Andrew WK, Tom Robinson and more for Output music conference and showcase for Belfast in October

On Thursday October 16th next month, the inaugural Creative Belfast presents Output one day music…

Mercury Prize Albums of the Year shortlist & Spotify playlist

The 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize ‘Albums of the Year’ were announced last night. Nominated albums…

Music highlights at Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival

Dancing Suns / I Am The Cosmos @ Meeting House Square Dancing Suns came together…

Listen to Alt-J’s new album… but only if you’re in a park

I love this. Alt-J are streaming their new album This Is All Yours through an…

The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock’s new large-scale project commemorates The 1913 Lockout

The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock are a fine band who mix trad and rock…

Listen to Somadrone’s Potion Of Oblivion mix as a preview of his new listening club night

Somadrone is kicking off a Potion Of Oblivion monthly club night in Block T on…

The 2 Bears return to Dublin with their full live show

After their appearance at Casa Bacardi at Electric Picnic, Raphael ‘Raf Daddy’ Rundell and Joe…

Damien Rice returns with first bit of new music in 8 years on ‘My Favourite Faded Fantasy’

Here’s something a lot of people have been waiting for. My Favourite Faded Fantasy is…

Gig news roundup: Royal Blood, Mount Kimbie, Cyril Hahn, Paul Simon, My Brightest Diamond, Gruff Rhys, Brassland & more

I was on an actual holiday last week and of course, now that festival season…

Electric Picnic 2014: in animated GIFs

After last year’s GIF marathon, we returned to Stradbally this year with the intention of…

Electric Picnic stage times

All of the Electric Picnic stage times are now here. Do download my EP mix…

Nialler9’s Electric Picnic Mixtape

Please enjoy my hour-long mix of tunes from people playing the Picnic this weekend. Tune into…

Gig announcement news: Ben Howard, Woman’s Hour, James Yorkston, Wife and more

Ben Howard is playing The Olympia Theatre on Sunday December 7th as part of his…

Electric Picnic 2014: 15 new bands you should see

More Electric Picnic coverage including stage times and more info. 1. Glass Animals Sunday, Body…

Electric Picnic sitemap & Global Green stage times

It’s Electric Picnic week so the news and stage times are starting to drip in.…

Watch Heineken’s Sound Atlas documentary on Brooklyn

This weekend at Electric Picnic, Heineken are bringing a taste of a Brooklyn block party…

Samhain Festival lines up Jon Hopkins, John Talabot, Maya Janes Coles & more

Samhain Festival is back on Bank holiday Sunday October 26th this year in its new…

Music Tech Fest hits London next week

Music Tech Fest hits London next weekend Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of September at…

The Gloaming are playing National Concert Hall, two more gigs added

Two more gigs have been added for March 1st and 2nd. A rare Dublin gig…

Flight Facilities announce big Dublin date and debut album

Aussie duo Flight Facilities have been working on an debut album Down To Earth and…