This week saw the annual IMRO live music venue of the year awards ceremony take place at IMRO headquarters in Dublin. Cork had a strong showing with the Opera House and Cyprus Avenue picking up awards. Both venues have played a part in bringing quality acts to the city over the past year, despite what [...]
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Opera House and Cyprus Avenue win at IMRO awards
Published by March 2nd, 2012 in awards, cork, ireland, Irish Music, music, news and venues. 0 CommentsCork Rock City – Volume 2
Published by November 8th, 2011 in cork, downloads, Irish Music, music, news, releases and showcase. ClosedIt’s back. After the success of last year’s Cork Rock City compilation, including appearances on the Irish Independent, AU Magazine, 96FM and all over the Irish music blogosphere, Cork Rock City returns with Vol.2. Preview 7 tracks from the compilations here: Cork Rock City Vol.2 endeavours to document and showcase definitively the unprecedented level of [...]
Hard Working Class Heroes 2011 – applications open
Published by July 5th, 2011 in concerts, contest, events, gigs, music, news, showcase and special events. ClosedPress Release: Hard Working Class Heroes – 2011 Ireland’s Annual Showcase Festival and Conference for New Music Thursday 6 / Friday 7 / Saturday 8 October – Dublin The Button Factory, The Mercantile, The Grand Social, Shebeen Chic, Twisted Pepper and The Workman’s Club Hard Working Class Heroes returns to the streets of Dublin over [...]
The Reich Effect — 27-31 July
Published by June 20th, 2011 in artists, composers, concerts, cork, culture, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, music, news and special events. ClosedPress Release: Cork Opera House Proudly Presents THE REICH EFFECT A Five Day Festival Marking the 75th Year of Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer, Steve Reich Wednesday 27 – Sunday 31 July 2011 FESTIVAL HOT TICKET ALERT Cork Opera House is proud to present The Reich Effect a five day festival marking the 75th year of [...]
Daniel Johnston tribute night
Published by June 17th, 2011 in concerts, cork, culture, events, film, gigs, ireland, music, news, pubs, special events and tribute. ClosedThis Saturday, 18th June at Bradley’s on Barrack Street, there will take place a tribute to American songwriter Daniel Johnston. At 7.30, ‘Cine-Ceoil’ presents the documentary film, The Devil and Daniel Johnston (110 mins). This will be followed by performances from: The Severed Headmaster (Thinguma*jigSaw, Norway) Alpine Those Myriads (Norway) Rory Francis O’ Brien Mark [...]
Indiependence 2011: Editors, Ash, Therapy?
Published by June 17th, 2011 in concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, Irish Music, Mitchelstown, music and news. ClosedIndiependence is back for its 6th year and promises to be bigger and better than ever. The festival takes place over 3 days and nights, July 29th – 31st, at Deer Farm just outside Mitchelstown in north Cork, with highlight acts including Editors, Ash, Therapy?, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, And So I Watch [...]
Dub Day @ Gulpd & Pavilion
Published by June 17th, 2011 in bass, club nights, cork, dub, events, music, news and special events. ClosedAll day event taking place tomorrow, Saturday 18th. 5-9pm Gulpd café (at Triskel Arts Centre / Plugd Records) – No cover charge 10pm-2am The Pavilion – Admission €5 Dubday happens on Saturday June 18th 2011. Dub music is the theme varying from chilled out dub to heavy bass as artists play a wide spectrum of [...]
A Call for The Reich Remix
Published by June 2nd, 2011 in art, competitions, composers, contest, cork, culture, events, festivals, music, news and special events. ClosedCork Opera House is inviting submissions from budding electronic artists for the experimental Reich Remix Competition. If you are a musician, DJ, music producer, remixer or Reich aficionado and want to create your own original Reich Effect, then this is for you. The finalists will be judged and selected by none other than Steve Reich, [...]
Cinema: IFI @ Triskel Christchurch
Published by June 2nd, 2011 in art, cork, culture, events, film and news. ClosedArthouse, international and independent cinema finds a new outlet in Cork as the new Christchurch addition to the Triskel Arts Centre will host several screenings per week. Triskel has had a long association with film over its 33 year history and in recent years we have seen our role as one of support to the [...]
Show your support for Cork Opera House — Friday 4pm
Published by July 1st, 2010 in art, cork, culture, events, ireland, news, special events and theatre. ClosedIt was recently announced that Cork Opera House is to close for three months starting next week in a bid to cut costs. We’d like to pass on a message from the Cork-based Cyclone Repertory about a gathering in front of the Opera House tomorrow afternoon: It has been put forth that when it re-opens [...]
