Destination Dub Station: Dub and reggae pioneers, The Zion Train, chug into town with their electric live show this June Bank Holiday Sunday This eclectic collective pay a return visit to Trinity Rooms where they have filled and fired the dance floor on every visit. Formed as a soundsystem in 1988, Zion Train are a dub phenomenon, their so [...]

Last year comedians/rappers the Rubberbandits wrote a song called "Pure Awkward" which gained huge notoriety for the bandits in the Irish Music scene via myspace. This song tells the story of one of the bandits travelling to Los Angeles and hanging out with his rap heroes Dr.Dre, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, in pure Limerick style. Stand out line [...]

Diverse Dub Warrior | Roots Factory presents a maverick talent this month with a visit from world renowned producer Mr Adrian Maxwell Sherwood | Interview by Paul Tarpey Reggae timbres have been a constant hum in Limerick in recent years with the vibe continuing from Cheebah’s seminal boat house gigs to the recent trojan work done [...]

Birthday Song: The ARTiculate Sessions turn 6 this month. Always a recession friendly and free showcase L.E.G talks to BenOit about how ARTiculate has stayed one step ahead by keeping it simple. From Baker Place bar every Wednesday, those in the loop, hear the best of Irish and visiting international talent in a friendly, laid back settin [...]

INDUSTRY, a brand new mixed pop-group are set to storm the charts this summer with their debut single "My Baby's Waiting". INDUSTRY are Donal Skehan and Michele McGrath from Dublin, Morgan Deane who hails from Cork and Lee Hutton from Chesterfield in the UK. The group are working very closely with Swedish producers Holter/Erixson an [...]

Music in the Blood: Max Greenwood talks to L.E.G before his appearance at the Belltable Sessions this month As the monthly Belltable Sessions move through the season, the line up gets better and better as so do the performances with acts rising to the challenge of placing themselves very close to the audience, without amp, microphone, stag [...]

On a Roll | Fresh Film Festival continues to tend to the needs of filmakers and nurture cinema culture in the city with the Limerick Film Forum The Belltable Arts Centre, in association with the film organisation in residence, Fresh Film Festival present another installment of the Limerick Film Form on Wednesday May 20th from 8pm. Th [...]

To celebrate the end of term of the Limerick School of Art & Design, Schnitzel are bringing us Daniel Kitson for a show set to be not good, but great! As well as stand up, Kitson has written and performed "story shows". The first was A Made Up Story at the Edinburgh Festival 2003, followed by Stories For the Wobbly-Hearted at the Melbo [...]

Alphabet Soup | Charming fans and wowing critics with her debut album, Aoife Moriarty returns to Limerick for an unmissable show. Aoife Moriarty has been writing music for along time, but only released her debut album Dolls & Jigsaws this year. You would be forgiven for assuming she has been producing music for aeons, as her the album [...]

Where Music Lives: Welcome to Limerick’s new hub for electronic music. Sarah learns more at Viva Music Studios Local music producer, dj, promoter and teacher, Dan Sykes and his team are settling in well to Viva Music Studios new base at 46 O’ Connell Street and have hit the ground spinning with Music Production and DJ skills courses [...]
