"Chris de Burgh? Albini's impression of Timo? You had to be there" - MacDara Conroy reports from Shellac's gig at Whelan's on 20th November Read More
'This is really what makes this concert so astonishing, the sense of free, almost combustible artistry, the coaxing sensuality coupled with a sense of boundary and mystery' - Siobhán Kane on Angel Olsen's Thursday night Whelan's gig. Read More
Niall McGuirk's epic roundup of his annual punk rock pilgrimage to Blackpool's Rebellion Festival Read More
Niall McGuirk rounds up his weekend at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool earlier this month
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'they have surely given us one of the music experiences of the year' - Siobhán Kane on Konono No 1's gig in Whelan's. Read More
'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
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Midlake 'radiate a different kind of light' on their return to Cork, says Siobhán Kane Read More
'MBV have an impossible task ahead of them. Like an indie George Lucas they are surely aware that they will disappoint a lot of people by not curing cancer with their new album' - WatchingCattle checks out My Bloody Valentine's Asian tour warmup show at the Brixton Electric in London. Read More
'There is no possibility of accidently running into the Catalan equivalent of David McWilliams giving a cookery demonstration' - Hugh McCabe on Primavera Sound 2015
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"As a taxi driver told us earlier in the week, it's called the Custard Factory because it used to be a custard factory" - Inspired by a talk by The Wire's Frances Morgan at the start of the festival, Ian Maleney reviews Supersonic 2012, Read More
