DANNY VAUGHN – AHOGHILL, DIAMOND – 21 FEBRUARY 2026

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As Monk said in the intro to his review of the first gig staged to celebrate this historic year for what many of NI fans regard as “the best little rock club in the arse-end of nowhere”, longevity is a rare commodity in this disposable world, and therefore landmark moments such as a 20th anniversary of putting your heart and soul into something you love definitely, and defiantly, deserve to be marked in joyous style – and what better way to continue this 12-month long party than bringing back another of the many acts who have graced this lovingly bespoke curated stage over the past two decades?

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SIKTH – LONDON, O2 KENTISH TOWN FORUM – 28 February 2026

SIKTH – LONDON, O2 KENTISH TOWN FORUM – 28 February 2026

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In a sudden shift from his usual trips across the Netherlands Jase W found himself on a weekend jaunt off to the Über Kingdom’s capital to catch SikTh on their anniversary show of ‘Death Of A Dead Day’. There wouldn’t be much keeping him from catching the band responsible for one of his favourite albums that helped redefine his music taste so here he was in the middle of London ready for an evening of good loud music. Not just these though as along for the two dates between London and Manchester are noisy upstarts Heriot as well as returning heavies, Ted Maul. 

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Molly Vulpyne Band ‘Houndstooth And The Hum’ (FOAD Musick)

Molly Vulpyne Band ‘Houndstooth And The Hum’ (FOAD Musick)

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Dublin’s Molly Vulpyne Band only formed in 2024, following the release of Molly’s solo EP ‘Amortise’, but have already graced stages with the likes of Alexisonfire, Coheed and Cambria, The Vaselines and CKY as well as playing to a packed-out Opera House at Rebellion Festival. Now it’s time for the release of their highly anticipated debut album ‘Houndstooth and the Hum’ via FOAD Musick.

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IGORRR – UTRECHT, TIVOLI VRENDENBURG – 26 FEBRUARY 2026

IGORRR – UTRECHT, TIVOLI VRENDENBURG – 26 FEBRUARY 2026

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It was Thursday night and it was about to get very weird in Utrecht as Igorrr made a stop to unleash their own unique brand of bizarre genre bending noise upon the sold out crowd. Their latest album, ‘Amen’, has been on Jase W’s very heavy rotation since it dropped last year and seeing them steadily progress up the stage sizes over time finally them taking the Ronda stage in Tivoli Vredenburg with a 1.5k cap. Our man got his usual perch on the balcony because he had a mix of feeling the age in his legs and not wanting to have his vision obscured by the ridiculously tall demographic of the Dutch…

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CRYSTAL LAKE/MISS MAY I – UTRECHT, TIVOLI VRENDENBURG – 24 FEBRUARY 2026

CRYSTAL LAKE/MISS MAY I – UTRECHT, TIVOLI VRENDENBURG – 24 FEBRUARY 2026

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Crystal Lake and Miss May I have just embarked on a co-headliner tour stomping around Europe and this opening night stop at Tivoli Vredenburg in the Pandora stage sounded like a good way for Jase W to spend an evening. Along for the ride are Great American Ghost and Diesect and looking at the stage times it’s quite a quick flash through two 30 minute opener sets and two headliner sets of an hour each, about 15 minutes to changeover each act so no messing around for this show to say the least.

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CARPENTER BRUT ‘LEATHER TEMPLE’ (NO QUARTER PRODUCTIONS)

CARPENTER BRUT ‘LEATHER TEMPLE’ (NO QUARTER PRODUCTIONS)

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It’s no secret that Jase W is a huge fan of Carpenter Brut and have been for a very long time since the building blocks for the ‘Trilogy’ album were being steadily put together. The ability to fuse darker synthwave vibes with elements of rock and metal to create a monster that has live audiences split 50/50 between people who enjoy a good rave and your average sweaty mosher. Now, 2026 sees the completion of yet another “trilogy” of albums in the form of ‘Leather Temple’ that wraps up the journey from ‘Leather Teeth’ through ‘Leather Terror’ and onto this newest effort.

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HOT MULLIGAN – AMSTERDAM, MELKWEG – 21 FEBRUARY 2026

HOT MULLIGAN – AMSTERDAM, MELKWEG – 21 FEBRUARY 2026

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How spoiled was Jase W to have a show like Hot Mulligan hit Amsterdam on a Saturday night with a band like Delta Sleep in tow? How unbelievably fortunate it is to have such a fantastic Saturday evening of damn fun music more or less right in his backyard with a huge chunk of friends all there for the same reason. How very, very fortunate. Not that he’d been literally looking at his calendar several times over the past few months and wondering how tonight is going to play out or anything. He should also mention tonight’s show has local lads Bony Macaroni on there too in support so, as always, he was keen to check a new band out!

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NO MURDER NO MOUSTACHE ‘AS EVERYTHING ELSE DECAYS’ (SELF-RELEASED)

NO MURDER NO MOUSTACHE ‘AS EVERYTHING ELSE DECAYS’ (SELF-RELEASED)

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Celtic folk punk troubadour No Murder No Moustache has never exactly been short on heart, but new album ‘As Everything Else Decays’ feels like the moment Owen Crawford properly swings for the fences. Framed as his most personal work to date, it welds kitchen‑sink reflection to barricade‑ready resistance songs, all while keeping a pint‑in‑the‑air sense of mischief close at hand.

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