Monthly Archives: February 2009

Live Review, 2009 Green 17 Tour, Flogging Molly, with the Aggrolites and the Mighty Stef, Cleveland House of Blues

Posted on 24th Feb 09 by Contributor | 0

Artist: Flogging Molly" The Aggrolites" The Mighty StefAuthor: Diane Weisheit A crowd of fans dressed in kilts and newsboy caps flooded the lobby of The House of Blues both Friday and Saturday night for the 2009 Green 17 Tour featuring Flogging Molly" with The Aggrolites and The Mighty Stef. The Dublin"based The Mighty Stef" kicked [...]

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Gomez Announce Academy Date

Posted on 23rd Feb 09 by Contributor | 0

Artist: GomezAuthor: Paddy Murphy GOMEZ ANNOUNCE ACADEMY GIG Almost ten years after the release of their brilliant Mercury Music Prize winning debut album release Bring It On Gomez have announced an intimate date at Dublin"s Academy on Thursday 30 April. Tickets priced "26 incl. booking fee are on sale at all usual Ticketmaster outlets from [...]

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Interview, Jeremy Hickey, Rarely Seen Above Ground

Posted on 23rd Feb 09 by Contributor | 0

Artist: Rarely Seen Above GroundAuthor: Liam Griffin Rarely Seen Above Ground "RSAG" is a one man band who records all his own material and plays drums live alongside some pretty interesting visuals. His debut album Organic Sampler" was released last year and gained him a nomination for the Choice Music Prize. His sound is energetic" [...]

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Record Review, Without Thought, Get Down and Give me Infinity

Posted on 23rd Feb 09 by Paul Groome | 0

Artist: Without Thought Author: Paul Groome When situations arise in life where you feel your instincts, opinions or even emotions may not be reliable in finding a conclusion to a situation, science is always the way forward. For the album, Get Down And Give Me Infinity by Without Thought, I used the “Thirty Second Method”. [...]

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Live Review, Charlie Parr, Crawdaddy

Posted on 21st Feb 09 by David Lynch | 0

Artist: Charlie ParrAuthor: David Lynch "What time is it" What"s that" Twenty five to eleven" Twenty five to eleven eh" I don"t even know what twenty five to eleven means" Anyone know what time I started"" quizzes Charlie Parr from the stage during his informal gig in Crawdaddy last Wednesday. The reason for this question [...]

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Dan Deacon, Andrews Lane Date

Posted on 20th Feb 09 by Contributor | 0

Artist: Dan DeaconAuthor: Paddy Murphy Foggy Notions presents Dan Deacon and Ensemble + Adventure "Carpark Records" + Future Islands "Wham City" Andrew"s Lane Theatre" Wed June 3" Doors 10pm Tickets "17.50 plus booking fee from WAV "lo"call 1890 200 078"/City Discs/ Tickets.ie and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. "A laptop"clutching oddball who will take you on a [...]

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JazZstePpa Tomorrow night, Underground Kennedys

Posted on 20th Feb 09 by Contributor | 0

Artist: JazZstePpaAuthor: Paddy Murphy Big Dish Go present JaZZstePpa live. Underground at Kennedys Saturday 21st 10.30pm. Tickets available on door priced "14. It is sure to be a interesting night of fresh music. On the night there will also be Kormac and Tu"Ki cutting and scratching together an eclectic mix of jazz" hip"hop" swing" funk" [...]

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Record Review, Kevin Blake, You Are What You Hear

Posted on 20th Feb 09 by Contributor | 0

Artist: Kevin BlakeAuthor: Paul Murphy The best thing about electronic music is that it never stops expanding" advances in technology and improved accessibility have made it easy for anyone with a musical ability to make records from their bedroom. Kevin Blake is a man who's played in experimental rock bands since he was 15 and [...]

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Record Review, Trap Them, Siezures in Barren Places

Posted on 20th Feb 09 by Mike McGrath Bryan | 0

Artist: Trap ThemAuthor: Mike McGrath Bryan Every so often" a band comes along and grabs your reviewer with such conviction that he's shaken out of his usual state of jadedness and wired awake" awestruck at what unfolds before him sonically. It doesn't happen often these days" but when it does you can be sure this [...]

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Live Review, 12 Points! Festival, Dublin

Posted on 19th Feb 09 by Contributor | 0

Artist: Various ArtistsAuthor: John O Flynn Dublin's Improvised Music Company gathered a dozen young jazz bands from around Europe for the third 12 Points" Festival to play in Templebar's Project Theatre. This year the styles of music presented were as diverse as their countries of origin. Here's a quick breakdown of the bands on the [...]

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