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Month: March 2011

MARIA + KIERAN

MARIA + KIERAN

+ guests. An acoustic show from Maria Doyle Kennedy and Kieran Kennedy performing music from their newly released THE STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN album

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SPIES

SPIES

+ Tandem Felix & The Pacifics. Spies are a Dublin based five piece outfit, Determined to create music that connects to whoever listens to it . “Marrying the sweeter elements of Interpol and The National, Singer Michael Broderick calls out in a soulful purr over militant drums and agitated guitars. Throw in a handful of truly gorgeous melodies and you’ve got a world class performance on your hands” – Hot Press. Having their sound described by Jim Carroll of The Irish Times as a “fine take on the far side of indie-pop” Spies have achieved quite a lot since their formation less than a year ago. With their debut EP, Liars Call Me King, receiving regular air play from Phantom Fm, 2FM and Today FM DJ’s including live sessions for Dan Hegarty and Paul Mcloone. Spies are set to release their new single ‘Barricade’ on the 23rd of April in Whelans with what promises to be “stirring, dynamic” live show. You can currently download the tracks at their bandcamp along with their previous EP – spies.bandcamp.com Confirm on Facebook  HERE Entry is €8 + Free copy of their brand new single ‘Barricade’

SEANIE VAUGHAN

SEANIE VAUGHAN

+ Guests. The fact that Seanie Vaughan’s debut album ‘Altered Vision’ entered the Irish indie charts at no. 5 in early February may have come as a surprise to many. However, on listening to the album it is clear how this came about and it is also clear that this is an album which will grow and grow. Upon listening to the album, we are treated to a work which treads the genres of Rock, Folk and Soul and the variety of influences that encouraged this album are obvious. At the launch of ‘Altered Vision’ in Dublin’s Button Factory, crowds were captivated by mellow tunes with sombre lyrics but they were aroused and brought to their feet by a variety of up-tempo, almost anthemic songs. It was a performance that was honest, up-lifting and energetic. Now, Seanie and his 8-piece band take to the road to tour the current album. With dates in The Spirit Store (Dundalk), Whelan’s (Dublin), the Stables (Mullingar) and more to be announced, it is a trek from the rugged shores of Connemara where Seanie and the band hail from but they relish every moment of this; this is truly obvious in their music. Seanie’s influences couldn’t be from a wider spectrum. He was influenced at a very early age by singers who would come into the family pub in Clifden, Galway and these could range from traveller’s singing about life on the road to immigrant’s who sang of the hard life of a labourer abroad to blues singers with their melodic tones singing american blues. Seanie listened and studied the music of Irish folk singers such as Christy Moore, Freddie White and Luke Kelly and these influenced him heavily over his early teens. In his later teens and now into his mid-twenties, Seanie pays homage to those early influences but also speaks of Rory Gallagher and The Waterboys among his influences. Seanie sees the great diversity of music as being the true beauty of it, in fact in one of his songs he proclaims “every man has a breath, every man has a song”. Seanie Vaughan and his band are an act that are one in a million. He can grip you with his music, pick you up and take you into the palm of his hand and leave you there until you empathise and have a connection with each and every one of his songs.

THE JAM FOR JAPAN

THE JAM FOR JAPAN

Featuring The Barley Mob, The Problematic, Sanzkrit & G-Miley and The Street Soul Orchestra

G-Miley and The Street Soul Orchestra: Winners of “Festival4Stars” 2010..The Sligo-based band brings addictive pop melodies with crisp soulful lead vocals, seductive harmonies and elements of blues, jazz,soul & funk”

Sanzkrit: Sanzkrit released their debut album ‘After The Wedding’ in 2009 to rave reviews in the national press and sold out tours nationwide. They are back with a bang with the new single ‘Midweek Blues’ which Hotpress described as a “cheery, loved-up and instantly catchy indie romp”…

The Problematic: Energetic 3-piece pop/rock band from the heart of Dublin City. Their sound bridges the gap between the likes of Kings of Leon and the delivery of artists like Adele and everything in between

The Barley Mob: Dublin Reggae,Soul,Folk band and winners of “RISING STARS 2010”..In less than a year they’ve played over 100 live shows including 4 slots at ELECTRIC PICNIC 2010!! Their positive music will be heard at Dublin Soul Festival, Sibin, Vantastival, Le Cheile, NPLD and many others this year as well as their return to Electric Picnic 2011.

