Alt-Rock
Live Review & Gallery: Church Moms – Igniting a Sonic Revolution in the Heart of Adelaide
Church Moms – Igniting A Sonic Revolution
Meet: Irish punk/alternative rock act MotionSickness
MotionSickness from Co Laois recently played The Workmans Club Cellar in Dublin after a great set at this years Forest Fest festival where I was lucky enough to catch them play.Abigael Paquet went along to the Dublin show and before the band took the stage she had a sit down and chat with the band. …
Premiere: LEONE take their power back on title track from forthcoming new EP, ‘GTFOH’
Last month, Brooklyn band LEONE got our attention with ‘I Wanna Be’, a taster of the new EP they’re putting out in just under a month. It was accompanied by an intense video in which vocalist Richie Leone is screwed over in a game of poker as a metaphor for trust issues, something the trio …
Gallery and set-list: Placebo / Friedberg – Never Let Me Go tour 3Arena, Dublin 26.06.2023
Wow Wow and Wow, I knew this was going to be good as being a long time fan of Placebo going right back to the first time every seeing the in Whelans of Dublin in 1997, but last night exceeded all expectations. The band played an amazing set. Opening the night were Friedberg an all-female …
Live Review: The Pretenders – Limelight, Belfast 23.05.2023
Photos and words David McEneaney I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, they don’t make ‘em like they used to.These days, in the Spotify and TikTok universe, it seems that kids don’t listen to bands or albums anymore, they listen to songs and playlists. This makes it even more difficult for artists to …
Gallery and set-list: The Pretenders – 3Olympia, Dublin 21.05.2023
The Pretenders playing Dublin’s 3Olympia as part of their Relentless UK & Ireland tour 2023. Intro (Habanera: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle, Georges Bizet)Losing SenseA LoveTurf Accountant DaddyMessage Of LoveThe Adulteress Downtown – Akron The BuzzDomestic SilenceKidTime The AvengerTalk Of The TownBikerDon’t Cut Your HairBack On The Chain GangHate For SaleYou Can’t Hurt A FoolDon’t …
Gallery and set-lists: Night Demon / Lugosi / Unmaker – The Grand Social, Dublin 11.05.2023
Californian (N.W.O.T.H.M.) band Night Demon stopped off at Dublin’s The Grand Social for the second date of their four date Irish tour and taking up the support slots were Dublin’s Alt-rock band Lugosi and thrashers Unmaker. Unmaker photos & set-list: End Of PlayHead Of The SnakeTo WarStatus ZeroDrop DeadLimb From Limb Lugosi photos & set-list: We’re …
Live Review: Cosmic Kitten – Belltown Yacht Club – Seattle, Wa – 07.05.2023
Cosmic Kitten, an alternative / post grunge band from Long Beach, California invited me to come out to check-out their show this past Sunday night in Seattle, Washington. Lead vocalist Karen Marie gives off a shy or timid appearance as she first comes to the stage tuning her guitar. As soon as the first song …
News: Magnolia Park drop alt-rock anthem ‘Homicide’
On the heels of their extended debut album ‘Baku’s Revenge Deluxe’, today Florida rock band Magnolia Park commence a new era with anthemic new single and music video, Homicide”. With a penchant for writing songs as thought provoking as they are accessible, the new single stresses the importance of community and giving back to those …
Gallery and Set-lists: Arxx / Cherym – The Workman’s Club, Dublin 28.04.2023
Brighton’s Alt- Rock gal pal duo Arxx played a six date Irish tour and taking up the support slot on four of those were three piece Pop-punk band Cherym from Derry.One of those dates was at Dublin’s The Workman’s Club and on the night the band were joined on stage by member’s of the Pillow …