Peter O’Hanlon, Ian McDonnell andoira Reilly capture HamsandwicH live at Dublin’s Academy, Kilkenny’s Set Theatre and Dolan’s Warehouse in Limerick. The Academy, Dublin Photos by Peter O’Hanlon Set Theatre, Kilkenny Photos by Ian McDonnell Dolan’s Warehouse, Limerick Photos by Moira Reilly
A Christmas Performance from Duluth indie rock legends Low at Belfast’s Empire Music Hall and Kilkenny’s Set Theatre. Photos by Colm Laverty and Ian McDonnell. Empire Music Hall, Belfast Photos by Colm Laverty Set Theatre, Kilkenny Photos by Ian McDonnell
Cathal McBride and photographers Aaron Corr and Dee McEvoy capture the return of Welsh psychedelic rock legends Super Furry Animals to Dublin and Belfast. Olympia Theatre, Dublin Photos by Aaron Corr Limelight, Belfast Photos by Dee McEvoy Despite not releasing a studio album since 2009’s Dark Days/Light Years, 2016 has been a busy year for Super Furry Animals. Having returned last year from a hiatus that saw frontman Gruff Rhys continue his solo career as well as establish side project Neon Neon, the band’s renewed activity has seen a new one-off single, ‘Bing Bong’, for Wales’ Euro 2016 team and a…
Downpatrick alt-rock legends Ash performing as part of their 1977 anniversary tour at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre and Belfast’s Mandela Hall. Photos by Moira Reilly and Alan Maguire, words by Justin McDaid. The Olympia Theatre, Dublin Photos: Moira Reilly 1977, now, just seems like one of those albums that slots into the drawer in the mental filing cabinet marked ‘halcyon days’. It’s hard to believe that Ash’s debut album proper is a spritely twenty years old – not much older than Tim Wheeler, Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray were when they released it; ignited by the roar of a TIE Fighter and…
Arizona alt-rock legends Jimmy Eat World live at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre and Belfast’s Limelight 1. Words by Loreana Rushe, photos by Sara Marsden and Pedro Giaquinto. Olympia Theatre, Dublin You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s the early 2000s. A time when dragging the hems of extremely wide trousers adorned with bike chains through puddles was a given and people were daft enough to spend money on Limp Bizkit albums. Mention the term Emo and you’re sure to instigate mockery and jokes about MySpace fringes, but ‘Emotional Hardcore’ is it so widely associated with this image now and a far cry…
2016 sees punk celebrating its 40th anniversary, with bands such as The Undertones and The Damned having already passed through the Academy’s doors this year in celebratory mood. Heck, even the British Library have gotten in on the act by curating an event to mark the milestone of a time when the disgruntled youth of the mid 1970’s finally found a voice via this raucous counter-culture. Having witnessed the Sex Pistols in London during the early part of 1976, Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto travelled back to their native Bolton and formed Buzzcocks. With the release of their debut Spiral…
In the latest installment of Irish Tour, photographers Ruth Kelly and Lucy Foster capture James Blake live at Belfast’s Limelight 1 and Dublin’s Olympia Theatre. The Black Box, Belfast by Ruth Kelly The Olympia Theatre, Dublin by Lucy Foster
We Are Scientists live at Dublin’s Opium Rooms, Galway’s Roisin Dubh and Belfast’s Limelight 2. Photos by Isabel Thomas, Sean McCormack and Colm Laverty. Roisin Dubh, Galway Photos by Sean McCormack Opium Rooms, Dublin Photos by Isabel Thomas Limelight 2, Belfast Photos by Colm Laverty
Michael Kiwanuka live at the Limelight in Belfast and the Academy in Dublin. Limelight, Belfast by Sara Marsden The Academy, Dublin by Brian Mulligan
Having just released her stellar new album, At Swim, Lisa Hannigan has announced a new string of Irish dates in December. Also set for a UK and European tour in October and November, Hannigan will play the following 12 dates at home on the lead-up to Christmas. December 1: Galway, Seapoint Ballroom December 2: Wexford, O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House December 8: Derry, The Glassworks December 10: Dublin, Vicar Street December 12: Cork, Cork Opera House December 16: Limerick, Limetree Theatre December 17: Drogheda, Beaulieu House and Gardens December 18: Dublin, Unitarian Church (All ages show, 2.30pm) December 19: Belfast, Empire…