Music
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C Duncan: Heralding the Midnight Sun
Classical composition and contemporary musical reference points collide in the work of C Duncan. Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with the composer/performer ahead of his Cyprus Avenue show next week. Independent music is full of stories of self-made musicians pursuing their muses in their own time and space, but very few of these trajectories wind up bisecting…
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Right Here, Right Now Festival: “There’s a Lot to Be Proud Of!”
A celebration of the current Cork scene that sees a variety of acts across the genre spectrum take centre-stage on the largest stage the city has to offer. That’s the underlying philosophy behind Right Here, Right Now, a festival co-presented by the team at Douglas Street venue Coughlan’s Live and Cork Opera House. It’s been…
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Honeyblood: Honeyed Tones from Scots Duo
Honeyblood vocalist/guitarist Stina Tweeddale chats with Mike McGrath-Bryan about their new album, tour footage, and what lies ahead. It’s a time of expansion for Scottish punk/pop duo Honeyblood. Sophomore effort Babes Never Die has landed on shelves, with the record’s eponymous leadoff single now doing the rounds. What follows in the coming months will be…
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Percolator: Brewing New Sounds
Brandishing a sound that resembles a Venn diagram of shoegaze, indie, Krautrock and post-punk, Percolator’s development has been slow and steady over the past number of years, with a series of singles and extended-players finding their way out as the band proceeded. This work has led to debut album SESTRA, releasing this month via Cork’s…
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Wheatus: Showing Cork a Little Respect
Wheatus’ Brendan B. Brown talks with Mike McGrath-Bryan about hit singles, backline selloffs, and sweaty Cork gigs. Much is made of the rock ‘n’ roll narrative trope that is the one-hit wonder. Made ever more salient by the firework-trajectory careers of late-stage major-label signups in the throes of corporate impatience for artist development, it’s an…
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Ryley Walker: Walking a Golden Mile
Ryley Walker has, in recent years, become a hot property the world over for his own mathy, odd leanings on the folk oeuvre. Cork in particular seems to have taken to the American troubadour, with repeat sellouts for Leeside excursions over the years. This month’s swing through Ireland is no different, with a full-band Easter…
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Fangclub: Baring Their Fangs
Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with Fangclub’s Steven King about the band’s upcoming Cork shows. It was a busy 2016 for Dublin rock revivalists Fangclub – their Bullet Head E.P. released through Universal Music Ireland after signing a rare domestic deal with the major-label office in May, the Coma Happy E.P. following shortly in September of last…
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