Appeared on Sat 26 Mar 11 @ Stiff Kitten | Belfast (Plus special guests)
Halcyon Digest, the fourth studio album from Atlanta’s Deerhunter will be released worldwide via 4AD on September 27th 2010. The quartet of Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Joshua Fauver and Moses Archuleta have established… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 19 Dec 10 @ The Limelight | Belfast (plus support)
Villagers have already had a meteoric year with the release of their debut album, Becoming A Jackal (Domino), in May which went straight to Number 1 in Ireland and is nominated for this year’s Mercury Music Prize Album… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 28 Nov 10 @ Auntie Annies | Belfast (+ support)
Alternately labelled as punk rock, math rock and punk jazz, it makes sense that No Means No cite The Ramones, Miles Davis and Venetian Snares amongst their influences. Punk, but with complex instrumentation; angular, angry… [read on]
Appeared on Mon 08 Nov 10 @ Auntie Annies | Belfast (with support from Wonder Villians + John D'Arcy)
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is the musical alias of 28 year old American film school drop-out Owen Ashworth. Ashworth musicbegan making in 1997 after he realized that song-making was a far more cost-effective means… [read on]
Appeared on Wed 20 Oct 10 @ Auntie Annies | Belfast (+ support)
Country blues artist Pete Molinari was born into a large Maltese/ Italian/ Egyptian family in Chatham, Kent, where he was discovered by Billy Childish. Pete toured USA for two years with a head full of songs and his trusty… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 03 Oct 10 @ The Limelight | Belfast (Support "Unnatural Helpers")
Strange Victory present Mudhoney at The Limelight in Belfast on Sunday 3rd October 2010. Mudhoney (Sub Pop), a grunge band formed in Seattle in 1988 from the remains of Green River, is made up of vocalist Mark Arm, drummer… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 01 Aug 10 @ No Alibis Bookshop | Belfast (with special guests "Girls Names")
Known for his uniquely deep, droning singing voice, Calvin Johnson was a founding member of the bands Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Halo Benders. Calvin Johnson is also the founder and owner of the influential… [read on]
Appeared on Wed 28 Jul 10 @ Empire Music Hall | Belfast (plus special guests)
eeping himself admirably busy over recent times, Will Oldham returns with yet another new full-length for Drag City/Domino, a studio-recorded follow-up to last year's acclaimed Beware. For The Wonder Show Of The World, Oldham… [read on]
Appeared on Mon 28 Jun 10 @ The Limelight | Belfast (plus support)
After the release of the 'Simple Science' E.P, their first new recording in six years, The Get Up Kids are back out on tour. The Get Up Kids are an American indie rock band from Kansas City. Formed in 1995, the band was a… [read on]
Appeared on Fri 18 Jun 10 @ The Black Box | Belfast (Plus support)
Turin Brakes, release their new studio album, Outbursts, on Monday 1st March. The album will be preceded by a single, Sea Change, on Monday 22nd February. Having redefined the acoustic pop genre with their debut album, The… [read on]
Appeared on Mon 24 May 10 @ Auntie Annies | Belfast (plus support)
Dan Sartain is an American Rock + Roll musician from Birmingham, Alabama. His music encompasses a variety of genres including rockabilly and blues. After releasing two self-produced albums through independent record labels,… [read on]
Appeared on Fri 07 May 10 @ The Black Box | Belfast (Support Dirt Blue Jean)
Hope Sandoval was born June 24, 1966 and grew up in east L.A. with her Mexican-American family. With Mazzy Star she has released 3 albums: She Hangs Brightly (1990), So Tonight That I Might See (1993), and Among My Swan (1996).… [read on]
Appeared on Sat 17 Apr 10 @ The Black Box | Belfast (Documenta + Alice Kona Band)
Wooden Shjips (that's not a typo) is a vital and refreshingly inspired quartet from San Francisco playing loud rock 'n' roll in a style heavily influenced by the experimentalism of psychedelia, classical minimalism and garage… [read on]
Appeared on Wed 10 Mar 10 @ The Black Box | Belfast (Supported by Jackson Cage)
Formed in April 1967, Fairport Convention rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American west coast style music to an individual style, which melded rock music with traditional English tunes and songs. [read on]
Appeared on Thu 28 Jan 10 @ The Black Box | Belfast ()
