I had the distinct pleasure of finally seeing Halves play in Cork on Friday night. Debut album It Goes, It Goes (Forever & Ever) was released last year following a number of EPs and led to some support slots in the city; but I never got to see them. This [Read more]
Everything about this gig is pure class. Halves are a quality band, Jennifer Evans is gonna be mega when her debut is released next year, the venue, the price ..... all good! But especially the beautiful epic sounds you're going to hear on December 9th! Get your tickets here: http://www.whelanslive.com/ind ex.php/wav-tickets/halves-unit arian-church-tickets May Your Enemies Never Find Happiness by halves [...]
Stavrogin - Halves London bread forward-thinker Stavrogin (birthed Theo Moore) has compiled his debut EP, Halves , through the newly established Courtship Records . The release toggles through Moore's two-step percussion, James Blake-esc synth work, and cerebral vocal sampling that'll find its way deep into your subconscious. You can grab the entire EP on donation-base payment over on Courtship Records' bandcamp . In the mean time, grab our pick of the litter, "Halves," above.
Halves + very special guest Jennifer Evans (solo) The Unitarian Church (Stephen's Green) Friday 9th December Tickets €10 available to buy online from Whelanslive.com or call the WAV Box Office [Lo-call 1890 200 078] Halves will be playing with strings (members of 3epkano) and live visuals (www.slipdraft.com) which will be projected onto the interior of the church. The warm sounds of delicious vinyl will permeate the room during intervals Mulled wine and mince pies will be served during change over. What more could a body ask [...]
It impressed us as a venue for the recent John Vanderslice gig and now the Unitarian Church on Stephen's Green in Dublin is going to pay host to three more live events. Elevens kick things off with an EP launch show on November 11th, followed by Delorentos on 25th and Halves (pictured and surely a band born to play such a venue) with special guests Jennifer Evans and the 3epkano string section on December 9th.
Saw these chaps and chapesses at Electric Picnic earlier this year. By chance, I stumbled on their performance in a drunkon stupor, and was instantly taken in by the shed load of instruments they had on show. Thankfully, they knew how to use them, and by the end of the show I'd sobered up and managed to find out what they were called. I picked up their debut LP a couple of weeks ago, and most excellent it is too. If you haven't already, go buy their album here . It's proper good.
The Joinery in Dublin have announced their very first offsite event. ON/OFF takes place in The Grand Social on Friday April 15th with performances from Halves , Spilly Walker , Katie Kim , Niwell Tsumbu and Meljoann with Neighbourhood Wash curator Donal Dineen gelling the crew together. This event is a fundraiser – monies raised will be used to allay some of the operating costs inevitable with running an alternative art space in Dublin. Tickets priced €12 are available from www.tickets.ie [...]
Donal Mangan (who made SEBP's 'Comets' video ) has made the latest video for Halves' 'Darling, You'll Meet Your Maker'. It's like a really dark Fingerbobs adventure. Full credits after the jump: Colum Mangan - Sculptor & Model Maker Sophia Kansanniva - Costume Fabricator & Additional Animation Chris O'Hara - Character Design & Additional Animation
Samantha Cardow With festivals come hard choices, and for this year's edition of Canadian Musicfest , getting underway with a handful of events tonight and in earnest as of tomorrow, I am choosing to eschew the club-hopping-ness that typically comes with these sorts of fest and largely plant myself in one place for each evening. Hard choice or lazy choice? A little of both. But just because I am staying put doesn't mean that I recommend others do the same. So by way of festival preview, here's a list of stuff that [...]
It's getting so you know Choice Music Prize season is upon us. Beards are stroked down to a thin stubble as the very nature of awards ceremonies is pondered aloud. You may spot some of the nominated artists on your travels around our capital looking tidy and pleased with themselves. If all this wasn't unsettling enough, ten of the best Irish LP's of the preceding 12 months are being valued in terms of bookies odds. Nine of these ten hopefuls running in the 19.30 at Vicar St are here tonight to be inspected and heard in [...]
South by SouthWest (SXSW) takes place from March 16th-20th in Austin, Texas. This year's Irish bands are: Adebisi Shank Funeral Suits Funeral Suits- Colour Fade (single) by Brassneckman General Fiasco [...]
Halves opened the live show at the Choice Music Prize ceremony.
Halves opened the live show at the Choice Music Prize ceremony.
Tonight sees the awarding of the sixth annual Choice Music Prize , with a live event at Vicar St (also broadcast on Today FM) featuring performances from eight of the ten nominees. At around 10.45pm we'll discover the winner but in the meantime State's editorial team offer their thoughts on this year's list. In alphabetical order: Adebesi Shank - This This Is The Second Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank (Richter Collective) Quite simply the most exciting, left field record on the list, 2010 was the year [...]
The Choice Music Awards take place in Vicar Street tomorrow night. At around the 11 PM mark the winner will be announced from this bunch of 10 shortlisted albums: Adebisi Shank This is the Second Album of a band called Adebisi Shank Richter Collective Adebisi Shank - Genki Shank by mark_hamer The Cast Of Cheers Chariot Self Released The Cast of Cheers - Tigerfox [...]
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The list of bands performing in Canada during the Canadian Music Fest are Autumn Owls Butterfly Explosion Funeral Suits Halves James Vincent McMorrow Kill Krinkle Club Kormac's Big Band Lost Chord Miracle Bell Preacher's Son Sacred Animals The Dirty 9s Windings Check out the music below: Autumn Owls: Butterfly Explosion: Butterfly explosion-sophia by sanitash Funeral Suits: [...]
I'm on Fire (Bruce Springsteen cover) by TheDirty9s I heard this cover live on Friday night when The Dirty 9s played Boyles of Slane and it was immense. The Dirty 9s are close to being the best band in Ireland in my humble opinion! See them on Thursday in The Grand Social . Canadian Music Week's showcase in Toronto will [...]
Beaches — Halve It's currently 4° outside. The bright side? I have Beaches ' ' Eternal Sphere ' to keep me company. Check out the psych-rock burner "Halve" and cop the 12" from Mexican Summer .
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