http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/through-the-window-davidsons-new-show-14570807.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/through-the-window-davidsons-new-show-14570807.html?r=RSS <p> With Christmas coming up there&rsquo;s lots of good stuff on. </p> Reviews Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:06 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/norah-jones--the-fallblue-note-14570804.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/norah-jones--the-fallblue-note-14570804.html?r=RSS <p> 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. </p> Reviews Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:58:12 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-201109-14570798.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-201109-14570798.html?r=RSS <p> <b>Hilary Bow - Oneness(Bow Records)</b> </p> <p> Anybody who has fallen for the kooky charms of Julie Feeney is likely to be similarly impressed by this whimsical Dublin-based singer. </p> Reviews Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:33 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-201109-14570792.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-201109-14570792.html?r=RSS <p> It&rsquo;s not often a small County Down village acts as host to one of the great British string quartets of our time. </p> Reviews Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-201109-14570788.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-201109-14570788.html?r=RSS <p> Madchester's main &lsquo;monkey man&rsquo;, 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. </p> Reviews Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:43:54 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-201109-14570786.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-201109-14570786.html?r=RSS <p> 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 &amp; Other Stories. </p> Reviews Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:36 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/the-nolans-a-night-of-big-hair-big-shoulders-and-bigtime-nostalgia-14558018.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/the-nolans-a-night-of-big-hair-big-shoulders-and-bigtime-nostalgia-14558018.html?r=RSS <p> 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. </p> Reviews Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:23:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/the-airborne-toxic-event--the-airborne-toxic-eventisland-14555347.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/the-airborne-toxic-event--the-airborne-toxic-eventisland-14555347.html?r=RSS <p> 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? </p> Reviews Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:15 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-61109-14555326.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-61109-14555326.html?r=RSS <p> <b>U2 - The Unforgettable fire(Mercury) </b></p> <p> With U2 recently in the news thanks to their LA concert being broadcast live on YouTube, it&rsquo;s an opportune time to be releasing a re-mastered, 25th anniversary fourth album. </p> Reviews Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:38:16 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-61109-14555309.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-61109-14555309.html?r=RSS <p> Moving on Music presents two jazz concerts this month at Queen&rsquo;s University&rsquo;s Sonic Arts Research Centre in Cloreen Park, just off the Malone Road. </p> Reviews Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:16:53 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-61109-14555304.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-61109-14555304.html?r=RSS <p> 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. </p> Reviews Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:12:56 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-61109-14555299.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-61109-14555299.html?r=RSS <p> Old Flat Top Music is presenting a not-to-be-missed triple bill for Jazz and Blues fans at the Black Box this evening. </p> Reviews Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:08:41 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/annie-dont-stopsmalltown-supersound-14546175.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/annie-dont-stopsmalltown-supersound-14546175.html?r=RSS <p> Brian Higgins has been one of the most important figures in pop this decade. </p> Reviews Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:39:35 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-301009-14546170.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-301009-14546170.html?r=RSS <p> <b>Bad lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear(Triple Echo) </b></p> <p> &ldquo;It's like New Order, but without the bass.&rdquo; 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. </p> Reviews Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:31:16 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-301009-14546166.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-301009-14546166.html?r=RSS <p> Tonight&rsquo;s largely Polish programme by the Ulster Orchestra presages the close of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen&rsquo;s. </p> Reviews Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:23:52 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-301009-14546165.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-301009-14546165.html?r=RSS <p> 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. </p> Reviews Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:21:08 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-301009-14546161.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-301009-14546161.html?r=RSS <p> With the release of her &lsquo;Best of&rsquo; album, Circus Girl, and her opening slot on Cara Dillon&rsquo;s current tour, American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters will be building a solid fan-base here. </p> Reviews Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:14:53 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-241009-14541667.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-241009-14541667.html?r=RSS <p> As Belfast basks in the afterglow of week one of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen&rsquo;s, Londonderry is staging a mini celebration of its own this weekend. </p> Reviews Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:55:19 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-231009-14541666.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-231009-14541666.html?r=RSS <p> The fabulous Speigeltent is the setting for one of the Belfast Festival&rsquo;s musical highlights, with a live performance by Asian-influenced indie combo Cornershop next Tuesday (October 27). </p> Reviews Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:51:04 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-231009-14541665.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-231009-14541665.html?r=RSS <p> There are still some musical gems hidden in the programme for the final week of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen&rsquo;s, including folk legend Peggy Seeger next Thursday (October 29). </p> Reviews Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:47:33 +0100