Indie-Americana trio The Low Anthem released its 2nd full length record, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin on September 2nd 2009 on Bella Union to critical acclaim. Independently released, the record is co-produced by The Low Anthem… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 20 Dec 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast (full support tba shortly)
Immediately after forming, Fuck Buttons started to play live whenever possible, soon amassing a dedicated cult following throughout the UK. Time Out magazine described the band's live sound as "adrenaline pumping, ear purging… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 06 Dec 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast ()
James Yorkston was an integral early member of the Fence Collective whose reach across contemporary music continues to lengthen: King Creosote, The Aliens, KT Tunstall, The Beta Band. Yorkston is primarily a singer-songwriter,… [read on]
Appeared on Thu 19 Nov 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast ()
NIGHTMARCHERS - take Speedo (ex Rocket from the Crypt barker/broom swinger, Hot Snakes riff architect, The Sultans booking agent, Pitchfork stylist, and lest not forget Swami Records honcho humungous and KBZT 94.9 FM DJ to… [read on]
Appeared on Sat 10 Oct 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast (with special guests THE DUDLEY CORPORATION)
Obits formed after singer/guitarist Rick Froberg (Drive Like Jehu / Pitchfork) returned to New York in 2005 following the breakup of Rocket From The Crypt offshoot Hot Snakes. In 2006 he began writing new material and rehearsing… [read on]
Appeared on Wed 07 Oct 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast (Support: The Monotonous Tone + David Holmes + Jack of Hearts)
The fantastical tale of King "Bama Lama" Khan begins in 1995, when the Montreal-born son of immigrants from India (and self-professed grandson of the opium-addicted "Johnny Thunders of the sitar") left home to play bass for… [read on]
Appeared on Sat 19 Sep 09 @ Auntie Annies | Belfast (with special guests LOVVERS + GIRLS NAMES)
Times New Viking is a lo-fi indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio currently signed to Matador Records. They have released four albums notable for their very loud, rough sound. Times New Viking have achieved near mythic status… [read on]
Appeared on Sat 05 Sep 09 @ Auntie Annies | Belfast (with support Doghouse Roses)
Willard Grant Conspiracy is the musical collective that surrounds songwriter Robert Fisher. With their last five records (Regard the End, Everything's Fine, Mojave, Flying Low, and 3am Sunday At Fortune Otto's) and their… [read on]
Appeared on Thu 27 Aug 09 @ The Limelight | Belfast (Plus support Comply or Die)
Chicago's Rise Against began in 1999 when ex-88 Fingers Louie bassist Joe Principe tapped area vocalist Tim McIlrath for a new project rooted in the sound and social vision of traditionalist hardcore. Joined by fellow 88… [read on]
Appeared on Wed 05 Aug 09 @ Empire Music Hall | Belfast (With support Conor J O'Brien (Villagers) + Ruby Colley)
Final Fantasy, aka Toronto’s Owen Pallet, will perform an exclusive Irish concert at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast on August 4th following two very special intimate shows in Dublin and Galway in May. [read on]
Appeared on Fri 24 Jul 09 @ The Menagerie Bar | Belfast (support Delirium Tremens + Ablespacer)
Monotonix are a garage rock band from Tel Aviv, Israel. Dissatisfied with the state of the music scene in their hometown of Tel Aviv, the Israeli trio Monotonix formed in November 2005. The band, which has grown out of the… [read on]
Appeared on Fri 22 May 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast (With guests The Jane Bradfords and Sian Alice Group)
Since 2001, Deerhunter have produced three LPs and four EPs worth of astonishing “ambient punk” (their own description), picking up devotees and different musicians along the way. [read on]
Appeared on Sat 09 May 09 @ Festival Marquee | Belfast (The Lowly Knights, DJ’s Gary Lightbody + Tom Simpson (SnowPatrol) & Richard Colburn (Belle + Sebastian) )
What do you get if you cross the melancholy story- telling of Lee Hazlewood, the lyricism of Leonard Cohen and the raw thrust of country, blues and folk? The answer is very likely Sons and Daughters. The band have really… [read on]
Appeared on Fri 01 May 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast (with special guests PETER BRODERICK + DON'T MOVE)
