Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! firmly cemented themselves as one of the best indie bands of the last decade at their gig in the Button Factory on Monday night. Support came from Paddy Hanna and his band made up of fellow No Monster Club members. Photos by Mark Earley.
French punk rockers Tagada Jones played The Grand Social at the weekend with support from Mutefish. Photos by Carlos Daly.
“That’s a great song… but who is it about?” I’m sure at some stage you’ve scratched your head pondering over just who your favourite Irish bands named certain songs after. Well, you’re in for a treat! The Thin Air have gone straight to the sources and asked ‘who the hell is that?’ so you don’t have to. You may or may not recognize some of the people above, but we can assure you that’s these faces were inspiring enough to have a song penned especially about them. We’ve also compiled a Spotify playlist of our ten favourite songs about these…
Destruction, Shrapnel, Evil Invaders and Lost Society collectively brought the noise at Dublin’s Voodoo Lounge on Saturday night. Photos by Carlos Daly.
The Evertides played upstairs at Whelans last night with support from Miriam Donohue. Photos by Mark Earley.
Shaun Neary captures American singer-songwriters Howe Gelb and Grant Lee Phillips at Whelan’s, Dublin.
“I’ve got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby…. I mean Wheatus, sorry, my bad!” Rory Coomey caught the Northport pop punkers rambunctious set on the Cork leg of their Irish tour.
Last night Le Galaxie launched their interactive partnership with Pulse by Absolut at Dublin’s Academy with the release of their video for ‘Carmen’, the Dublin band’s new single featuring May Kay from Fight Like Apes. Le Galaxie granted Shaun Neary exclusive backstage and soundcheck access leading up to the main event. Over the course of the evening, Lorcansface worked his make-up magic on the lads, covering Mick’s glorious beard in shades of blue that would give Tim Harrington a serious run for his money. Le Galaxie were also joined on stage by Elaine Mai for their sleek Summer anthem ‘Lovesystem’. The entire night was a…
In this installment of AAA, Aaron Corr went behind the scenes in the Workman’s club with Montreal psych-rockers The High Dials to document their debut gig in Ireland.
New York based hardcore veterans Madball played an explosive set at Fibber Magee’s in Dublin last weekend. Photos by Isabel Thomas.