James live at Collins Barracks in Dublin with support from The Zutons, as part of the Wider Than Pictures series of events. Photos by Ian Davies
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PJ Harvey live at Custom House Square in Belfast. Photos by Jane Donnelly
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Two Door Cinema Club live at Custom House Square in Belfast with support from Lucy Gaffney. Photos by David McEneaney
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It’s surely true what they say about rest and the wicked: the seemingly interminably on-tour Mary Wallopers have just announced a massive Irish tour for December. 7 Drunken Nights is the latest run on home turf for the brothers Hendy and co., including four dates at Vicar Street and their biggest Belfast show to date, at the SSE Arena. The band will also stop off in Killarney and Cork along the way. Behold the full dates and information, as well as the tour’s rather fetching poster, below. Tickets go on sale at 9.30am on Friday, 23rd August. Sign up to…
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Ahead of their outdoor show on 27th August at Collins Barracks in Dublin, New York-based new wave trio Nation of Language take us through a thoughful selection of tracks that have left a lasting impression on them, from Kraftwerk to Yo La Tengo. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Electricity This song kind of has to lead things off because it’s the song that made me start this band (specifically the DinDisc version). This song had played a lot during my early childhood in our house, but then after years and years it came on in the car driving around…
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Poor Creature live at Bello Bar in Dublin with support from Bataa Jamaldor. Photos by Thom McDermott
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It’s once again been a ridiculously prolific week for new music from across the island. Here’s the best of it, featuring releases by PostLast, Meljoann, Rejjie Snow, Buí, Thee U.F.O, Arvo Party, cbakl, God Is An Astronaut, and more. Meljoann – Bye Bye by Meljoann PostLast – Hollywood Ending Hypnic Jerk – Hypnic Jerk Hypnic Jerk by Hypnic Jerk Selu & Living Things – Merry Go Arvo Party – to evening kleio – mercury HEALTH GOTH WIFE – Where Did I Go When You Stopped passersby – leaveing leaveing by passersby Thee U.F.O – Glowing Friends EP Glowing Friends by…
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Paloma Faith live at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin. Photos by Kevin Hennessy
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Leftfield live at the Big Top in Galway with support from Houseplants, part of the Galway International Arts Festival. Photos by Mark Earley
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Nils Frahm live at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Photos by Monika Ruman