Fontaines DC: at First Direct Arena on 3 December

From behind a large curtain, a sold-out First Direct Arena had their first glimpse of the Dublin City 5-piece. With their shadows cast in an eerie, green light, they ran through the slow, sinister-sounding title track from their fourth album, Romance. An excited sense of anticipation in the room formed as the song climaxed and […]
Live at Leeds in The City on 16 November: Gia Ford and Van Houten

Live at Leeds had the City buzzing on Saturday. From Burley Park to The Calls and beyond, every nook and cranny of Leeds seemed to be filled with live music. The day offered the alternative to the mud-caked chaos you’d find at a conventional music festival. Taking placemid-November, it also gives punters and the artists […]
Live at Leeds in The City 2024: Casisdead and Master Peace

When I got the opportunity to review artists at this year’s Live At Leeds I was asked if anything jumped out that I wanted to cover. Casisdead was the first name that I saw. Randomly nestled in amongst Willie J Healy and English Teacher at the Beckett Student Union, Cas was in peculiar company tonight. […]