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National Symphony Orchestra’s Horizons series, Cappa Ensemble, Headland Collective, Daniel Barkley album review and more.
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Faces of 2012: Digital Magazine and Compilation
All this week we’ve been bringing you our annual pick of new Irish musical talent, featuring the twenty acts that State feels will come to...
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- Faces of 2012: Tenaka
- Faces of 2012: The Debutantes
- Faces of 2012: Tara Masterson Hally
- Faces of 2012: SertOne
- Faces of 2012: Hush War Cry
- Faces of 2012: This Club
- Faces of 2012: Toby Kaar
- Faces of 2012: Nightbox
- Faces of 2012: Lethal Dialect
- Faces of 2012: Futures Apart
- Faces of 2012: The Notas
- Faces of 2012: Simon Bird
- Faces of 2012: Cfit
- Faces of 2012: Elaine Mai
Guns N’ Roses to play The O2 in Dublin
As it stands, Guns N’ Roses are Axl Rose (of course), Frank Ferrer, Tommy Stinson, Richard Fortus, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, Dizzy Reed, Chris Pitman and...
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- Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells to play The Grand Social
- Choice Music Prize live show details
- Tieranniesaur & Last Days of 1984 for Whelan’s show
- Factory Floor playing Banquet at Tripod
- Ryan Adams announces two Irish dates
- Ghostpoet returns to Whelan’s
- May Bank Holiday show for SBTRKT
- The 2 Bears and Benoit & Sergio join forces for Button Factory gig
- Squarehead announce Whelan’s show with support from Hello Moon & The Bridges Of Madison County
- Steve Aoki to play The Academy
- Azealia Banks announces Irish debut
- Tinariwen to play the National Concert Hall
- Scroobius Pip returns this spring
- Das Racist Dublin show announced for March
Coachella 2012 line-up
In a bought to address ticket demand the Coachella Music Festival, held in the California Desert near the city of Indio, will this year be...
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- Iceland Airwaves 2012 early-bird tickets on sale
- Rolling Stone Weekender, Weissenhäuser Strand, Germany
- First names announced for Primavera 2012: Bjork, Jeff Mangum, Guided By Voices, Neon Indian & more
- Fun Fun Fun Fest – Austin, Texas
- Slayer, Mudhoney, Mogwai for ATP’s I’ll Be Your Mirror
- Other Voices 10 – details announced
- Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Around-the-town photos and free album downloads
- Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Saturday
- Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Friday
- Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Thursday
- Rhythm Weekender: A State preview
- Hard Working Class Heroes 2011 in photos
- Primavera Sound adds Portuguese edition
- Mansion Festival – a new indoor festival featuring Vitalic, Grandmaster Flash, Joker and more
Reviews
Casiokids – Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen
Happy jokes and other revelations over the mountain. READ »
Delorentos – Little Sparks
Seven years, three albums and finally Delorentos get it completely right. READ »
Prinzhorn Dance School – Clay Class
Sometimes you have to wonder if bands like Prinzhorn Dance... READ »
Casiokids – Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen
Who knows what these Norwegian electro-pop kids are so happy... READ »
Delorentos – Little Sparks
Since the shenanigans surrounding their second album release, Delorentos have... READ »
First Fortnight: Le Galaxie, Royseven, Cashier No.9 & dRea – Dublin
Now in its third year, First Fortnight doesn’t need us... READ »
Glen Campbell: The Goodbye Tour – New York
Director Bob Fosse gave his cinematic alter ego, the womanizing,... READ »
David Kitt plays The Big Romance – Dublin
Anniversary shows are always going to be a little strange.... READ »
Shame
Director: Steve McQueen Cast:Carey Mulligan, Michael Fassbender Cert: 18 Running Time: 99 min … An... READ »
50/50
Director: Jonathan Levine Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce... READ »
The Deep Blue Sea
Straight from its swelling, melodramatic, orchestral opening scenes, the sense... READ »
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – PS3, X360 (Ubisoft)
The fourth instalment in the best-selling Assassin’s Creed series, Revelations…... READ »
Need For Speed: The Run – PS3, X360, Wii, PC (EA)
The latest instalment in EA’s arcade racer series re-invigorates the... READ »
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – PS3 (SCEE)
All is not right in the Ratchet & Clank …universe.... READ »
Battlefield 3 – PS3, X360, PC (EA)
A frantic, heart-pumping opening sequence, where you escape from the... READ »
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) – SCEE
Another rip-roaring adventure that’s equal parts Indiana Jones and DaVinci... READ »
Video: Lykke Li live at Tower Records
'Sadness Is A Blessing' acoustic for Record Store Day. WATCH »
Video: Anna Calvi live at The Workman’s Club, Dublin
Each tremulous twang of a note is like a stalker following you home. WATCH »
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LATEST NEWS
Iceland Airwaves documentary released
- Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells to play The Grand Social
- Choice Music Prize live show details
- Tieranniesaur & Last Days of 1984 for Whelan’s show
- Update: New Cast Of Cheers video ‘Family’ / Jape remix
- Album stream: Quompilation 2
- Factory Floor playing Banquet at Tripod
- Etta James RIP
- New Dublin venue Electric Lounge launches this weekend
- Bruce Springsteen album details
- Watch Florence + The Machine perform ‘Say My Name’ live from Hackney
Supported by Heineken MusicSounds
Mix: State’s Merry Mixmas
Christmas cheer is spreading through the State Office and we’d like to... READ »
Mix: State Mix #37 – Baxter Beez
Mix: State Mix #36 – Madu…plus ticket giveaway
Mix: August Mix – Summer catch up
Mix: State Mix #35 – Tenaka
Mix: State Mix #34 – Avalanche Ammo
- Faces of 2012: MMOTHS
- Faces of 2012: Digital Magazine and Compilation
- Roskilde 2011 - Day 3 in Photos (careful now - contains nudity)
- Faces of 2012: The Debutantes
- Whelan's Ones To Watch Festival announces lineup
- Faces of 2012: The Notas
- Ones To Watch day by day schedule
- Faces of 2012: Elaine Mai
- New Dublin venue Electric Lounge launches this weekend
- Faces of 2012: Lecs Luther
- Anonymous on Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
- UnaMullally on Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
- Emmett Mullaney on Iceland Airwaves documentary released
- Ken The Ref on Delorentos – Little Sparks
- erigena on Fri 5th Sep – Cois Fharraige Festival – Kilkee, Clare – Kilkee
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