• AVA x NYE x Shine @ QUBSU

    November 14, 2016 - By 

    Following the success of their debut collaboration last New Year’s Eve, Belfast’s premiere electronic festival AVA will team up with Shine once again on December 31 at the home of the latter, Belfast’s Queen’s Students Union. Taking place across 3 rooms once again, Sunil Sharpe, Dave Clarke, Chris Hanna, Guerilla Shout, DSNT resident Ryan Dallas, Marion Hawkes and Claire Hall of GIRL and Clockwork are amongst those that will make an appearance for the annual blow-up.  Check out the full line-up below. A limited amount of early bird tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, November 14 from 10am from here, priced…

  • Outburst Queer Arts Festival 2016

    November 8, 2016 - By 

    Northern Ireland’s queer creative initiative and annual celebration of “all that is bold and lovely in the world of lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer and friends’ creative goodness” Outburst Arts Festival returns to Belfast for its tenth outing across November 10-19 with a jam-packed programme with queer theatre, music, visual arts, film, spoken word, books, poems, performance, workshops and more. With highlights including This Filthy World with the one and only John Waters, a screening of award-winning documentary Kiki with Twiggy Pucci Garçon and Chi Chi Mizrahi and a global queer trad session at The American Bar, you can check…

  • Atlantic Sessions

    November 2, 2016 - By 

    Showcasing over 50 artists in over 30 venues across four days, the eighth annual Atlantic Sessions will take over Portstewart, Portrush and Portballintrae from November 17-20. With intimate venues and music trails at the heart of the festival, admission to all events and performances are completely free. This year’s festival is programmed by Snow Water Its director, Carolyn Mathers said “Northern Ireland is extraordinary in the richness of its talent and our artists are receiving international awards and acclaim. Atlantic Sessions will celebrate our incredible music scene, musical heritage, artistic excellence, hospitality, and with the backdrop of stunning coastal scenery and magnificent views. This…

  • Freenix & The Haunted Hollow

    October 29, 2016 - By 

    Presented by our favourite Irish record store, Little Gem (and friends), Freenix & The Haunted Hallow will take over the Bandstand of Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Sunday, October 30 for a “haunted afternoon of treats, tricks, arts and HORRORRRRR!” until dusk. A free and family friendly event running from 2-6pm, the afternoon Bandstand will play host to performances from School Tour, Crowhammer, Ewa Gigon and the Little Gem Band. Fancy dress is also very much encouraged. Split Tape With Patrick Kelleher by School Tour

  • The Sudden Club Weekender

    October 20, 2016 - By 

    Across the weekend of December 9-11, Cork’s The Kino will play host to The Sudden Club Weekender, a series of must-see shows curated by the Southern Hospitality Board. With full weekend tickets priced at a very reasonable €36 and one night tickets ranging from €12-€16, the shows will be headlined by Limerick hip-hop masters Rusangano Family, Cork psych five-piece The Altered Hours and London-based singer-songwriter Rozi Plain. See the full show details below. The Sudden Club: Rusangano Family + Bantum Friday 9th December, 7.30pm Price: €16 The Sudden Club: The Altered Hours + The Bonk Saturday 10th December, 7.30pm Price: €13 The…

  • Arborist – Home Burial

    October 14, 2016 - By 

    Master craftsman Mark McCambridge finally releases his debut album, Home Burial, under the guise of indie-Americana outfit Arborist, on November 11. Drawing influence from the wise, heartfelt likes of Bill Callahan & Jason Molina in terms of eclectic-yet-familiar instrumentation paired with thoughtfully-penned personal songs, it also features an indie rock pairing with Kim Deal on last year’s single, ‘Twisted Arrow‘. Recorded at Start Together Studios with Arborist drummer Ben McCauley, the album is launched in Belfast at Mr Tom’s Lounge in Lavery’s on October 28, with support from Dublin indie outfit Tandem Felix. Stream ‘I Heard Him Leaving’, Arborist’s interesting gender-subverting play on traditional Americana:

  • Fantasy 12: A Fantastical Trip Into Iconic Album Artwork

    October 14, 2016 - By 

    Presented by Hen’s Teeth Prints, This Greedy Pig and Choice Cuts, Fantasy 12 will present a “fantastical trip into iconic album artwork” at The Copper House on Dublin’s Synge Street from October 13-16. Featuring a decidedly dope roster of respected and lauded labels, artists and designers from the world including Nick Gazin (Run The Jewels), Shit Robot (DFA), Lemi Ghariokwu (Fela Kuti), Glen E. Friendman (Beastie Boys), Ian Anderson (Warp) and Tony Hung (Blur), Fantasy 12 asks record labels a simple question: “If there were no boundaries and you could release an album from an iconic artist (past or present), what…

  • Bullitt Presents: Ryan Vail [Live]

    October 13, 2016 - By 

    Belfast’s Bullitt hotel on Church Lane runs a free admission performance as part of a new series of events, kicking off with a free live show from Derry electronic musician Ryan Vail in their bar on Saturday, October 15. Combining electronic, classical & folk, amongst other genres, Vail (above) has released three EPs and a collaborative album, Sea Legs, with Ciaran Lavery, and just released his debut album, For Every Silence, nominated for an NI Music Prize. Check out the video for ‘Wounds’ from earlier this year below. Admission is free and doors open at 8pm. DJ duties come from Girls Names‘ Cathal…

  • Winter Party ’16

    October 13, 2016 - By 

    Rightly billed as @the biggest electronic party of the year@, Winter Party ’16 will take over Dublin’s 3Arena this Halloween Bank Holiday Sunday (October 30) with Sven Hath, Hot Since 82, a DJ Set from Jon Hopkins, Matador (Live), Dan Stritch, Skream and more. Promising a full sound, lighting and special FX production package, it’s set to be a 9 hour throwdown followed by a city takeover with the following afterparties running to late> Knee Deep in Dublin: Hot Since 82 and Emanuel Satie @ Button Factory Skream (All Night Long) @ Opium Rooms Leon Vynehall @ Wah Wah Club…

  • Gross Net – Quantitative Easing

    October 13, 2016 - By 

    Not content to solely be in arguably Ireland’s finest post-punk act, Philip Quinn of Girls Names releases his debut album, Quantitative Easing under the Gross Net moniker on November 25. Starting out alongside Autumns’ Christian Donaghey as a guitar, bass & drum machine combo, they released their eponymous debut cassette in 2014. Donaghey departed, and Quinn followed up earlier this year with the even better, dark, Berlin techno-tinged Outstanding Debt; it’s brimming, poetically enough, with the kind of satirical econofear channelled by the likes of Cabaret Voltaire & Throbbing Gristle in the Thatcher era. If you’d like to get further under Gross Net’s nihilist skin, check out our recent…