A music blog from Ireland.
Monday, January 9th, 2012
Just over a year ago I wrote about a new record store called Wingnut that was opening in Galway on the premises of the Bell Book and Candle bookshop. As regular CD sales diminished and other record stores closed around the country its aim was to ensure the local availability of independent Irish music in
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Tonight it’s a celebration of all things new and musically-navy blue: Dublin’s Elastic Witch is ready to cut loose and party with a proper launch for the Twisted Pepper’s latest venture. The shop has been quietly ticking...
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...
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
What do you mean you don’t love free gigs with four deadly bands on the bill? Liar. This Saturday the madcap duo known as Lamp roll into the Twisted Pepper. About time too: their fantastically underrated album...
Friday, September 24th, 2010
When you heard that Ferghal McKee was starting over with a band called Filthy New Tide, were you sure of what to expect? Probably not right? Well Josh Marshall (Friend?) was working at their gig supporting Los...
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
The Cork heads known as Los Langeros roll in to the real real capital tonight for Twisted Pepper snotting. Last time Filthy New Tide played, frontman Ferghal McKee wore a pig’s head and got into a bust-up...
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Special Electric Picnic warm-up show tonight at the Twisted Pepper ahead of Donal Dineen‘s stint in the Body & Soul arena tomorrow night. It’s free so save yourself a bit of cash getting in the Picnic mood.
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Aw, I wish there really were three Horsemen of the Apocalypse named Lar, Vinny and Mick. They probably wouldn’t be as terrifying as famine, pestilence and war but as far as doomsday goes, Adebisi Shank as the...