Discussions
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Focus on Galway: Us vs Them & the city’s hardcore scene
For part three of my Focus on Galway series (which is an extension of my recent article on Galway for The Ticket in The Irish Times), I have a longer interview with Daniel Hielscher, the man behind Us vs Them. He has brought countless hardcore bands to the city as well as playing in Only…
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Focus on Galway: Citóg gigs
For part two of my closer look at the Galway music scene, we turn to Citóg, a gig night that proudly proclaims itself the ‘home of Galway music’. One essential part of a local music scene is having a place for musicians to play gigs – somewhere that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg…
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Focus on Galway: Rusted Rail, Brigid Power Ryce, So Cow & Yawning Chasm
Ah, Galway. I’ve had visions of this little city running through my head for the past few weeks, all because of a series of interviews I did for the Irish Times‘ music supplement The Ticket a few weeks ago. The article came out yesterday – you can read it here – but due to word…
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Soundcloud sounds: Toby Kaar, Sacred Animals remix
I’m not too sure how this one almost passed me by, but Toby Kaar has a new remix on his Soundcloud, this time of the Sacred Animals track Wired, Islands. What I love about Toby’s remixes is that they’re never what you expect – there are twists and turns, jolts and jerks and moments when…
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Agnes Obel
I’ve already waxed lyrical about my love for Dustin O’Halloran‘s latest album, Lumiere, and I’ve gotten such a buzz out of hearing from other people who’ve fallen for it too. It’s a work of beauty, check it out. Here’s another album that I fell for last year and seeing as its creator is playing in…
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Just like a drawing…
Female musicians and polyrhythmic-post-punk go together like jam and toast. Sweet!
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Beaucoup de fantastique musique to enjoy at le Cork French Film Festival
Malheureusement pour my corny headline, but I had to throw a little bit of my (terrible – I used to be good at it years ago!) French into the post. If you’re in Cork this weekend, there are some wonderful events taking place as part of the city’s French Film Festival, which I detail below.…
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New Independent Record Store: Wingnut Records, Galway
If you’re in Galway and in the mood to buy some records, you now have a new independent record store to visit – following the closure of Redlight Records a few years back, and the recent liquidation of the Zhivago Records chain , Wingnut Records is the newest local record store on the block. (There…
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Forwards/Backwards
The past year has, for most people, had its ups and downs. Similarly, the year in music has had its peaks and troughs – but thankfully there have been more highs than lows. Irish music in particular has had an incredibly strong year, with a remarkable amount of top-notch albums released by homegrown acts…
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Update: Gig cancellations due to bad weather
This bad weather is leading to a rake of gigs being cancelled – sad news for promoters! But a lot of them will be rescheduled so don’t lose faith. Cork: Pal Joey, due to play the Pavilion tonight (Friday 3 Dec) can’t make it down to Cork. The gig will be rescheduled – but if…
Sweet Oblivion 