Mike McGrath-Bryan

Mike McGrath-Bryan

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Limerick hip-hop continues to shine in ongoing video series

The Somewhere in Ireland series has been something of a happening in Limerick hip-hop since…

17 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this weekend

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22ND Quangodelic @ The Kino (8pm, free) Funk fifteen(ish)-piece takes to the stage…

The Irish Music Industry Podcast demystifies the musician condition for DIY artists

A new podcast from Mark Graham explores Irish music industry topics.

16 gigs & clubs to see in Cork this weekend

Highlights: I Have A Tribe & Sun Collective, County Vinyl, Last Call @ The Sextant, Katie Kim, Electric Eel Shock.

Cork improv trio Not Earth deliver gonzo ‘free hardcore’ with new album No Shit

Spawned from the seemingly endless well of weirdness and magic that is drummer Dan Walsh‘s…

Quarter Block Party & more gigs/clubs to see in Cork this weekend

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8TH QBP: Beats and Sweat @ Dali (7pm/7.30/8pm/8.30, €15 on the door, or…

Ghostking Is Dead gets ready for Quarter Block Party with new video and remix EP

Pat Lagoon, Automatic Blue and more join the Corkonian.

Dublin Vinyl announces ‘Loves Vinyl’ subscription service

Having just celebrated their first anniversary of bringing short-run vinyl pressings to Irish artists affordably,…

17 gigs and clubs in Cork this weekend

Daithí, Fish Go Deep, Jamie Behan, Stevie G… and DJ TV Licence Inspector: the Nialler9 Cork Gig Guide returns from the mists of Dry January.

More Limerick wordsmiths take on the daily grind in new ‘Somewhere in Ireland’ videos

Two weeks ago, this very parish hopped on the first in an ongoing series of…

It Takes a Village add Kojaque, David Kitt, Awesome Tapes from Africa, Le Boom & ELLLL to lineup

The second round of acts for East Cork ‘live-in’ festival It Takes a Village has…

Dublin post-punk magazine VOX remembered in new anthology release

All fifteen issues from 1980 to 1983, in one hardback volume and with new essays, releasing this month via Hi-Tone Books.

Outsiders and WordUp Collective unveil one-day hip-hop festival for Cork

A celebration of the urban music and culture scene in Ireland.

Limerick rapper Hazey contrasts reality and creativity in ‘Somewhere in Ireland’

Having spent much of 2018 labouring over its creation, a crew of rappers, videographers, animators…

Gadget and the Cloud channels the mundanities of the road in video for ‘Too Soon to Say’

After a 2018 that saw her release her debut full-length, play festivals around the country…

Filmmaker Myles O’Reilly showcases new Irish folk and trad in ‘Backwards to Go Forwards’

Following the success of bookers/promoters Islander Music’s Quiet Lights weekender in Cork last year, and…

Experimental art festival Cork Sound Fair announces lineup for March

Following the inaugural Cork Sound Fair in March of this year, the non-profit weekender will…

42 gigs and clubs to see in Cork over the holiday season

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19TH Cork Animal Care Society Fundraiser @ Fred Zeppelin’s (9pm, €3) Alt-rockers Red…

12 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this weekend

FRIDAY DECEMBER 14TH The Blizzards @ Cyprus Avenue (7.30pm, €20) Pop-rockers and recent Tebi Rex…

East Cork’s It Takes a Village festival announces Gilles Peterson, Herbert, Don Letts, Saint Sister & more

Following the success of this year’s inaugural edition, It Takes A Village returns to the…