Roesy returned home from Australia to do an Irish tour in support of his new album Wolf Counsel. We went along to the Roisin Dubh in Galway and Whelans in Dublin to capture all preparation and excitement during his shows. Photos by Sean McCormack and Brian Mulligan. Whelans by Brian Mulligan Roisin Dubh by Sean McCormack
Viet Cong live at the Workman’s club in Dublin, with support from Women’s Christmas. Photos by Aaron Corr.
Lucy Rose live at the CQAF festival marquee in Belfast with support from Jake Isaac. Photos by Ruth Kelly.
Wilko Johnson live at CQAF in Belfast with support from Billy Boy Miskimmin’s Mercy Lounge. Photos by Sara Marsden.
And So I Watch You From Afar – or ASIWYFA for short – have set off on a huge tour in support of their new album Heirs. The lads landed in Paris with Mylets in tow, with a few dates in Russia and UK behind them and a huge EU tour ahead of them. Our photographer Tom McGeehan was there to capture the load-in, soundcheck and all the run up ahead of the gig and, of course, the show itself. Check out the gallery below for a comprehensive overview of the entire show.
On this, the first night of Le Galaxie’s Irish tour following the launch of their whopper new album Le Club in The Academy over the course of two nights at the end of April, the atmosphere in the Roisín Dubh is whirring with excitement. This excitement is not that of going to see a concert however; the giddy punters don’t appear to be just anxiously anticipating the arrival of their entertainment for the night. Instead, it feels like the crowd are all guests at some gratuitous party. It’s all colour and laughter and anticipation of what the hosts, those cool…
We joined English folk-rock sisters The Staves on their Irish tour, taking in CQAF at Belfast with support from Ciaran Lavery and then to Dublin for their show in the Olympia theatre. Photos by Ruth Kelly and Tara Thomas. Belfast by Ruth Kelly Dublin by Tara Thomas
PigsAsPeople live at The Bar With No Name with support from Hot Cops and Dinosaurs as Pets. Photos by Liam Kielt.
You may be aware of Calexico from Tucson, Arizona. Their many, many records may be in your peripheral vision, or you may have heard the band of uber-talented multi-instrumentalists lend atmosphere to the soundtracks of Dead Man’s Shoes, Collateral and The Guard. However, you will not have truly experienced Calexico until you have seen them play a concert, where their music bristles and blares and is full of infectious vibrancy. Not content to take the easy route of playing the latest album song by song, exactly as they sound on said album, or trotting out a set-list of greatest hits,…
Opening with an extended version of ‘Forever’ and followed by the undeniable Madchester groove of ‘Weirdo’, The Charlatans get their CQAF headline gig off to an expectedly strong start, following a reportedly equally triumphant show in Dublin the night before. New album tracks like ‘Talking In Tones’ and ‘So Oh’ sound more like 1995 than 2015 and are welcomed like old favourites. However, the starry-roofed tent inhabitants explode with collective excitement as the fan favourites of ‘North Country Boy’, ‘One To Another’ – a song that’s been given a new generation of fans through soundtracking the E4 sitcom My Mad Fat…