• The Twilight Sad @ Voodoo, Belfast

    May 6, 2015 - By 

    It’s the final show of a ten-week trek across Europe and North America for The Twilight Sad. Front man James Graham tells the Belfast crowd his “liver is fucked.” The relief in his voice sets the tone for a breathless set taking in highlights from their back catalogue alongside half of the tracks from their fantastic fourth album Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave. The Twilight Sad’s gloomy intensity is utterly compelling from start to finish. They begin working through the gears with ‘There’s A Girl In The Corner’ and ‘Last January’ from the new album,…

  • Record Store Day, Belfast

    April 23, 2015 - By 

    We spent Record Store Day at Sick Records and then made our way down to our own show in association with Head Records at The Bar With No Name featuring Skymas, Freedom 35s, Hot Cops and Documenta/Belfast Music Club DJs. Photos by Ryan Richards and Colm Laverty.

  • Princess @ The Woodworkers, Belfast

    April 13, 2015 - By 

    More a pub than a performance venue, The Woodworkers is certainly an interesting space, and upon entering, we were happy to see that the sizeable crowd were largely there for the same reason as us – to watch some glorious live music from Dublin’s Princess, rather than pint it up before heading onwards. Princess wouldn’t come on until 11.30pm though, so we were treated to an eclectic selection of tunes from Chris Jones in the meantime, whose penchant for house and some very funky electronica kept our heads bobbing quite happily until the main act were setting up. Then, at…

  • A Place to Bury Strangers: Irish Tour

    April 2, 2015 - By 

    A Place to Bury Strangers kicked off their Irish tour in the Workman’s club in Dublin with support from September Girls, then made their way up to Voodoo in Belfast with support from Travis is a Tourist. Photos by Isabel Thomas and Sara Marsden.   The Workman’s Club in Dublin by Isabel Thomas. Voodoo in Belfast by Sara Marsden.