Having last played the city back in June last year, Brooklyn indie rock musician Mitski will return to play Dublin, at Tivoli Theatre, on September 22. The show will take place as part of a UK and European tour (no Belfast date this time around but considering the turn-out at the Empire Music Hall back in 2017, we’re not entirely surprised.) Tickets for the Tivoli show go on sale this Friday, March 2 at 9am.
On Thursday, March 8, the likes of Lankum, New Jackson and Ships will vie for the honour of walking away with the title of Album of the Year at this year’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize. Fancy winning two tickets to the event at Dublin’s Vicar Street? Simply e-mail us at info@thethinair.net with the answer to the following question: Which Fionn Regan album is on the Album of the Year shortlist? The winning act of this year’s Album of the Year will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music…
Last May, we teamed up with Moving On Music to host a fully-improvised show with legendary CAN frontman Damo Suzuki, alongside experimental rock maestros Blue Whale and Californian improviser, sound artist, inventor and writer, Paul Stapleton, at Belfast’s Black box. Ahead of Blue Whale launching this year’s (sure to be brilliant) Brilliant Corners alongside A.R.C. in the same Cathedral Quarter venue this Saturday, we’re pleased to present a first look of Xray Films’ document of last May’s performance in full.
Set to release his first solo record for nine years, Yous, on March 9, David Kitt will embark on a nine-date Irish and UK tour across March and April. The schedule looks a bit like this: March 9th – Cleere’s Theatre, Kilkenny March 11th – De Barras, West Cork, Clonakilty March 23rd – Róisín Dubh, Galway March 31st – Upstairs, Dolans, Limerick April 6th – Button Factory, Dublin April 8th – Spirit Store, Dundalk April 18th – Borderline, London, UK April 19th – Eagle Inn, Manchester, UK As it so happens, we have a pair of tickets to give away…
Elbow & John Grant live at the 3arena in Dublin. Photos by Alan Maguire.
In the latest installment of Monday Mixtape, Dublin-based musician and producer Rian Trench reveals some of his favourite tracks. These are songs which, in his words, reflects his tendency to listen to music either on the aggressive or the subdued side of the fence. Photo by SCAN Current Value – Running German D&B legend. The first track from his 2008 EP – “Revealing the Concealed”. All four tracks on this play out like variations on the same idea, but this is somehow the most distilled. “Fear” is a close second. Scratches an itch I didn’t know I had. Brutal genius. Kyle…
Inni-K live at Levis Corner Bar in Ballydehob, Co. Cork with guest Sam Clague. Photos by Jason Lee
Wyvern Lingo launch their debut album at the Button Factory in Dublin with support from Eve Belle. Photos by Kristina Hajdu
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard live at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin with support from Mild High Club. Photos by Ian McDonnell
Following the release of their second album, A Blind Arcade, on 23rd February, Ben Connolly of Berlin-based alt-folk trio All The Luck In The World chats to Nicole Glennon about contrasting studio spaces, sonic experimentation and the importance of originality. TTA: A Blind Arcade has just been released. How are you feeling about it? BC: Overall we’re really excited about it. We put a lot into this record and then had to sit on it for almost two years, so there’s a sense of relief in knowing that the songs are finally going to make their way to people. I would say that…