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Hue and Cry for Vicar Street

Hue and Cry for Vicar Street

Hue And Cry, pop two piece Greg and Pat Kane have been tipping along since 1987 amazingly have released eighteen albums (some of which are best of’s and live albums but I digress) and are back again with an album for 2012. Working hard on it through 2011 they are dying to get out and [...]

Review: The Ultimate Garth Brooks Experience at Vicar Street

Review: The Ultimate Garth Brooks Experience at Vicar Street

In 1997 I was a mere twelve year old. I wasn’t really old enough to go to a gig, and that year there was a series of gigs in Croke Park which as far as I am aware was his last appearance in Dublin. I count myself as a fan of Garth’s back catalogue and [...]

Review: Mix Tape New Years Eve Party at Vicar Street

Review: Mix Tape New Years Eve Party at Vicar Street

Review of the MixTape New Years Eve party at Vicar Street Review: Nicola Byrne Photos: Owen Humphreys New Years Eve is notoriously a continuous letdown. It’s impossible to feel content with staying in, but heading out always ends in a two hour wait for a taxi, or looking after an ailing friend that had obviously [...]

Review: Christy Moore at Vicar street

Review: Christy Moore at Vicar street

Review of Christy Moore at Vicar Street on December 13th 2011 I hadn’t looked forward to a gig as much as I had to this one for a very long time. Christy Moore and Declan Sinnot have great chemistry on stage and their performance was phenomenal. I’m pretty sure I’m going to go and buy [...]

Yann Tiersen announces show at Vicar Street

Yann Tiersen announces show at Vicar Street

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 [...]

Review: Agnes Obel at Vicar Street

Review: Agnes Obel at Vicar Street

Review of Agnes Obel at Vicar Street on December 10th 2011 Review: Kevin Donnellan Photos: Aidan McCarthy Agnes Obel from Denmark sits at her keyboard, German Anna Muller is to her left, on the cello, and a Scot, Gillian Fleetwood, sits beside her on the harp. A European Union that actually works (who says Golden [...]

Dionne Warwick coming to Vicar Street

Dionne Warwick coming to Vicar Street

Oooh old school. The sexy and sultry voice of Dionne Warwick is coming to Ireland next year. It’s an unbelievable fifty year career which she is out on tour celebrating and even though she hasn’t released anything since 1998 we know the back catalogue is absolutely gem filled and any fans will be delighted to [...]

Review: David Kitt plays The Big Romance at Vicar Street

Review: David Kitt plays The Big Romance at Vicar Street

Review of David Kitt playing The Big Romance at Vicar Street on December 9th 2011 Review: Conor Skinnader Photos: Kieran Frost It has been ten years since David Kitt released The Big Romance, possibly one of Irish music’s most under rated albums and one which if released now, at a time when new music is [...]

Review: We Were Promised Jetpacks at Whelans

Review: We Were Promised Jetpacks at Whelans

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks at Whelans on December 8th 2011 Review: Kev Meagher I often wonder if the Scottish music scene mirrors our own, vibrant, varied and producing great acts just waiting to make an impact on a bigger stage. Over the past few years Scottish acts like Glasvegas and Biffy Clyro have [...]

Review: Bombay Bicycle Club at Vicar street

Review: Bombay Bicycle Club at Vicar street

Review of Bombay Bicycle Club at Vicar Street on December 5th Review: Saranne Murray Photos: Alessio Michelini I was surprised when I heard Bombay bicycle club would be playing Vicar Street but none the less I was thrilled I would get to see them in such an intimate setting. I missed them the last time [...]