Archive for February, 2008
Watch out for the Reverend and The Makers at Spring and Airbrake
By Ryan Kennedy NOW the dust has settled on the Arctic Monkeys’ rise to glory, there’s apparently another Sheffield band we all should be watching out for. Good job they’re coming to Belfast then. Reverend and The Makers will play the Spring and [Read More]
Kimmie Rhodes from Texas to Belfast
By Ryan Kennedy SINGER-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes, the woman behind some of country music’s greatest songs, will finish off her 20-date tour with Kieran Goss in Belfast’s Grand Opera House. The native Texan will join friends Beth Nielsen Chapman and Rodney [Read More]
Kimmie Rhodes reveals her secrets
By Cathy Black Singer Kimmie Rhodes has revealed the secret to her success has been turning her back on major record deals. The singer-songwriter, who is set to play the Grand Opera House next month with local star Kieran Goss, is much happier releasing her albums through [Read More]
We Are Scientists date at The Mandela Hall
Brooklyn based indie–rock duo We Are Scientists have announced a date at The Mandela Hall on Wednesday 9 April as part of an Irish Tour. We Are Scientists shocked themselves and impressed many others with their 2005 debut With Love & Squalor. Twenty months of [Read More]
Elbow are back with new music and gig at Mandela Hall
This is Elbow’s first output for new label Fiction/Polydor and will be followed by the album The Seldom Seen Kid on March 17th. Frontman Guy Garvey says “This record is the one of which we are most proud for many reasons but to put it very simply we did it all [Read More]















