All Tvvins launched their debut album IIVV with a live performance at Zhivago in Galway. Photos by Ciaran O Maolain.
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American metal titans Mastodon at Belfast’s Limelight and Dublin’s Academy. Photos by Sara Marsden and Pedro Giaquinto. Limelight, Belfast The Academy, Dublin
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Hot Cops, Oh Boland and Brand New Friend played an intimate BYOB show at Studio 11 as part of Catalyst Arts in Belfast. Photos by Ruth Kelly.
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Suede live at the big top in Galway with support from The Frank and Walters. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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Heathers live at St. John’s Priory in Kilkenny with support from Ryan J Photos by Ian McDonnell. .
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I was really looking forward to this gig. Between them, Toby Kaar, MMOTHS and Daithi released some of the most exciting Irish releases of the past twelve months, each of them showcasing the versatility and dedication that exists amongst the country’s young musicians who ditched guitars and drums for adventures into electronics. In the context of these artists’ significance to the country’s music scene, that versatility is paramount, from Toby Kaar’s disjointed, franticly emotive beats, to MMOTHS’ encompassing soundscapes, to Daithi’s infectious, melodic floor fillers. So on paper this bill looks terrific right? What I guess I forgot was that…
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Waterford six-piece King Kong Company live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway. Photos by Sean McCormack. Go here to read our recent interview with the band.
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Elvis Costello live at the Big Top in Galway with support from The Undertones as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Photos by Sean McCormack.
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September Girls live at Brewery Corner with support from Gerard James Hough. Photos by Ian McDonnell.
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We’re very good at pretending nothing’s wrong. Rather, we’re excellent at grunting a few times about how shambolic everything is before sauntering to the bar and quickly changing the subject. Of course we are! We’ve become so resigned to the radical shitness of so much that goes on both far from home and right outside our doors that half the time we just sigh a little and tweet a GIF of a cat that somehow represents how doomed everything is. Sometimes though, we have a tendency to surprise ourselves with our potential. Every once in a while something gives us…