• Stream: Laurie Shaw – That’s Life

    June 21, 2018 - By 

    Back in January, we had the pleasure of premiering Weird Weekends, the latest album from prolific Cork-based artist Laurie Shaw. Six months on, the 23-year-old Wirral musician is back with ‘That’s Life’, a lyrically exemplary effort striking a perfect midpoint between two of his main influences in Bill Ryder Jones and Jonathan Richman via early 1970s George Harrison at his most commanding. Having recorded up to 50 albums since the age of 14, the lead single from Shaw’s forthcoming album Year Zero. We said it back in January and we’ll say it along, this time a little more pronounced: if there’s any justice in…

  • MINDS Festival

    June 21, 2018 - By 

    On July 5, Belfast venues the Art Department, Blaklist and the Bear and The Doll will play host to MINDS, a ten-hour, one-day festival that will bring unite DJs, artists, musicians and fashion designers in the aim to raise money for local mental health charities. Festival founder Adam Magill has asked those involved to put forward their idas for charities to donate to, with one being PIPS (Public Initiative for Prevention of Suicide), due to the founders personal connection with them. With more to be announced, the DJ roster currently includes Bobby Analog, Jordan, Marion Hawkes and Phil Lucas of Twitch. Running from 6pm to 3am…

  • Stream: SPIES – Uriah

    June 20, 2018 - By 

    Three months on from making a triumphant return with ‘Young Dad’ – a single we eagerly deemed “the band’s strongest single effort to date” – Dublin five-piece Spies are back with its follow-up ‘Uriah’. Propelled by Motorik groove, it’s a four-minute gem layered with balmy synth textures and the band’s evolved widescreen alt-pop. Mirroring themes of friendship and betrayal, vocalist Michael Broderick called the song, “A reflection on the story of Uriah and King David.” ‘Uriah’ is taken from Spies’ forthcoming debut album, Constancy, which is expected to drop later this year.

  • Win Tickets to Curfew Festival 2018

    June 19, 2018 - By 

    Returning after a ten year hiatus, Curfew Festival will take over Belfast’s Voodoo and Black Box on Thursday, July 12 for one to mighty, genre-spanning alternative to the Twelfth. Speaking about the festival, organisers Solid Choice Industries said, “A lot has happened, a lot has changed, but the reasons for it’s existence still hold as true as ever – the want and need to normalise the city of Belfast over the July marching season, specifically the 12th. There is a wide cross section of people across Northern Ireland who would rather spend their day enjoying themselves watching bands, seeing friends…

  • Julian Casablancas + the Voidz Set For Vicar Street

    June 19, 2018 - By 

    Fronted by Julian Casablanacas of the Strokes, The Voidz will play an exclusive Irish show at Dublin’s Vicar Street on October 26. The U.S. six-piece released their second studio album, Virtue, back in March. Tickets for the Dublin show are priced €36.50 and go on sale this Friday at 10am.

  • Clairo Set For Academy 2 Show

    June 18, 2018 - By 

    Perhaps best known for her 2017 gem ‘Pretty Girl’, Massachusetts lo-fi pop artist Claire Cottrill AKA Clairo will play Dublin’s The Academy 2 on September 16. The musician and singer recently dropped a six-track EP, which included a collaboration with Rejjie Snow. Tickets for the show are priced at €16.85 and go on sale tomorrow (Tuesday, June 19) at 4pm.

  • Boy Pablo To Play Button Factory

    June 18, 2018 - By 

    19-year-old Norwegian musician Pablo Muñoz AKA Boy Pablo has been making some waves as a bedroom indie-pop contender over the last few months. Having recently shared single ‘Losing You’, and with a new EP expected in the coming months, he will play Dublin’s Button Factory on October 28. Tickets for the show are priced at €27 and go on sale on Thursday at 9am.

  • Dream Wife To Play Dublin and Galway

    June 18, 2018 - By 

    Icelandic-Brightonian punk rock three-piece Dream Wife will play two Irish dates in October. As part of a forthcoming European tour, Rakel Mjöll, Alice Go and Bella Podpadec will stop off at Dublin’s Whelan’s on October 17 Galway’s Roisin Dubh on October 18. Tickets are priced at €13.00 and go on sale this Wednesday at 9am.

  • IDLES Set For Whelan’s Show

    June 18, 2018 - By 

    Following their blistering outdoor show at Energia Park yesterday, it’s been announced that one of the most vital bands around, English punk rock five-piece IDLES will play Dublin’s Whelan’s on October 22. The show will take place as part of the band’s first ever world tour off the back of the release of their forthcoming second album, Joy As An Act of Resistance, which is out via Partisan on August 31. Priced €16.50, tickets go on sale on Thursday at 10am.