• Video Premiere: Two Nice Catholic Boys – Never Wonder

    November 7, 2023 - By 

    Formed in 2020 as a collaborative music project between writer and illustrator Ruairí McCann and writer and filmmaker Maximilien Luc Proctor, Two Nice Catholic Boys smudged the lines between avant-garde pop and spectral ambience on two LPs, Cities in Stitches and Seconds, last year. It’s a wonderfully rewarding arc that the McCann and Proctor – who are also both co-editors of the film and music website Ultra Dogme – pare back with aplomb on their label debut, Three Cheers for the Distant Observer. Out on 21st November via one of the island’s finest indie imprints, Bluestack Records, the four-track that sees…

  • Music Trail Announced for Others Voices Dingle

    November 6, 2023 - By 

    Other Voices have announced the line-up for this year’s Dingle Distillery Music Trail. Returning across 1-3rd September, the annual pilgrimage to West Kerry promises another essential weekend of firmly established and fast-rising Irish acts across several venues. With more to be announced, Series 22 of Other Voices Dingle will feature a slew of TTA favourites, including Aoife Wolf (pictured), Chalk, Chubby Cat, Elaine Malone, Joshua Burnside, M(h)aol, Nealo, Winnie Ama, YARD and more. Check out the full first line-up below. Elliott Hughes, managing director of Dingle Distillery, said: “Dingle Distillery is proud to work alongside the cultural icon that is Other…

  • Gig for Gaza Set For Vicar Street

    November 1, 2023 - By 

    A massive fundraising gig to raise funds for medical aid in Gaza has been announced. Taking over Vicar Street in Dublin on 28th November, Gig for Gaza will bring together some of the island’s very best artists – Lankum, The Mary Wallopers, Damien Dempsey, Lisa O’Neill, Pauline Scanlon, Síle Denvir, Niamh Dunne & Friends – to raise vital funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians Doubling up as the first fundraiser gig to be organised by a new, all-island initiative Irish Artists for Palestine, tickets go on sale at 10am this Friday, November 3rd November. Learn more about Irish Artists for…

  • Mitski Set For Dublin Return

    October 17, 2023 - By 

    Mitski has announced her return to Dublin. The indie rock trailblazer will play her biggest Irish headliner to date at 3Arena on 4th May 2024. The show – which features support from the one and only Richard Dawson – marks her return after following shows in 3Olympia, Vicar Street, Tivoli and Whelan’s over the last six years. Fan presale for tickets starts at 10am on Wednesday, 18th October. Go here for more info.

  • Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer Set For Dublin Show

    October 16, 2023 - By 

    The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer have announced a massive Irish co-headliner for next year. The U.S. alt-rock heroes will team up for a UK and Irish tour next June, including a date at 3Arena in Dublin on Monday, 10th June. Tickets for the show cost €69.50 and go on sale this Friday, 20th October at 10am. Check out the full dates below: Friday 7 – Birmingham Utilita Arena Saturday 8 – London The O2 Monday 10 – Dublin 3Arena Wednesday 12 – Glasgow OVO Hydro Thursday 13 – Manchester Co-op Live Friday 14 – Cardiff Castle

  • ferna Announces Irish Tour

    October 5, 2023 - By 

    ferna has announced details of her first-ever Irish tour. Having also recently been announced to play this year’s Northern Ireland Music Prize ceremony on 15th November, the acclaimed North Coast singer-songwriter – real name Hannah McPhillimy – will play a string of shows throughout the island in November and December. Check out the full dates and details for the tour, which stops off in Cork, Dublin, Belfast – as part of this year’s Sound of Belfast -and Portstewart, below. The news comes six months after ferna released her sublime debut album, understudy, which you really should revisit: understudy (debut album)…

  • Haunted Dancehall to Return to Dublin

    October 5, 2023 - By 

    After an incredible first outing last year, Haunted Dancehall will return to Dublin in early November. Presented by Foggy Notions, the series has swiftly established itself as one of the island’s most essential programmes and a must-attend for fans of artists straddling the lines of experimental, electronic and contemporary classic worlds. And this year’s line-up – which runs from November 3-5th – doubles down – and then some – on that theory. Among the many highlights from this year are debut Irish shows from acclaimed Colorado musician Kali Malone, Lucrecia Dalt, Manchester duo Space Afrika, cosmic improviser and visual artist…

  • Full Line-Up Announced for SCANRA

    October 5, 2023 - By 

    The full line-up has been announced for the inaugural SCANRA. Taking over The Workman’s Cellar on Saturday, 4th November, 2023 at 7pm, it’s a new immersive night of music, myth and storytelling celebrating the Irish origins of Samhain through the voices and mediums of modern creators. Presented in collaboration with Workmná and The Thin Air, SCANRA was launched back in August with the announcement of live performances from acclaimed Belfast-based songwriter and pianist Clara Tracey, industrial-electronic artist Coolgirl (Lizzie Fitzpatrick, formerly of Bitch Falcon) and haunting acapella soundscapes from the Dulciana Vocal Ensemble—each set specially curated to evoke elements of the supernatural and the…

  • girlfriend. Announce Long-Awaited Debut LP

    October 4, 2023 - By 

    It’s been a minute since we featured girlfriend. as an Inbound act. Seven years on, the Dublin alternative trailblazers, in their final form as a fully-fledged five-piece, have announced details of their long-awaited (and legitimately highly-anticipated) debut album. Off the back of recent singles including ‘In Silence’ and ‘Trust,’ they will release the 14-track To Be Quiet digitally and on vinyl on Halloween. Recorded, produced and mixed by Peter Ashmore at Orphan Studios, Hellfire Studios and Rose Cottage Studio last year, the album is available to pre-order now. Posting on social media, the band wrote: “We’re ecstatic to finally announce…

  • Live Line-Up Announced for NI Music Prize 2023

    October 4, 2023 - By 

    The live line-up has been announced for this year’s Northern Ireland Music Prize. The annual awards ceremony – which recognises the very best in NI music, primarily through its Best Album award – returns to the Ulster Hall in Belfast on Wednesday, 15th November. Performing on the night is another wonderfully eclectic mix from several shortlisted acts, from Chalk, Problem Patterns and Winnie Ama, to Ferna, The Florentinas and Conor Mallon. There will also be a special performance from the recipient of this year’s Oh Yeah Legend Award, Paul Brady. The news comes just over a month before the return…