The May Bank holiday weekend is upon us already and what better way to spend it this Sunday night at The Ruby Room in The Royal Theatre  & Event Centre in Castlebar with one of Ireland’s finest Rock outfit’s And So I Watch You From Afar, plus support coming from The Altered Hours, Enemies and Read More

Hello there folks, hope all is well on this fine weekend, my sincere apologies in the delay in getting these up here online. Here is a couple of new videos that i shot last year when The Redneck Manifesto came to play in Castlebar and play the entirety of their very underrated “Friendship” album. Please Read More

In this second part of “The West is Well and Truly Awake” article i decided to venture further into the unknown and bring you some of the original bands and artists that are making waves not just in  Castlebar but from around Ballina, Sligo and Galway. Only recently i have noticed the amount of acts Read More

The wonderful thing about original live music is knowing that it is well and truly alive in County Mayo. I have noticed a number of live original acts emerging from the county over the past seven or eight years. For the past few months i have being trying to find the right time to put Read More

THE ACCIDENTAL MASTERPIECE To many this was going to be a tough task, how do you follow up on one of the most influential alternative albums of all time! Rumors had being afloat over the past number of weeks that My Bloody Valentine were about to release a brand new album but no one knew Read More

HEADING ON DOWN TO THE VILLAGE Conor O Brien  has a distinctive voice no doubt about it. I wasn’t a big fan of the Villagers first album. To be honest i have yet to see the band perform live for my own eyes to see and ears to hear. Sometimes it can be tough for Read More