Live Review
Gallery & Set List: Tove Lo / Miya Folick, Dirt Femme Tour – 3Olympia, Dublin 29.10.2022
Tove Lo’s Dirt Femme Tour kicked off with an opening date at Dublin’s 3Olympia and in support slot was American singer-songwriter Miya Folick with full band. Miya and band played for 40 minutes and got a fantastic reaction for the sold out crowd. Its a pity the stage was so crowded with instruments to fit …
Live Review: Carm Supporting Bon Iver – Wembley Arena, London 25.10.2022
Opening the show for Bon Iver is a huge honour and no mean feat for any artist. However, CJ Camerieri has worked with Justin Vernon before as a member of Bon Iver and has his own impressive list of collaborators; Paul Simon, Sufjan Stevens, The National, John Legend and co-founder of the classical ensemble yMusic, …
Live Review: The Hunna – Leeds Beckett SU. 22.10.22
Watford 4-piece The Hunna hit Leeds on the latest night of their UK tour, lighting up the Student Union at Leeds Beckett. We were a few days away from the release of their new Gil Norton-produced fourth record, which drops today (28.10.22), and they have been out on the road to share this new music …
Gallery + Set Lists: Sinéad O’Brien / Pretty Happy – Whelan’s, Dublin 27.10.2022
Poet / Spoken Word mistress Sinéad O’Brian played to a 300 strong crowd in Dublin’s Whelan’s with support coming from Corks art punk outfit Pretty Happy.The openers played a fantastic 30 minute set of intensity and then the main played a 45 minute set of fuzzed up noise poetry. Pretty Happy. Sinéad O’Brien, Gallery & …
Gallery: Dean Lewis / Anson Seabra – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 26.10.2022
On Wednesday, the 26th of October, Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis played to a sold out 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, as part of his ‘Sad Boi Winter Summer’ tour. Support on the night came from Anson Seabra, who was joined on stage by guitarist Dan Richards (known for his guitar work with One Direction). Seabra sat behind …
Live review: Tamikrest play breathtaking set at the Nolan Gallery, MONA, nipaluna/Hobart, 26/10/2022.
I am a relatively recent convert to some of the “desert rock/desert blues” that has come to notice in increasing amounts in Western countries over the past 5 years or so. Bands such as Songhoy Blues, Tinariwen and Mdou Moctar along with Ali Farka Touré and son Vieux Farka Touré come to mind. Given that, …
Live Review: The Pretty Reckless / The Cruel Knives, Death By Rock And Roll Tour – 3Olympia, Dublin 24,10,2022
Words: Rosey Hayes // Pictures: Ian Mc Donnell Admittedly, growing up I was never a fan of The Pretty Reckless. That’s not to say I disliked them in any way, just that they had somehow slipped under my radar (when Taylor Momsen’s band burst on to the scene in 2009, I was 17 and going …
Gallery: Spring Loaded Festival, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 22.10.2022
It was a rather brilliant return to the nineties with a very special line-up of some of the most engaging Australian indie bands for the Spring Loaded Festival held at Wollongong University. Many old favourites – Grinspoon, You Am I, Regurgitator, Jebediah, Frenzal Rhomb, Tumbleweed, Screamfeeder and Caligula, many who still tread the boards today …
Live Review: Billy Idol / Killing Joke / Toyah – Wembley Arena, London 19.10.2022
Finally, Billy Idol and his Roadside show were able to come to these shores and bring with them new songs and some old classics. Along for the ride came is long time Guitarist Steve Stevens’. These were his first tour since 2018 and the shows were delayed because of the pandemic. Alongside he brings with …