Post Tagged with: "Academy 2"
Review: Vintage Trouble at The Academy 2
Vintage Trouble – 21st November 2011 Review: Ros Madigan Vintage Trouble are a band that first came to my attention last year on Jools Holland. Like so many other enthusiastic music lovers out there, ‘Later’ with Jools Holland remains a brilliant place to enjoy some top quality new music. Usually the new music on show [...]
Review: Downhill – Academy 2
Four local bands were on show last Saturday afternoon as Downhill, Storyboard, Hogan and The Wonder Villains graced the Academy 2 stage. As always, it’s good to see MCD putting on gigs showcasing local talent. Also, I was personally glad to see that the leather couches on one side of the venue have been removed, [...]
Interview with Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Benjamin Francis Leftwich has just released his new E.P. ‘Pictures’ and has also been named as support for Noah and The Whale at their sold out Dublin show in April. Ben flies into Dublin on March 14th for his first Irish headliner in the Academy 2. Nessy caught with Ben as he was about to [...]
REVIEW: Lissie @ Academy 2
Review by: Joey Kavanagh Photos by: Abe Tarrush I’ll confess to knowing relatively little about Lissie prior to arriving at Academy 2 for her Dublin debut. In fact, the only track of hers that I can recall is a cover of ‘Bad Romance’ that became a source of mild blogospheric hysteria a few months back. [...]
General Fiasco announce Irish tour
General Fiasco, who are one of the hardest working Irish bands around at the moment, they remind me of a fledgling Fight Like apes who gigged and gigged until they could gig no more. General Fiasco seem to be built in the same hard working Ilk and following on from their successful trip to punchestown [...]
Jesca Hoop for Academy 2 Date
Jesca Hoop is a new artist from Manchester (though she’s originally a californian) who has been getting absolute rave reviews about her Debut Album “Hunting My Dress” which surely will be her stepping stone into the limelight. Ireland has been bless with 3 gigs by this lady starting on feb 25th in The Academy, Feb [...]
Gig Of The Week : Delorentos & Blue Syndrome’s Album Launches
Busy week of gigs in Dublin this week with the DEAF festival in full swing and current indie darlings Grizzly Bear playing the capital, but our highlights this week are the Album Launches of two hard working northside bands.
Comp : In Case of Fire – Academy 2 – June 21st
Northern Irish Heavy Rock band In Case of Fire are back down south this june for a Dublin date with The Academy 2. Having spent the last year touring with bands like, Queens of the Stone Age, Funeral for a friend, Biffy Clyro… to name but a few, they have been slowly been making a [...]


