Making Monsters live at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast with support from Death Of A Salesman, Heel Of Achilles and Black Chapels. Photos by Liam Kielt.
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Venus Sleeps, Exploding Eyes and Wild Rocket live at On the Rox in Smithfield. Photos by Moira Reilly.
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Æ MAK live at the Spirit Store in Dundalk with support from Naoise Roo. Photos by Brian Mulligan.
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My Fellow Sponges live at Brewery Corner in Kilkenny. Photos by Ian McDonnell.
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Bell X1 live at Vicar Street in Dublin. Photos by Pedro Giaquinto.
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Explosions in the Sky live at Vicar Street in Dublin with support from We Were Promised Jetpacks. Photos by Vincent Hughes.
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In this day and age, it’s more surprising when old bands don’t reform than when they do, but very few bands have returned as gracefully as post-punk legends Mission of Burma. Having broken up in 1983 with just one album, an EP and a couple of singles to their name, due to their notoriously loud live shows taking their toll on guitarist Roger Miller’s hearing, 2004’s long overdue second LP ONoffON actually seemed to pick up exactly where they left off, and follow up The Obliterati was bafflingly even better. It’s been four years since they released their fifth and…
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Kimya Dawson live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway with support from Little Wings. Photos by Vincent Hughes.
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Hermitage Green live at the Academy in Dublin. Photos by Peter O’Hanlon.
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Paddy Hanna live at Brewery Corner in Kilkenny. Photos by Ian McDonnell.