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The Altered Hours & Le Galaxie added to Bell X1 Bill at The Marquee in Cork

The Altered Hours & Le Galaxie added to Bell X1 Bill at The Marquee in Cork

Photo: Simone Della Fornace Exciting news at Noise Towers this morning. Almost as if someone’s dropped some chemicals into one’s cornflakes. For the first time in several years (*answers on a postcard, who was the last Cork band?), a Cork band joins the bill of Live at the Marquee. The Altered Hours, currently touring in...
Biggles Flys Again - Top 5

Biggles Flys Again – Top 5

Photo: Rickard Farrell Biggles Flys Again fly down to support This Is The Kit in Cork on Saturday night…here main man Conor Deasy gives us five tunes that light up his day… 1. Jape – Lying on a Deathbed This song was a b-side to ‘Hands of Fire’. I think it’s an amazing song. There’s...
Theme Tune Boy, Limerick Music Hub Launch

Theme Tune Boy, Limerick Music Hub Launch

A quick mention for something happening in Limerick this weekend. There’s free live music and Theme Tune Boy (who used to be in The Hitchers) is also involved. Theme Tune Boy joins a growing list of Limrockers celebrating the launch of musichub studios with an open air show at the hub on Saturday 25th May....
Exclusive: The Last Sound, New Album Lead Track Video

Exclusive: The Last Sound, New Album Lead Track Video

We mentioned the upcoming debut album from The Last Sound recently. Rainbow Xplode has been a few years in the making but it finally releases next month on Dublin imprint Osaka. And we’re delighted to bring you the video for the lead track, ‘Sun forever’, exclusively today. It pitches an arm’s length remove from previous...
Enemies w/ Former Monarchs, in Pictures - The Pavilion, Cork, 18.05.13

Enemies w/ Former Monarchs, in Pictures – The Pavilion, Cork, 18.05.13

Photos: Rory Coomey http://www.flickr.com/photos/blindedvision/sets/
The David Nelligan Thing w/ Rory Francis O'Brien, in Pictures - Coughlan's, Cork, 17.05.13

The David Nelligan Thing w/ Rory Francis O’Brien, in Pictures – Coughlan’s, Cork, 17.05.13

Rory O’Brien Photos: Rory Coomey http://www.flickr.com/photos/blindedvision/sets/ The David Nelligan Thing Photos: Sarah Carr
Grave Lanterns (w/ Purling Hiss), in Pictures - The Pavilion, Cork, 19.05.13

Grave Lanterns (w/ Purling Hiss), in Pictures – The Pavilion, Cork, 19.05.13

Photos: Rory Coomey http://www.flickr.com/photos/blindedvision/sets/
Purling Hiss, in Pictures - The Pavilion, Cork, 19.05.13

Purling Hiss, in Pictures – The Pavilion, Cork, 19.05.13

Photos: Rory Coomey http://www.flickr.com/photos/blindedvision/sets/
The Dudley Corporation w/ Jogging, in Pictures - TDC, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 17.05.13

The Dudley Corporation w/ Jogging, in Pictures – TDC, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 17.05.13

Photos: Rory Coomey http://www.flickr.com/photos/blindedvision/sets/
Midlake play 3 Irish Shows in August

Midlake play 3 Irish Shows in August

Some pretty exciting news on the intimate gigs front this morning. Midlake will be playing three club shows in Ireland in August, taking in Dolan’s Limerick, Róisín Dubh Galway and Cyprus Avenue in Cork. Obviously the band have long grown out of venues of this size, selling out Vicar Street at the time of their...
Indiependence 13 Additions

Indiependence 13 Additions

There’s a road to Mitchelstown burning with drone folk today people. The Indiependence Festival has just announced its latest additions for the August bank holiday weekend. You’ll see that American label Sargent House is top of the list. Read all about it. INDIE13 continues to grow with with more acts added to the bill. First...
Sfumato, New EP

Sfumato, New EP

We were big fans of last year’s Sfumato album These things between round here. Check back on Steve’s review here and his interview with Daithí Ó hÉignigh here. Ó hÉignigh then embarked on a series of EP releases, with accompanying videos. More news on that project now. Let me leave you is the 3rd in...