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REVIEW: Bombay Bicycle Club – Mandela Hall

 

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

 

After playing an in-store gig at Head Music that afternoon, Indie folk four piece Bombay Bicycle Club were psyched and ready for a late evening performance in Mandela.    
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REVIEW: The Boat Factory

 

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

 

Dan Gordon wrote and starred in The Boat Factory, a moving play about workers in the shipyards in East Belfast. Michael Condron delivered a fantastic array of accents, and the chemistry between the two actors was fizzing. A play  starring only two people can get slightly dull and drag, but The Boat Factory was fast-paced, funny, and left you knowing an awful lot more about Belfast’s history.

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REVIEW: Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

 

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers scorched the O2 Arena with a fiery set-list that included a few tunes off their new album, I’m With You, as well as some old school favourites. On  4 November, Dublin was treated to a top-notch performance from Anthony Keidis, Flea, Chad Smith and new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who were opened by up-and-coming Californian collective Fool’s Gold. As an opening act they delivered a strong performance of neo-African-rhythmic-pop-rock that left the crowd grooving and ready for seduction from Flea’s funkilicious bass. 

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REVIEW: Volume Control at the Ulster Hall

 

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

 

Given that the first official gig of Belfast Music Week fell on Halloween, the abundance of superheroes, witches and tiger onesies was assumed. The first band of the night, Colly Strings, unsuccessfully attempted to emulate the gothic cool of A Clockwork Orange’s Alex DeLarge. Instead, they resembled a quartet of immaculately turned out butlers. Dubious costume choices aside, the band won over the crowd with a splendid set, but still paled in comparison to the next twenty minutes from Rainy Boy Sleep.

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REVIEW: Belfast Calling

 

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

 

The MTV EMAs were incredible. Whether you liked the music, layout or even the show itself, it’s obvious there was a lot of effort to make Belfast look as great as possible.  But what would the average tourist be met with, stumbling into some bar offering live music? Well, if it’s anything like the music  heard at Belfast Calling, there would be no doubt that they would be blown away.

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INTERVIEW: Axis Of

 

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

 

Portstewart three piece, Axis Of were described in 2010 by ‘Rock Sound Magazine’ as being “the most exciting band to come out of Northern Ireland, possibly ever.”  No wonder the Speakeasy was rammed with raucous, die-hard fans before they played.

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REVIEW: MTV EMA City Hall Concert

 

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

 

The hype had been building for weeks in the lead up to the biggest event that Belfast has ever hosted; the MTV EMAs.  A special show featuring Snow Patrol, Jason Derulo and Boyce Avenue outside City Hall took place at the same time as the award ceremony hosted in the Odyssey.

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