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Premiere: Anto and the Echoes – Hollywood Baby

December 13th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

Belfast-based Fermanagh six-piece Anto and the Echoes are a band that have long prided themselves on their live show. It’s something that …

December 13th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

Having recently announced a show together at London’s Hyde Park, it’s been announced that Bob Dylan and Neil Young will …

December 13th, 2018 | by The Thin Air

Each December, when we sit down to compile, order (and re-order) our end-of-year lists, a few familiar patterns emerge: though …

December 13th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

San Francisco garage rock masters Oh Sees will return to play Ireland next year. The ever-prolific, John Dwyer-fronted band will …

December 11th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

Four months on from releasing easily one of the Irish EPs of the year – the superb, sci-fi-tinged four-tracker Superior Fiction – …

December 11th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

Including ‘Homez-a-Place‘ and ‘Song From a Party‘, Dublin-based New Yorker Cal Folger Day has released a steady stream of sonically …

December 10th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

Gnarkats’ knack for blending burrowing, star-shaped melodies with low-end riffs saw them emerge as one of Ireland’s best alt-indie bands …

December 10th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

Conor O’Brien’s Villagers are the latest act announced to headline Iveagh Gardens next summer. Supported by Aldous Harding, the band …

December 10th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

Forbidden Fruit have revealed their first names for 2019. The annual festival – which returns to Royal Hospital Kilmainham in …

December 10th, 2018 | by Brian Coney

Janelle Monáe will play the Summer Series in Dublin on July 3, 2019. Monáe – who released one of the …