Month: July 2012

KOPEK

+ guests

After a list of summer festivals under their belt, including a tour of The Hard Rock Cafes in Germany and a reckoning show at Download Festival in The UK along with a stomping set at Westport Music Festival last month

THE BAMBIR

– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –

The Bambir have gathered their childhood appreciation for hard rock and smuggled vinyl, Armenian traditional music and poetry, pulsing beats and whirling trances, ancient tales and pagan wails and pumped it into their own unique sound. Even though they’ve only been in Ireland for a few months, they’re already causing a stir with their music, their tribal nature, and their beards.

The sounds of Narek Barseghyan (song-writer, vocals, guitar), Arman Kocharyan (bass guitar, vocals), Arik Grigoryan (song-writer, flutes and woodwinds, vocals, percussion), and Vardan Paremuzyan (drums, percussion, vocals) are hard to describe. They’ve heard it all- “Armenian metal with flutes!” “Combination Led Zeppelin and Gogol Bordello!” “Folk-rock, but loud! Really loud!” “Mars Volta punching Jethro Tull in the face!”  Narek prefers to call it Archive Rock- taking a little piece of everything from the history of rock ‘n’ roll. “An artist’s job is to search,” Narek says, basing his lyrics in metamorphosis and the imitation of reality or your imperfect idea of it.

Join them in the front bar every Wednesday in April for some music, some beverages, and the occasional poetry reading.  Whatever you need to get you through the week.  Free-in, 8pm!

WATCH

Harmonic presents

EXITMUSIC

+ The Ambience Affair

Tickets on sale Thursday July 12th priced €15 (including booking fee) from www.whelanslive.com, www.tickets.ie www.ticketmaster.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. 0818 719 300 – Republic of Ireland customers 0844 277 4455 – Northern Ireland customers 00353 1 456 9569 – International customer

THE BAMBIR

– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –

The Bambir have gathered their childhood appreciation for hard rock and smuggled vinyl, Armenian traditional music and poetry, pulsing beats and whirling trances, ancient tales and pagan wails and pumped it into their own unique sound. Even though they’ve only been in Ireland for a few months, they’re already causing a stir with their music, their tribal nature, and their beards.

The sounds of Narek Barseghyan (song-writer, vocals, guitar), Arman Kocharyan (bass guitar, vocals), Arik Grigoryan (song-writer, flutes and woodwinds, vocals, percussion), and Vardan Paremuzyan (drums, percussion, vocals) are hard to describe. They’ve heard it all- “Armenian metal with flutes!” “Combination Led Zeppelin and Gogol Bordello!” “Folk-rock, but loud! Really loud!” “Mars Volta punching Jethro Tull in the face!”  Narek prefers to call it Archive Rock- taking a little piece of everything from the history of rock ‘n’ roll. “An artist’s job is to search,” Narek says, basing his lyrics in metamorphosis and the imitation of reality or your imperfect idea of it.

Join them in the front bar every Wednesday in April for some music, some beverages, and the occasional poetry reading.  Whatever you need to get you through the week.  Free-in, 8pm!

WATCH

THE BAMBIR

– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –

The Bambir have gathered their childhood appreciation for hard rock and smuggled vinyl, Armenian traditional music and poetry, pulsing beats and whirling trances, ancient tales and pagan wails and pumped it into their own unique sound. Even though they’ve only been in Ireland for a few months, they’re already causing a stir with their music, their tribal nature, and their beards.

The sounds of Narek Barseghyan (song-writer, vocals, guitar), Arman Kocharyan (bass guitar, vocals), Arik Grigoryan (song-writer, flutes and woodwinds, vocals, percussion), and Vardan Paremuzyan (drums, percussion, vocals) are hard to describe. They’ve heard it all- “Armenian metal with flutes!” “Combination Led Zeppelin and Gogol Bordello!” “Folk-rock, but loud! Really loud!” “Mars Volta punching Jethro Tull in the face!”  Narek prefers to call it Archive Rock- taking a little piece of everything from the history of rock ‘n’ roll. “An artist’s job is to search,” Narek says, basing his lyrics in metamorphosis and the imitation of reality or your imperfect idea of it.

Join them in the front bar every Wednesday in April for some music, some beverages, and the occasional poetry reading.  Whatever you need to get you through the week.  Free-in, 8pm!

