• The Sad and Beautiful World of Sparklehorse @ NCC

    September 26, 2017 - By 

    Following events at The MAC in Belfast and Whelan’s in Dublin earlier in the year, Newcastle Community Cinema in Co. Down will play host to an event celebrating the life and music of the sadly-missed Mark Linkous AKA Sparklehorse on Saturday, September 30. Following a screening of Alex Crowton and Bobby Dass’ remarkably well-crafted documentary The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse, artists including Tom McShane, The Mad Dalton, Heliopause, Pixie Saytar and more will perform a one-hour, career-spanning set of music from the Sparklehorse songbook. This event launches Newcastle Community Cinema’s fourth annual Full Moon Film Festival programme. Tickets are £10.00…

  • The Sad and Beautiful World of Sparklehorse @ The MAC, Belfast

    April 10, 2017 - By 

    Few events in Belfast are likely to be as emotionally charged as this evening’s tribute to Sparklehorse. Anyone familiar with the band’s output -and it immediately transpires that not one soul in tonight’s intimate gathering does not hold every beat, note and lyric in their hearts – will already know that frontman Mark Linkous took his own life seven years ago. That fact, tragically, is unavoidable, and there is certainly no avoiding the spectral shadow that such an unnecessary and painful loss casts over the entirety of Linkous’ back catalogue. It is impossible to listen to his music without feeling…