STRUT: Gabriele Mirabassi & Francesco Turrisi
Gabriele Mirabassi & Francesco Turrisi: This melodious duo performance is tailor-made for the intimate setting of STRUT at the Peacock.
STRUT: CEO Experiment Feat. Richie Buckley & Brian Dunning
Piano trio, The CEO Experiment, have been making waves here in Ireland in the past 2 years, garnering praise for their highly creative improvisations and their tighter than tight sound…
STRUT at the Peacock: 3G Feat. Gerhard Ornig
Collectively 3G, this new quartet, formed specifically for STRUT, will showcase one of the most invigorating live experiences jazz has to offer.
STRUT at the Peacock: Blue Eyed Hawk
Bringing a wide open improv sensibility to its melodic and richly textured original material, Blue-Eyed Hawk creates uniquely eclectic music that traverses art-rock, jazz, minimalist and electronic soundworlds.
STRUT at the Peacock: Ibrahim Electric
Kicking off STRUT in some considerably funky fusion are Danish organ trio Ibrahim Electric with an infectious & unique blend of funk, groove and Afro Beat.
Artsdesk: Forest Foragings – Gary Coyle and David Godbold
We review Gary Coyle’s latest exhibition Into The Woods, at Ashford Gallery, RHA and David Godbold's More Like Living Than Life Itself at the Kerlin Gallery
Artsdesk: What They Call Love
The best work in What We Call Love is that which reveals the inherently violent and exploitative aspects of love, which induces revulsion rather than sentimentality.
Review: The Girl Missing from the Window – Paul O’Reilly
The prose is predominantly subtle, quiet. At its best, this results in lingering, arresting images of emotional corruption in which lives change forever.
Book Review: The Girl from the Garden – Parnaz Foroutan
Myth intertwines with memory in Parnaz Foroutan’s stirring debut novel, which examines the mysteries that persist even in the most time-honoured family lore.
Book Review: A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara
While many novels concern young people growing up and negotiating the world, this one is singular in its amplified depictions not just of life’s cruelty, but also of its happiness…
Book Review: Not The Same Sky – Evelyn Conlon
Conlon succeeds in counteracting the abstract familiarity of the Irish emigration narrative, and in reconstructing the lives of the girls with compassion.
Book Review: Let Me Tell You – Shirley Jackson
If home can be the sacred domain of women, children and trickster ghosts, Jackson also exposes the brittle fault lines of domestic life.
Celebrate Real Bread Week with the Bretzel Bakery
The Bretzel Bakery hosts a talk and tasting in the Bretzel Bakery & Cafe on Thursday, 8th October from 7pm onwards as part of Real Bread Week.
Nice Gaff: 13 North Great Georges Street
The weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th October sees the return of Open House Dublin, essentially Ireland’s biggest celebration of nice gaffs. Emma Gilleece explores 13 North Great George's…
Kaleidoscope at Bello Bar
Kaleidoscope Night is getting ready to launch into their new season in their new home – the cosy and swanky Bello Bar!
Music Interview: Girl Band
I think most bands who end up signing to someone like Rough Trade will be a bit ‘what the fuck?' Dara Kiely and Alan Duggan of Dublin's Girl Band talk…
Book Review: Ideal – Ayn Rand
The dialogue swings between political oration and the kind of clammy, porno lines you’d feel uncomfortable reading aloud. Roisin Kiberd reviews Ideal
Soundbite: Aisling Rogerson The Fumbally
Aisling Rogerson of the Fumbally talks to us about creating space, staying inspired and the fascinating programme they’ve put together for the Autumn Series.