Mike McGrath-Bryan

Hot Press

Review: Exmagician @ Cyprus Avenue, Cork (05/02/17)

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February 6, 2017

Written for Hot Press in February of 2017. Unused. In a city overburdened with festivals and events for this time of year, and on a freezing Sunday evening, it’s a small but dedicated crowd that greets Northern Irish four-piece exmagician, an outfit with more than enough DIY credibility behind them thanks to members’ involvement in…

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Belfast, Exmagician, gigs, Hot Press, unpublished
Women in Cork Music: We Built This City

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October 7, 2016

Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with M.SEA, Nicole Maguire and record auteuse Eilís Dillon about the importance of women to the Cork music scene. It’s difficult to ascertain in a short, convenient space the precise historical importance of women to Leeside music. All one need do is look at the scene’s history. Elvera Butler, Downtown Kampus auteur…

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Cork, Hot Press, lists, social issues, women