WATCH

THE BAMBIR

– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –

The Bambir have gathered their childhood appreciation for hard rock and smuggled vinyl, Armenian traditional music and poetry, pulsing beats and whirling trances, ancient tales and pagan wails and pumped it into their own unique sound. Even though they’ve only been in Ireland for a few months, they’re already causing a stir with their music, their tribal nature, and their beards.

The sounds of Narek Barseghyan (song-writer, vocals, guitar), Arman Kocharyan (bass guitar, vocals), Arik Grigoryan (song-writer, flutes and woodwinds, vocals, percussion), and Vardan Paremuzyan (drums, percussion, vocals) are hard to describe. They’ve heard it all- “Armenian metal with flutes!” “Combination Led Zeppelin and Gogol Bordello!” “Folk-rock, but loud! Really loud!” “Mars Volta punching Jethro Tull in the face!”  Narek prefers to call it Archive Rock- taking a little piece of everything from the history of rock ‘n’ roll. “An artist’s job is to search,” Narek says, basing his lyrics in metamorphosis and the imitation of reality or your imperfect idea of it.

Join them in the front bar every Wednesday in April for some music, some beverages, and the occasional poetry reading. Whatever you need to get you through the week.  Free-in, 8pm!

WATCH

featuring –

THE WISHING WELL

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:30pm

Beguiling orchestral and lush, The Wishing Well create spellbinding sounds which produce a rich tapestry of mesmerizing folk, pop and rock.

MCD.ie presents

THE MINUTES

+ guests

Dublin’s hardest working rock band The Minutes have just announced details of an exclusive headline performance at Whelans on Friday December 7th. Tickets priced €15 inclusive of booking fee are on-sale now from Ticketmaster outlets and ticketmaster.ie

ROYAL WOOD

+ guests

Royal Wood’s career trajectory is building one fan at a time through word of mouth, critical acclaim and impressive musical achievements. He was nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the Junos, named iTunes’ Songwriter of the Year

ROOT CELLAR

+ COLUM FAGAN

Root Cellar is a four piece irish band and the upcoming whelan’s gig will be the band’s very first show in Dublin. All members are based in Dublin and have played in various bands over the last few years. Lead singer Micheál, performed as singersongwriter Marzroche and has had the  privilege of playing in Whelans mainstage on a couple of occasions as a solo artist and with his band.

Root Cellar’s style of music is drawn from folk and soft rock but with a very modern and cutting edge approach to production,  mixing and song craft. Early 70’s american singer/songwriter style has been a big influence with the likes of Tom Petty, Jackson Brown and more modern bands and artists such as David Gray.The band are currently working on a debut album and playing a small selection of shows. You can follow Root Cellar on twitter and on facebook where there are exclusive free downloads for the first 50 followers.

Support on the night is by singer songwriter Colum Fagan.

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie/Electro Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm til late (FREE ENTRY).

PSYCHONAVIGATION RECORDS: WE ARE 12!!

Feat.

DJ Keith Downey

Seamus O’Muineachain (Live)

Sean Quinn (Live)

Roger Doyle (Live)

The P Affection (Live)

Imploded View (Live)

String Theory Sound System (Live)

Back in late 2000, Keith Downey’s Psychonavigation Records released their first compilation in Whelan’s, and now, with the label in their twelfth year, they are throwing a party to celebrate upstairs in the venue where it started. On Saturday August 25th, there will be 7 hours of live music from various artists on the label.

TICKETS

€8 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or credit card bookings)

Whelanslive.com presents

Featuring

THE BONNY MEN

MOSSY NOLAN

 

The Bonny Men

“This is a stunning debut album, filled with energy and references to the best Irish ensemble work from the heydays of the 1970’s. Its retro and modern. They’ve a huge future ahead of them, they’ll be the big bookable trad band for 2012”, Seán Laffey, Irish Music Magazine.

In the twelve months that The Bonny Men have been together, they have emerged as the most talked about, and exciting young band to emerge from the trad/folk scene in Ireland.

Their debut album, self entitled ‘The Bonny Men’, was recorded live over four days in the internationally renowned Windmill Lane Recording Studios. This album captures the raw energy and life with which these young musicians play music.

Their unique sound features two sets of siblings, both from well known musical families. Barry Lyons takes on the role of guitar, while on bodhrán is his brother Conor, twice winner of the World Bodhrán Championships. On uilleann pipes is Oireachtas champion Maitiú Ó Casaide and his younger sister Natalie plays the piano. All-Ireland winner Moss Landman is on flute, Turlough Chambers is on fiddle and Adam Whelan is on bouzouki.

