Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Brian Coney
Running (independently) parallel with equally generation-shaping scenes in cities like Washington and Minnesota, Scotland was a singularly fertile ganglion of DIY and indie music throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. From Teenage Fanclub and The Vaselines …... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2019 | by Eoin Murray
Following the success of last year’s immense compilation, Dublin experimental label, Countersunk, has been sharing a new track every week since April as part of 101 Beats Per Minute II. Featuring contributions from a wide range of Irish musicians and …... Read More →
Published on August 12th, 2019 | by Brian Coney
In the latest installment of Monday Mixtape, Eoin O’Callaghan aka Elma Orkestra and Ryan Vail – a duo who has recently released one of the Irish albums of the year in Borders – select some of …... Read More →
Published on August 9th, 2019 | by Brian Coney
Over the coming weeks and months we’ll be teaming up with Chromatic, a Dublin-based duo who film performances using unique spaces as visual and acoustic backdrops. The vision of long-time friends Kieran “Sherry” Sheridan and Ror Conaty …... Read More →
Published on August 6th, 2019 | by Brian Coney
On October 21st 2003, one of the most naturally-gifted, boundlessly resonant singer-songwriters of his era, Steven Paul “Elliott” Smith bookended his story in Echo Park, California. He was thirty-four years old. Having spent several years lauded as …... Read More →
Published on August 2nd, 2019 | by Brian Coney
Set to return to Limavady across 15-17th August, Northern Ireland’s only unmissable summer festival – and three-times winner of Ireland’s “best small festival” – Stendhal is shaping up to be just as memorable as its last few …... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2019 | by Stevie Lennox
In a festival marketplace of picturesque locations Louth’s Arcadian Field is the hidden gem ready to be brought to light. Set at Bellurgan Park, home of a 300 year old stately home & sat at the foot of …... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2019 | by The Thin Air
Next month, Belfast psych-jam maestros Electric Octopus stop off in Dublin, Belfast and Derry for three unmissable shows with Freiburg four-piece Sound of Smoke. Ahead of that, guitarist Tyrell Black, bassist Dale Hughes and drummer Guy …... Read More →
Published on July 5th, 2019 | by Colin Gannon
Was June the strongest month in Irish music this year so far? By way of Girl Band, Yankari, Uly, Roisin Murphy and more, Colin Gannon makes a strong case in his monthly round-up. Girl Band — Shoulderblades …... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2019 | by Brian Coney
In the latest installment of Mixtape, a season of music films curated by Feature, the Oh Yeah Music Centre will play host to a screening of Thom Zimny’s 2010 Bruce Springsteen doc The Promise – The Making of …... Read More →
