Scene and Heard
The Stone Roses reunion has not been without its hiccups, but the band are still functioning a few gigs into their tour. After a secret gig before 1,000 fans in Warrington in May, the Roses opened their tour proper last Friday in Barcelona. NME reports that the group performed a 15-song set, followed by a 10-minute encore of ‘I Am The Resurrection’. The marvellous Mancs play the Phoenix Park in Dublin on Jul 5. Billy Corgan (above) of the Smashing Pumpkins has had a pop at Radiohead, labelling the British band as “pompous” in an interview with antiquiet.com.
GIG WISE: Beach House’s music is often described as dream pop, and the Baltimore outfit (which includes, Victoria Legrand, above) bring their woozy sound to Cork Opera House on Oct 27. A standing gig, it’s also officially part of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival which takes place that weekend. Playing in the same complex next month is Katie Kim, the Waterford woman whose ethereal songs often get lumped with the same adjectives as Beach House’s. She’s at the Half Moon on Jul 21. Cyprus Avenue in Cork also has some interesting acts over the next few weeks, beginning with Californian rapper Gonjasufi tonight, Gomez on Jun 26, Alabama 3 unplugged on Jul 12 and the return of Nouvelle Vague on Jul 20. Villagers play Dolans in Limerick tomorrow. Highly-rated pianist Ivan Ilic is at the National Concert Hall in Dublin next Friday for a lunchtime recital dedicated to French composer, Erik Satie.
