Featuring Smerz, Kean Kavanagh, Laura Duff, Romance, Saoirse Miller.

Gig Guide Highlights: Keeley Forsyth, Still House Plants, PsyCare, The Cyclist, Wes Banderson, ILF Dublin, Music & Mental Health Festival, The Road To The Great ...

Forbidden Fruit Champions Emerging Irish Artists: This year, Forbidden Fruit continued its commitment to championing homegrown talent by launching a nationwide open call, offering emerging artists the ...

The avant-electronic and experimental Irish music festival Open Ear returns to Sherkin Island on the June Bank Holiday weekend. Open Ear is known for its preoccupation with illuminating music ...

After ‘I’m Cooked, I’m Done’, and ‘fin’, the lead singles from the Kildare duo’s final album, comes ‘Ireland Is Full’. The Kildare duo of Max Zanga and Matt O’Baoill address the increasing accceptance ...

With plays for their music on Jazz FM, Craig Charles on BBC Radio 6 Music, Projective are an interesting new neo-soul, jazz and hip-hop seven piece. The band’s third single ‘Motions’ – a confident ...

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish ...

I’m really sorry to hear of the passing of Dubliner Hugh Scully, who was involved in many music pies in Dublin over the years, who has died of a short battle with cancer. I’m sure I don’t know half of ...

Brighton’s annual new music showcase is set to feature 450 acts as it kicks off today and runs to Saturday. Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has ...

Following on from the recent 37d03d artists announcement of who will be involved in the curated music festival and residency this year, SFSH has announced its first round of ticketed shows. Here’s the ...

Baltimore musician Marcus Brown’s alternative project is going on tour in Europe later in the Autumn. Nourished By Time draws on shoegaze, electronica and R&B in his music. The new tour takes in ...

See the end of the post for the Weekly Playlist featuring all the tracks I loved this week. I’ve always had a soft spot for Baxter Dury’s lounge lizard music, but have often found his more upbeat work ...