Review at Whelans on February 6th 2012 There’s been no shortage of hype since Azealia Banks released ‘212’ last year and having amassed almost 4 million views on Youtube, setting Twitter and the internet alight in the process, it was no surprise that she sold out her first Irish appearance. There was barely room to move in Whelans and a [...]

American Folk rockers Arbouretum (which we are told means a collection of tree’s) and Hush Arbors, the brainchild of American songwriter Keith Wood playing psychedelic folk rock are coming to Ireland in May. They will play the lovely intimate surrounds of Whelans on Saturday 5th May 2012. Tickets for the show are just €14 available from the WAV ticket office or [...]

Kitty Daisy & Lewis are coming back to Ireland exactly one year on from their last gig here in Ireland which we sent our man Kevin Donnellan to The Button Factory to check that gig out and his general feeling was, when they come back, GO!. They are touring their latest album Smoking In Heaven which they released last year. Well [...]

Grammy nominated Gretchen Peters will be hitting Ireland in March for a headline show. She is out promoting her new album ‘Hello, Cruel World’ which is the latest from the Country legends list of albums which is getting extensive now. The record was born out of a rollercoaster year for Gretchen: she watched the Gulf oil spill wash up on [...]

Northern Irish singer songwriter headed off to Nashville to record with six tim Grammy winning producer Brent Maher. The result was ‘Devil Mocks Me’ EP which also features some of Nashvilles finest studio musicians including Glenn Worf and Michael Rhodes on bass, Nir Z on drums and percussion and John Jarvis on keys. He’s back now to promote it and [...]

Review at Whelan’s on February 2nd 2012. Reviewer: Claire Kane When Cathy Davey announced a three night residency at Dublin music venue, Whelan’s, an immediate buzz of excitement circled among music fans in the capital, as it would be the first time Davey would play in Dublin in just over year. Rather than playing the same show on three different dates, Davey decided [...]

Review at The Academy on February 1st 2012 Review and Photos: Abraham Tarrush Fresh from her sold out date in Academy 2 last October, Kina Grannis returns to Dublin to play the Academy. A YouTube sensation, Grannis rose to fame when she won the Doritos’ Crash The Super Bowl contest, having her video Message From Your Heart aired to almost 100 [...]

Presented by BMI and CMA, The Songwriters Series features country music hall of fame star Bill Anderson, CMA Award winner Clint Black and Nashville songwriter hall of fame member, Bob DiPiero. Is that an award winning lineup or what. The idea behind the showcase is award winning and successful songwriters and artists from Nashville who arrive, guitar in hand and [...]

Natural Snow Buildings from France are apparently a very hard band to catch live, a rarity infact is the quote used. However those few awaiting the chance to catch them live will get their wish this March and in a very intimate setting. Natural Snow Buildings will play Upstairs in Whelans on Sunday 11th March 2012 with support from Be [...]

Carol Keogh & The City Fathers will be playing an intimate Dublin show next month when they drop into Whelans to serenade the surroundings. They will play the Upstairs venue of Whelans on Saturday 3rd March 2012, support on the night comes from Cat Dowling too so double the excellent music. Tickets for the show are €9 and are available [...]