The Frames announce extra Dublin anniversary show

Glen and the boys are making it an Iveagh Gardens double

The Frames line-up 25th anniversary shows in Dublin & Cork

The Frames are 25 this year - Happy Birthday! - and to celebrate play anniversary gigs in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin (July 4) and Live At The Marquee, Cork (5).

TG4 and Radio 1 pay New Year's Eve tribute to Whelan's

The Whelan’s 25th birthday celebrations draw to a close with two on air New Year’s Eve specials.

PHOTOS: The Frames return to Whelan's

Up close and personal as Glen and the boys take over the Wexford St venue...

The Frames playing show in Whelans

The Frames playing Whelans on the 30th of June.

The Frames for Whelan's one-off next week

Glen Hansard and co will help the venue celebrate its 25th Anniversary on Monday June 30.

Whelan's to open own record shop as part of birthday festivities

Whelan's has announced details of its 25th anniversary celebrations, which will include special gigs, a photo competition to find the best pic that's been taken in the Dublin 2 venue and, rather excitingly, the launch of their own record shop.

Other Voices in NYC

Two pre-Halloween bashes will introduce Ireland's unique music show to America.

The Frames for Vicar St.

The band will play a one-off Dublin show ahead of their Cork Marquee appearance

The Frames added to Cork Live At The Marquee line-up

They're off to the People's Republic in June.

The Frames play special For The Birds gig

It's happening at the end of March in Vicar St.

THE FRAMES AT THE OLYMPIA THEATRE

Glen and Co stop off at the Olympia Theatre as part of their tour of Dublin

Glen Hansard to launch new music studio at Computer Clubhouse Christmas Showcase

The studio opens in the Liberties, Dublin, on December 13

The Frames release two live albums

You can download them now for a fiver each

Frames announce two more Dublin dates for 20th anniversary tour

As well as shows announced earlier this month, the band will play two December Whelan's dates

Update: The Frames Add Two More December Dates

Hansard and company extend their 20th anniversary celebrations

The Frames announce Dublin Olympia date

Your Christmas present problems have just been solved!

The Frames album re-releases

Fitzcarraldo and Dance The Devil are both coming out in June with bonus tracks.

For The Birds

Dance the Devil

Fitzcarraldo

The Frames at Vicar St., Dublin

"Like The Pogues gig on the other side of Xmas, The Frames at Vicar Street on New Year’s Eve is now a fixture of the season and quite the place to be."

The Frames to ring in the New Year

Glen Hansard and co. have announced a New Year's Eve gig in Dublin.

Frames for Belfast Festival gig

Fresh from their triumphant run round Australia and New Zealand with Bob Dylan, The Frames have lined up an October show in the Grand Opera House.

Frames man goes solo

While Glen Hansard's been busy making multi award-winning films, The Frames' guitarist has been working on a solo project.

Design the next Frames t-shirt

Fancy yourself a bit of an artist? Well the Frames are looking for a creative soul to dream up their next t-shirt design – with lots of prizes for the winner.

The Frames bag Bob Dylan support

The Frames have landed the coveted opening slot for Bob Dylan's New Zealand and Australian leg of his world tour.

Glen Hansard returns to The Frames duties

Glen Hansard takes time out from wowing Hollywood with Once to play back-to-back Vicar St. shows with The Frames.

Glen Hansard's Once wins Sundance Festival Award

There was much celebrating in the Hansard household this weekend as the independent Irish movie that Frames mainman Glen stars in, Once, picked up the ‘World Cinema Audience Award’ at the Sundance Film Festival.

The Frames' dirty deal

The Frames are signed to a novel label in Australia...

The Frames cancel gig

The Frames have cancelled their concert which was due to take place at the National Stadium, Dublin on 23 December.

Sad Songs

I may be wrong but this seemed to be a year when, despite a new album, Frames hysteria cooled somewhat. ‘Sad Songs’ is another okay single – sincere in the extreme, just not particularly exciting or memorable. Time for a rethink maybe.

The Frames announce first gig for 2007

Well, technically speaking, their New Year's Eve gig at Vicar St will be their first of 2007...

