Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Larkin Poe / Ryan McMullan – Vicar Street, Dublin 03.05.2022

Indie rock powerhouses Larkin Poe brought their ‘Self Made Man’ tour to Dublin’s Vicar Street venue this week. It was a great display of musicianship from the Lovell sisters which…

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Live Review: Denzel Curry / PlayThatBoiZay – 3Olympia, Dublin 01.05.2022

Fresh off a blistering performance at Coachella in California last week, kickass Florida rapper Denzel Curry took to Dublin last Sunday for one of the first shows in support of…

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Live Review: Moncrieff / The Quiet Man – Academy, Dublin 23.04.2022

On the 23rd of April, Waterford artist Moncrieff played his largest Dublin headliner to date with support from The Quiet Man. Support came from The Quiet Man and it was…

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Album Review: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets release the fluid brilliance of ‘Night Gnomes’

I had the pleasure of witnessing Psychedelic Porn Crumpets turn a sold-out Factory Theatre to pure liquid chaos the night before this album was released. Playing songs old and new,…

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Live Review: Pip Blom / Mt Misery – Independent, Sunderland 29.04.2022

By Adam Littlemore Misery as they first open up the night with their amazing music spinning Lo-fi romantic songs in their live performance with their ambient atmosphere sounds. This was…

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Live Review: As Everything Unfolds / Delaire The Liar / Insurgent – The Flapper, Birmingham 24.04.2022

By Claire Hodgkins Insurgent Delaire The Liar As Everything Unfolds

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Track: Children Of The Pope – Junkie Girlfriend

The latest addition to the Isolar Records rosters, Children of the Pope certainly know how to make a striking entrance, showing up with a new single which is a very…

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Live Review: Lucy Dacus / SOAK – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 25.04.2022

Lucy Dacus played an almost sold out Olympia Theatre on the 25th of April. The show had been upgraded twice and more recently reschedule due to COVID, so it was…

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Live Review: Stockton Calling Festival – Stockton 16.04.2022

By Ian Allcock Samantha Durnan at Ku First up for me, in my day of jogging around the venues in town for Stockton Calling on Saturday, was the Samantha Durnan…

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Live Review: Artists Against Homelessness – 3Olympia, Dublin 17.04.2022

Artists Against Homelessness has been organised for the last eight years by the Sunday Independent’s Barry Egan. This year’s show, which has been booked by Bekah Molony, reflects the diversity…

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