Rather than wait 20 years for the Dictionary Crimes retrospective tour you can see Mumblin' Deaf Ro play it live in its entirety at a 'Choice Music Prize warmup' gig in The Grand Social on 1st March.
'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.
Popical Island present a series of gigs at the Stags Head on 3rd, 10th & 24th March featuring the likes of Land Lovers, September Girls, Valerie Francis, Skelocrats, Cave Ghosts and more.
Belfast-based label Smalltown America would like you to hear a selection of music from their Spring 2013 catalogue, and they would like you to hear it for free.
'You can’t really go wrong with Townes van Zandt if you want to keep it down, residing as he does on the miserable side of doleful' - Dara Higgins on My Proud Mountain's Record Store Day 10" of Townes Van Zandt covers.
Word Of Mouth's 11date Certain Three Tour, featuring Nanu Nanu, Trumpets of Jericho & Si Schroeder, kicks off in Limerick next Thursday.
Tickets for Villagers March 2013 Irish tour go on sale this Friday, but you can get in early with a presale on the Villagers website on Wednesday.
'In truth, as much as the shapeshifting musical tapestry Wolf and the band weave, it is always his command of language that dazzles' - Siobhán Kane on Why?'s gig in Whelan's on Monday 6th May.
Yo La Tengo's rescheduled Dublin gig takes place on Thursday 5th December and will be a special two-part 'quiet / loud' show.