Artist: marquee 2009Author: Jason Golden
The Prodigy and Kasabian are just two of the acts just announced for the Live at The Marquee series 2009. More acts and details to follow….
18/06/09 The Prodigy on sale: Wed 03/12/08" 09:00
Sat 20/06/09 20:00 Gilbert O Sullivan on sale: Tue 02/12/08" 09:00
Sun 21/06/09 20:00 Kasabian on [...]

Artist: The FieldAuthor: Jason Golden
The Field is a critically acclaimed Stockholm" Sweden" based minimal techno artist. In 2007" the album From Here We Go Sublime was rated 9.0 by influential Pitchfork Media and added to their Best New Music feature. A new album is currently being recorded and this full live band show will afford [...]

Artist: Wallis Bird Author: Jason Golden
Following a hectic breakthrough year" Wallis winds it down with a regional tour and some intimate shows for her fans.
POD Concerts presents
WALLIS BIRD
Support: tba
Wednesday December 17th
CrawDaddy " Harcourt St " Dublin 2.
Doors " 8pm
Tickets "14 "inc. booking fee" available from Ticketmaster" Road Records" City Discs" Sound Cellar and [...]

Artist: Baby DeeAuthor: Jason Golden
Foggy Notions presents:
BABY DEE "Drag City"
Featuring Alex Nielson "Bonnie Prince Billy/Jandek"
+PAUL CURRERI
+BLACK CARROT
Whelans" Dec 5
Tickets "16 from WAV" Tickets.ie" Ticketmaster" Road" City Discs
Following her wonderful performance opening for Bonnie Prince Billy at Vicar Street earlier this year" Baby Dee returns with her all"star band to headline Whelans. Her fans includes [...]

Artist: Story Of HairAuthor: Naomi McArdle
Story of Hair are four glossy young tresses from Ireland who released a debut album Cheap Rate in October. They make hay" clothes and records like Big Melt" one of the best 2008 summer singles. Here they tell Drop"D about the soundtrack to their Story tale…
Drop"D: Can you [...]

Artist: Duke Special
Author: David Lynch
“Last night I nearly died” but I woke up just in time”” the crowd yelled at the ragged looking ensemble on stage. “Sing faster”” the Duke commanded ” neatly putting words to my observations from much of the previous hours performance.
A full house at the Olympia provide the setting on Tuesday [...]

Artist: Murcof Author: Paul Murphy
Murcof aka Fernando Corono's fifth release "The Versailles Sessions" is a commission piece"come"full length album from the Tijuana born weaver of sound that combines unique experimentations with electronic and classical music in their more minimalistic expression. The use of 17th century baroque instruments "harpsichord" viola" flute" and violin" in the recording [...]

Artist: Independents DayAuthor: Jason Golden
Independents Day:
A day long fair of independent records" d.i.y. zines" radical books" info stalls" workshops" crafts and more.
Takes place Sunday 7th December 2008 at the Dublin Food Co"op" 12 Newmarket" Dublin 8.
Independents Day is a day long fair celebrating do"it yourself zines and independently released records by some of [...]

Artist: Super Extra Bonus PartyAuthor: Jason Golden
www.whelanslive.com presents
a New Years Eve party w/

Super Extra Bonus Party
very special guests Abedisi Shank
Whelans" Wednesday December 31st" 8pm til late.
Tickets "20 plus booking fee from Ticketmaster.ie" WAV Tickets "lo"call 1890 200 078"" www.tickets.ie" City Discs

Ahead of the imminent release of their second album in early"to"mid 2009" Super Extra [...]

Artist: Lykke Li
Author: Aoibheann Maguire
Having spent much of her childhood, on the move, living everywhere from homeland Sweden to Portugal to India, the career of this soulful singer is set to pave a similar path. Life just keeps on getting better for this little nomad.
Armed with a sharply rising profile, a dreaded “one to watch” [...]