• Ro Gang – H.E.R.

    April 5, 2017 - By 

    The duo formerly known as Mr Rosso, Dublin lo-fi act Ro Gang release their album H.E.R. on April 12. Channelling Mac DeMarco-flecked, chorus-drenched idiosyncratic in-joke indie pop – and occasionally rap – they’re part of the Herzog TV collective in Dublin, responsible for countless records – check them out on Bandcamp. H.E.R. is released through Little L Records, was recorded by the band, and produced by Bart Boy. Ro Gang launch the album at the Grand Social on April 18, with support from Kean Kavanagh, Dachau Giftshop and 5 to 2. Admission costs €6 and doors open at  7pm.

  • Base 1 Art IMMA Project

    March 31, 2017 - By 

    Opening today at 1pm and running until April 6th in IMMA is Symbiosis – the end of year exhibition for 1st years in IADT’s BA Hons. Art programme. The students are due to graduate in 2020 and Symbiosis marks a pivotal moment in their practices. This year also represents the 10th anniversary of IADT’s residency programme in IMMA, an iniative that encourages a research lead practice, and one that sees work and artist engage with IMMA and onsite creation. The exhibition will be open daily from 10:30am until 4:30pm with students present each day (the work is situated in Studios 5,9 and…

  • Basic Space Seeks New Co-Director

    March 29, 2017 - By 

    Basic Space are seeking a new Co-Director to help with “management, development and administration of the organisation with an emphasis on visual art and educational programming.” Based in Dublin’s Temple Bar, Basic Space work in conjunction with instiutions in both Ireland and the UK on exhibitions, residences and education al events – most recently in the Centre for Contemporary Art Derry ~ Londonderry with The Present Is Not Enough, Part I [The Edge of Things #5], as well as INFRA in Dublin’s Eight Gallery last year. Applicants are required to submit both a CV and a brief proposal with full details…

  • Guilty Optics – Colossal Velocity

    March 28, 2017 - By 

    Dublin-based riffy post-punk trio Guilty Optics release their long-awaited debut album, Colossal Velocity on March 31 on vinyl & digital download. Colossal Velocity was recorded at Dublin’s Hellfire Studios with vintage gear by San Diego producer Ben Moore, best known for his work with Hot Snakes, Rocket From The Crypt & Ravi Shankar, amongst many others. Tellingly, they’re a dischordant, aggressive burst of noise-rock tinged post-punk by way of the early-to-mid ’90s, à la Drive Like Jehu. Formed in 2008 by Alan Finnerty & Peter Lee as a duo, they played under the name Bend This, Uri Geller, before expanding their lineup and shifting to the band…

  • Picture This Special: PLASTIK Festival

    March 22, 2017 - By 

    Returning for its sophomore edition to Dublin this weekend is the PLASTIK Festival of Artists’ Moving Image. Due to run Friday 24th to Sunday 26th, the festival is a collaboration between LUX, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios and the IFI. The latter provides the setting for the weekend’s film screenings, which see a number of artists, including Yuri Pattison, aemi and Sasha Litvintseva, present bodies of work that influence their outputs, while others are showcasing current or forthcoming work. The festival begins on Friday at 6:30pm with Abyss Film in the IFI, curated by James Richards. This is followed by Richards and LUX…

  • Premiere: Slouch – whiteboyfilingcabinetfaxmachinestapler

    March 10, 2017 - By 

    Following up on their Feminine Elbows EP from last year, the pop culture-savvy scuzzy alt. rock trio Slouch channel some Office Space-era jobsworth apathy on their latest release, the two-track whiteboyfilingcabinetfaxmachinestapler. The first of five singles to be released over the coming months by the industrious triad of South Dublin fellas, they know too well the meaning of the suburban minutia and drudgery rhymed off on its constituent parts, whiteboyfilingcabinetfaxmachinestapler & whiteboycoffeemachinebaker. Building on their traditionally QOTSA & Pixies-esque desert & alt-rock leanings, the band have upped their dosage of indie & garage rock energy – à la self-titled-era Blur & Ty Segall – and laced it with even…

  • Guts Magazine Fight Back Issue

    March 7, 2017 - By 

    (Illustration by Lauren Kavanagh) Guts Magazine, the acclaimed Irish periodical of confessional writing and illustration, returns with a new issue in support of the Women’s Strike on March 8th. The special edition is an all-female one and is jam packed with great Irish writers and illustrators, including Una Mullally, Lian Bell, Sarah Griffin, Aoife Dooley, Fuchsia Macaree, and Jayde Perkin, with the issue being designed by Lauren Kavanagh. To celebrate Guts have taken over The Library Project for the night and alongside the usual drinks and tunes, there will be a print sale as well as some readings from the magazine. All proceeds…