Frankie Cosmos with support from Squarehead and Music City at Dublin’s Button Factory. Photos by Zoe Holman.
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It’s 7:30 PM on Wednesday the 22nd of August when the doors of the Helix open up to the mob of streetwear and ‘meet me at McDonalds’ haircuts that has gathered outside to see Brockhampton. Since last year, the California-based musical collective has been catapulted to the top of the international Hip-Hop scene, primarily through the incredible success of their “Saturation” albums. As the foyer of the venue is flooded with trendy twenty-somethings and swaggy umpteen year olds, there is definitely a unique buzz in the air. Somewhere between the talk of guest-list difficulties, mention of insufficient security and numerous…
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On what was an already humid evening, it wasn’t much of a surprise that this sold-out crowd led to a rapid rise in temperature inside the venue. The reason for the sweat-box effect was down to the debut Irish appearance of Melbourne’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. Formed five years ago, the band have picked up quite a few column inches since the release of their debut Talk Tight EP in 2016, which led to Sub Pop releasing the highly acclaimed French Press EP last year and their full-length debut Hope Downs in June. Strolling on stage just after 9:30, the…
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The one and only Ariel Pink with support from Jorge Elbrecht at Dublin’s Button Factory. Photos by Zoe Holman.
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Confidence Man, King Kong Company, The Skatalites, Orbital, The Sugarhill Gang and more at the Sunday of this year’s The Beatyard in Dublin. Photos by Moira Reilly.
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Kamasi Washington, Little Dragon, Django Django, Daphni and more at the Saturday of this year’s The Beatyard atDun Laoghaire Harbour, Dublin Photos by Kristina Hajdu.
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The Friday and Saturday of this year’s Indiependence in Cork, featuring Wyvern Lingo, And So I Watch You From Afar, HamsandwicH, Little Hours, Kate Nash, King Kong Company and more. Photos by Dave Lyons.
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Sunday of this years’s Sunflowerfest, featuring General Levy, the Skallions, Otherkin, Utah Saints, Mosmo Strange and more. Photos by Niall Fegan.
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Sunday at KnockanStockan 2018, featuring Æ MAK, Dowry, JyellowL, Chewing on Tinfoil, Shrug Life and Wastefellow. Photos by Zoe Holman.
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Saturday of this year’s KnockanStockan in Co. Wicklow, including Paddy Hanna, Super Silly, Search:Party:Animal, Junior Brother, Just Mustard, Kojaque and Toby Kaar. Photos by Zoe Holman.