2022-08-20 Denise Chaila - King Johns Castle, Limerick

Any year that you get to tour with and record with a superstar and headline a gig, in a castle, in your home town, has got to be put down as a good year. Denise Chaila did all this in 2022. The superstar? Just a young guy called Ed Sheeran, you might have heard of him. The gig? King Johns Castle in Limerick, and that's where I am tonight!

Earlier in the week, Denise asked concert goers to dress up D n' D style and they did not fail her. There were Lords and Ladies, Elves and Ogres (well, just the one, me) every where you looked. It was a wonderful sight to see.

Anyway, on to the show. On the lineup along with Denise were Negro Impacto and Le Boom. I'd never heard of Negro Impacto, but I really enjoyed their set. They're a little bit funky with some great guitar sounds and sweet vocals, what's not to like? Definitely worth keeping an eye on.

Next on stage were the fantastic Le Boom. I had to check the records, but it seems it was way back in 2017 when I saw them last... I struggle to believe it was 5 years ago, but the facts don't lie! Le Boom took a bit of a break for a while, lost one member and came back with two more, and that's made one hell of a difference to their live show! They are fantastic, great upbeat electronic music that you can't help but dance to. So great to finally get to see them live again.

Now for the main reason I was in Limerick, it was time for Denise Chaila to take to the stage. Backed by a full band with God Knows and Michelle Grimes on vocals, it was everything you thought it would be and then some!

There were so many highlights on the night. You want the hits? You got them, 061, Anseo, CHAILA and the crowd sang along at the top of their voices. We had William Keohane, poet and the founder of TLC, Trans Limerick Community talk with us and perform two of his poems. The crowd replied with a chant of 'William, William' that rang loudly throughout the castle.

I could go on and on and on, but I'm not a writer, actually, I'm not sure what I am actually!!

Anyway, I just want to give a quick shout-out to Seoda Shows for the photo pass and speaking of photos, here they are;

Now for some shot of Le Boom:

And finally, Negro Impacto.

Interview with King Kong Company

Originally published 10/09/2013 on Chunk.ie So, there I was, wandering around the Electric Picnic wondering who I was going to watch next. One of the lads said he had heard good things about King Kong Company and that we should check them out, so off we headed to the Body and Soul Arena to do just that. As I mentioned in my review of the Electric Picnic, the gig was epic. I figured we just had to interview them here on CHUNK.ie, and here it is! First things first, congratulations on a storming gig at the Electric Picnic. It completely blew me away. Was this your first Picnic experience? We’ve been to many Electric Picnics over the years but just as punters, and it’s always been a great festival, so it was a fantastic experience to play at its 10 year anniversary. King Kong Company is a rather interesting name for a band, where or how did you come up with it? The name is taken from the film Taxi Driver. If you look closely, Travis Bickle is wearing a badge which says King

2022-03-26 Buskers on Grafton Street, Dublin

I took a walk around Dublin today, thought I'd check out the buskers on Grafton Street. There's a fine history of busking in Dublin, acts like Hothouse Flowers , The Frames , Rodrigo y Gabriela , Damien Rice , Paddy Casey , Kodaline and a host of others all cut their teeth on and around Grafton Street. It stands to reason that some of those busking today will be successful in the future! So, who did I get to see today? Well, check out the photos below: Zoe Clarke Allie Sherlock Paul Jenkinson

2022-11-04 Mairead Carroll - Moat Theatre, Naas

Every now and then I have a choice of gigs to go to... This night, I could have driven into Dublin to see Meryl Streek in the Workmans Club , or I could stay local and go see Mairead Carroll in the Moat Theatre in Naas. Well, it was a no brainer. The weather was terrible and, well, I felt terrible too, so I figured I'd stay local. Mairead has played the Moat Theatre before, but always as support, never as the main attraction. Tonight, would be her debut headline performance and she didn't let anyone down! I'm not quite sure how to describe here music. It's not folk, it's not trad, it's not country or rock... It's. well, it's very light and soft and calming. Mairead is a poet who, only relatively recently, has started putting her words to music. It's a very relaxing affair! Her songs are very personal, and, at first listen, you might think them melancholy, but then you hear the joy and the love in them, and you start to see them for what they

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