The Bobby Lees midnight show at Whelans in Dublin and live at the Ulster Sports Club in Belfast with support from Problem Patterns. Photos by Nance Hall and Jim Corcoran.
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Sharon Van Etten live at Vicar Street in Dublin with support from L’rain and at Cyprus Avenue the following night for Cork Midsummer Festival with support from Maija Sofia. Photos by Aaron Corr and Celeste Burdon. Vicar Street in Dublin by Aaron Corr Cyprus Avenue in Cork by Celeste Burdon
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Inhaler live at Cyprus Avenue in Cork and Dolan’s in Limerick. Photos by Philip Corkery and Jamie Moore. Cyprus Avenue in Cork by Philip Corkery Dolan’s in Limerick by Jamie Moore
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The National live at the Marquee in Cork and at the Docklands in Limerick with support both nights from Eve Owen. Photos by John Sheehy and Aoife Moloney. Live at the Marquee in Cork by John Sheehy Live at Docklands in Limerick by Aoife Moloney
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Squid live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway and Cyprus Avenue in Cork. Photos by Ian Davies and Celeste Burdon
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Sorcha Richardson performing live at Dolan’s Warehouse in Limerick and the Roisin Dubh in Galway with support from Lucy Gaffney. Photos by Jamie Moore and Ciaran O Maolain
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Arab Strap are set for an Irish tour next year. The Scottish duo of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton will play a string of intimate shows next summer. Ahead of two nights at Whelan’s in Dublin on July 17th and 18th, the duo will play the Empire Music Hall in Belfast on July 14th, Cork’s Cyprus Avenue on July 15th and Dolans in Limerick on July 16th. Tickets for all shows go on sale at Friday, November 12th at 10am.
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Berlin-based Irish tunesmith Joey Gavin is back, albeit briefly, for a run of Irish dates to celebrate the release of ‘Home Sweet Home‘, the first single taken from his forthcoming debut album, due in 2020. Where early solo releases had more in common with the slacker or psych work of his old flame, Thumper, he appears now to have found his own voice without losing those hallmarks; rather, they’ve been reined-in, and kneaded – Wilco style – into pastoral, Americana-tinged songcraft. Written in mid-2016 in Greece, Joey told us more about his headspace at the time of writing: “There was a coalescence of ideas about patriotism, homelessness…
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Raw UK garage-punk duo JOHN are set to make their first appearance in Ireland later this year, accompanying the release of their second album, Out Here On The Fringes, set for release on October 4. This run of shows comes at the end of a lengthy spell in France & the UK, following an eleven-country spell in 2018 with Idles. Taking place in conjunction with some of our favourite venues, artists & promoters (Why. Gigs & Drone Mansions) – their three-date run is as follows: Friday, November 29 // Bennigans Bar, Derry w/His Father’s Voice & SHŌTO Saturday, November 30 // The 343, Belfast w/Problem Patterns and Wake House Sunday, December 1 // The Sound…
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It’s just five days from the release of Limerick emo trio Casavettes‘ debut album, Senselessness. One of the pillars of the DIY LK community, new single ‘I’m Not Here, I’m Somewhere Else’ is a low-key diversion from their anthemic early-Biffy inspired work, with its glacial guitar conjuring myopic images of that post-relationship confusion and detachment. Tastefully shot by the band and edited by Colm O’Shea, its non-linear monochrome video was inspired in part by All This Can Happen by Siobhan Davies and David Hinton, revealing lived layers of undefined beginnings and endings by dividing the frame in two. Artwork for both ‘I’m Not Here…’ & Senseless comes from Laya Meabhdh Kenny, with…