• Merchy Christmas at the Grand Social, Dublin

    December 7, 2021 - By 

    Returning for its second consecutive year, Merchy Christmas will take over Dublin’s Grand Social later this month to throw Irish artists a lifeline in the face of the huge challenges presented by COVID-19. Running from 10am-4pm on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th December, countless TTA favourites including Lankum, Myles Manley, Junior Brother, Pillow Queens, Silverbacks, Nealo and Loah will set up stall for a real-life merch market. “The Christmas merch sale last year was one of the highlights of the year for me,” said Nealo. “It was heartwarming to meet people face to face and to hang out and chat…

  • The Cure To Play Belfast and Dublin

    December 6, 2021 - By 

    The Cure are set to play Belfast and Dublin next year. As part of a new European tour, the English goth rock legends will play Dublin’s 3Arena on December 1st 2022 and Belfast’s SSE Arena on December 2nd. Support for both shows comes from the Twilight Sad. Tickets go on sale this Friday (December 10) at 9AM.

  • Win Tickets to Gilmore, Brién & uladh. at the Ulster Sports Club, Belfast

    December 2, 2021 - By 

    Amid much worldly doom and certainty, Belfast promoters table it! have well and truly levelled things up over the last couple of months. It’s set to continue with another essential one on Thursday, December 9th: producer/drummer Gilmore, with support from Brién & uladh. As ever, we recommend parting with some silver for the pleasure but if you’re feeling, send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to the show. Traditionally, how many legs does a table have? Good luck! DIY VOL. 1 by Brién

  • Premiere: Arthur Itis – Am I Dancing?

    December 1, 2021 - By 

    Arthur Pawsey aka Arthur Itis has long been a sonic law unto himself, and we couldn’t be more here for it. Having drawn comparisons to such esteemed meddlers such as Sun Araw, Ween and our actual Lord and Saviour, R Stevie Moore, the Cork musician releases his fifth full-length, Occam’s Razor, via Sligo’s finest Art For Blind tomorrow (December 3rd). Recorded and mixed by Pawsey at Non Space & The Pleasure Centre, the nine-track album features guest appearances by likes of Sara Leslie & Jamie Leipert aka These Are Atoms, Pretty Happy’s Abbey Blake, Sam Clague and the Altered Hours’…

  • Protomartyr and Oh Boland Set For Irish Shows

    December 1, 2021 - By 

    Protomartr will team up with Tuam’s finest, Oh Boland, for four Irish dates next year. As part of the former Michigan post-punk band’s up UK and Irish tour, both bands will play Cork’s Cyprus Avenue on April 20th, Limerick’s Dolans on April 21st, Dublin’s Button Factory on April 22nd and Belfast’s Ulster Sports Club on April 23rd. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, December 3rd 2021. Revisit a highlight from Protomartyr’s 2015 album The Agent Intellect below.

  • Public Image Limited Set For Dublin and Belfast

    November 30, 2021 - By 

    Public Image Limited have announced a UK and Irish tour for 2022, including dates in Belfast and Dublin. The John Lyndon-fronted post-punk pioneers will stop off at Dublin’s National Stadium on June 9th, followed by their debut show in Belfast at the Limelight – courtesy of Open House Festival – on June 10th. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, December 3rd.

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – November 26th

    November 26, 2021 - By 

    Here’s the very best music released across the island this week, featuring Denise Chaila, Acid Granny, Kineograph, April, Molly O’Mahony and more Denise Chaila – It’s A Mixtape Kineograph – I Can See 3 People Kineograph · I CAN SEE 3 PEOPLE Acid Granny – I Love The Brits & I Love The Queen April – Someone That I Made Alan Tobin x SubRelic – _ repurposed_ EP JyellowL & ANtigoni – Appetiser Molly O’Mahony – Brother Blue Lucy Gaffney – Heartstrings

  • Lorde, Bicep & More Set For Forbidden Fruit 2022

    November 25, 2021 - By 

    Lorde and Bicep are among the acts set to play next year’s Forbidden Fruit festival. Taking place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin across the Bank Holiday weekend of June 4 & 5 2022, the festival’s return after three years will also feature sets by the likes of Hot Chip, Floating Points, The Avalanches, Princess Nokia, Kojaque, Gemma Dunleavy and more. Many more acts are to be announced. Check out the full first announcement below. Weekend tickets for Forbidden Fruit 2022 start from €129.50 and go on sale on Thursday, December 2 at 8AM.

  • Premiere: Acid Granny – I Love the Brits & I Love the Queen

    November 22, 2021 - By 

    They don’t come more singular than Acid Granny. Over the last couple of years, the trolly-toting dealers of improvised electronic punk and abstract audio art have consistently reaffirmed our faith in the island’s more unapologetically radical sonic auteurs. Set for release via Ecstatic Intervals, a new label founded by Dublin producer qwasi, new single ‘I Love the Brits & I Love the Queen’ is a pure-cut distillation of what sets the group apart. Across two all-too-short minutes, it’s another masterfully mangled effort, rounded off with some of the more memorable visuals we’ve latched our eyes upon as of late. “The song was born…

  • Win Tickets to Sigrid and Villagers at Other Voices Dingle

    November 22, 2021 - By 

    Other Voices marks its 20th year with a return to Dingle across November 25-28. Taking place both online and in-person at St James’ Chuerch 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, Sigrid, Houseplants, Villagers, Gemma Dunleavy and many more. As it turns out, we have a pair of tickets to give away to two highlights from St James’ Church: Villagers on Thursday, November 25 and Sigrid on Sunday, November 28. To be in with a chance of winning a pair, simply send your…