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Shannon Wright 6862 3
Started by aidan
Last night I was at a concert by a US singer-songer called Shannon Wright www.myspace.com/shannonwright. I reckon she has a low profile in Ireland but a sizeable cult following here in 'ooh-la-la'-land. I hadn't heard much from her: friends of mine rave about her so out of curiosity I went along.Her songs are dark folk-rock with a hint of blues, where the tunes are quite subtle and must be caught attentively. She sings loud and deep and clear, with lots of emotion but never showboating. She play...
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by jan 10/13/2009 3:37 PM |
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Pixies @ the Olympia? 4483 1
Started by PeterQuaife
great band, great venue...anyone lucky enough to attend if so, did it go wellPQ
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by jan10/2/2009 5:07 AM |
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Deus in Tripod 5042 9
Started by mixtapepublicity
Great gig, crap crowd. I should be a reviewer.
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by floodzer7/8/2009 5:44 AM |
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Neil Young at the 02 4700 4
Started by NickWray
Opening act on the night was Villagers, who set up in the cramped space between stage front and Neil Young's mammoth set-up of amps, pianos organs and various noise making devices. They seemed comfortable in front of such a massive crowd, Conor O'Brien howling and crooning a passion that was soon to be echoed by ol' Shakey himself.
Young and his band pulled no punches, opening up with the crushing Hey Hey, My My. Rock and roll will never die indeed. I envied those who were standing u...
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by aidan7/2/2009 7:39 AM |
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NOFX in the Olympia 3187 0
Started by whiterob81
Was at this on Saturday night. They were fecking amazing. I've heard they're hit and miss but I obviously caught them on a really good night. It seemed like they were trying to make up for the fact that they hadn't played in 5 years and that gig was meant to have been crap. They played the full 20 minute version of the Decline which sounded deadly
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4/27/2009 2:04 AM |
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hockey/passion pit 4910 3
Started by whiterob81
Was at this last night. thought both bands were deadly, especially passion pit. very 80's vibe off themdoes anyone else here think whelans is an absolutely horrible venue when there's a big crowd there
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by Unicron3/8/2009 9:18 AM |
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Ambience Affair/Somadrone/Le Galaxie, Button Factory 4794 1
Started by Archie
Where the hell was everybody A group of about ten who knew some of the band memories, myself and my 1, and maybe four others What a disappointing gig for such a good line-up. Poor Somadrone, a great set but it just fell dead... Was anybody one of those few others there
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by Unicron1/26/2009 5:14 AM |
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Glasvegas in the Academy 5231 2
Started by whiterob81
Ended up being given a ticket over the weeknd. Deadly show, well impressed, only heard their album for the first time on saturday. Probably the best light show i've seen at a gig in ages.
anyone else there
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by whiterob8112/16/2008 11:12 AM |
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Fight Like Apes - Leed's Cockpit 3122 0
Started by PeterQuaife
as a rule which I don't enforce, but which sort of fogs my brain, I am not really a fan of female lead singers, with the exceptions of yer one from Alphastates and of course Alison Moyet...and if my hand was forced I'd would inc the moody one, now turned writer(!) from Sleeper, but thats cause I was a randy teenager and impure thoughts invaded my brain more than algebra or Peg..
but MayKay is something else, tonnage of energy, great presence...Pockets using the ceiling as a drum at one s...
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11/18/2008 4:00 AM |
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11/11/2008 4:09 AM |
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The JK Ensemble Session, The Button Factory 3597 0
Started by floodzer
Was at this last night. It was a nice, conservative gig. Performing were Bill Carrothers with Kevin Brady and Dave Redmond (Brilliant), Carly Sings (Meh) & the Callino Quartet, Chequerboard (Some nice tunes, some a little repetitive), Ensemble ICC (fantastic) and The Jimmy Cake (bit of a let down, but that was down to the set so Im told). Good crowd there. It was in celebration of John Kellys radio show's 2nd Anniversary. I reckon he could do a monthly gig and he'd continue to get the numbers if...
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10/3/2008 7:48 AM |
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Introduction to Dubstep in the Iveagh Gardens 2985 0
Started by whiterob81
Was at this on Firday. It was alright. Some deadly tunes but kind of ruined by Skream stopping the tunes every couple of minutes to shout drunken nonsense. He was really hammered. But then so was i by the end of it. Never been to a Dubstep night before but was surprised at how well the music works in a club setting.
does anyone know if those dustep nights are still on in traffic Wouldn't mind checking one out
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9/15/2008 2:59 AM |
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Chris Rock 3029 0
Started by whiterob81
Was at the late show of chris rock last night. He was deadly. Anyone else here go
What was the name of the support act he was great
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9/5/2008 4:18 AM |
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Electric Picnic - Your High/Low Points 4827 1
Started by floodzer
Favourite gig had to be Wilco. They were fan-bloody tastic as always, although it was a real shame they only had an hour set, maybe less
Other highlights include Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, who put on a whopper set, entertaining me throughout despite not knowing one tune as I'm a relatively new Bright Eyes fan. Also enjoyed what I saw of Elbow from the back of the tent and loved Cathy Davey too!
Lastly, I very much enjoyed Henry Rollins' spoken word set!
I'm sure there will...
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by mixtapepublicity9/4/2008 4:10 AM |
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Metallica at Marlay Park 4394 10
Started by whiterob81
Was at this gig last night. Thought they put on a great show etc. but the whole thing was ruined by trying to get to and from the event.
An hour and a half of a bus journey from the city centre after which there was half an hour of a queue to get into the venue because they only seemed to have one entrance open.
Then when the thing ended we waited around for as long as we could before going to get the bus back into town. we had to queue for an hour to get the bus back in. they erec...
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by whiterob818/27/2008 2:26 PM |
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The National - Mandela Hall 3926 2
Started by PeterQuaife
Absolutely blinding...2 piece brass section really added to the night. The band on great form and fairly talkative too...best gig I have been to in an age.
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by stephen8/11/2008 6:59 PM |
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Glasto 4299 8
Started by UnaRocks
anyone else there Santogold rocked it.
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by carry_grant7/3/2008 1:10 PM |
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Buena Vista Social Club 3885 1
Started by Trix
Was anyone there last night
I ended up there on my own as a friend pulled out sick the minute we arrived, normally I hate being at a gig on my own but I had an amazing time. They really are men that have mastered their instuments.
What did yous think
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by PARTON6/20/2008 6:58 AM |
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Low - Andrew's Lane Theatre 3993 1
Started by dermot_trellis
Anyone here go along to the Future Days gig last night Low were tremendous, a surprisingly ferocious set, scarily intense in a couple of places. Alan Sparhawk screaming into the pickups of his guitar isn't something I ever thought I'd see.. Atlas Sound was a bit disappointing, too much vague ambience that never really cohered into anything substantial, plus he was practically invisible crouched down over his gear (EDIT- apparently he was sick with bronchitis, so this might explain the subdued p...
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by Ally6/20/2008 3:16 AM |
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Radiohead @ Malahide? 4063 5
Started by Father Roneo Sensini
anyone at radiohead over the weekend
i went last night, they were awesome... have to say thought the marley park 06 gig was better though
highlight had to be thom's dancing!
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by MUSICLOVER6/9/2008 9:17 AM |