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Bill Callahan at NCH review: Intricate guitar and a peerless voice provide a journey to salvation

Bill Callahan at NCH review: Intricate guitar and a peerless voice provide a journey to salvation

Managing to be both avant-garde and relatable is where Callahan’s gift really lives

Mon Jul 21 2025 - 11:41

Neil Young and Van Morrison at Malahide Castle: Decades on, these voices have never sounded better

Neil Young and Van Morrison at Malahide Castle: Decades on, these voices have never sounded better

Van Morrison makes it funky while Neil Young strides through an inspiring celestial set to fans in Dublin

Fri Jun 27 2025 - 08:49

Morrissey at 3Arena review: Singer folds in four Smiths songs over chimeric Dublin evening

Morrissey at 3Arena review: Singer folds in four Smiths songs over chimeric Dublin evening

The singer’s voice has always belonged to another time. He leaves the audience bloodied, but unbowed

Sun Jun 01 2025 - 10:41

Kevin Hart at 3Arena review: Our phones are sealed in pouches before the show starts. It has a surprising effect

Kevin Hart at 3Arena review: Our phones are sealed in pouches before the show starts. It has a surprising effect

The comedian’s Acting My Age show is ‘90 per cent good but 10 per cent not so good – but you have no proof’

Wed May 07 2025 - 11:30

John Cale in Dublin review: ‘What a surprise you are,’ says former Velvet Underground musician on night of droll and doleful beauty

John Cale in Dublin review: ‘What a surprise you are,’ says former Velvet Underground musician on night of droll and doleful beauty

An atmosphere of legacy and infinity floats around the Welsh star’s sold-out show

Tue Apr 01 2025 - 10:43

Lisa O’Neill at the Gate: Story-telling artist has never sounded better

Lisa O’Neill at the Gate: Story-telling artist has never sounded better

Legacy and history weave through this singular performance, which resonates long after it ends

Wed Jan 22 2025 - 10:46

Alan Sparhawk at Opium review: A visceral and deeply impressionistic show

Alan Sparhawk at Opium review: A visceral and deeply impressionistic show

Low frontman manages to convey a sense of generosity and playfulness in the face of loss

Sun Nov 03 2024 - 11:24

Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat – A study in intimacy

Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat – A study in intimacy

The album resembles one long lullaby, with Marling’s vocal rocking, coaxing and keeping things nuanced

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 05:00

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar St review: an intimate trip through the past in the hands a vital storyteller

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar St review: an intimate trip through the past in the hands a vital storyteller

Review: Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar Street: The 20-song show spans a career of over 50 years, 25 records, and a myriad of collaborations

Sat Sept 28 2024 - 11:27

Daughter of a Drum: Pink Breath – A complex, nuanced and personal debut album

Daughter of a Drum: Pink Breath – A complex, nuanced and personal debut album

Aoife McAtamney’s multifaceted, immersive project explores themes about the complications of the body

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 05:00

Eminem: The Death of Slim Shady review – Lyrical dexterity live and kicking on this uneasy funeral for his world-beating alter ego

Eminem: The Death of Slim Shady review – Lyrical dexterity live and kicking on this uneasy funeral for his world-beating alter ego

The trademark furious slander and insult are balanced by a strange vulnerability

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 05:30

A Lazarus Soul: No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens - A collection in love with the world in all its chaos

A Lazarus Soul: No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens - A collection in love with the world in all its chaos

There is a real sense of salve here, and a desire for the clarifying comfort to be found in nature

Thu Jul 04 2024 - 05:15

Patti Smith at Vicar Street review: Set is as sweet as it is snarling, with desperate yet unhurried joy

Patti Smith at Vicar Street review: Set is as sweet as it is snarling, with desperate yet unhurried joy

Sharing affecting stories with the audience, Smith conveys the beauty of the everyday without artifice

Fri Jun 28 2024 - 11:00

Bat for Lashes: The Dream of Delphi – A profound record inspired by motherhood

Bat for Lashes: The Dream of Delphi – A profound record inspired by motherhood

Natasha Khan’s sixth album is a collection of ‘song poems’ exploring the idea of the ‘mother witch’

Thu May 23 2024 - 05:15

Ro Yourell: Commencer revivew – A coming-of-age album but not as you might imagine

Ro Yourell: Commencer revivew – A coming-of-age album but not as you might imagine

Weightless, with its beautiful strings pares everything back to a delicate and reflective emotional place

Thu May 16 2024 - 04:30

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