Neil Young & Crazy Horse at the RDS, Dublin on 15th June 2013 As the crowds filed out from the RDS after a lengthy set from Neil Young & Crazy Horse, it was clear from the comments on the night and in the following days that this gig would stand out as one of the most divisive of the year. Young [...]

The Breeders at Vicar Street on 14th June 2013 “Hi! We’re The Breeders and we’re gonna play ‘Last Splash’” announces Kim Deal as she, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Carrie Bradley line the stage. This is music to the ears on the day of a bizarre announcement from her ‘other’ band that Deal “has decided to leave The Pixies.” While speculation [...]

Steven Gene Wold has pretty much seen it all. For a man in his early seventies he shows no inhibitions in his creative approach to music with the title of his current album ‘Hubcap Music’ aptly titled because of the guitar he favours is made from hub caps and a garden hoe. He himself is an extension of his music. [...]

Chelsea Light Moving at Whelan’s on 16th June 2013 It’s not five months since Thurston Moore and drummer John Moloney last visited Whelan’s for a blistering experimental, improvisational gig that saw them take a brief sojourn from their Chelsea Light Moving activities. The band is the ex-Sonic Youth frontman’s latest outing, and their eponymous début album saw Moore return to his [...]

Photos: Kieran Frost

Photos: Kieran Frost

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Photos: Yan Bourke

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