• Synthesize_Her_

    February 7, 2022 - By 

    Synthesize_Her_ is a new, collaborative experience and workshop that explores noise-making technology. Presented and facilitated by producer, DJ and engineer, Viva Dean aka Bé the two-day event – which takes place at Dublin Modular, at 5 James Joyce Street in Dublin across March 5-6th – will also include a historical overview of the role of women and gender minorities in sound production by DJ and writer Kate Butler. Synthesize_Her_ sets out to interrogate our understanding of who is encouraged to create and innovate our technology, and to make space for those who are not. Participants will be guided through discussion and experimentation,…

  • Naoise Roo Set To Perform Debut LP Lilith in Dublin

    February 2, 2022 - By 

    Naoise Roo is set for a special, one-off performance next month. Currently based in Belfast, the Dublin artist will perform her acclaimed debut album, Lilith – hands down one of our favourite Irish albums of 2015 no less – at the recently-launched Workman’s Cellar in Dublin on Thursday, 10th March. As well as performing the album in its entirety, accompanied by a full band for the first time since the album’s original tour, she will be supported by fellow Belfast-based songwriters Aoife Wolf and Clara Tracey on the night. Ahead of what’s expected to be a seismic year of new music and…

  • Tony Hawk Set For Dublin Q+A

    January 25, 2022 - By 

    The man, the myth, the skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is set for a Q+A in Dublin. Taking place at Citywest in Dublin on 29th July, An Evening With Tony Hawk will explore the Californian’s “lifetime of pushing boundaries”. If the poster artwork is anything to go by, we’re in for a wild ride. Tickets are priced from €33.50 and go on sale on Friday, 28th February at 9am. VIP packages are also available including the opportunity for a meet and greet with Hawk and a limited-edition signed Birdhouse skate deck

  • The Jealous Wall at Belvedere, Mullingar

    December 14, 2021 - By 

    Featured dark and twisted tales, read by Eimear Keating, The Jealous Wall is one of Dublin Digital Radio’s most essential monthly slots. On Wednesday, 29th December, she takes the show beyond the airwaves for a storytelling event at the Jealous Wall itself, at Belvedere in Mullingar, Westmeath. Beginning with live music by experimental artist Frog of Earth, the event will come to a head with a series of carefully handpicked short stories, featuring upcoming writers from the Midlands. Taking place entirely outside, and therefore COVID compliant, the event kicks off at 6.30 pm and admission is €12.50/€8.00 (OAP/Student). Alcohol (wine and…

  • Merchy Christmas at the Grand Social, Dublin

    December 7, 2021 - By 

    Returning for its second consecutive year, Merchy Christmas will take over Dublin’s Grand Social later this month to throw Irish artists a lifeline in the face of the huge challenges presented by COVID-19. Running from 10am-4pm on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th December, countless TTA favourites including Lankum, Myles Manley, Junior Brother, Pillow Queens, Silverbacks, Nealo and Loah will set up stall for a real-life merch market. “The Christmas merch sale last year was one of the highlights of the year for me,” said Nealo. “It was heartwarming to meet people face to face and to hang out and chat…

  • ‘It’s a Shame About Kilrea’ with Robyn G Shiels at Flax Art Studios, Belfast

    September 30, 2021 - By 

    Earlier this month, Kilrea-raised, Belfast-based doom folk master Robyn G Shiels made his return to the stage with a show alongside Hatchet Field and An Auld Lad at the Sunflower. Taking place as part of this year’s Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, it delivered exactly what we have come to expect from a RG show: carefully-crafted and perfectly understated tales of darkness and deliverance. With a head full of steam, Shiels has been quietly pushing forward into some new territory. Taking place at Flax Art Studios – located in the former UTV studios building in Belfast, Havelock House – he will play a…

  • Katie Kim & Radie Peat Set For Nollaig na mBan Collaboration

    December 21, 2020 - By 

    On January 6th, Katie Kim and Radie Peat of Lankum will come together for a special one-off event. An audio-visual collaboration to mark Nollaig Na Mban – otherwise known as Women’s Christmas or Little Christmas – the stream will also feature three TTA favourites: drummer/singer of Percolator, Eleanor Myler, Lankum producer John Spud Murphy and multi-disciplinary artist Vicky Langan. Comprising new arrangements of original material, folk songs and reimagined contemporary songs, it’s set to be an unmissable event from two of the island’s most distinctive artists. It kicks off at 8pm and tickets are on sale now.

  • Robocobra Quartet to Stream Performance for London Jazz Festival

    November 19, 2020 - By 

    As part of the 2020 EFG London Jazz Festival, one of Ireland’s finest live acts, and long-time TTA favourites Robocobra Quartet are set to broadcast a 30 minute set of their boundary-pushing jazz-infused post-punk this Sunday, November 22nd at 6pm. Expect established tracks and unreleased music from their next album, with the video recorded and filmed in studio quality. They told us: “This is the only live-streamed performance we’re doing this year and so we decided to take our time to do it right and make something special. Instead of just filming from an audience perspective to replicate a gig, our set is shot from…

  • IMC Presents: Piece by Piece – Season 2

    November 17, 2020 - By 

    Six months on from its inaugural outing, Improvised Music Company have announced the second installment of their online concert series Piece By Piece. A unique musical ‘chain letter’ of online improvisation, with eight forward-pishing artists from Ireland creating new work in sequence, the new series will kick off on November 27 with guitarist and electronic music artist Aengus Hackett AKA Penji. “With a fresh impetus for this second season of Piece by Piece, the principle of interconnectedness will continue, with each artist’s performance influencing or inspiring the next,” organisers said, “Piece by piece, artists will create new improvised work, based on…

  • Remembering Lyndon Stephens (Sound of Belfast 2020)

    November 11, 2020 - By 

    One of the highlights of this year’s Sound of Belfast is a special online event celebrating the life and legacy of much-missed Belfast artist manager, label boss and mentor Lyndon Stephens. Taking place on November 11th, Remembering Lyndon Stephens will pay tribute to an industry titan and gentleman who left an indelible imprint on the landscape of Northern Irish music. Available to watch via the Oh Yeah Music Centre’s official YouTube page from 9.30pm, the event will feature a special set by Malojian with Christopher Coll and more. Sound of Belfast 2020 concludes with the Northern Ireland Music Prize on Thursday, November 12. Photo…