Ian Mc Donnell, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Aoife Nessa Frances’s reveals new track with accompanying video, also announces Dublin date

Aoife Nessa Frances builds a lush, otherworldly landscape of psych-pop on her latest single “Fantasy,” written as the Irish singer-songwriter was learning to read Tarot cards and took particular inspiration…

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Gallery and set-list: The Stunning / The Donnys – Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Kilkenny 19.08.2023

I have lost count the amount of times I have seen The Stunning down through the years and still they manage to put on a great show and get the…

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News: Show Me The Body announce remix album ”Trouble The Water – Remixes

New York City-based trio Show Me The Body announce Trouble The Water – Remixes, set to be released on 31st August via Loma Vista Recordings. Trouble The Water – Remixes includes reimagined versions…

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Gallery and Set-list: The Human League – Bulmer’s Live, Leopardstown Racecourse Dublin 17.08.2023

English synth-pop giants The Human League played the summer series Bulmer’s Live at Leopardstown racecourse to a huge crowd, one of the biggest the series has seen and the band…

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News: Death Dealer Union, debuts Second Single, “The Integument”

Out today and following charging metal banger “The Vow of Silence”, second single “The Integument” turns the pace all the way up with traditional power metal flavor before transforming into a ghostly, hypnotizing soundscape.…

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News: Superchunk announce Misfits & Mistakes Singles, B-Sides & Strays 2007-2023 boxset

Superchunk announce Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007–2023, their fourth singles compilation, a massive 4-LP or 2-CD collection covering their triumphant return from hiatus up to present day –…

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Gallery: Dave Hollands, Wicked Little Atoms in the Fragments of The Long Waves. Rollercoaster Sessions – Kilkenny Art Festival, Cleere’s Bar & Theatre 15.08.2023

The second night of Dave Hollands fantastic night of cascading sound that is a delight to the senses. Not only through music, but also spectacular visually. Your senses are bombarded…

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News: End announce The Sin of Human Frailty album & share first video ‘Gaping Wounds of Earth’

End will release their second album The Sin of Human Frailty on 27th October. The band have also shared the video for the enraged first single ‘Gaping Wounds of Earth’.…

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News: New Pagans announce headline shows for Dublin and Kilkenny

New Pagans are a rock band based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. As the music industry fights to return from the brink, New Pagans abandon chaos for a brief moment, in…

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Gallery and set-list (E,H): Katie Kim / Elaine Howley – Rollercoaster Sessions, Kilkenny Arts Festival 15.08.2-23

As part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival, Rollercoaster Records a (yep you guessed it ) a record shop in Kilkenny hosts a series of shows under the banner of the…

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