The initial seeds of BNQT were planted by Midlake’s Eric Pulido while touring their Antiphon album back in 2013. He hoped he could convince several of his favourite vocalists into a collaboration of sorts that mirrored something akin to the Traveling Wilburys crossed with The Band, with vocal and songwriting duties being shared. Fast forward to April of this year and BNQT’s debut Volume.1 finally blossomed, with Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, Travis’ Fran Healy, Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapronas and Band of Horses Ben Bridwell joining Pulido and some of his fellow Midlake colleagues; Jesse Chandler, Joey McClellan and McKenzie Smith. With…
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Oh Wonder live at the Academy in Dublin. Photos by Sarah Ryan
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Orange Goblin live at the Limelight in Belfast with support from Zlatanera. Photos by Liam Kielt
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London Grammar live at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Photos by Aaron Corr
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Kolars live at Cleere’s Bar in Kilkenny with support from Wolff (solo). Photos by Ian McDonnell
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The Horrors live at the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin with support from Baba Naga and The Fontaines. Photos by Aaron Corr
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It seems that there’s a different vibe in The Jesus & Mary Chain camp since the release of Damage and Joy in March of this year; antagonism replaced with affability and scorn with humour. It’s in and around six months ago that the band visited The Academy with their first studio album in almost twenty years fresh off the presses, and tellingly on that outing it was Psychocandy material that made up the bulk of the setlist. Not so in Vicar Street – their seminal debut rears its head, but tonight’s is a much more rounded selection and the band…
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The Dears live at the Grand Social in Dublin with support from Autre Monde and Lou Canon. Photos by Alan Maguire
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HMLTD live at the Workman’s club in Dublin. Photos by Aaron Corr
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Day Five of the Clonakilty International Guitar Festival at De Barra’s, Fahey’s and The Galley in Cork featuring live performances from Otherkin, The Lovely Eggs, Bean Dolan Band and Ganglions. Photos by Jason Lee