co. Kilkenny. Tickets €10 + booking. Doors: 8.30pm Friday, August 7: Unitarian Church, St. Annes, Wexford. Tickets: €12.50. Doors: 8pm Sunday, August 9: The Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Tickets: €12.50. Doors: 8.30pm Thursday, August 13: Roisin Dubh, Galway. Tickets: €15 plus booking. Doors: 8.30pm Friday, August 14: Debarra’s, Clonakilty, Cork. Tickets €10. Doors: 8.30pm Saturday, August 15: –…

  • Muse – Drones

    June 5, 2015 - By 

    Let’s keep this short and sour: not only the most aptly-titled album of a generation but easily one of the most soul-crushingly tedious, cack-handed things you’ll ever have the utter displeasure of sitting through. Origin of Symmetry is now such an inconceivably long distance away it verges on the positively mirage-like. Zero stars. Brian Coney

  • FUSED Electronica Weekender @ Black Box, Belfast

    June 8, 2015 - By 

    Presented by Moving on Music and curated by Phil Kieran, the first ever FUSED electronica weekender will take place at Belfast’s Black Box from June 11-13. Set to bring the very best electronic music to the Cathedral Quarter venue over three days, the inaugural line-up will bring together techno, electro pop, visuals and live elements, with performances from Grumbling Fur, Andrew Weatherall, Phil Kieran and Perc. Thursday, June 11: Grumbling Fur & Helena Hamilton Friday, June 12: Andrew Weatherall [All Night] Saturday, June 13: Phil Kieran [Live] & Perc [Perc Trax] & Koichi Go to the Moving on Music website for full information.  

  • Track Record: Eilis Dillion (Records & Relics)

    June 5, 2015 - By 

    In the latest installment of Track Record, Eilis Dillon, co-owner of Records and Relics – an antiques, vintage and record shop on Lancaster Quay in Cork city – reveals about her all-time favourite records. Photos by Brid O’Donovan. The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band This is the first album I ever became obsessed with. My parents had it at home when I was a kid. I really loved it because it had the lyrics on the back so I’d sit at home and pour over the lyrics and play it over and over again. That was my first…

  • The Record: Heroes In Hiding

    June 5, 2015 - By 

    In the latest installment of The Record, Cian Donohoe, drummer from Dublin folk-rock quartet Heroes In Hiding offers an insight into the writing and recording of their second EP, Decorated Absence, which is released today. Photos by Tara Thomas. “Our second EP, Decorated Absence was recorded and produced by Philip Magee. The writing and recording process was hugely different to our first EP, Hush, which was released in March last year. Hush was self-produced and recorded and then mixed by SOAK’s producer, the brilliant Declan Legge. That first EP was a much longer and more easygoing process than the one we have just…

  • Watch: August Wells – Here In The Wild

    June 4, 2015 - By 

    Hands down one of our favourite songs of the year, ‘Here In The Wild’ by the Ken Griffin-fronted August Wells has been brought to life with a superb, rather touching video courtesy of Sean Nagin. Summoning the pensive, reflective chamber pop of Richard Hawley and the gloriously elongated vocals of early Ian McCullough, the song was recently released via Cork’s FIFA Records. Speaking to our writer Eoin Murray last month, Griffin – previously of Dublin indie rock band Rollerskate Skinny – said, “I chatted with Eddie (Kiely) from the label and I found his attitude very refreshing, and he seemed to genuinely love the…

  • Open House Festival Programme Announced

    June 4, 2015 - By 

    Set to see more than 100 events happening in 26 different locations through Bangor, the expectedly diverse and extremely inviting programme for this year’s Open House Festival has been announced. Taking place from August 1-31, a whole range of concerts, performances, film screenings, talks, exhibitions and food events will take place. Amongst the many musical highlights this year include Sun Kil Moon (pictured) at the Marine Court Hotel, Joan Armatrading at Bangor Abbey and King Creosote at Queen’s Parade Methodist Church. Go here to check out the full listings for the festival.

  • Festival Mixtape: Electric Picnic 2015

    June 3, 2015 - By 

    With Blur, Grace Jones, FKA Twigs, Mac DeMarco and more added to the bill yesterday, this year’s Electric Picnic is shaping up to be one of the best outings for the annual Co. Laois festival in years. With many more acts yet to be revealed, Interpol, Jurassic 5, Manic Street Preachers, Belle and Sebastian, Battles, The War on Drugs, Jon Hopkins and Future Islands are also amongst the acts already announced to play this year’s festival, taking place from September 4-6 at Stradbally Estate. Go here to buy tickets to Electric Picnic 2015 and check out our Festival Mixtape for EP 2015 below.