Arab Strap are set for an Irish tour next year. The Scottish duo of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton will play a string of intimate shows next summer. Ahead of two nights at Whelan’s in Dublin on July 17th and 18th, the duo will play the Empire Music Hall in Belfast on July 14th, Cork’s Cyprus Avenue on July 15th and Dolans in Limerick on July 16th. Tickets for all shows go on sale at Friday, November 12th at 10am.
With under two weeks to go to this year’s festival, Sligo’s Spilt Milk have announced details of its fringe programme. As well as shows by Silverbacks, Rising Damp, Alannah Thornburgh and many more throughout the town across the weekend of 19-21 November, this year’s programme features a host of wonderfully eclectic indoor and outdoor events, installations, screenings and workshops. Thursday, 18th November sees the launch of Idir, an audio trail and zine in which musicians, writers, and artists will guide attendees on a walk to the outskirts of Sligo, taking in sights and sounds not often noticed by tourists or…
Beach House will play Dublin next year. The Baltimore dream-pop duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally will mark their return to the city with a show at the National Stadium on Saturday, May 21 2022. Tickets go on sale next Friday, November 19 at 10am. It will be the duo’s ninth Dublin show to date, and their first since playing Vicar Street back in 2018. Coinciding with the news is the announcement of the band’s forthcoming eigth album, Once Twice Melody. An 18-song double album, it will be released in four “chapters” over the next four months. Chapter One lands tonight…
Belfast has become UNESCO City of Music. The city has been awarded the prestigious City of Music title, which recognises its rich musical heritage, as well as the importance of music to its future. It’s only the third city in the UK to be awarded the coveted status. Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Kate Nicholl, said: “We are thrilled and honoured that Belfast has been bestowed the prestigious UNESCO City of Music title and to have Gary Lightbody and Hannah Peel on board as official patrons. This is wonderful news for Belfast! “Belfast is proud of its music culture. Creativity…
A sold-out show by fast-rising Galway quartet NewDad at Belfast’s Ulster Sports Club. Photos by Darren Hill The band play Galway’s Róisín Dubh on Wednesday night and the Workman’s Club in Dublin on Thursday.
Cíarán Ó Maoláin captures the triumphant return of Conor O’Brien’s Villagers to Galway on Friday night. Support by Conchúr White
Next weekend, Spilt Milk festival makes it return to Sligo for its third edition. Coming a year on from its online event Transmission last November, the festival will return as an in-person series of live shows, installations, film screenings and workshops across 18th-21st November. Among the highlights from this year’s programme are the shows taking place at The Model across the weekend, namely Syn, Ngoni Egan, School Tour, Shammen Delly & Warmer Climes on Friday, Silverbacks, Cormorant Tree Oh, and Patty & Selma on Saturday, and Alannah Thornburgh & Branwen on Sunday To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets…
Off the back of their stellar new single ‘Go’, Ryan and Cheylene from Belfast indie-pop duo Beauty Sleep wax lyrical about some of their favourite tracks, from Caribou and Villagers, to HAIM and Yard Act. Caribou – You Can Do It Just a great tune, simple concept, executed well and a great morning motivator track! Also, a lot of excellent dogs in the video so what’s not to love? – Cheylene Rostam – From The Back Of a Cab I got heavily into Rostam this year, and this track and associated album (Changephobia) has been very close to me .…
Other Voices will return to Dingle later this month. Celebrating its twentieth year, the Irish music institution will return for a four-day series of live shows in West Kerry across November 25-28th. Taking place both online and in-person at the Church of St James and the IMRO Other Room, Other Voices Twenty/Fiche Bliain Ag Fás will feature performances by the likes of John Grant, Fontaines D.C., Kay Young, Houseplants and Gemma Dunleavy. With many more acts are to be announced, all of these sets will be streamed live to venues throughout Dingle and will also be available to view free of…
It’s Bandcamp Friday once again, and it’s been yet another stacked week for Irish releases. Dig into best of them below, featuring Elaine Malone, Sinead O’Brien, Autumns, Son Zept, Natalia Beylis, Eimear Reidy and more Elaine Malone – Mantua MANTUA by MANTUA Autumns – DSS Dubplate DSS Dubplate by Autumns MF Doom – Great Day (Son Zept Remix) SON ZEPT · MF Doom – Great Day (Son Zept Remix) Big Daisy – Without Dreams Without Dreams by Big Daisy Neil Brogan – Evening Primrose EP Evening Primrose EP by Neil Brogan CMAT – No More Virgos Sinead O’Brien – Girlkind…