Chicago-based indie rock quartet Slow Pulp with support by No Windows at Whelan’s in Dublin. Photos by Erin Plaice
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CMAT’s takeover of Fairview Park in Dublin. Photos by Kate Lawlor
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“Is it 1999 yet?” With hi-vis jacket and a heroic glint in his eye, Fred Durst gazes out into an ocean of red hats and wobbly day-drinkers in Belfast’s Ormeau Park. A mere plastic glass throw of Tennent’s from the Woodstock Road—the closest any of us will get to the cursed promised land in question—Limp Bizkit are midway through ‘Hot Dog.’ It’s there, floating in song three of a fourteen-song set, where you’ll find me plundering my pea-sized brain for an answer to the question posed by our messianic nu-metal binman. As I try to catch a glimpse of him…
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There’s heaps of new Irish music out there. Dive into the very best of it here, featuring new tracks and releases by Ciaran Lavery, The Redneck Manifesto, Elaine Mai feat. MuRli, And So I Watch You From Afar and Conn Thornton Elaine Mai (feat. MuRli) – Echo And So I Watch You From Afar – North Coast Megafauna Ciaran Lavery feat. Morgana – Oh My God (No, Your God) The Redneck Manifesto – Hidden Hands Caolán Austin – Walking Into The Furname (feat. Our Krypton Son) Caolán Austin · Walking Into The Furnace (ft. Our Krypton Son) Conn Thornton –…
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Despite royally messing it up at the end, All Tomorrow’s Parties showed us that, with the right heads at the helm, bands can be entrusted to curate their very own festival – often with spectacular results. In the here and now, the inaugural edition of In The Meadows, curated by rightly the most beloved Irish band of a generation, Lankum, summons that precise spirit while packing in a magic all its own. After a heady, wonderfully omnipresent period following the release of their universally-lauded fourth album False Lankum, Lankum’s only Irish show of the year, closing out the main East…
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U.S. singer-songwriter Ethel Cain live at the 3Olympia in Dublin. Photos by Niamh Barry
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Dive into the very best Irish music of the week, including Landless’ sublime second album, EPs from Autumns, Thom Southern, and Limerick’s finest His Father’s Voice, as well as new PostLast, Cold Soviets and more Landless – Lúireach Lúireach by Landless His Father’s Voice – Forgot To Feed EP Autumns – Dyslexia Sound Source Dyslexia Sound Source by Autumns Thom Southern – there’s no easy way out Cold Soviets – Apocalypse Hour with June and Andy Love Command0 – Make it Right PostLast – Scavenge Cardinals – Twist and Turn EP
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The 10th-anniversary edition of Belfast Photo Festival is underway. Running from June 6th to 30th, and delving into the theme of Divergence, Northern Ireland’s leading visual arts festival celebrates this milestone by transforming public spaces and historic sites with exhibitions from international artists, including the island of Ireland premiere of Richard Mosse’s Broken Spectre. This year’s festival addresses the climate emergency, rapid digitalization, and ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence through contemporary photography. Among the many highlights for our money is the debut of Broken Spectre at Carlisle Memorial Church, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Belfast Buildings Trust. This…
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The Jesus Lizard have just announced a Dublin show as part of their upcoming comeback tour. David Yow, David Wm. Sims, Duane Denison and Mac McNeilly will stop off at the Button Factory on 15th January 2025. Tickets go on sale at 10AM this Friday, 7th June. The band, who will release their seventh studio album, Rack, via Ipecac on 13th September will also play their first-ever Northern Irish show at the Limelight, Belfast on 14th January.
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Curated by Cork Midsummer artist-in-residence and long-time TTA favourite ELLLL and Sample-studios, 9.57 (Sunset) is an essential new series of live performances, electronic music, and late-night DJs celebrating the summer solstice. Taking place over two weekends from 9.57pm until late at Triskel Arts Centre in Cork, the series kicks off on Saturday, 15 June with the free-form psych/dub-dance of headliners Holy Tongue. The evening opens with FIXITY, led by composer, improviser and drummer Dan Walsh, wrapping up with surprise guest DJs at the CTC at TDC space. The following night, cellist and composer Okkyung Lee presents her unique blend of…