It says a lot about a band who having not released any new music in over six years and who play live so intermittently, that they still manage to more or less sell out two nights in one of Dublin’s best-loved venues. Ever since their formative years, there has always been a strong bond between The Redneck Manifesto and their fans and tonight proves to be no different with bassist Richie Egan commenting after just the second track; “Wednesday was cool but already Thursday feels a lot better”. All six members – Niall Byrne (guitar), Mervyn Craig (drums), Glenn Keating…
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MYLK live at Lavery’s in Belfast as part of our regular Tuesday Throwdown club night. Photos by Liam Kielt.
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Seattle indie-rock five-piece Band of Horses live at Dublin’s Vicar Street. Photos by Aaron Corr.
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All Tvvins live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway with support from Æ MAK. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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Frightened Rabbit live at Belfast’s Limelight 1, Kilkenny’s Set Theatre and Galway’s Roisin Dubh. Photos by Colm Laverty, Ian McDonnell and Sean McCormark. Limelight 1, Belfast As strange as it may sound, Frightened Rabbit are at their best when they are on the verge of falling apart. Watching the band rip through selections from their back catalogue this evening, it is striking just how often they are precariously balanced on the edge of chaos. It is this very quality that makes their music so beguiling. The remarkable tension in any given Frightened Rabbit song stems from a finely wrought balance…
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Taking Back Sunday live at the Limelight in Belfast with support from Frank Iero + The Patience. Photos by Sara Marsden.
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Invaderband live at Bennigan’s in Derry with support from The Gatefolds and The Barbiturates. Photos by Mickey Rooney.
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Wallis Bird live at Connolly’s of Leap in Cork. Photos by Jason Lee.
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Meshuggah live at the Limelight in Belfast with support from The Haunted. Photos by Liam Kielt.
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Teleman live at the Limelight in Belfast with support from Brand New Friend. Photos by Sara Marsden.