One of our favourite small festivals, Castlepalooza has confirmed that they will be returning for another iteration in 2012. As always it will take place on the grounds of Charlesville Castle, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. This year the festival will run from Friday 3rd August to Sunday 5th August. Tickets for the event are currently on early bird to help you [...]

Waterford’s dreamy folk star Deaf Joe is lining up his debut album up for a February 2012 release. He is lining up some headline shows around Waterford and Dublin to coincide with the release of the album ‘Burrowings’ which is set to come out on the Delphi label on February 17th. The album follows three EPs, one per years since [...]

The last few years I have listened, in absolute awe of the festive spectacular that is Christmas FM. The concept so simple, the execution almost flawless, the profit all to charity. It is a credit to Ireland that we have a concept as simple but brilliant as Christmas FM to bring festive cheer across the nation. This year I got [...]

Dublin indie rockers The Dirty 9s have got all cosy and nostalgic and recorded themselves a lovely Christmas song with a video to go with it. The track is called ‘Into The Winters Night’ and is set on Grafton St in Dublin. It’s a lovely little song and how the band describe what inspired it makes sense when you listen [...]

French eclectic artist YANN TIERSEN is back with a brand new album following up on his 2010 release ‘Dust Lane’. That is the darker of the two with the 2011 album Skyline a worldly album. He will be bringing the new material to Dublin when he plays Vicar Street on March 8th 2012. Tickets for this show are €27 inclusive [...]

Ever green and ever popular, The Saw Doctor have confirmed that their first show announced for The Olympia Theatre on January 28th is now SOLD OUT. Their single ‘Downtown’ has been steadily climbing the charts and clearly they still have a massively strong following to sell out The Olympia. Now they will attempt it again as a second date on [...]

Montreal Based singer songwriter Jon Cohen formerly of The Dear and The Social Register is heading our way for a headline show in early 2012. He has a brand new album entitled ‘Behold’ and last year he played over 100 shows promotion it including appearances at the likes of SXSW and NXNE. He will be dropping into The Grand Social [...]

Dream pop duo Memoryhouse are heading out on tour in the new year in support of their début album which follows two EPs which served as introduction to their musical musings. The album gives us our first full look at them and will be released on February 28th 2012. It will be called ‘The Slideshow Effect’ and will be released [...]

Speculation was rife all over the internet about where they would play. Would it be Slane, would it be Oxegen. Many possibles but as with most rumours, not even close. The Stone Roses are coming for what will likely be the biggest capacity show of the year when they drop in to play Phoenix Park on Thursday 5th July. Ian, [...]

One more time with feeling. There is a couple of tickets left for the other shows but they are all but sold out. The fifth and final good has been confirmed. The final date will be on June 20th 2012 in The Odyssey Arena. Tickets for the show go on sale on Monday 19th December at 9am. Tickets available from [...]