Fresh off the release of her debut album Time Bend And Break The Bower, Sinead O’Brien brings her hypnotic performance and affecting spoken-word lyricism to Cork’s Cyprus Avenue. Blending apocalyptic soothsaying with mythological allegory, O’Brien’s lyrics create a profound experience on their own, but combined with the driving guitar and drums of her band (Julian Hanson and Oscar Robertson) they create an aural meditation that washes over you before hitting you in the gut. Recent tracks like ‘End Of Days’ and ‘Most Modern Painting’ get the set going as O’Brien draws the crowd closer to the stage. On stage she…
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Avant-pop sensation and all round TTA favourite Meljoann is back with another creative self directed and produced video for ‘Secrets’, the second release in a succession of singles. The video features an all too familiar setting of a 90’s style day time talk show with a whole host of Mel-tiverse characters that fans of her ongoing Mustics clips would surely recognise. Speaking about the video, Meljoann said: “Using the magic of reality TV editing to my advantage, I made it look like my Talk Show debut was a triumph. When in fact, it was the most embarrassing experience of my entire life” Have a first look below!
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Richard Hawley live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway with support from Eoin Dolan. Photos by Ciaran O Maolain
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Continous Patterns took place at IMMA last Friday featuring live performances from Negro Impacto, Æ Mak, EFÉ, Donal Dineen, Aoife Nessa Frances, R. Kitt and more. Photos by Sean McMahon
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Darren Hill captures this year’s Stendhal Festival in Limavady, featuring Strange New Places, Lemonade Shoelace, Winnie Ama, Sister Sledge, Ciaran Lavery and more
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Women’s Work took place at the Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast over the weekend with live performances from Cherym, Aoife Wolf, Problem Patterns, Sprints, Clara Tracey, Winnie Ama, Don Chi, Fraulein, Girl For Sale and Susie Pagel. Photos by Darren Hill.
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This week sees the release of anticipated albums from Just Mustard and Wallis Bird, sensational singles from the likes of EFÉ and Sorcha Richardson, some great music videos and a whole lot more Just Mustard – Seed Heart Under by Just Mustard EFÉ – LIME Sorcha Richardson – Archie Wallis Bird – I Lose Myself Completely MuRli feat. Jafaris – Rocks MOXIE – Kaki Travi The Native – ishouldbesleeping Big Love – SIRENS Oisin Mod – Honeycomb The Heathen Choir – The Raging Song Revolution Above Disorder – Annihilator Annihilator by REVOLUTION ABOVE DISORDER Kilgour – Set It Alight
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The Road to the Great Escape took place over two night in various venues in Dublin featuring live performances from Kynsy, Baby Queen, Sprints, Honeyglaze, Dylan Fraser, Wallice and Lucy McWilliams. Photos by Ian Davies
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Baby Queen live at Cyprus Avenue in Cork last night. Photos by Philip Corkery
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Imelda May live at the Cork Opera House last night. Photos by Philip Corkery.