Damien Dempsey live at the Black Box in Galway with support from Declan McLaughlin. Photos by Mark Earley
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Lankum live at Vicar Street in Dublin with support from Djackulate. Photos by Mark Earley
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Rave music in the mid-nineties always seemed otherworldly to me and its connoisseurs were as alien as the sounds. Tropical hot Summers with swarms of lads buzzing and cycling through the area with haircuts like sweaty spider legs crushed under the weight of a baseball cap. Postman Pat sweets, Tangle Twisters and a can of Lilt for 36p. Booted out of the house to play on the road but instead melting the black tarmac lines with a magnifying glass while a half-licked ice cream dripped down my legs. I’d stare for hours aimlessly at galaxies forming in oil stains left…
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The Scratch live at Dolan’s in Limerick with support from Ispíní na hÉireann. Photos by Aoife Moloney
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Inhaler live at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin with support from Lucy McWilliams. Photos by Jane Donnelly
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Clipping live at Opium in Dublin with support from Evicshen. Photos by Harry Rich
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Jinx Lennon live at the Spirit Store in Dundalk. Photos by David McEneaney
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Cloakroom Q live at the Ulster Sports Club in Belfast with support from Susi Pagel and Back Seat Diver. Photos by Jim Corcoran.
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Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers are having some year. The buzzy hype from ‘Chaise Longue’ has been followed up with a well-received debut album and a series of smart, knowing promotional videos. Tonight’s show at the Limelight is at the tail-end of a victory lap of smaller venues that Wet Leg have admirably remained committed to despite a rising profile. Belfast city centre four Sundays before Christmas is a weirdly inaccessible place. Buses stop early in the evening. The last Glider leaves Wellington Place at 10pm. Excuse me? What? Yet this familiar venue is packed to the rafters and tonight’s…
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Confidence Man live at the National Stadium in Dublin with support from Raw Silk. Photos by Jane Donnelly