Rebellion Festival 2016
Niall McGuirk's epic roundup of his annual punk rock pilgrimage to Blackpool's Rebellion Festival
Live Reviews
Primavera Sound 2016
'This is 2016 and we are on the Continent after all' - Hugh McCabe recaps his weekend at Barcelona's Primavera Sound
Toby Kaar – The Workman’s Club, 8th April
"luscious soundscapes crumble into heavyweight hip-hop beats" - Siobhán Kane on Toby Kaar's EP release gig last Friday
Willis Earl Beal – The Sugar Club, Sunday 4th April
"He is, perhaps, a performance artist by nature, who happens to make great records" - Siobhán Kane on Willis Earl Beal's gig in The Sugar Club
The Necks – STRUT at the Peacock, 21st November
‘A voyage, as all performances by The Necks are, and this one braves some particularly stormy waters’ - MacDara Conroy on the Australian improv jazz trio’s gig at the Peacock
Rebellion Festival 2015 – August 6th-9th, Blackpool
Niall McGuirk rounds up his weekend at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool earlier this month
St. Vincent – Iveagh Gardens, 10th July
'If you've never seen Annie Clark live before, tonight is sure to be a revelation' - Siobhán Kane on St. Vincent's Iveagh Gardens show
Primavera Sound 2015
'There is no possibility of accidently running into the Catalan equivalent of David McWilliams giving a cookery demonstration' - Hugh McCabe on Primavera Sound 2015
Tobias Jesso Jr – The Unitarian Church, 10th May
'Jesso's voice almost resembles a howl, full of searching questions, with no easy answers' - Siobhán Kane reviews Tobias Jesso Jr's performance at The Unitarian Church on Sunday night
Paul G Smyth/Chris Corsano Duo – NCH, 30th April
Paul G Smyth and Chris Corsano's 'engaging double-team attack on the senses' leaves an impression on MacDara Conroy