Friday May 2 – Unfinished Business @ Mabos, Hanover Quay, Dublin (€15, BYOB)
Nialler9 writes:
“Homebeat and Mabos team up one more time for the last Homebeat gig in the arts and culture warehouse space before it’s handed over to the new owners to build more much-needed offices near Grand Canal Dock. Musically, it’s a Kildare affair with folk multi-instrumentalist Sive, joined by dream pop duo Lyttet and electronic hypnotics from Adultrock.
Friday (April 25) – Seven Quarters Launch Night with Katie Kim and Jennifer Evans @ Whelan’s, Camden Street, Dublin (€10).
Nialler9 writes:
“A new club night happening in Whelan’s which will be (im)pressing with a monthly limited edition seven inch vinyl, featuring unreleased tracks from performing artists on the night, given away for free to the first 150 people in the door as part of the €10 entry. The first night of the club – happening four times a year – features two musicians of a high-calibre, Jennifer Evans and Katie Kim. There’s a ticket giveaway in this week’s guide [link below] too if you’re broke.”
Saturday April 19th – Elastic Witch Closing Party: Jape (Live), Girls Names, I Am The Cosmos, Twinkranes, Squarehead and more.@ Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin (Free, 3pm)
Nialler9 writes:
“Whatever you think of Record Store Day happening this Saturday, you can’t deny the quality of this lineup. ‘Elastic Witch’ Shop owner Gib Cassidy [above] is moving on to focus on playing with his band Girls Names but beforehand, the closing party will celebrate the last three years of his shop in Twisted Pepper on Abbey Street.”
Full list of record store day events nationwide HERE
Saturday April 12th: Hidden Agenda: Evian Christ, Mssingno, Rosbeg @ Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin (€8/€5, WIN TICKETS HERE)
Nialler9 writes:
He used to be a primary school teacher but then Kanye roped him in to do some production on his recent album Yeezus. Before that, Josh Leary was making some unique ambient electronic music with hip-hop samples, so the support MssingNo, whose wobbly tune XE2 last year sampled R Kelly is a nice fit. You can win tickets in this week’s guide.
Saturday: Rollerdiskotekken: David Kitt DJ, Barry Redsettaz, Louis Scully @ Spin Disco, The Long Mile Road, Dublin (€14, BYOB).
Nialler9 writes:
“For something completely different, Discotekken are hosting a roller disco party on Saturday in Spin Roller Disco in Spin Roller Disco the Long Mile Road. Three hours of skating from 9pm then tunes til 3am with David Kitt, Louis Scully and Barry Redsettaz playing ’70s disco and ’80s pop. Strictly no alcohol until after the skating, obviously. Roll on.”
Nialler9’s Gig Guide April1-7 (Nialler9)
FAIL BIG @ The Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin (Free, 7pm-10pm)
Nialler9 writes:
“The Science Gallery hosts its first free late night event to celebrate its current FAIL BETTER exhibition which explores “the flipside of flops, the desirability of disasters, the magic of mistakes, loveable losers, and the coolness of collapse”.
The night will feature live music from Heathers and Daithí; talks, workshops, experiments, comedy improv, short plays and games (don’t expect to win, they warn), fail-themed cocktails and food. Tickets are free but they ask you to book in advance.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q1YbqwKpTo
Saturday March 8th: New Music Dublin: Icebreaker perform Kraftwerk Uncovered: A Future Past @ National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin (€20)
Nialler9 writes:
New Music Dublin, A series focusing on something a bit different than the normal National Concert Hall programmer kicks off this week with a UK trio doing a live AV reworking of the music of Kraftwerk.
Nialler9’s Gig Guide March 4-10 (Nialler9)
Saturday March 1st: Sara Walsh Delaney benefit gig: The Redneck Manifesto, Jape, Dinah Brand @ The Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin (€35)
Nialler9 writes:
Sara Walsh Delaney was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2011 at the age of 28 after being married to her husband Ben for just four months. After a massive brain hemorrhage during a biopsy, Sara had to be put into an induced coma. Her tumour was successfully treated with radiation therapy and she has been in three-month rehabilitation since January. This fundraiser gig featuring The Redneck Manifesto‘s only Irish show this year, an acoustic set from Jape, sets, DJ sets and a raffle, will help raise funds so Sara can continue rehabilitation in the UK long term.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lgZWGJZHkGM
St. Vincent, Saturday February 22nd @ Olympia Theatre, Dame Street, Dublin (€25)
Nialler9 writes:
Annie Clark [St Vincent] has been one of the more interesting and inventive musicians working within the confines of American alternative-rock of late, and her fourth album (streaming here) is her best work; a brash and bold record with tough fuzz-rock casings and brass bounce touches. In a live setting, she’s now a much more comfortable and fearless performer (no doubt helped by recent collaborator David Byrne) and the live show benefits greatly from it.
Saturday: Lisa O’Neill, Seamus Fogarty @ Whelan’s, Camden Street, Dublin (€15)
Nialler9 writes:
Lisa O’Neill has gone from being a curious acquired taste to one of the best folk singer-songwriters around with the release of her second album Same Cloth Or Not, an album which has her delivering her songs with a greater conviction and authority while retaining her uniquely Irish character. Support from UK-based Fogarty whose music could be described as folk with ambient edges.
