• Sounds Alive @ Odessa Club, Dublin

    June 22, 2015 - By 

    Combining documentaries, an array of found sound and features, Sounds Alive at Dublin’s Odessa on Tuesday, June 23 is set to be an intriguing insight into a world of found, lost, anonymous, weird and wonderful sound. The team be talking to LA based producer David Weinberg (99% Invisible, Marketplace), the creator of RandomTape who are running a competition at this year’s inaugural Tape Fest that’s all about celebrating the audio oddities that can be found in forgotten and abandoned tape. They’ll also be introducing radio series, Zoo Diaries, produced by Colette Kinsella for ABC’s amazing Radiotonic series. The four part series introduces…

  • Fusion @ The Black Box, Belfast

    June 19, 2015 - By 

    On Monday, June 22, Love Music Hate Racism NI’s Fusion Project will culminate at Belfast’s Black Box with the internationally Akrowa Drum and Dance Ensemble from Ghana. Also showcasing the outcomes of previous nights hosted as part of the Fusion Project, the evening will also mark the launch of a CD produced by the group. Charlotte Dryden Chair of LMHR NI said “We are very happy to be hosting this special event in Belfast. The internationally acclaimed Akrowa Drum and Dance Ensemble will be showcasing their high energy drum and dance routines, rooted in Ghana’s musical tradition but highly recognisable…

  • The Best of Belfast Illustration Exhibition

    June 18, 2015 - By 

    Featuring work from the likes of Oliver Jeffers, Mark Reihill, Martina Scott, Jacky Sheridan and many more, Mashmob will present The Best of Belfast Illustration at their new gallery at Belfast’s 37-39 Queen St. on Thursday, June 25. The first exhibition in the new space, it will feature various illustrations by establish and new local talent. The night will double up with Mashmob hosting Loft Belfast’s monthly Drink and Draw (BYOB but they’ll provide some too) event, with prizes for the best drawings, as kindly sponsored by InkMonkey. See below for the full list of illustrators on display and go…

  • Smalltown America All Dayer #6

    June 18, 2015 - By 

    Held in association with yours truly, Derry’s Smalltown America Records will host and stream live its sixth All Dayer on Friday, July 31. Three years on from the label’s last All Dayer – featuring the likes of More Than Conquerors, General Fiasco and Fighting With Wire – this year’s outing will feature Northern Irish acts Rosseau, Freak’s, Small Hawk Orchestral, PigsAsPeople, Humanshield, Clanns, Lost Avenue and Paisley rock three-piece Carnivores. Capacity for the streamed/filmed, all-ages event – which takes place at STA’s HQ at 6 Bay Road, Industrial Estate from 5pm on the day – is limited. Tickets – which cost £1o – can be purchased here.…

  • Reverberation Psych Weekender

    June 18, 2015 - By 

    Of a cosmically-inclined disposition? Ireland’s self-proclaimed “first festival foray into the mind warp pavilion of psych”, Reverberation takes place at Dublin’s Grand Social on August 14 and 15. Featuring some of the very best psych acts including Documenta, Cian Nugent & the Cosmos and Elastic Sleep, the festival will also include UK acts including Dead Rabbits, The Watchmakers and Berlin’s TAU. A “weekend that expands the parameters of psychedelic and experimental noise info a festival atmosphere”, the inaugural outing with also include guest DJ sets, visuals, classic cult movies, record and memorabilia stalls, a vintage flea market, food and more.…

  • Music City 2015: Occupy Derry With Music

    June 18, 2015 - By 

    Returning to Derry across the weekend of Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21, Music City is, according to its organisers, “the festival where everyone can play”. This year’s theme is Occupy Derry With Music, and organisers are encouraging individuals, groups, businesses, workplaces and anyone else to put on gigs and performances in their workplace, homes, streets and elsewhere. Hosted by Celtronic, the festival will also welcome some first-rate talent to the city across the weekend, including David Holmes, Christy Moore, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Jape, Best Boy Grip and countless other acts. Keep up to date over at the…

  • Sensorium: BLOCK T 5th Birthday

    June 15, 2015 - By 

    Dublin creative arts organisation BLOCK T are throwing one heck of a 5th birthday party/fundraiser at the Tivoli Grounds on Saturday, July 4. Curated by BLOCK T, Ensemble Music and Nialler9, the party will feature I Am The Cosmos, Lasertom, Donal Dineen, Attention Bébé, Rusangano Family (pictured), Trinity Orchestra, RiZa, BANTUM, Haüer and SignA across two stages. There will also be DJ sets from Adultrock, Benny Smiles, Djackulate, Nialler9, Rob Le-Nan and Somadrone, as well as art installations, visuals, a live show from Slipdraft, gourmet food stalls and more. Ranging from €17.50 (early bird) to €28.00, go here to buy tickets. &nsbp;

  • Punk On Film @ Triskel Christchurch, Cork

    June 9, 2015 - By 

    Running from July 19-22, Cork’s Triskel Christchurch will play host to Punk on Film, a season celebrating the legacy of the seminal punk movement that epitomises late 70’s Britain. Amongst the screenings, The Damned: Don’t You Wish We Were Dead is a programme highlight with director Wes Orshoski at Triskel on Tuesday, July 21 to introduce the screening. The Sex Pistols documentary The Filth and The Fury, the 1977 film Punk In London and Rude Boy, the part fiction – part rockumentary film about The Clash, are also part of the season. Speaking of the screening of his Damned doc,…

  • 5 Years In The Trunk @ The Bernard Shaw, Dublin

    June 9, 2015 - By 

    On Thursday, June 25, The Bernard Shaw will host the launch of 5 Years In The Trunk, an exhibition by the Blind Elephant Illustration Collective. Held to celebrate the collective’s five years together in the Dublin venue (or as they call it, their “spiritual home”), on the night you can meet the Elephants new and old, have a drink or two, and check out some of their very best illustrations to date. The exhibition will run from June 25 to July 25. The launch night kicks off at 8pm. Go here to visit the Blind Elephant Illustration Collective.

  • An Áit Eile: That’s How It Starts

    June 8, 2015 - By 

    Saturday, June 13 hosts a showcase for Galway’s local arts, crafts and music at the Nuns Island Theatre, organised by the grassroots not-for-profit organisation, An Áit Eile, who wish to foster the creative community of the west of Ireland. Teaming up with see many of Galway’s local organisations like Access Music Project, Citóg Records, Jamaica Joe’s, there will also be a series of acoustic artists performing at the show,  including My Fellow Sponges, Rivers and Crows, Steven Sharpe, Dylan Murphy, Majestic Bears and Tracy Bruen, as well as an indoor marketplace from 1pm-6pm, featuring locally-produced arts, crafts and food. Performances will be accompanied by DJs Ray Wingnut, Stroller and Fuz.…