Tagged: livemusicgigs

O Emperor – Erman Gou & Electric Tongues

Nov 1, 2012, 7:00am The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Music Videos Play-This-List Ermon who? Yup, I don't know what it means either. But it does mean the boys from Waterford, O Emperor, are back with a great new pair of singles. O Emperor have been rocking my world since I first heard Po and Don't Mind Me a few years ago. The debut album, Hither Tither, had several notable [...]

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The Lumineers: Ho Hey

Oct 29, 2012, 9:40am The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Play-This-List If you read this blog, then chances are you listen to Phantom 105.2. If you like your indie rock music then its hands down the only station worth listening to. Its DJs though, can take their toll on you. Many are great (bring back Richie and Michelle, by the way) and I don't like to name names, but [...]

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Bank Holiday Monday Supplement: Villagers

Oct 29, 2012, 7:45am The Clink

Posted in Play-This-List This one is so fresh off the presses it's only got 148 views on YouTube, at the time of writing. Villagers  have released another track from the upcoming second album. The track is called Passing A Message and its just been featured today by the man himself, Conor O'Brien. I have to say, I didn't [...]

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Hey Rosetta! Coming To Dublin

Oct 22, 2012, 10:00am The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Play-This-List Great news! A really good band are coming to Dublin, and it's only going to cost you the price of a pint and a packet a crisps to see them. Hey Rosetta! have been featured in a Weekend Tunage slot before, but now they are going to be performing live in Academy 2 as part of a [...]

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Sunday Supplement: Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Oct 14, 2012, 6:00am The Clink

Posted in Play-This-List Benjamin Francis Leftwich is a solo artist from York, England. Playing guitar since he was 10, he describes himself as a "perfectionist" drawing inspiration from the likes of Sigur Rós and Bruce Springsteen. He lays himself bare on his tracks, giving a haunting quality to his sound that really sticks with you. To quote from [...]

• BenjaminFrancisLeftwich - In The Open
• BenjaminFrancisLeftwich - Rebellion (Arcade Fire Cover)

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Artist:	BenjaminFrancisLeftwich
Title:	In The Open
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2012

Artist:	BenjaminFrancisLeftwich
Title:	Rebellion (Arcade Fire Cover)
File Name:	SoundCloud

Alt-J (∆) – Something Good

Oct 13, 2012, 2:00pm The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Play-This-List I know the feeling. It's a Saturday night. The girlfriend/boyfriend has a certain music-based talent show on the TV. They say its music-based, but you know it's loose application of the word. So, you're surfing the web, on your phone or laptop, looking for a distraction. Anything will do. Well, fear not, faithful music fan, [...]

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Fionn Regan Announces New Album – The Bunkhouse Vol. I: Anchor Black Tattoo

Aug 19, 2012, 2:09pm The Clink

Posted in General Clickable Get Your Gig On Less than a year after he released 100 Acres of Sycamore, Fionn Regan is back with his newly announced album The Bunkhouse Vol. I: Anchor Black Tattoo. A stripped back affair, these songs were recored by Fionn in his Bunkhouse studio using a a 4-track and single microphone. Listening to the collection of short songs, [...]

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Video: Heathers – Forget Me Knots

Jul 11, 2012, 1:03pm The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Music Videos 'Forget Me Knots' is the lead single taken from Irish twin sisters Heathers forthcoming album Kingdom. The single was released on June 22, and now it's got the above accompanying video, directed by . There is definitely a bigger more poppier feel to the new single - which is no bad thing. It's actually reminding [...]

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Gig: Villagers To Play Dolan’s This Saturday

Jun 12, 2012, 12:27pm The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On If you don't have any plans yet for this weekend, we may have a solution for those in Limerick. Conor J. O’Brien won many a heart with his debut album Becoming a Jackal (remember that Jool's Holland performance?), so it's good news to hear that the follow up is almost complete. To celebrate Villagers have [...]

