• Jape Irish Tour

    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.

  • Front of House: James Feeney

    In the third installment of our Front of House series, we chat to James Feeney, a sound engineer working predominantly at The Workman’s Club in Dublin. He discusses what goes into his job and and his plans for 2015. Photos by Shaun Neary, Carlos Daly and Isabel Thomas. Hi James! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hello! My name is James Feeney, I’m based in Dublin and currently working as a freelance sound engineer. I primarily work in The Workmans Club but there are a few bands I work with quite often too. How did you become…

  • Interview: Binkbeats

    BINKBEATS is an electronic music producer from Utrecht in The Netherlands. He quickly became known after his BEATS UNRAVELLED series with The Boiler Room brought him into the spotlight as he started reconstructing electronic songs he loved, one sound at a time. He is currently on his first tour and exploring the possibilities of his own original music, so our photographer Colm Moore sat down with him ahead of his 7th live show ever to have a chat and capture the live gig through his lens. If anyone has ever seen your videos on YouTube the first thing they’ll notice is the…

  • Stars Irish Tour

    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.

  • Run the Jewels @ Opium Rooms, Dublin

    Possibly the most anticipated gig all year, Run the Jewels aka Killer Mike and El-P lived up to the hype and put on a killer performance in the Opium Rooms last night, with support from GodKnows + mynameisjOhn. You can read our full review of the show in our January issue of The Thin Air magazine. Photos by Colm Moore.