Links of note: Solange on SNL, Thin Lizzy Twitter bot, The xx tease music on Spotify, DJ Shadow on his legacy

Sterogum’s 40 best new bands of 2016. The xx have been sharing short snippets of…

The Nialler9 Cork Gig Guide

Having picked itself up and dusted itself off from the Jazz, Cork swings back into…

Take a look inside new ‘IRO’ nightclub at Opium on Wexford Street

Opium is back with the newly refurbished ‘IRO’ club, taking its interior inspiration from the…

Metropolis Festival announce stage times & DJs

Metropolis Festival stage times are here. In addition, the Industries Hall will host sets from…

Other Voices announces first bands for Dingle….

Other Voices have announced the bands to play the festival in Dingle this year from…

Bonobo announces European tour, new song feat. Brandy & a video feat. Gemma Arterton

Bonobo has a new album called Migration coming in early January and that means new…

Rejjie Snow for Dublin show in April

Rejjie Snow’s recent live shows at festivals this summer had a great word of mouth…

Early bird Indiependence tickets on sale Friday

Indiependence Festival has announced its date for 2017 in Mitchelstown. Taking place over three days…

Metropolis Festival announce Saturday afterparties: Crystal Castles, Floating Points, Klangkarussell…

With a day to go, Metropolis just announced it Saturday afterparties to follow its Thursday/Friday…

Fight Like Apes call it a day

Fight Like Apes are a band who have been around as long as this site…

Win tickets to Metropolis Festival thanks to #AbsolutNights

It’s Metropolis Festival week and if you’ve not had a chance to get a ticket…

King Kong Company are offering €1K for their remix competition The Inaugural Buzzers Bursary

Waterford electro-rock band of buzzers King Kong Company made their name with a series of music videos…

The Nialler9 Cork Gig Guide – The Post-Jazz edition

Though the Jazz festival has blown past in a haze of straw hats and street…

Radiohead just announced a 2017 Dublin gig

Radiohead just announced a Halloween surprise, a Dublin gig in the 3Arena on 20 June…

A Tribe Called Quest will drop their final album dropping in two weeks

Q-Tip posted a note on Facebook earlier explaining that a final A Tribe Called Quest…

Metropolis Festival announces afterparties feat. Wolfgang Flür, Modeselektor, Marcellus Pittman & more

Hup. Metropolis isn’t done with its programme yet (playlist? stage times?). A la Forbidden Fruit,…

Metropolis Festival playlist with Visa

There’s a lot going on at Metropolis Festival next week from November 3rd to 5th,…

Thirty Four Café announce winter music series

Homebeat’s Thirty Four Café on Lennox Street in Dublin 8 have announced their winter series…

Here’s the moment John Grant surprised Claire Beck live on TXFM

TXFM is going off air for good on Wednesday (tomorrow) this week. Back in March,…

Tegan and Sara for Vicar Street 2017 show

Tegan and Sara have announced a date for Dublin’s Vicar St for Sunday February 19th.…