This weeks gigs Oct 25 – 31

https://youtu.be/hhEX9n5DjZQ So the masks are coming off for Halloween once you are on the dancefloor. I was at the Wedding Present last week for a surreal moment. I could stand and dance and sing along, it was special. I was still masked up but much like the non-drinker in a group of teenagers I was … Continue reading This weeks gigs Oct 25 – 31

This Weeks Gigs – Dec 31 – Jan 6

This weeks gigs in Dublin - Dec 31 - Jan 6 It's quiet enough as the teens enter their 20's but Pillow Queens in Workmans Club is one good way of seeing out the old and bringing in the new. Whelans offering of And So I Watch You from Afar would beat Jools Holland too. … Continue reading This Weeks Gigs – Dec 31 – Jan 6

This Weeks Gigs: Aug 6 -12

This Weeks gigs Aug 6 -12 https://youtu.be/nPIbw1BLzC0 Enthusiastic Eunoch continue with the eclectic and alluring promtions with Oren Ambarchi playing in the Sound House this week with Declan Synott opening proceedings. Ambarchi has worked with artists like Sunn O)) and John Zorn and has records out on a diverse range of record labels such Drag … Continue reading This Weeks Gigs: Aug 6 -12

This Weeks Gigs – May 7 -13

This Weeks Gigs - May 7 -13 Another busy week with the highlight for me being Liberty Hall on Tuesday as a group of punks old and new talk about music as a vehicle for change. We spent a fair bit of time putting this bill together,all under the we shall overcome banner in conjunction … Continue reading This Weeks Gigs – May 7 -13

This weeks gigs Jan 8 – Jan 14

This weeks gigs It's still a bit of the post Christmas lull but amongst the quiet there are a couple of gems. Bleeding Heart Piegoens are playing with Pillow Queens in the Workmans Club as part of the First Fortnightfestival. The following night there is the moshuary festival with Belfast slamlords No Approval. Saturday the … Continue reading This weeks gigs Jan 8 – Jan 14

This Weeks Gigs – November 20 – 26

This weeks Gigs Nov 20  - 26 I remember the Redskins "You've never had it so good. The favourite phrase of those who've always had it better". That lyric has stuck with me so I will just say it's a great time to be living in Dublin and interested in punk or alternative music. There's … Continue reading This Weeks Gigs – November 20 – 26

Thursday tunes – power

Thursday tunes - power, politics and punk rock from a people standing up for themselves Prom nite Dancing to this beat Real rockers.bandcamp.com I recently watched repo man for the first time in nearly two decades. My memories of it hasn’t faded that much and it’s soundtrack is as I remembered. Prom nite could have … Continue reading Thursday tunes – power