Swedish trance alchemist and electronic producer extraordinaire Axel Willner a.k.a. The Field is returning to Dublin’s Tripod with his full band. The show will feature live visuals and live backing from percussionist Dan Enqvist and multi-instrumentalist Andreas Söderstrom.POD presents THE FIELD(Live with visuals)Friday January 22nd Tripod – Harcourt St – Dublin 2.Doors –…
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A couple of minutes into the opening song on Animal Collective’s new EP, Panda Bear interrupts the thoughts of his bandmate Avey Tare to self-consciously wonder aloud “how does a band turn into such a thing?”. Having first made their mark upon the world just after the dawn of the millennium with the unreal-sounding Spirit…
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Having recently popped up on BBC’s Sound of 2010 poll and having released two killer singles this year already, the Bangor four-piece Two Door Cinema Club are to play Crawdaddy, Dublin on the 17th of December. Tickets €12 available from Ticketmaster, City Discs, Sound Cellar and usual outlets. www.ticketmaster.ieCheck out these killer singles released…
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This album is a logical extension of, rather than a continuation of, The Heavy’s debut LP Great Vengeance and Furious Fire. Whilst tracks like ‘That Kind Of Man’ on their debut showed glimpses of their potential, the follow up crams it all neatly into ten exciting tunes. From the outset there is more depth and…
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Everyone’s favourite Auntie returns, showing us just how diverse her tastes and abilities are. Saints And Scoundrels is a solid collection of tunes with an upbeat feel, with a wealth of special guests joining Sharon and her band for the pleasant ride. Included are a couple of exclusives. Imelda May’s upbeat rockabilly track ‘Go Tell The…
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Saturday sees Out On a Limb take over the Twisted Pepper early for a record label showcase which also serves as their first label night in Dublin in three years. Rest, Windings and Hooray for Humans will play on the night followed by DJ sets from Windings and Crayonsmith. There’s also a back catalogue loot,…
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Freelance Whales are barely celebrating a year together, having formed in Queens, NYC late 2008, and already they are featuring on any decent ones-to-watch list (we’re obsessed with lists these days, it’s all very Nick Hornby). The reason behind their championing is that in their short career these New Yorkers have crafted a batch of…
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Despite his rapping style making him sound like a prime contender for a grown-up dunce cap, 50 Cent is actually rather charming in real life. Not that it’ll matter when he returns here next year to promote his latest album Before I Self-Destruct in 2010.Fiddy will play live at the O2 on 21st March (tickets…
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Grandcrew.com are streaming tonight’s Warp 20 Paris show online tonight for those who can’t make it. Featuring Battles, Four Tet DJ, Nice Nice and Flying Lotus, Grandcrew are offering:- 4 hours of live HD broadcast from the night- A chance to watch the Warp 20 movie.- Free rewatch of all of the above for…
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For fifteen years, independent promoter U:mack have been “handing out flyers in the rain”, promoting a multitude of diverse international artists to the capital. Genres may come and go, venues may close, bands may split up but U:mack have established themselves as an authorative Irish promoter of alternative rock, electronic and dance DJs operating under…
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On the 13th December, Bad Manners bring their truly mad blend of ska, reggae and punk to the Academy in Dublin. You can expect an energetic display from the crowd, egged on by Doug Trendle and his troupe of exceptionally talented musicians. Trendle has been touting his wares around the world solidly as Buster Bloodvessel,…
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Sonic Youth. These days the name holds an awkward sense of irony when you consider that the band’s members are now in their 50s. But thankfully this milestone hasn’t affected the quality of their end product; think of their output over the past decade (Murray Street, Sonic Nurse, Rather Ripped and this year’s excellent The Eternal)…
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Nearly every artist of reasonable ability and young age in the history of the popular music canon has, in all probability, been labeled a ‘precocious talent’, an appellation used so blithely that anyone from the relentless ‘um-boppers’ Hanson to Miley Cyrus has, at one point, huddled together under the umbrella term. Yet, every so often,…
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With no support for tonight’s gig Marillion came on early and did two short acoustic sets, which caught a few fans by surprise. But that didn’t faze this hard working band; hardly imaginative in their set order – they played their latest album in its original tracklisting from start to finish. However, never ones to…
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Anyone who’s ever laid eyes on Dublin krautrock three-piece will not be surprised to hear that this debut LP is a strange proposition. Drummer Anto, axeman Rooster and organist Ray look like they were stolen from the set of Fraggle Rock one night. A highlight at this year’s DEAF festival, as well as a feature…
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Shackleton’s techno haunted dub (or should that be dub haunted techno?) productions always had a freakish, mummified feel to them. They lived up to his old label’s name too – Skull Disco. Listen to the labyrinthine and rolling rhythms of older tracks like ‘Stalker’ or ‘Blood on my Hands’, and it is easy to imagine…
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Pearl Jam have announced two Irish dates: 22nd June at The O2 and 23rd June at The Odyssey Arena in Belfast.Tickets for The O2 Dublin 22 June from €59.80 and for The Odyssey Belfast 23 June from £41.50 including booking fee on sale Friday 11th December at 9am nationwide.Thanks to our photographer Sara…
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We have a delightful pair of tickets for each of this week's Heineken Green Spheres gigs in Dublin and Cork to give away. A great chance to see the mighty White Lies deliver some beautifully monochrome British rock topped off with what sounds like Julian Cope's voice, in the Teardrop Explodes era. Oh, and that's…
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Many people’s tips for greatness, The Sleep Thieves‘ latest video City Lights is directed by Killian Broderick. The track is available for free download here. The band play a special Christmas show upstairs at the Twisted Pepper on Tuesday 22nd December, with DJ sets from Halves, GPO, Le Galaxie, Bellajane and I Phoenix.Random PostsVon…
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Sporting a new fringe-assisted hairdo and seen drinking tea on-stage (Rock and Roll is indeed alive as our photographer noted), Lisa Hannigan capped off a great year which has seen her wow crowds at SXSW in Texas, tour the US with The Low Anthem, appear on The Colbert Report, Later with Jools Holland and receive…
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