The artists behind two thirds of our top three Irish albums of last year embark on a run of dates spanning the island over the next few months. Improvised psych-pop outfit The Bonk are set to play five shows with kraut/drone trio Percolator. We’ll be hosting the Belfast date at the Menagerie on June 28 – more details will be announced on that shortly. The Bonk An incredible, dynamic live outfit, The Bonk is a broad-based musical project headed by Waterford songwriter and improviser Phil Christie (O Emperor). Gathering influences from 60’s garage, jazz and experimental pop, the band’s arrangements bring recursive rhythms and improvised melodies…
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Empty Lungs live at The Menagerie in Belfast with support from Hot Cops, Different Ghosts and Dangle Manatee. Photos by Liam Kielt.