A music blog from Ireland.
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
No Spill Blood, Ireland’s biggest buzz band of 2012, have two gigs this weekend: Limerick on Friday in the Blind Pig (with synth player Ruadhan morphing into his Magic Pockets guise as support) and Whelan’s in Dublin...
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Fantastic news as an Irish launch gig for Dancing Suns‘ album Goldmine was announced yesterday. Presented by Block T-Offsite, the show will take place in the Pepper Canister Church on 13 April and the Berlin-based band fronted...
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Currently working on her third album, this Saturday Miriam Ingram plays a full-band gig in the Grand Social, her first headliner in four years. The video for above was shot in the same venue in June last...
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
enemiesmusic: Irish Tour Announced! I like the fact that this all starts up in Ireland ahead of an 14-date European tour. Enemies ripped it up with their new songs at the final Richter Collective gig back in...
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Hoped something like this would show up. Great video by Brendan Talbot from the launch of Rest’s new album I Hold The Wolf at Whelans on 9 February. It was a lucky night, I’d looked forward to...
Friday, January 25th, 2013
The final release from Drunken Boat is now available for free download from Bandcamp. It’s a five-track production that hears a nod towards new projects and old, with three guest guitarists. As per the stream on my...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
A few weeks ago I posted about the impending demise of Drunken Boat who are calling time after four years. Today it’s a bittersweet moment to present the first premiere of their work on this site, in...
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
A new single from Somadrone called Pulse of Joy will have a live airing on 30 November, upstairs in Whelans. I wasn’t aware that the video or track had been released yet and only saw it an...