Highlights

10 Irish acts to see at this year’s Forbidden Fruit Festival

Forbidden Fruit is fast approaching. The May bank holiday is just a week away and…

The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week

Highlights include Big Thief, Blind Boy Paxton, Alice In Chains, Future Proof & more.

Fontaines D.C. added & First Aid Kit cancel at Forbidden Fruit Festival

Forbidden Fruit has some good and bad news this weekend for the upcoming festival in…

New releases this week: Tyler, The Creator, The National, Slowthai & more

Plus Beauty Sleep, Kitt Philippa, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Carly Rae Jepson & more.

Little Green Cars members debut new band Soda Blonde at secret Dublin gig tonight

Four of LGC’s five members have formed a new band.

Nialler9’s favourite festival of 2018, Another Love Story reveals full music lineup

Another Love Story was my favourite festival of 2018, a perfect blend of intimacy, details,…

7 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Gadget & The Cloud, Comrade Hat, Saint Tomorrow, Eva Clague & more.

The Redneck Manifesto mark Japanese tour with sleek tribal dance video for ‘Head Full Of Gold’

The band are also playing Another Love Story this Summer.

Sounds From A Safe Harbour announce Feist, Damien Rice, Dustin O’Halloran, Aaron & Bryce Dessner & more

The Cork event curated by Aaron & Bryce Dessner, Mary Hickson, Cillian Murphy and Enda Walsh is back.

10 great new songs to add to your collection this week

New music from Pongo, Gia Margaret, Big Thief, Flying Lotus x Anderson .Paak & more.

The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week

Highlights include Shanti Celeste, Gods Of Rap (Wu-Tang, Public Enemy & De La Soul), Dermot Kennedy, Lumo Club & more

An LCD Soundsystem exhibition with a Pat Mahoney DJ set is coming to Guinness Open Gate Brewery in June

An LCD Soundsystem exhibition featuring photography and artwork of the band will have a Dublin…

The Eurovision boycott & Big Thief’s Magic Hour (Podcast)

Eurovision – boycott calls, culture and politics question, propaganda, tourism, Nick Cave and Charlie McGettigan. Should Ireland be participating?

New releases this week: Mac DeMarco, Rhye, Mavis Staples, Holly Herndon & more

Plus Haelos, Doomsquad, Rosie Lowe, Jamila Woods, Clinic & more.

Jam Park announces summer rooftop day parties with Optimo, Kornél Kovács, Palms Trax, Lumo, & Project Pablo

The Swords centre is getting heated up for summer.

Culture Minister supports Give Us The Night campaign’s mandate for a night mayor & staggered closing times

Fine Gael’s manifesto addresses night-life suggestions from the campaign.

10 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Beauty Sleep, Jamie Freed, ELKAE, Adam Garrett & more.

Here’s the It Takes A Village timetable & map for this weekend

The East Cork festival It Takes a Village is this weekend in Trabolgan and it…

The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week

Highlights include Eastbound, Manic Street Preachers, Fat White Family, Blank Banshee & more.

New releases this week: Vampire Weekend, Barrie, Big Thief & more

Our guide through the best LP releases this week.