La Bohème @ Carlisle Memorial Church, Belfast
September 28th, 2021 | by Ian Patterson
“Love, alone command me!” The venue for Northern Ireland Opera’s comeback opera after eighteen months of Covid-19-inflicted anxiety, lockdown and …
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Myles Manley – Cometh The Softies
November 27th, 2020 | by Cathal McBride
Myles Manley’s new album has been a long time coming. After a series of EPs earlier in the decade, along …
This Is How We Fly @ Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
January 17th, 2020 | by Ian Patterson
The setting is unusual for This is How We Fly’s gig at Navan’s Solstice Arts Centre. It isn’t the circle …
Villagers w/ Aldous Harding @ Iveagh Gardens, Dublin
July 15th, 2019 | by Jack Rudden
It’s an overcast but stiflingly warm evening as concert-goers begin to filter into Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens. Amongst this crowd is …
John Cooper Clarke @ Ulster Hall, Belfast
May 1st, 2019 | by Ian Patterson
“It’s let’s see who’s still alive in Belfast night”, the fifty-something-year-old man said, entering the foyer of the Ulster Hall. …
SOAK – Grim Town
April 25th, 2019 | by Mitchell Goudie
A northern voice cuts through the chatter; “this train is for the following categories of passenger only—recipients of universal credit …
Earl Sweatshirt – Some Rap Songs
December 11th, 2018 | by Caolan Coleman
Some Rap Songs sees the welcome return of Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, otherwise known as Earl Sweatshirt. Since joining Tyler the …
Elaine Malone – Land
September 12th, 2018 | by James Cox
On first listen, Elaine Malone’s debut EP Land seems to have arrived in timely fashion. Built upon a homespun foundation …
At The Drive-In w/ Brand New Friend @ Vicar Street, Dublin
July 11th, 2018 | by Jack Rudden
When Brand New Friend take to the stage of Vicar Street, the four fresh-faced Northerners unleash a wall of noise on …
Snowpoet – Thought You Knew
June 22nd, 2018 | by Ian Patterson
Two years on from its well-received eponymous debut on Two Rivers Records, Snowpoet returns with a sumptuous offering of sweet …
