Saturday August 16: Tucan, Prison Love, & more @ Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin (€10)
Nialler9 writes:
“Jack Of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival happens in the Dame District area and nearby venues over three days this week from Friday to Sunday. There’s also a Rock & Roll Conference happening concurrently on Friday. Some gigs are free, some are €10 in. Saturday’s Button Factory gig is headlined by the instrumental folk band Tucan who have post-rock leanings.”
Thursday, August 7 -Sunday, August 10: The Summer Social @ The Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin
Nialler9 writes;
“Over four days, under The Summer Social banner, the Grand Social will be hosting an eclectic mix of artists including Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh, Cora Venus Lunny, Lasertom, Sleep Thieves, Punch Face Champions and Bats. There’ll be DJ sets from Burnin’ Up disco club’s 1st birthday, Get Down Edits, Shotgun playing ’60s music, Indietronic and more. Some events are free, some are ticketed. You can win an all-weekend pass to The Summer Social in this week’s Nialler9 gig guide [link below].”
Wednesday July 30: Happenings Open Air Music: Katie Kim, Conor Walsh @ Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 (€5, 7pm)
Nialler9 writes:
“Happenings kick off its weekly Wednesday evenings of music in Fitzwilliam Square with the promise of sunny 24 degree weather and music from evocatively-voiced Katie Kim and minimal piano composer Conor Walsh on the grass…. Music from 7:30pm until 9:30pm. The plan is to have guest curators pick live performers every week until October….”
Friday July 25: Mother And Nialler9 present The Last Days of Disco @ Moxie Studios (10pm, €15, BYOB)
Nialler9 writes:
“I try not to pick every event I’m involved with but this gig should be greater than the sum of its parts. The Last Days Of Disco celebrates disco music’s recent renaissance in Ireland with sets from electronic synth-disco band Ships, funk-indebted electronic band Dioscó na mbó, DJ sets from the disco night Burnin’ Up’s Kelly-Anne Byrne, Mother and me. The venue will be dressed by Hunt & Gather with a suitable disco-theme. It’s €15, BYOB and is part of the Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular series of gigs.
“If you don’t like that well, there’s always Knockanstockan, Whelan’s Bluegrass, Country & Roots Festival, the City Spectacular Soul Picnic, Summer Rising at IMMA or loads more listed in the guide [link below]…”
Friday July 18th: WERK Heat Rash @ The Chapel, IMMA, Dublin (8:30pm, €20)
Nialler9 writes:
“ThisisPopbaby’s performance/art/club night which started in the Abbey Theatre basement returns for a once off event at The Chapel in IMMA as part of the art museum’s Summer Rising festival. Promising “a blistering haze of neon and discotheque, live art and performance” WERK will be occupied by “underground heroes, phabulous phreaks, drama queens & performance giants.” Hosted by Panti with Chewy on the decks. A different kind of club night. Put in Werk.”
Friday July 4: Homebeat presents: Carriages, Maria Somerville, John Cummins @ The Fumbally Café, off Clanbrassil Street, Dublin (€8).
Nialler9 writes:
“A decent night of new music with independent alternative promoters Homebeat helping folk electronica duo Carriages launch their field-recordings-featuring new single Roots (video here) along with promising Galway folk talent Maria Somerville and a spoken word “poetician”. The tour continues with Homebeat and Carriages taking the show along the Wild Atlantic Way (see poster for dates).
Saturday June 7 Overhead, The Albatross, Alarmist, Ben Bix & Feather @ The Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin (€10)
Nialler9 writes:
“A fine lineup of emerging Irish music. Instrumental post-rock band Overhead, The Albatross with debut album on the way, exotic jazz-leaning post-rock from Alarmist and electronic soul from Ben Bix and Feather. And if that doesn’t interest you there’s always this secret Nialler9 thing on Friday: Here’s OTA performing on RTE’s The Works…”
Thursday May 29th – The War On Drugs @ Vicar Street, Dublin (€20)
Nialler9 writes:
“The word of mouth surrounding the third album Lost In The Dream from the Philadelphia indie-rockers has already pushed this gig from moved from Button Factory to [the larger] Vicar Street. The album has been compared to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and Chris Rea.”
This Thursday: Culture Vultures @ The Odessa Club, Dublin (€10)
Nialler9 writes:
“A monthly salon-style club night feature music, comedy, discussion and more. Previous nights included contributions from Cavan folk singer Lisa O’ Neill and film director Lenny Abrahamson. Thursday night features fiddle electronic musician Daithí, writer Arthur Mathews in conversation and comedian Sean Nolan.”
Friday May 9th : Love System: Le Galaxie, Ships, Daithí, Mother DJs @ The Academy, Pearse Street, Dublin (€16.50, 11pm)
Nialler 9 writes:
Good cause? Check. Good bands? Check. Love System is a night in aid of Marriage Equality featuring a superior late-night lineup of bands and DJs. Le Galaxie will be playing their last headline slot before Longitude Festival in July and they’re joined by the brilliant dance/electronic funk duo Ships, house fiddle player Daithí and Mother DJs providing the club anthems.