Part folkie, part indie-rocker, part comic book artist, how does indigenous New Yorker Jeffrey Lewis do it? After a 2008 spent almost entirely on the road, including support tours with some of the most respected artists around… [read on]
Appeared on Tue 21 Apr 09 @ Auntie Annies | Belfast (plus Kasper Rosa)
Earth is an American drone band based in Seattle, Washington. Although they have played various styles of music, they are best known as pioneers of a minimalistic, long, and repetitive form of heavy music known as drone doom.… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 19 Apr 09 @ The Menagerie Bar | Belfast (With guests NOT SQUARES + BOP YESTRUM DJ'S)
Instead of finding a quiet recording studio, HEALTH recorded their debut full length in one of their favorite places. The Smell is an all ages music venue in downtown Los Angeles. It is open and brick and dirty and dark,… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 29 Mar 09 @ Stiff Kitten | Belfast (with guests Dent May)
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE make their debut Belfast appearance to coincide with the release of their critically acclaimed 9th LP 'Merriweather Post Pavilion'. [read on]
Appeared on Thu 19 Feb 09 @ Auntie Annies | Belfast (Escape Act + Ablespacer)
Sub Pop's newest indie rockers Oxford Collapse are a guitar/bass/drums trio from Brooklyn comprising of Michael Pace (vocals/guitar), DanFetherston (drums), and Adam Rizer (bass/vocals). Combining a charming lack of guile… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 01 Feb 09 @ The Pavilion Bar | Belfast (with special guests Guitar Dectet)
If the words “chimney sweep” and “soul psychedelia” don’t go together in your mind, they just may after you take a listen to Crystal Antlers’ debut EP. which was released in the UK in October via Touch and Go… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 25 Jan 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast (with Crayonsmith + Barry's Electronic Workshop)
There are more ideas crammed into the 41 minutes of Max Tundra’s third album than most bands manage in their whole careers. Parallax Error Beheads You, the third Max Tundra LP (on Domino Records) is a masterpiece of micro-melodies… [read on]
Appeared on Sat 24 Jan 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast (with guests Panda Kopanda and Robyn G Shiels)
To date The Broken Family Band have released two mini albums and four full-length albums. They’ve performed more sessions for Mark Lamarr than any other band. John Peel was a big fan. The use of their song ‘It’s All… [read on]
Appeared on Sun 18 Jan 09 @ The Black Box | Belfast (with Thee Childish Thoughts)
Billy Childish is an English Musician, Artist, Author, Poet, Photographer and Filmmaker. He has published more than 40 collections of poetry, written four novels and produced more than 2,500 paintings. He has recorded more… [read on]
Appeared on Mon 15 Dec 08 @ The Black Box | Belfast (with special guests Sky Larkin)
Cult band Stereolab return with their 11th studio album 'Chemical Chords' this month and a UK and Ireland tour in December. Considered as one of the first post-rock outfits, their sound encompasses krautrock, Brazilian tropicalia,… [read on]
Appeared on Fri 28 Nov 08 @ The Black Box | Belfast (with special guests Festival)
Greg Weeks is an American singer-songwriter based in Philadelphia. His music is influenced by acid-folk, prog rock and horror cinema amongst other varying styles. Weeks is best known as a founding member of the psychedelic… [read on]
Appeared on Tue 28 Oct 08 @ The Black Box | Belfast (with support The Lowly Knights)
"It's like Arcade Fire meets Akron/Family...only better!"... Port O'Brien began early in the year 2005, as a folk-ish duo of Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin. The two penned songs while Cambria lived in the tiny Californian… [read on]
Appeared on Fri 26 Sep 08 @ The Black Box | Belfast (Plus 'One Day International')
Lisa Hannigan started her singing career at the age of 6 as the fairy on top of the Christmas tree in the school play. On the long car journeys down to west cork for summer holidays she sang the backing vocals to her mothers’… [read on]
Appeared on Mon 08 Sep 08 @ The Black Box | Belfast (With special guests The Dodos)
School of Language is currently the most pressing musical concern of Field Music’s David Brewis Field Music's Tones of Town was a highlight for many in 2007, and the group's star seemed to be on the rise. But when the Sunderland… [read on]
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