Forgive me father, it’s likely been some time in 2008 since I touched the staff blog (you all know my main blogging is done via kenmc.com, right?)
The Playlist Mix podcast that I’ve been running on Tuesdays through most of 2008 returns this weekend after a lengthy Christmas break. The podcast is also moving from a […]

Just spied this morning that my *other* podcast, the Playlist Mix along with KilkennyMusic.com have been longlisted for the 2008 Irish Web Awards.
More details here.

Next Friday night (Friday The 13th) marks a final return to Kilkenny for Laminate as the band draw a line under their present existence. Heading their separate ways this summer, the band had technically called it a day back before Christmas but have returned to rehearsals, the studio (to wrap up their final EP release […]

From September 14th to October 9th we’re fund raising online with the hope of raising €1,000 (or US$1,500). We would like YOU to help this cause.
We’re fund raising for video camera equipment to enable us to do several things

Start broadcasting our gigs online, weekend gigs and the One Take Sessions held every third Thursday.
Archiving high […]

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The last of the funding allocated to KilkennyMusic.com under the Art Acts Grant for 2007 was laid down today, part breaking the €3,000 we were assigned earlier in the year.
Our purchase list reads something like the following - three new Shure SM58s, one new Shure SM57, two Sennheiser e606 mics, one AKG d112 mic, two […]

If you missed it on the KilkennyMusic.com homepage, papa’s got a brand new bag. Or in this case, a face-lift. The above picture you’ll recognise as the older 3-column look but as we move towards a more user-friendly experience and start picking up the news and need new space for sponsors etc. we needed to […]

Put this one together this morning, ITF launching their EP, The Wrong Side Of Misery, next weekend (Saturday July 21st / Sunday July 22nd) in the Zoo Club in Kilkenny.
The launch night, Saturday, is over 18s only, five euro admission on the door and there will be no support act on the night. The Sunday […]

For those who don’t know, KilkennyMusic.com received a grant package of €3,000 this year from the Arts Office and Arts Council under the Art Acts Grant for 2007. This morning we managed to outlay the first part of the funding, taking a delivery of three brand new Shure SM58s and a new Shure SM57. The […]

Managed to get the gig guide going the way I wanted for KilkennyMusic.com. Simple as, open up Google Calendar, bung the dates and venues into that with all the gig details then a JSON script integrated into the template for the Gigs page pulls out the XML feed (RSS here) from Google Calendar, sorts them […]