Heathers live at St. John’s Priory in Kilkenny with support from Ryan J Photos by Ian McDonnell. .
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Wicklow post-rock heroes God Is An Astronaut at Roisin Dubh as part of this year’s Galway International Arts Festival. Photos by Vincent Hughes.
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As part of the Feel Good Lost and MDR’s Reyjavik Ireland Music Takeover, Ásta Fanney, Talos, Indriði & JFDR and Friends at St John’s Priory, Kilkenny. Photos by Ian McDonnell.
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A highlight of this year’s Galway International Arts Festival, Villagers with support from Mick Flannery at the Absolut Big Top. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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Waterford six-piece King Kong Company live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway. Photos by Sean McCormack. Go here to read our recent interview with the band.
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It’s not the norm for a three-day music festival here to have perfect weather from start to finish. It just isn’t. Yet somehow it’s clear to all that the sun gods are well and truly shining down on the side of Longitude’s promoters and its thousands of sun cream covered attendees this weekend. Upon entering the main arena there is a noticeable throwback to the early days of Oxegen where the bars and countless food stalls attempt to keep everyone penned in due to its arching layout. Not to be left out, there is a palpable Electric Picnic vibe when you…
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Elvis Costello live at the Big Top in Galway with support from The Undertones as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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Belfast supergroup-of-sorts Pleasure Beach with support from Dublin quartet Orchid Collective at Galway’s Roisin Dubh. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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The latest installment of Sofar Sounds Cork at the Village Hall, featuring Fire & Water, Samanta Zina Spada and Siofra Fitzgerald. Photos by Shane J Horan.
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In the latest installment of Track Record, Cork producer Toby Kaar talks us through some of his all-time favourite records, featuring Kanye West, Warieka Hill Sounds and Fleetwood Mac. Various Artists – No Oil Crisis This is a really funny record. A New Thing album in response to the Gulf Oil crisis. I’ve never understood that kind of contrived connection between music and current events. Like the time they sent Rahzel out on a boat to beatbox about melting icecaps. Anyway, I got this in a second-hand record shop in Bristol. The album is a great cross-section of the kind of…