Review: The Sunflower Public House

In Northern Ireland we have what is known as the 'surrender system', where there have been no new licences granted for bars in many, many moons. That's why publicans need to ...

The Woodworkers

It’s hard to believe that less than ten years ago Lavery’s was struggling. And when a small bar struggles it’s bad enough, but somewhere three stories high, on prime city centre rates struggles...

Jamboree / Rewind In The Park

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AVA Put Belfast At The Centre Of The World's Electronic Music Map

Five week countdown to AVA Festival and Conference with Larry Heard (Live), BICEP, DVS1, KiNK (Live), Rødhåd, Helena Hauff, Denis Sulta, Mall Grab, Saoirse, Or:la, Boiler Room and more ...

REVIEW: Chapter & Verse

The best thing about Michael Anthony – alright, Tony – Wright, the former member of And So I Watch You From Afar and current (at the time of writing) artist-in-residence ...

REVIEW: Joshua Burnside

Bathed in blue light and supremely air-conditioned to directly counter the relative sauna of a very hot and humid Belfast summer, the Empire Music Hall is perfectly set up ...

REVIEW: The Vintage Rooms

The atmosphere in Hillsborough’s first gin house is wonderful. Miriam, my wife, and I could feel the week slip off us as we walked in. Beautifully designed and decorated ...

REVIEW: Jumon Belfast

Jumon Belfast is not so much a restaurant as a concept. By their own admission they adopt a zen-like philosophy to eating, inasmuch as they only partake of good food ...

REVIEW: Widows

The heist movie builds towards triumph and liberation. The thrill of a pulling off the perfect job is the same as performing a magic trick. Losers and rogues to get one back on the system ...

REVIEW: Hell Is Other People...

Lean in story, mythology and production budget, George A. Romero’s 1968 Night of the Living Dead, the film that brought the undead to life for Western cinema, is a Rorschach horror ...

REVIEW: Freak Show

I've liked just about everything that Zoe Seaton’s Portstewart-based Big Telly Theatre Company have done to date – they’ve shown no respect for typical theatrical conventions and taste in a frankly refreshing ...

REVIEW: Chezzie's Chance

Originally performed at last year's City Of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival in front of very approving audiences, Chezzie’s Chance returns, along with cast members Conor O'Kane and Orla Mullan ...