• The Jesus Lizard Add Dublin Show To Comeback Tour

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    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.    

  • 9.57 (Sunset)

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    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…

  • The Flaming Lips to Perform Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Live in Dublin

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    The Flaming Lips are set to perform their seminal tenth studio album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in Dublin next year. The Wayne Coyne-fronted band will perform their Technicolour 2002 triumph, live in full, at the 3Olympia in Dublin on 28th and 29th April 2025. The shows are part of their latest tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the record, which doubled as a critical and commercial success upon release Tickets for the Dublin shows cost €61.85 and go on sale this Friday, 7th June at 10am. Revisit a classic Yoshimi single below.

  • The Jesus Lizard Set For First-Ever Northern Irish Show

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    U.S. noise rock legends The Jesus Lizard will play their first-ever Northern Irish show next year. Courtesy of Strange Victory, the David Yow-fronted underground titans will play the Limelight in Belfast on 14th January. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 5th. The news comes as the band released their first single this century, the suitably searing ‘Hide & Seek’. It’s taken their first full-length release since 1998. Rack is released via Ipecac on September 13th.

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – 31st May

    May 31, 2024 - By 

    It’s another stacked week for stellar Irish sounds. Dig into new Oh Boland, The Personal Vanity Project, Niamh Regan, TRÚ, Danny Carroll and more Oh Boland – Western Leisure Western Leisure by Oh Boland The Personal Vanity Project – The Personal Vanity Project The Personal Vanity Project by The Personal Vanity Project Niamh Regan – Come As You Are Come As You Are by Niamh Regan TRÚ – Live in Belfast TRÚ – Live in Belfast by TRÚ David C Clements – Contrast/The Garden Danny Carroll – Pimlico Jake Wallace – Chimera/The Wanderer

  • Open Ear 2024: A Guide

    May 30, 2024 - By 

    Without a slither of a shadow of a doubt, Open Ear is out there, reigning supreme as the island’s finest summer festival. Since launching back in 2016, the festival has consistently re-affirmed its status as Ireland’s most essential haven for open minds and curious ears – a standing that it’s set to nail down for its sixth edition on the stunning North Shore of Sherkin Island, West Cork, this weekend. Whether you’re a seasoned attendee or an absolute newcomer, this year’s line-up is as vital as they come. From Thursday, May 30 until Monday, Sunday June 2, perfectly-pitched venues and…