TURN
PRE PICNIC PARTY
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Free Entry – On stage 10pm
plus the
HOT CHICKEN BLUES BAND
Front Bar – Free Entry – 7pm
PRE PICNIC PARTY
Free Entry – On stage 10pm
plus the
Front Bar – Free Entry – 7pm
StrawberryJam Promotions Presents…..
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Ana Carolina
Ana Carolina is a self taught Brazilian singer songwriter who’s meldoic voice and rythmic guitar playing will get your hips moving without you even realising it. Ana will be joined on stage with some fellow brazilian musicians so expect a lot of dancing, singing and bongo playing. This is Ana’s first Irish gig and is very excited to break onto the scene.
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Nuclear Badger
‘It’s not that annoying, I suppose…..’ (Conor’s Dad)
Nuclear badger are back on the scene after a long abscence with a new musical direction. The now 4 pice acoustic act are ready to begin their quest to once again take over the world through fast paced, foot stomping pop-rock. Nuclear Badger are Daniel Griffin (guitar & vocals), Conor Thompson (bass), Barry Healy (guitar & vocals) and Keith Bradley (guitar, vocals & precussion). Expect high energy levels and a lot of familiar tunes played in a very unfamiliar fashion. If you’re one of those people that loves youtubing strange cover songs then Nuclear Badger are the band for you. Their massive fan base is proof to their talent…..
‘I Love Nuclear Badger’ (Molly, aged 4).
The best music I’ve every heard come out of my living room……except when Cliff Richard is on telly, I love Cliff’ (Dan’s Mum).
Nuclear Badger would like to dedicate this gig to a former member of the band and original co-founder Patrick Moyles (RIP).
Whelan’s New Music Night
TUESDAYS | 4 BANDS | €5
Whelanslive is proud to present a celebration of new Irish music. Every Tuesday will see the upstairs venue play host to a series of the best of new music this country has to offer.Three hand-picked bands showcase their originality, performance and amazingly fresh songwriting skills.It is a great opportunity to see the next round of Irelands unsung and unsigned.
If you are interested in playing one of the upcoming Whelan’s New Music nights please email newmusic@mercantilegroup.ie
Whelan’s New Music Night
TUESDAYS | 4 BANDS | €5
& MORE
Whelanslive is proud to present a celebration of new Irish music. Every Tuesday will see the upstairs venue play host to a series of the best of new music this country has to offer.Three hand-picked bands showcase their originality, performance and amazingly fresh songwriting skills.It is a great opportunity to see the next round of Irelands unsung and unsigned.
If you are interested in playing one of the upcoming Whelan’s New Music nights please email newmusic@mercantilegroup.ie
Whelan’s New Music Night
TUESDAYS | 4 BANDS | €5
Whelanslive is proud to present a celebration of new Irish music. Every Tuesday will see the upstairs venue play host to a series of the best of new music this country has to offer.Three hand-picked bands showcase their originality, performance and amazingly fresh songwriting skills.It is a great opportunity to see the next round of Irelands unsung and unsigned.
If you are interested in playing one of the upcoming Whelan’s New Music nights please email newmusic@mercantilegroup.ie
Whelan’s New Music Night
TUESDAYS | 4 BANDS | €5
Whelanslive is proud to present a celebration of new Irish music. Every Tuesday will see the upstairs venue play host to a series of the best of new music this country has to offer.Three hand-picked bands showcase their originality, performance and amazingly fresh songwriting skills.It is a great opportunity to see the next round of Irelands unsung and unsigned.
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Machine Gun Baby
Machine Gun Baby (MGB) have some very big shoes to fill. Any four-piece rock band from Dublin is going to suffer comparisons to the one with the two-character name. But MGB are ready to meet the challenge.
