MacDara Conroy reviews some of the summer's glut of heavier sounds - metal, hardcore and beyond
So we asked Dara Higgins to do a roundup of post-Christmas / New Year's Eve gigs...
"If this is any indication of the quality of their upcoming album, due hopefully some time before the end of the year, then it's gonna be a belter." - MacDara has found something to believe in with The Bridges Of Madison County's The Divil Wears Prada EP.
The Bridges Of Madison County have released their debut EP The Divil Wears Prada.
Quarter Inch Collective have four new releases out this week, from Ginola, Ilex, Flok & Daddy Long Legs, and they launch the lot of them at a free gig this Friday in The Workman's Club. Have a listen to a track from each.
The inaugural Days On End experimental music festival takes place in Cork next month, with three days of events lined up.
Win some tickets to see Squarehead, Hello Moon & The Bridges Of Madison County play Whelan's on 3rd February.
The Richter Collective have just announced a late gig for Denmark's Menfolk in The Twisted Pepper on March 26th.