Nialler9 presents Minimum Maximum – a secret lineup BYOB show

A few months ago, Nialler9 and Block T put on No Advance, a night featuring…

Bodytonic announce The Beatyard #10 first lineup

Bodytonic have announced the first lineup of events for The Beatyard numero 10 for October…

Illum Sphere, Fatima, Kutmah, Daddy Kev and more for Prima Volta Limerick weekender

Prima Volta is a special music weekender taking place from October 3rd to 5th in…

Fight Like Apes, Ham Sandwich, SOAK and daytime trail added to Hard Working Class Heroes

Hard Working Class Heroes is happening in two weekends. We have stage times and convention…

Sinkane announced for a Dublin show

Whoop, more good news this week. The creator of last week’s album of the week,…

Dublin’s The Academy venue is being refurbished and reopening under new management

Anyone who browses gig listings like I do every week, may have noticed that The…

Culture Night 2014 music highlights

The annual Culture Night where buildings, museums, galleries and more open their doors to the…

Gig news update: Damien Rice, The Staves, Boys Noize, Amber Run, Kolsch, RHA Gallery night, Krystal Klear & more.

As announced this morning, Jungle are coming back. Also announced today, a special Nialler9 secret…

Jungle announced for Dublin show

After their stonking Electric Picnic set and their subsequent Mercury Prize nomination, Jungle have been…

HWCH convention info and stage times announced

Hard Working Class Heroes announced the stage times for the main events last week and…

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…