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Reviews
Through the window: Davidsons new show
With Christmas coming up there’s lots of good stuff on.
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Inside Reviews
Norah Jones - The Fall(Blue Note) (Rated 4/ 5 )
Friday, 20 November 2009
Those expecting the languid, jazzy piano-led balladeer of old are in for a
surprise. Four albums into her career and Norah Jones is embracing change.
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Album Reviews 20/11/09
Friday, 20 November 2009
Hilary Bow - Oneness(Bow Records)
Anybody who has fallen for the kooky charms of Julie Feeney is likely to be
similarly impressed by this whimsical Dublin-based singer.
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Classical Music 20/11/09
Friday, 20 November 2009
It’s not often a small County Down village acts as host to one of the great
British string quartets of our time.
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Pop/Dance Music 20/11/09
Friday, 20 November 2009
Madchester's main ‘monkey man’, Ian Brown, is in Belfast this Sunday night,
treating fans to a show containing tracks from his latest album, My Way,
solo hits and, if he's feeling generous, maybe a few Stone Roses classics.
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Roots/Folk Music 20/11/09
Friday, 20 November 2009
Top local singer-songwriter Anthony Toner has followed the success of his
album, A Sky For Every Day, with a new album, The Duke Of Oklahoma &
Other Stories.
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The Nolans: A night of big hair, big shoulders and big-time nostalgia
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
They may be middle-aged women now, but when The Nolans brought the curtain
down on their month-long reunion tour last night the fans (mostly female)
still loved them.
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The Airborne Toxic Event - The Airborne Toxic Event(island)
Friday, 6 November 2009
It can't be easy coming up with a name for a band. But surely this Californian
fivepiece could have chosen a moniker that trips off the tongue a little
easier?
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Album Reviews 6/11/09
Friday, 6 November 2009
U2 - The Unforgettable fire(Mercury)
With U2 recently in the news thanks to their LA concert being broadcast live
on YouTube, it’s an opportune time to be releasing a re-mastered, 25th
anniversary fourth album.
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Classical Music 6/11/09
Friday, 6 November 2009
Moving on Music presents two jazz concerts this month at Queen’s University’s
Sonic Arts Research Centre in Cloreen Park, just off the Malone Road.
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Pop/Dance Music 6/11/09
Friday, 6 November 2009
Unless you were among the lucky few who saw The Beatles play Belfast at The
Ritz in 1963 or The King's Hall in 1964, any hopes of catching a live
performance faded when the band abandoned touring in 1966 and finally split
up in 1970.
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Roots/Folk Music 6/11/09
Friday, 6 November 2009
Old Flat Top Music is presenting a not-to-be-missed triple bill for Jazz and
Blues fans at the Black Box this evening.
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Annie- Dont stop(Smalltown supersound) (Rated 4/ 5 )
Friday, 30 October 2009
Brian Higgins has been one of the most important figures in pop this decade.
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Album Reviews 30/10/09
Friday, 30 October 2009
Bad lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear(Triple Echo)
“It's like New Order, but without the bass.” So says Bernard Sumner of this,
his new project featuring New Order bandmates Steven Morris and Phil
Cunningham, with Alex James of Blur standing in for the estranged Peter Hook.
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Classical Music 30/10/09
Friday, 30 October 2009
Tonight’s largely Polish programme by the Ulster Orchestra presages the close
of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s.
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Pop/Dance Music 30/10/09
Friday, 30 October 2009
There are plenty of Halloween festivities going on in the bars and clubs
across the province over the next few nights, but if dressing up as Dracula
and dancing to the Monster Mash doesn't exactly light up your pumpkin, check
out General Fiasco, one of our most exciting young bands, who have scored a
prestigious headlining slot at Belfast's Ulster Hall tomorrow night.
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Roots/Folk Music 30/10/09
Friday, 30 October 2009
With the release of her ‘Best of’ album, Circus Girl, and her opening slot on
Cara Dillon’s current tour, American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters will
be building a solid fan-base here.
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Classical Music 24/10/09
Friday, 23 October 2009
As Belfast basks in the afterglow of week one of the Ulster Bank Belfast
Festival at Queen’s, Londonderry is staging a mini celebration of its own
this weekend.
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Pop/Dance Music 23/10/09
Friday, 23 October 2009
The fabulous Speigeltent is the setting for one of the Belfast Festival’s
musical highlights, with a live performance by Asian-influenced indie combo
Cornershop next Tuesday (October 27).
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Roots/Folk Music 23/10/09
Friday, 23 October 2009
There are still some musical gems hidden in the programme for the final week
of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s, including folk legend Peggy
Seeger next Thursday (October 29).
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Green Day review: A band too big to be punks?
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Coming on as The Ramones’ Rock and Roll High School faded, Green Day exchanged
pleasantries with a packed Odyssey and launched straight into 21st Century
Breakdown.
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