The Frames to play New Year's gig

The Frames have announced they're ready to welcome the new year in with you.

The high cost of loving

There are no saints in love. That’s a lesson The Frames’ mainman Glen Hansard learned the hard way – and which he articulates in the bittersweet love songs that make up much of the band’s new album The Cost. Hot Press hits the road with the band for an extended interview, conducted in radio studios, backstage areas, tour buses – and one very dedicated fan’s house.

The Frames launch photo book

Dublin’s newly-opened Gallery Number One was the venue last Sunday as The Frames played an acoustic gig to celebrate the publication of Zoran Orlic and Janine Schaults’ photo-book on them, Behind The Glass. View the photo gallery here!

The Cost

Believers view Hansard & Co’s brew of emotive folk-tinged rock as a shining example of durability and authenticity in image-obsessed days. Atheists see it as the grim apotheosis of the strain of phoney singer-songwriting that was especially virulent in Dublin at the latter part of the last decade. Agnostics remain largely unmoved. The Cost, it has to be said, is not a record that will inspire many cross-camp defections.

Falling Slowly/No More I Love Yous

The lead single from The Frames’ soon to be released seventh album The Cost is a double A-sided affair which will easily keep their faithful happy and might even win them a few new fans. ’Falling Slowly’ starts gently before building to a gorgeously anthemic, sing-along chorus and soaring finale. ‘No More I love Yous’ sees the band using the traditional quiet/loud formula but with their own twist, while Glen’s singing has never sounded as heartfelt and passionate.

The Frames subject of new photo-book

In addition to releasing a new album next month, The Frames are to be the subject of a photo-book.

Exclusive: sneak preview of The Frames single artwork!

Hotpress.com is delighted and, indeed, honoured to bring you this first peek at the digipack artwork for the new Frames single

Pictures of you

The Frames are one of the most successful bands in Irish music history, thanks in part to their incendiary live shows.

The Frames announce one-off gig

Glen and the boys are coming to Dublin, and they'll be giving fans their first chance to hear new material.

The Frames set to play Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival

There’s a cracking ensemble of talent heading to Norn Iron for this year’s City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival.

The Frames live @ Vicar St, Dublin

Not since Dylan went electric has such debate raged over artistic choice. The revolt has begun. Walk outs, heckling and cries of “worst Frames gig ever” marred the first and the last nights of The Frames' three sell-out gigs at Vicar St. So irked was Glen Hansard by fans’ calls for ‘Revelate’ and ‘Star Star’ that, at one stage, he angrily announced, “How about you be the audience and we’ll be the band. Okay?” This wasn’t the happy Frames of past.

The Frames go head-to-head with Snow Patrol

Those who missed out on Snow Patrol's outdoor concert in Dublin need not worry - because The Frames have announced their own special gig on the same day.

The Frames announce new dates

Yup, Glen Hansard and the boys are back for some more. Sock it to us!

The Frames and The Chalets announce NYE dates

You'll be spolit for choice this New Years as both The Frames and The Chalets announce special gigs for the occasion.

The Frames joined by Damien Rice at The Point

The Frames’ love affair with the Irish public shows no sign of abating with their Point Theatre show last night a complete sell-out.

The Frames celebrate Christmas in Belfast

The Frames have confirmed a special Christmas party show in Belfast.

Dublin comes alive: The Frames, Hard-Fi, Royksopp and Radio Soulwax head for Dublin

A bumper line-up of gigs for the next few months has just been announced, but sadly for the rest of the country, they’re all based in Dublin.

Czech Mates

John Walshe is on hand as The Frames enjoy a particularly exhilarating Prague Spring.

The Frames escape fire on tour in Europe

Disaster was averted last week when The Frames' tour bus nearly went up in smoke...

Sideways Down

Cheerio to the Frames then, at least for a while, as they start the battle to convince the rest of the world to love them like their countrymen.

Latest from The Frames...

The Frames go for chart glory again on January 28 with the release of 'Sideways Down'.

