Tag: Music
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Indiependence Music and Arts Festival Review

Small festivals don’t come much bigger than the Indiependence Music and Arts Festival. With its low capacity of 5,000, low price tag for a weekend ticked and heavy hitting line up, it’s no wonder that it has evolved from a free one day event to a mega three day festival in just a couple of…
Keelan Foley
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Skyfall

With Bond reaching the ripe ole age of fifty this year, something special was needed to mark the landmark occasion. And taking both the critical acclaim and the box office success into account, it seems that 007 may have thrown the party of the year with Skyfall. But in this stellar year for ‘films longest…
Keelan Foley
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John Spillane Photos
Below are a selection of photographs taken from the John Spillane gig at the Sol y Sombra Tapas Bar, Read the full review here. The photographs were taken by the very talented Mike Foley (and I’m not just saying that because he’s my father, well maybe just a little). He is fairly new to the…
Keelan Foley
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John Spillane Live @ Sol y Sombra

‘Welcome to the Hit Factory’ An eclectic and eccentric performance with everything from ‘Killer Whales’ to ‘Cherry Trees’ packaged and delivered in true corkonian style on the altar of the Sol y Sombra Tapas Bar. The mood is immediately set by Brian Flanagan with an interfusion of both laid back and thought-provoking tunes. He does…
Keelan Foley
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Introducing: Le Galaxie

For those of you who thought the synth movement of the 70/80’s was dead, check these guys out. Le Galaxie are an electro-synth group who hail from Dublin. Their music consists of an interesting blend of everything from Kraftwerk to Daft Punk. I wouldn’t normally be the biggest fan of this genre but Le Galaxie…
Keelan Foley
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