Philm featuring drummer Dave Lombardo live at the Button Factory in Dublin on Wednesday night with support from New Secret Weapon. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
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Royal Blood live at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin with support from Mini Mansions. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
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Vann Music launched their new EP Running at the Button Factory in Dublin on Saturday night. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
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We followed Pennsylvanian rockers Halestorm on their Irish tour taking in The Academy in Dublin and Limelight in Belfast with support from Wilson. Check out the galleries below by Carlos Daly and Liam Kielt. The Academy, Dublin by Carlos Daly The Limelight, Belfast by Liam Kielt
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Jungle played the Olympia Theatre on Monday night with support from All Tvvins. Photos by Aidan Kelly-Murphy.
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Richie Egan brought his band Jape on a tour of Ireland in support of the immense new album This Chemical Sea , taking in the Academy in Dublin, Roisin Dubh in Galway and Cyprus Avenue in Cork (plus a later date in Belfast which will be covered in a few weeks). Check out our three comprehensive galleries below from each night by Sean McCormack, Tara Thomas and Brid O’Donovan. Roisin Dubh, Galway by Sean McCormack. The Academy, Dublin by Tara Thomas. Cyprus Avenue, Cork by Brid O’Donovan.
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Following up on the sprawling ‘Molly’ – our Irish track of 2014 – one of our 15 picks for 2015, experimental indie rock act Princess – based around the creative pair of Aoife Frances & Liam Mesbur – have just unveiled their latest single, ‘Black Window’. Weighing in at little under three minutes , the song is significantly more concise than the duo previous work, recalling prime ’90s indie rock with hooks to match. It’s one of their shining moments to date, covering more ground in their perpetually evolving blend of shoegaze, krautrock & noise, as heard on the pair of singles…
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In this special installment of AAA (Access All Areas) we hop on tour with London alt-folk trio Bear’s Den as they took in the Workman’s Club in Dublin and Voodoo in Belfast with support from Rukhsana Merrise last weekend. View both full galleries of their tour below, filled to the brim with photos by Shaun Neary and Sara Marsden. The Workman’s Club in Dublin by Shaun Neary Voodoo in Belfast by Sara Marsden
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Canadian dream pop act Stars played Dublin’s Opium Rooms with support from Vann Music on Friday and Belfast’s Limelight 2 with support from Travis is a Tourist last Saturday. Check out our two galleries below featuring photos by Mark Earley and Sara Marsden.
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Arch Enemy put on a double headliner with Kreator in the Academy in Dublin last week. Support on the night came from Shining and Marty Friedman. Photos by Carlos Daly.