OXJAM:

“Following Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, Oxfam is raising funds for two partner organisations, one that is assisting mothers and babies and the other providing information to non-Japanese speakers living in Japan.

Japan is one of the most advanced nations in the world in dealing with natural disasters and has accepted international help in only a few specific areas. It is important that ad-hoc efforts to help do not undermine the coordination of the state’s overall relief efforts, especially now that explosions at a nuclear power plant and radiation levels are complicating efforts to assist those affected from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

“The Japanese state has the means to reach 99% of the population but there will always be some who need more specific assistance,” said Oxfam Japan head Akiko Mera from Tokyo.

Ms Mera said that Oxfam Japan will channel funds to the Japan Organization for International Cooperation on Family Planning (JOICFP). Together with the Japanese Midwives’ Association and local doctors, the groups with help breast-feeding mothers by providing them with privacy and their babies with nappies and other products. They are offering counselling to women under high stress.

Another partner – the multi-language centre FACIL (http://www.tcc117.org/facil) – is helping non-Japanese speaking nationals living in affected areas. FACIL was set up as a response to the Kobe earthquake in 1995. It has set up a hotline for people to get information and is translating and re-publishing information put out by local authorities. There are an estimated 40,000 non-Japanese speakers in affected areas.

Most international NGOs like Oxfam are standing-by to assist on the invitation of leading local authorities, and are otherwise providing specialist help as described here.”

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PETER DELANEY

PETER DELANEY

+ Carol Anne McGowan. Peter Delaney is a Limerick born songwriter who draws inspiration from traditional songs and old folk music as well as the lilting melancholy of vintage Hawaiian recordings.

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SESKIN LANE

SESKIN LANE

+ guests Hailing from Thurles, Co. Tipperary and based in Dublin, SESKIN LANE are a new venture by former The Rumours guitarist and song writer – Eoin Ryan.

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KEV FOX

KEV FOX

+ guests Kev Fox is a talented singer songwriter hailing from Manchester. Kev has spent the last 3 years on and off the road with his band. Over the past 6 months Kev and this supremely talented group of musicians took some time out to record Kev’s much anticipated debut album. This will be no ordinary début. Kev and his producer/engineer John Lawrence (Gorky’s Zycotic Minci) made the decision early on that the album should be as ‘live’ as possible and that location would be a huge factor in achieving this. After much deliberation a 300 year old church in the deep countryside of North Wales was chosen and proved a perfect setting for Kev’s highly atmospheric compositions. ” ‘The atmosphere in the place is just incredible, the building was acousticly designed for the male voice choir so it is absolutely perfect ”. The album Launch party will be held Upstairs @ Whelans Thursday 23rd March and will be available pre release at the show. Kev’s Début album will then be released online in spring 2011. There will be a live DVD release to follow and Kev will be touring..

THE SHOOS

mcd.ie presents

THE SHOOS

+ Keith Cullen and The Danger Is.

Fresh from their hugely successful support slot for Maroon 5 at the Grand Canal Theatre, The Shoos have just announced an exclusive headline performance at Whelan’s on Friday, April 8th.

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SEVEN DAYS

SEVEN DAYS

+ Guests. 2010 Hotpress Tiger Untamed winners Kildare fourpiece Seven Days have been building a following around Ireland for the past year with shows that have to be witnessed to be believed. A huge sound and impeccable musicianship make Seven Days a truly exciting live act .

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ONE HOUR LATER

ONE HOUR LATER,

+ PURPLE DAZE & CRITIC

One Hour Later is young new band who were really just thrown together minutes before a local competition last year. They performed their very first song together live in front of an audience just one hour after forming, hence the band’s name.

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NO ROLLER

IAD The isotope Agency Dublin presents:

THE TIMES LIKE THIS PARTIES

NO ROLLER

HOOLIGAN

LEGION OF APE

North Dublin band ‘No Roller’ had there first gig in December 2008. After allot of successful gigs they went on to record their debut album “High places by Narrow Roads” in the early months of 2009.

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KENDEL CARSON

Oldflattop.com presents

KENDEL CARSON

(ex The Paperboys)

with Dustin Bentall

TICKETS:

€12.50 (incl fees) available from WAV Tickets [1890 200 078], www.tickets.ie and www.ticketmaster.ie.

