• First Acts Announced for Inaugural Canalaphonic Festival

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    The first string of acts have been unveiled for the inaugural Canalaphonic festival in Dublin’s Portobello and Rathmines. Set to take place across May 8-9, the first confirmed acts to play the showcase are Carriages, Maria Somerville, Steve Young and the Union, The Hot Sprockets, Gavin Glass and the Holy Shakers, Sinead White, The Stomptown Brass Band, Nick Kelly, Corner Boy, Featuring X, Rudytrixx, Mother Mooch, Cave Ghosts, The North Sea and Jem Mitchell. More acts are to be announced. Curated by Abner Browns Barbershop, Canalaphonic proclaims itself to be “Dublin’s biggest showcase of independent Irish music.” Bold words but if this opening announcement…

  • Front of House: Michelle Whitehead (MCD)

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    In the latest installment of Front of House, we chat with MCD music publicist Michelle Whitehead about the day-to-day workings of her job, her long history in promotion and ways in which to get involved within the industry. Photos by Isabel Thomas Hi Michelle. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hello! Sure, I’m a music publicist for MCD Productions How did you become a promoter and how long have you been involved in it? I’ve always been interested in promoting since before setting up own club night called Lockdown Dublin –which was a weekly club night for rock…

  • Bookmark: Nadine O’Regan

    March 31, 2015 - By 

    In this installment of Bookmark we spend some time with Nadine O’Regan, who is the Books and Arts Editor with The Sunday Business Post and presents Songs in the Key of Life on Dublin station TXFM (www.txfm.ie and 105.2FM) on Saturdays from 11am. Photos by Mark Earley. Jeffrey Eugenides- Middlesex  American author Jeffrey Eugenides writes novels incredibly slowly – he has published just three in his 55 years and for Middlesex, his 2002 novel which won the Pulitzer Prize, his American editor had to fly to Berlin, where Eugenides was living at the time, to wrest the manuscript from his grasp. Luckily…

  • All Tvvins Irish Tour

    March 31, 2015 - By 

    In our latest Irish tour feature, our photographers Sara Marsden and Aaron Corr, and writers Cathal McBride and Eoin Murray, report back from All Tvvins‘ Dublin, Galway and Belfast shows at the weekend. Whelan’s, Dublin Wednesday, March 25. Photos by Aaron Corr Roisin Dubh, Galway Saturday, March 28 The mood is ideal from the start of proceedings this Saturday night. It’s shortly before 10 and the already filling floor of the Roisín’s main room is being warmed up by the first support of the night. Extra Fox – AKA Neil Adams, brother to Conor Adams with whom he shared guitar duty…

  • Architects Irish Tour

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    Architects kicked off their long awaited reschedule Irish tour on Thursday in the Academy in Dublin then up to the Oh Yeah centre in Belfast with support from Red Enemy and Vile Regression. Photos by Isabel Thomas and Sara Marsden. The Academy, Dublin by Isabel Thomas Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast by Sara Marsden

  • AAA: Inni-K @ The Grand Social, Dublin

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    In this installment of AAA we go behind the scenes with Inni-K as she prepares for the launch of her debut album ‘The King Has Two Horse’s Ears’ at the Grand Social on Friday night. From Ukelele tuning to an impromptu photoshoot, our photographer Derek Kennedy captured some beautiful moments ahead of the gig. Click the gallery below for an overview of the night.