Month: May 2011

THE LYNCHBURG MOB

THE LYNCHBURG MOB + Myles Manly Lynchburg Mob are an alternative rock outfit with post-punk roots. The band have been described as the ‘new face of alternative music in Ireland’ after their appearence on Nova Fm.

POPICAL ISLAND #2 ALL-DAY LAUNCH GIG

Poplical Island presents POPICAL ISLAND #2 ALL-DAY LAUNCH GIG Ok so first thing’s first here’s the (ROUGH) stage times for tomorrow: 15:00-15:30 Sea Pinks 15:45-1615 Rhino Magic 16:30-17:00 Land Lovers 17:15-17:45 Jonny Fun and the…Hesitations 18:00-18:30 Pantone 247 18:30-19:00 Yeh Deadlies 19:15-19:45 Walpurgis Family 20:00-20:30 Goodly Thousands 20:45-21:15 Hello Moon 21:30-22:00 Groom 22:15-22:45 We Are… Read more »

COLM O’REGAN

Lisa Richards & Whelanslive.com present COLM O’REGAN + guests Dislike! A Facebook Guide to the Recession

LOWLANDS

EMC Promotions presents Roots rockers LOWLANDS + guests LOWLANDS have been compared to such diverse groups as Wilco, Whiskeytown, Soul Asylum and Green On Red. Based in Pavia, Italy, Lowlands will play an acoustic set (Violin, accordion, lap steel and guitar) for their debut Dublin show.

AS WE WATCH FIRES

AS WE WATCH FIRES + guests As We Watch Fires have recently released their first 5 track EP, ThisIsOurFirstRelease and have received great praise and recognition for it.

TARANTELLA FALL

TARANTELLA FALL + guests Dublin alt-folk rockers Tarantella Fall launched their debut album ‘Abandoned Road’ at the end of March. It contains a set of themed songs that could have been written for a speculative noir B-picture set in the American heartland. Its tells the the fictional story from various parts of the life of… Read more »

SONG CYCLE
EVERY MONDAY

Whelanslive.com presents SONG CYCLE New weekly singer songwriter showcase Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s This week featuring: Rob Matthews Robert Sampogna Rob Smith “Songs stay alive in the same way that memories do, and being alive they grow up and undergo changes and develop. If a song is too weak to do that, if it is lacking in… Read more »

NO CROWS & VIPER CENTRAL

Double Bill with NO CROWS featuring ex Loyko violinist Oleg Ponamerev & Steve Wickham (The Waterboys) & Canadian bluegrass band VIPER CENTRAL Despite appearances at major European festivals over the last 3 years (including Glastonbury in 2009) No Crows is still one of Ireland’s best kept secrets. Their third album ‘No Crows on the Moon’ was… Read more »

JOHN BLEK & THE RATS

JOHN BLEK & THE RATS + guests. Born out of the modern day dustbowl that is Ireland John Blek & the Rats are a fresh folk outfit whose melancholy is tempered by a penchant for a good ol’hollerin and a hodown.

GINOLA + TURNING DOWN SEX

Split cassette release: GINOLA + TURNING DOWN SEX It’s A Disagreeable Thing To Be Whipped is the new split cassette from Ginola and Turning Down Sex. Recorded in a really hot living room over two days, It’s A Disagreeable Thing To Be Whipped is a 25-minute rush of claptastic beats and hardcore jiggery-pokery. Turning Down… Read more »