Íde Nic Mhathúna is the lead vocalist in the band. The Bonny Men’s singing capabilities are quite remarkable. Íde can sing in both Irish and English, and her powerful voice is unforgettable once heard. Adding to this, Conor has a strong distinctive singing voice with a repertoire of his own, and all band members are adept at backing vocals and harmonies, giving each song they sing a full wall of sound. Their repertoire of songs range from contemporary, folk and sean ós.

Mossy Nolan Mossy Nolanis a singer & musician based in Dublin, Ireland who has emerged over the 12 months as one of Ireland’s most exciting and talked about young folk musicians. Mossy plays a mix of original folk influenced string music & songs as well as very unique arrangements of traditional material. His debut album features heartfelt well crafted songs along with some rip-roaring odd shaped tunes.

Mossy has been compared musically to Planxty, Andy Irvine & Sean Tyrrell, and pocesses spectacular vocal ability. Live sound consists of Mossy on vocals, Bouzouki and mandolin with Colm Mcgowan on guitars, vocals and effects.

Recent Gig Highlights: Mossy has a had an exciting year leading up to the launch of his debut album with appearances at the spirit of folk festival, where he was described as one of the best acts of the weekend and also featured on Donal Dineen’s radio show on several occasions in the past year.

Mossy is also a part of Cavan singer, Lisa O’Neill’s band and played a list of high profile gigs in 2011 including support to Villagers in the 2011 Marley park series of summer gigs as well as an appearance on Other Voices 9.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4nMBqz-lYc

TRAD FEST EVENTS

Thu 26th – TREMOLO & ALPACA JAMBOREE Sat 28th – WICKER BONES & LYNCHED Sun 29th – BUNOSCIONN

TICKETS

€8 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or credit card bookings)

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).

THE BLUE CHOIR

+ GUESTS

The Blue Choir are a four piece band who originally started as nothing more than a small recording project. Over time the quartet’s project became their 2010 debut E.P, Get Ready For War, The E.P was soon picked up by Hotpress, The Irish Times & Evening Herald. Following the positive reviews and radio play the EP received, the group performed at majorIrish festivals such as Vantastival and Castlepalooza. 2011 saw the band return to work on a follow up record in Grouse Lodge (Westmeath) and later in Clique Recordings (Kildare). This gig will showcase the band’s newest music and, to coincide with show, the band will be releasing a new free track online, giving a sneak preview of whats to come.

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).

10 Days in Dublin presents

EDDIE NAESSENS

– Live from the Parlour Bar – 

7:30pm – 9pm

Ever looked at the world and found that it reminds you of people you know? Inspired by Tom Cruise hanging off a cliff, Rhianna liking bad boys, and a world that seems to be constantly craving our attention, Eddie Naessens presents a new-hour of stand-up comedy about approval.

10 Days in Dublin presents

EDDIE NAESSENS

– Live from the Parlour Bar – 

7:30pm – 9pm

Ever looked at the world and found that it reminds you of people you know? Inspired by Tom Cruise hanging off a cliff, Rhianna liking bad boys, and a world that seems to be constantly craving our attention, Eddie Naessens presents a new-hour of stand-up comedy about approval.

10 Days in Dublin presents

EDDIE NAESSENS

– Live from the Parlour Bar – 

7:30pm – 9pm

Ever looked at the world and found that it reminds you of people you know? Inspired by Tom Cruise hanging off a cliff, Rhianna liking bad boys, and a world that seems to be constantly craving our attention, Eddie Naessens presents a new-hour of stand-up comedy about approval.

10 Days in Dublin presents

VINNY McHALE

The Look Of An Anger On The Devil Himself

– Live from the Parlour Bar – 

7:30pm – 9pm

“ The look of an angel on the devil himself “ is a show about Life’s fork in the road when change comes knocking on your door “.

