• Feel Good Lost’s 5th Birthday

    The working name for Cork director, editor, designer, cameraman, alternative DJ, live visual artist and media designer Brendan Canty, Feel Good Lost just celebrated their 5th birthday party in the panoramic Mitchelstown Caves. This year featured candlelit performances from the enigmatic JFDR (Iceland) and an immense and explorative performance from Cork act Talos. As well as taking photos of the event, Blair Alexander Massie had the pleasure of chatting with Brendan about the milestone. After 5 longs years of emails, flights, videos, EP and LP’s and now a show in a cave. What’s the most rewarding part about what you…

  • Groove Festival 2016

    Featuring the likes of The Neville Staple Band, Anderson, ELM, The Academic and Zaska, Ian McDonnell captures this year’s Groove Festival at Killruddery House in Bray, Co. Wicklow.

  • John Grant w/ Ane Brun @ Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

    It was a busy night of gigs ­­in Dublin this weekend with Beyoncé and The Stone Roses pulling big crowds. This might account for the fact that tonight’s gig at Iveagh Gardens isn’t sold out – a rarity for a John Grant gig in Dublin. However, those who do opt for the city centre garden setting are far from disappointed. Following a convincing set by Ane Brun (below) Grant starts off the set by easing the crowd into the evening via ‘Down Here’ and ‘Grey Tickles, Black Pressure’ mixed with ‘Marz’ from his debut album. Those newer tracks have really aged well and there’s a real…

  • Denise Ryan Fundraiser @ Button Factory, Dublin

    A fundraiser for Denise Ryan who is suffering with Lyme Disease was held in the Button Factory last week to help raise money towards her treatment in America. Enemies, Roisin O, Ailbhe Reddy, Dermot Kennedy and more performed live to support the cause. Photos by Lucy Foster. A contribution was made on behalf of The Thin Air team. If you wish to donate please click here.

  • Saul Williams @ Roisin Dubh, Galway

    We’re very good at pretending nothing’s wrong. Rather, we’re excellent at grunting a few times about how shambolic everything is before sauntering to the bar and quickly changing the subject. Of course we are! We’ve become so resigned to the radical shitness of so much that goes on both far from home and right outside our doors that half the time we just sigh a little and tweet a GIF of a cat that somehow represents how doomed everything is. Sometimes though, we have a tendency to surprise ourselves with our potential. Every once in a while something gives us…