Live Review

All Together Now: the new Irish music festival lives up to its discerning promise

The August Bank Holiday has become a big weekend for Irish music festivals in the…

Nils Frahm moves between intimate and graceful live in Dublin

The revered German composer Nils Frahm’s stage setup in the National Concert Hall was a…

A night of intimate music in The Fumbally Stables with Maria Kelly & friends

Last Thursday,  Homebeat launched their Spring 2018 programme with a sold-out show by Maria Kelly…

King Krule finally brings his Ooz to Dublin

King Krule, the 23-year-old Londoner Archy Marshall who has been releasing music since he was…

Primavera Sound 2017 review: The 10 best sets at the festival

2017 was my third visit to Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival and my first since 2011.…

Metropolis in review: A considered & cultured city festival

This review is sponsored by Visa to celebrate Metropolis’ first year of being a fully…

Iceland Airwaves 2015: 16 of the best sets in Reykjavík

Iceland has a special allure. The island is alone in the North Atlantic but upon…

The 10 best bands I saw at The Great Escape 2015

20,000 people absconded to the pleasing seaside town of Brighton, less than an hour from…

SXSW 2014: The 15 best bands I saw

If you weren’t already aware of the significance of South By SouthWest (SXSW), the shorthand…

The 20 best bands I saw at SXSW 2013

…and some not so good ones ones. When I’m asked why I go to Austin…

Body & Soul 2012 review

After two years of missing the festival, I finally made it down to one day…

Sonar Festival 2012 review

Around 1998, when my music tastes were turning towards the wider world, electronic music was…

Review: Azealia Banks @ Whelan’s, Dublin

All photos by Michael Rickard (Twitter). There’s no formula for hype but if you wanted…

Live review: Tomorrow In A Year – Cork Opera House

In attempting to gather my thoughts into a coherent piece after experiencing Tomorrow In A…

Live review: Metric in Spirit, Dublin, 2006

And so, another member of the musical juggernaut known as Broken Social Scene came to…