This piece originally appeared in The Thin Air Gig photos courtesy of Brian Mulligan Who: Shuggie Otis Where: The Sugar Club, Dublin When: February 18th 2016 With a variety of funk and soul sounds emanating from the Sugar Club’s sound system, the scene is well and truly set for the highly anticipated return to Dublin, of guitarist,…
This piece originally appeared in The Thin Air Who: The Night Beats Where: The Grand Social, Dublin When: January 21st 2016 It is safe to say that the initial seeds of psychedelic infused garage rock originated in the United States in the mid to late 1960’s. Most of these bands ended up releasing the odd…
This Piece originally appeared on The Thin Air Photos courtesy of Isabel Thomas Who: Ash Where: Olympia Theatre, Dublin When: December 15th 2015 It’s hard to believe that Downpatrick’s favourite sons Ash have reached the twenty-third year of their career. It doesn’t seem all that long ago when the teenage trio of Tim Wheeler, Rick…
This piece originally appeared on The Thin Air Gig photos courtesy of Ste Murray Who: Therapy? Where: The Button Factory, Dublin When: December 11th 2015 One of the main qualities of a band such as Therapy? is their pure and unadulterated unwillingness to compromise. During their 26 year career they’ve never shied away from sticking…
This piece originally appeared on The Thin Air Who: Stiff Little Fingers Where: The Academy, Dublin When: November 13th 2015 The last time I saw Stiff Little Fingers (SLF) was when previous bassist Bruce Foxton was still amongst their ranks. With him having left the fold in ‘06, to say that tonight’s gig was something…
This piece originally appeared on The Thin Air All photo’s courtesy of Fran Michel Who: Yo La Tengo Where: The National Concert Hall, Dublin When: October 15th 2015 The last time I saw New Jersey’s Yo La Tengo live was in Dublin’s Tripod nearly six years ago. It was a night when all those in attendance bore…
This piece originally appeared on The Thin Air All photo’s courtesy of Fran Michel Who: giveamanakick Where: Whelans, Dublin When: October 10th 2015 When it was announced that Limerick noise-rock duo giveamanakick were reforming to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their second album We Are The Way Forward, to say I was a tad ecstatic would’ve be…
This piece originally appeared on The Thin Air Who: Blank Realm Where: The Workmans Club, Dublin When: September 27th 2015 It’s fair to say that Australian four piece Blank Realm may not be a name that rings a bell to most folk on this side of the world right now. The band began its life…
This peace originally appeared in The Thin Air Who: Fuzz Where: Whelans, Dublin When: September 2nd 2015 With garage and psych rock undergoing a serious resurgence over the last couple of years, most fans would agree that artists such as Thee Oh Sees, The Fresh & Only’s and Ty Segall have spearheaded its modern day…
This peace originally appeared in The Thin Air All photo’s courtesy of Fergus Kelly Who: The Jimmy Cake Where: Hanger, Dublin When: August 29th 2015 It was a long time in coming, but when it was announced that Dublin’s The Jimmy Cake were returning to the recording studio, the news was met with a huge sigh of…
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