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Record Store Day, Derry-Londonderry
Rapidly rising stars Little Bear lead an all-star musical cast in Cool DiscsThe good vibrations carried over from, well, Good Vibrations seem to have passed into Derry-Londonderry's sole remaining...
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MUSIC REVIEW: Duke Special
The Grand Old "Duke" Of Belfast delivers the goods in front of an attentive Empire crowdTo these eyes and ears, it is somewhat ironic that one of Belfast-born Peter Wilson's - alright, Duke Special's -...
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CAPSULE REVIEW: Iron Man 3
Jon Favreau hands the director's chair to Shane Black for the third (and final?) instalment in the Iron Man series, and the result is pretty much interchangeable. All three Iron Man films have an...
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All That Jazz In Derry-Londonderry
The 12th City Of Derry Jazz Festival is almost upon usIn just a couple of days, the opening notes will sound to usher in the 12th City Of Derry Jazz Festival.Pubs and clubs all over Derry will be...
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THEATRE REVIEW: Widows' Paradise
Well-performed laughs eclipse the trite plot in a popular play Slightly anaemic but generally amiable, Alan Haslett's production of Sam Cree's Widows' Paradise is tailor made for the Give My Head Peace...
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City Of Derry Jazz And Big Band Festival Diary, Part One
Day One of Derry-Londonderry's 2013 jazz extravaganza is filled with sparkling soul, a cure for the blues and lots of room for dancing shoesThe more things change, the more they stay the same. With...
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City Of Derry Jazz And Big Band Festival Diary, Part Two
Eclecticism and efficiency are the watchwords on an enjoyable jazzy evening in Derry-LondonderryThe hip-hop and soul that lit up Derry-Londonderry's Playhouse Theatre when David Lyttle, his family and...
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City Of Derry Jazz And Big Band Festival Diary, Part Three
Ska, boogie, rock, electronica, brass, drums, piano, you name it: absolutely every taste is catered for on a hugely enjoyable jazz Saturday As I stroll through the front doors of Bound For Boston, I...
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City Of Derry Jazz And Big Band Festival Diary, Part Four
Our fourth and final jazzy day in Derry-Londonderry features two touches of class: one soulful, one cinematic (more on that elsewhere...)As was the case in last year's festival, the spine-tingling sax...
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MUSIC REVIEW: Pink Martini
The cinematically-oriented rhythm and all around groove of the US-based band give a large Derry-Londonderry audience something special to rememberAn impressive and hugely inviting set up greets my eyes...
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FILM REVIEW: Star Trek Into Darkness
The second film in this rebooted Star Trek universe is a rapid assault on both the mind and the senses, but there's no real spark to be foundIt's Trek, Jim, but not as we would really like to know it....
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THEATRE REVIEW: Re-Energize
Gary Mitchell's latest work is less about rock and more about reconciliationWhen we arrive at Derry-Londonderry's Playhouse Theatre, one hopes that the "punk rock play" we're about to see, Re-Energize,...
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The Great, The Good, And The Not-As-Great-As-We-Thought
On the eve of One Big Weekend's return to Derry-Londonderry, Si's Sights And Sounds looks back at its first visit... and provides some words of wisdom for up-and-coming journos(Photo: Getty Images)I...
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CAPSULE REVIEW: The Great Gatsby
If Australia is Baz Luhrmann's Titanic, The Great Gatsby is his Avatar; a reduction of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel to gaudy, obvious visual melodrama centred around The White Man's Burden....
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A New Guildhall: A New Beginning
The long awaited restoration of Derry-Londonderry's premier building is complete – and with it will come a newly engaging and interactive historical experienceOne feels like a new beginning is on the...
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MUSIC REVIEW: One Big Festival Weekend
The excitement from a weekend of music has died down. Si's Sights And Sounds looks back at a pair of festivals that give Derry-Londonderry something to believe in againNORTH BY NORTHWEST FESTIVAL, DAY...
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Welcome To Colmville!
For one day only, Derry-Londonderry gains a new name...The sound of roaring thunder is heard from behind the front of a large wooden "box" outside the entrance to the Guildhall. The mood of the...
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MUSIC REVIEW: Columba Canticles - Four Centuries Of Song
An exquisite, quietly uplifting melodic and narrative concoction makes its debut in Derry-Londonderry Columba Canticles originates from a series of poems written by Derry-Londonderry writer Sam...
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Eoghan Johnston Plays It Right
The Shadowplay guitarist spills the beans on the band, their influences and the secret of their successSince their formation in 2010, Shadowplay and their Inch-based lead guitarist Eoghan Johnston have...
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An Tobar: Fused
Dancer and choreographer Bridget Madden discusses her latest piece, performed recently in Belfast's MAC Theatre. Watch videoAn Tobar ("The Well") is a quartet piece constructed around a dance fusion....
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