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Carriages

Another review gig for Ceol Collective (with thanks to Goldenplec for the passes), the Blog Party in the Sugar Club was an interesting idea. With each of the blogs involved choosing one act for the night, it meant there was a real mix of talents involved. My favourite were Carriages, closely followed by Dear Desert, both of whom I’d seen before. The acts that weren’t for me were the…

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Le Galaxie DJs with Nialler 9

It’s always hard to take photos at DJ sets – dark blurry snaps of people staring at laptops aren’t the most visually stimulating. I could pretend that is why I have no accompanying photos for this post. I could pretend that I felt it wouldn’t add any content to the blog so I didn’t bother. The real reason – I was too busy dancing like an absolute idiot that I totally forgot to take pictures.

For…

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#2105 #Arlington #gig #gigs #Le Galaxie #Le Galaxie djs #Mother #Mother Dublin #Nialler 9

We Were Giants Next up was a gig I went to review it for Ceol Collective - We Were Giants.

#2015 #Ceol Collective #gig #gigs #The Mercantile #We Were Giants

Straight No Chaser A lovely surprise for a Monday evening -my friend brought me to this gig with me having absolutely no idea where I was going!

#2015 #gig #gigs #Straight No Chaser #Vicar Street

The Erics

State Lights

Emerging from a First Fortnight haze for The Erics took a bit of doing, but was well worth it. Getting to see openers State Lights again, who I had seen at the First Fortnight Big Gig, was a real treat – they are an impressive act who I’d expect to be seeing higher up the bill before the year is out. Further up the bill were Daithi, who is always brilliant, and headliners The…

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#2015 #Daithi #Entertainment.ie #gig #gigs #Le Galaxie djs #State Lights #The Button Factory #The Erics #The Riptide Movement #TRM

First Fortnight 2015

Trailblaze Revolution, Christchurch Cathedral

This is a tricky one to write to be honest – I re-read last year’s post (https://gigaholic.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/first-fortnight-2014/) and can vividly remember how I felt writing that post, and during the festival. To be able to remember things so clearly and yet to know how much changed within the space of a year is a little bit disconcerting…

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#2015 #Christchurch Cathedral #First Fortnight #gig #gigs #The Button Factory #Therapy Sessions #Workman&039;s Club

Gigs 2014

2014 didn’t bring quite as many gigs as previous years, but 43 is a respectable number when I had a lot of non-gig related developments in my life in 2014. At times, I have to admit, that I wondered whether I wanted to keep the blog going, which is partly why it went so out of date. Now that I look back, I think I’ve figured out where I went wrong with my gig-going for huge chunks of 2014.…

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Le Galaxie

If I could choose a way to welcome in a New Year, it would be at a Le Galaxie gig – minimum of New Years countdown, maximum of dancing like an idiot. Handy then that they are partial to putting on New Years gigs! I just never seem to get bored of seeing these lads.

Mick Le Galaxie goes wandering

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#2014 #gig #gigs #Le Galaxie #Meeting House Square #New Years Eve

Delorentos

I can’t believe this was my first time seeing Delorentos properly, having caught the end of one of their sets at a festival previously. They didn’t disappoint. With an amazing back catalogue and a new album that is on repeat on my ipod, this gig was always going to be a winner with me. Support from The Academic who are consistently great, and a finale with the two bands playing together was…

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#2014 #Ceol Collective #Delorentos #gig #gigs #The Academic #Vicar Street

Ben Ottewell

I have been a massive fan of Ben Ottewell since the Gomez days of my late teens/early 20s (I’m showing my age now!). While his solo work obviously doesn’t allow any of the unusual harmonies he could create with Ian and Tom as part of Gomez, his unique voice means that his solo work is a treat to listen to. I’ve reviewed the gig in more detail here

http://www.ceolcollective.com/reviews/gigs/live-…

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#2014 #Ben Ottewell #Ceol Collective #gig #gigs #Michele Stodart #Workman&039;s Club

The Riptide Movement

So the December Riptide Movement show was my first time formally reviewing them (here – http://www.ceolcollective.com/reviews/gigs/live-review–the-riptide-movement—vicar-street–dec-6th.html) which proved much more tricky than I expected. While this show was great, and the crowd loved it, it’s hard not to remember their more raw, less slick shows of old with nostalgia. I think this inevitable…

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#2014 #Ceol Collective #gig #gigs #The Riptide Movement #Vicar Street #Willie Nile

Hot Press Jagermeister Freezer Sessions

The Academic

The Hot Press Jagermeister Freezer Sessions always bring together an eclectic but talented bunch, and are growing size each year. This year’s line-up were disgustingly talented youngsters The Academic, Jagermeister Freezer Sessions Live Band of the Year Rackhouse Pilfer, Booka Brass Band and The Minutes.

Highlight for me were Booka Brass Band, who I somehow had never seen live…

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#2014 #Booka Brass Band #Freezer Sessions #gig #gigs #Hot Press #Hot Press Jagermeister Freezer Sessions #Jagermeister #Rackhouse Pilfer #The Academic #The Minutes

Columbia Mills

Columbia Mills (called Empire Saints in a previous life) debuted their first EP upstairs in Whelans and I went along for Ceol Collective. Really impressive opening – dying to see them again to be honest. And their support act Dear Desert are definitely ones to watch as well. (For full review head to Ceol Collective here…

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#2014 #Ceol Collective #Columbia Mills #Dear Desert #gig #gigs #Whelans

Ceol Collective Launch gig

Ray Scully

November 2014 brought an exciting new development for me, when I joined Ceol Collective, a new collaborative website bringing the best of music and culture in Ireland to a wider audience. The team consists of a group of passionate music lovers, poets, musicians, videographers and photographers – and little old me! The launch gig in Abner Browns marked a few firsts for me – first…

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#2014 #Abner Browns #Ceol Collective #gig #gigs #Markas Carcas #Ray Scully

Speech Development Records Tour

Excitement would have been an understatement for how I felt about this show. Still mourning the end of Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip as a duo, the opportunity to see some of the finest acts signed to Scroob’s Speech Development Records label was too good to resist. I’m so glad I didn’t because this gig was simply amazing – packed, loud, and sweaty, this was gigging at its best.

Star of the…

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#2014 #B Dolan #gig #gigs #Scroobius Pip #Speech Development Records #Warren Peace #Workman&039;s Club

The Viking Project

A chance to see The Viking Project on their home turf was a big draw, so the night after Halloween was spent in The Harbour Bar in Bray – an impressive little venue! The Viking Project are consistently brilliant, and are another act that I’ve spoken about at length in other posts. You all know that I seriously rate them at this stage, so no need for me go on about them again!

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#2014 #gig #gigs #The Harbour Bar #The Viking Project

Lingo Festival Last up for October was the opening night of Lingo Festival, a new spoken word festival - the first of its type in Ireland (which as they say, is pretty amazing, given how much we all love talking!).

#2014 #gig #gigs #John Cummins #Lingo #Lingo Fest #Lingo Festival #Sacreblues Band #spoken word #The Inkloosifs

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