This week Amhrán Gach lá is going Apple Green to celebrate Clockwork Apple's mini festival taking place this weekend in Whelans: All week I'm going to highlight why you should make it to at least one of the three gigs above: Here's the new video from Thursday's headliners Miracle Bell for the single 'Light, Shape, Sound': http://clockworkapplepresents. wordpress.com/
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Last month I shared 10 tracks from various artists lined up for Vantastival here: http://2uibestow.blogspot.com/ 2011/03/vantastival-mixtape.ht ml However with all the quality on offer at Vantastival I had to share another 10 tracks from bands playing the festival. Tickets for the event over the May bank holiday are available here: http://www.vantastival.com/tic kets.html Vantastival Lineup for 2011 Friday 29th April Donal Dineen & Niwel Tsumbu [...]
Irish rootsy blues band Tupelo are playing Whelans this Saturday night which will be reviewed for this here blog! Here's a track from the band's debut album here: TUPELO - Figure It Out from evilelvis on Vimeo . Tupelo are also playing this interesting Music Festival in Co. Clare on the June Bank Holiday! [...]
Congratulations to the following Irish bands who made it to the next stage of Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition: Irish bands making the cut are: Miracle Bell, Codes, EleventyFour, The Fallen Drakes, Butterfly Explosion, Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters, Zombie Computer, Datadrip, The full list of 123 artists are here: http://www.glastonburyfestival s.co.uk/news/emerging-talent-c ompetition-longlist-announced I was a judge representing the 4fortyfour blog: My three picks were: 1. Laurie Cameron - http://www.lauriecameron.co.uk /image/22265 [...]
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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: [...]
The Danger Is are an Irish band who are making many new friends and fans due to the radio friendly pop gems they keep knocking out. Songs like this one 'Rub Who You Love' are simply superb and with any luck will make ' The Danger Is ' a household name in the near future. Rub Who You Love by the danger is Catch 'The Danger Is' live in Crawdaddy [...]
Starting today, Wednesday, and running for the next four days is Whelan's Ones To Watch Festival. More than 30 Irish bands will take to various Whelan's stages to show everyone just how strong 2011 is going to be. Some bands you may be familiar with, and more you will never [Read more]
Part two of my best albums of 2010 counts down numbers 75 to 51.
Miracle Bell will be supporting the Coronas on their nationwide tour.
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Autumn Owls – The Button Factory The nature of the Hard Working Class Heroes festival means that there are always going to be bands who fall victim to an unfortunate scheduling slot. Dublin band Autumn Owls early-evening gig in The Button Factory may have failed to draw in the masses, but that didn't stop them from putting on a fine show for those who did make it along. The first half of the set is a very sombre affair - all moody and atmospheric, with The Button Factory's impressive smoke 'n' lights set-up working to [...]
WIth Halloween in mind this is the new video from Joe Echo and is the closest song I've heard from Joe Echo which sounds like his old band Leya! Catch Joe Echo in The Village on Friday 24th September with The Flaws and Miracle Bell. Entrance is just €5. Want more Joe Echo? ..... Joe Echo: The Heart That Knows Desire by CultureNI
Dublin City FM have announced their new Autumn schedule (full details in the statement below). To mark the occasion and to celebrate the 5th birthday of LiveDrive, the station are hosting a night in The Village, Dublin on Friday, September 24th. The Flaws, Miracle Bell and Joe Echo will all play. Tickets priced €5 are on sale from the WAV ticket office or from the door on the night. We have 2 pairs to giveaway, send a mail to giveaway@state.ie with your contact details before noon on Thursday. 103.2 Dublin City [...]
Words: Gareth O'Malley I noticed something about Bar Ritz as a venue almost as soon as I got inside and got settled - ten minutes before doors opened. No, I do not have 'special privileges'; it was something that needed to be done to accommodate my recent knee injury. So I was sprawled out on the couch next to the mixing desk, and then it hit me. If you're not right up there, near the front and in the thick of it, the venue can seem rather strange, and I couldn't help but think that [...]
This is looking like a great way to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon! Sunday 1st Aug: THE AFTERMATH, CARUSO, THE PULPIT Sunday 8th Aug: COLM LYNCH, MIRACLE BELL HOT CHICKEN Sunday 15th Aug: BIPOLAR EMPIRE, THE RIPTIDE MOVEMENT, PREACHERS SON More info: http://www.facebook.com/BANDST ANDLIVEDUNLAOGHAIREHARBOUR
'Love Sounds' is the next single from Miracle Bell 's debut record, Light Shape Sound , released in May via MB Records. The single will be released on July 16 with a launch party that night at The Academy 2. Check out a video for the single below as well as Miracle Bell's upcoming tour dates: Miracle Bell upcoming tour dates: Saturday 19 June - No Place Like Dome Festival, Ballymote, Sligo Friday 2 July - Phantom First Friday, Dublin Thursday 15 July- Tower [...]
After a gruelling 65 date tour in 2009, Miracle Bell , along with producer Ciaran Bradshaw (Ollie Cole, Dark Room Notes) at the helm, abandoned the live circuit to record debut Light Shape Sound . Clocking in at just under 35 minutes, Kildare's electro kids' debut is seemingly an impressive first assault on the airwaves. But after a few listens, rather than growing on the listener, the band's influences and peers begins to shine through their synth sound, comparisons all too easy to recognise. The tracks, when not containing vague taints of Foals, smack [...]
After five weeks on the road, the 2010 IMRO Showcase Tour comes to an end with a special 'Best of Tour' show at The Academy on May 1st. Taking to the stage on the night will be The Cast of Cheers, Mia Sparrow, Miracle Bell, Jody Has A Hitlist and The Minutes, with more acts still to be announced. The event will be hosted by 2FM's Dave Fanning. There is still limted space available on the guestlist. To get your name on it, email your details to showcase@imro.ie. To check out [...]
Really good album from Indie - Electro Kildare three piece 'Miracle Bell'. It's surprisingly full of charm and melodies! 'Light Shape Sound' is in many ways similar to Foals and Vampire Weekend and it's a really good album. There are many tracks on the album which should make mainstream radio airplay such as 'Love Sounds', 'You and I' and the single 'Fit For You'. The album's full of electro melodies, singalong choruses and charm such as the best track is the song 'You're Not [...]
All this week, we're having guest posts from various people involved in different strands of Irish music - record shop owners, writers, bloggers, promoters, radio presenters, bands and more, telling us what Irish bands or artists they are really into right now. Ken McGuire runs Kilkenny Music and you can find him on Twitter . 1. Mugger Dave I caught Mugger Dave live back in March just ahead of the release of What's She Doing Here? . High charged rock with some great [...]
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Vantastival is a three-day family-friendly festival held at Dunany Estate in mid-Louth over the May bank holiday weekend, April 30 - May 2, 2010. A full schedule of live music and entertainment on three stages with further attractions for campervan and scooter owners - trade stalls, competitions, and workshops will provide the perfect occasion for admirers to exchange ideas and share their passion for the lifestyle and vehicles. http://vantastival.com/ This week on the blog I'm going to bring to your attention some of the many excellent new bands [...]
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