Digisprouts event on May 7th to discuss the music and tech industry in Ireland

For anyone interested in the cross-section between music and technology, you may be interested in…

Watch a short film about a weird 1998 dance tune being re-released by Night Slugs and Fade To Mind

London label Night Slugs and LA-based label Fade To Mind are teaming up to release…

Vance Joy gig moved to The Academy

‘Riptide’ is one of the most Shazamed tracks around and is all over the airwaves…

Owen Pallett is playing Whelan’s in July

Owen Pallett was already announced as a support for The National in the Iveagh Gardens…

Forbidden Fruit additions: Wild Beasts, Thundercat, Captain Murphy & more

Forbidden Fruit announced six additions today to the festival taking place on June Bank Holiday…

FMC team up with HMV to offer Breaking Tunes bands live instore slots

Now that HMV is re-open on Grafton Street in Dublin, and that Record Store Day…

Indiependence additions: Hozier, The Minutes, Tvvins & more

Indiependence have added some more names to the festival on August 1st to 3rd in…

Dublin band Croupier call it a day

Dublin band Croupier are calling it a day. The band announced that they will play…

Castlepalooza makes its first lineup announcement

One of the best small festivals in the country, Castlepalooza Music and Arts Festival has announced…

Oxegen is not going ahead

Over the weekend, the rumours circulating about Oxegen not taking place this year was confirmed…

Future Islands add another Dublin gig

Update: Due to the first gig selling out in 48 hours, Future Islands have added…

Win tickets to Booka Shade and Brodinksi

Ticket giveaway time: Booka Shade have been around for 25 years now and their music…

Barndance Festival stage times & festival info

Barndance festival, the BYOB festival in a secret location has shared some stage times and…

Record Store Day – what’s happening around Ireland

I have some thoughts about Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent music shops…

Leftfield DJ set, Beardyman & more added to Sea Sessions

Sea Sessions said they were done with announcing their lineup for the festival in Bundoran,…

Gruff Rhys, Ray Davies & Polar Bear for Dublin Writers Festival

Dublin Writers Festival is happening around the city over nine days in May from may…

Preview: Music highlights from the Darklight Festival programme

Darklight Festival takes place in and around Smithfield from 24th – 27th April and amongst…

Cork zine We Play Here – issue two is out on Record Store Day

The Cork publication/zine We Play Here returns for issue two this week. Published by a…

An Taobh Tuathail celebrates 15 years on air & wants your cover song requests

Cian Ó Cíobháin’s An Taobh Tuathail, the RTÉ RnaG alternative music show of note is…

Body & Soul add Gary Numan, The Field, Slow Magic & more

Body&Soul have added a second round of acts to its lineup today including: Gary NumanThe…