Posted on 29th Aug 08 by Contributor | 
0
Artist: Amusement Parks on FireAuthor: Paul Murphy Shoegaze" post rock Club AC30 delivered another fantastic night of mind blowing sound as Amusement Parks on Fire showcased their Iceland inspired walls of sound at Whelan"s on Sunday. Support came from a hungover Le Galaxie" who are opening this year's Electric Picnic" they do a solid job [...]
Read More →
Posted on 28th Aug 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: EPAuthor: Jason Golden Just one day away folks" Here is the latest update on the weather from Met Eireann Friday night: Very mild" humid and mostly cloudy. Dry apart from patchy rain and drizzle" mainly in Atlantic coastal counties. Mist and fog forming in places but clearing again towards morning as southerly winds freshen. [...]
Read More →
Posted on 28th Aug 08 by Liam Tyrrell | 0
Artist: Electric PicnicAuthor: Liam Tyrrell Finally" the Gods of uncertainty have relented. With just 24 little hours to go until the madness ensues" the official line up/running order for the Electric Picnic has arrived. Get busy planning or get busy preparing to miss everything you have paid your hard earned for. MAIN STAGE FRIDAY AUGUST [...]
Read More →
Posted on 28th Aug 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: dEUSAuthor: Jason Golden " Tickets on sale next Wednesday " September 3rd " 9am " Acclaimed Belgian rockers dEUS returned this spring with "Vantage Point"" their boldest " and perhaps finest " album to date" featuring guest vocal appearances from Karin Dreijer Andersson from The Knife and Guy Garvey of Elbow. POD Concerts presents [...]
Read More →
Posted on 28th Aug 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: KiptoAuthor: Kipto Back with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer" covered in horseshit. Welcome Back" I"m sure regular readers of this column "both of them" and I include myself in that"" have been wondering how come it"s been so long between rants. Well" for the last four months I"ve been on call 24 hrs [...]
Read More →
Posted on 28th Aug 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Ra Ra RiotAuthor: Paddy Murphy Ra Ra Riot The Rhumb Line In navigational terms" a rhumb line is a line crossing all meridians "lines of longitude" at the same angle. Even though Ra Ra Riot's history is brief it has been tainted with grief and hardship so it is only fitting that they should [...]
Read More →
Posted on 27th Aug 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Micah P HinsonAuthor: Jason Golden " Tickets on sale at 9am on Wednesday September 3rd " The stunning Micah P Hinson is back with a new collection of sparse" yet beautiful country songs" delivered in his inexplicably timeworn burr. Supporting Micah is the Retribution Gospel Choir which features Alan Sparhawk from Low. They released [...]
Read More →
Posted on 27th Aug 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: DENGUE FEVERAuthor: Jason Golden DENGUE FEVER Saturday 15 November The Sugar Club" Dublin Tickets: "13.50 inclusive of booking fee Dengue Fever have announced a headline date this November at Dublins Sugar Club. The Cambodian six"piece will play on Saturday 15 November at the Leeson St. venue. Tickets priced "13.50 incl. booking fee are on [...]
Read More →
Posted on 27th Aug 08 by Adam Lacey | 0
Artist: Ponytail Author: Adam Lacey Hailing from the hive of creativity that is Baltimore” Maryland” Ponytail are a four person”strong collective of art school heads and Wham City veterans. Band members” Dustin Wong “guitar”” Jeremy Hyman “drums”” Ken Seeno “guitar” and Molly Siegel “vocals” released their critically acclaimed second album” Ice Cream Spiritual” a few [...]
Read More →
Posted on 27th Aug 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Electric Picnic 08Author: Robert O Connor With the majority of your money spent" beer drank" cloths destroyed and tent modified to resemble the main stage so the party never stops" Sunday will become more of a survival seminar than a festival finale at this years Electric Picnic. Whether it"s pissed rain or shone from [...]
Read More →