Articles by Damien McGlynn
Leaving your fans waiting nine years for your first visit to their country is a potentially dangerous tactic, building expectation to almost impossible levels. But when it comes off as well as it did for The Cat Empire last Friday night, it seems like they planned the whole thing in advance. When State saw the…
The Cat Empire are a jazz, funk & ska infused band from Melbourne, Australia. Formed nine years ago they have a reputation for incendiary live performances and though they just played their 800th show in the UK, tomorrow night’s gig (October 29th) in The Academy, Dublin is their first ever visit to Ireland.
Earlier in…
A collection of photos from HWCH taken by James Goulden, Sara Devine and Damien McGlynn.…
Ask most Canadians about Calgary and the words ‘oil and gas’ usually follow. Other phrases like ‘cowboy town’ and ‘mini-America’ are almost as common and the annual Stampede is as extreme an example of this culture as you’re likely to find. Only a matter of days after the Stampede visitors have vacated the city, the…
As Emmett Kelly, the main man behind The Cairo Gang, tip-toes onto a stage cluttered with instruments at 9pm, 26 people can be counted in Crawdaddy. Though the numbers do increase slowly before Baby Dee’s headline set, it is definitely the smallest crowd I’ve found myself amongst since Thao Nguyen in the same venue nearly…
Almost precisely two months has passed since the last time I visited Vicar Street so I can only assume that a decision was made in the interim to make regular, booming announcements around the building urging the public to step right up, step right up and see the incredible musical talents of Brown Bird and…
