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Premiere: Brand New Friend – Hate It When You Have To Go

September 1st, 2017 | by Brian Coney

Few Irish bands have had a stronger 2017 than fast-rising North Coast quartet Brand New Friend. Having featured them as …

September 1st, 2017 | by Eoin Murray

After two years of near total silence, Dublin’s Tandem Felix have returned just in time for Autumn’s drowsy descent. Picking up where …

September 1st, 2017 | by Stevie Lennox

Enough tears have been shed over the once-fertile, in-breeding Belfast music scene – or more specifically, a certain strain of …

August 31st, 2017 | by Brian Coney

Hands down one of our must-see acts at Electric Picnic at the weekend, the mighty Rusangano Family have just unveiled …

August 31st, 2017 | by The Thin Air

A regular fixture in the city’s live scene over the last couple of years, Belfast three-piece Petty Youth are a …

August 31st, 2017 | by Brian Coney

Following the release of his solo debut album, As You Were, Liam Gallagher will play a string of UK dates …

August 30th, 2017 | by Brian Coney

Shot on a boat somewhere between Croatia and Montenegro, the video for ‘Life’s Short (Embrace It)’ by Dublin’s Niall Jackson …

August 30th, 2017 | by Brian Coney

With special guests to be announced, Glen Hansard has announced that he will play three special, full-band Christmas shows in …

August 29th, 2017 | by Brian Coney

Having been off the radar over the last while in order to focus on completing his PhD, Austin experimental pop …

August 29th, 2017 | by Brian Coney

Limerick duo Julianne Murray and Adam Alcock AKA A Dream, The Night identify themselves as ‘indie electronic chill pop’. Reflecting a …