• Premiere: Trick Mist – Abroad In The Yard

    October 18, 2018 - By 

    We’re pleased to present a first peek at the video for ‘Abroad in the Yard’ by Dundalk songwriter, electronic musician and multi-instrumentalist Gavin Murray AKA Trick Mist. The follow-up to ‘Two Doors Down’ – a stellar acapella effort released back in August – the single is a self-proclaimed song about letting go of cynicism, comprising samples Murray picked up while in India. Featuring archive footage of simpler times, when kicking a ball with the lads in the sun was responsibility enough, Graham Patterson’s video for the release makes for an inspired accompaniment. Murray said of the single: “Abroad in the yard…

  • Sharon Van Etten Set for Dublin

    October 16, 2018 - By 

    Sharon Van Etten will play Dublin’s Vicar Street on March 23, 2019. The New Jersey singer-songwriter and actress – who last play the Dublin venue in 2015 – will release her new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, tomorrow. Van Etten’s Dublin show takes place as part of a 33-date world tour. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am. Ticket price including booking fee is €25.00. Photo by Ryan Pfluger

  • It Takes A Village Announces 2019 Return

    October 8, 2018 - By 

    Hands down one of the Irish festivals of the summer, It Takes a Village have announced details of their return in 2019. The East Cork festival will return to Trabolgan in East Cork across Friday to Sunday, May 10-12th 2019. This year’s inaugural outing took place in April, with Young Fathers, Andrew Weatherall and Fujiya and Miyagi topping a bill that also featured some of the country’s best acts including Talos, The Altered Hours, Ryan Vail, Le Boon and Anna Mieke. Early bird tickets for 2019 are on sale now, and prices start at €259.65. We’re expecting great things again…

  • Giorgio Moroder Set For First Ever Live Show in Dublin

    October 8, 2018 - By 

    The legendary Giorgio Moroder will play his first ever live show at Dublin’s 3Arena on April 8. The show is part of a new tour production, A Celebration of the 80’s will see the pioneering Italian songwriter, producer and DJ perform the highlights from his prolific career in “a spectacular stage show with dazzling visuals and lighting alongside his band and vocalists.” Moroder commented on his first ever live show: “It is something I have always wanted to do, fans kept reaching out to me, asking if I would ever do a real tour. Back in the days it was…

  • Premiere: The Dreads – Know Your Name/Desires

    October 6, 2018 - By 

    In music, good things don’t always come to those who wait. But sometimes, truisms hold weight, and biding one’s time is worth every fidgety, impatient second praying for a release. A perfect case in the point comes in the form of Belfast’s The Dreads. A band whose blend of psych, garage and rock n’ roll has made for some electrifying live shows in the past, they’re back with a new-fangled formation and two tracks that double-up as a statement of intent. Released via Belfast’s Satsumas Home Entertainments, the band’s debut double A-side, ‘Know Your Name’ and ‘Desires’, coalesce over seven…

  • The Cure Confirmed for Malahide Castle

    October 4, 2018 - By 

    It’s official: The Cure will play Dublin’s Mahahide Castle on June 8th, 2019. Doubling up as the Robert Smith-fronted band’s first Irish headline show in 7 years, the show promises 40 years of hits and more. Back in July, the band celebrated their 40th anniversary in July with special sold-out concert in London’s Hyde Park, almost 40 years to the day since their first ever show. Performing to 65,000 strong fans, the set included the likes of ‘Pictures Of You’, ‘Lovesong’, ‘Inbetween Days, ‘Just Like Heaven’, ‘A Forest’, ‘Lullaby’, ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ and more. Tickets for the Dublin show are priced…

  • Sound of Belfast 2018 Programme Launched

    October 5, 2018 - By 

    The programme for this year’s Sound of Belfast has been launched. The festival will return across November 8-15, and venues Limelight 2, The Empire, The Sunflower Bar, Voodoo, Black Box, Accidental Theatre, Ulster Hall, and 39 Gordon Street will host a diverse range of events. Among the highlights are a tribute event to the late jazz and blues musician Jackie Flavelle from artists including Ciaran Lavery, Suzanne Savage; the Northern Ireland Music Prize; a fundraiser for mental health charity AWARENI with acts such as Hot Cops, Catalan and Malojian; the return of the Native Mart; and a special youth takeover at the…

  • Robyn G Shiels Announces Death of the Shadows EP

    October 4, 2018 - By 

    Belfast-based doom-folk master Robyn G Shiels has announced details of a new EP, Death of the Shadows. The highly-anticipated follow-up to Shiels’ NI Music Prize-winning album, The Blood of the Innocents, the release features five tracks produced by long-time R.G. collaborator Ben McAuley. Released via his own Black Tragick imprint on November 30, each track on the EP has also received an exclusive remix courtesy of some of the North’s finest acts: Therapy?, Robocobra Quartet, Documenta, Arvo Party and exmagician. Pre-order the album below here (those that do so get a free copy of Shiels’ debut album, A Lifetime of Midnights, and a…

  • Win Tickets to Boy Azooga @ Voodoo, Belfast

    October 3, 2018 - By 

    Hosted by the ever excellent Strange Victory, Cardiff’s Boy Azooga stop off at Voodoo in Belfast on Sunday, October 7. Better still, we have a pair of tickets to give away to the show. To enter, simply send your answer to the following easy peasy question to info@thethinair.net and include the subject ‘Boy Azooga – Belfast: Which Belfast band are supporting Boy Azooga on the night? Good luck!