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...

Red Bull Music x AVA Festival

Red Bull Music is proud to announce their involvement once again in AVA, Audio Visual Arts Festival & Conference, Belfast. AVA celebrates, amplifies and develops the strong current ...

Jamboree / Rewind In The Park

Upcoming Events Announced By AJS Promotions...

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: Mary Coughlan

Unlike Elvis, Mary Coughlan hasn't left the building when the time comes for her Millennium Forum show at Derry-Londonderry's annual jazz and big band festival. Instead, she’s causing havoc upstairs ...

REVIEW: Bennett’s Bistro

A few weeks ago I was having coffee with a friend of mine who lives in the East. We went through the usual catch up and as per usual we end up talking about meals we’ve had ...

REVIEW: The Ivory Belfast

Belfast is full of great restaurants and places to eat out at, but for me with their stylish décor, exceptional food and stunning views, The Ivory stands head and shoulders above them all...

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: Dublin Oldschool

It’s hard to picture Dublin Oldschool on the stage. Emmet Kirwan’s 2015 poem-play of the same name, which ran at the National Theatre and won the Stewart Parker award ...

REVIEW: Under The Hawthorn Tree

Cahoots NI’s Under The Hawthorn Tree, adapted by Charles Way from Marita Conlon-McKenna’s popular children’s novel, is a spellbinding spoken-and-sung story with relatable characters and themes, a compellingly crafted play ...

REVIEW: A Streetcar Named Desire

When watching Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emma Jordan at Belfast's Lyric Theatre, I see the influencer of what must surely be over a thousand works ...