• Culture Night Belfast 2015

    September 9, 2015 - By 

    Far and away Belfast’s biggest annual celebration of music, art, theatre and everything in between, Culture Night Belfast will make its most happening seventh outing on Friday, September 18. With over 250 free events planned ranging from gigs, trails and tours to talks, demonstrations and screenings, the city’s historic Cathedral Quarter and beyond will be thoroughly transformed into a kaleidoscopic festival from early in the afternoon to late into the night. Keen as we are to be involved once again this year, we’re teaming up with Oh Yeah Music Centre to put on a free, genre-spanning showcase featuring The Wood Burning Savages, Hot Cops,…

  • Out in the Open: Artistic Explorations in the Public Domain

    August 25, 2015 - By 

    Presented by the ever-tasteful Household, Out in the Open: Artistic Explorations in the Public Domain will ask a few questions: What constitutes a piece of public art? Should it be outdoors and monumental? Permanent and made of strong, durable materials? Or is it something that can be more fluid, intimate in scale and ephemeral in execution; operating in our constantly changing urban environment in new ways, inviting us to consider our surroundings in a new light and asking difficult questions about how city spaces are developed and controlled? A three-day programme of new commissions, screenings, interventions and conversations about “what it…

  • NI Coffee Festival @ T13

    August 19, 2015 - By 

    Northern Ireland’s first ever coffee festival takes place in the Titanic Quarter’s T13 space on September 26 & 27. As of late, Belfast’s love for coffee has been on the up & up, especially with the opening of Established in the Cathedral Quarter of the city. With an estimated attendance of roughly 4000 people, the event will feature local artisan roasters, stalls from independent coffee shops as well as award winning baristas – something this country contains a surprisingly numerous amount of. As well as this, there will be tea and gourmet food stalls, tastings, demonstrations from some of the finest roasters, barista…

  • The Co-Present Move Radio Slot & Upload Catalogue

    August 13, 2015 - By 

    The great people of the Co-Present on Radiomade.ie have, in one year and nine months of broadcasting, had some of the finest Irish acts come in and record live sessions with the team’s wingman Gav Hennessy. So, in an immeasurable act of kindness, they’ve made available each one of the 168 tracks recorded from various live sessions, available on Clowdy. As well as that, presenter Dwayne Woods has announced that this Friday’s show will be the final weekday show before a move to the more accessible 3-5pm slot on Saturday afternoon. To celebrate this, they’ve organised three days of awesome Irish music…

  • Dublin Zine Fair 2015

    August 13, 2015 - By 

    Supporting, promoting and celebrating all things zines, this year’s Dublin Zine Fair takes place at Dublin’s Chocolate Factory on Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16. Featuring stall holders from across the country and further afield plying their homespun wares, the fair will also include zine readings, live music and craft workshops throughout both days from 12-5pm. See below for the daily schedule and go here for the Facebook event page. 1pm: Workshop (Saturday: Weaving €10 | Sunday: book binding €5) 2pm: Comics Lab (Sunday only €3) 3pm: Zine Readings 3.30pm: Workshop (Saturday: Make a Dreamcatcher €10 | Sunday: Needle Felting €15)…

  • National Youth Jazz Ensemble @ The Sugar Club, Dublin

    August 9, 2015 - By 

    A new Dublin-based big-bang jazz ensemble formed last month, the National Youth Jazz Ensemble play their first ever show at Dublin’s Sugar Club on Monday, August 10. Bringing together some of Ireland’s finest jazz musicians, the project – “aimed at those in the midst of, or who have completed third level education” – hopes to provide a platform through whcih young musicians can excel. With a repertoire comprising of early swing, modern big band chats and every other conceivable sub-genre of jazz, the performance is set to feature the likes of the Irish premiere of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite and…

  • I’m Your Man @ Project Arts Centre, Dublin

    August 10, 2015 - By 

    Co-presented by THISISPOPBABY, I’m Your Man looks set to be a highlight of this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival from September 24 to October 3 “A gutsy love story that keeps you moving forwards when you think you’re falling backwards”, the production is a self-proclaimed “musical journey from death to new life – a roadmap back from rock bottom.” Featuring music by Mark Palmer, the show – written by Philip McMahon – promises an intimate and poignant experience where music and theatre collide. Tickets – priced €15 – €25 – go on sale on Wednesday, August 12. Photo by Fiona Morgan

  • Happenings present: The Big Lebowski @ Merrion Square, Dublin

    August 6, 2015 - By 

    That rug really tied the room together, didn’t it? But enough about the rug. Happenings are hosting a one-off outdoor screening of the one, the only The Big Lebowski on Thursday, August 6 at Dublin’s Merrion Square. Tickets are available on the gate only for €5. Doors open at 7.30 PM. We’d said more but this one pretty much speaks for itself. Additional persuasion below.

  • Dublin Comic Con 2015

    August 6, 2015 - By 

    Having sold out their last two shows, this year’s Dublin Comic Con on Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9 will take place at the Convention Centre to accommodate the huge demand. With over 8000 attendees last year, this year’s convention will feature a whole host of new guests panels and talks, outdoor activities, exhibitors, retailers, artists, signings, talks showcases and more. Go to the Dublin Comic Con website here for much more info and here to buy tickets.

  • Another Love Story

    July 30, 2015 - By 

    There’s supremely intimate, wonderfully cloistered, comprehensively unmissable small festivals, then there’s Another Love Story. Taking place at Killyon Manor, Co. Westmeath across August 21-23,  the “weekend celebration of music, discussion, film, food and friends” boasts a line-up including New Jackson, Loah, Leo Drezden, Come On Live Long, I Have a Tribe, Margie Lewis, Valerie Francis, Ben Bix & Father, Carriages, Tandem Felix and many more. Of course, being much more than a standard music festival, the real lure and magic here is in the one-off happenings and fleeting moment of wonder, full details of which will be announced very soon. In the…