Formed on the Northside in 2007, Stewart Keegan, Mark Ryan, Shane Ryan and Tony King started writing and playing an audacious brand of melodic rock that is just as suited to arenas and stadiums as it is to the bars and clubs of the live music scene. The boys eschew the lo-fi aesthetic for a louder, clearer sound – It’s more Foo Fighters meet Kings of Leon on
E Street; and yes – the relatively local influence of U2 comes through too. It’s pop, it’s soul, but more than anything it’s rock at it’s purest.
Keegan’s raw, powerful vocals bring depth and emotion to the pure biting rock sound that the band and their instruments produce. There’s a polish to their music that belies the band’s youth (they range from 21 to 24) and is a hallmark of their dedication to their musicianship and their stagecraft. MGB are here to play, and play they shall. From the opening chords, a growling steel-stringe declaration of intent to, well – ROCK, the music doesn’t so much beg as demand to be turned up to eleven.
After four years of gigging around Ireland, playing some well-known and major festivals not to mention the successful release of their E.P ‘For The Ones We Knew’.
With flawless performance at 2011 ‘Loud n’ Nasty Festival’ in Hamburg, as well being invited to play some major venues in London, the lads continue to write and perform with an almost unrivaled intensity – they’re getting out there and they’re getting heard.
http://www.facebook.com/machinegunbabyofficial http://www.youtube.com/machinegunbabyband http://www.twitter.com/machinegunbaby
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Walking on Cars
Based deep in the rugged hills of Chorcha Dhuibne, Dingle Co. Kerry.
Up and coming 5 piece Walking On Cars are making waves with their inspirational and original tunes. Driven by the virtuosic leadership of pianist Sorcha Durham and tenacious dedication of front man Patrick Sheehy.
Walking On Cars are currently in the process of writing and arranging their highly anticipated debut album, expected to be released later this year.
Off the back of the band’s unofficial release of their talismanic anthem ‘Don’t Mind Me’, Walking On Cars have amassed a broad and dedicated fan-base with their energetic live shows and unapologetic commitment to their craft. Having cut their teeth in the company of acts such as The Coronas, O Emperor, Whipping Boy and Ham Sandwich, and having rocked the North Shore Stage @ Sea Sessions this year, the lads and lassie are gearing up for a string of festival dates this summer including, Prosperous and Indiependance and Valentia Isle festival
2012 may prove to be a landmark year for the band, however, with their growing ambition and confidence, which can be seen in their most recent offerings like ‘As We Fly South’ and ‘Two Stones’, for Walking On Cars…. Nothings Impossible!!!
http://breakingtunes.com/walkingoncars http://www.facebook.com/WalkingOnCars
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Paula Gómez
Paula Gomez 19year old Singer/Songwriter
New 3 track EP Release for September 2012 “The Cauldron Sessions” produced by Bill Shanley @ Cauldron Studios,Dublin featuring the single ‘Easy’Every Tuesday night Paula presents a Singer/Songwriters showcase in L’Atitude51 formerly The Lobby Bar,Cork
Paula has worked with Guitarists Stephen Housden (Little River Band) Eric Bell(Thin Lizzy) and Bill Shanley(Mary Black,Ray Davies)
Paula regularly features on National Radio in Spain. Born in the City of Chiclana close to Cadiz in Southern Spain. She studied Viola and music in Conservatory of Music ,Cadiz. As she studied and performed at Cadiz University Jazz Club then at 16years old she was the singer for Conservatory Big band of Cadiz! She has a passion for Blues, through her father,a Blues guitarist and aficionado of Blues music. Paula has played sold out shows in Teatro Moderno Chiclana,Sala Le Grand, La Alameda (2.000 people) Sala Malandar ,Sevilla and Sala Clamores,Madrid. She has performed with her band at Clonakiltys first Waterfront Festival, Lee delta Blues Club,Old Oak.,De barras and Shanleys.