KRISTA DETOR

KRISTA DETOR

+ guests.
Krista Detor is a performer out of Bloomington, Indiana, whose album, Mudshow was released in 2006 to international critical acclaim, garnering an average of 4+ star reviews, and reaching the #1 spot on the Euro-Americana Chart. Signed in Europe with Corazong Records, Detor’s follow-up album, Cover Their Eyes made similar waves in the European musical world having released at #3 on the chart. 2010 brings the release of Chocolate Paper Suites to rave reviews. The AllMusic Guide says “It’s rare to say that a CD is so good it deserves to make the artist famous, but that’s the case with this.” She defies genre, but the quality of her writing has been compared to the likes of Leonard Cohen, Laura Nyro, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell, company she is more than happy to keep. Signed to Fleming Artists, U.S., she’s rapidly making a name for herself in the acoustic music world – touring the U.S. and Europe consistently and sharing stages with Suzanne Vega, Aaron Neville, Joan Armatrading, Loudon Wainwright, Colin Linden, Luka Bloom, Slaid Cleaves, Eliza Gilkyson, Carrie Newcomer, Pierce Pettis and John Gorka, among others and travels with her partner and producer, David Weber.

JUPE

IAD The isotope Agency Dublin presents: THE TIMES LIKE THIS PARTIES

JUPE

ARC

THUMBPRINT

Jupe are a Dublin based ensemble who live and breathe for the sounds they create. The band consists of Tim Night (Vocals and Guitar), Phil Costello (Lead Guitar), Brendon Rennie (Drums and percussion) and David Budai (Bass). Described as “Ireland’s answer to the Counting Crows” (Heineken Music), Jupe offer a vibrant, modern Americana sound that is both rich and raw, tuning into everyone from the indie rock lovers to the soul smitten. Since filling the Village in June of 2009, Jupe have been selling out shows all over The Irish Circuit and have recently released their début single Real You, produced by ‘Republic of Loose’ recording genius Gareth Mannix and re-mastered in the iconic Abbey Road Studios. Having lifted the roof at this years Dublin Soul Festival and Rocking the crowd at the Trinity Vs Queens Rowing Race in Belfast, Jupe recently played this years No Place Like Dome in Sligo days after Amplified in The Academy and have now been slotted into this summers Bray festival with Republic of Loose plus others. All this and more, before Jupe take on America beginning in California in August 2010 “Their sound will find you, capture you and move you. It is a sure fire thing that you will fall in love with Jupe”. – Canada’s Beetroot Magazine Jupe are in the process of recording a new sound for the final chapter of their album which, by the closet fans has been described as “The Break Through Sound for Jupe’’

GIG FOR GARY

GIG FOR GARY

featuring Eric Bell,Business Blues Band, The Gary Moore Story, Swampsnake.

The Gig for Gary tribute night for Gary Moore. A night of the best blues rock music from one of the greatest blues rockers of all time.

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SCOUT NIBLETT

Harmonic presents

SCOUT NIBLETT

+ GOODTIME “Niblett takes the old quiet-loud dynamic and stretches it to unexpected lengths.” – The Wire “If you’re looking for dusty, cavernous melancholia entwined with hard rockin’ and speckled with magic, then consider it found.” – Drowned in Sound

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Fund Raising Gig for Libya

We’re raising funds to send aid to Libyan hospitals. The things they need the most are things like needles, syringes, and rubber gloves; simple things that help to stop infections spreading. By coming along, you’ll be donating money directly to sending these supplies. 10 Euro at the door, but all for a good cause!! Music and raffle on the night!

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PETE COURTNEY

PETE COURTNEY

plus guests. Pete Courtney has released two albums. The first, “One Of These Kids” was released on the 25th April 2001 in Whelans. This special Easter Monday show will mark the tenth anniversary of that show with a celebration of the songs that make up both “One Of These Kids” and “karma biscuits”.

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SHANE DAVIS & THE JIGSAW JAM

Debasement present

SHANE DAVIS & THE JIGSAW JAM

plus guests. Shane Davis is a singer songwriter from Carraroe,Co. Galway, but is now based in Dublin.Having played in and out of bands for the last 7 or 8 years Shane has finally gone solo and started writing his own songs.

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