Month: June 2013

GAVIN GLASS & BAND, RIVERS & CROWS, ENDA O’REILLY & CARRIE HESKINS

Kinfolk presents GAVIN GLASS & BAND RIVERS & CROWS ENDA O’REILLY & STEPHEN JAMES SMYTH CARRIE HESKINS   TICKETS €5 on the door   AFTER THE GIG Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best [Free before 11:30pm, €5 after] plus Late Bar.

ALTAR OF PLAGUES

U:MACK presents ALTAR OF PLAGUES plus guests We’re extremely excited to announce that Altar Of Plagues play a rare Dublin show in Whelans on Thursday July 18! Their latest album “Teethed Glory And Injury” is one of the best Irish Metal albums of all time. Tickets €12 from wavtickets.ie, www.tickets.ie/umack & Sound Cellar More info soon! ———— Formed in 2006, Ireland’s… Read more »

ZEBRA w/ GEM_DOS & WOB

Whelanslive presents a new, exciting & exceedingly busy night… ZEBRA Every Thursday At Midnight this week featuring GEM_DOS (UK) WOB (IRL) + CLUB ZEBRA DJs [main room] + LIVE VISUALS [everywhere] + DRINKS PROMOTIONS [everywhere] TICKETS FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) ***email zebra@whelanslive.com for free entry***

ANNA JORDAN w/ DENNIS CASSIDY

ANNA JORDAN with DENNIS CASSIDY [EP LAUNCH] plus guest PATRICK GROENLAND A debut performance and EP launch from this two piece band featuring Anna Jordan on vocals and piano and Dennis Cassidy on drums and electronics. Support on the night comes from Paddy Groenald.

LIVE FROM THE WINDOW w/ SONG CYCLE

Live from the Window at Whelan’s presents Jarrod Dickenson Michael MacLennan Daniel Thomas Kate Sheehan “Songs stay alive …… and being alive they grow up and undergo changes and develop. .” Nick Cave – The Secret Life Of The Love Song Well into it’s second year, Whelans Singer songwriter night ‘Song Cycle’ continues to offer… Read more »

GRANT HART (Hüsker Dü) & THE BURN/BURNING

***THIS GIG HAS BEEN CANCELLED, REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE*** Whelanslive.com presents GRANT HART (Hüsker Dü) AND THE BURN/BURNING plus guests ***THIS GIG HAS BEEN CANCELLED, REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE*** As one of the two primary songwriters of seminal 80′s group Hüsker Dü, Grant Hart helped shape the sound and voice of indie-rock to come, influencing bands… Read more »

S.I.L (Album Launch)

S.I.L [ALBUM LAUNCH] plus guest GREG CLIFFORD The four-piece alt.rock band S.I.L will release their much-awaited debut album Red Horizon on iTunes on June 25, 2013. The band celebrate it’s release with their first visit to Whelan’s Upstairs.

RYAN FRANCESCONI & MIRABAI PEART

Whelanslive.com presents RYAN FRANCESCONI & MIRABAI PEART plus guest MAUD IN CAHOOTS In recent years, Portland’s Ryan Francesconi (previously best known for his work as the musical director on Joanna Newsom’s stunning triple album ‘Have One On Me’) has established himself as a leading figure in acoustic composition and performance.

I’M YOUR VINYL

I’M YOUR VINYL plus guests WORKHOUSE BRIDES “Awesome Irish Band Alert” universetipping.com I’m Your Vinyl are vocalist/guitarist Dana Donnelly and multi instrumentalist Ken Mc Hugh.

TONY LAW

Har!comic Presents TONY LAW NONSENSE OVERDRIVE plus guest Tickets on sale Monday June 24th priced €15 (including booking fee) from www.whelanslive.com, www.tickets.ie, www.ticketmaster.ie & outlets nationwide Join the multi award-winning Mr Tony Law for some absurd, shout-y and powerful, yet meaningful, nonsense.