SWANS’ Norman Westberg Set For Solo Irish Tour
September 28th, 2021 | by Brian Coney
Best known as the primary guitarist with SWANS, Norman Westberg is nothing short of a titan of heavy avant-rock. More …
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Primavera 2017
June 8th, 2017 | by Stevie Lennox
After 16 years, there’s no doubt that Primavera is Europe’s premier festival, for everyone from the capped-up indie kids to …
Swans To Play Final Irish Show In Current Guise
May 17th, 2017 | by Brian Coney
As part of a lengthy tour, U.S. noise rock masters Swans will play their final Irish show with the current …
Up and At Them: An Interview With Thor Harris
April 20th, 2017 | by Eoghain Meakin
Thor Harris is a percussionist extraordinaire best known for being the pulsing, rhythmic heart of avant rock legends Swans. Yet …
Le Guess Who? 2016 @ Utrecht, NL
November 28th, 2016 | by Stevie Lennox
It’s been a weird year for the ‘Boutique’ festival market, with ATP coming to an official end following a string …
Swans w/ Okkyung Lee @ Button Factory, Dublin
May 27th, 2015 | by Eoghain Meakin
Despite being a Monday after the weekend before there’s a sense of excitement for those milling around waiting for the …
Swans w/ Okkyung Lee @ Mandela Hall, Belfast
May 25th, 2015 | by Brian Coney
Writing about Swans is a curious, almost impossible thing. With their three-decade long pursuit of summoning fleeting encounters with ecstasy, …
Swans – To Be Kind
May 21st, 2014 | by Aaron Hamilton
In 2012 something quite extraordinary happened. After reforming his band Swans following a hiatus of over thirteen years, Michael Gira …
Choice Cuts: The Best Tracks of… March
April 1st, 2014 | by Aaron Hamilton
This month has been remarkable in terms of the quantity of excellent music releases on all fronts, and summarizing it …
Interview: Swans
August 14th, 2013 | by Brian Coney
“I used to hate people, generally,” says Michael Gira, fifty-nine year old commander-in-chief of seminal New York post-punk band Swans. …
