Thurston Moore + John Moloney – Crane Lane, Cork, 18.01.13
Photo: Taken at Bourke’s Bar, Limerick by Shane Serrano – www.shaneserrano.com John Lennon once said “avant garde” was French for “bullshit”. While I mightn’t take such a harsh line, I do have a low tolerance for experimental excess. Expand my mind sure, but don’t waste my time. I start with this, to explain any initial...
Review: Richard Hawley – Savoy Theatre, Cork, 06.12.12
Photos: Bríd O’Donovan Everything is cool, these days. So cool, like. Let’s talk about the origin of cool though. It’s hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Some kind of assurance and self-possession, some kind of magnetism. Roy Keane had (has) it, Marlon Brando had it, John Lennon, Jack Nicholson and...
Orchestra of Spheres/The Maori John Wayne – Half Moon Theatre, Cork, 31.08.12
Photos: Petr Stary I will attempt, over the course of the next few paragraphs, to convey to you all just how great this gig was. My success or failure at this should not deter you from taking away one simple piece of information – Orchestra of Spheres are a band you need to see playing...
The final Black Sun presents (in Pictures) w/ Lumps, Woven Skull, Aonghus McEvoy & Divil A’ Bit – 16.06.12
Photography by Simone della Fornace
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Live at the Marquee, Cork, 08.06.12
Words: Peter Walsh Photos: Bríd O’Donovan Tom Petty came to Cork for his first gig here this weekend and with his band of Heartbreakers, won the hearts of a packed Marquee. Rising star (and man who was spotted wandering around the big top with local legendary resident Roy Harper before the gig), Jonathan Wilson, had...
Papa M – Crane Lane Theatre, 26.05.12
David Pajo is no stranger to Cork, due to his years notched up with voracious touring, and has covered his fair share of defunct venues in the city – arriving with a nascent Palace Brothers for 1993’s Jazz Festival – actually Jazz Me Bollix – in the Shelter on Tuckey Street; a few years later...
White Hills / The Altered Hours – Cyprus Avenue, Mar 15 2012
Photos: Bríd O’Donovan I arrived at the venue (passing a group of leather-jacketed ponytails at the door smoking, a sign I was in the right place) some way into The Altered Hours’ set. I was immediately sorry I had missed any of it. They were making a lovely, dense psych rock noise, male and female...
B. Dolan Cyprus Avenue Photos
Because of the huge response we’ve had to our B. Dolan coverage this week (and thank you to everyone for reading and contributing), we thought we’d publish some more of Bríd’s beautiful, evocative shots from the Cyprus Avenue show in Cork last Sunday. So, here you go, in no particular order – complete with noose,...
B. Dolan Tour Diary, by Laura Branley
Photo: Bríd O’Donovan The person who shot the now-famous footage of the Dance Battle between B. Dolan and the Girl with the Mohawk in Cyprus Avenue in Cork last Sunday gives us a fascinating insider account of going on the road around Ireland with B. Dolan. For the marvellous B. Dolan Tour Diary, over to...
Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three, Crane Lane Theatre, Mar 17th
Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three Crane Lane Theatre, Cork Sat 17th March 2012, 5pm ADM Free Patrick’s Day can be different. It doesn’t have to be parades and Chamber of Commerce floats and The Legion of Mary reciting the rosary the whole length of the Grand Parade (or rugger, if you need a...
Windings, The Pavilion, Cork, Sat March 3rd 2012
Bursting with a million ideas at once, the energetic and propulsive Windings brought a real pop sheen to The Pavilion last Saturday night with their current tour showcasing the 5-piece in blistering form. Ably supported by The Great Balloon Race, the band tore through cuts from their well-received sophomore release It’s Never Night as well...
Hush War Cry, Cyprus Avenue, Friday March 2nd
The Notas, a Dublin 6-piece, took the stage first. Reportedly* all aged 18 and in the throes of their Leaving Cert year, they displayed some nice sub-Foals guitar shapes to begin, although lacking that band’s compelling conviction and watertight arrangements. They seemed to be aiming at Big Music but fell someway short. This had the...
