Le Galaxie embarked on a nationwide tour of the country in support of their new album Le Club. They kicked off the party in Dublin at The Academy, then west to the Roisin Dubh in Galway, South for Cyprus Avenue in Cork then North to Echo & Aether in Belfast. Check out the galleries below for a comprehensive overview of the tour. Aether & Echo, Belfast by Sara Marsden Cyrprus Avenue, Cork by Brid O’Donovan Roisin Dubh, Galway by Sean McCormack The Academy, Dublin by Isabel Thomas
In this installment of AAA we go behind the scenes with little xs for eyes as they launch their new album at Whelans in Dublin with plenty of backstage images and fun during the live show. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
It’s the final show of a ten-week trek across Europe and North America for The Twilight Sad. Front man James Graham tells the Belfast crowd his “liver is fucked.” The relief in his voice sets the tone for a breathless set taking in highlights from their back catalogue alongside half of the tracks from their fantastic fourth album Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave. The Twilight Sad’s gloomy intensity is utterly compelling from start to finish. They begin working through the gears with ‘There’s A Girl In The Corner’ and ‘Last January’ from the new album,…
This week’s Monday Mixtape is brought to you from none other than Doug Martsch, who is a big hero to us here at The Thin Air. Doug is the frontman of Built To Spill and they’ve just released their latest album Untethered Moon. Check out some of his favourite tunes below. Slam Dunk – Dying Breed These guys are from Canada. I think they’re on tour with The Arcades of Fire now. The Warm Hair – Tell Me What I’m Living For, If I Don’t Want To Live Anymore Sometimes I think The Freebird is talking about me in…
Dutch Uncles live at the Limelight in Belfast with support from R51. Photos by Sara Marsden.
Le Galaxie launched their new album Le Club at The Academy in Dublin with support from Lethal Dialect. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
The Altered Hours live at Debarra’s folk club in Cork. Photos by Brid O’Donovan.
Empty Lungs live at The Menagerie in Belfast with support from Hot Cops, Different Ghosts and Dangle Manatee. Photos by Liam Kielt.
The Young Folk live at Whelans, Dublin. Photos by Brian Mulligan.
It was inevitable given the locale and the name of tonight’s performer that the words of Georgie fucking Burgess – indelibly etched into the minds of every Irish person of a certain generation – would be proffered in the direction of the stage. “That was A1, Sharon” – not just hollow, borrowed words in this instance, but a snappy summation of a fine performance bathed in the warm glow of the Vicar Street stage. Sharon Van Etten coos a “hello” to the chattering crowd, quietening them for a time as the five-piece band begins ‘Afraid Of Nothing’. Dark shades and…