Live in The Olympia Theatre, Dublin

Sometimes I wish Glen Hansard’s guitar would explode, or that half way through a terrible rendition of ‘Pavement Tune’ the band would lose their way and let the song fall apart. A mistake of some sort would be nice, if only to prove that The Frames are mortal when it comes to playing live.

EXCLUSIVE: The Frames announce Olympia residency [updated]

Still riding high on the post-release wave of their Burn The Maps album, The Frames will play a series of hometown shows at the intimate Olympia Theatre

The Frames with a bullet

Burn the Maps has gone straight to the top of the albums chart in Ireland

The heat is on

Following the huge commercial success of Set List and ‘Fake’, The Frames look poised to ascend to rock’s premier league with the upcoming worldwide release of the Burn The Maps album. Kim Porcelli joins the band on the day of their triumphant show at Marlay Park to discuss the pros and cons of pop-stardom, the departure of dave odlum, the abiding influence of mic christopher, and the challenge of creating their most eagerly anticipated record yet.

The Frames to play Dublin in-store

The Frames will launch Burn The Maps with an in-store appearance at HMV Grafton St.

Burn the Maps

For 14 years The Frames have conducted the business of their art like filmmakers who reached a détente with the studio system through operating on a one-for-us/one-for-them basis.

The Frames' extra Dublin date

Current Hot Press cover stars The Frames have added an extra date to their Vicar Street gigs, as tickets for the shows sell like hot cakes.

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Frames reveal next album is well under way

Days before the release of their fifth studio album Burn The Maps, The Frames reveal that album number six is "ready to rock".

The Frames for Hard Working Class Heroes

NEWSFLASH!

The Frames announce national tour

The Frames have scheduled in dates across the country in supprot of their new Burn The Maps album

Inflammable material

It’s been a four-year wait, but The Frames’ vast fanbase can lick their chops at the prospect of the band’s fifth studio album.

Finally

A seething pressure cooker of a tune.

Live at Marlay Park, Dublin: The Frames, Supergrass, Idlewild, Bell X1 & Halite

You have to hand it to The Frames. Even Bruce and U2 baulk at starting new campaigns outdoors in front of 17,000 people – although Glen Hansard might claim that this is a farewell to Set List arms rather than the unveiling of Burn The Maps.

EXCLUSIVE: The Frames set for Belfast

The Frames have penned in a live date in Belfast this Autumn...

Frames exclusive: single, album + artwork revealed!

Frames fans feast on this: the verdict on the first single, the artwork unveiled, plus details of the Frames new album

The Frames for Marlay Park [updated]

More support acts have been announced for The Frames' August date at Marlay Park

The Frames join Hot Press Anti-War petition

The Frames are the latest to sign the Hot Press Anti-War petition

The Frames for Marlay Park

NEWSFLASH!

Glen Hansard announces solo dates

Glen Hansard will play a series of solo gigs this summer kicking at Vicar St. on June 22

The Frames to headline Limerick festival

The Frames join Mundy and Niall Quinn & The Pennywhores for a day of live open air music at King John's Castle, Limerick

Frames academy

In one of Irish music’s worst kept secrets, The Frames played Whelan’s recently, road testing some new songs and being joined on stage by a number of special guests. John Walshe reports from ringside.

The Arnotts in Frames cover band shock

Glen Hansard pulled out an army of high profile support when The Arnotts seiged the stage of Whelan's last night

The Frames: the new deal

Peter Murphy has a chat with frontman Glen Hansard about the worldwide release of their next album.

The Frames go global

EXCLUSIVE!! The Frames have signed a deal for most the world with Anti, the left-field wing of hardcore label Epitaph which is also home to Tricky and Tom Waits.

Glen Hansard: Damien Rice is no Faker!

Contrary to what the tabloids would have you think, there is no animosity between The Frames and Damien Rice

The Frames to bring in the New Year at the Olympia

The Frames have added two more Dublin dates to their rapidly expanding tour schedule

The Frames announce December tour

Currently touring in the U.S., The Frames will be back in Ireland for a series of pre-Christmas shows

Glen Hansard @ Lisdoonvarna

Fake

Easily the most radio-friendly of their singles to date, ‘Fake’s chorus could convince even Hansard-haters that Glen & Co. have something very special indeed.

