Wed, 11/01/12 - Out On A Limb release back catalogue as free download

In an effort to shift the January blues, the very good people over at Out On A Limb Records are putting the majority of our back catalogue up as free downloads for the remainder of the month.
Starting from today:
… a digital download will be put for free download for one day only. Each…

Tue, 10/01/12 - 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 hosted over two consecutive weekends with the exact same line-up playing each.
The 2012 line-up has been announced and The Black Keys, Radiohead and Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg are…

Tue, 10/01/12 - Ones To Watch day by day schedule

The full line-up has been announced for this week’s Ones To Watch festival at Whelan’s and The Village, kicking off tomorrow:
Wednesday 11th January
Elaine Mai
Versechorusverse
Elevens
Goodtime
Bunoscionn
Wyvern Lingo
Laura Sheeran
Deaf Joe
Hello Moon
Crayonsmith
Thursday 12th January…
Wizards Of Firetop Mountain
No Spill Blood
Lethal Dialect
Logikparty
Jogging
Altered Hours

Mon, 9/01/12 - At The Drive-In are back!

Post-hardcore legends At The Drive-In have announced they are to make a come-back in a simple message posted to the band’s website and Twitter account:
¡ATTENTION! To whom it may concern: AT THE DRIVE-IN will be breaking their 11 year silence THIS STATION IS …NOW…OPERATIONAL
The group recorded three albums between 1993 and their disbandment…

Mon, 9/01/12 - May Bank Holiday show for SBTRKT

The world and his wife were trying to shoehorn into his recent Heineken Green Spheres show at the Workman’s Club, so expect demand to be equally as high when SBTRKT returns for a show at the more roomy Academy later this year. Taking advantage of the extended bank holiday weekend, Aaron Jerome will play the…

Mon, 9/01/12 - The 2 Bears and Benoit & Sergio join forces for Button Factory gig

It’s a match of doubles from Hidden Agenda and Nightflight. The 2 Bears, featuring Hot Chip-er Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell (Greco-Roman Soundsystem) have teamed up with Benoit & Sergio for a joint headline show at The Button Factory on Friday February 17th.
The 2 Bears were originally due to play Crawdaddy on this date.…

Mon, 9/01/12 - Squarehead announce Whelan’s show with support from Hello Moon & The Bridges Of Madison County

With the release of Yeah Nothing… and a series of energetic festival and headline slots, Squarehead had a roaring year in 2011. Before they head back to the studio the lads will play Whelan’s in Dublin on on Friday 3rd February.
Support on the night comes from Hello Moon & The Bridges Of Madison County,

Fri, 6/01/12 - First Aid Kit – ‘Emmylou’

The second album by Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg was reorded with producer Mike Mogis in Omaha, Nebraska.
‘Emmylou’ is the follow up single to ‘The Lion’s Roar’ from the record of the same name. As the name suggests it’s a tribute to Emmylou Harris as well as June Carter and Johnny Cash –…

Fri, 6/01/12 - Steve Aoki to play The Academy

Dim Mak head honcho and “alternative celebrity DJ” Steve Aoki is lined up to play The Academy on March 31st. Tickets are €29 plus fees on sale next Friday January 13th.
Aoki has an album out on January which features guests Lil Jon, Rivers Cuomo, Sky Ferreira, Chiddy Bang, Travis Barker, Kele of Bloc Party,…

Fri, 6/01/12 - The Weeknd trilogy gets screwed & chopped

As if the originals weren’t quite out there enough, The Weeknd‘s three mixtapes have all been given a going over by remixer Slim K, treating the slowed down, woozy R&B to a, well, slowed down, woozy makeover, screw and chop. Grab your free download of House Of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes Of Silence. The Weeknd…

Fri, 6/01/12 - BBC Sound of 2012 Top Five

Never exactly the champion of underground talent, this year’s BBC Sound of…. poll still has a distinctly behind the times feel about it. Taken from the opinions of 184 music industry experts, the top five looks like this:
1. Michael Kiwanuka

2. Frank Ocean

3. Azealia Banks

4. Skrillex

5. Niki & The Dove…

Thu, 5/01/12 - Whelan’s Ones To Watch Festival announces lineup

After last year’s long weekend of fun, the Ones To Watch festival is back again next week in Whelan’s and The Village from 11th to the 14th of January for four full days. Showcasing the best in new Irish music, Tickets are €5 per day or €10 for a full festival ticke with a free…

Thu, 5/01/12 - Azealia Banks announces Irish debut

February 6th isn’t that far away so we suggest you get yourself together double quick for the Irish debut of US rapper Azealia Banks. The venue in question is the comparatively intimate Whelan’s so it’s highly likely that when tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 9am they’ll be snapped up. Banks was just voted…

Wed, 4/01/12 - Tinariwen to play the National Concert Hall

Presented by Waltons New School of Music, Saharan desert guitar band Tinariwen are set to play the National Concert Hall in Dublin on Thursday, April 12th.
Tickets are priced at €26, €34 and €40 (choir balcony €20) available from NCH.ie.
Lead by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, the six member Malian band will perform tracks from Aman …