• Cork Heads: Una Feely

    May 19, 2015 - By 

    In this installment of Cork Heads, Brid O’Donovan chats to Una Feely, the Campaign Coordinator for Yes Equality Cork. She also co-founded IndieCork and is part of the Management Committee. IndieCork runs from October 4 -11 this year. Yes Equality Cork My official title here is Campaign Coordinator, so basically it’s all the logistics around the campaign. What we are trying to do is to activate people into coming out and voting yes in the campaign and also to reach people who might be soft yeses, who are thinking about voting yes but with a little bit more information and they will…

  • Irish Tour: Roesy

    May 18, 2015 - By 

    Roesy returned home from Australia to do an Irish tour in support of his new album Wolf Counsel. We went along to the Roisin Dubh in Galway and Whelans in Dublin to capture all preparation and excitement during his shows. Photos by Sean McCormack and Brian Mulligan. Whelans by Brian Mulligan Roisin Dubh by Sean McCormack

  • AAA: ASIWYFA w/ Mylets @ La Flèche d’Or, Paris

    May 11, 2015 - By 

    And So I Watch You From Afar – or ASIWYFA for short – have set off on a huge tour in support of their new album Heirs. The lads landed in Paris with Mylets in tow, with a few dates in Russia and UK behind them and a huge EU tour ahead of them. Our photographer Tom McGeehan was there to capture the load-in, soundcheck and all the run up ahead of the gig and, of course, the show itself. Check out the gallery below for a comprehensive overview of the entire show.

  • Le Galaxie @ Roisin Dubh, Galway

    May 5, 2015 - By 

    On this, the first night of Le Galaxie’s Irish tour following the launch of their whopper new album Le Club in The Academy over the course of two nights at the end of April, the atmosphere in the Roisín Dubh is whirring with excitement. This excitement is not that of going to see a concert however; the giddy punters don’t appear to be just anxiously anticipating the arrival of their entertainment for the night.  Instead, it feels like the crowd are all guests at some gratuitous party. It’s all colour and laughter and anticipation of what the hosts, those cool…

  • Irish Tour: The Staves

    May 8, 2015 - By 

    We joined English folk-rock sisters The Staves on their Irish tour, taking in CQAF at Belfast with support from Ciaran Lavery and then to Dublin for their show in the Olympia theatre. Photos by Ruth Kelly and Tara Thomas. Belfast by Ruth Kelly Dublin by Tara Thomas

  • Irish Tour: Calexico

    May 6, 2015 - By 

    You may be aware of Calexico from Tucson, Arizona. Their many, many records may be in your peripheral vision, or you may have heard the band of uber-talented multi-instrumentalists lend atmosphere to the soundtracks of Dead Man’s Shoes, Collateral and The Guard. However, you will not have truly experienced Calexico until you have seen them play a concert, where their music bristles and blares and is full of infectious vibrancy. Not content to take the easy route of playing the latest album song by song, exactly as they sound on said album, or trotting out a set-list of greatest hits,…