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Synth Eastwood 001: Ships & I Am Cosmos

May 16, 2012, 1:52pm The Clink

Posted in Design & Animation For You! General Clickable Get Your Gig On The name Ships may seem familiar - Chris posted about this new Dublin band and their super catchy tune 'You're Gonna Feel It' a few weeks back, and since then a bit more info has been shared with us about the release of the song itself - which it deserves to be shared. Turns out [...]

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The Tallest Man On Earth – 1904

May 16, 2012, 6:04am The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Play-This-List  1904 is the newest track from The Tallest Man On Earth. I've been a fan of Sweden's Kristian Matsson ever since The King Of Spain. This track is more of the same folksy goodness from the solo artist, which is not a bad thing in my opinion and I enjoyed listening to it. This new release [...]

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Ticket Giveaway: Mumford and Sons – Gentlemen Of The Road Tour

May 14, 2012, 12:31pm The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Something For The Weekend Mumford and Sons are taking a bit of a different approach to festivals this summer, they've decided to set up their own mini one: The Gentlemen of the Road Tour. This special tour sees the band stop off in Galway on June 9th for a one day mammoth show featuring Mumford and Sons, The Vaccines, [...]

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Body & Soul Festival – Full 2012 Line Up: M83, Villager and more…

Mar 20, 2012, 1:47pm The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Body & Soul Festival is back again for 2012 taking place in Ballinlough Castle, Co Westmeath June 22nd – 24th, and it's got a pretty damn solid line up - which was announced today. M83, Villagers, St. Vincent, Little Dragon, The Herbaliser, Emika, Gold Panda, Shangaan Electro, John Talabot, LOWB, Kormacs Big Band, Tieranniesaur, I [...]

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Fred Are Coming To Toronto!

Mar 12, 2012, 9:24am The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On It's always great to see a band from Ireland that I love come and play in the city that I now live, Toronto. It makes home seem not so far away, even if it's only for a few hours. Canadian Music Week (CMW) is taking place in Toronto 21-25 March and Fred and coming over [...]

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Ticket Giveaway: Tieranniesaur Live @ Whelan’s

Mar 7, 2012, 4:53am The Clink

Posted in General Clickable Fun poppers Tieranniesaur are playing Whelan's on this Friday March 9th, and we've got a pair of tickets to giveaway. Yay! The band are launching into 2012 on the back of a very successful year. They've built a reputation as a must-see band live after a string of summer dates, so you'd be mad not [...]

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Heineken Green Spheres is Back Feat. SBTRKT, Wild Beasts & More

Oct 27, 2011, 9:46am The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Going On In Dublin Heineken Green Spheres free live gigs series are a long time favorite of The Clink, they always manage to get a stellar line up of acts, it's organized to the tee and it's all bloody FREE. For the final event of the year Heineken Green Spheres are putting on a mammoth series of free shows, [...]

• Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
• PeaceBlind - 10-the drums-i need a doctor
• SBTRKT - Hold On
• Summer Camp - I Want You
• Wild Beasts - Thankless Thing

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Artist:	Aloe Blacc
Title:	I Need A Dollar
File Name:	SoundCloud
Year:	2010

Artist:	PeaceBlind
Title:	10-the drums-i need a doctor
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie Rock

Artist:	SBTRKT
Title:	Hold On
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Summer Camp
Title:	I Want You
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Wild Beasts
Title:	Thankless Thing
File Name:	SoundCloud

Gig News: Bombay Bicycle Club

Oct 10, 2011, 12:18pm The Clink

Posted in Get Your Gig On Tickets went on sale today for Bombay Bicycle Clubs three upcoming irish tour dates. Touring in support of their most recent album A Different Kind Of Fix, they will be making stop offs in Antrim, Cork and Dublin. Dates and venues are as follows: Dec 4th - Mandela Hall, Antrim [tickets] Dec 5th - Cyprus [...]

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