August Update

Howye! Just a quick update on our news...

Hopefully you've been tuning in to the fabulous show that is The Sessions, every Wednesday night from 8.30 to 9.30 pm on 103.2 Dublin City FM, or listening online http://www.dublincityfm.ie/.

I'll presume you have, so I won't bore you with the details; suffice to say we've had some crackin' guests coming our way which we're more than happy to endure...free, live quality music, anyone?

I love a captive audience.

Coming up we've got some great musicians...including The Brazen Lungs, who will be struggling in after their album launch on the 18th in The Twisted Pepper. Check them out from 9pm on the 19th on 103.2 Dublin City FM.

And then we'll have Wicklow All Stars...i.e. Pushkin and Enemies, who I'm rubbing my grubby hands in glee and sweaty anticipation to listen to, on the 26th August from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, so tune in and enjoy.

That's all for now, folks, I'll be droning you out soon enough.

Holly

I'm BAAAAACCK

Due to a long hiatus that included music and art and bankruptcy in London, I'm finally back on my favourite (and only) radio programme at the lovely 103.2 Dublin City FM.

So keep checking us out on The Sessions, the best live music programme available on the whole bloody earth, and I'll keep postin'.

:)

Lisa Cuthbert

Next up was Lisa Cuthbert. We hastily set up her massively heavy keyboard in the studio as I prayed to sweet Jesus I wouldn't drop it on her fantastic boots.

Lisa has a voice that, for me, borders between Fiona Apple and Sarah McLaughlan. Apologies in retrospect for comparing her to other singers, I freakin hate when people do that, but yeah. Deep, throaty vocals that twist and flip to delicacy when you're least expecting it. Simultaneously beautiful and haunting.

She played two tracks for us, Cherry Blossom and Ready to Unfold. She plays piano really really, sickenly, jealous-inducingly well. Grrr.

Check her out soon, her new EP's out and she's playing round the country in the next few weeks.

The Resistance

Great show last night.

First up was The Resistance. Three of this five-piece from Dublin/Kildare (including an affable, violin-playing Yank, who really is Irish) came round to the studio in East Wall to play a set and promote their new album.

Dave, Rob (or Rock, as I heard it) and Eanan blew me away. Wow. I had confided to Dave earlier that I was getting a little tired with the new music I've been hearing here and there, like it's all a bit samey.

Somewhere between the Shins and I don't know, somewhere else cool (it's Monday night, for fuck's sake, I have no vocabulary), yep they were great. Lovely off-chords and harmonics, gorgeous vocals and a violin sound which made me want to cry.

As in it was so good.

Check out their myspace and catch them live, deffo. You won't be disappointed.

Aloha and Welcome!

Welcome to the new blogbit of the Sessions, the infamous half hour new music show on Dublin City FM, every Sunday night from 7.30 to 8pm from the heart of the Docklands.

Hosted by Stace Gill, the show strives to highlight some of the most original and diverse Irish and international musicians available for the lugholes.

Tune in of a Sunday on 103.2 FM, or off the Dublin City FM website, www.dublincityfm.ie.

This blog is a chance to view the pictures of the musicians at work, and also as a sneaky gawk at what goes on behind the airwaves (there are goats and vials of virgin-blood involved).

I'm going to shut up now, and post some pix.