Seeing an artist you admire playing live adds an extra layer to your enjoyment of the music. Especially when the musicians let rip and play gutsy versions of the recorded tracks.They opened with Mud & Stars, which I'd only discovered this week and was hoping to request.Here are some of ...

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Grizzly Bear in Vicar St. Brilliant muscianship from the band, great vocals, and at times gorgeous harmonies. All the superb tracks from Veckatimest and a couple from Yellow House. #Gig ended too too quickly. Overheard comment "technically perfect". 5 out of 5 ...

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So talented, so young. Lo-fi tunes full of hooks. Brilliant to see them live at #Electric Picnic. ...

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Beautiful music and singing but, I dunno, missing something... heart, oomph? Whatever, just didnt do it for me, unfortunately. ...

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Two geeks and a disco diva. Totally wrong to have them on at 1.30 in the day. No atmosphere in the Electric Arena. #Electric Picnic ...

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Anthemic stadium rockers in the making. Generated lots of finger pointing in the #Electric Picnic crowd. I lasted 15 mins. ...

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Roisin Murphy should be a huge star, she has it all, an amazing voice, the charisma, the dance moves, and the costumes.

In the Savoy, Cork, last week she covered ...

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In the Savoy, Cork. Hugely entertaining #gig. Amazing voice, fabulous costumes and props, great band, and backing singers / dancers that added to the mix. Creative, witty show. Pity there wasn ...

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Gig of the year for me. Not everyone starts of the night by jumping into the crowd and singing and dancing their songs. Four very talented musicians entertained a small ...

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I went into the Crane Lane to see Jeffrey Lewis last night, and now I’m here to tell you that he is a genius and you should visit his ...

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