• Spirit of Folk Festival

    July 30, 2015 - By 

    Returning to Co. Meath’s Dunderry Park from September 18-20, Spirit of Folk Festival with a line-up boasting the likes of Mick Flannery (pictured), Inni-K, Carriages and more. As well as music the festival will also include storytelling from national treasures such as Batt Burns, Jack Lynch, Eddie Lenihan, and Aideen Mc Bride, as well as talks and workshops on Ancient Druidism and Shamanism, African song and Dance workshops, Viking Battle Re-enactments, Bicycle Jousting, Yoga, Astronomy and Bushcraft. Festival Director, Natasha Duffy, says of this year’s SOF, “Each year we try and promote as many interesting and unique activities as possible. This year…

  • We Lived In Cities @ Project Arts Centre, Dublin

    July 30, 2015 - By 

    Composer Bryan Pepper’s Urban Nights is to feature as part of a new production We Lived in Cities, which will premier as part of the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival at the Project Centre in September. A collaboration between Pepper, filmmaker Brian Benjamin Dwyer of Madra Mor and live visual artists Generic People, We Lived In Cities will feature a live orchestra, live visuals and the projected story itself on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th of September at 7pm @ Project Arts Centre. Speaking of the project, Pepper said, “Myself and Brian talked about making this show when we were both working as…

  • Beat Root Weekender @ Crescent Arts

    July 23, 2015 - By 

    Presented by Moving on Music, the inaugural Beat Root will see a weekend of alternative roots music at Belfast’s Crescent Arts Centre across Thursday, September 4 to Sunday, September 6. A brew of “old-folk”, “new-folk”, world, balladry and electronics, the weekender will see three downright unmissable shows: acclaimed collective The Furrow Collective on the Thursday night, LA born, Barcelona-based audiovisual artist Grey Filastine and Javanese indie vocalist and rapper Nova AKA Filastine and Nova on the Friday night and, on Saturday evening, our very own Robyn G Shiels and Newcastle’s Richard Dawson. Tickets are priced at £10 per night with a…

  • Metropolis Festival

    July 24, 2015 - By 

    Taking place over the 7 & 8 November at Dublin’s RDS, the Metropolis Festival boasts an incredible lineup spread across 6 rooms, taking in live music, performance, discussions & talks from selected creatives, and installations geared towards transforming the RDS into an audio-visual playground. Chic, featuring Nile Rodgers – about whom nothing further needs to be said – headline the Metropolis stage, so expect one of the richest and tightest sets in the world. Performing during the weekend are hit machine Mark Ronson, Jamie XX – fresh off the back of his excellent new In Colour LP –  The Roots, Giorgio Moroder, Finnish maestro Todd Terje, Kaytranada, Matthew Herbert, Dorian Concept, Kerri…

  • Anon #002

    July 16, 2015 - By 

    Happening as part of the Open House festival in association with PLACE NI, the second installment of Phil Kieran’s Anon series will take place at an undisclosed location in Belfast on Saturday, July 18. According to the poster (above), the ethos behind the electronic events are to “shift the excitement back to the location and music, rather than hype.” Whilst we’re certainly sensing a profound sense of hype around the occasion, we highly approve of the sentiment. Given some nice leverage and interest from the public at large (which most increasingly seems to be the case so far) this could very easily turn into one…

  • Summer Watch 2015 @ Whelan’s

    July 9, 2015 - By 

    On July 10 and 11, Dublin’s Whelan’s will play host to this year’s Summer Watch 2015, featuring some of the country’s very best and most promising acts. The line-up is as follows: Tadgh, Hawklion, I Heart The Monster Hero, Skelocrats, Riot Tapes, Rocstrong, I Am Niamh, Mythill Grim, Switzerland, New Valley Wolves, Pretty Beast, Paddy Hanna (pictured), Half of Me, Participant, Buffalo Sunn, The Fontaines, Pranks, Sub Motion, Let’s Set Sail, Fruit Tones, Swimmers and Gangs. Tickets are €5 per day with a complimentary pint of Heineken (door tickets only available until 11pm). Advanced tickets are available from WAV Tickets.

  • Oh Yeah Centre Summer Camps

    July 9, 2015 - By 

    Interested in music journalism and photography? Like the idea of learning how it works by actively creating your own magazine or blog, complete with photos, reviews, news and features? Oh Yeah has teamed up with yours truly, The Thin Air, and Carrie Davenport Photography to provide hands on learning in publishing. Over the course of five days participants will work together under guidance from our experts to deliver what will be a fun, colourful, engaging Zine and blog that you will produce and publish at the end of the week. Both elements will come together at the end of the week…

  • 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…