The Road's Outgrown

Fake plastic singles

Check out the artwork for the new Frames single, 'Fake'

Frames to release rarities album in US

Import copies to be made available in Ireland

Main Stage, Witnness 03

"Well of course it was a triumph!"

Set list

Watch The Frames' unplugged at Witnness 02

Watch a video interview with Witnness 03 headliners, The Frames

The Irish band most likely to steal U2's live mantle, The Frames couldn't be better placed to run away with this year's Witnness, what with 13 years of stagecraft and a number one live album under their belts. It's a long way from the Clifden Blues Festival... Archive interview, 2001: We talk to Glen Hansard

The Frames

Aside from their impeccable musicianship and an undeniable presence, pure and simple emotion is the key to their live genius.

The people’s band

The industry may not have always liked them but their fans couldn’t be more passionate. Ten members, four studio albums, three managers and two major labels later, The Frames still managed to add up to more than the sum of their parts. Peter Murphy, with help from Glen Hansard and other key players brings the story of the band up to date in this, the final part of our two-part special [Photo Mick Quinn]

Even better than the Real thing

O2 Band Competition winners The Real release their debut single

Squaring up

The Frames go north for a Lisburn Arts Centre gig - and west, to New York, for a date in the Bowery Ballroom

The wayward wind

From “Outspan” to Glen Hansard, from Grafton Street to Hollywood – and onwards to Lisdoonvarna 2003. A portrait of The Frames as a most unusual band. Part one of a two-part special feature by Peter Murphy. [Main Photos: Mick Quinn]

NEWSFLASH!

The Frames - not just Glen Hansard - to perform at HMV Grafton St.

Set for life

The Frames announce two in-store gigs (featuring Glen Hansard) to celebrate new live album set List - and, not least, an end-of-summer one-day extravaganza in the RDS

Set List

Set List is the sound of a band at the peak of their powers, from Colm’s stunning fiddle-work to Joe Doyle’s perfect backing vocals, with the boy Hansard as magical Master of Ceremonies, effortlessly guiding musicians and audience through their paces.

NEWSFLASH!

The Frames are to play Witnness!

"When the group shift the dynamic completely and segue into a typically skyscraping rendition of ‘Revelate’, the effect is dizzying. And as Glen howls, “My human fate/My revelate” with all the fury of Prince Hamlet after being confronted by his father’s ghost, it makes you think Pat McCabe was absolutely spot-on when he pointed to Hansard as being one of the most gifted lyricists around."

They've got you covered

The Frames design a customised videotape sleeve to go with their upcoming No Disco special… and you can get your hands on it, exclusively in the May 8th issue of Hot Press

The Frames: all set

The tracklisting of the upcoming Frames live album, Set List, revealed in full - in a hotpress.com exclusive. Also: tidings of a Frames radio documentary on Today FM, a No Disco special - and did somebody say Glastonbury?

Frames and fortune

The Frames' American star is in the ascendent with a fawning New York Times review, new album in the pipeline, a live album in the interim and a one night stand at Vicar St. Phew!

Oz fest

Frames to release Australia-only EP

Frames confirm new guitarist

Rob Bochnik joins Glen Hansard and co as Dave Odlum's replacement

Guided by voices

Other Voices, Songs From A Room premieres on Network 2 tonight

NEWSFLASH

Frames part company with drummer

Live and kickin'

The Frames to release live album compiled from their late-November '02 residency in Vicar Street

The Frames/Turn

The Frames have it all really. Amazing songs. Powerful delivery. And a special relationship with the fans

Skylarkin' – The Frames and friends

It’s what every remembrance should be: not a reflection on the ache of losing him, but a celebration of our insane good luck at having had him in the first place.

Rice and Hansard billed for soundtrack

Damien Rice, Hedrock Valley Beats, Glen Hansard and Lisa Hannigan to appear on the movie soundtrack to Goldfish Memory

The Frames sell out Sydney date

Glen Hansard and co pack out the first date of their Australian tour: "The house was jumping"

Frames confirm Mic tribute

The Frames announce a 4 date November stint at Vicar St. including a special tribute to the late Mic Christopher

The Frames, Mundy, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, The Dirty Three

There was an air of anticipation for The Frames and they didn’t disappoint.

