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The Mods, The Northern Soul lovers and the New Wave fans of a certain generation all converged on The Academy Dublin last night for the long await and anticipated show by the Dublin band The Blades, Trojan Records / The Blades t-shirts are to be seen dotted through out the crowd and a good number …

The annual Kilkenny Tradfest made a welcome returned to the delight of music goers and running from the 16th to the 20th featuring some of Irelands finest Irish Traditional music and some Folk thrown in for good measure, it runs taking in a number of the cities pubs & venues.I managed to get to cover …

A touch of Los Angeles came to Dublin as two bands at least based in the city arrived at the upstairs venue at Whelans. Support band Numb.er, formed in LA by Jeff Fribourg did their engaging Dark Wave / Synthpunk thing to an appreciative crowd, and showed they have more than enough to pull in …

THE CLOCKWORKS RELEASE EXHILARATING NEW SINGLE:“ENDGAME”STREAM ON ALL SERVICES NOW HERE + ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP: ‘THE CLOCKWORKS’RELEASED 1 APRIL 2022, VIA IT’S CREATION BABY + US & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Today, Galway’s finest – THE CLOCKWORKS – release their first new music of 2022: “Endgame”. STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE FOR MORE INFORMATIONw/ https://www.theclockworks.band/ The track …

Ricky Warwick brought his Fighting Hearts to Dublin last night and it was full on ear bleeding rock.Not surprising when you look at who makes up the Fighting Hearts on this tour. On Guitar from The Sisters Of Mercy / Diamond Black, Mr Ben Christo, on drums from Tax The Heat, Mr Jack Taylor and …

One year ago, THE WEATHER STATION released Ignorance, one of 2021’s most praised and far-reaching albums. And now, in 2022 Tamara Lindeman is pleased to reveal the swift arrival of its follow-up, How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, which will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally on 11th March via Fat Possum.The album is fronted by the extraordinary lead …

With a burst of energy that never let up for the night Palaye Royale exploded on to the stage at Dublin’s 3Olympia open their set with Nightmares / You’ll Be Fine / Hang on to Yourself, the only members of the band to stay in their positions were the keyboard player and Emerson and this …

Declan was in Kilkenny for the second night of his thirteen night Arrivals Irish tour with Dani Larkin in support tonight, some might remember I reviewed Dani’s album launch back in December ( https://www.backseatmafia.com/live-review-dani-larkin-brona-keogh-upstairs-whelans-dublin-5-12-2021/ ) again tonight she was playing songs from that album and it looked like she has won over a number of …

An Evening with Halestorm hit Dublin’s 3Olympia. On this tour Halestorm have chosen to support themselves with an opening acoustic set, tonight that set consists of seven songs.Heart of NovocaineRaise Your HornsParachutesI’m Not An AngelWhiskey in the Jar (Thin Lizzy cover)Better Sorry Then Safe (with Piece of my Heart mixed in)Mz. Hyde. Lzzy opened this …

The throng gathered in Whelans, Dublin tonight for a night of pop punk and a sold out show for headline act Crown the King, but first up are Galway band Light Grey. Light Grey a third wave pop punk band drawing elements of emo and hip hop to create an effervescent energy all of their …