Month: January 2014

LIVE FROM THE WINDOW w/ BETTY SWING MACHINE

BETTY SWING MACHINE – PLAY THE FRONT BAR – 7pm – FREE ENTRY French Vocal Swing Band with an emphasis on harmony singing, scaffolded by double bass and guitar. TICKETS FREE ENTRY AFTER THE GIG Whelan’s Indie Club /// ZEBRA /// [Live Bands and guest DJs] w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free entry before 10:30pm).

THE CITY APPLES [EP LAUNCH]

THE CITY APPLES [‘MOTHER’ EP LAUNCH] plus guest SUPER HANZ & LATE FRAGMENTS The City Apples are a four-piece alternative/modern rock band from Dublin. The band formed early in 2012 and since then they have accumulated great acclaim of both their high octane live performances, and of their recordings.

RENEGADE BRASS BAND play THE VILLAGE

Whelanslive.com presents RENEGADE BRASS BAND in the Village on Saturday 1st March,8pm. Tickets €12.50 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings) After a stunning gig at Sea Sessions 2013 The Renegade Brass Band from Sheffield return for a mini Irish Tour.

TVVINS

MCD presents TVVINS plus guest ADULTROCK Two prolific Irish independent musicians team up for a robotic interstellar synth-pop band. As members of already-productive bands, Conor Adams and Lar Kaye would want to have a good reason for starting another project.

LIVE FROM THE WINDOW
w/ EARLY HOUSE

Live from the Window at Whelan’s EARLY HOUSE – PLAY THE FRONT BAR – 7pm – FREE ENTRY   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).

LATE CITY EDITION

LATE CITY EDITION plus guest Formed in Dublin in the spring of 2010, Late City Edition is a band that draws its influences from a wide spectrum of genres; from the great rock ‘n’ roll/folk movements of the 60’s and 70’s on to the indie explosion of the 80’s and 90’s.

MARC O’REILLY

MARC O’REILLY plus guests Irish folk/blues troubadour Marc O’Reilly will release his new album ‘Human Herdings’ on 28th March’14. Following the release of his critically acclaimed debut album ‘My Friend Marx’ in 2011

SHONEN KNIFE

Whelanslive.com presents SHONEN KNIFE [OVERDRIVE TOUR] plus guests KATE’S PARTY All female Japanese legends ‘Shonen knife’ return in May 2014 with their 20th album.”Overdrive”, released April 14 on Damnably. Formed in Osaka 33 years ago the trio rose from humble DIY beginnings to joining Nirvana on their ‘Nevermind’ tour and trailblazing a path for women… Read more »

KAMMERPOP

Whelanslive.com presents KAMMERPOP plus special guests Following the release of their debut EP in December 22nd, Kammerpop are returning to Whelan’s on Valentine’s Day to display their unique combination of pop, jazz and classical music, known as ‘chamber pop’. “A lovely example of chamber pop, which throws in everything from jazz and classical music into… Read more »

2MINUTES2MIDNIGHT

2MINUTES2MIDNIGHT plus guest “The four piece hailing from Louth and Dublin have a new sound, which is influenced by the Jazz style of new guitarist Paul O Loughlin and the enigmatic song writing of frontman Damien Mc Kenna, along with bass player Feargal Donaghy and drummer Stephen Walsh.