Saturday September 7, Delorean @ The Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin (€15)
Nialler9 writes:
The Basque band with the synth-pop and Balearic house chops play their debut show in Ireland. The four-piece‘s fourth album Apar is out this Friday. The tunes sound like this. Win tickets here.
Thursday August 29th – Recession Session: James Murphy, Shit Robot, Billy Scurry @ The Sugar Club (€12, 9pm)
Nialler9 writes:
Call it an ‘Electric Picnic warmup’ or an ‘Electric Picnic consolation prize’ but Dubliner Marcus Lambkin aka Shit Robot is home and bringing his famous DFA mate, Mr James Murphy with him for a night of DJing in the Sugar Club. Support also from Billy Scurry.
The paying list is full but there’s 50 tickets on the door on the night. This will be jammers.
Saturday August 24, Homebeat & Upstart present Fading Light: Sfumato, Ocho, Biggles Flies Again, Ana Gog, Little Xs For Eyes @ Granby Park, Dublin city centre (2pm, FREE)
Nialler9 writes:
The first live music event taking place at Granby Park, the temporary park two years in the making brought to you by the people at Upstart which will exist for a month from August 22nd to September 22nd at Dominick Street Lower, off Parnell Street in the city centre.
The gig is free, all-ages and open air in the space’s purpose-built amphitheatre. Playing on the date will be a selection of indie/folk leaning acts who are also playing the Fading Lights festival in Kerry later this year.
Simonetti Horror Project aka Claudio Simonetti of Goblin, School Tour, DJ/VJ Stefano ‘Giallo’ Galvino @ Button Factory (€24.50….win tickets here)
Nialler9 writes:
Claudio Simonetti’s work is well-known to rabid European horror fans. As a member of Italian prog-rock Goblin he soundtracked films like Suspiria (1977), Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Tenebre (1982) (. On Wednesday, Simonetti and his band will play selections from those soundtracks and the films of John Carpenter. If that’s too out there for you, there’s 60 bands playing for free in ten venues for the Jack Of Diamonds rhythm and roots festival all weekend.
Friday August 9th: Dylan Fest @ The Academy, Dublin (€25)
Nialler9 writes:
A bewildering list of artists are lined up to play this Bob Dylan tribute night run by The Best Fest who have previously hosted these kinds of nights in U.S. cities and for some indiscernible reason are hosting this one in Dublin this Friday. 100% of all sale proceeds will go to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
Performers on Friday night include: Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr. of The Strokes, Fran Healy of Travis, Bell X1’s Paul Noonan, Gemma Hayes, Boz Scaggs, Jape, Conor & Neil Adams from The Cast of Cheers, Butch Walker, James Vincent McMorrow, Heathers, Cathy Davey, Gavin Friday, Ruby Amanfu, Jerry Fish, Danny Masterson and more promised.
If you’re cheap or broke, you can win tickets in the gig guide (link below) this week.
Choice Cuts present Hot 8 Brass Band, Ajo Arqestra @ The Sugar Club, Leeson Street, Dublin (€17.50)
Nialler9 writes:
The New Orleans’ band are known for their joyous cover of [Marvin Gaye’s] Sexual Healing and you might have seen them in the TV show Treme. They’re back in Dublin for the second time this year, with Tombstone a new album of original material to draw from.
This is what they sounded like last time around.
Support from the Dublin Afrobeat Orchestra aka Ajo Arqestra along with two of Dublin’s finest DJs Handsome Paddy and Lil Dave spinning after.
Wednesday: Lee Fields & The Expressions @ The Sugar Club, Leeson Street Lower, Dublin (€25)
Nialler9 writes:
As an alternative to Knockanstockan Festival in Blessington this weekend where the general consensus is that the atmosphere is great but the music quality is patchy, try a real “pure, gut-bucket soul singer” in the form of Lee Fields & His Expressions. Originally a soul singer in the ’70s, Fields was rediscovered and released his debut album in 2009. His performance is of the classic sweaty soul man variety.
Thursday: Grizzly Bear, Matthew E. White @ Iveagh Gardens, Dublin (€33.50. 6:30pm)
Nialler 9 writes:
Iveagh Gardens is host to a bunch of gigs at the moment and Grizzly Bear would be my pick of the gigs there this week.
The New York-based band now have four albums of intricate indie-rock songs to draw from since they played a sold out Vicar Street in 2009. Support from Virginia groove rocker Matthew E. White.
Saturday July 13th: Halves, Overhead the Albatross, Bantum @ Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin (€10).
Nialler9 writes:
There’s a lot of outdoor gig activity this week in Phoenix Park and Iveagh Gardens but for something a bit more affordable, try the launch of Boa Howl, the second album from experimental Dublin band Halves, a band known for their rich instrumentation and detailed arrangements that fall somewhere between the sounds of latter-day Radiohead, Efterklang and Grizzly Bear. Listen to the album on State.ie here.
Support from six-piece instrumental rockers Overhead The Albatross and Cork electronic producer Bantum.
The xx, Mount Kimbie, Jagwar Ma @ The O2, Dublin (€35) – tomorrow Wednesday.
Nialler9 writes:
An early influx of Glastonbury-bound bands means this week’s gig guide is front-loaded. So if you’re not Stone Circle-bound or heading to the Cork Marquee gigs, the xx’s gig on Wednesday is the best overall lineup of the week with the superb Mount Kimbie and Jagwar Ma on support. It might be a bit weird in the O2 though.
If you’re looking for a cheaper option, there’s Youbloom, a random festival supported by Bob Geldof of largely unknown acts playing around the city from Friday to Sunday.
Nialler9’s Gig Guide June 25-July 1 (Nialler9)
