Parquet Courts at The Helix, Dublin
June 14th, 2022 | by Conor Callanan
As the stage crew carry out the last of their tasks, the countdown to Parquet Courts’ arrival draws imminently closer. …
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Lee Fields & The Expressions @ The Button Factory
January 20th, 2020 | by Conor Callanan
Born in 1951, North Carolina native Lee Fields’ musical CV has amassed an extensive number of impressive notches over the …
We Were Promised Jetpacks @ The Workman’s Club, Dublin
December 10th, 2019 | by Conor Callanan
“Nice one, I can tell we’re gonna have a great night. Loving the air drumming too!” are the first words …
Mountain Goats w/ Laura Cortese & Dance Cards @ Button Factory, Dublin
November 23rd, 2019 | by Conor Callanan
Having started out on his musical journey in the early ‘90’s recording self-penned songs through a cassette boombox, John Darnielle’s …
Pixies @ Olympia Theatre, Dublin
September 28th, 2019 | by Conor Callanan
As soon as this gig was announced a few months ago, it was always going to be a scramble for …
The Specials @ The Olympia, Dublin
April 16th, 2019 | by Conor Callanan
With The Specials’ last tour here being November 2014, it should have come as no surprise that they sold out …
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever w/ MELTS @ Whelan’s, Dublin
August 22nd, 2018 | by Conor Callanan
On what was an already humid evening, it wasn’t much of a surprise that this sold-out crowd led to a …
Ty Segall @ Tivoli Theatre, Dublin
June 7th, 2018 | by Conor Callanan
It is as if the drawn out, cloudless evenings knew that Ty Segall was coming to town. A gloriously heady …
Rocket From The Crypt @ Whelan’s, Dublin
December 5th, 2017 | by Conor Callanan
When San Diego’s finest purveyors of rock’n’roll Rocket from the Crypt decided to down tools near the tail end of …
BNQT @ The Button Factory, Dublin
November 6th, 2017 | by Conor Callanan
The initial seeds of BNQT were planted by Midlake’s Eric Pulido while touring their Antiphon album back in 2013. He …