A Night With Stephen McCorry – Sunday 6th January 2019 Stephen McCorry, Arsenic & Lace, John Andrews Voodoo Local music enthusiasts Voodoo kick off 2019 in the proper fashion, with an evening dedicated to some of the best local blues…
Belfest Christmas Special – December 19th 2018 Sugarwolf, Zool Hive & Don Maple The Speakeasy “It tastes different.” “What, what do you mean, how can it taste different?” “Literally just taste it, it’s different.” … “Lad it’s literally the…
Joshua Burnside, Ryan Vail w/ Arco Quartet, Malojian, Beauty Sleep & Stephen James Smith Friday 21st December 2018 – Elmwood Hall, Belfast There’s an oxymoronic symmetry to celebrating a birth as the year draws to a close. But then, Belfast…
Ash & Brand New Friend Friday 20th December 2018 – Limelight 1, Belfast After a year of touring their latest album Islands, Downpatrick three-piece Ash return home to a packed-out Limelight to play their last show of 2018 for friends,…
Saint Sapphire, MOSA, The Fake Flirtations & Modern Rome The Empire Music Hall Thursday 13th December 2018 Step. Music is getting louder. Step. A bald head, glimmering in the moonlight, nods me in. Step. “What’s the name sorry?” Step. The…
Wynona Bleach (EP launch) with Hand Models & Joel Harkin Wednesday 11th December 2018 – Duke Of York, Belfast The Duke Of York, one of Belfast’s most prolific venues. Situated in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, it has seen…
Runabay, Ethan Hanna, Adam Grant & Matt Helders Tuesday 11th December 2018 – 39 Gordon Street, Belfast Left a bit. Now right. Right, right, right, right rightrightrightrigTOO MUCH. Right. Back to the start, alright, gods sake, ease it in now….
John Andrews with support from Don Maple Friday 7th December 2018 – The Barge, Belfast You would think that on this fateful night, your intrepid reviewer would be making his way to the SSE arena for Gary Lightbody and Co….
Snow Patrol with support from Ryan McMullan & Sam Fender Friday 7th December 2018 – SSE Arena, Belfast In the space of an hour, I went from slouched on my couch, “revising,” to boarding a train, my heart beating out of…
Owen Lamont, Glass Wings, Rory Nellis & Sonja Sleator Thursday 6th December 2018 – Empire Music Hall, Belfast Some venues you associate with a feeling or a sensation. The buzz of overhead lights. The roar of the crowd. For The Empire,…
Courtney Marie Andrews with support from Joel Harkin Sunday 2nd December 2018 – The Black Box The wet slap of DMs on cobbled streets. The flat stench of stale cigarettes and beer foam as you approach the door. The venue…
Joshua Burnside, Once There Was A King Friday 30th November 2018 – The Duncairn Arts Centre On 30th November, Joshua Burnside, with support from Once There Was A King, played the Duncairn Arts Centre on what was a dark and…
Jealous of the Birds, Mosmo Strange Thursday 29th November 2018 – Zool Records, Belfast “I am… lost.” Co-founder of Zool Records Nolan Donnelly stalks the floor of his office. Hopefully, he finds himself at some point, as there’s a show…
Modern Rome, Buí Saturday 10th November 2018 – Sunflower Bar, Belfast My brow furrows as I do a third and final scan of the landscape in front of me. Long black levers, each connected to the gossamer glow of their…
Not Threatin, Red House, Periapt Sunday 11th November 2018 – Empire Music Hall, Belfast It’s one of the strangest music stories of the year. An LA metal band by the name of Threatin, who had amassed a massive amount of…