Whelanslive.com presents

ENSEMBLE ECONOMIQUE

+ DIAMOND DAGGER

For fans of Ennio Morricone, Goblin, John Carpenter, Autechre, György Ligeti, Fabio Frizzi,

Ensemble Economique

“gently meandering yet also constantly threatening score for every introspective trip you could possibly be afraid of, undeniably beautiful but at the same time painfully unsettling, serving as a reminder that we’ll never know if we’re still here in only seven minutes’ time” – No Fear Of Pop

“Pyle has rendered a tensile world of feeling through his score and in the end you’re left wondering what will happen to his and your own imaginary characters next.” – Raven Sings The Blues

Brian Pyle’s (one half of improv/experimental unit Starving Weirdos) Ensemble Economique project is like the polar opposite of SoCal’s Sun Araw: while Cameron’s music is the epitome of tropical bliss and relaxed meditative high on the beach, Ensemble Economique is like a bad trip somewhere in the tropics, like stumbling straight into a voodoo ceremony while being high as a kite: things may seem like a joke at first but it stops being funny very quickly and suddenly you’re terrified and you want to run away. But you can’t.

Over the past few years EE has begun to blossom into a force of atmospheric synth propulsion. Evolving from early sound sketches into fully formed soundtracks filled with longing, paranoia and encroaching darkness; his songs have come to exemplify the current synth resurgence while also rising above it to achieve a larger vision. Crossing The Pass, By Torchlight is undoubtedly Pyle’s most complex and complete album to date. It unfolds as a narrative landscape that’s as dense as the most poured over musical scores and equally as emotionally complex. The swelling single “To Feel The Night As It Really Is”, which first appeared on its own, is now entwined in a album wrought with cracked glass emotions, wire wrapped tension and a bittersweet ebb of ennui. Though there is no companion script, it feels as if characters rise and fall, weep and sigh throughout the course of the album. Pyle has rendered a tensile world of feeling through his score and in the end you’re left wondering what will happen to his and your own imaginary characters next.

WATCH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgX3rX4QZ1Q

TICKETS

€7 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or credit card bookings)

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm.

TARA KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE FUNDRAISER

feat:

Q

TADHG COOKE

GERRY BURKE

ORLA CUNNINGHAM JAZZ EMSEMBLE

THE RECKLESS ANGELS

We are hosting an evening of music with a great lineup – Q aka Colm Quearney, Tadhg Cooke, Gerry Burke, Orla Cunningham Jazz Emsemble, The Reckless Angels at Whelan’s to rasie funds for Tara Centre.

Confirm on facebook HERE

Raffle on the Night!

TICKETS

€15 available on the door or prebook from www.meditateinireland.com, at class, or call Tara Centre 01 707 8809.

Garageland.ie presents

THE JUICE

SILVER EDGE

LAST KICKS

COCOPHONE

Dublin based band The Juice release their first single Ella Fontaine from their forthcoming albumUp Down Left Right A B Start through iTunes on Friday the 6th of July. After recording, mixing and producing the album and single themselves, both were then mastered by Aiden Foley at Masterlabs.

VILE REGRESSION

FATALITY

LOST INTENSION

ATTACK ON APOLLO

Cranium Crunch is a once a month live music night that is exploring and exposing the art and mayhem of wonderful world of HEAVY. Whelan’s will play host into the dark mindset of the Heavy Scene that is exploding here on the Island.

