Dublin foursome The Statics are set to continue the relentless promotion of their debut EP ‘Hidden Pigeon’ with a show at Thomas House Dublin on July 6th.

  Cassia + Milo release their debut EP ‘Boo Radley’s Tree’ on June 24th on Pickled Onion Records and will perform in Whelan’s Upstairs on June 26th to launch the EP.

New Jersey outfit The Gaslight Anthem make their long awaited return to Irish shores on June 17th and 18th at the Olympia in Dublin. After extensive worldwide touring of their new album ‘Handwritten’, Niall caught up with drummer Benny Horowitz to talk about everything from  blogging and Dave Grohl to Nickelback and parachuting royalty.   Hey Benny, how are ya? I’m [...]

Appearing on The Jimmy Fallon Show is no mean feat for most acts, but doing so as an Irish band yet to release their début album is pretty much unheard of! So it’s a testament to their talent that Little Green Cars were invited to perform on the show whilst in the States in March. That début album has since been [...]

Emeraz.com and Z1 Music will be hosting a songwriters workshop in association with IMRO at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin on the 13thand 14th of July. The workshop will be run by noted songwriters/producers Tim Hawes and Obi Mhondera. The two have worked with acts such as The Spice Girls, Blue, Five and Sugababes in the past. Participants in the workshop [...]

New York house pioneers Metro Area will play their long-awaited debut Irish live show this summer. Touring for the first time in over a decade, the duo will be stopping off in Dublin via high-profile shows in London, Barcelona’s Sonar Festival, The Garden Festival in Croatia, and Berlin’s Panorama Bar among many more. Their music has featured on mix albums [...]

A new Open-Mic night is set to launch in Ernie’s Bar Wicklow Town on Monday June 3rd. The Stable Sessions will take place in an intimate setting where all are welcome to come along & share their songs and stories. Singer-songwriters interested in booking a slot can do so by contacting The Stable Sessions through their Facebook page or at stablesessions@gmail.com. [...]

Glaswegians Franz Ferdinand have announced a new album, their first since 2009′s ‘Tonight.’ The album entitled ‘Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action’ will be released on August 23rd of this year by Domino Records. ‘Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action’ will be available on CD, deluxe limited edition double CD, LP, via digital download and a Deluxe DomMart only double LP – [...]

Infectious Music have announced a limited release of ‘Scenes From A Train’, the new album by American musician, composer, performer and sound sculptor Jeff Greinke. Greinke uses acoustic and electric instruments, found sounds and extended studio techniques to sculpt unique world sounds that hover between the exotic and the familiar. ‘Scenes From A Train’ by Jeff Greinke is released 14 June [...]