In 2011 Paula hosted a regular Thursday session in Shanleys Music bar. Played in 2011 Guitar Festival in Clonakilty and will play 2012 Clonakilty Guitar Festival Weekend Sept 20/23. Performed at 2011Cork Jazz festival as a guest of Paddy Sherlock & The Swinging Lovers.Paula has appeared on several Spanish TV shows and has worked as a presenter.
If you are interested in playing one of the upcoming Whelan’s New Music nights please email newmusic@mercantilegroup.ie
– REGIONAL QUALIFIER –
Join us at Whelan’s on Monday 10th of September for the All Ireland Music Competition Regional Qualifier where your votes and your votes alone will decide which two acts that qualify for the national finals of the All Ireland Music Competition. Hosted by John Hynes. Admission only €8.00…. The All Ireland Music Competition is Ireland’s newest talent competition searching for Ireland’s next biggest recording artist. Check out our official website at www.aimc.ie for more information.
MCD.ie presents
+ guests
Frank Turner has had an exciting year, two major highlights including a once in a lifetime performance at the Olympic Opening Ceremony and headling at London’s Wembley Arena for the largest headline show of his career.
Whelan’s New Music Night
AND MORE
Whelanslive is proud to present a celebration of new Irish music. Every Tuesday will see the upstairs venue play host to a series of the best of new music this country has to offer.Three hand-picked bands showcase their originality, performance and amazingly fresh songwriting skills.It is a great opportunity to see the next round of Irelands unsung and unsigned.
If you are interested in playing one of the upcoming Whelan’s New Music nights please email newmusic@mercantilegroup.ie
+ guests
The Laundry Shop is Steve Robinson, vocals and guitar, Tanya O Callaghan on bass and backing vocals and Geoffrey French on Drums.
Aiken Promotions present
+ Pete Roe
Tickets on sale Friday August 31st priced €13 (including booking fee) from www.tickets.ie, www.
+ GUESTS
– E.P. Launch –
JackRabbitSlims launch their ep “It Is, What It Is, Is What It Is” this Saturday night in Whelans. After two months of hard work and large doses of love and care, we have finally created something round with a hole in the middle.
+ guests
“MID-ATLANTIC LIGHTER-WAVING ANTHEMIC A.O.R” – Hot Press
featuring –
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.
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)
featuring –
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.
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)
Alliance Francaise présents
+ guests
The evening will be partly sang and partly narrated by Gilles’ wonderful raconteur talent and will emphasis the connections between the two countries an opportunity to discover the close Irish connections and inspiration through songs and stories.
plus guests
SLEEPY RIOT DELLA MANNION KEN O’NEILL
The role of a singer-songwriter is a balancing act, the voice, the words, and the music, must be refined until everything clicks. Many artists struggle to find their balance and establish their musical identity.
+ ORPHAN CODE
Combining the parochial storytelling style of Bruce Springsteen with the popsong sensibilities of Sam Cooke, Strange Boats deliver their music with the intent of The Clash…
– Album Launch –
With an exciting blend of eclectic fiddle and guitar music, Zoë and John bring to the stage sympathetic arrangements of traditional Irish music, compositions and songs, old and new.
+ DEM FOOLS
Mike’s 2011 performance on RTE’s THE VIEW has received well over 100,000 hits from Ireland.
At the age of 17 Mike Scala was performing at underground jazz and rock venues across New York and Los Angeles including CBGB’s, The Bitter End, Troubadour and The Viper Room. From busking on the streets and subways to performing at Yankee Stadium Sept. 2013 New Yorker Mike Scala from Brooklyn has established himself as a leading independent artist in the global music scene.
In 2007, Mike embarked on his first self-financed tour across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Bitten by the touring bug Mike took to the road again in 2011 performing in 50 cities and selling 25,000 albums independently. On these tours he supported and worked with acts such as The John Butler Trio, DJ VH1 (DJ for Lady Gaga), Ryan Sheridan, The Coronas, Alien Ant Farm, Gavin Degraw, and Wu Tang Clan, consistently being recognized for his high energy performances.
