A music blog from Ireland.
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Tomorrow an all-dayer from Hefty Horse brings some of the best folk and funtimes to Whelan’s Upstairs for the second Heft Fest. Since I posted the original flyer and a mix of tracks selected especially by head...
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Good news for Dublin’s music fans today as a new record shop called Elastic Witch pops open in the Twisted Pepper with Gib Cassidy at the helm. Drummer in Logikparty, co-owner of the independent White Plague Records...
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Though almost spoilt for choice amongst many of the gigs over an ordinary weekend in Dublin, tonight’s show at the Button Factory is a standout event with a line-up that features five excellent names and the fact...
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Some news from the Quarter Inch Collective label today, starting with the free download of the new single by Flok, Cars, and Other Observations. As with their previous offering, the new song is subject to subtle changes...
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Following on from the success of the first Heft Fest in May, a second all-day run of shows has been announced for Upstairs in Whelans on 1 October. Last time, I made a mix (which unfortunately I...
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Irish musicians have joined forces with the promoter Harmonic and pledged their creative energy for an all-day musical fundraiser to raise awareness for the plight of the horrific number of 10 million people in famine-stricken East Africa....
Friday, August 26th, 2011
WHOAH. That was an incredible night – thanks so much to everyone who came along to Crawdaddy and the Chocolate Bar for the eighth Future Bright gig organised by Yrs, Trulee! The Deadly Buzz was had: Low...
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Ahead of his headline spot at Thursday night’s Future Bright gig in Crawdaddy, Toby Kaar spoke to Ian Maleney over at Thumped about making music and doing remixes, playing with bands that sound nothing alike...