AVA Festival announces Jon Hopkins, Mura Masa, Overmono, Biig Piig, Ross From Friends & more for 2022 Belfast edition

AVA Festival has added a rake of acts to its 2022 Belfast edition which this…

10 great new songs to love this week

New music from Sworn Virgins, Silverbacks, Yenkee, Fred again, HAAi, Romy, Boy Harsher, Hiro Ama, Andhim, Gerd Jansen, Bodega, Max Cooper.

SOAK announces new ’90s indie rock-inspired album If I Never Know You Like This Again, new song & gigs

Bridie Monds-Watson (they/them) aka SOAK is back with news of a third album entitled If…

Róisín Murphy for 3Olympia Dublin gig

After not being able to play a gig this past New Year’s Eve due to…

Denzel Curry for Dublin show

Florida rapper Denzel Curry has been announced for a Dublin show this year. Yesterday, Curry…

Caribou at Vicar Street is now happening next week

Due to happenings of a complete reopening of hospitality and events on Friday, the scheduled…

New releases out today: Silverbacks, Yard Act, Tanya Tagaq, Boy Harsher, sfiiinx & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Have you heard the one about Meatloaf’s gig in Moate?

Ronan Casey has a great story about Meatloaf playing a tour of rural Ireland when…

Dubliner Ellen Arthur Blyth impresses with the jazzy cinematic pop of ‘Young Ones’

Ellen Arthur Blyth is a new Dublin-based singer-songwriter, and make of classic soul-infused songcraft. The…

Spirit of The Beehive announce first Dublin show

One of the weirder, better records of 2021 was Spirit of The Beehive’s fourth album…

The Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS) is to reopen with a €4 million fund for 2022

The Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS) has been announced again to aid self-employed…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Tara Nome Doyle, Long Island Sound, Junk Drawer, Skripteh, 49th & Main, Elzzz, Travis, Lucy Gaffney, Fia Moon, Jena Keating, Tung In Cheek, Blondmodel, Find-Joy, Matt O.

Animal Collective for Dublin & Limerick shows

Animal Collective have been confirmed for some Irish shows later in 2022. The band will…

RTÉ Choice Music Prize announce lineup for live event

The RTÉ Choice Music Prize has confirmed that seven of the 10 acts nominated for…

Pillow Queens announce second album Leave The Light On & new song ‘Be By Your Side’

Good news this Wednesday morning. Pillow Queens have announced that their second album Leave The…

Waltons is marking 100 years of business in 2022; win a €250 voucher from the Dublin music institution

Did you know the iconic music shop Waltons is celebrating being open for 100 years…

Sofia Kourtesis’ new song ‘Estación Esperanza’ samples a well-known Manu Chao vocal

Songs from the Peruvian Berlin-based electronic producer Sofia Kourtesis’ debut EP Fresia Magdalena ended up…

Podcast: How we can change Ireland’s licensing laws today with Give Us The Night

Sunil Sharpe and Robbie Kitt of The Give Us The Night Campaign join us to talk the modernisation of the licensing laws and the open consultation which close to the public this week.

Primal Scream to play Screamadelica live at Fairview Park

Primal Scream released their class psychedelic album Screamadelica 30 years ago last year, and the…

The 10 best new tracks released today: FKA Twigs, Soulé, Warmduscher, Guerilla Toss & more

The 10 best new tracks out today – also featuring Imarhan, Hot Chip, Earl Sweatshirt, !!!, Kae Tempest, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, DJ Shadow.