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Brooklyn Vegan — Lisa Hannigan at Rockwood Music Hall in June (more by Lionel Bergeron) Lisa Hannigan, who is set to release her new LP Passenger on September 20 via ATO, will tour the US and Canada in support of its release. The... more info

Nialler9 — A new Lisa Hanngan song from her forthcoming album Passenger has been posted on Youtube. The album is released on October 21st in Ireland with a September 20th release in North America to coincide with tour dates. Full details and artwork at State. more info

Nialler9 — It’s not often you get the opportunity to experience live music at 200 feet below ground level in a cave so I took the opportunity to attend one of The Cave gigs featuring James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh performi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Rachel Kowal, photos by Lionel Bergeron Lisa Hannigan @ Rockwood Music Hall Though penciled into the calendar at Le Poisson Rouge well in advance, Doveman's monthly salons (aka Burgundy Stain Sessions) are typically characterized by spontane... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Doveman, who often plays with both Justin Bond and Martha Wainwright, has four more upcoming salon shows scheduled at Le Poisson Rouge. Last month (after he was joined by Rufus Wainwright and Sean Lennon at the West Village venue)... more info

Nialler9 — From the end of their Other Voices gig (my full review here) a couple of weeks ago and serving as a nice festive sneak peek into what’s to come in the new year, Hawley, Hannigan and Cocker perform ‘Silent Night’. more info

All About Jazz — HERBIE HANCOCK'S "THE IMAGINE PROJECT" NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS, BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO AND BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S) Critically-acclaimed CD The Imagine Project r... more info

NME — Former members of The Verve, David Gray and Lisa Hannigan also contribute more info

Guardian Music — Bands such as the Pogues and Dropkick Murphys are known around the world for creating an authentic Irish sound. Shame that none of them are Irish, then ...Twirling his comedy moustache and summoning every last drop of rockabilly-Borat charm, Gogol Bo... more info