Elaine Mai

At the end of another endless year, we can at least be thankful for the music. In spite of obstacles at every turn, Irish artists have delivered another batch of stellar releases over the last twelve months. From the visceral to the…

January is almost dust but there's still time for a music podcast to throw its scalding hot takes around. Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick mine Top 5 gold this week as the best one-and-done albums come into focus. Before that, we chat…

The NO ENCORE boys are back - well, two of them, at least. With Daithí away, Dave and Craig will play. On the agenda; the new Ed Sheeran album, Craig's festival trip abroad and the current state of The Strokes, and one Song of the Week…

Getting in on the fun and games of the Dublin Podcast Festival, our boys took the show back on stage; NO ENCORE LIVE II, from the hallowed halls of Whelan's. A positively heaving crowd was treated to incredible sets from Elaine Mai,…

Tonight we're gonna party like it's the turn of the century as THE REVISIT hits up 1999 to assess the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Irish music scene. It's a lively affair as always as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are joined…

NO ENCORE is going live at Whelan's on September 28 with performances from Overhead, The Albatross, Daithí and Elaine Mai set to BLOW THE ROOF OFF and such. You should totally come to the show. Tickets available on Ticketmaster and usual…

Yep, we're switching from Mondays to Fridays. Exciting. You can still listen on the Monday but now you have the option to get your NO ENCORE fix right in time for the weekend. How better to start off the new era than to shake things up…

A wrestling reference in the title can only mean wrestling references on the show itself, and this episode of NO ENCORE does indeed kick off with grappling. That, and a wedding, but stay tuned for all the news, a fun interview, the…

That's a reference to both a film starring Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter and the NO ENCORE featured album review this week which, incidentally, kinda-sorta divides the room as Dave, Colm and Craig reconvene to make sense of all the…

When I was trying to arrange an interview with music video director Bob Gallagher, he had one request; we were to go somewhere that serves Fat Frogs. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, we never made it to a pub but Bob upheld the…