Staff Writers, Author at Backseat Mafia

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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Live Review: CMAT / Soft Launch – Omeara, London 08.04.2022

The Irish country-pop singer Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, better known as CMAT, released her debut album, ‘If My Wife New I’d Be Dead’, earlier this year and is now on tour…

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Live Review: Walt Disco / Priestgate / Voya – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, 13.04.22

The last time I saw Walt Disco live was at a festival at the very beginnings of their career. I had a hole in my timeline and picked their slot…

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Live Review: The War On Drugs / Lo Moon – 3arena Dublin 14.04.2022

The War in Drugs brought their latest tour the ‘I don’t live here anymore’ to the 3arena this week. Lo Moon opened on the night with a series of pleasant…

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Meet: John Roy from ska/reggae supergroup Smoke and Mirrors Sound System

Smoke And Mirrors Sound System are an American ska, rocksteady and reggae supergroup put together during the pandemic by John Roy who had previously played in many other ska bands…

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Live Review: Future Islands / Dan Deacon – Vicar Street, Dublin 29.03.2022

By Michael Ryan Future Islands continued their “Calling out in space” tour when playing their second sold-out gig at Dublin’s Vicar St venue on Tuesday night . They were supported…

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Live Review: Sam Fender – 3Arena, Dublin 24.03.2022

North East superstar Sam Fender is currently on his UK and Ireland Arena tour with Goat Girl as support. Carl McGrath was at the 3Arena, Dublin to capture Fender’s gig.…

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Live Review: Griff / Siights / Lola Young – Academy, Dublin 29.03.2022

On the 29th of March Griff brought her UK and Ireland tour to the Academy Dublin. The first of 2 supports on the night came from Irish-Scottish band Siights. Their…

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