Venue: The Spring & Airbrake, Belfast Date: 27 January 2012 CW Stoneking’s gig last at year’s Out to Lunch was by all accounts one of the highlights of the whole year if not just the festival so it was no surprise that this year’s appearance was moved to the larger Spring & Airbrake from Out [...]
Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind of Fix Bombay Bicycle Club’s third album ‘A Different Kind of Fix’ is a further step towards glory for the already critically acclaimed band. The title sums up the band’s innovative approach towards this record. It is a fresh sound that has moved on from the previous efforts [...]
Ethan Ash – All I Need Ethan Ash has already had quite a year, taking up invitations from MTV and BBC respectively and making various appearances on the summer festival circuit. His new single ‘All I Need’ is possibly the moment when the musical world finally realises the talent of this singer-songwriter. A beautifully crafted [...]
Venue: Black Box, Belfast Date: 25 January 2012 I really didn’t know too much about Beth Jeans Houghton and her band The Hooves of Destiny before this week but when doing my research and found out the name of their EP was called ‘Hot Toast Vol 1′ I knew I was gonna like them. The [...]
Venue: The Black Box, Belfast Date: 20 January 2012 A victory wrestled from the jaws of defeat… – Anonymous Punter When Pete Molinari takes centre stage in Belfast it’s a rather unnerving trainwreck of a start. There are reportedly issues with guitar tunings, guitar setups, the on-stage sound and at first he sits rather sulkily, [...]
Venue: The Black Box, Belfast Date: 18/01/11 Sarah Savoy (pronounced Sav-wah) and the Francadians second gig of the day to a sold-out Black Box in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter was my first bite of this year’s Out to Lunch Festival and there was an air of expectation when support act, Johanna Devine from Tennessee got the [...]