Sean McMahon and Ian Davies capture CMAT and her band, live at Belfast’s Limelight and the 3Olympia in Dublin Limelight, Belfast by Sean McMahon 3Olympia, Dublin by Ian Davies
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The almighty Gilla Band and M(h)aol, live at the National Stadium in Dublin. Photos by Harry Rich
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Rave music in the mid-nineties always seemed otherworldly to me and its connoisseurs were as alien as the sounds. Tropical hot Summers with swarms of lads buzzing and cycling through the area with haircuts like sweaty spider legs crushed under the weight of a baseball cap. Postman Pat sweets, Tangle Twisters and a can of Lilt for 36p. Booted out of the house to play on the road but instead melting the black tarmac lines with a magnifying glass while a half-licked ice cream dripped down my legs. I’d stare for hours aimlessly at galaxies forming in oil stains left…
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The Scratch live at Dolan’s in Limerick with support from Ispíní na hÉireann. Photos by Aoife Moloney
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Fontaines D.C embarked on their tour of Ireland, taking in shows at venues including Leisureland in Galway, The Big Top in Limerick and Ulster Hall in Belfast with support from Wunderhorse. Photos by Ciaran O Maolain, Jamie Moore and Jane Donnelly Leisureland in Galway by Ciaran O Maolain The Big Top in Limerick by Jamie Moore Ulster Hall in Belfast by Jane Donnelly
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Inhaler live at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin with support from Lucy McWilliams. Photos by Jane Donnelly
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With the release of their debut album, You Look Like You’ve Seen A Ghost, Galway natives Brian Kelly (So Cow) and Keith Wallace (Loner Deluxe) aka Moving Statues provide a track-by-track breakdown of the process behind each song. You Look Like You’ve Seen a Ghost by Moving Statues RUN OUT Brian: It begins. The bass in the chorus is what I think New Order sound like, but I don’t know much New Order beyond Blue Monday and the video where there’s two fellas sitting in bins giving each other slaps. Maybe that’s the way to go, being influenced by something you’re…
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Clipping live at Opium in Dublin with support from Evicshen. Photos by Harry Rich
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Alanah Smith from Belfast-based feminist queerpunks Problem Patterns selects the albums that left a huge impression on her life from Bikini Kill to Charly Bliss. Photos by Jane Donnelly. Dark Times – Give Dark Times are a band who reinvigorated my love for punk, and more specifically, made me want to try my hand at it properly again. I’m fairly certain I’ve put them on every single list when anyone asks me about influences for Problem Patterns. I found their song, ‘Girl Hate’ years ago, which just blew my mind when I first heard it. It was just a chaotic…
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Soda Blonde live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway and Dolan’s in Limerick with support from Neil Dexter. Photos by Ian Davies and Niall McKee. Roisin Dubh in Galway by Niall McKee Dolan’s in Limerick by Ian Davies