plus guest
“Prison Love bring their barnstorming bluegrass, outrageous oldtime and confounding cajun music to the luxurious upstairs stage of Whelans.
Expect the relentless tempo of David Holden’s mandolin, aching melodies of Adrian Hart’s fiddle
plus guests
Keepers of Doubt (commonly referred to as The Keepers) are an Irish indie rock band. Formed in 2010 Dublin Ireland
Whelanslive.com presents
Whelanslive.com presents
Dublin Only 14 piece experimental Afrobeat Band
Ajo Arkestra (Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble) are a 14 strong outer-national group of Afrobeat exponents from the four corners of the world. They are a musical crossroads made up of musicians that have washed up on our shores and share an ancestral understanding of the Underground Spiritual Game playing a blend of free flow Afrobeat riddims and heavy dance-floor Afro funk. The band was founded in 2012, when a group of Afro-beat enthusiast started meeting up regularly at down-town jam sessions. They began making plans to form a new collective that would combine their various musical interests with their particular world view.
€10 / €6 Cheap-list available HERE
MCD.ie presents
plus special guests
SLOW SKIES + SPIESSan Fermin play a headline show in Whelans on the 16th of April. Tickets €15 including booking fee go on sale tomorrow morning at 9am from ticketmaster outlets.
A pastiche of post-rock, chamber-pop and contemporary classical composition, San Fermin is the work of Brooklyn composer and songwriter Ellis Ludwig-Leone.
PRESENTS
feat.
Boss Level part 1, is a cypher featuring 8 Dublin based MC’s that has reached over 10k views since it’s release mid November 2013
BOSS LEVEL – Part One (Official Music Video) Since the overwhelming response to the first installment of the ‘Boss Level Series’ music videos, both Alan & Jonathan have developed part 2 featuring artists from all over Ireland & two heavy weights from the UK scene ‘Genesis Elijah’ & ‘Tenchoo’. February 8th will see both BL1 & BL2 crews in the same place, at the same time, performing the tracks exclusively for the first time at Whelans, Wexford St, Dublin 2 at 8pm. Only €5 entry for a very unique performance incorporating acts from Dublin, Cork, Sligo, Galway, Brixton, Southampton and more Come out, support and see the Boss Level series performed live!Confirm on facebook HERE
€5 on the door
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
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).
plus guests
Plutonic Dust is a live jackin new disco act. Their sound is completely original, fusing heart-hitting synth melodies with punk/funk style bass lines, lo-fi analogue disco beats and sensual vocals, creating a cinematic quality to their music. The music is upbeat, fresh, ambient and creative. The band comprises of Paddy MacAdam (Automation, Synth and Vocoder), Veronica Moran (Vocals, Synth and Guitar) and Kevin McKnight (Electric Bass and Synth). They bring a new experience in live music.
Harmonic presents
[SOLO]
plus guest
PALL JENKINS (Black Heart Procession)
– EXTRA DATE –
After five increasingly well-received albums – the most recent one, ‘Wakin On A Pretty Daze’, just having been featured in an obscene amount of Best Of 2013 lists – Kurt Vile needs little introduction.
Whelanslive.com presents
SONG CYCLE w/
– UPSTAIRS AT WHELAN’S –
8:30pm – FREE ENTRY
Whelan’s DJ w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free Entry)