The Urges – Irish Band Of The Week
Fresh from their performance on the Salty Dog stage at EP, this week’s Irish Band of the Week is The Urges. Describing themselves as ‘five men, their names are not important now, but what is, is the...
View ArticleWe Raise Bears – Irish Band Of The Week
If you’re still in the throes of a week-long hangover then We Raise Bears may be the remedy you need. The band, comprised of Sharon Murphy and Conor Miley who were studying fine art and music...
View ArticleThose Black Marks – Irish Band Of The Week
Considering the outcome of yesterday’s All Ireland Football final, it seems only befitting that this week’s Irish Band Of The Week hails from the triumphant capital. Those Black Marks are a recently...
View ArticleGirl Band – Irish Band Of The Week
There’s a handful of young Irish bands currently taking over the Irish music scene. With a combination of fierce songs and relentless touring, it’s these young musicians that will undeniably represent...
View ArticleAcrobat – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the Week is Acrobat. Just fresh from their performance at Hard Working Class Heroes, the band are going from strength to strength. Formed little over two years ago, Acrobat...
View ArticleMy Tribe Your Tribe – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the Week is the eclectic My Tribe Your Tribe. Having just released their third single ‘Ghost With You’ this year, the band seem to be going from strength to strength with...
View ArticleThe River Fane – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish band Of The Week is The River Fane, an experimental folk-rock band based in Dublin city. Originally formed back in 2009 by Wexford locals, Derren Dempsey and Johnny Fox, the two had...
View ArticleFrankenstein Bolts – Irish Band Of The Week
Considering that Halloween is less than a week away it makes sense that this week’s Irish Band of the Week should have a little bit of spookiness to it but still be a representation of the wonderful...
View ArticleBasciville – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the Week is something a little bit different, a mingling of blues and jazz, with the most soulful of rock undertones. Basciville are a most impressive Irish pair comprised of...
View ArticleHail The Ghost – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the Week is a band that have a very exciting month ahead of them and an exciting name also, Hail The Ghost. As a group, they’re pretty new to the Irish music scene but the...
View ArticleEmpire Circus – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the Week is Empire Circus, a four piece alt/pop group based in Dublin. The band forged some serious personal and musical bonds in the USA where they lived and performed...
View ArticleOddsocks – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the Week are a charming four-piece from Sligo who ‘aspire to remember the importance of the elements that make for great music: melody, harmony and groove’. Ambitious, right?...
View ArticleThe Young Folk – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the Week is one that’s destined for alternative/folk/pop stardom. The Young Folk are one of the foremost Irish acts of 2015, poised to take Europe by storm in 2015 and 2016....
View ArticleTandem Felix – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the Week is Tandem Felix, which roughly translates from the Latin for ‘happy at last’. Yet, the boys exist almost in direct opposition to their name, there’s a morose quality...
View ArticleJet Setter – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish Band of the week are Jet Setter. The Dublin quartet pride themselves in their spring —loaded rock guitar with an intense melody that just throbs and pounds like a musical heartbeat....
View ArticleIrish Band Of The Week – Wolves Of Youth
This week’s Irish Band of the Week is Donegal/Cavan-based Wolves of Youth. The lads are a hard-working bunch of indie-rockers, primarily hailing from Bundoran, comprised of Garry Doherty (Lead...
View ArticleSilences – Irish Band Of The Week
Hailing from Armagh, this week’s Irish Band of the Week are Silences. Comprised of Conchúr White, Breandán White, Christopher Harbinson, Jonathan Downing and Michael Keyes, the band formed back in...
View ArticleThe Led Farmers – Irish Band Of The Week
It’s been almost a year since I first saw The Led Farmers perform in the Workman’s in Dublin, with their infectious version of trad/folk that just makes you want to dance. In that year they’ve...
View ArticleBeach – Irish Band Of The Week
This week’s Irish band of the Week are Beach, a five-piece band hailing from Dublin. The band had been on a year-long hiatus before reforming later last year, releasing their latest single, ‘Arabia’,...
View ArticleIvy Nations – Irish Band Of The Week
Give the About section of Ivy Nations a cursory glance and you’ll see their interests include ‘good coffee’- that’s an admirable trait to say the least. Does it imply that they’re bitter and scalding...
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