Canadian-American folkster Martha Wainwright made a welcome return to Whelan’s in Dublin last night, with support from Miriam Donahue. Photos by Mark Earley.
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Irish blues guitarist and singer/songwriter Simon McBride played upstairs in Whelans on Saturday night with support from Nathan O’Regan. Photos by Carlos Daly.
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Jazz guitarist Lulo Reinhardt brought his Latin Swing Project to Whelan’s in Dublin last night. Photos by Cashel O’Toole.
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In this installment of AAA (Access All Areas) we go behind the scenes with indie gents The Minutes for their headline gig at Whelan’s in Dublin last Sunday night, with support from Cork’s finest death pop pioneers The Vincent(s). Our intrepid photographer Carlos Daly spent the evening with the lads as they set up their gear, soundchecked, setlisted, knocked back a few glasses of wine for good measure and put on an awesome show. Check out the comprehensive gallery below for a unique overview of the gig.
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Planet Parade played a free gig upstairs in Whelans on Friday night with support from Pockets. Photos by Carlos Daly.
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The Evertides played upstairs at Whelans last night with support from Miriam Donohue. Photos by Mark Earley.
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Shaun Neary captures American singer-songwriters Howe Gelb and Grant Lee Phillips at Whelan’s, Dublin.
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Shaun Neary popped into Whelan’s on a dreary Sunday night to catch Avi Buffalo with support from Jetsetter.
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The last time we encountered the tall, black-clothed figure of Jozef Van Wissem it was at a holiday camp in the southeast of England. The lone lute player delivered a unique set at the final ATP festival in December of last year. On that occasion he had just provided the soundtrack for Domingo García-Huidobro’s film Partir To Live, which premiered at the festival, but his collaborations with another director have garnered more attention in recent times. Jozef met Jim Jarmusch in New York and gave him a CD of his work. Both have a history in New Wave and noise…
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It was only this August that we finally saw the release of This Is The Third Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank, a whole four years after its predecessor, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. But barely a month later, the band made the shock announcement that they were calling it a day and that their pair of album launch shows in Whelan’s would in fact double up as farewell shows. The outpouring of love in the Irish music press since the announcement has highlighted just how much this band has meant to music fans in Ireland in the last…