A music blog from Ireland.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Si Schroeder has announced a three-week residency in Whelan’s on Sunday nights from 11-25 November. The left-field singer-songwriter will perform a variety of songs from the new material of his forthcoming album Holding Patterns and old favourites from the Choice-nominated Coping Mechanisms. The support acts for each night are very cool; Sunken Foal (11th), Glimmermen
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Oh lads!! My favourite song from The Redneck Manifesto‘s album Friendship, performed at Whelan’s last Thursday from a vantage point almost exact to my own, with perfect sound! Ah yeahhhh….it’s Little Nose. I had to switch off...
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Guess. What?! The Japanese record label Parabolica have put together a brilliant mix of Redneck Manifesto tracks for free download ahead of the band’s November tour dates. I feel like I just did a bad thing by...
Monday, July 4th, 2011
Between Future Bright on Thursday, Wu Tang Clan on Friday and Caustic Soda Pop on Saturday, I finally gave in to an idea I’ve had about writing up what happens at the gigs I go to at...
Friday, January 7th, 2011
This is what I love to see. This is what makes my eyes shine with happy excitement – good people working together, supporting and encouraging local music. Whelans and The Village have joined forces with Tickets.ie, State.ie,...
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
New Year’s Eve in Dublin. Just another night in this dirty-sweet town, another gig with more people and higher expectations but nonetheless, just another night. Not one curse crossed my lips, not one blow was struck here...
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Just a quick mention, this takes place next weekend. Before he passed away suddenly in August, Derek Nally worked as the booking agent for Whelans and also in his own music management capacity. His death came as...
Monday, September 27th, 2010
By rights, Wednesday night should be the launch party of Aeromodeller‘s album First Flight. Recorded by Derrick Dalton, the songs I’ve heard so far are exquisite, fingerwork lacing together frets and steel strings into filigree constructions of...