Published on August 6th, 2019 | by Kelly Doherty
Beatyard is a very different festival to your standard Irish festival. Boat parties and a concrete setting make for a different experience than the typical field fare. Families litter the audience and Bodytonic pieces are everywhere …... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2019 | by Cathal McBride
The end of Sonic Youth’s 30 year career in 2011 was the end of an indie rock era, but it’s been some consolation that the band’s remarkable consistency has largely carried across to each member’s post-SY …... Read More →
Published on July 23rd, 2019 | by Kelly Doherty
2019 will be remembered as a phenomenal year for fans of Irish music with so many genres showing substantial growth and development. Hype has been reverberating throughout the whole scene but too often these acts that …... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Jack Rudden
In the sweltering heat of an early July evening swarms of young Irish hipsters enter the Iveagh Gardens. Amongst the sea of blunt fringes, ratty facial hair and cuffed jeans there are brief pieces of chatter …... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Jack Rudden
It’s an overcast but stiflingly warm evening as concert-goers begin to filter into Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens. Amongst this crowd is a varied mix of personnel. Business types still clad in their work attire, pensioners dressed like …... Read More →
Published on July 4th, 2019 | by Loreana
Vampire Weekend, live at Trinity Summer Series in Dublin. Photos by Moira Reilly.... Read More →
Published on July 3rd, 2019 | by Jack Rudden
Spirits are high on the grounds of Dublin’s Trinity College, as British psychedelic outfit Yak perform for a sizeable crowd of early punters. With a sound that blends elements similar to contemporaries Boy Azooga and Ireland’s …... Read More →
Published on July 2nd, 2019 | by Stu Fletcher
A burst of unseasonable warm weather (for June) grips Belfast, spending an evening in the MAC’s windowless theatre space to listen to Beauty Sleep officially launch the launch of their album ‘Be Kind’ feels a touch …... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2019 | by Stu Fletcher
It’s almost a little too warm this evening in the Duncairn Centre’s beautiful theatre space. It’s also possible everyone is a little hot under the collar from rushing to the venue, some seasonal marching to the …... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2019 | by Jack Rudden
There is a chill in the air as drops of rain pitter-patter down on the tents that litter the grounds of Ballinlough Castle, County Westmeath. The final day of Body and Soul is upon the hordes …... Read More →
