Rarely Seen Above Ground,  aka Jeremy Hickey, is a multi-instrumentalist hailing from Kilkenny City. Jeremy records, performs and produces all the material in his home studio. Live he has being experimenting with the idea of a virtual band collaborating with visual artist Paul Mahon (Geppetto) creating silhouettes of himself projected on screen backing his live…

Le Galaxie”s joyous, ceiling-melting live shows paved the blazing neon trail to the critically acclaimed debut album, 2011″s Laserdisc Nights 2, voted Entertainment.ie”s # 1 Irish album of the year. Meshing pounding techno rhythms, shimmering cyber-synths and cascading dream-streams of sonic guitar-wizardry, the 4-piece have stamped their “grid vs. guitars” live dance frenzy on Ireland,…

Formed in Dublin in March 2011, The Original Rudeboys posted their first video for ‘Stars In My Eyes’ on YouTube. That video has now been watched over 330,000 times and the total number of views for the 6 promo clips on their YouTube channel has just gone past 1 million and is rising daily. Their…

Cathy Davey has recently returned after a break from touring to complete a three-gig residency at Whelans on Wexford Street and she will take to Vantastival’s Main Stage on Saturday 5th May.  Cathy is a Meteor Award winner and one of Ireland’s finest musicians. Her third album, The Nameless, was nominated for the Choice Music Prize…