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Wed, 11/04/12 - Ireland’s newest arts & culture magazine – De\Code
Ireland’s newest arts and culture magazine De\Code is now available to read in digital format via Issuu. The magazine is helmed by Steven O’ Rourke and State contributor James Hendicott, the mag will delve into music, theatre, culture, politics, travel and literature.
The first issue is out now digitally and includes features on Dublin’s hip-hop…
Tue, 10/04/12 - The Gandhis to play Galway this week, hear their new album in full
Dublin folk-rockers The Gandhis are set to play at Kelly’s Bar in Galway Thursday 12th April as part of the Noisy Plug Sessions, with opening acts from Mister Ebby, Take The Stand, and Bennet Vs Matrix. The Gandhis just released their second effort, After Autumn…, a collection of luminous firewood folk songs, sounding like
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Tue, 10/04/12 - Elaine Mai – Release (Exclusive video)
Last week saw the release of Elaine Mai’s debut EP Dots (hear it on Nialler9, buy it here) and to mark the event we bring you this lovely video from Simon O’Neill and regular State cohort Myles O’Reilly.
It captures her mixture of acoustic music and technology perfectly, something you can see for yourselves when…
Tue, 10/04/12 - Watch the video for Glen Hansard’s – ‘Philander’
Details of Glen Hansard’s solo album were released last week and here we have the first video from Rhythm & Repose … – the slow-burning piano-led ‘Philander’. There’s a bit of a Leonard Cohen buzz to this. The album is out on June 15th.
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Tue, 10/04/12 - Neil Young wants to create a new high-quality audio format
Rock legend Neil Young has been pretty outspoken in recent years about how the quality of 21st century music was terrible. During a recent interview for MTV he even declared “it just makes me angry”. So he decided to take the bull by the horns and create his own high-fidelity audio format. As Rolling Stones…
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Tue, 10/04/12 - Lady Gaga to play Dublin’s Aviva Stadium – full details
The Born This Way Ball is coming to Dublin. Lady Gaga’s followup to The Monsters Ball hits the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday September 15th as part of a larger European tour (full dates below).
Support comes from English cheek-rockers The Darkness and long-time Gaga compatriot Lady Starlight.
Tickets go on sale Monday 16…
Thu, 5/04/12 - Dubliners’ Barney McKenna RIP
Banjo player Barney McKenna, the last remaining original member of the Dubliners, has passed away in Dublin. Reports suggest that McKenna collapsed at his home and was taken to Beaumont Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The band, due to tour later this year, have issued this statement:
It is with great sadness that The…
Thu, 5/04/12 - Snow Patrol to headline Bushmills Live festival
Bushmills Irish Whiskey has just announced multi-platinum rockstars Snow Patrol as the first headliner for their new music festival, Bushmills Live.
For this first edition, the festival will take place at the Old Bushmills Distillery on the north coast of Ireland on 20th and 21st June 2012. The artists are set to play intimate gigs…
Thu, 5/04/12 - The Diversus Guitar Ensemble to play National Concert Hall in in Dublin
The 30 piece Guitar Orchestra Diversus Guitar Ensemble, comprised of international renowned musicians and classical performers will be playing the National Concert Hall April 15th. For their only Irish concert in 2012, they will perform an eclectic set going from Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Manic Depression’ to ‘Symphony No. 2′ by Joseph Haydn.
The group, which features…
Thu, 5/04/12 - The Beatyard Weekender details
Taking place May 3rd to May 6th at the Twisted Pepper and The Bernard Shaw, Bodytonic’s music and culture festival The Beatyard Weekender will include performances from Matthew Dear, Benga & Youngman, Kerri Chandler, James Pants Kuedo and others.
The weekend will also be filled with exhibitions, label showcases, comedy, animation … Tickets are on…
Wed, 4/04/12 - Glen Hansard to release debut album in June
It’s been a busy year for The Frames singer and half of folk-rock duo The Swell Season, Glen Hansard: he wrote two songs for The Hunger Games OST, he’s promoting Once,The Musical (adapted from the movie screenplay) which opened in March on Broadway and on June 15th, he is releasing his first solo album, Rhythm …
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Wed, 4/04/12 - Solar Bears make live return
Having not stepped on a Dublin stage in 2012, Solar Bears return to action over the May bank holiday weekend with a show at the Button Factory. Support on Sunday 6th comes from Letherette and State Face of 2012 SertOne, with tickets priced €8 on sale now. The duo release their second album Supermigration… later
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Tue, 3/04/12 - Paul Simon adds second Graceland show
With the initial date on July 12th selling out immediately, Paul Simon will play a second show at the O2 on the following night. Performing his classic Graceland in its entirety, Simon will be joined on this European tour by Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 18th April at 9am.…
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Mon, 2/04/12 - Nicki Minaj brings her Pink Friday tour to Dublin
Nicki Minaj and her alter egos are hitting the road. Her Pink Friday comes to the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on the 4th of July (actually a Wednesday.)
Tickets are priced from €49.65 (inclusive of booking fee), they go on sale this Wednesday, April 4th, at 9am and will be available from Ticketmaster outlets nationawide.
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