Wicklow post-rock heroes God Is An Astronaut at Roisin Dubh as part of this year’s Galway International Arts Festival. Photos by Vincent Hughes.
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As part of the Feel Good Lost and MDR’s Reyjavik Ireland Music Takeover, Ásta Fanney, Talos, Indriði & JFDR and Friends at St John’s Priory, Kilkenny. Photos by Ian McDonnell.
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Sting’s singer-songwriter daughter Eliot Sumner AKA Coco at Connolly’s of Leap, Cork. Photos by Jason Lee.
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A highlight of this year’s Galway International Arts Festival, Villagers with support from Mick Flannery at the Absolut Big Top. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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The other night as I was walking through Galway on the way to see Dan Deacon and Meltybrains? as part of this year’s International Arts Festival I passed a busker playing acoustic folk tunes to a fairly sizeable crowd. He sounded pretty alright, one of the many street performers that liven up the town’s streets at this time of year, putting smiles (or just triggering quick glances) on the faces of passers by, tourist or local. Awkwardly enough though, he was failing to get any more than a restrained, flappy clap-along during his attempt at crowd participation. Audience interaction is…
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Before taking an extended break, emo/hardcore duo Apartments delivered a storming set at our latest live Tuesday Throwdown at Belfast’s Lavery’s. Photos by Liam Kielt.
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Belfast supergroup-of-sorts Pleasure Beach with support from Dublin quartet Orchid Collective at Galway’s Roisin Dubh. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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The latest installment of Sofar Sounds Cork at the Village Hall, featuring Fire & Water, Samanta Zina Spada and Siofra Fitzgerald. Photos by Shane J Horan.
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Featuring Strength, Girls Names and Gatefolds, Mickey Rooney captures highlights from the Thursday of this year’s Music City in Derry.
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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.