• Seen Your Video @ Whelan’s

    April 18, 2017 - By 

    Fans of Minneapolis punk rock heroes The Replacements, lend us your ears. On Thursday, April 19, some very familiar faces will get together to perform the songs of the legendary, Paul Westerberg-fronted band (pictured, above) upstairs in Whelan’s. With all proceeds in aid of Women’s Aid, Villagers’ Conor O’Brien, James Vincent McMorrow, SOAK’s James Byrne, Conor Lumsden of The No. 1s and The Immediate’s Peter Toomey will flanked with the Young Hearts Run Free DJs on the night. Admission is €10 and doors are at 8pm.

  • Women’s Work 2017

    April 15, 2017 - By 

    With its inaugural outing last year proving a resounding success, Belfast’s Oh Yeah Music Centre will host this year’s Women’s Work Festival across May 24-29. A unique festival for the city celebrating women in music, the purpose of Women’s Work is to raise the visibility of women who are generally in the minority in music, by hosting a range of activities that are open to all genders and include showcases, gigs, special events, panels, talks, and exhibitions. This year’s programme includes over 50 acts, creatives and DJs across 6 dedicated days, with additional content across the whole month of May. Up to 30…

  • The Sad Gals Club Launch

    April 15, 2017 - By 

    A brand new regular event featuring female DJs spinning the best chill, downtempo music from the realms of electronic music, indie rock and much more, the first ever Sad Gals Club will take place at Gulpd Cafe in Triskel Arts Centre, Cork on Sunday, April 16. Running from 4pm-8pm the club – hosted by the most excellent Kelly Doherty – will welcome Lisa O’Flynn and Aisling O’Riordan of Southern Hospitality Board, Dublin Digital Radio and more. We can’t think of a better way to spend Easter Sunday afternoon. Get on down from 4pm.

  • Cat Palace – why don’t you // why don’t you, go off

    April 14, 2017 - By 

    We’ve had our eye on Dublin’s Cat Palace since their 2015 debut EP. The moniker under which frontman David Blaney operates, the act balances social commentary, personal revelations and kitchen sink absurd realism by way of very listenable alt. rock and folk forays. Featuring a full band, debut album why don’t you // why don’t you, go off is out now through Little L Records. Absorbing you into his worldview for about 40 minutes, it’s a stream-of-consciousness trip through ruminations on life, from the deeply relatable nostalgic yearning and the dissatisfaction brought to you by your 20’s (Bret Hart & Vince McMahon, 1997 in ‘Welcome…

  • Twin Peaks Fest Belfast

    April 11, 2017 - By 

    To mark the show’s monumentally-anticipated return after 25 years next month, Twin Peaks Fest Belfast will take place at The National across May 20-21. Promising screenings, fancy dress, Miss Twin Peaks Pageant, a Lynchian music night, prizes and more to be announced, tickets for the festival can snapped here for such £11.00 including booking fee. Damn fine, etc. As is this poster for the festival courtesy of Belfast’s Kubrix Design.

  • Mons Olympus – Vampyroteuthis

    April 10, 2017 - By 

    Northern Irish quartet Mons Olympus have announced details of their forthcoming debut album, Vampyroteuthis. Produced by the band’s guitarist Stephen O’Hagan, and Nathan Murray, (minus single ‘Critical Mass’, which was recorded by Michael Mormecha) the eight-track Vampyroteuthis will be launched and officially released at Belfast Empire Music Hall on May 4. Blending the Rory Dee-fronted foursome’s potent amalgam of space-rock and neo-prog, it’s sure to establish the band as one of the country’s leading exponents of cosmically-inclined, riff-fuelled alternative rock. Critical Mass by Mons Olympus With more shows to be announced, Mons Olympus will play the following dates off the back of the release:…

  • Fox Colony – Patterns

    April 6, 2017 - By 

    Belfast-based emo-tinged indie rock trio Fox Colony release their debut EP, Patterns on May 4. Associates & former bandmates of indie-pop outfit Brand New Friend, the young band recorded Patterns with Start Together Studios’ Rocky O’Reilly and have an uncanny ability to craft a tune without being afraid of wearing hearts – or accents – on their sleeves. The EP takes some cues from the current emo-pop revival of Modern Baseball, with the occasional glimmer of early ’90s alt. rock dischordance seeping in. Patterns will be available from Bandcamp – both digitally on CD – from May 4. Fox Colony launch Patterns at McHugh’s Basement on May 4, with…

  • Sea Pinks – Watercourse

    April 6, 2017 - By 

    Dreamy Belfast-based jangle-pop trio Sea Pinks release their new album, Watercourse on May 26 through Belfast-based indie label CF Records. Being their sixth album since their 2010 inception, the trio, fronted by singer/guitarist Neil Brogan – also of Cruising – started recording the album at Belfast’s Start Together Studios with Ben McAuley – producer for Documenta, Girls Names and more – in Summer 2016 with the intention of recording an EP, until they had recorded 16 songs, which ultimately were pared down to 10, for yet another concise Sea Pinks LP, some of which were mixed by Collin Dupuis, known for work on Angel Olsen‘s My Woman.…

  • Distorted Perspectives 2017

    April 6, 2017 - By 

    Right up there with our favourite small Irish festivals, Distorted Perspectives – easily the country’s leading bastion of contemporary sound, psych and avant-garde art – will return to Letterkenny’s Regional Culture Centre across April 28-29. Now entering its fourth year, it will host Will Carruthers (Spacemen 3/Spiritualized), K-X-P, Hannah Peel (pictured), exmagician, Robocobra Quartet, SlowPlaceLikeHome, Tuath, Scenery, The Gatefolds, Aul Boy, The Barbiturates and Free Acid Sunshine across the two days. As well as said sonic feast, there will be a host of DJ sets from the likes of Turn It On, Chromaticism and Art for Blind records, as well as free screen-printing workshops courtesy of…

  • Transmission Opening @ MART

    April 6, 2017 - By 

    Opening tonight in MART’s Rathmines gallery is Transmission, a new exhibition featuring the work of Sofie Loscher and Helen Mac Mahon. The exhibition explores the theme of light, looking at its use as an identifier of the risks we encounter in our lives, as well as its capability to challenge our perceptions regarding gallery spaces and their functions. The opening to this intriguing show starts at 6pm this evening, with the exhibition due to continue until May 4th and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 1pm to 6pm. Full details here.