The legendary E Street guitarist Stevie Van Zandt will be making a regular appearance this evening at Tower Records on Dawson Street. TOMORROW /// Ahead of his Vicar Street show on Friday, Stevie Van Zandt he will be broadcasting his radio show from Tower Dublin (Dawson St store) from 7-9pm and will also be signing copies of#SummerOfSorcery. Be sure Read More
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Galway artist Maija Sofia brings us dreamy alt folk music that we simply adore
If you like indie dreamy pop music that is in the same vain of Irish artist Katie Kim, well then, check out this next artist called Maija Sofia. Maija Sofia is a singer, writer & performer from rural Galway, currently based in Dublin. Every now and then we discover an artist and stops us in Read More
Galway songwriter “Partland” is on fire with new single “Hope to Love Again”
When Galway singer songwriter Thomas McPartland contacted us about doing a feature for our website and after hearing his brand new song called “Hope to Love Again”, we were only delighted to do a feature on on the artist. Thomas tells us that he hopes to have his debut album “The Empty Atlantic” out in Read More
Irish songwriter Dubh Lee releases new single called Virtue
Dubh Lee’s debut single ‘Virtue’ and the accompanying music video was released on all platforms 31st July 2019. Dubh Lee could be the love-child of Leonard Cohen and Janis Joplin. Her music unites Cohen’s folk sensitivity and lyrical prowess with the raw, sexual power of Joplin’s bluesrock energy. Since starting gigging in Summer 2018 she has Read More
A love letter to The Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” from Castlebar
Must say i was quite the late comer to the epic Beach Boys album “PET SOUNDS”. I only got to hear the album in it’s entirety for the first time back in September of 2001 but boy when i did it completely changed my perception of the band. I began to view a lot of Read More
“Join Me in the Pines” get ready to release second album “Monomania”
We were very lucky recently when we got a chance to speak with founding member of BELL X1 David Geraghty, We sat down with him to discuss his most recent band JOIN ME IN THE PINES as they prepare to release their second album. David Geraghty is most well-known as a founding member of Read More
Sinead O ‘Connor sells out her Irish Tour in under a number of minutes
For those of you that already know and for some of you who don’t, Sinead O Connor will be playing a number of Irish dates on her Irish tour that will take place in Cork, Galway, R, Wexford and Dublin in October of this year This was to the delight of fans and tickets for Read More
The Murder Capital release their long awaited debut album “When I Have Fears” today
It has being a wonderful year so far for Irish band’s making strides across the pond, With Fontaines D.C. being nominated for a Mercury Prize for their album Dogrel and an almost sold out show at the legendary Brixton Academy venue in 2020, and now it’s The Murder Capital’s turn with the release of their Read More
Irish singer songwriter “ALEIGH” releases new song “Boy’s Not Right”
Described as what can only be a cautionary tale (presumably to the “girl who finds him next”), Aleigh’s newest release comes on the back of a sold out upstairs Whelan’s show for a debut release last year and more recently a string of support shows for iconic Irish acts such as Brian Kennedy, Bagatelle and Christy Dignam. Read More
Fontaines D.C. Shaking up the Rock N Roll industry in Ireland
Okay lets get one thing straight, I love Fontaines D.C. not because two of the band members are from my hometown in Castlebar. It’s because i genuinely believe they are shaking up the music industry in Ireland. Some may say it is all hype but i believe that hype is very very real. Not to Read More