Elaine Malone and RF Chaney live at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Photos by Thom McDermott
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The National Concert Hall will play host to one of music’s most singular voices next year. Thanks to Foggy Notions, Grouper – the main project of Californian musician Liz Harris – will play the Dublin venue on Tuesday, April 12th 2022. In support of her recently-released 12th full-length, Shade, the date marks Grouper’s first show in the city since playing Unitarian Church in 2012. Tickets are from €28.50 and go on sale on Friday, 5th November at 10 am. Stream Shade in full below. Shade by Grouper
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On Tuesday, October 29th, Dublin’s National Concert Hall will play true to a special one-off event commemorating Tom Waits’ seminal seventh studio album, Swordfishtrombones. Featuring a veritable dream team of musicians in Nadine Shah, Soap&Skin, Lisa O’Neill, Dorian Wood and Matthew E. White, British instrumentalist David Coulter will oversee Swordfishtrombones Revisited on the night. With a six-piece band in tow, Coulter & co. will reinterpret tracks including ‘6 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six’ and ‘In The Neighborhood’ from the critically-acclaimed 1983 album. We’re teaming up with NCH to give away a pair of tickets to the show. To enter, simply Like…
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Ethereal Waterford drone-folk artist Katie Kim is one of Ireland’s most enchanting auteurs, and prolific collaborators, having worked on projects with Radie Peat, David Kitt, Milosh & The Waterboys over the last few years. She’s set to drop Salt Interventions tomorrow alongside Crash Ensemble, and we’re delighted to be able to bring you an early listen ahead of its release tomorrow. The album was recorded at the Grand Social back in 2017 in a performance of the same name by Guerrilla Studios’ Spud Murphy, with the show being performed at the likes of the Music Town and Body & Soul Festivals. Based around Katie’s Choice Music Prize-nominated debut album Salt, it…
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Starboard Home featuring Jape, Paul Noonan from Bell X1, Paul Cleary from The Blades, Cathy Davey, Duke Special, Gemma Hayes, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Lisa O’Neill, Declan O’Rourke, John Sheahan and Caitriona Lally at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Photos by Moira Reilly.