Cork's Indie Music Scene on CLUAS

Since it was launched in 1999 CLUAS has been covering Cork bands and the city's indie music scene. Below are some of the Cork-related articles we have published on our website.

Cork has had of one of the most vibrant music scenes in the country this last decade, a fact firmly reflected in CLUAS.com's top 50 Irish albums released between 1999 and 2009, where 4 of the top 25 albums were by Cork acts (stand up Simple Kid and Cathal Coughlan).

CLUAS.com is keen to increase its coverage of the Cork music. So, do you live in Cork and are interested in submitting a review of a local gig, band or album release? Then just visit our 'Submit an Article' section and follow the instructions. Anything well written and relevant will be published. Guaranteed.

Reviews of Gigs by Cork bands

• The Frank & Walters live in Cork (September 2009)
• Cathal Coughlan live in Wicklow (March 2007)
• Fred live in Dublin (November 2004)
• The Frank and Walters live in Dublin (December 2002)
• The Frank & Walters live in Cork (December 2000)
• Seratonin & Martin Costello live in Cork (April 2000)

Reviews of other gigs in Cork

• Yurodny & DJackulate live in Cork (March 2007)
• The Futureheads live in Cork (May 2005)
• Juno Falls & others live in Cork (October 2004)
• Pony Club live in Cork (July 2004)
• I am Kloot live in Cork (January 2004)
• Katell Keineg live in Cork (June 2003)
• Gemma Hayes live in Cork (July 2001)
• Frequency 7 & Renewal live in Cork (May 2000)

Interviews with Cork bands

• Interview - Waiting Room
• Interview - 'Irish Jack' Lyons (unofficial 'fifth member' of The Who and chronicler of The Frank And Wlaters)
• Interview - Hooray for Humans
• Feature article on Rubyhorse

Reviews of albums by Cork bands

• Rory Gallagher 'Let's go to work' (box set)
• Boa Morte 'Soon it will come time to face the world outside'
• Simple Kid 'SK2'
• Ian Whitty 'Will o' the Wisp'
• The Frank and Walters 'A Renewed Interest in Happiness'
• Tessa Perry 'Live at De Barras'
• 'Southern Fried 2' (compilation)

Feature articles on Cork bands

• Book Review: "Cork Rock, From Rory Gallagher To The Sultans Of Ping"

Other Regional music scenes CLUAS has been covering:

• Galway's indie music scene
• Limerick's indie music scene

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