The 15th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival has now finished and we thought we would reflect by giving our own personal highlights. For myself, I am finding it difficult to actually pinpoint just […]
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival – 15 Years and Still Going Strong
Ann Harrison Exhibition, Wicker Man, Belfast – May 2014
Ann Louise Harrison, a talented artist/illustrator from Belfast is showcasing her work at The Wicker Man, Belfast and Nerdgeist had the pleasure of attending her opening night. Her work contains an eclectic […]
Malik Bendjelloul (14/9/77 – 13/5/14)
Tragically, Swedish documentary film-maker Malik Bendjelloul, age 36, took his own life. Relatively unknown outside of Sweden where he originally worked as a public broadcaster before deciding to create documentaries about musicians […]
HR Giger (5th February 1940 – 12th May 2014)
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that there are few contemporary artists that can illustrate nightmares as vividly as the Swiss sculptor and painter HR Giger. If you don’t recognise […]
Wild Beasts (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2014)
The critically acclaimed Wild Beasts managed to grace the festival (on Thursday 8th May at the Festival Marquee at Belfast Custom House Square) with their presence and it was magnificent. This was […]
Shonen Knife (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2014)
Before Babymetal there was Shonen Knife (translation: boy knife). Founded 33 years ago (sidebar: the same year as Metallica was formed) their high energy, happy rock/pop-punk sound and songs about unlikely subjects […]
De La Soul (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2014)
I may be a young pup but I have seen some of the best contemporary music acts that the world has to offer: ACDC, Run DMC, Amon Tobin, Rodriguez, The Who and James […]
Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2014)
I wanted to close my eyes. No, not because it was boring but because Ginger Baker along with Alec Dankworth (bass), Abass Dodoo (percussion) and Andy Sheppard (saxophone) created an amazing aural […]
All Roads Lead to Rome (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2014)
The Dark Horse, Thursday 8th May “This is definitely not a play” Chris Dobrowolski began in response to a misleading advert of his one man show, All Roads Lead to Rome “this […]
Simon Amstell (Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2014)
The 34 year old comedian was on fine form as he regaled the crowd in Belfast to stories and surreal observations ranging from Nelson Mandela’s death, public masturbation, overturning the monarchy and relationships. […]
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