Out On A Limb Records presents

JOGGING

– ‘TAKE COURAGE’ ALBUM LAUNCH –

With very special guests

ELK & GUILTY OPTICS

Confirm on Facebook HERE

‘Take Courage’ will be Released on Friday 24th August on Out On A Limb Records

featuring –

FOX JAW BOUNTY HUNTER

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

BIOG

ROCK AND ROLL FROM LIMERICK CITY, IRELAND As seen on RTÉs ‘Dave Fanning’s The 11th Hour’ and ‘Under Ether’. ‘THE DEVIL IN MUSIC’ – 2011 ALBUM OF THE YEAR (UII UK) No. 19 – DAN HEGARTY 2FM / TOP 50 IRISH ALBUMS OF 2011 Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters debut album ‘The Devil In Music’ is OUT NOW! Available on iTunes and in all good music stores nationwide (Rep. of Ireland Only). With two EPs under their belt, this band has left a sense of anticipation in the air with their live shows as of late, with fans always wanting more. 2010 saw the band return to the studio to record their debut album with long time friend Owen Lewis, who has worked with such acts as REM, Flogging Molly, Hole, Snow Patrol, Paulo Nutini & more. Now after months locked away behind closed doors, perfecting every last second for the armada of songs that is their debut album, entitled The Devil In Music. Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters from Limerick City, is made up of four gentleman; Ronan Mitchell (vox/guitar/keys), Morgan Nolan (guitar/b.vox/keys), Shane Serrano (drums/b.vox/clarinet) and Sean O’Mahony (bass/b.vox). Despite their ages, they have many years experience in the world music scene, churning out music to the masses, from punk rock and metal to traditional Irish. In late 2007, after years of touring with their past bands, they found themselves together in a practice room, collectively-minded, agreeing that they had exhausted their current projects. Undefeated and heavily inspired, they created Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters; a rock and roll band with a seductive and gloomy sound, ignoring all trends of the current music scene. A band with a long and varied list of influences that blend and create songs from unstoppable head bopping to horror harmonies and sublime silence. Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters are pretty much a well oiled machine by this stage. From being fresh out of the studio at the beginning of the year, they have since released 3 singles, released the highly critically acclaimed debut album ‘The Devil In Music’, embarked on countless tours across Ireland including a quick string of dates in London despite the apocalyptic riots! Many festival appearances including being added to the Main Stage at Indiependence Festival to share the boards with Editors & Therapy? They were added to the lineup of Guinness Arthur’s Day 2011 performing to a sold out crowd at Limerick’s Big Top. They have had their music picked up by Becks Vier for a TV advertising campaign, featured on a special edition flip cover of Hotpress Magazine, Ireland’s premier music magazine, featured on the Jagermeister Freezer Sessions Compilation CD and Tour, was invited on the IMRO Showcase 20th Anniversary tour, ‘Album Of The Year’ Awards, countless amounts of airplay, music video broadcasts, radio sessions, interviews, reviews and made many new fans made along the way, most notably 2FMs Dave Fanning, Dan Hegarty & Cormac Battle. The list goes on and on…

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

After three and a half months in Australia, we’re home for our only solo Dublin show this summer. The gig there in February was off the charts and this one should be no different. Our last Whelan’s show was totally sold out, so get booking soon to avoid disappointment. Confirm on Facebook HERE

featuring – SUPERBLONDES Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland. TICKETS Tickets: FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) Doors: 11:30pm

featuring – THE ZEALOTS Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland. TICKETS Tickets: FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) Doors: 11:30pm

featuring –

STORYFOLD

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

MCD.ie presents…

WALLIS BIRD

+ guests

Wallis Bird has announced a Whelan’s Show for October 24th. Tickets are priced at €19 (including booking fee) on-sale from Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.ie. On-sale Friday July 6th.

Wallis Bird is wild. Wallis Bird is unpredictable. And she is contradictory!

The best way to sum-up an artist who combines so many different styles is with the person themselves – hence the reason for self-titling her new upcoming album. A musical magpie whose mature, self-affirming songs display an unusual emotional breathes, Wallis defies categorization. The Irish artist has paid her dues, shredding her fingers and breaking string after string from the sheer force of playing on stages small and large across Europe, and throwing her entire soul into each performance with a level of energy that makes her an unassailable force of nature. Wallis Bird cannot and should not be pigeonholed easily. Capable of the delicate, gossamer-thin ballads that her tiny 5ft2 frame would suggest, she can also summon up a whirl wind of passion and rage in the blink of an eye. Her performances can transition seamlessly from the defiant anthems that can motivate thousands of festival goers into a rousing sing-along, to the most hushed and fragile ballads that can captivate an audience into a spellbound silence.

‘Wallis Bird’ was written and recorded in 3 places that, while geographically separate, were all deliberately chosen to impose their unique atmospheres onto the songs. From the communist broadcasting station in Berlin, of the former GDR where the government broadcast it’s propaganda until the Berlin wall came down, to an isolated ghost ridden cottage on a godforsaken cliff edge in Ireland during the worst snow storms in 30 years, to her own flat in Brixton South London. The result is a record that strives to make sense of the chaos around us all!

This is Wallis’s third Album which follows her debut ‘Spoons’ and 2009’s ‘New Boots’, both of which saw her garner critical acclaim. A double meteor award winner in Ireland, it’s not surprising she has played at some of the biggest festivals in Europe.

*** ‘The sheer visceral energy of Wallis Bird could kick-start an entire economy’ – The Irish Times.

Wallis Bird has something special, she has ability to mystify and captivate her audience. Her music is unpredictable and exhilarating while also being emotive and touching.

See Wallis Bird live @ Whelan’s October 24th, tickets €19 incl booking fee on-sale Friday July 6th, 9am

WATCH

TICKETS – SOLD OUT

Go on sale on Friday 6th July. Tickets €19 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings)

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie/Electro Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm.