• Adore w/ Support at Anseo

    July 11, 2024 - By 

    If your ear is anywhere near close to the ground – or you’ve found yourself in venues such as Róisín Dubh, Cyprus Avenue and Workman’s Cellar over the last while – you’ll likely know why Adore have swiftly emerged as one of the country’s fiercest garage-punk propositions. Made up of Lara Minchin on guitar and vocals, bassist/vocalist Lachlann Ó Fionnáin, and drummer Naoise Jordan Cavanagh, the trio wield a singular sound that shows just cause for their (oft-pedalled but not always called-for) “fast-rising” status. Uniting from opposite corners of the island – Galway, Donegal and Dublin – the band are…

  • The Filth and the Floodlights Festival

    July 10, 2024 - By 

    An unmissable, two-day DIY punk festival takes over the home of Bohemian’s FC – Dalymount Park in Phibsboro – this weekend. Celebrating 20 years of DIY shows gigs in the bar, The Filth and the Floodlights is a fully stacked showcase set for Mono’s on Saturday, 13th July and Sunday, 14th July, A non-profit event, with all money going to bands and overheads, the two-dayer kicks on Saturday from 3pm until 1am, with sets from the likes of Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Surge, Genuflection, Special Branch, YOP and more. An all-ages affair, Sunday is equally essential, with Wild Rocket,…

  • PUNKS 4 PRIDE at Fibbers

    July 2, 2024 - By 

    Assuming you’re not some TERF waster, Fibbers is the place to be in Dublin on Tuesday, 2nd July. Fend off the post-Pride blues with a stellar three-band bill in the basement, featuring Survival Horror, TTA favourites Touch Excellent and All Girls Piss (a) factual statement and b) great new band, well worth getting down to Parnell Street for.) Doors are 7pm, tickets are €8. Best of all, each ticket includes a donation to Trans Harm Reduction, a volunteer-run, grassroots organisation and charity that does truly great frontline work for our trans community in Ireland. Photo for The Thin Air by…

  • The Conncert at The Lodge, Co. Mayo

    July 2, 2024 - By 

    It’s been our decade-plus pleasure to remind readers that, beyond the bigger cities on this particular floating landmass, we are extremely fucking blessed to have myriad sound heads making it all happen for independent Irish music – very often for the love of it, above all else. Throw in the fact that what those heads are making happen is often wonderfully world-beating in quality, not to mention how it builds and supports communities where they would literally otherwise cease to exist, and we are positively consecrated with the absolute craic. Should you wish to experience the square root of this…

  • Belfast Photo Festival 2024

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    The 10th-anniversary edition of Belfast Photo Festival is underway. Running from June 6th to 30th, and delving into the theme of Divergence, Northern Ireland’s leading visual arts festival celebrates this milestone by transforming public spaces and historic sites with exhibitions from international artists, including the island of Ireland premiere of Richard Mosse’s Broken Spectre. This year’s festival addresses the climate emergency, rapid digitalization, and ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence through contemporary photography. Among the many highlights for our money is the debut of Broken Spectre at Carlisle Memorial Church, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Belfast Buildings Trust. This…

  • 9.57 (Sunset)

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    Curated by Cork Midsummer artist-in-residence and long-time TTA favourite ELLLL and Sample-studios, 9.57 (Sunset) is an essential new series of live performances, electronic music, and late-night DJs celebrating the summer solstice. Taking place over two weekends from 9.57pm until late at Triskel Arts Centre in Cork, the series kicks off on Saturday, 15 June with the free-form psych/dub-dance of headliners Holy Tongue. The evening opens with FIXITY, led by composer, improviser and drummer Dan Walsh, wrapping up with surprise guest DJs at the CTC at TDC space. The following night, cellist and composer Okkyung Lee presents her unique blend of…

  • A Litany of Failures Announce Dublin Fundraiser Schedule

    March 21, 2024 - By 

    In conjunction with IMRO, Irish grassroots independent compilation series A Litany Of Failures is set to hold a bank holiday weekend-long fundraiser over March 30th & 31st at the Button Factory. The two day event will act as a fundraiser for Volume V of the compilation series, which was been described by the Irish Times as “indispensable listening for any Irish music fan with a modicum of taste”. The full lineup is a veritable who’s who of forward-thinking Irish artistry from all corners of the island. The project was conceived as a way that DIY and independent artists could come…

  • Mohammed Sufkhan at the Record Room

    February 22, 2024 - By 

    Off the back of the release of his incredible debut album, I Am Kurdish, Mohammed Sufkhan has announced a show at the Record Room. The Kurdish/Syrian singer and bouzouki player, whose beatific craft has won him a legion of new fans in recent times, will play an intimate show at the Limerick venue, based in the Commerical, on Thursday, 28th March. Currently based in Leitrim, Sufkhan relocated to Ireland in late 2016 and has spent the last seven years largely playing at private parties and concerts in the community, as well as weddings and events for Kurdish and Syrian communities…

  • Gig for Gaza at Cyprus Avenue, Cork

    February 19, 2024 - By 

    Cyprus Avenue is set for a massive Palestine fundraiser next month. On 24th March, the Cork venue will host the unmissable Gig for Gaza, featuring a host of TTA favourites from or based in Cork. As well as My Goodness’ ‘Goods For Gaza, the fundraiser will feature sets by I Dreamed A Dream, Pretty Happy, Elaine Malone, Caoilian Sherlock, The Altered Hours and Fixity. Tickets for the fundraiser, which kicks off at 7pm, cost €20 with proceeds going to Human Appeal. Buy tickets here. Photo for TTA by Celeste Burdon

  • Fonoon Festival 2023

    October 5, 2023 - By 

    The second edition of Arab Cultural Festival Fonoon returns to Belfast this weekend. Taking over 2 Royal Avenue from the 6-8th festival, the series is described by organisers as the gate to Arabia where everyone will have a chance to celebrate the rich tapestry of Arab culture, history, arts and music through a variety of entertaining and cheerful artistic workshops and activities suitable for all.” With the supreme aim of bringing people together and spreading positivity to encourage unity among communities, this year’s programme goes above and beyond to celebrate the beauty, diversity and vibrancy of Arab culture via art,…