29th May 2014. Only three or four days off the 1st anniversary of Bangor's In An Instant's first ever gig at The Menagerie, Belfast. Despite being in the embryonic stage of band development, the three school friends gathered on stage (Mark Hegan, Ryan Davison and Andrew Rutledge) happened to leave a surprisingly vivid imprint on the memory of the crowd. There was something in the way the fr...
We're incredibly proud to announce that the first official review for our new gig night 'Modern Life Is Rubbish' has came in from our good friends over at Gigging NI. The monthly gig night, held at the awesome Pavilion in Belfast, was a massive success with a hugely appreciative crowd and three bands that delivered memorable performances. There was a particular buzz around our little known enti...
Belfast's newest and most exciting young rock band 'BLOOM' have announced their intentions of hiring a vocalist, to add to their unique blend of trippy-rock and roll. Formed in early March of this year, the band (aged 18/19) have already established themselves as a promising outfit through a series of entrancing instrumental demos, seemingly born without the restrictions of common song structur...
Local punk outfit The Twenty have just released the new music video for new single 'Have You Seen Her?'. Drenched in typically dark rhythms and grooves, 'Have You Seen Her?' plays on The Twenty's ear for the ever so slightly heavier side of rock and roll, without ever compromising their strenuous punk roots.
Filmed on location at The Limelight, in Belfast, the music video plays on the not so c...
It seems fitting that this websites 100th article should revolve around our biggest and most exciting development to date. As you probably know, we have been asked to run our own gig night in the famous Pavilion Bar, on the Ormeau Road in Belfast. Our launch night is Wednesday the 21st of May (next week ~ doors 9pm /£5 in) ~ and today we can finally reveal our debut line-up...
Opening the s...
Encore NI are proud to announce that we are hosting Belfast's newest gig night, 'Modern Life Is Rubbish'.
Having finally confirmed our debut line-up (to be officially announced tomorrow) we can finally reveal we are hosting the night in Belfast's Pavilion Bar on the Ormeau Road. This iconic venue has played host to some of the countries best talent, and we shall strive to continue to deliver s...
Rounding up our list of the top ten best acts you've never heard (probably), we take you into the top five. From atmospheric desolation, to moving poetry of war torn Holland, these are the bands and artists forever on the outskirts of a society which, to almost quote the genius that is Stephen Patrick Morrissey, 'really doesn't know and really doesn't care'. This is our top 5.
5. Explosion...
In the wider world of music journalism we're all too quick to praise the high flying bands and artists that rally into our pop charts and capture a nations hearts. Occasionally, these bands strike a chord far beyond a catchy melody and write a song that can transcend the constraints of time. If they do this consistently, they become heroes. If not, they become a distant memory. Either way they'...
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