With his band, Dan Vosk (Lead Guitar, Backing Vox), Chris “Moses” Kinlow (Drums), Marcus Miller (Saxophone), and Luke Capon (Bass) in 2011, Mike has developed a prolific sound by blending together alternative, rock orchestral, and hip hop elements of which are incorporated into his third album “Heart on String” due out in September 2012.
Known for his sense of adventure, Mike performed a “world first” concert on the Franz Josef Glacier on the South Island of New Zealand. Mike has performed on national TV stations including RTE and has gained international radio play with his singles “Fallin,” “Autumn Ashes,” “Lead Me” and “Home.”
Close to his heart is the Mike Scala Foundation for Youth which he formed in 2009, an organization that provides aid and educational opportunities for at-risk youth across the U.S. and developing countries. The organization has worked with UNICEF, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and The American Cancer Society. He also founded musician alliances around the world in order to provide mentoring and music programs for youth in need.
Musiclee.ie presents
with Billy Robinson, Seamus Devenny, Kate O’Callaghan & Gary Raymond.
Hotpress: Pick Of The Fortnight: Skyscrapers (Feb 9, 2012) “The title track is a beguiling song about selling skyscrapers underpinned by a stomping riff that takes it beyond the norm for Irish acoustic based albums….
Doherty has a winning way with a lyric that gives his material an appealing depth.” – Jackie Hayden, Hotpress February, 2012
Skyscrapers
“…It fuses elements of folk and indie rock from both sides of the Atlantic, on introspective songs that embrace brevity as a rule of thumb except on the bluesy Don’t break up. One song even bizarrely namechecks English soccer team West Bromwich Albion in its title.” – The Irish Daily Star August, 2011
Finbarr Doherty is based in Inishowen, Co. Donegal, returning there after 7 years in the US. He collaborated with Campbell Owens (Glasgow/Aztec Camera) co-producer of ‘Across the Water’, and with Jim Sampas, (Boston/Reimagine Music) who produced the album ‘Garbage, Drama, Fantasy’ at Fort Apache Studios in Boston.
Skyscrapers:
Launched July 2011 as part of the Galway Arts Festival and the Earagail Arts Festival his new album ‘Skyscrapers’ was performed alongside Boston-based band Session Americana. The songs cover topics from selling skyscrapers to leaving behind a broken heart on a cheap Spanish holiday. He was invited back this year by Earagail to perform new work.
Discography
Previous recordings include:
‘Across the Water’ – a collection of songs inspired by the book ‘The Last Of The Name’, an oral history of Inishowen, Donegal. The album takes concepts from the book based on the memories of Charles McGlinchey documented by Patrick Kavanagh, and edited by Brian Friel.
‘Garbage Drama Fantasy’, released in the US, where he was based for seven years.
During his time in the States he collaborated in an album with other Boston based musicians ‘One Night in Cambridge’ www.cdbaby.com/cd/bostonsong, including artists such as Mary Gauthier, Ry Cavanaugh and Kris Delmhorst. His earlier music career saw him as lead singer/composer with the 33rd Hurricane (See Fanning Sessions). CDs included ‘Shotgun Blast’, distributed by EMI. Also during this time released a five track EP ‘What’s That Noise’
MUSICLEE.IE presents
– Single launch –
+ guests
In 2011 the band, accompanied by producer Gavin Glass, entered the studio to record their debut Album, Approaching Rain. The first single ‘Homesong’ was released on september 30th 2011, with the album released on Feb 4th 2012.
Musiclee.ie presents
& Friends
Recently winning over audiences in New York and Nashville as a guitarist and songwriter Denis Carolan is also gaining increasing attention on this side of the water.
Old Flat Top presents
Frank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitar List” for the Wall Street Journal.
Featuring
€10 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings from WaV).
Whelan’s Indie/Electro Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm til late (FREE ENTRY).
