'There is definitely an element of trying to control things that are not controllable' - Norwegian avant-jazz guitarist Stian Westerhus talks to Ian Maleney ahead of his date in Dublin this week.
"...a blueprint that takes the rapid-fire attack of grind and applies it to abrasive take-no-prisoners free jazz. Or maybe it's the other way round." - MacDara Conroy faces the aural onslaught that is Dead Neanderthals.
'It feels fresh and unencumbered, perhaps because I know nothing about it' - Ian Maleney on Decoy With Joe McPhee's 'Spontaneous Combustion'.
Tickets are on sale now for Lean Left (The Ex Guitars meets Nilssen-Love/Vandermark Duo) who play Whelan's on 18th September.
MacDara Conroy surveys the landscape of heavy, noisy and interesting music over the past 12 months
Sunn O))) return to Dublin for a performance in The Button Factory on July 18th
The Bad Plus kick off a 6 performance Irish tour in Belfast this Friday. Siobhán Kane nabbed pianist Ethan Iverson for a quick chat just before he jumped on a plane.
Australian ambient jazz trio The Necks return to Ireland for four dates next month, including a performance in Christ Church Cathedral
'The Necks' patient, subtly dramatic approach to their sounds encourages close listening' - MacDara Conroy on the ambient jazz trio's latest, Open
‘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