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Belfast's Real Music Club celebrates 15 years of roots music with performances from Malojian and Austin's finest
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Limelight 1 resembles an aerobics class as Frank Turner, the man with the plan, gets the Belfast crowd bouncing
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The National Chamber Choir of Ireland show their chops at St Thomas's Parish Church
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There are no histrionics this time around, as Mark E Smith arrives promptly to tear up the Custom House Marquee
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If they once sounded anything like Neil Young, Fionola Meredith finds it hard to tell – she's too busy dancing
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Malojian provides the sunshine, John Grant the expletives, as CQAF celebrates the songwriter
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Kevin Rowland and co play through their latest album in full at Custom House Square Marquee
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The UK City of Culture musician-in-residence brings his own brand of exhilarating jazz fusion to the Black Box
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Philip Hammond admires the Russian pianist's individual take on works by Chopin and Rakhmaninov at the Ulster Hall
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Shauna Tohill uses the Silhouette moniker to pursue her own musical path – this four-track collection was worth the wait
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Anthony Toner crafts another fine collection of literate songs that tell of love, life and loss
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They provided the soundtrack to the Backin' Belfast campaign, now indie act Pretty Cartel are going it alone
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Pianist Barry Douglas unleashes his talents on the German composer's formidable back catalogue
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Belfast's Space Dimension Controller is 'light-years ahead of his contemporaries'
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The Wood Burning Savages, Vanilla Gloom and Elspeth bare their souls. Steven Rainey passes judgement
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National Chamber Choir of Ireland perform Arvo Pärt's musical retelling of St John's Passion narrative
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The acclaimed jazz group wrap up the Brilliant Corners Festival on the Belfast Barge
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NI Opera adapt William Walton's saucy one-act story under the baton of Nicholas Chambers
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Detractors be damned, this talent show quintet have much to celebrate after ten years at the top
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A new line-up and a 'blissed out, expansive' sound bode well for instrumentalists And So I Watch You From Afar
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The good, the bad and Rylan perform at the Odyssey, but James Arthur shows why he was 2012's deserved winner
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Bristol's finest jazz rock fusion group leave fans of Portishead and deadpan banter 'flooded with endorphins' in the Limelight
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The bearded Nashvillian brings sad songs, honeyed vocals and a dash of authenticity to the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival
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Is it difficult to be the next big thing that never was? Blackpool's finest silences the doubters at the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival
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Progressive metallers Kasper Rosa have embraced vocals in this double A-side release in their quest to ascend to the big leagues
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Newry provides the perfect warm up ahead of a run of performances in Derry~Londonderry
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Girls Names leave their posturing days behind them to get serious on their 'textural, atmospheric' second album
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Moving on Music ship the eclectic outfit over the pond to perform an invigorating set of standards at The MAC
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Fans of Tom Waits and Bon Ivor will find much to love in Ciaran Lavery's 'mature and affecting' debut album
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A Mandela Hall gig from the American folk stalwarts is 'as fiery as a belly full of moonshine'
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Northern Irish singer Brigid O'Neill pays tribute to the Hollywood actress, singer and animal rights activist
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A bright, brand new day for Derry~Londonderry as the UK City of Culture 2013 celebrations begin with a plethora of stars performing at The Venue
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At a time of uncertainty for the Ulster Orchestra, this 'outstanding classical programme' kickstarts 2013
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Inspired by American new wave, Before Machines are outsiders looking in. Will their debut album win them more fans at home?
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Gonzo hits, a manic roar and stories of Van Morrison in the 60s – the legendary blues singer sets the Black Box alight
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Eatenbybears leave their math-rock days behind them in favour of an indie aesthetic, but does their new sound add up?
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Having recently released their debut album, everyone's favourite folk act round off the year in stompin' style on the Belfast Barge
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Ambiguity is everything for anonymous duo Pinner as they release their debut album
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The Class of 2012/13 show remarkable maturity, eclecticism and togetherness in this, their first full concert as a unit
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Terry Blain is impressed by a rarely performed Beethoven quintet and an appearance by viola maestro Nobuku Imai
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