LINE UP TBA
ARTHUR’S DAY ®, the celebration of the remarkable legacy of Arthur Guinness, the creator of GUINNESS, will make a welcome return on September 27th 2012. As ever, this year will see an incredible lineup of Irish and international music stars raising a glass to Arthur in a series of intimate gigs in select venues and pubs across Ireland on a day of music and celebration.
We’ll be giving away tickets to Arthur’s Day via our facebook page, CLICK HERE, then click “LIKE” and we’ll tell you what to do to win, also Guinness are giving away tickets via http://www.facebook.com/GuinnessIreland
+ GAR COX
Alice Jago Winner of the RTE/RAPP Breakthrough Artist 2011, released her critically acclaimed debut album ‘ Born Stubborn’ in May 2010
+ guests
A regular on the Cork music scene, Billy Kennedy released his first full length album ‘This Old Life’ in June of this year to much critical acclaim.
Popical Island presents
+ guests
‘DICTIONARY CRIMES’ ALBUM LAUNCH
Popical Island is proud to announce the release of ‘Dictionary Crimes’, the brilliant new album by acclaimed songwriter Mumblin’ Deaf Ro.
Aiken promotions presents
+ Ciaran Lenenhan
Tickets on sale Thursday the 16th of August priced at €13 (including booking fee) from www.wavtickets.ie www.tickets.ie www.ticketmaster.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.
‘RISING TIDE’ by Robert Delaney
Following the release of his taster solo EP last year ‘Lilies For My Sweetheart’ Robert Delaney’s debut album, ‘Rising Tide’ is available now in Tower Records and HMV.
This is an album about life, about love, lost and found, with soul searching lyrics and carefully crafted meoldies which draw the listener in.
Robert is a Dublin based singer songwriter with rhythm and soul, folk and blues influences. Robert was writing poetry before he ever picked up a guitar and that love of lyricism shines through his songwriting.
“Delaney’s lyrics are some of the best I’ve heard from an Irish songwriter in recent times”..Mark Walsh, The Indie Sight.
“Delaney is an extremely talented singer songwriter hailing from Dublin and is on course for a very promising career within the music industry”..musicscene.ie
Listening to this album, it’s no mystery that Robert’s music elicits this kind of praise.
Following a very successful tour of east coast USA late last year, Robert plans to tour the west coast before Christmas 2012 and will launch his album with a live performance upstairs in Whelan’s on 19th September 2012.
Robert has also written songs with other Irish acts including Dublin singer songwriter Donal De Blacaz and London based electro act Bitches With Wolves.His book of lyrics (‘Bourbon Lyrics’ available from www.lulu.com) was published in 2009.
Critically acclaimed three-piece, The Staves announce headline show this November 25th in Whelan’s, Dublin.
Tickets are on sale Friday August 17th from all nationwide Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.ie
If you sense a slight incongruity in the title of Blame Sally’s Speeding Ticket and a Valentine, rest assured that it’s as purposeful as the life it describes is random.
Live from the Window at Whelan’s
– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –
7pm – FREE ENTRY
Sincop’Hat is an acoustic four piece formed in 2010 in Dublin by 4 French guys: Bertrand, Carl, Christophe & Michael (half paddy). They’ve been blasting their unique brand of colourful Gypsy swing laced jazzed up pop songs displaying a diverse palette of influences (Jazz, Reggae, Rock & beyond) that each member brings to the mix. Armed with a Cajon, bass and 2 guitars they create a truly fresh and original soundscape transporting audiences & winning new fans with every performance.
Sincop’hat quickly progressed from playing standards of Django Reinhardt on Dublin’s Grafton Street to taking their unique explosive Bionic Gypsy Swing to pubs and festivals nationwide. They are known for their quirky Gypsy Swing Jazz-esque renditions of popular pop, rock & cinematic themes. Their music often defies categories and many songs can display widely divergent moods providing a unique & absorbing live musical trip.