http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/?service=Rss 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 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/green-day-review-a-band-too-big-to-be-punks-14537196.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/green-day-review-a-band-too-big-to-be-punks-14537196.html?r=RSS <p> Coming on as The Ramones&rsquo; Rock and Roll High School faded, Green Day exchanged pleasantries with a packed Odyssey and launched straight into 21st Century Breakdown. </p> Reviews Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:39:13 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/pop-princess-pinkrsquos-exuberance-is-just-the-thing-for-adoring-fans-14535630.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/pop-princess-pinkrsquos-exuberance-is-just-the-thing-for-adoring-fans-14535630.html?r=RSS <p> Six months after her last visit, Pink exploded back onstage at Belfast&rsquo;s Odyssey Arena on Saturday night. </p> Reviews Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:40:35 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/bob-dylan--christmas-in-the-heart-columbia-14534839.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/bob-dylan--christmas-in-the-heart-columbia-14534839.html?r=RSS <p> Many are the musical atrocities committed in the names of Christmas and charity; but rarely can they have been as downright weird as Christmas In The Heart, which slipped out earlier this week with neither fuss nor fanfare, promotion nor preview &ndash; an odd situation for an artist whose last album topped both British and American charts this year. </p> Reviews Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:40:06 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-161009-14534565.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-161009-14534565.html?r=RSS <p> The Belfast Festival is the ideal context for events which we would be unlikely to experience at any other time of the year. </p> Reviews Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:37:19 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-161009-14534560.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/popdance-music-161009-14534560.html?r=RSS <p> Belfast's City Hall has been the setting for many momentous events during its 103-year history, including important political rallies during the Troubles. </p> Reviews Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:33:27 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-161009-14534555.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/rootsfolk-music-161009-14534555.html?r=RSS <p> This year&rsquo;s Belfast Festival throws up a couple of interesting events for music fans, including Sunday&rsquo;s sold out gig by Josh Ritter at the Empire Music Hall. </p> Reviews Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:27:02 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/spandau-ballets-belfast-gig-is-pure-gold-14531018.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/spandau-ballets-belfast-gig-is-pure-gold-14531018.html?r=RSS <p> Was there ever a sillier pop band than Spandau Ballet? That name, those kilts on TOTP, dodgy songs about the Troubles, they were a byword for glitzy style over gritty substance. This, of course, made them the perfect Eighties group. </p> Reviews Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:01:48 +0100