Dublin is getting a brand new record shop, in the shape of Little Gem. Opening today just off O’Connell street in the city centre, Little Gem promises to stock records, cds, cassettes and other various goods from independent bands and labels. Address: 5 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1.
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Pop-rock juggernauts The Magic Numbers were in Ireland this week, for a tour rescheduled from September after an ill-timed throat issue afflicted vocalist Romeo Stodart. Undaunted, they traversed the country, with The Thin Air in tow at various tour stops. With fourth album ‘Alias’ in the can, and on the home stretch for pre-Xmas touring, the band were in rare form, and we were there for all of it with access-all-areas photography, and our thoughts from each night. MONDAY DEC. 1ST – GALWAY @ THE ROISÍN DUBH: Not Faemous took to the stage to a small crowd, and played quite pleasing…
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Cathy Davey & We Cut Corners played a double headliner in Whelans in Dublin on Monday night. Support on the night came from I Have A Tribe. Photos by Mark Earley.
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With his new album, The Chemical Sea, set for release on January 23, Jape AKA Richie Egan & Friends have announced a forthcoming European tour. Kicking off in Lilla Hotelbaren in Stockholm, Sweden on January 28, the tour will conclude in Barcelona’s Razzamatazz on March 6, taking in Dublin’s Academy, Galway’s Roisin Dubh, Limerick’s The Kasbah Social Club and Cork’s Cyprus Avenue along the way. The announcement coincides with the reveal that ‘Séance of Light’ will be the second single to be taken from The Chemical Sea. Make sure to check out the January issue of our magazine to read Richie’s…
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In the latest installment of Track Record, the utterly inimitable Meltybrains? take us on a boundlessly intriguing journey into their minds/record collections. Photos by Tara Thomas. Micheál Snarky Puppy – Tell Your Friends This was the first Snarky Puppy album I was introduced to. A great friend of mine, the infamous ‘Jimmy from Boston’, showed them to me. ‘Skate U’ was the first track I ever heard, and I instantly became enthralled. I thought it was the best music I had ever heard, and I still do. I took it as a personal mission to show everyone I met Snarky Puppy. I genuinely think they are…
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The Magic Numbers kicked off their Irish Tour at the Roisin Dubh in Galway last night, with support from The Goat Roper Rodeo Band and Not Faemous. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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In this installment of AAA (Access All Areas) we spent Friday evening with September Girls for the launch of their new EP Veneer at the Bello Bar in Dublin, a particular favourite venue of the band. Support on the night came from Squarehead and Sissy. Check out the gallery before for more great photos by Joe Laverty.
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Dan Baird & Homemade Sin performed live at Whelan’s over the weekend. Photos by Shaun Neary.
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Girls Names played Skinny Wolves last ever show in the Joinery on Friday night, with support from Princess and Low Tide. Photos by Carlos Daly.
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Maverick launched their new album at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast, with support from Conjuring Fate and Dead Addiction. Photos by Liam Kielt.