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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The Fontaines live at Brewery Corner in Kilkenny. Photos by Ian McDonnell
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Lisa O’Neill live at Levi’s Corner Bar in Ballydehob, Co. Cork. Photos by Jason Lee
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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
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Malojian live at Phil Grimes Pub in Waterford with support from Mark McCausland of The Lost Brothers. Photos by Ian McDonnell
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It’s unlikely that you’re ever going to find a crowd as earnest as the gentle gang of 20-something year olds that bundle into The Button Factory for emo heroes, American Football. It’s been a long time coming but the Illinois band are finally making their Irish debut 20 years after their humble beginnings and emotions are running high among the expectant audience. The first thing to notice about American Football is that, despite how few shows they’ve actually played over the last two decades, you’d be hard pushed to find a band more technically accurate. Each song sounds identical to…
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Pet Shop Boys live at Bord Gais Theatre in Dublin last night. Photos by Aaron Corr
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Japanese experimental rock masters Boris, live at Cyprus Avenue in Cork. Photos by Dave Lyons.