Sick day blues

The bad news: Frames postpone European tour following illness of violinist Colm Mac Con Iomaire. And the good news: brand-new live album now available

The Frames

God Bless Mom [Plateau]

The Frames & Friends, Green Energy Festival

What on paper could have a some sort of post-modern Raggle TaggleFest 2002, turned out to be one of the most moving celebrations of friendship and music this city has ever seen

Headlong

All squared away

New EP, new DVD, 'New Partner', new broadcasts, new gigs, and a bit of help for a new groom: read on for loads of assorted tidings of great joy from The Frames

Flashes Of Genius

The Frames got the mother of all live reviews while supporting The New Pornographers on tour in the US last week. Read on...

For the birds - and the teenage dirtbags

In which The Frames attract some very high-profile fans, and listen to Iron Maiden, maybe

Czech mate (for now)

The Frames enlist erstwhile Mary Jane Simon Good to temporarily fill ex-guitarist Dave Odlum's sizable shoes. Meanwhile: a foothold in the UK, a triumph in the Czech republic and a moment of glory in Rolling Stone...

New Partner/Clothes Of Sand

Single of this and every other fortnight.

Lay Me Down

The Frames are a band who have virtually invented both a sound and a style which has influenced dozens of emerging Irish acts.

A man outstanding in his field

A glimpse into Glen Hansard’s tour diary while on the road with The Frames' fourth album For The Birds (2001) - including reflections on their first landmark Olympia show (March 30th, 2001)

The Frames

The Frames Hotel Curracloe, Wexford Preaching to the choir is for the godless. The Frames, possessors of possibly the largest ‘choir’ in Ireland in the form of a fanbase more devout than most religions, have nevertheless always seemed to prefer to shun the easy option.

For The Birds

The Frames were the envy of the class of 1990, jammy dodgers who had a deal before they were a band, forced to evolve in public at an unmerciful rate. By the time most acts get ready to demo their first batch of songs, Glen Hansard and co. were on their second album and record deal.

For The Birds

The Frames were the envy of the class of 1990, jammy dodgers who had a deal before they were a band, forced to evolve in public at an unmerciful rate. By the time most acts get ready to demo their first batch of songs, Glen Hansard and co. were on their second album and record deal.

Satanic Majesty

The shoes fit. Their suits are made to measure and the skin's all their own. Finally, after more schizophrenic shifts than a busload of Hannibal Lectors, The Frames have found their own identity and they're not afraid to bask in its glories.

John Walshe Reviews The Frames' Fitzcarraldo

No, you’re not suffering from deja vu; you have heard and read of Fitzcarraldo before. Indeed, Niall Crumlish reviewed he second long-player from local heroes The Frames D.C. in this very organ just before Christmas last, where he awarded it an impressive 10 on the dice. The album has since been completely remixed by Trevor Horn, hence its subsequent re-release and re-review.

LIVE REPORT: The Frames at the Mean Fiddler, 1995

What started out as a hot, sticky day, ended up as a very hot happening night in The Mean Fiddler.

Revelate

The Frames: “Revelate” (DC Records)

The Frames Another Love Song Launch Night

The Phantom was skulking around the back streets of Temple Bar the other night when he stumbled across a top secret shindig at the Project to celebrate the release of The Frames’ rather splendid debut album Another Love Song.

Another Love Song

The margin by which The Frames have so far failed to forcibly etch both themselves and their music onto the minds of the plain people of Ireland remains a source of disappointment, great upset and mystery.

Picture This!

An office in downtown Dublin. A band. A journalist. And a tape recorder. Yes, it’s another extraordinary Hot Press interview. Starring: The Frames. Directed by: Mick O’Hara. With: a cast of 200,000 readers…

The Frames – McGonagles, Dublin, 1991

In which my Christmas present, "the bumper book of breathless superlatives and nice things to say about people generally', is out to immediate use. Let's go.