Mike McGrath-Bryan

Mike McGrath-Bryan

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Laurie Shaw tackles awkward teenage amour in ‘Shatterproof’

It’s quite something to consider the body of work of Wirral-born/Cork-based troubadour Laurie Shaw. Having…

45 gigs & clubs to see in Cork over the holidays

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20TH Connolly’s Songbook @ Connolly’s of Leap (8pm, donations) The third in the…

22 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this weekend

WEDNESDAY 13TH DECEMBER: Zolala Klub @ Siopa Gan Ainm (7.30pm, free) A monthly celebration of…

18 gigs and clubs to see in Cork City this weekend

THURSDAY DECEMBER 7TH Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Crane Lane Theatre (8pm, €20) 7-piece family brass…

16 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this week

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30TH: Sling Slang @ The Friary (8.30pm, free) The Friary’s weekly spoken-word night…

18 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this weekend

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22ND Run Down Washington Street @ Cyprus Avenue (8pm, €8) Corkonian pop/indie lads…

Three Cork promoters join forces to put on a monthly music night dedicated to emerging acts

Cork has quietly been coming back into its own over the last two years, outlasting…

#CorkLovesMusic announces funding and support event for musicians

After a hectic run at festivals including Sounds from a Safe Harbour, Cork Culture Night,…

15 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this week

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH Left Lane Cruiser @ Cyprus Avenue (8pm, €12.50) Breaking Bad-featured blues two-piece…

Cork psych-pop band The Shaker Hymn go analogue on ‘Dead Trees’

Cork psych-pop outfit The Shaker Hymn made their return recently with new single ‘Dead Trees’,…

30 years later, Cork band Cypress, Mine! re-enter Trashtown

When conversations are held about the wider music picture in Ireland in the 1980s, talk…

Quarter Block Party announces first acts for 2018

Friday 2nd through Sunday 4th February will see Cork city’s Old Quarter come to life…

12 gigs and clubs to see this week in Cork city

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8TH Zolala Klub #14 @ Siopa Gan Ainm (7pm, free) A special edition…

Jus’Me’s The History of Irish Hip-Hop on Vinyl mix

“How lucky is Cork to have that dude? Hip-hop MVP of the country for years…

8 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this week

The post-Jazz break swings into effect, but Cork’s music scene ticks over. Wednesday November 1st…

Cork Gig Guide: Jazz Weekend edition

It seems like a parody of Corkonian civic pride to talk about how important the…

Spekulativ Fiktion and Mankyy pen their ‘Epilogue’
https://soundcloud.com/unscenemusiclimerick/spekulativ-fiktion-x-mankyy-epilogue/s-bNoTp

After an eight-day programme of gigs and music documentaries that included Cork alt-rockers’ Hope is…

Cork’s Chris Somers releases eight-minute techno odyssey under alias African Fiction

Chris Somers is one of the hardest-working and unfathomably busy individuals in Cork city today:…

17 gigs and clubs to see in Cork this week

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11TH Zolala Klub @ Siopa Gan Ainm (7pm, free) The first anniversary of…

Naive Ted and Post-Punk Podge talk tough on mental health

The don of Limerick hip-hop has been back at it as of late, and he’s…