Tag Archives: James Vincent McMorrow

Gig Review: Lisa Hannigan & James Vincent McMorrow @ The Button Factory for Meteor Choice

  By Aaron McAllorum | December 22, 2011 - 3:00 pm | Gigs, Music
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Bosses don’t generally come much kinder than my editor in Culch Towers so when she was double booked, I was dispatched to the Button Factory to cover the latest Meteor Choice gig. In the orange corner was the delicious Lisa Hannigan, while in the white corner was James Vincent McMorrow (better known as JVM to 16-year-old girls on Facebook). Refereed by the always-enthusiastic Stuart Clark from Hot Press, it was part of a series of shows best described as prequels to the Meteor Choice Music Prize before nominees for the IMRO/IRMA sponsored cash prize are announced in January. The night offered fans a chance to catch acts in more relaxed and intimate surrounds than the typical commercial bread-and-butter type show. An obvious exercise in promotion by Meteor, the move must still be welcomed for rowing in behind great Irish music. The gig kicked off with Ms. Hannigan slinking on stage … There’s more →

Culch.ie’s Albums Of 2011

  By Culch.ie | December 21, 2011 - 2:30 pm | Music
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Face facts, folks. You’re probably going to end up with a lot of vouchers for Christmas this year, because modern technology means your friends are all too busy playing Minecraft to put any effort into something as occasionally outdoorsy as present shopping. But not to worry. Culch.ie’s here to tell you exactly what to exchange your damp and dogeared vouchers for. Here follows our albums of 2011, all of which we’re pleased to bet our bunions you’ll love. Of course we are! Who wants bunions?! Foster The People - Torches ”You’ve got to hear this one” said my mate Noel. I hadn’t a clue who they were but vaguely seemed to recognise ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ from the radio. In the intervening months, Foster the People have gone big. Their performance at Electric Picnic was jammed and their proposed gig in The Academy was upgraded to the Olympia after selling out … There’s more →

Music Video: Fred’s Somewhere Else

  By Culch.ie | December 4, 2011 - 2:03 pm | Gigs, Music, Music Videos
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Cork favourites Fred sent us this… the animated video for Somewhere Else by Leo Kavanagh, an Irish-born animator based in Toronto. It might keep you going if you’re not lucky enough to be in Dingle this weekend for the recording of their Other Voices performances today and tomorrow but if it’s not quite enough for you then there’s more good news - they’ve been added to the bill for the New Year’s show at Vicar Street along with James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Jerry Fish among others. Ticeidi? Here.

Electric Picnic News: Body & Soul Village

  By Sinead Keogh | August 20, 2011 - 2:51 pm | Festivals, Music
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Remember when Body & Soul had their own festival back in June and we raved about it? Well if you didn’t catch them then, the Body&Soul gang are heading back to their home and where it all began: Electric Picnic. Part of the stellar Stradbally line-up of music and delights is the Body&Soul Village which will feature:

Culch.ie Calling Cards - Gigs - September 20 - 26 2010

  By Will | September 19, 2010 - 11:51 pm | Gigs, Music
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GIGS Brandon Flowers, usually the front man of Killers, remains stubbornly proud of his hometown, Las Vegas. he makes that clear when discussing his first solo album, Flamingo, which takes its name from a Sin City downtown street on which Sam’s Town is located. That’s where Flowers used to buy his records. “I grew up there, so it’s close to my heart,” … “I feel a responsibility to represent where I’m from, to defend it. It’s a place that a lot of people loathe. I can’t help but love it. I grew up with a lot of people who couldn’t wait to leave, and that was always strange to me. I feel a real connection to it. It’s in my blood.” He plays The Academy, Dublin on 22 September. Tickets. “Flamingo” is on the shelves now. Tim Robbins and The Rogues Gallery Band (yes, THAT Tim Robbins) plays at Whelans, … There’s more →